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Kaltura Video Conferencing Version: 1.7.2
Date Released: February 10th, 2023
What's New in This Release
- Quizzes - Android mobile app users can now participate in live quizzes sessions! for more details please refer to the knowledge base Participating in Live Quiz Sessions article.
Coming Next
- Localization
- Tablet layout enhancements
Kaltura Video Conferencing Version: 1.6.4
Date Released: December 1st, 2022
What's New in This Release
- New Viewing Layouts - Introducing new viewing layouts, including active speaker view which automatically displays active speakers' videos, as well as the ability to display your own video in a floating window throughout the session. More details in this article.
- Moderation Capabilities - Moderators can now moderate the session directly from the mobile app. Moderators may share their screen, mute and un-mute participants, invite participants on stage, modify participants permissions and even control streaming media on stage. Check this article for more details.
- App Branding - You can now brand the mobile app experience by adding your company logo to the app loading screen to welcome participants upon entering a session. More details in this article.
- Click to Talk - Click to Talk mode of operation is now supported on the mobile app where enabled.
- Redirect URL Support - You can now redirect participants to a URL of your choice upon session end.
- Audio Slides - Audio Slides are now supported by the mobile app where used.
Resolved Issues
| Key | Summary |
| SUP-34374 | Fixed an issue where quick poll results were not displayed correctly to app users. |
| SUP-34351 | Fixed an issue where quick poll results were not being dismissed automatically for app users. |
| SUP-34349 | Fixed an issue where "mute all" button was not functional in some scenarios. |
| SUP-32375 | Fixed an issue where users were dropped from the session after returnng from "un-live" state. |
| KMEMA-834 | Dial-In users are now displayed in the participants list. |
Coming Next
- Quizzes support
- Localization
- Tablet layout enhancements
Kaltura Video Conferencing Version: 1.5
Date Released: April 25, 2022
What's New in This Release
- Breakout Rooms. Users can now participant in breakout rooms. During breakout rooms session, app user can be assigned to a breakout room by a moderator using web, participate in the breakout session, and move among breakout rooms if such permission was provided. In addition, moderators using the app can see if they were called from a certain breakout room and move among breakout rooms freely.
- Active Speaker. Active speaker view is now available in Gallery mode. By default, when there is no content that is shared in the session, user views the participant who currently speaks on the entire screen, allowing to focus on those who contribute to the session at any given time. Users can still see all those who appear on the stage (are Live) by pagination.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description |
| SUP-31322 | Added support to YouTube videos that are played from the Video Library (Kaltura MediaSpace integration). |
| SUP-31071 | The issue where participants could turn themselves 'Live' in standard room mode has been fixed. |
| SUP-30917 | The issue where participants saw past chats even if that permission has been revoked has been fixed. |
| SUP-30912 | The issue where sometimes non-moderators would appear as 'Live' in large room mode has been fixed. |
| SUP-30909 | The issue where in some devices a participant video stream would appear black following unLive and Live actions by a moderator has been fixed. |
| SUP-30669 | The issue in rooms that are set to "strong mute" mode where the action of unmuting all participants would not effect an app user has been fixed. |
| KMEMA-755 | Improved quick polls UI when using landscape mode. |
| KMEMA-737 | Improved tabs menu UI when using tablets. |
| KMEMA-695 | The issue where media would not be played after leaving and rejoining a room has been resolved. |
| KMEMA-684 | The issue where media would not be resumed after switching 4G connection to WIFI has been resolved. |
| KMEMA-662 | The issue where the participant video would stop after using a camera app has been resolved. |
| KMEMA-650 | Added a notification for moderators, informing them that a recording was completed. |
Planned for Upcoming Releases
- “Click to Talk” support
- Most moderator functionalities
- Quizzes
- Dedicated UI for tablets
- Sharing screen and other content from mobile
- All of those are coming up soon - stay tuned
Tested Devices
Phones
Device | Android OS |
Google Pixel 3 | 12 |
Samsung Galaxy A21s | 11 |
Samsung Galaxy S10 | 11 |
| Xiaomi Mi 11T | 11 |
Samsung Galaxy S9 | 10 |
Tablets:
Device | Android OS |
Samsung galaxy Tab S6 Lite | 12 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 | 11 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A10 | 10 |
Kaltura Video Conferencing Version: 1.4
Date Released: January 24, 2022
What's New in This Release
- Rejoin the Session. User who leaves a session can now rejoin for the 10 minutes after leaving. Rejoining is possible even if the app or the device were turned off.
- Control Permissions. The session participant list is no longer visible when a "View Participant List" permission is disabled in the session or for a specific participant. In addition, when viewing chats or notes permissions are disabled, the applicable tab would be removed from the app.
- Improved UI. We modified the app ribbons and added app warnings and empty state for the notes and chats.
- Audible Recording Notifications. We added a configurable audio announcements to the textual notifications when a session recording starts or upon entrance to a session that is being recorded. Contact your Kaltura rep to enable this feature on your account.
- Cap-smart support. App users can access sessions in cap-smart.newrow rooms.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description |
| KMEMA-575 | Added support to a session Echo Cancellation setting by muting all participants microphones during media playback when Echo Cancellation is enabled. |
| KMEMA-594 | Fixed an issue where moderator couldn't Live or un-Live a participant in Large Room mode as of Nov 28, 2021. |
| KMEMA-569 | Fixed an issue where sometimes notes tab would open in 2 layers. |
| KMEMA-601 | Fixed an issue where the app sometime crashed when a GIF file was presented in the session. |
| KMEMA-568 | Fixed an issue where sometimes a shared content would start playing for the user before the host started playing it. |
| KMEMA-599 | Fixed an issue where the recording indicator would disappear after rotating to landscape mode. |
| KMEMA-639 | Fixed an issue where multiple quick polls were displayed one on top of the other. |
| KMEMA-656 | Fixed an issue where app participants could not hear each other after a breakout room session would end in the web application. |
| KMEMA-662 | Fixed an issue where the video of the app participant would turned off after opening the device camera via a different app. |
What We Didn't Release Yet
- Breakout Rooms.
- “Click to Talk”.
- Most moderator functionalities.
- Quizzes.
- Dedicated UI for tablets.
- Sharing screen and other content from mobile.
- All of those are coming up soon - stay tuned.
Kaltura Video Conferencing Version: 1.3
Date Released: November 14, 2021
What's New in This Release
- SSO Login through Deep-Linking.
- Single Sign On (SSO) user login is now available. With the new schema, users can join or launch a session on the Kaltura Video Conferencing App with their SSO user credentials.
- To enter a session with their user, users have to first login to the hosting platform using their mobile web browser, then click on a link to the session.
- Users who don't have the Kaltura Video Conferencing App installed on their mobile device, will be prompted to install it upon clicking the link to the session. Alternatively, users will be able to enter the room web experience using their mobile web browser (not recommended).
- IFrame/ Embed: If the meeting rooms are being opened on your hosting platform in an IFrame or embed, SSO login is currently available only when logging in to the platform, then clicking on a Direct Room Link.
- Limitations and specific use cases:
- KMS GO: Currently meeting rooms are not supported in the KMS Go mobile app. We are working on an integration with KMS GO.
- Kaltura Media Space (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) Integration: Currently meeting rooms are not supported in KMS and KAF via mobile web browser. However, with this release, users who are logged in to KMS or KAF on their mobile web browser and click on a Direct Room Link, are able to enter the session with their SSO credentials. We are currently working on a direct deep-linking from KMS and KAF via mobile web browser.
- Customizable Terms & Conditions. Users can now view and need to approve a customized terms and conditions sheet. This feature applies only to Kaltura Meetings accounts that set and enabled terms and conditions. Contact your sales rep to learn more.
- Improved UI.
Resolved Issues
Key | Summary |
SUP-29048 | Improved stability for Android version 6.0. |
KMEMA-475 | Support of live and un-live of an app participant by a web moderator. |
KMEMA-171 | Fixed the issue where presentation slides thumbnails were presented to a participant who isn't the presenter. |
KMEMA-458 | Improved visibility of the password input field for protected rooms. |
KMEMA-468 | Fixed the issue where an error message wouldn't appear when inserting invalid room URL and trying to join a room. |
KMEMA-484 | Fixed an issue with presenting files of the following formats: doc, xls, pptx. |
KMEMA-486 | Fixed an issue where some annotations tools on a whiteboard were not displayed proportionally when the presenter in focus and the whiteboard in the small container. |
KMEMA-535 | Improved audio off button functionality, such that it will apply to shared content as well as the participants audio stream. |
KMEMA-543 | Fixed an issue where users couldn't re-enter password (following a failed attempt). |
KMEMA-536 | Improved stability and functionality when using the app in landscape mode. |
KMEMA-453 | Fixed the issue where the webcams appear to be freeze instead of turned off after a web moderator would "Mute all Webcams". |
KMEMA-526 KMEMA-454 | Improved keyboard UI and usability while using the room chat. |
KMEMA-466 | Fixed an issue where the results of a quick poll were displayed after a session was ended. |
KMEMA-571 KMEMA-572 KMEMA-573 | Added support and improved stability on Android version 12. |
What We Didn't Release Yet
- Breakout Rooms are not supported.
- “Click to Talk” rooms are not supported.
- Most moderator functionalities are not available.
- Quizzes are not supported.
- Sharing screen and content from mobile is not supported.
- All of those are coming up soon - stay tuned.
Kaltura Meetings Version: 1.0
Date Released: August 19, 2021
What's New
- Join a room as a guest
- Lobby page
- Password protected rooms
- Send/receive video and audio
- Change device camera
- Change device audio input
- Deep linking
- Room chat
- Moderator chat
- Q&A
- 1:1 chat
- View participants list
- View and download notes
- View shared content (screen, image, doc, video, and youtube)
- Quick polls participation
- Recording indicator
- View Dial-in participants
Limitations
- Breakout rooms are not supported
- Login as moderator / admin, viewing and launching rooms are not supported
- “Click to talk” rooms are not supported
- Moderator functionality is not supported
- A guest that will be set as moderator will only have additional access to the moderator chat
- Quizzes are not supported
- Sharing screen and content from mobile is not supported
