v.1.5.7.1
lists: some cases fixed when categories are disabled
picture-in-picture: ask when opening in channel in pip mode whatever to open on main or pip screen
picture-in-picture: configurable buttons to enter/exit pip, and open last channel by default
android tv: automatically add recent shows and channels to home screen
android tv: show preview directly on home screen (if supported by provider)
archive: support for dash playback, and catchup-type="flussonic-dash" tag
tvguide: fix for skipping some data opening by binded key
archive: support unpause for some providers requiring frequent reauth

v1.5.8.2
player: zoom option to enlarge/shrink video
provider: added xtream codes v1 middleware template (live/archive/vod)
provider: quick menu option to reload list of channels
manage: option to specify custom timezone for a channel
player: allow setting sleep timer via playback parameters while watching
player: fixed channel reminder while playing another channel
player: fixed configured pause remote button not working in menu
config: remote: allow configuring play/pause media button
config: mark default values for remote and touch settings

v1.5.8.3
vod: config: show folders separately from videos
config: time warp mode (view list of live channels like it was several hours ago)
vod: long press option to select different player for playback
vod: can mark video as favorite to have quick access to it via favorites section
manage: add multiple channels to category at once
vod: all category with every movie/series (might not work with some providers that requires loading data dir-by-dir)
epg: show latest successful epg load info
about: option to disable stats collection
hud: updated playback hud info layout

v1.5.8.4
- androidtv: config: split different content type to different rows
- archive: group shows by series in channels list
- config: action to drop custom channel ordering
- player: config: show black screen on channel switch
- vod: allow user to setup unlimited amount of vod sources
- preview: disable on restricted channels
- hud: config: show marker if currently playing archived video
- logo: use different colors for channel icons if not set
- epg: improved support for cases when matching by tvg-id leads to one channel and by name - to other

v1.5.8.6
- cfg: list: fold similar channels to a single element
- cfg: bind action to change audio/video/subtitle track
- epg: allow to configure unlimited records
- stalker: properties allow setting epg shift

v1.5.9.1
vod: reload each 24h (configurable) and manual reload action
stalker: better support for MAC portals (use dedicated provider template for them)
stalker: try to filter out empty vod categories
vod: support custom source in xml format (will scan whole tree so will take a while to index)

v1.5.9.3
- tvguide: better support for huge categories
- tvguide: remote version redone for better focus control and scrolling (also allows scrolling horizontally)
- pip: reopen last: will also try reopening last pip channel
- retry: when channel errors reached limit, switch to first channel in group instead of stopping
- fold duplicates: share same favorite status, weight and number
- autostart: try to start the app on device unlock in some cases (if enabled)
- search: optimized in-player search indexing on find action for huge lists
- androidtv: home channel for favorite/suggested vods
- epg: auto-retry on empty epg now limited to 1/8 of the configured epg reload rate
- config: player: assume long buffering as channel error

v1.5.9.5
config: lists: sort archives by date
vod: support for user source in some json formats (and support load on opening for large collections)
about: show installation number as qr code
androidtv: protect against duplicate channels

v1.6.0.1
vod: internal player available and used by default (configurable)
lists: desc: change transparency for description view setting
lists: fixed categories not sorted alphabetically
tvguide: auto unfold current element info setting

v1.6.0.2
support for internet providers with playlist on iptv.local
use more natural sort order for lists
config: player rewind speed (remote)
vod: allow hiding content (via properties)
fixed live progress not visible on some themes
codec: allow setting default codec to use system video view (might be buggy)
duplicates merge: improved combined favorite status, weight and sorting
stalker: speed up media library load on app start
vod: remove duplicates entries in search

v1.6.0.3
vod player: menu option to auto start next episode on finish
epg reload: support connecting to current updating epg session when trying to reload while loading
config: ignore ssl errors
list: removing sd channels when hd also applies to non-suffix channels
player: when player error occurs in archive, try to retry from the same time
config: disable provider epg sources
remote: long left/right buttons acts as pgup/down in generic lists
provider: allow setting referrer for provider (not supported in vlc codecs), and support for #EXTVLCOPTS:http-referrer tag in playlist

v1.6.1.1
category: can change category type with icon
player: bindable action: open previous category
drm: improved widevine support
xtream codes: better support for https lines
vod player: zooming support
xtream codes: easier switch from v2 api and v1 api
chromecast: now supported
stalker: allow setting sn/device_id for your connection
player: on channel error try to open previous channel rather than first in group
player: bindable action to block screen controls
vod player: recommend external player on playback error
config: whatever favorite channels should be listed first
lists: remember user-selected preferred channel if duplicates folding enabled
stalker: better report of error occurred during auth
player: auto-keep brightness level set in the same app session between screens
config: disable offering to seek to last known position

v1.6.1.2
list: auto scroll long description
remote: bindable action to toggle favorite status of current channel
stalker: allow changing device_id2 via provider props
epg: fixed channels with shift (+N) sometimes had gaps in timetable
drm: support #KODIPROP playlist params

v1.6.1.3
category properties: mass add to category action should retain focus while operating
category properties: mass action to set numbers for all channels in a group (sequently)
dealer panel: make it easier to access (long tap on status line in settings-extended)
playlist: support missorted modifiers to work still
playlist: pass provider user-agent when downloading a playlist, not channels only
config: allow setting long desc scroll speed (default to 70%)
player: try to auto switch to the audio/subtitle track corresponding to current language

v1.6.1.6
search: improved search within the app, combining all search sources together
stalker: support providers with vods with genres declared but not assigned
stalker: optimized indexing and data loading
vod: start indexing faster upon launch
config: disable modules if not using them (archive/vod/studio)
icon: dynamic app shortcuts now obeys favorites order
stalker: extended support for some MAC portals
stalker: extended support for several vod series configuration

v1.6.2.1
vod: save and restore watch position
backup: fixed failing on some playlists
epg: support some sources with uncommon date format used
provider params: setting to replace provider order by alphabetical
player: do not sort player menu items too often (freeze during a launch)
some fixes to decrease chance that provider changing api/playlist internals causing losing some channel-related settings (like favorite/order/etc)
archive: better save and restore playback position
archive: fixed navigating through some virtual directories
seek: fixed progress jumping on seek (also sometimes leaded to switching tv-show)
stalker: fixed vod by cmd with a proxy link (on some portals)

v1.6.2.2
player: better support for some incorrect HLS manifests with missing tracks info (enabled for compat hardware codecs quality)
player: support smoothstreaming (ism)
vod: fixed supports for some json sources
player: allow holding volume buttons when using manual volume control

v1.6.2.3
many ui lists redone for better navigation (multi-column mode is not yet supported!)
vod: sometimes failed to seek to last known position on start
translation: Serbian
chromecast: multiple playback state and connectivity fixes
playlist: added more support for #KODIPROP tags
config: split settings to simple/normal/expert for easier navigation

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