What's new in BBC Radio Widget 4.7
Feb 27, 2015
- Removed old urls, that the BBC had replaced with a recorded message
- Added ability to change station list without updating the widget
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.61 (Feb 11, 2015)
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.6 (Feb 9, 2015)
- Mac OS X 10.6 with Safari 4 (or greater) is now required
- Added automated test file
- Corrected stream uris
- Disabled flash playback as no longer supported by BBC
- Attempt to detect non-starting HTML5 streams and improve fallback to alternate streams
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.5 (Jun 16, 2014)
- Added AAC/MP3 streaming for all stations (requires Mac OS X 10.6 with Safari 4 or later) - falls back to Flash where unavailable
- Updated station listings
- Schedules work again
- Removed RealPlayer streams as they are no longer available
- Compatibility fixes for Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.21 (Jun 16, 2014)
- Fixed to be compatible with recent BBC changes
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.20 (Mar 31, 2010)
- Fixed regional schedules to work with BBC’s updated web pages.
- Greatly improved schedule readability.
- Fixed a possible issue with audio erroneously restarting on Dashboard exit.
- Fixed some issues with daylight savings time and schedules.
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.11 (Sep 29, 2009)
- Added new RealPlayer streams for national stations, after the BBC apparently changed their minds about removing them.
- Fixed compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4.
- Widget falls back to Flash if RealPlayer is selected but not installed.
- (v4.1) Flash is now default for all stations.
- (v4.1) Multiple copies of the widget can now be opened and operated independently, remembering the station each is set to.
- (v4.1) Added option to open schedules at bbc.co.uk if fetching them fails.
- (v4.1) Added Sussex and Surrey stations, and deleted Southern Counties.
- (v4.1) Updates now shown on front of widget, and updater is now more regular, faster and more reliable.
- Many, many bug fixes and internal changes.
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.03 (Aug 11, 2009)
- Fixed an issue with the RP11 hack logic.
- (v4.02) Fixed plugin detection.
- Extended the network test timeout, to hopefully reduce false connection errors.
- (v4.02) Disabled the RealPlayer 11 hack in Tiger, which doesn’t seem to need it.
- (v4.02) Option-click play button now overrides connection and plugin tests (but that’s not recommended!).
- (v4.02) More descriptive errors for schedule fetch on older systems.
- (v4.02) New plist keys UseRPHack and DisableTests; see FAQ for more info.
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.02 (Aug 11, 2009)
- Fixed plugin detection.
- Extended the network test timeout, to hopefully reduce false connection errors.
- Disabled the RealPlayer 11 hack in Tiger, which doesn’t seem to need it.
- Option-click play button now overrides connection and plugin tests (but that’s not recommended!).
- More descriptive errors for schedule fetch on older systems.
- New plist keys UseRPHack and DisableTests; see FAQ for more info.
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.01 (Jun 22, 2009)
- Fixed Five Live International streams (again).
New in BBC Radio Widget 4.0 (Jun 16, 2009)
- Schedule info for virtually every station, inc. R4LW.
- Workaround a RealPlayer bug to allow audio when Dashboard is closed.
- Flash streaming option (option-click the "i" button).
- Improved Safari 4 connection performance.
- Changed some local radio stations to reflect recent rebranding.
- Fixed some graphical issues.
New in BBC Radio Widget 3.41 (Apr 30, 2009)
New in BBC Radio Widget 3.4 (Dec 22, 2008)
- Fixed Five Live international streams (thanks Jon) and World Service stream (thanks Jonathan).
- Added programme title to schedule tooltips.
- Fixed a bug which could lead to graphical glitches in the schedule drawer when the scrollbar hid/appeared.
- Fixed a bug which could lead to an infinite loop if the BBC API served unexpected content.
- Various graphical fixes.
- Smoother upgrade experience.
New in BBC Radio Widget 3.3 (Dec 1, 2008)
- Fixed Five Live streams
- Under-the-hood work to allow user selection of official logos (not yet completed)