Changed

• Update wording of interact mode description for clarity.
• Always reveal chat hint when users create a session for the first time.

Fixed

• Handle autoplay error when permission is blocked.
  • Displays message about allowing autoplay permission.

Changed

• Failed requests now still get added to the queue, just without extra metadata such as the title. #134
• Change "username" to "display name."
• Launch error page now includes reminder to check if browser is up-to-date.

Fixed

• Hulu requests now pad the duration in case of the mature rating warning clip. #132

Added

• Add button to chatbox to dock to right side of screen. #131
• Add help button to the titlebar.
• Add error message to startup errors.

Changed

• Mention Rabbit in welcome message.
• Reduced the number of STUN servers to potentially speedup initial connections.

Fixed

• Allow geolocation request within webviews. #128

Changed

• Update Arabic locale. #124
• Update French locale. #125 #126

Fixed

• Fix scroll speed for volume slider in Firefox.
• Default oEmbed links to use https if no protocol is specified.

Deprecates Electron desktop application in favor of a new web application.
https://app.getmetastream.com

It's highly recommended to avoid installing this as it runs on Chrome v67 which doesn't include fixes for severe security vulnerabilities patched in v73.

See Metastream article on Patreon for more info.

Hotfix included in addition to v0.2.5 changes below.

Added

• Add max users session setting thanks to @ceifa #67
• Add language setting to settings menu. #58
• Add and update localisations.
  • Spanish, thanks to @Squaremoon #56
  • Hungarian, thanks to @krisztiankecskes #62

Changed

• Prevent full UI from appearing when toggling and typing into chat. #75
• Fix for Netflix player error.
• Partially fix Hulu not loading—need to request video by pasting URL into chat. #66
  • Full fix will be provided when migration to Electron is completed.

Notes

A development roadmap has been added to the project overview on GitHub. Check it out if you're interested in what's in store for the future of Metastream.

Currently major work regarding migrating to Electron is underway and will be for some time. Once completed, a more regular cadence of feature updates should resume.

Added

• Add max users session setting thanks to @ceifa #67
• Add language setting to settings menu. #58
• Add and update localisations.
  • Spanish, thanks to @Squaremoon #56
  • Hungarian, thanks to @krisztiankecskes #62

Changed

• Prevent full UI from appearing when toggling and typing into chat. #75
• Fix for Netflix player error.
• Partially fix Hulu not loading—need to request video by pasting URL into chat. #66
  • Full fix will be provided when migration to Electron is completed.

Notes

A development roadmap has been added to the project overview on GitHub. Check it out if you're interested in what's in store for the future of Metastream.

Currently major work regarding migrating to Electron is underway and will be for some time. Once completed, a more regular cadence of feature updates should resume.

Added

• Add max users session setting thanks to @ceifa #67
• Add language setting to settings menu. #58
• Add and update localisations.
  • Spanish, thanks to @Squaremoon #56
  • Hungarian, thanks to @krisztiankecskes #62

Changed

• Prevent full UI from appearing when toggling and typing into chat. #75
• Partially fix Hulu not loading—need to request video by pasting URL into chat. #66
  • Full fix will be provided when migration to Electron is completed.

Notes

A development roadmap has been added to the project overview on GitHub. Check it out if you're interested in what's in store for the future of Metastream.

Currently major work regarding migrating to Electron is underway and will be for some time. Once completed, a more regular cadence of feature updates should resume.

Added

• Add localization support with support from contributors. ❤️ #5
  • Brazilian Portuguese, thanks to @Sxigames
  • German, thanks to @AndreasWebdev
• Add new preset avatars by @Alisa_Aydin.
• Add avatar and Discord analytics events (if opt-in).

Changed

• Format chat event messages: join, leave, join request, add media, playing media.
• Hide 'Invite' button when session is in offline mode.
• Increased opacity of chat message text shadow.
• Widened player and media UI panels.
• Optimized chat message rendering.

Hotfix

• Fix Discord group user limit not growing past 4 users.

Added

• Add Discord Rich Presence (RP) integration. #2
  • Show session details in Discord profile.
  • Send session invites through Discord.
• Add user avatars.
  • Display avatar in session user list.
  • Add Discord avatar option if Discord integration is enabled.

Changed

• Increase chat fade delay from 5s to 10s. #34
• Add Discord invite description to invite menu.
• Mention Discord #sessions channel on join screen.
• Enforce single-instance of app running.

Fixed

• Fix Netflix links displaying show/movie trailer instead of requested content. #42
• Fix back/forward mouse actions navigating app screens. #11
• Fix network state delta updates mutating Redux state.
• Fix window capturing global hotkeys while initially unfocused.

Added

• Add Discord Rich Presence (RP) integration. #2
  • Show session details in Discord profile.
  • Send session invites through Discord.
• Add user avatars.
  • Display avatar in session user list.
  • Add Discord avatar option if Discord integration is enabled.

Changed

• Increase chat fade delay from 5s to 10s. #34
• Add Discord invite description to invite menu.
• Mention Discord #sessions channel on join screen.
• Enforce single-instance of app running.

Fixed

• Fix Netflix links displaying show/movie trailer instead of requested content. #42
• Fix back/forward mouse actions navigating app screens. #11
• Fix network state delta updates mutating Redux state.
• Fix window capturing global hotkeys while initially unfocused.

Added

• Add Discord Rich Presence (RP) integration. #2
  • Show session details in Discord profile.
• Add user avatars.
  • Display avatar in session user list.
  • Add Discord avatar option if Discord integration is enabled.

Changed

• Increase chat fade delay from 5s to 10s. #34
• Enforce single-instance of app running.

Fixed

• Fix Netflix links displaying show/movie trailer instead of requested content. #42
• Fix back/forward mouse actions navigating app screens. #11
• Fix network state delta updates mutating Redux state.
• Fix window capturing global hotkeys while initially unfocused.

This is a test release for upcoming features.

• Added Discord Rich Presence.
• Fixed Netflix links showing the series trailer.

Added

• Add changelog and donators list to the main menu. 👋
• Add queue lock button to disable non-DJs from adding media.
• Add link to network troubleshooting guide on network timeout screen.
• Add user-friendly error dialog when Metastream encounters an unexpected error.

Fixed

• Fix networking error when large payload is sent to clients.
• Fix Hulu playback seeking.
• Fix connection timeout when friend code includes a space.

• Add duplicate count to username when it's already in use in a session (e.g. Sam (1)). #10
• Change auto-updater to use GitHub releases. #3
• Fix timeout when attempting to connect using Direct IP.

Initial release 🎉