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HDHomeRun Changelog

What's new in HDHomeRun 20231020

Oct 31, 2023
  • HDHomeRun App Mac:
  • Improvements to ATSC 3.0 subtitle handling.
  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Remove old Windows 7/8 HDHomeRun VIEW app (as per EOL notice).
  • Update firmware on HDHR5 and newer models to 20231020.

New in HDHomeRun 20230816 (Aug 23, 2023)

  • Fix crash when bluetooth audio device is used.

New in HDHomeRun 20230719 (Jul 23, 2023)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update firmware on HDHR5 and newer models to 20230719.
  • HDHomeRun App Mac:
  • Nextgen TV certification release.

New in HDHomeRun 20230713 (Jul 14, 2023)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update firmware to 20230713.
  • HDHomeRun App Mac:
  • Fix problem where playback could stall when seeking ATSC 3.0 content.
  • Fix issue where last few seconds of a recording were not displayed.
  • Fix issue where captions were not displayed when within the last 15 seconds of a recording.
  • Fix issue where rewinding within 15 seconds from the end of a recording stopped playback.
  • Fix problem where audio started playing 2 seconds after video when seeking some ATSC 3.0 content.
  • Add parental control support for ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0 (ATSC 3.0 support requires HDHomeRun firmware 20230713 or newer).
  • Improved ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0 subtitle support.
  • Improved auto-selection of the subtitle track.
  • Fix issue introduced in 20230503 recording from non-ipv6 models or when operating an ipv4-only network.
  • Nextgen TV certification release candidate.

New in HDHomeRun 20230505 (May 7, 2023)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update firmware to 20230505.
  • RECORD engine:
  • Fix issue introduced in 20230503 recording from non-ipv6 models or when operating an ipv4-only network.

New in HDHomeRun 20230503 (May 4, 2023)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update firmware to 20230503.
  • HDHomeRun Mac App:
  • Fix problem where English audio track was selected when the language preference was non-English and a matching audio track was available.
  • Fix possible crash in live TV without DVR when seeking after stream failure.
  • Eliminate higher RAM use when a record engine isn’t present.
  • Improvements to DVB subtitle support.
  • Improvements to diagnostic information.
  • Require MacOS 10.13 or newer (minimum version supported by Apple build system).
  • Also available from the Apple App Store (does not include record engine).

New in HDHomeRun 20230323 (Mar 24, 2023)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update firmware to 20230323.
  • HDHomeRun Mac App:
  • Support discovering tuner and record engines via IPv6 site-local multicast when an IPv6 global or site-local IP address is present.
  • RECORD engine:
  • Support discovering tuner and record engines via IPv6 site-local multicast when an IPv6 global or site-local IP address is present.
  • Support detection via IPv6 site-local multicast.
  • Upgrade to 64-bit identifiers for recorded files.

New in HDHomeRun 20230303 (Mar 5, 2023)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update firmware to 20230303.
  • HDHomeRun Mac App:
  • Fix possible crash on startup related to config file.
  • Fix possible stall changing/stopping channel.
  • Return to the episodes view automatically after seeking past the end of a recording.
  • Improvements to fast-forward/rewind.
  • Improvements to skip forward/back while paused.
  • Improvements to subtitle handling.
  • RECORD engine:
  • Fix problem where a tuner timeout was incorrectly reported as “DVR failure” error.

New in HDHomeRun 20221031 (Nov 1, 2022)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • HDHomeRun Setup: Remove device rescan button on Channels tab to avoid confusion with channel scanning.
  • Update firmware to 20221031.
  • RECORD engine:
  • Fix crash when running on a system where the kernel was compiled without IPv6 support.
  • Improvements to diagnostic logging.
  • libhdhomerun:
  • Windows: fix problem discovering on some virtual interfaces.
  • Fix problem discovering on old Fire TV devices running Fire OS 5.
  • Move IP address classification functions to hdhomerun_sock.

New in HDHomeRun 20221024 (Oct 25, 2022)

  • HDHomeRun Mac App / libhdhomerun:
  • Fix crash bug in discover handling.

New in HDHomeRun 20221023 (Oct 25, 2022)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Windows NAS Installer: Fix problem upgrading/installing record engine on WDC NAS devices.
  • Windows HDHomeRun Setup: Fix possible DHCP conflict when using Hyper-V bridged networking.
  • Mac: Fix problem uninstalling record service on MacOS 12.06.
  • Update firmware to 20221023.
  • HDHomeRun Mac App:
  • IPv6 support.
  • Upgraded discover support.
  • Native ARM64 support (dual architecture).
  • RECORD engine:
  • IPv6 support.
  • Upgraded discover support.
  • Optimized handling of a new DVR request for the same channel from the same client.
  • Improvements to URL generation so the URLs are valid from .local names or if port forwarding across private subnets.
  • Fix problem where duplicates could start recording at startup while existing recordings are still being detected.
  • Fix parsing of URLs without URI after the IP address.
  • Security: Improved IP validation.
  • Mac: Native ARM64 support (dual architecture).
  • hdhomerun_config:
  • IPv6 support.
  • New hdhomerun_config discover options -4 (IPv4 only) -6 (IPv6 only) and –dedupe (only return one IP address for each device). Options must be after the discover command. For example: hdhomerun_config discover -4 –dedupe
  • Discover results sorted by device id and ip address priority.
  • Mac: compile native ARM64 support (dual architecture).
  • libhdhomerun:
  • IPv6 support.
  • New discover2 API.
  • New multi-type discovery.
  • Mac: compile native ARM64 support (dual architecture).

New in HDHomeRun 20220822 (Aug 25, 2022)

  • NAS Install: Add support for WDC EX2100/DL2100/DL4100 running OS5.
  • Update firmware to 20220203.

New in HDHomeRun 20220303 (Mar 4, 2022)

  • NAS Install: Add support for WDC EX2100/DL2100/DL4100 running OS5.
  • Update firmware to 20220203.

New in HDHomeRun 20220204 (Feb 6, 2022)

  • NAS Install: Add support for WDC EX2100/DL2100/DL4100 running OS5.

New in HDHomeRun 20220203 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • Update firmware to 20220203.

New in HDHomeRun 20220128 (Jan 31, 2022)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update record engine to 20220128.
  • Update HDHR5/HDVR/HDFX firmware to 20220128.
  • RECORD engine:
  • Use https for image URLs.

New in HDHomeRun 20220126 (Jan 27, 2022)

  • Windows 10/11 App, Mac App:
  • Improvements to audio 5.1 conversion.
  • FHD video quality options.
  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update record engine to 20220126.
  • Update firmware to 20220125.
  • RECORD engine:
  • Upgrade old image links in recordings.
  • Windows: Performance optimization.

New in HDHomeRun 20211212 (Dec 13, 2021)

  • Fix problem with audio volume level when converting between some speaker configurations.

New in HDHomeRun 20211210 (Dec 12, 2021)

  • ATSC 3.0 audio support.
  • Improved audio multi-channel conversion.

New in HDHomeRun 20210624 (Jun 27, 2021)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update record engine to 20210624.
  • Update firmware to 20210624.
  • Windows/Mac App:
  • Fix possible video stall or app crash with DVB subtitle rendering.
  • Improved audio channel count transition handling.
  • Improve support for radio/music channels that feature a slideshow.
  • Smoother video playback.
  • RECORD:
  • Support multicast/IGMP with multiple network interfaces.

New in HDHomeRun 20210422 (Jun 27, 2021)

  • Windows/Mac Installer:
  • Update record engine to 20210422.
  • Update firmware to 20210422.
  • Windows/Mac App:
  • Fix problem where devices were not detected if they were missing guide data.
  • Upgrade to audio handling and audio quality.
  • RECORD:
  • Windows: Fix problem causing video glitches playing back recordings.
  • Mac: Add new SendfileDisable=1 option for use with complex disk/filesystem configurations that do not work reliably with sendfile.
  • WDC: Add support for OS5 on DL2100, DL4100, and EX2100 models of WDC NAS.
  • Performance improvements.

New in HDHomeRun 20210227 (Mar 1, 2021)

  • Update record engine to 20210227.
  • Update HDVR/HHDD firmware to 2021027.
  • RECORD:
  • Fix problem causing high CPU load during playback.
  • Playback performance improvement.

New in HDHomeRun 20210224 (Feb 26, 2021)

  • Windows:
  • Update record engine to 20210224.
  • Update firmware to 2021024.
  • Mac:
  • Update record engine to 20210224.
  • Update firmware to 20210224.
  • RECORD:
  • Multi-stream performance improvement.

New in HDHomeRun 20210210 (Feb 11, 2021)

  • Windows:
  • HDHomeRun Setup: Support DVB-C on HDHR5-2DT/4DT models.
  • HDHomeRun Setup: Add BDA compatibility mode for Emby.
  • HDHomeRun Config GUI: Improvements to ATSC 3.0 support.
  • NAS Installer: Support latest WDC OS release.
  • NAS Installer: Support latest QNAP OS release.
  • Update firmware to 20210210/20210210a.
  • Mac:
  • HDHomeRun App: Improvements to ATSC 3.0 support.
  • HDHomeRun App: Improvements to HEVC video support.
  • HDHomeRun App: Display error message if playback fails due to an audio configuration problem.
  • Mac Installer: Fix problem causing DVR install to fail on some systems.
  • Update firmware to 20210210/20210210a.
  • RECORD:
  • Performance and memory optimization storing recordings to disk.

New in HDHomeRun 20200907 (Sep 9, 2020)

  • Windows:
  • Upgrade libraries to support latest TLS security requirements (fixes guide on Windows 7/8, fixes scan for legacy devices).
  • HDHomeRun Setup: Auto-detect JRiver Media Center.
  • Update firmware to 20200907.
  • Drop Vista support.
  • Drop Totalmedia support.
  • Mac:
  • Update firmware to 20200907.
  • RECORD:
  • Fix possible crash situation.
  • Support discovery via multicast.
  • Update group update id when resume position changes.

New in HDHomeRun 20200521 (Sep 9, 2020)

  • Windows:
  • Windows BDA: Workaround for NextPVR not working due to PID filter support.
  • Windows WMP: Fix A/V sync problem when the audio frame duration is longer than the timestamp step size.
  • Update firmware to 20200521.
  • Mac:
  • DVB subtitle support.
  • Fix A/V sync problem when the audio frame duration is longer than the timestamp step size.
  • Fix problem with audio glitching when using Bluetooth audio on macOS 10.15.
  • Fix problem where HEVC video could fail to play.
  • Update firmware to 20200521.
  • RECORD:
  • Recorded_files defaults to returning the root / top-level-recorded list.
  • Fixup older image URLs.
  • libhdhomerun:
  • Minimum signal strength for scan changed to 35%.

New in HDHomeRun 20200225 (Sep 9, 2020)

  • Windows:
  • Windows 7/8/8.1: Support MPEG2/AC3 content without DirectShow codecs or VLC installed.
  • Windows 7/8/8.1: Support audio codec changing mid-stream.
  • Windows 7/8/8.1: Reduce CPU load playing video content.
  • Windows 7/8/8.1: Fix resource leak..
  • Windows Media Player: Support MPEG2/AC3 content without DirectShow codecs or VLC installed.
  • Windows Media Player: Support audio codec changing mid-stream.
  • Windows Media Player: Fix resource leak..
  • Update firmware to 20200225.
  • Mac:
  • Fix problem where video would stall if the channel was changed while paused.
  • Fix problem where video could stall in rare circumstances when fast forwarding or changing channel.
  • Update firmware to 20200225.
  • RECORD:
  • Support playback of recordings on Roku clients.
  • Report total disk space in discover.json.
  • Automatically remove log files older than 10 days.
  • Windows: 64-bit record service.
  • FreeNAS/FreeBSD: Fix problem finding HDHomeRun tuners.

New in HDHomeRun 20190621 (Sep 9, 2020)

  • Windows:
  • Support new SCRIBE and SERVIO models.
  • Latest HDHomeRun RECORD service for Windows – see RECORD below.
  • Update firmware to 20190621.
  • Mac:
  • Support Verizon Fios 4k HEVC channels.
  • Support operation with multiple IP addresses on the same network interface.
  • Latest HDHomeRun RECORD service for Mac – see RECORD below.
  • Update firmware to 20190621.
  • RECORD:
  • Support running multiple record engines acting together as a pool.
  • Support operation with multiple IP addresses on the same network interface.
  • Support operation with multiple isolated AutoIP networks.
  • Support user configurable limits to the number of concurrent recordings/viewings.
  • Support configuring max concurrent recordings to 0 to disable recording on a specific record engine.
  • Detect SDCardFSfilesystem on Android.
  • StorageID in announcements changed to upper-case.
  • Robust validation of RecordPath.
  • Improvements to GUID handling.
  • Fix problem where changes in available channels may not have been detected.
  • Fix problem detecting show boundaries when buffering live TV.
  • Fix handling of HTTP requests that immediately disconnect without waiting for a response.
  • Enforce use of HTTP-POST for operations that change configuration.
  • Drop unused DisplayGroupID/DisplayGroupName fields.

New in HDHomeRun 20190417 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • Mac:
  • Fix audio pitch issue.
  • Fix audio issues experienced on some channels in France.
  • Fix problem where seek could sometimes result in video stalling and/or playback stopping.
  • Detect and handle stereo content broadcast as 6 channel audio.
  • Improve playback smoothness.
  • Update firmware to 20190417.
  • RECORD:
  • Fix problem where a request to live-buffer a protected channel was not rejected.
  • Support live TV buffering without internet authorization.
  • WDC MyCloud: Support latest MyCloud OS update from WDC.

New in HDHomeRun 20180817 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • Mac:
  • Fix issue where some h.264 channels could show corruption near the bottom of the screen.
  • Fix problem where some channels would flicker between video and a black screen.
  • Fix problem playing audio-only channels.
  • Ensure system default audio device is used for audio.
  • Add pause/FF/RW support to live TV.
  • Update firmware to 20180817.
  • RECORD:
  • Fix problem where live TV could report end-of-stream when crossing to a new time-slot.
  • Support starting without an internet connection.
  • Mac: Sign record engine to ensure correct operation with security software expecting signed software.

New in HDHomeRun 20180327 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • Update firmware to 20180327.

New in HDHomeRun 20171221 / 20171219 Beta 1 (Dec 23, 2017)

  • New HDHomeRun app for Mac (requires OS X 10.11 or newer).
  • Record engine:
  • Fix problem recording two sporting events of the same series at the same time.
  • Fix crash triggered by some clients in live TV mode.
  • Look for conf file in RecordPath if specified on the command line.

New in HDHomeRun 20161107b (Nov 9, 2016)

  • Major update to HDHomeRun app for OSX.
  • Beta release of HDHomeRun DVR for OSX.
  • Update device firmware to 20161107/20161107b.

New in HDHomeRun 20150826 (Aug 27, 2015)

  • Update device firmware to 20150826.

New in HDHomeRun 20150820 Beta 1 (Aug 20, 2015)

  • HDHR3-CC firmware:
  • Improve channel-to-guide matching when a tuning resolver is present (requires channel scan to update).
  • HDHR4-2US/2DT firmware:
  • Fix problem where Ethernet link may intermittently drop.
  • HDHR4-2DT firmware:
  • Fix AGC problem causing poor reception in some environments.
  • HDHR4/HDTC/CC/4DC firmware:
  • Return text DeviceAuth in discovery response.
  • libhdhomerun:
  • Expand discovery API to return DeviceAuth, BaseURL, and an indication of legacy device.

New in HDHomeRun 20150615 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • Update device firmware to 20150615.

New in HDHomeRun 20150613 Beta 2 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • HDHomeRun CONNECT (HDHR4-2DT) Firmware:
  • Fix problem detecting channels in Australia.

New in HDHomeRun 20150610 Beta 1 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • HDHomeRun PRIME Firmware:
  • Fix problem where device may become unresponsive or fail to authorize channels when a stream is stalled by a remote client.
  • Fix problem where device may incorrectly detect some channels as not-subscribed on some cable systems when using a tuning resolver.
  • Improvements to diagnostic logging.
  • HDHomeRun EXPAND (HDHR3-4DC) Firmware:
  • Fix problem where device may become unresponsive or fail to authorize channels when a stream is stalled.
  • Adjust auto-modulation timing to improve compatibility with different cable systems.
  • Improvements to diagnostic logging.

New in HDHomeRun 20150604 (Jun 8, 2015)

  • HDHomeRun VIEW: Reduce CPU load deinterlacing video.

New in HDHomeRun 20150406 (Apr 8, 2015)

  • HDHomeRun VIEW: Support VLC 2.2.0 if installed.
  • HDHomeRun VIEW: Improve deinterlace quality when VLC is installed.
  • HDHomeRun Config GUI: Support configuring the IP address and boot script of TECH models.

New in HDHomeRun 20141210 (Dec 11, 2014)

  • libhdhomerun:
  • Fix problem where libhdhomerun could interrupt http stream.

New in HDHomeRun 20141124 (Nov 26, 2014)

  • HDHomeRun VIEW: New application for viewing live TV.
  • Improvements to firmware upgrade process.
  • Update device firmware to 20141124.

New in HDHomeRun 20140604 (Jun 5, 2014)

  • Support OS-X 10.9.
  • Drop PPC support.
  • Support compiling under jhbuild.
  • Update device firmware to 20140604.