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AirParrot Changelog

What's new in AirParrot 3.1.5

Jan 19, 2023
  • Fixed an issue that prevented users from playing videos with the media function

New in AirParrot 3.1.4 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • Fixed an audio issue caused by the Apple HomePod 15.4 update.

New in AirParrot 3.1.3 (Mar 21, 2022)

  • Fixed a connectivity issue caused by the Apple HomePod 15.4 update.

New in AirParrot 3.1.2 (Aug 6, 2021)

  • Improved compatibility with Apple Silicon Macs
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

New in AirParrot 3.1.1 (Jan 7, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue where some users could not connect to Apple TV 4K with PIN enabled

New in AirParrot 3.1.0 (Jan 7, 2021)

  • Added support for some AirPlay 2-enabled Smart TVs
  • Added compatibility with AirParrot Remote 1.2
  • Fixed an issue that occurred when playing audio to AirPlay/Google Cast receivers from a Mac
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

New in AirParrot 2.8.1 (Oct 10, 2019)

  • Resolves a signing issue for macOS 10.15 Catalina

New in AirParrot 2.8.0 (Jul 1, 2019)

  • Resolved macOS incompatibility issues with the extended display driver (macOS 10.13 remains unsupported due to a macOS bug. Please upgrade to macOS 10.14.2 or later)
  • Added support for HomePod as an audio AirPlay receiver
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

New in AirParrot 2.7.3 (Sep 28, 2017)

  • Added compatibility with tvOS 11
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

New in AirParrot 2.7.2 (May 19, 2017)

  • Added support for mirroring audio-only to LG Music Flow speakers
  • Resolved an issue using DNS names and IP addresses with Quick Connect
  • Resolved an issue with media play button/scrubber position not correctly updating with Apple TV 4
  • Resolved an issue waking Chromecast from sleep when connecting to mirror
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

New in AirParrot 2.7.0 (Mar 17, 2017)

  • Added Chromecast Audio Support
  • Added support for Apple TV tvOS 10.2
  • Added support for Apple TV Device Verification feature
  • Improved reliability on large networks and when changing networks
  • AirParrot 2 mirroring is now recordable by Reflector 2
  • Improved device discovery
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

New in AirParrot 2.6.2 (Oct 14, 2016)

  • Resolved an issue that could cause screens mirrored to an Apple TV 4 to appear very small
  • Improvements to AirParrot Remote stability and performance
  • Improved Bonjour discovery of Chromecast version 1.21.72444
  • Quick Connect now supports modifiers for troubleshooting and legacy connection modes
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

New in AirParrot 2.6.1 (Sep 13, 2016)

  • Resolved an issue that could cause connections to quickly drop when using tvOS 9 on a fourth-generation Apple TV.

New in AirParrot 2.6.0 (Sep 9, 2016)

  • Added compatibility with tvOS 10 on the fourth-generation Apple TV
  • Added enhanced encryption when mirroring to Apple TV or Reflector 2
  • Improved capture and encoding support for macOS Sierra
  • Improved responsiveness of the AirParrot 2 main menu
  • Added setting to disable localization and default to English
  • Resolved an issue that would cause a name conflict to occur if AirParrot 2 was running when you woke from sleep or changed networks
  • Resolved an issue that could cause a crash when attempting to load media files with capitalized file extensions
  • Resolved an issue that could cause multiple hostname iterations when starting an AirParrot Remote broadcast
  • Resolved a potential crash when attempting to connect to an AppleTV with a password or onscreen code enabled
  • Resolved a potential crash when suddenly losing connection to a Chromecast
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

New in AirParrot 2.5.2 (Aug 2, 2016)

  • Improved the rate at which content updates when mirroring mostly static content (such as Powerpoint)

New in AirParrot 2.5.1 (May 23, 2016)

  • Resolved an issue connecting to a Chromecast running the latest Chromecast software update.

New in AirParrot 2.5.0 (Apr 14, 2016)

  • Hallo! Guten Tag! Buon Giorno! 你好 - AirParrot 2 is now localized in 13 additional languages! In addition to English, users can now use AirParrot 2 in their native Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Dutch, Czech, French, Hungarian, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish and Danish languages!

New in AirParrot 2.4.0 (Mar 14, 2016)

  • Resolved an issue with long buffering times when beginning to stream media to a Chromecast
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements
  • AirParrot Remote:
  • AirParrot Remote is a new, add-on app that allows you to remotely control AirParrot 2 with your iPhone or iPad. AirParrot Remote lets you easily control what's being mirrored or streamed from your computer to Apple TV, Chromecast and Reflector-enabled devices from the palm of your hand.
  • Start and stop mirroring or streaming
  • Switch between screen and specific app mirroring
  • View a live preview of what's being mirrored and remotely control your computer's mouse and keyboard
  • Browse your computer's files and build media playlists

New in AirParrot 2.3.2 (Jan 18, 2016)

  • Improved compatibility with Chromecast audio-only devices
  • Spotify album art for the current audio track is now loaded from the Spotify API for better reliability
  • Resolved an issue where "select an area" mode was unusable if previous single app mirroring app became unavailable
  • Better support for underscan and per-device audio level adjustments when connected to a Cast device
  • Resolved an issue that caused a black screen on two or more Chromecast mirroring connections
  • Resolved an issue that could cause music track info to become stuck when mirroring to an Apple TV
  • Resolved a hang with the main AirParrot 2 menu on OS X 10.7
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements

New in AirParrot 2.3.0 (Nov 10, 2015)

  • Improved support for the new Apple TV 4
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements

New in AirParrot 2.2.1 (Jul 23, 2015)

  • Hardware acceleration now more intelligently defers to software encoding if performance would be better in software
  • Improved Cast mirroring and streaming support, especially on lossy networks
  • Added a preference to manually toggle between hardware and software encoding
  • Added better support for "Dark Mode" in OS X 10.10 and later
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements

New in AirParrot 2.2.0 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • Hardware encoding - AirParrot 2 now uses available hardware encoding to capture screens and transcode media files at much lower CPU usage when streaming to Apple TV and Chromecast (OS X 10.9 and greater)
  • Audio streaming to AirPort Express generation 1, version 1 now works properly
  • The power button and play/pause buttons are now disabled when not mirroring/streaming
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements

New in AirParrot 2.1.2 (May 2, 2015)

  • Reflector 2 compatibility - Added enhanced support for mirroring and media streaming via AirPlay or Google Cast to Reflector 2
  • AirParrot 2 now prevents a Mac from sleeping while media streaming
  • Resolved a crash when seeking in a media stream
  • Resolved a crash when Bluetooth is not able to initialize
  • Resolved an issue that caused the pause icon to remain in the menu bar after a connection ends
  • Resolved an issue that could cause the AirParrot menu to not appear directly under the menu bar icon
  • Resolved an issue that could cause audio to disconnect on OS X 10.8
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements

New in AirParrot 2.1.1 (Mar 19, 2015)

  • Resolved an issue that could cause audio mirroring to stutter and drop over time
  • Enhanced performance when scrolling the list of available devices
  • Improved AirPort Express audio streaming
  • Miscellaneous audio bug fixes and stability improvements

New in AirParrot 2.1.0 (Dec 24, 2014)

  • Subtitles - AirParrot 2 now supports media files with embedded and external subtitles!
  • Now Playing - AirParrot 2 shows current artist, track and album information for iTunes, Spotify and Radium when mirroring audio only
  • Local Audio - AirParrot 2 now allows mirroring audio to local computer speakers in addition to other devices
  • Mirror Selected Area - Select just a desired area of an application or a screen to mirror.
  • Added indicators on mouseover for display identification
  • Added menu bar indicator when mirroring is paused
  • AirParrot 2 now allows you to choose other audio input devices, in addition to system audio
  • AirParrot 2 now appears in "Open With..." menu for media files
  • AirParrot 2 menu now closes when selecting another menu bar item
  • Resolved an issue with display extension driver that could prevent certain Macs from waking on 10.10.2
  • Resolved an issue with display extension driver that previously warned users of drag and drop issues with certain MacBooks - all MacBooks are now safe to use with AirParrot 2
  • Resolved an issue where "Very High" video quality setting actually produced a very low quality video stream
  • Resolved an issue that prevented audio streaming to audio devices with multiple interfaces with self-assigned IP addresses
  • Resolved an issue where bluetooth-discovered Apple TVs could overwrite the mDNS information for the device
  • Resolved an issue where multiple connected monitors could cause the "To" list layout to break
  • Numerous miscellaneous bug fixes, stability improvements and performance updates

New in AirParrot 2.0.4.1 (Dec 9, 2014)

  • Revolves an audio stalling issue on certain Mac models

New in AirParrot 2.0.4 (Dec 3, 2014)

  • Improved tear-down and disconnect on Chromecast devices
  • Resolved an issue with main menu appearing at the wrong size or position on 10.7 and 10.8
  • Resolved an issue where the "Application" menu would not display applications to mirror
  • Resolved an issue where the "Media" menu would not display any content
  • Resolved an issue where the Settings menu would not appear on 10.7 and 10.8
  • AirPlay passwords are now properly remembered even if the device's IP address changes
  • Misc. performance and stability improvements

New in AirParrot 2.0.2 (Nov 26, 2014)

  • Greatly improved media streaming performance and reliability
  • Added "time remaining" click toggle to timestamp counter for media streaming
  • Added audio error state when mirroring is connected but audio fails to connect
  • Media streaming scrubber updates the current timestamp in realtime
  • Improved Chromecast mirroring and media streaming stability and performance
  • Improved error state icons for low-resolution screens
  • Improved error messaging to be clearer and less generic in some situations
  • Resolved an issue where Apple TV would maintain connection after media streaming finishes
  • Resolved an issue with mirroring audio to first generation AirPort Express
  • Resolved an issue with global license keys not applying for bulk deployments
  • Resolved an issue with Windows license keys appearing valid on Mac (but not allow registering)
  • Miscellaneous performance and stability improvements
  • Drastic reduction in CPU utilization when mirroring

New in AirParrot 2.0.1 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Resolved a crash when disconnecting from a media stream
  • Resolved an issue that causes audio only mirroring to not un-mute if muted
  • Resolved an issue that truncated the edge of 720p mirroring on 10.7 and 10.8
  • Improved mDNS and device discovery performance
  • AirParrot 2 now only prompts to install drivers when required, instead of on launch
  • Added advanced logging preference for debugging advanced issues
  • Miscellaneous performance and stability improvements

New in AirParrot 1.5.5 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • Resolves an issue when attempting to connect audio to Apple TV OS 7.0

New in AirParrot 1.5.4 (Mar 1, 2014)

  • AirParrot now has a fully-functional seven-day trial (with subtle watermark)
  • Added a new first-launch splash screen and registration window
  • Resolved an issue that prevented pasting a license key in the registration window
  • Resolved an issue that caused the mouse cursor to appear tiny or disappear entirely when mirroring

New in AirParrot 1.5.3 (Nov 7, 2013)

  • AirParrot now disables the "mirror displays" option in OS X while using Extend Desktop to prevent frozen AppleTV images
  • "Hide Notification Center" preference now only appears for users on OS X 10.8 and later
  • Resolved an issue that could cause an "Encoder Unavailable" error with latest Apple TV OS update

New in AirParrot 1.5.2 (Oct 21, 2013)

  • Resolves driver installation and "unsupported on this Mac" issues for 32-bit Intel Core Duo Macs.

New in AirParrot 1.5.1 (Oct 9, 2013)

  • Added Apple TV OS 6.0 Compatibility
  • AirParrot now sends the name of the mirroring computer to display on the receiving Apple TV (Apple TV OS 6.0)
  • Initial OS X 10.9 Mavericks support
  • Added a register option to the AirParrot menu in Trial mode
  • Added preference to exclude Notification Center notifications while mirroring (10.8 and 10.9 only)
  • Resolved an issue that caused an extended display to freeze on the Apple TV
  • Misc. performance improvements and bug fixes

New in AirParrot 1.5 (Nov 2, 2012)

  • Automatically detect TV Overscan settings
  • Added ability to force 720p for improved performance on slower networks
  • Corrected an issue that could cause passwords to not save
  • Improved logging for network problem resolutions
  • Improved menu status messages when unable to connect
  • Resolved an issue that could cause problems connecting audio to an AppleTV
  • Added support for deployment to all users (when installed as admin/root) - contact [email protected] for more details on bulk deployment
  • Added support for date-limited promotional keys
  • Improved compatibility with iOS 6
  • Misc. performance improvements and bug fixes

New in AirParrot 1.4.3 (Jul 30, 2012)

  • Corrects a compiler issue that caused an audio/video sync issue
  • Corrects a compiler issue that caused connection errors on some AppleTV OS versions

New in AirParrot 1.4.2 (Jul 30, 2012)

  • Corrects an issue that caused the audio and external display driver installation to prompt over and over again.

New in AirParrot 1.4.1 (Jul 26, 2012)

  • Corrects an issue that could cause the driver installation to fail in certain circumstances.

New in AirParrot 1.4 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Retina Support:
  • Added retina icons and images
  • Added support for high-performance mirroring of retina resolution displays to 720p and 1080p Apple TVs
  • Mountain Lion Support:
  • Added support for Mountain Lion including Developer ID signing
  • Easier Registration:
  • Added support for easier registration
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Significant performance gains for non-Mountain Lion mirroring compatible machines
  • Miscellaneous performance enhancements and bug fixes