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5.2 KiB
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145 lines
5.2 KiB
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## v5.1.0
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June 13, 2026
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### New Features
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- Added a new experimental native video player option with quality selection, audio-only playback, Picture-in-Picture support, and improved latency recovery.
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- Added merged chat mode for multi-tab chat, so messages from active tabs can be viewed together.
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- Added new chat settings for keeping the screen on and showing timestamps on historical messages.
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- Added support for linking your Twitch web session so the native player can use authenticated playback on eligible channels.
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### Improvements
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- Improved chat send reliability, especially when chat delay is enabled.
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- Improved chat delay sync so control messages, acknowledgements, and reconnect notices are not delayed with chat messages.
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- Improved video stability around refreshes, stalls, high latency, Picture-in-Picture, fullscreen, and ad breaks.
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- Redesigned chat tabs with unread indicators, connection state styling, and disconnect options.
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### Bug Fixes
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- Fixed recent messages failing on valueless or escaped IRC tags.
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- Fixed shared chat badges and emotes lingering after leaving shared chat.
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- Fixed recent searches not saving from type-to-search.
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- Fixed auto-synced chat delay not applying when toggled on mid-session.
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- Fixed long chat inputs overlapping the message list.
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- Fixed a video refresh race that could leave a black screen with only the play button visible.
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- Fixed fullscreen button and system UI state getting out of sync.
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- Fixed landscape safe area and iPad gesture padding issues.
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- Fixed Twitch/API auth requests that could hang instead of failing cleanly.
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## v5.0.5
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January 9, 2026
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### Bug Fixes
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- Fixed lag/frame drops in overlay chat mode.
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- Fixed draggable divider still interactable in fullscreen mode.
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- Fixed landscape bottom padding in chat bottom bar.
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- [iOS] Fixed user agent breaking login.
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## v5.0.4
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January 8, 2026
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### Improvements
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- Swipe down to PiP gesture now works in landscape mode.
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- The rotate button now adjusts to your device's physical orientation instead of always rotating to the same direction.
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- Replaced "Fill notch side" setting with "Fill all edges" and made edge padding auto-adjust based on device rotation.
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### Bug Fixes
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- Fixed Google login not working.
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- [iOS] Fixed bottom safe area in landscape mode.
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## v5.0.3
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January 6, 2026
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### Improvements
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- Reconnection messages now update in place instead of spamming chat.
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- Chat now shows sending status and relevant error notifications when messages fail to send.
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- [Android] The "Enhanced rendering" video setting has been renamed to "Fast video rendering" and reset to enabled for all users.
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### Bug Fixes
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- Fixed send button not working in landscape mode.
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- Fixed text field input being cleared before server confirmation.
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## v5.0.2
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January 4, 2026
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### Improvements
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- Inline emote support in the chat text field.
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- Search page now uses type-to-search for faster navigation.
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- Restored ability to send messages while chat delay is active.
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- Restored chat delay input indicator.
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- Redesigned the reply bar.
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### Bug Fixes
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- Fixed reply bar and autocomplete bar blocking the bottom of chat.
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- Fixed clear recent emotes button sizing.
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- Fixed black screen when logging in.
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## v5.0.1
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January 2, 2026
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### Improvements
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- [Android] Enhanced video rendering is now enabled by default for better performance. Disable in settings if you experience crashes.
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- [Android] Re-enabled Flutter Impeller rendering engine for better performance.
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- Restored the "Show latency" setting in video overlay options.
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### Bug Fixes
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- [Android] Potentially fixed crash on app startup related to secure storage.
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## v5.0.0
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January 1, 2026
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### New Features
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- Open multiple chat tabs for different channels with drag-to-reorder. Tabs are saved between sessions by default (configurable in settings).
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- Resize the chat and video areas in landscape mode by dragging the divider.
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- A new section in the Following tab shows which of your followed channels are currently offline.
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- Change your chat username color from the chat details menu.
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- A new randomize button for the accent color theme in settings.
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- View emotes and stream thumbnails in full resolution with swipe-to-dismiss gestures.
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- [Android] Open Twitch channel links directly in Frosty instead of the browser or Twitch app (by @micahmo on GitHub).
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### Improvements
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- Swipe down to enter Picture-in-Picture mode, and press the PiP button again to exit.
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- Redesigned the video overlay and added stream details to the app bar in chat-only mode.
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- Networking and data handling have been completely rewritten to be faster and more reliable.
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- Improved formatting for chat replies, quick copy-to-input for messages, and a clearer countdown for chat delays.
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### Bug Fixes
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- Fixed chat text input not unfocusing when tapping outside of it (by @zeykafx on GitHub).
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- Fixed missing badges and emotes in historical messages upon initial connection.
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- Fixed accidental chat scrolling when accessing system UI gestures in landscape mode.
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- Fixed chat reconnection issues when a chat delay was active.
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- Fixed duplicate message cases and various UI stability issues.
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#### See all release notes at [https://github.com/tommyxchow/frosty/releases](https://github.com/tommyxchow/frosty/releases)
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