eyeson release notes by date
eyeson is a GDPR-compliant and 100% web-based collaborative video meeting tool. Our aim is to make your online meetings as efficient and effective as possible. To reach this goal, we constantly update and improve our software.
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2024-12-10
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Upgraded to VP9 as default video codec (Tech blog article)
2024-12-06
- Audio Passthrough for Custom UI (Tech blog article)
2024-12-05
- Subscribe to our eyeson Status Page updates using the Atom feed with your preferred feed reader.
2024-12-04
- New GUI feature: Audio Passthrough (available in Device Settings)
- Device Settings Dialog has been redesigned
2024-11-18
- New Eyeson Status page (please visit https://status.eyeson.com/)
2024-11-11
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API playback layout changes (Tech blog article)
2024-10-10
- image type webp support on layer API (API Documentation)
- new feature on GUI: Dynamic HD
2024-09-11
- Data-Saving Modes (Select Low or Medium Quality to save bandwidth on slow connections or limited data)
2024-07-17
- iOS SDK 1.4.0 supports permalink
2024-07-02
- Chat and 'Share location' features available in mobile GUI (web)
2024-06-28
- eyeson-php v2.2.0 supports permalink API
2024-06-25
- permalink with expiration date
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remove host user from permalink
- eyeson-node v1.3.0 supports permalink API.
- permalink support to iframe-api (constructor)
2024-06-17
- New API feature: Permalink API (see API Documentation, tech blog article)
2024-06-10
- CPU pressure in Connection Info (in our prebuilt-UI and also available for custom UI)
- Emoji-picker in Chat (in our prebuilt-UI)
2024-05-28
- Layer id (API layer endpoint)
2024-05-13
- Share Location in Chat (in GUI, or via API)
2024-05-09
- Version 2 of the Streamdeck plugin. More details about the update here.
2024-05-02
- Automatic Picture-in-Picture mode (only available in chromium based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc., and must be enabled)
2024-04-22
GUI updates:
- Prevent accidental tab close pop-up (only available in chromium based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc.)
- Save Chat feature
2024-04-15
- Eyeson Stream Deck Plugin (Info Page, Elgato Marketplace)
- nodejs library to program dynamic overlay and background images to use with eyeson meetings
2024-03-25
- GUI default microphone change detection (Chrome, Edge, Opera)
2024-02-01
- IFrame API (API Documentation, tech blog article)
2023-12-20
- Extended image type support for presentations with WebP & HEIC formats.
2023-12-12
- New API Feature: Meeting Observer (API Documentation, tech blog article)
2023-12-01
- New feature: YouTube Player
2023-11-09
- New feature: Call Control Devices, tech blog article
2023-10-13
- New feature: Share Tab Audio
2023-10-10
- Custom layout map API (see API Documentation, tech blog article)
2023-08-29
API:
2023-07-13
- New feature: Enable widescreen video format (16:9)
2023-06-05
- We have released GUI with the new rebranding styles 🎉
2023-03-07
- New feature: Picture-in-picture camera on screenshare presentation
- To use this feature in your custom UI (API), see our tech blog article
2023-02-01
- Screencasting is now supported by our eyeson iOS mobile app
2022-12-09
- Mic Indicator
: lets the speaker know that his mic is working and all the other participants can hear him
2022-11-21
- Snapshot keyboard shortcut
2022-11-18
- Share screen as additional user: show both webcam and screen share at the same time
2022-11-08
- New feature: Fit main content in layout Single, ONE+6, TWO+6
2022-09-19
- Guest join language selection
2022-09-07
- Stereo by default (not supported in Safari, Blog article)
2022-09-05
- Widescreen (via API: tech blog article)
2022-08-23
- Picture-in-picture on mobile devices
2022-07-05
- Firefox full mic/cam change
2022-04-27
- Feature Update: Picture-in-picture controls (mute camera and microphone, leave meeting) in chromium-based Browsers
2022-04-01
- Discontinuing integrations due to low usage
2022-03-01
- Bugfix for Firefox: enable microphone change during meeting
2022-02-02
- New Feature: Device-loss handling (automatic switch to next available mic)
2022-01-27
- Feature Update: Virtual background improvement
2021-12-20
- New Feature: Verify your connection quality directly in the meeting
2021-11-25
- Feature Update: Enter or leave the full screen mode by double-clicking on the video
2021-11-15
- Bugfix for Safari: Correcting display of presentation canvas on small screens
- Adjusting dialogs for better user experience
2021-10-15
- Feature Update: Virtual background blur now works with Safari
- Bugfix for Safari: Revitalize broken audio/video with a click on a button
2021-09-22
- Bugfix for Safari: Display virtual background in self-view video
2021-09-16
- Feature Update: A custom image can now be used as virtual background
2021-09-15
- Bugfix for Firefox: ScreenCam toggle video
2021-09-01
- New Feature: Virtual Background
2021-08-30
- Feature Update: New "One + 6" and "Two + 6" video layouts
- New Feature: Share your screen instead of your camera with the ScreenCam feature
2021-07-13
- Improved microphone detection and support even when muted
- Bugfixes regarding Firefox device selection and Safari picture-in-picture mode
2021-06-30
- Feature Update: 1-click present button for Snapshots
2021-04-26
- Inactivity timer is now set to 120 minutes
2021-04-13
- Feature Update: File Presentation now with video files
- Feature Update: new snapshot display and new one-click download button
2021-03-26
- Feature Update: Screen Sharing now with audio
- Sharing browser-tabs with computer audio is now available using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge (chromium-based)
- On Windows devices it is possible to share your entire screen with audio
2021-03-24
- Feature Update: New video podium layout settings available
- new custom layout for 9 videos
- additional “auto fill empty spots” and “arrange users by voice activity” settings for every layout setup
- eyeson API usage: see API Documentation and our Developer's Blog
2021-03-22
- The new Chrome live caption feature (Chrome 89.0 and higher) also works with eyeson
2021-02-24
- Live Streaming is now possible with streaming sites which require a user name and password in their rtmp-key (format: rtmp://<user>:<password>@<host>/<application-name>)
2021-02-12
- Kick user out of meeting feature is now also available on mobile devices (not available for guests)
2021-02-08
- New, optimised preview page for mobile devices
2021-01-27
- “Reload” or “Try again” buttons on error pages to quickly reconnect
- Prominent “Exit” button and guest leave confirmation dialog
- Bugfix: Incoming calls on iPhone/iPad. When ringing ends, meeting-videos smoothly continue
2021-01-22
- The participant list can now also be seen in meetings joined with mobile devices
2021-01-18
- End of support for Microsoft Edge Legacy up to Version 44 also on eyeson's side
(Microsoft Edge is still supported from version 79 - Chromium-based) - Name-banners are also shown if alone in a call and in SFU mode, and can always be toggled
2021-01-05
- New feature: Push-to-talk
Press and hold the "m"-key to talk if you are muted
2020-12-16
- Web accessibility improvement (see: help center article)
- eyeson is supported on iPhone and iPad on other browsers like Chrome and Firefox since version 14.3
2020-11-09
- iPad switch cam now supported
- Giphy and talk while muted detection on mobile view
- Mobile view style updates
2020-10-30
- iPad file presentation
2020-10-21
- API: Russian language settings
2020-10-20
- iPhone switch cam now supported
2020-10-19
- New tool: Quick Test
- Presentation image rotation
2020-09-23
- API: French language settings
2020-09-15
- Bugfix: File presentation annotation draw offset fixed
- Touch support for presentation annotation
2020-09-01
- Detect talking while muted
2020-07-27
- Option to prevent guest name suggestions (in room settings)
2020-07-16
- Safari SFU mode (desktop and mobile)
- Picture-in-picture support in Safari
- Dragmove small selfview in SFU mode possible
2020-06-22
- Chat style updates
2020-06-16
- API: Hide chat option (see API documentation)
- New Feature: Kick user out of meeting (not available if guest)
2020-06-15
- New feature: End meeting for all
2020-06-02
- New feature: Lock meeting
Make your meetings extra secure by locking them so no one else can enter
Contact Support
Should you have any comments, suggestions or questions, please do not hesitate to contact support@eyeson.com!