v1.6.2.4
studio: support playing archives
preview: support most stalker/mac portals
androidTv: support mediasession to report stream info to the system
player: menu: quick open similar shows from archives (if any found)
player: fixed zoom when using system view
config: switch between slower (compatible) and fast rewind methods for catchup (default to fast seek for this beta)
stalker: more support for some custom protocol vod items
search: global search does not stop after launching an episode to preserve state
config: list view as large/small cards
config: can select a wallpaper (defaults to random for this beta)
config: turn animations on/off
config: use r/l arrow buttons as pgup/pgdown (instead of long press)
epg: support some more odd time formats
allow quick day switch in timetable view
fixed loader screen not stopped sometimes

v1.6.2.7
vod: allow marking favorites to any folders (search subfolders supported as well)
vod: refreshed ui, moved description to additional screen (configurable)
stalker: support for portals with tv-series
player hud: show number of tracks by type
vod: support for search folder/action provided by some user-configured xml/json sources
background: allow user-specified image (url)
lists: 2 and 3-column mode
enabled channel numbers to 10000
search: extended limit for max results (was too restrictive)
config: disable subtitles
volume: process key down if system has non-default volume levels
playlist: support for some playlists that has series/vods bundled with the list of channels
fixed timetable skipping current show for channels without archives
category props: allowing to hide/restrict multiple channels at once
stalker: better support for some vod providers
list: tiny cards

1.6.2.8 (2020-09-11)
premium: added restore purchase action trying to fix play store cache issues with activation (settings-premium-restore)
dnla: better support for windows dnla server
provider attr: do not show expire info
config: lists: always use 1 click to open (air mouse)
channel duplicates: obey quick switch disabling a provider
stalker: better support for external channel icons
backup: can choose what to restore (provider, settings, metadata, or everything)
long home live icon tap action to reload list of channels
preview: more correct aspect ratio
lists: fixed clear manual position not being applied to categories

1.6.3.1 Beta
epg: add virtual records when channel only has partial epg data for archived records
epg: loading heavily redone. might take a bit longer while applying but should make much less impact on the device while loading in progress, and intermediate results while in loading can work even while loading. should resolve multiple loading issues.
android tv: use smaller desktop icons, and use fallback icons if top favorite channels do not have one
stalker: allow user to override useragent (via provider parameters)
config: lists toggle whatever to use spacing between elements
config: option to disable mediasession integration (since some devices with firmware issues are popping out notification while in playback)
provider cache: try to reuse list of channels from the cache (on launch) while still loading the current list from providers. should greatly speed up initial access, but might not work with some providers well (can be turned off)
player action: change screen brightness (also available in playback params)
playlist: parsing speed improvements
future epg: option to auto-switch to the channel when show will be live
player action: start studio mode
dnla: improved support for windows upnp server
vod: support user-agent/referrer for user-provided m3u playlist

v1.6.3.2 beta
backup: supports local store/load (note that it is not guaranteed to load backup file that is 1y old)
brightness change via menu should work on any device
fixed restricted channels unlock without a code
epg: further epg performance tuning (in addition to the work done in 1.6.3.1

v1.6.3.3 beta
stalker: extended support for some portals giving no handshake
provider enable/disable should only patch the current provider, not reloading the whole list
goodgame: more frequent channels refresh
wifi: added option to send to tv for vod player
config: how long restrict should be unlocked
config: N of previous shows to display in desc
config: do not show poster in desc
dnla: some tvs support expanded
vpn: several fixes when working under limited connection (and added config to limit duration for network become online)
epg: added sanity checks for invalid incoming epg data

v1.6.3.4 beta
stalker: allow disabling genres in media library (and use everything) in provider properties
stalker: for providers with batch epg support, also load archived shows records
player: do not remove restricted channels from quick switch
epg: more filtering on invalid incoming data from sources

v1.6.3.6 beta
codec: updated vlc to 3.3.2, should improve its performance
player: show HUD when tv-show is changed
player: night mode setting with decreasing blue color filter
config: delay before retrying channel
playlist: more cleanup of bad characters in channel names
epg: optimize load speed with multiple channels matched
vod: defer provider load until channels are being read not from the cache
epg: restrict max data request for xc providers to 7d
vod: fixed attributes parsing in some common user-provided sources
playlist: file fix for older android versions

v1.6.3.7 beta
player: added support for DVB image subtitles
search: prioritize whole word matches in archive results
config: setting to select and use fixed resolution/fps within the app (disables afr)
stalker: improve epg update
manage: setting to restrict changing channel/category properties
wallpaper: do not cache user-configured background if it has query params (like ?..) to allow refreshing image remotely
playlist: support billed-msg header tag for custom account-related message from provider
reopen last channel now can reopen last archived show as well
playlist: fixed useragent/referer apply for vod items in channels playlist
config: allow editing of custom epg/vod sources

v1.6.3.8
lots internal changes
Item description: show some previous show info as well if channel has archives
cache: fixed app some metadata not resolved when restoring channels
vod: support DRM media library items playback

Updated app in Huawei AppGallery to the latest build (1.6.3 series) https://appgallery.huawei.com/#/app/C100792455

v1.6.4.1 beta
usability: simplified hiding of multiple channels/categories at once
stalker: support more portals when getting sub expire date
drm: improved clearkey support
codec: allow setting system by default
playlist: support adult tag for filtering channels
playlist: support inputstream.adaptive.stream_headers for DRM requests
restrict: assume adult channels restricted by default
restrict: can lock access to settings
list: compact (narrow) style
xc: split series episodes by seasons
stalker: separate series and movies in vods (and adult filtering improved)
config: bindable action to change codec
config: ask when leaving archive video playback
config: use channel position in a category as channel number (so multiple channels from different categories might have share number)
launcher: prefer phone icons over tv banners for external apps
phones: improved support for screen cutouts

v1.6.4.2 beta
epg: switch to single threaded mode (slower but less impact)
epg: cleanup data button
list: extra narrow cards
fixed most cases with time jumping backwards when watching archives on some providers
drm: support for multikey clearkey streams
stalker: fixed vod names when using locale unsupported on portal
xc: support is_adult tags for video and live

v1.6.4.3 beta
tracks: added support for switching audio tracks for some providers
afr: probably fixed low-fps channels switching
video preview: allow changing codec (and show quality info if configured to show as numbers)
provider props: drop all channels to single category
vod: can toggle item description, select list type from list, cards, small
stalker: fixed archive detection for some portals
search revamped, improving access to item properties, live customization, filtering by provider, grouping by type, and searching by vod directories
quick channel switch: more delay options
player: add some stream details to non-default codecs (system and vlc), and to vod player
more backgrounds added

v1.6.4.4 STABLE
NOTE: This is the last stable version that supports Android 4.x
epg: fixed a case when first-day shows might get duplicated. Also show epg loading status on main screen
ftp support for epg sources
provider props: can add up to 3 epg sources and disable builtin sources by provider
setting to prefer highest/lowest track quality by default
category mass action: set codec for all channels
remote: can change back button behavior in player
vod screen: setting to switch between global search and local (letter-by-letter)
sorting: can set custom sort mode in each category
afr: option to set to fixed resolution other than default
fold duplicates: improved list positioning after source change
studio: extended memory slots to 9 (and show channels in slot)
stalker: improved retries in pip and studio for
lists: fixed sort order by provider being broken after adding new provider
wallpaper: fixed timed rotation if random
search: save recent successful search queries
zoom: allow to set custom aspect ratio on channel (scale by X coordinate)
player bindable actions: sleep timer, exit playback, reload channels
list type: compact (1+1)
archive: support next/prev touch buttons even when no epg is available

v1.6.5.1 beta
epg: take data from duplicates if the current source lacks one
vod: recently added filter (14d) for providers that allows indexing and provides timestamps
config: keep hud displayed while menu is on
config: player hud menu position on top and bottom edges (also moves hud if overlaps it)
playlist: support for http basic auth in playlist url
new player hud type at bottom edge
studio: up shortcut to switch channel, long back to switch exit
pip: more position and size options
channel sort: support country prefix removal
player bindable action: show current broadcast info (defaults to long ok, or double tap in center)

v1.6.5.2 beta
brightness should apply to whole interface in addition to the playback screen
remote control: media next/prev buttons to switch archived shows
search: filter vod by provider
fold duplicates: improved switching sources while playing archives
player: on/off track tunneling (on global and channel level
player action: switch duplicated source (and switching source should not mark previous as last channel)
use case-insensitive sorting in channel/categories manage
child mode: exit button asks for code and if correct -- exits the child mode. if the code matches restrict code, it also unlocks restricted mode
player menu: narrow cards option

v1.6.5.3 beta
new list view type: side-by-side
provider: optimized applying channels for huge lists or many providers
home: moved studio button to bottom of the launcher window and added access to search/settings from it
player action: last channel should switch to recent as well
quick provider switch: available from the categories, and can be configured to retain favorite channels even if belongs to filtered provider

v1.6.5.4 beta
search optimized for huge lists
dropped android 4.x support, it gives too much problems for a long time already and limits way too much
new themes: 9 themes (each has 3 variants: solid, glass, transparent) plus an option to setup random, and added accent colors to all themes to highlight some data
phone: better defaults for player (and +1 menu type)
remote key configurable: menu (long)
player action: open categories

v1.6.5.5
config: disable recently added channels category
preview: setting on how fast preview should start
rc: allow binding ch+/ch- buttons
live: allow marking any channel to auto-start on app launch
vod: user can manually add a stream link that will be added to the library (until app restart)
lists: show category name larger now has 3rd value - do not show at all
home: can mark any category to be shown on main screen
phone: setting to toggle nav bar
side-by-side: left button on category from player switches providers
provider prop: disable video preview
lists: config split to style and columns, allowing more control
new themes: 10 theme (each 3 variants)