Ditto Release Notes

April 18, 2023

• Disabled Moderator Controls by default when creating new Ditto rooms; Moderator Controls can be toggled on in room settings
• Added a new tab in the Rooms section to show all digital signage lists in each room at a glance, eliminating the need to click on each individual signage list to view assigned rooms
• Miscellaneous customer-reported bug fixes and improvements

April 11, 2023

• Fixed an issue that caused Apple TV device names to not show when pairing Apple TVs to Ditto accounts, resulting in all paired Apple TVs being named “Apple TV.” Apple TV device names now show when paired in the account portal.
• Improved screen mirroring audio sync
• Improved detection of IP address changes to prevent issues when initiating screen mirroring connections

March 29, 2023

• Released the Ditto Director app on Windows to bring moderation controls to Ditto screen mirroring sessions.

• Fixed an issue that caused users to experience a black screen when mirroring to legacy receivers.

February 28, 2023

• Added the ability to mirror native device resolution to Ditto receivers; setting must be enabled in the Ditto Account Portal

• Added the ability to mirror native device resolution to Ditto receivers; setting must be enabled in the Ditto Account Portal
• Technical maintenance

February 22, 2023

• Released a new feature to enable the use of static IP addresses for Ditto receivers; Previously, receivers used the last known IP address 

December 14, 2022

• Improved digital signage scheduling capabilities
• Added the ability to mass-apply settings to additional areas of the account portal:
  • Schedule digital signage lists and items in bulk
  • Hide or delete digital signage lists in bulk
  • Set time duration for digital signage items in bulk

• Redesigned UI/UX of the digital signage section of the account portal to better align with the rest of the portal
  
  

November 15, 2022

• Improved mirroring quality when mirroring video to Ditto Receiver

November 8, 2022

• Improved mirroring quality when mirroring video to Ditto Receiver

November 7, 2022

• Improved the playback quality of mirrored videos
• Added support for the upcoming release of advanced digital signage scheduling

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Added support for the upcoming release of advanced digital signage scheduling

October 26, 2022

• Updated the Ditto Connect webpage to reduce the number of steps it takes to install Ditto Connect
• Technical maintenance
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

September 29, 2022

• Added the ability to create digital signage roles
  • Users added to a role can access, create and manage digital signage in selected Ditto rooms

September 22, 2022

September 21, 2022

• Launched screen mirroring annotation capabilities
• Introduced the option for users to share usage data for better troubleshooting

Ditto Connect for Windows

• Launched screen mirroring annotation capabilities
• Introduced the option for users to share usage data for better troubleshooting
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

Ditto Connect for iOS

• Introduced the option for users to share usage data for better troubleshooting

Ditto Connect for Android

• Introduced the option for users to share usage data for better troubleshooting

August 23, 2022

• Introduced the Ditto Director iOS/iPadOS app

Ditto Account Portal

• Added support for the Ditto Director screen mirroring moderation app

August 16, 2022

• Introduced support for moderator controls using the Ditto Director iOS/iPadOS app
• Added the ability to support audio sharing when screen mirroring from Ditto Connect for Web
• Added the Ditto receiver name to the Ditto room code screen 

• Introduced support for moderator controls using the Ditto Director iOS/iPadOS app
• Added the ability to support audio sharing when screen mirroring from Ditto Connect for Web
• Added the Ditto receiver name to the Ditto room code screen 

Ditto Connect for Web

• Added the ability to share audio while screen mirroring

July 14, 2022

• Updated the Ditto Connect webpage with new UI and an improved workflow to offer a better, more reliable screen mirroring experience across various browsers

June 28, 2022

• Added a “Select All” checkbox to allow users to select all of the digital signage items in a signage list
• Added “Delete” as a bulk option for digital signage items in a signage list
• Added an unsaved changes warning when a user leaves a section of the account portal with unsaved edits
• Maintenance and UI updates

June 21, 2022

• Added an in-app status notification in the event that Ditto Connect becomes disconnected from a receiver

June 15, 2022

• Fixed connection issue with legacy receivers

• Fixed connection issue with legacy receivers

June 13, 2022

• Added the ability for users to select which receivers they want to mirror to when multiple receivers are linked to the same Ditto room

June 8, 2022

June 7, 2022

• Added the ability for users to select which receivers they want to mirror to when multiple receivers are linked to the same Ditto room

• Added the ability for users to select which receivers they want to mirror to when multiple receivers are linked to the same Ditto room

May 31, 2022

• Added the ability to initiate screen mirroring from the Chrome web browser on Chrome OS, Mac and Windows devices

May 26, 2022

• Added the ability to view the names of mirrored devices to make it easier for users to see who is mirroring
• Performance and stability enhancements
• Fixed a bug that caused special characters in Ditto receiver names to display incorrectly

• Performance and stability enhancements
• Improved digital signage performance and quality
• Fixed a bug that caused special characters in Ditto receiver names to display incorrectly

April 13, 2022

April 6, 2022

March 16, 2022

• Updated the downloadable image for the Ditto room background
• Added survey links to collect feedback and improve the user experience
• Fixed an issue that caused Ditto room creation to fail when a location was added and removed

March 7, 2022

• Fixed an issue that caused receivers to show as paired to an account but unlinked from corresponding rooms.
• Updated the Ditto Windows Receiver with similar changes for preventative maintenance.

February 28, 2022

• Receiver status indicator
  • Ditto account admins can quickly assess which receivers are online or offline
• Payment failure alerts
  • Users will be notified when there is an issue with their payment along with the cause of payment failure
• Unsaved edits warning
  • When a user makes a change within the account portal and tries to leave the page before saving, a warning notification will appear and prompt users to return and save their work

January 26, 2022

• Fixed an issue that caused the Ditto Account Portal to freeze when interacting with the “Enable Mirroring” toggle on the Rooms Overview page
• Fixed an issue that caused Android 11 users to receive an “incompatible device” error when visiting connect.goditto.com. Intended functionality has been restored, as Android 11 users will now be redirected to the Google Play Store to download the Ditto Connect app as intended
• Improved mobile UI for elements in the Ditto Account Portal

January 12, 2022

• Fixed an issue that caused digital signage to stop running on Windows 11 and Windows 10 v21H2 after a certain period of time

• Improved logging and diagnostics
• Fixed an issue that caused Ditto receivers to lose pairing status with rooms and prevented users from re-pairing the receivers to rooms

December 15, 2021

• Improved UI for the screen dimming feature
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

December 8, 2021

• Two new digital signage templates were released:
  • Display a local hourly forecast
  • Display a local three-day forecast

December 1, 2021

• Reordered countries alphabetically by name in the Ditto signup page dropdown
• Added a link in the Static Web URL digital signage template that directs users to support documentation
• Updated the layout for the Ditto billing page

November 17, 2021

• Fixed an issue that caused scheduled signage items to not start at the assigned time
• Fixed an issue that could occur when deleting a Ditto receiver from a Ditto room — the deletion could cause all other receivers connected to that room to be deleted
• Fixed an issue that allowed users to create two Ditto user accounts with the same email between two organizations

November 3, 2021

• Added a new digital signage template that enables users to display static web URLs as signage items
• New users given access to the Account Portal of existing Ditto accounts will receive the onboarding tutorial
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

September 29, 2021

• Text resizing on digital signage templates
• Bug fixes and maintenance 

September 9, 2021

• Bug fixes and maintenance 

• Bug fixes and maintenance 

September 1, 2021

• Added a guided onboarding tutorial to simplify the Ditto setup and deployment process

August 18, 2021

• Added an audio switch for uploaded digital signage assets that contain audio
  • New videos are unmuted by default.
• Accounts can now use the "&" symbol in organization names
• Fixed the download links for locally hosted Ditto Connect apps

July 19, 2021

• Improved performance when users access the temporary version of Ditto Connect. Connecting without internet access is no longer an option with this update. However, we do not believe this will affect users in any meaningful way.

June 29, 2021

• Updated UI to improve consistency between Ditto receiver platforms
• Improved an issue that could cause the Ditto tvOS Receiver application to crash when running digital signage for long periods of time
• Fixed a digital signage issue that would occur after alerts expired
• Miscellaneous digital signage bug fixes

• Updated UI to improve consistency between Ditto receiver platforms
• Fixed a digital signage issue that would occur after alerts expired

June 9, 2021

• Fixed an issue with digital signage template colors
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

May 26, 2021

• Added the option to always show room code connection information while a user is mirroring or when signage is displayed
• Fixes an error where digital signage previews did not appear correctly in the editor

• Added the option to hide room code connection information on a Ditto-enabled display while retaining the ability to screen mirror to that display
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

• Added the option to hide room code connection information on a Ditto-enabled display while retaining the ability to screen mirror to that display

May 24, 2021

• Provides username to Ditto Windows Receiver to indicate which user is actively mirroring on a Ditto display

May 12, 2021

• Resolved issue with digital signage preview generation
• Updated Jamf School deployment configuration
• Resolved UI issues on mobile
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

April 9, 2021

• Redesigned and reorganized the account portal sidebar menu
• Added user statistics to the dashboard
• Added sample user statistics to trial accounts
• Receiver locations and sublocations are now displayed on the main Receivers page
• Added the ability to adjust room code settings from the Rooms page
• Added sublocations to the Rooms page
• Added search functionality to rooms in the Rooms page
• Added sublocations, rooms and receivers to the Locations list view
• Added ability to select and manage rooms from the Locations page
• New UI designs to the customization page
• Redesigned some reporting features
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

December 23, 2020

• Added support for Jamf School to MDM deployment capabilities

December 9, 2020

• Added the ability to adjust the position of the onscreen code on Ditto receivers
• Added new customizable digital signage templates
• Fixed a bug where specific signage lists or items could not be deleted
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

• Added support for positioning the onscreen codes

• Added support for positioning the onscreen codes

November 19, 2020

• Added an alert email notification when an admin enables multifactor authentication (MFA) for a user
• Fixed a bug that caused an error when linking to the Ditto account portal
• Fixed a character limit issue with the COVID-19 Occupancy signage template
• Added caching to improve account portal performance under heavy load times
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

November 4, 2020

• Added new customizable digital signage template
• Added ability to create a room group labeled only with numbers
• Fixed functionality with the location area map
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

November 2, 2020

• Improved capture and encoding for higher quality screen mirroring

October 26, 2020

• Improved prompt for local network permissions

October 14, 2020

• Added multifactor authentication (MFA) to the Ditto account portal
• Introduced the ability for admins to deploy MFA to all users on their account
• Introduced the ability for users to resend account verification emails
• Added new customizable digital signage template
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

• Fixed an issue where screen mirroring would not resume after loss of a network connection

September 14, 2020

• Added ability to adjust how much the screen dims when the Ditto tvOS Receiver and Ditto Windows Receiver are left idle
• Added two new customizable digital signage templates
• Added new help fields to make it easier for end users to get support while using Ditto Connect desktop apps 
• Rebranded account portal to match updated Ditto color palette
• Miscellaneous bug fixes  

• Added ability to adjust how much the screen dims when the receiver is left idle

• Added ability to adjust how much the screen dims when the receiver is left idle

July 30, 2020

Ditto Account Portal

• Added new customizable digital signage layouts
• Fixed an issue where digital signage preview images were not matching customized layouts
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

June 24, 2020

Ditto Account Portal

• Added new digital signage templates to help combat COVID-19
• Transitioned to a new password management system to increase account security and improve the login process

June 16, 2020

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Fixed an issue with cached signage once a receiver is removed from a Ditto room or account

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Fixed an issue with cached signage once a receiver is removed from a Ditto room or account
• Improved the Ditto zero-touch setup process by auto-dismissing the receiver pairing/linking window when setup is complete
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

May 1, 2020

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Fixed a bug that caused Ditto digital signage Items to download multiple times causing the on-screen download indicator to show often

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Fixed a bug that caused Ditto digital signage Items to download multiple times causing the on-screen download indicator to show often

April 27, 2020

Ditto Account Portal

• Added ability to disable screen mirroring, digital signage and alerts in the Rooms tab
• Improved signup process
• New UI layout

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Added visual indication to show when digital signage is downloading
• Added visual indication to show when the receiver is offline
• Added visual indication for when screen mirroring is disabled on the receiver

Ditto Windows Receiver·

• Added visual indication to show when digital signage is downloading
• Added visual indication for when device is offline
• Added visual indication for when screen mirroring is disabled on the receiver
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

Ditto Connect for iOS

• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

Ditto Connect for macOS

• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

Ditto Connect for Windows

• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

April 6, 2020

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Added support for playing full duration of digital signage videos automatically (play until end)
• Added support for animated GIFs uploaded in the Media Layout

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Added support for playing full duration of digital signage videos automatically (play until end)
• Added support for animated GIFs uploaded in the Media Layout
• Updated to hide mouse cursor when devices are mirroring if cursor has not moved in 10 seconds

Ditto Connect for macOS

• Fixed issue that caused users to not be automatically prompted to update to new versions
• Fixed issue that caused Ditto to continue screen mirroring after notebook lid closed
• Added support for notifying user if Ditto Connect is not connected to the network
• Fixed issue where audio wouldn't send to some AirPlay devices on reconnect

Ditto Connect for Windows

• Fixed issue where users couldn't mirror full screen to legacy Apple TV (gen 2 and 3) receivers
• Fixed issue that caused Ditto to continue screen mirroring after notebook lid closed
• Fixed issue where audio wouldn't send to legacy Google Cast receivers
• Added support for notifying user if Ditto Connect is not connected to the network

Ditto Connect for iOS

• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

Ditto Connect for Chrome OS

• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

Ditto Account Portal

• Fixed bug that occurred when resetting password
• Fixed bug with digital signage storage display
• Added ability to set specific durations for digital signage Items
• Added ability to set digital signage videos to play their full duration automatically (play until end)
• Added ability to set "play until end" videos to loop multiple times
• Added ability to schedule signage that will run past midnight
• Fixed a bug where Layout Items sometimes failed to generate
• Added support for animated GIFs uploaded in the Media Layout

March 16, 2020

Ditto Connect for Windows

• Corrected an issue where certain Windows users needed to obtain admin privileges or reboot their devices before using Ditto Connect.

Ditto Account Portal

• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

March 6, 2020

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Added stability improvements for digital signage
• Fixed showing onscreen code with dark mode enabled
• Removed wifi icon on connection info screen

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Added stability improvements for digital signage
• Improved download speed of large digital signage assets
• Improved video signage
• Hides mouse cursor when digital signage is displayed until the mouse is moved
• Removed wifi icon on connection info screen

Ditto Connect for macOS

• Fixed a laptop screen mirroring crash that occurred when users closed their laptop lids before disconnecting and tried to connect again later
• Improved audio consistency
• Proper sending of device name to receiver

Ditto Connect for Windows

• Proper sending of device name to receiver

Ditto Connect for iOS

• Miscellaneous performance improvements and big fixes 

Ditto Connect for Android

• Miscellaneous performance improvements and big fixes 

Ditto Connect for Chrome OS

• Miscellaneous performance improvements and big fixes 

Ditto Account Portal
Digital Signage 

• Added popup Layout preview with full-screen option
• UX improvements to Full Menu Layout when swapping menu columns

Additional Account portal updates

• Splunk integration added to company settings
• Displays connection info on digital signage receivers by default

February 11, 2020

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Resolved issue with uploading large digital signage video files.

February 6, 2020

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Introduced Ditto digital signage. Feature digital signage on all Ditto-enabled displays by customizing pre-made signage templates or uploading PNG, GIF, JPEG or MP4 files. Create signage lists, schedule signage, disseminate alerts and remotely manage signage from the Ditto Account Portal.
• Included emergency alert integration with Ditto digital signage. Create and deploy custom alerts or integrate with the Common Alert Protocol (CAP) to automatically disseminate emergency notifications to all relevant displays.

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Introduced Ditto digital signage. Feature digital signage on all Ditto-enabled displays by customizing pre-made signage templates or uploading PNG, GIF, JPEG or MP4 files. Create signage lists, schedule signage, disseminate alerts and remotely manage signage from the Ditto Account Portal.
• Included emergency alert integration with Ditto digital signage. Create and deploy custom alerts or integrate with the Common Alert Protocol (CAP) to automatically disseminate emergency notifications to all relevant displays.

Ditto Connect for Android

• Added multiple receiver support to allow users to screen mirror to multiple Ditto Receivers simultaneously

Ditto Connect for Chrome OS

• Added multiple receiver support to allow users to screen mirror to multiple Ditto Receivers simultaneously

Ditto Connect for iOS

• Added multiple receiver support to allow users to screen mirror to multiple Ditto Receivers simultaneously

Ditto Connect for Mac

• Added multiple receiver support to allow users to screen mirror to multiple Ditto Receivers simultaneously

Ditto Connect for Windows

• Added multiple receiver support to allow users to screen mirror to multiple Ditto Receivers simultaneously

December 16, 2019

Ditto Connect for Windows

• Bug fixes and performance improvements

November 12, 2019

Ditto Account Portal

• Added Ditto reporting metrics to show various usage statistics in a given time period. 
• Added a new deployment section that offers remote, zero-touch deployment and compatibility with various device management systems including Jamf Pro and Cisco Meraki

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Introducing MDM support and zero-touch deployments. Ditto Receiver can now automatically pair to Ditto accounts and link to rooms when deployed using an MDM system. Deployment is now easier and faster than ever. 

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Introducing zero-touch deployment support. Ditto Receiver can now automatically pair to Ditto accounts and link to rooms when deployed using a management system. Deployment is now easier and faster than ever.

October 30, 2019

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Removes unnecessary black space around mirrored Android device content
• Adds proxy support

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Removes unnecessary black space around mirrored Android device content
• Adds proxy support

Ditto Connect for Android

• Removes unnecessary black space around mirrored Android device content

Ditto Connect for iOS

• Adds proxy support

Ditto Connect for macOS

• Adds proxy support
• Improves performance when screen mirroring to reduce latency, use less resources and maintain quality
• Fixes bug on macOS 10.15 Catalina to allow opening the app more easily

Ditto Connect for Windows

• Adds proxy support
• Improves performance when screen mirroring to reduce latency, use less resources and maintain quality

October 10, 2019

Ditto Connect for macOS

• Fixes UI compatibility issue with macOS 10.15 Catalina
• Fixes app update to work with macOS 10.15 Catalina

August 9, 2019

Ditto tvOS Receiver

• Adds ability to screen mirror up to four devices simultaneously
• Resolves an issue with devices becoming stuck on screen after disconnecting from the network
• Adds ability for users to manually generate a new pairing code
• Miscellaneous performance improvements

Ditto Windows Receiver

• Resolves an issue with devices becoming stuck on screen after disconnecting from the network

Ditto Connect for Android

• Bug fixes and miscellaneous performance improvements

July 15, 2019

• Added 1080p screen mirroring to Ditto Connect for macOS and Ditto Connect for Windows to resolve mirroring quality issues on Surface devices and large-screen Mac devices
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

June 3, 2019

• Released Ditto Connect for Chrome OS.

May 17, 2019

• Resolved issue with Android device detection on the Ditto Connect web page.
• Fixed ability to append a Ditto room code to an organization's connect.goditto.com URL. This automatically enters and validates the room code to reveal the connect button immediately. 
• Fixed Ditto Account Portal compatibility issues with various web browsers 

May 14, 2019

• Added screen dimming to Ditto Windows Receiver to prevent screen burn when idle
• Added the ability to utilize the full available screen height when screen mirroring devices to Ditto Windows Receiver
• Improved Ditto Windows Receiver recovery during internet or network interruptions 

May 10, 2019

• Updated the Ditto tvOS Receiver with a new renderer for brighter, more vibrant colors and better memory management
• Improved issues with the Ditto tvOS Receiver when running on unstable networks

April 30, 2019

• Added audio support to the Ditto tvOS Receiver
• Fixed Ditto Connect for iOS formatting and display issues
• Added Ditto Connect support for mirroring at 1080p
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements 

April 16, 2019

• Added tvOS receiver application
• Added Windows receiver application
• Added iOS Connect application
• Added Android Connect application
• Added customization options for new receivers and senders
• Updated how receivers are added to an account
• Changed Connect page flow for users on mobile devices

March 4, 2019

• Added "Locations" to make sorting rooms and receivers easier
• Improved design, layout and functionality of entire portal
• Rooms and receivers are separated to make deployment more adaptable
• Rooms are now active or inactive — users are only charged for active rooms
• Updated billing to allow for new active/inactive rooms features
• Added an account dashboard 

February 15, 2018

• Added "Room Groups" to allow for an organization to categorize / group a number of rooms together and to be able to filter the rooms list by that group
• Improved layout and functionality of Rooms page to better facilitate navigation and filtering of a large number of rooms
• Optimized portal to improve speed and performance of creating and configuring rooms
• Added dynamic url detection to Connect Page support text to make any urls clickable links
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

November 29, 2017

• Added label tags to rooms to allow users to group rooms
• Added required audio drivers to installable version
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

October 6, 2017

• Added ability to add custom branding to connect page
• Added structure to allow a custom domain alias for connect page
• Added ability for users to enter custom room codes
• Added search to rooms page to allow users to filter by Room Name or Code

March 30, 2017

• Added support for Apple TV tvOS 10.2
• Added support for Apple TV Device Verification feature
• Improved compatibility with Reflector 2 on Android Devices
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

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