{"id":5120,"date":"2025-05-06T13:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/?page_id=5120"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:16:06","slug":"release-notes-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/release-notes\/release-notes-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Release notes 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

alfaview Client Version 8.12.4 (21.12.2020)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature preview<\/strong><\/td>Experimental Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for desktops
<\/strong>If you\u2019re on the beta channel and have experimental settings enabled, a switch for \u201cEcho cancellation\u201d will appear in the settings sidebar. It allows you to join alfaview meetings without a headset.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.12.0 (02.12.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>In order to keep alfaview meetings calm and relaxed \u2014 even the big ones \u2014 the videos in the grid are now being sorted by the time people join the room or group. New arrivals are slotted in at the back. The participant list in the sidebar remains sorted alphabetically.<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>If you\u2019re a moderator, you can now edit and delete toolbox entries individually via a More Options button.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Improved performance, usability, and stability<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.11.0 (08.11.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Toolbox<\/strong>
It\u2019s a collection of productivity tools and you can access them via a new button in the secondary menu (3 squares and a circle). For starters, you can manage and share web links on a per-room basis. More tools are already in the making.<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>We\u2019ve made it possible to access the room details on the mobile versions while you are in a meeting room.<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>We\u2019ve added a full screen share dialog urging the user to be aware about potentially sharing sensitive data.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Improved performance, usability, and stability<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.10.0 (06.10.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Moderators can now toggle chat permissions of individual participants in the moderator context menu.<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>We\u2019ve tweaked the scaling of VIPs in the grid. The new behavior is as follows:
– small meetings (up to 12 participants): VIPs use up a single grid slot
– medium-sized meetings (13 – 40 participants): VIPs use up 4 grid slots (2×2)
– big meetings (41+ participants): VIPs use up 9 grid slots (3×3)<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>[IOS] Users on mobile devices can now double-tap on shared media to toggle between a full-screen and windowed view.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.9.1 (18.09.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>Improved performance, usability and stability.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.8.3 (26.08.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>alfaview will draw a red outline around the screen you are currently sharing.<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>alfaview will display a warning and a notification sound when spectators are in the room.<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>We added initial support for accessibility with improvements to the screen reader support and the ability to increase the interface font size.<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>The Second camera support is no longer experimental and is now available for all.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>Improved performance, usability and stability.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.7.1 (16.07.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>We have fixed an issue with virtual cameras (like OBS) on macOS.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>On Linux and iOS, we have reworked our audio code. If you experience any audio issues please contact our support or downgrade to 8.7.0.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.7.0 (07.07.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>Improved performance, usability, and stability<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.6.4 (12.06.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature update<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>alfaview\u2019s layout has been cleaned-up for very narrow window sizes.<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>We have tweaked the new media share UI: it\u2019s sleeker and index numbers on all screens help in selecting the screen you want share.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>License files were added on all supported platforms.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>[IOS] You can choose whether your own video appears mirrored for yourself. For others, you will never appear mirrored.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.5.0 (12.05.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature update<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Pressing the screen share button will present you with a selection of region share and fullscreen sharing options.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>Improved performance, usability, and stability<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.4.0 (17.04.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Locking your system will now correctly put you into break mode in alfaview on Linux.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>If you face audio issues during a meeting, you can now try switching to TCP audio in the network settings. This used to be an experimental feature only.<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>Improved performance and stability<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.3.3 (02.04.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Browse all your rooms in the new roomlist panel<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Easy access to live translation settings<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Linux support (deb package for Ubuntu)<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>Improved performance and stability<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

alfaview Client Version 8.1 (24.01.2020)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Newly developed user interface with focus on usability and accessibility<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Sign-in and room list are now within the alfaview application<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Comfortable search for rooms and users<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Direct access to breakout groups<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>The web-based administration interface was revised<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Rooms can now be structured in several levels<\/td><\/tr>
Feature update<\/strong><\/td>Transcription and translation now available for a fee<\/td><\/tr>
Resolved issues<\/strong><\/td>Improved performance and stability<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

alfaview Client Version 8.12.4 (21.12.2020) Feature preview Experimental Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for desktopsIf you\u2019re on the beta channel and have experimental settings enabled, a switch for \u201cEcho cancellation\u201d will appear in the settings sidebar. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":1740,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5120\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}