Version 3.3.1
(2016/12/13)
- Fixed an issue with subtitle adjustment in videos streamed to UPnP devices
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.3.0
(2016/09/29)
- Added parental control to restrict user access to certain videos with a 4-digit PIN (Video Station 2.2.0 or above required)
- DS video will now remember the settings of the previous playback, including subtitle source, audio track, and subtitle syncing options (Video Station 2.2.0 or above required)
- Home videos can now be browsed in timeline mode (Video Station 2.2.0 or above required)
- Added an option to show indicators for unwatched videos
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.2.1
(2016/07/19)
- Fixed an issue where subtitle options might not display properly when streaming videos to Chromecast
- Fixed an issue where video playback might not work properly when streaming videos to Chromecast
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.2.0
(2016/06/30)
- You can now browse videos by program and by channel in TV Recordings
- You can now browse videos alphabetically or by release date in a playlist
- Enhanced user experience for Mi Box and other set-top boxes running Android 4.1 or above
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.1.2
(2016/05/04)
- Optimized the app to reduce its power consumption
- Enhanced the app's stability
- Fixed an issue where the login may fail on Samsung devices
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.1.1
(2016/04/01)
- Fixed an issue where the app may quit unexpectedly when users browse videos in the thumbnail view
- Fixed an issue where videos may not be properly downloaded to an external SD card on a tablet running Android 5.0 or above
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.1
(2016/03/16)
- Added a new feature to automatically search for subtitles online and download suitable ones when a user plays a video without subtitles
- Added support for adjusting the subtitle size on Chromecast
- Added an option to disable the subtitles
- Enhanced the performance of generating folder cover with contained video posters
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.0.1
(2016/01/23)
- Fixes an issue where the episode listings in TV show might be abnormal
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.0
(2016/01/19)
- New design of the user interface
- Added the following new features:
- Offline transcoding
- Rating edition
- Mobile device can be remembered for exempting 2-step verification
- Added a tab of Offline Transcoding in the "Downloaded Videos" page to monitor the transcoding tasks
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.6.3
(2015/12/30)
- Fixed an issue where the app may quit unexpectedly when using MXplayer Pro to play videos
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.6.2
(2015/10/27)
- Fixed an issue where streaming videos to Chromecast in AC3 audio codec might not work properly
- Added support to allow users to enable AC3 passthrough for Chromecast
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.6.1
(2015/10/14)
- Enhanced playback compatibility on DS216play for 4K resolution and HEVC format
- Added a setting for users to disable transcoding
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.6
(2015/10/07)
- Added support of 2-step verification for DSM 6.0 to provide extra security
- Enhanced performance of QuickConnect
- Added supports of subtitle sync on Chromecast
- Added supports of repeat playback in available players
- Fixed an issue where the app may suddenly quit when streaming videos to a remote player on LG G2 running Android 5.0
- Fixed an issue where a video may fail to be downloaded when the video's name contains a special character
- Fixed an issue where the app may suddenly quit when connecting to Chromecast
- Fixed an issue where users may fail to login to the app properly when using a Middle East language
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.4.3
(2015/02/26)
- Fixed an issue where the app would crash when returning from the Chromecast player view
- Fixed an issue which prevented taking back control over a Chromecast
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.4.2
(2014/12/16)
- The watched status is now automatically updated after having finished watching a video
- Improved support for Android 5.0
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.4.1
(2014/11/19)
- Fixed an issue where episodes of TV shows would not be listed in custom libraries
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.4
(2014/11/06)
- The app now remembers the viewing mode (posters/tiles)
- The watched status is now available in the TV shows library
- Improved usability when using the app with a remote control (Android TV...)
- Minor bug fixes and usability enhancements
The following features require Video Station 1.4:
- Added filters to search more efficiently: watched status, file resolution, duration, container, file count
- Improved the transcoding of mkv files when streaming to a Chromecast
- Improved the selection of subtitles to allow to search online and select multiple subtitle files each time a video is played
Version 2.3
(2014/09/16)
- New style and improved usability
- DS video now remembers the position last time you used the app
- Shorter connection time when using QuickConnect
- Fixed an issue where subtitles couldn't be selected for streaming on a DLNA TV
- Fixed an issue where streaming would interrupt when changing the streaming quality to the Apple TV
The following features require Video Station 1.4 Beta:
- You can now view and edit the watched status of videos
- The search function now allows to combine filters to find videos more efficiently
- Search results can easily be saved into smart collections
- Improved the remote player: you can now re-attach and take back control over a player
- Subtitles can now be retrieved online when starting to play a movie (requires enabling in Video Station)
- Sharing your videos via links on social networks or email is now supported
- We've added a "Recently released" category for more convenience
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.2
(2014/06/02)
- The login history is shared between Synology Mobile Apps for more convenience (hostnames and account names)
- Downloading to the external SD card is now possible on Android 4.4.x devices
- Notifications no longer lower the volume when using the remote player
- Fixed an issue where downloaded videos with non-roman charactersin the filename wouldn't play
- Unicode domain names (also known as IDN) are now supported
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.1.1
(2014/03/18)
Version 2.1
(2014/03/10)
- It's now possible to stream to a Chromecast (requires a Video Station package update)
- Quality options are now available when streaming to an Apple TV
- The playback progress of offline videos is now remembered
- Improved the support form to contact us, added a "What's new" section
- The remote player can be controlled from the lock-screen
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.0
(2014/01/23)
- Videos can now be downloaded for offline viewing (Video Station 1.3/DSM 5.0 required)
- Login with QuickConnect is now available (DSM 5.0 required)
- The current program is displayed alongside the channel in the Live TV channel list
- It's now possible to verify the certificate installed on the DiskStation for an even more secure connection
- Minor bug fixes
Version 1.3.1
(2013/11/25)
- The volume can now be controlled when streaming to a DLNA TV. This isn't possible with an Apple TV due to restrictions by Apple
- Files with DTS audio are no longer transcoded and can be played with the latest Video Station package installed on the DiskStation and VLC player installed on the Android device
- Minor bugs fixes
Known issues and limitations:
- No display of subtitles when streaming to a DLNA TV.
- When updating to DS video 1.3 from an older version, the login history will be deleted to avoid any security concerns.
Version 1.3
(2013/08/29)
- Recordings can now be created by specifying the start time and the duration
- Minor bugs fixes
Version 1.2
(2013/07/08)
- View user-defined libraries (requires Video Station 1.2 Beta)
- Minor bugs fixes
Version 1.1.1
(2013/04/26)
- Improved the loading speed of thumbnails (when displaying movie lists)
- Fixed an issue on Android 2.x devices, where the search function wouldn't work
- Improved the UI layout on the Amazon Kindle Fire
- Minor bugs fixes
Known issues and limitations:
- No display of subtitles when streaming to a DLNA TV.