Jan 15 2021 |
| (Current)Version 6.5.9 • Includes stability and performance improvements
Previously:
• Broadcasters can now tap on viewer comments to reply, present them on-screen, subscribe to the viewer, invite them to your broadcast, mute, or block them
• Broadcasters can now turn on an optional high-quality audio mode for higher fidelity audio. Especially helpful for musicians!
• Several UI updates and fixes based on user feedback
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Jan 13 2021 |
| Version 6.5.8 • Several issues and crashes addressed, including High Quality Audio Mode resetting after a network disconnection
Previously:
• Broadcasters can now tap on viewer comments to reply, present them on-screen, subscribe to the viewer, invite them to your broadcast, mute, or block them
• Broadcasters can now turn on an optional high-quality audio mode for higher fidelity audio. Especially helpful for musicians!
• Several UI updates and fixes based on user feedback
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Jan 08 2021 |
| Version 6.5.7 • Broadcasters can now tap on viewer comments to reply, present them on-screen, subscribe to the viewer, invite them to your broadcast, mute, or block them
• Broadcasters can now turn on an optional high-quality audio mode for higher fidelity audio. Especially helpful for musicians!
• Several UI updates and fixes based on user feedback
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Dec 27 2020 |
| Version 6.5.6 • You can now watch broadcasts in landscape orientation
• Many UI updates and fixes based on user feedback
• Addresses several reported crashes; thanks for bearing with us!
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Dec 17 2020 |
| Version 6.5.5 • You can now watch broadcasts in landscape orientation
• We reduced the length of the signup process to save you time and let you start watching and broadcasting sooner
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Dec 12 2020 |
| Version 6.5.4 • You can now watch broadcasts in landscape orientation
• We reduced the length of the signup process to save you time and let you start watching and broadcasting sooner
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Dec 10 2020 |
| Version 6.5.3 • Landscape mode is finally here! Broadcasters can now stream video in landscape orientation. Before you go live you can choose whether you want your livestream to be in landscape or portrait format, but you can send video in either format in real time. When in landscape mode, the broadcasting interface will show you a fullscreen camera image with a minimal interface to focus on getting a good shot, while the portrait mode interface has been updated to display the correct orientations for other video streams on the broadcast.
• We reduced the length of the signup process to save you time and let you start watching and broadcasting sooner
• UI improvements for selecting your stream orientation
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Dec 06 2020 |
| Version 6.5.2 • Landscape mode is finally here! Broadcasters can now stream video in landscape orientation. Before you go live you can choose whether you want your livestream to be in landscape or portrait format, but you can send video in either format in real time. When in landscape mode, the broadcasting interface will show you a fullscreen camera image with a minimal interface to focus on getting a good shot, while the portrait mode interface has been updated to display the correct orientations for other video streams on the broadcast.
• We reduced the length of the signup process to save you time and let you start watching and broadcasting sooner
• Improved handling of broadcaster stream orientation changes during stream setup
• Fixed issues with invite links
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Dec 04 2020 |
| Version 6.5.1 • Landscape mode is finally here! Broadcasters can now stream video in landscape orientation. Before you go live you can choose whether you want your livestream to be in landscape or portrait format, but you can send video in either format in real time. When in landscape mode, the broadcasting interface will show you a fullscreen camera image with a minimal interface to focus on getting a good shot, while the portrait mode interface has been updated to display the correct orientations for other video streams on the broadcast.
• Improved handling of broadcaster stream orientation changes during stream setup
• Fixed issues with invite links
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes |
Nov 28 2020 |
| Version 6.5.0 • Landscape mode is finally here! Broadcasters can now stream video in landscape orientation. Before you go live you can choose whether you want your livestream to be in landscape or portrait format, but you can send video in either format in real time. When in landscape mode, the broadcasting interface will show you a fullscreen camera image with a minimal interface to focus on getting a good shot, while the portrait mode interface has been updated to display the correct orientations for other video streams on the broadcast.
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Oct 26 2020 |
| Version 6.4.1 • Added support for purchasing broadcaster awards that help support their journalism
• Guests on broadcasts can now multicast to their social networks
• Camera zoom control for the back camera, a long-requested broadcasting feature, is finally here!
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Oct 14 2020 |
| Version 6.4.0 • Guests on broadcasts can now multicast to their social networks
• Camera zoom control for the back camera, a long-requested broadcasting feature, is finally here!
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Oct 06 2020 |
| Version 6.3.9 • Camera zoom control for the back camera, a long-requested broadcasting feature, is finally here!
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Oct 03 2020 |
| Version 6.3.8 • Camera zoom control for the back camera, a long-requested broadcasting feature, is finally here!
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Sep 29 2020 |
| Version 6.3.7 • A new broadcasting design that features a view of the live stream and other guests
• Broadcasters can now schedule Upcoming Broadcasts ahead of time and promote them on the newsfeed
• Broadcasters can now invite multiple guests to their broadcast
• Compatibility improvements for iOS 14
• Other fixes and performance improvements
Please note: with this version release, the minimum iOS version supported is now iOS 13.0. |
Sep 21 2020 |
| Version 6.3.6 • A new broadcasting design that features a view of the live stream and other guests
• Broadcasters can now schedule Upcoming Broadcasts ahead of time and promote them on the newsfeed
• Broadcasters can now invite multiple guests to their broadcast
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Sep 02 2020 |
| Version 6.3.5 • Broadcasters can now schedule Upcoming Broadcasts ahead of time and promote them on the newsfeed.
• Broadcasters can now invite a sequence of guests to their broadcast
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Aug 31 2020 |
| Version 6.3.4 • Broadcasters can now schedule Upcoming Broadcasts ahead of time and promote them on the newsfeed.
• Broadcasters can now invite a sequence of guests to their broadcast
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Aug 24 2020 |
| Version 6.3.3 • Broadcasters can now invite a sequence of guests to their broadcast
• Broadcasters can now remove a guest from their broadcast
• There is now a time elapsed indicator while broadcasting to keep track of stream length
• Improvements to broadcaster chat display, including an option to hide chat messages
• When broadcasters go live they can multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Aug 21 2020 |
| Version 6.3.2 • Broadcasters can now invite a sequence of guests to their broadcast
• Broadcasters can now remove a guest from their broadcast
• There is now a time elapsed indicator while broadcasting to keep track of stream length
• Improvements to broadcaster chat display, including an option to hide chat messages
• When broadcasters go live they can multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Aug 20 2020 |
| Version 6.3.1 • Broadcasters can now invite a sequence of guests to their broadcast
• Broadcasters can now remove a guest from their broadcast
• There is now a time elapsed indicator while broadcasting to keep track of stream length
• Improvements to broadcaster chat display, including an option to hide chat messages
• When broadcasters go live they can multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Aug 07 2020 |
| Version 6.3.0 • Broadcasters can now invite another user to stream with them! We hope this feature will be useful for interviews and capturing multiple shots of an event, and we're sure broadcasters will find other creative uses for it. Let us know how you like it and what you would like to see improved!
• When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Jul 22 2020 |
| Version 6.2.11 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Apple Pay support
• Fixed bug related to handling of reset email links
• Other fixes and performance improvements |
Jul 09 2020 |
| Version 6.2.10 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Broadcasters can now easily add trending tags to their broadcast title
• Bug fixes and user feedback improvements |
Jun 29 2020 |
| Version 6.2.9 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Broadcasters can now easily add trending tags to their broadcast title
• Bug fixes and user feedback improvements |
Jun 28 2020 |
| Version 6.2.8 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Broadcasters can now easily add trending tags to their broadcast title
• Bug fixes and user feedback improvements |
Jun 27 2020 |
| Version 6.2.7 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Broadcasters can now easily add trending tags to their broadcast title
• Bug fixes and user feedback improvements |
Jun 24 2020 |
| Version 6.2.6 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Broadcasters can now easily add trending tags to their broadcast title
• Bug fixes and user feedback improvements |
Jun 14 2020 |
| Version 6.2.5 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Broadcasters can now easily add trending tags to their broadcast title
• Bug fixes and user feedback improvements |
Jun 13 2020 |
| Version 6.2.4 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Broadcasters can now easily add trending tags to their broadcast title
• Bug fixes and user feedback improvements |
Jun 04 2020 |
| Version 6.2.3 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Bug fixes |
May 31 2020 |
| Version 6.2.2 • When broadcasters go live they can now multicast stream to their other social media platforms in addition to their Happs stream. We will be rolling out support for additional platforms over time!
• Bug fixes |
May 22 2020 |
| Version 6.2.1 • You can now post URLs, images, and text to Happs from other apps via our new Share Extension
• Chat messages no longer fade out for broadcasters after taking in user feedback
* Bug fixes |
May 19 2020 |
| Version 6.2.0 • You can now post URLs, images, and text to Happs from other apps via our new Share Extension
• Chat messages no longer fade out for broadcasters after taking in user feedback
* Bug fixes |
May 12 2020 |
| Version 6.1.10 In this version:
• More performance improvements to the newsroom experience
• Video player now goes fullscreen when playing to let you focus on the broadcasts
• Broadcasters are now sent to their video post after finishing a broadcast
• Bug fixes
Previously:
• Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity. |
May 11 2020 |
| Version 6.1.9 In this version:
• More performance improvements to the newsroom experience
• Video player now goes fullscreen when playing to let you focus on the broadcasts
• Broadcasters are now sent to their video post after finishing a broadcast
• Bug fixes
Previously:
• Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity. |
May 06 2020 |
| Version 6.1.8 In this version:
• Significant performance improvements to the newsroom experience!
• Added an internet connection quality indicator to the Go Live streaming experience to help inform broadcasters of their signal quality
• Bug fixes
Previously:
• Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity. |
Apr 23 2020 |
| Version 6.1.7 In this version:
• Redesigned the Go Live streaming experience, focusing on efficiency and speed to get you broadcasting faster! We also redesigned the interface, taking into consideration user feedback such as a fullscreen camera preview.
• Bug fixes
Previously:
• Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity.
• Bugfixes and performance improvements. |
Apr 09 2020 |
| Version 6.1.6 In this version:
• Deep links from other apps are now supported
• Reduced loading times for the newsfeed
• Bug fixes
Previously:
• Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity.
• Bugfixes and performance improvements. |
Mar 28 2020 |
| Version 6.1.4 • Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity.
• Bugfixes and performance improvements. |
Mar 22 2020 |
| Version 6.1.3 • Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity.
• Bugfixes and performance improvements. |
Mar 19 2020 |
| Version 6.1.2 • Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity.
• Bugfixes and performance improvements. |
Mar 10 2020 |
| Version 6.1.1 • Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity.
• Bugfixes and performance improvements. |
Mar 08 2020 |
| Version 6.1.0 • Happs community features are now available! Watch our live broadcasts with the community, participate in discussions, follow your favorite stories and members, and more!
• You can now broadcast live video to Happs when you're near breaking news! Become part of the news coverage to an active story and have your experiences seen in the community.
• Notifications to alert you to Happs live broadcasts and community activity.
• Bugfixes and performance improvements. |
Nov 08 2019 |
| Version 6.0.8 • Support for iOS 13
• Audio gain can now be controlled remotely
• Tapping the Twitter alert popup now opens the tweet composer instead of closing the message. To only close the alert, tap the X icon.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements |
Nov 04 2019 |
| Version 6.0.7 • Support for iOS 13
• Audio gain can now be controlled remotely
• Tapping the Twitter alert popup now opens the tweet composer instead of closing the message. To only close the alert, tap the X icon.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
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Oct 28 2019 |
| Version 6.0.6 • A redesigned in-channel screen that provides an improved user experience
• Under-the-hood improvements
• Fixes an issue in the last release where the back-facing camera was incorrectly mirrored |
Oct 24 2019 |
| Version 6.0.5 • A redesigned in-channel screen that provides an improved user experience
• Under-the-hood improvements
• Bug fixes |
Oct 16 2019 |
| Version 6.0.4 • A redesigned in-channel screen that provides an improved user experience
• Under-the-hood improvements
• Bug fixes |
Oct 11 2019 |
| Version 6.0.3 • A redesigned in-channel screen that provides an improved user experience
• Under-the-hood improvements
• Bug fixes |
Oct 08 2019 |
| Version 6.0.2 • A redesigned in-channel screen that provides an improved user experience
• Under-the-hood improvements
• Bug fixes |
Oct 08 2019 |
| Version 6.0.1 • A redesigned in-channel screen that provides an improved user experience
• Under-the-hood improvements
• Bug fixes |
Oct 07 2019 |
| Version 6.0.0 • A redesigned in-channel screen that provides an improved user experience
• Under-the-hood improvements |
Aug 22 2019 |
| Version 5.14.3 • Fixed volume bug where volume in app lagged program by 5-10 seconds. |
Aug 20 2019 |
| Version 5.14.2 • Producers can now remove people from channels if they are negatively impacting the contributor experience.
• Producers now have better audio control.
• Minor bug fixes. |
Aug 06 2019 |
| Version 5.13.1 • Allows users to request permission to private channels.
• Audio infrastructure improvements. |
Jul 28 2019 |
| Version 5.12.1 • Lowered CPU usage and data download sizes of the app when many people are present in a channel. |
Jul 19 2019 |
| Version 5.11.1 • New stats infrastructure enables our directors and producers to better diagnose audio and video issues in real time.
• Minimized CPU strain during high volume broadcasts.
• Stability updates. |
May 29 2019 |
| Version 5.9.1 Minor platform improvements.
Integration with Twitter to enable you to Tweet the broadcast while you're live. |
May 14 2019 |
| Version 5.8.5 • Design improvements
• Bugfixes |
Apr 21 2019 |
| Version 5.8.4 • A new, streamlined onboarding experience with a friendlier look-and-feel.
• You can now see pre-recorded video as it appears in the program feed.
• We increased the amount of chat messages available to help alleviate issues seeing old messages.
• You can now see each user’s quality score after they join a channel.
• Fix for a user authentication issue. |
Apr 20 2019 |
| Version 5.8.3 - Pre-recorded videos now appear in contributor previews
- New onboarding experience |
Mar 15 2019 |
| Version 5.6.1 Efficiency updates. |
Mar 02 2019 |
| Version 5.5.1 Efficiency enhancements |
Feb 15 2019 |
| Version 5.4.1 • Fixed several Preview Box update bugs
• Infrastructure pushed to enable Happs to contact contributors in close proximity to a breaking news story
• Minor bug fixes |
Feb 15 2019 |
| Version 5.3.3 • Major system-wide video platform updates will dramatically improve end-to-end connection quality
• Improved connection tests
• Bug fixes |
Jan 18 2019 |
| Version 4.4.1 Bug fixes
Compatibility update |
Jan 15 2019 |
| Version 4.3.2 Audio blackout bugfix |
Jan 13 2019 |
| Version 4.3.1 Minor UI bug fixes
Touch and hold streams for fullscreen viewing |
Jan 11 2019 |
| Version 4.1.2 Various performance bug fixes
Support for new live preview features |
Nov 28 2018 |
| Version 3.3.3 Minor bug fixes.
Better handling of poor network conditions.
Network test on splash screen. |
Nov 27 2018 |
| Version 3.2.1 Minor bug fixes. |
Nov 23 2018 |
| Version 3.1.5 Brand new intuitive user interface.
Faster channel joining.
Better dropped connection handling.
Various big fixes. |
Oct 20 2018 |
| Version 2.3.1 Fixed major bug that caused stream previews to go black.
Added internal support for images and static assets to be displayed in the preview.
Minor bug fixes. |
Oct 05 2018 |
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