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🚀 What's New in Version 3.1.3

Welcome to Bharat Signage 3.1.3 — our biggest release yet!
This update brings powerful new features, major UI enhancements, and crucial bug fixes to make your digital signage experience smarter, faster, and smoother.

🌟 App Features​

🔆 Display & Audio​

  • Brightness Scheduling – Automatically adjust screen brightness based on time of day.
  • Full Volume Control – Set and manage the device’s volume directly within the app.
  • Auto-Rotation Support – Auto-rotate content for video, custom templates, and web pages to fit orientation.

🖥️ Startup & System​

  • Open on Boot – Automatically launch the app when the device starts up.
  • New Startup Screen – Modernized and cleaner launch screen UI.
  • New Home Menu UI – Redesigned home menu for easier navigation and control.
  • Network Timeout Skip Toggle – Option to skip waiting for internet connection during startup.
  • Live Screenshot – Capture and view a live screenshot of the device remotely.
  • Device Property Page – View technical details and current status of each device.

🖼️ Layouts & Media Playback​

  • New Layout: Device Inputs – Show live feed from HDMI, VGA, TV, AV, or other physical input sources.
  • Custom WebView Settings – Customize WebView behavior such as zoom, JavaScript, user agent, and more.
  • Layout Video Plugins – Enhance video layout with new plugin support and playback speed control.
  • Native Playlist Player Preloading – Smooth playback with preloading of upcoming media files.
  • Custom Layout Playlist Navigation – Add forward/back navigation within custom layouts.
  • Photo Carousel in Custom Layout – Auto-scroll through photos with animation in native layouts.
  • Playlist Scheduling in Custom Layout – Schedule content within specific layouts to play at certain times.
  • Review & Rating Feature in Custom Layout – Users can rate or review content shown in custom layout.
  • Separate Date and Time Display – Customize placement and styling of date and time individually.
  • Content Update Interval Check – Periodically checks server for newly modified content.
  • Layout Scheduling – Set different layouts to display at different times automatically.
  • Custom Marquee – Marquee text with height customization, and play/pause toggle.
  • Slide Animation & Direction – Add entrance/exit animations and choose slide direction.
  • Preloading Contents – Load content in advance for smoother transitions.

🌐 Website Features​

  • Gallery Multi-Selection for Playlists – Select multiple items from the gallery to create a playlist easily.
  • Remote Control Support – Interact with the signage screen remotely via web controls.
  • Gallery Media View Enhancements – Improved viewing experience with thumbnails and better navigation.
  • New Media Buttons – Zoom text, go back, and more interactive controls added to the media viewer.
  • Set-as-Background (Now Free) – Assign a background from media without restrictions.
  • Video Thumbnails – Preview thumbnails for video files in the gallery.
  • Resolution Property – View and sort media based on resolution.

🛠️ Fixes & Improvements​

  • New Native Video Player – Enhanced performance and stability for video playback.
  • App Crashing After Boot (Fixed) – Resolved crash issues on startup.
  • IR Remote Support – Improved support for infrared remote navigation.
  • Auto Launch on Boot (Improved) – More reliable auto-start behavior.
  • Wi-Fi Timeout Issue (Fixed) – Bypasses slow load times on Wi-Fi without internet.
  • Playlist Scheduling (Fixed) – More reliable execution of scheduled playlists.
  • Device Online Status (Fixed) – Real-time device connectivity is now more accurate.

✨ Update now to experience a smoother, smarter Bharat Signage!