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12.13 (1219): cumulative improvements since 12.07, focused on network playback, subtitles and file management.

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Version 12.13 (1219)

Cumulative changes after 12.07 (1212), through 12.13 (1219).

Highlights

  • Updated the playback engine, fixed seeking in some network MKV and TS videos, and improved pause and resume behavior.
  • Improved multilingual subtitles, fixed missing characters and reduced overlap with playback controls.
  • Improved local server and cloud access, including IPv6 connections and batch file operations.
  • Fixed permanent deletion in Recently Removed to free up storage, and simplified how removed files and duplicate names are shown.
  • Added an in-app language setting; restart GoodPlayer after changing it.
  • Fixed clipped buttons and improved layouts during rotation and window resizing.
  • Fixed crashes involving bookmarks, file browsing, exports and playback.

Detailed release notes

This update improves network playback, subtitles and file management, with fixes for everyday browsing and playback issues.

Playback and subtitles

  • Updated the playback engine and fixed crashes when reading some MKV files.
  • Fixed seeking in some MKV and TS videos played from network sources, where the picture could stay near an earlier position after moving the progress slider. Improved duration display for network TS files.
  • Fixed unnecessary buffering or position changes when resuming paused playback, and improved responsiveness when quickly switching between Play and Pause.
  • Improved multilingual ASS subtitles, fixing characters that could appear as boxes when subtitles use several languages or writing systems.
  • Improved subtitle placement around playback controls, including while paused or resizing the window. Fixed a crash that could occur when loading external subtitles.

Servers and cloud storage

  • Improved local server discovery, FTP connections and playback on IPv6 networks.
  • Fixed cases where opening folders on AFP or NFS servers could stall, or some MP4 files would not play with the native player.
  • Improved server and cloud folder refreshes, sorting and batch selection. Fixed cases where a changing list could cause an action to affect the wrong item, and improved Dropbox operations and downloads after switching accounts.

File management and saved records

  • Fixed permanent deletion in Recently Removed. Open it in File Manager, tap Edit, select items, then choose Permanently Delete to free up storage. Moving files to Recently Removed alone does not free up space.
  • Newly removed files now appear directly in Recently Removed without an extra enclosing folder. Duplicate names receive suffixes such as -1 and -2; removed folders retain their structure. Previously removed items remain accessible.
  • Improved the reliability of batch file operations, downloads, exports and sharing. Fixed crashes during list refreshes, after moving or deleting files, and when returning to previous screens.
  • Fixed a crash when adding bookmarks during playback from a URL, and corrected bookmarks being saved against the previous video after a playlist change. Improved compatibility with existing URL history, bookmarks and saved server details.

Interface and reliability

  • Added an in-app language setting. Choose a language or Follow System, then restart GoodPlayer to apply the change.
  • Fixed clipped bottom buttons in file lists, cloud storage, downloads and the browser. Improved layouts in portrait, landscape, iPad Split View and smaller windows.
  • Improved playback controls, sorting menus, cloud sign-in pages, PDF previews and photo thumbnails when the window size changes, while preserving playback or pause state.
  • Fixed additional crashes when browsing UPnP/DLNA servers, switching pages and closing playback.

Permanently delete files and free up storage · Change the app language · Upgrading from older versions: 12.07 guidance

Version 12.07 (1212)

Cumulative changes since 11.2, through 12.07 (1212).

Highlights

Highlights since GoodPlayer 11.2:

  • Updated playback engine, improved video, live stream and subtitle compatibility, and multiple crash fixes.
  • Better seeking, resume, looping and touch controls. Pinch to switch between the full picture and filling the screen.
  • Updated local server access and Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box browsing, downloads and streaming.
  • Browser tabs, private browsing, Find in Page and desktop/mobile mode. Improved website downloads, plus background downloads with pause and resume for eligible independent file links.
  • Improved file imports, previews, sharing and Wi-Fi batch uploads. Existing files with the same name are preserved; local items moved to Recently Removed can be restored.
  • Improved dark mode, rotation and text across 24 languages, with upgrade compatibility for existing files, passwords, preferences and playback positions.

Upgrade notes: Requires iOS 18 / iPadOS 18 or later. Some cloud services and websites require sign-in again. In Google Drive, use Add Files to authorize your original files again; selecting a folder does not authorize all its contents. SMB 1-only servers need SMB 2 / SMB 3 enabled or another connection method. MLP, TrueHD and AC-4 audio are not supported by the current player; choose a supported track instead. Website-session downloads stop in the background; force quitting cancels background downloads.

Detailed release notes

GoodPlayer brings updated playback, subtitles, network access and file management, along with expanded browser and download features.

System support and upgrading

  • Requires iOS 18 / iPadOS 18 or later, with improved support for iOS 27 / iPadOS 27.
  • Upgrades continue to use your existing local files, folders, server settings and local passwords, with compatibility for older preferences and playback positions. Existing shared and private folders remain accessible.
  • Updated cloud and website sign-in methods may require you to sign in again. If an existing local password does not unlock your files after upgrading, keep the app and its data and use Password Recovery Help for guidance.

Playback and subtitles

  • Updated the playback engine for better compatibility with local videos, network videos and live streams. Fixed crashes when playing or closing some AV1 videos.
  • Improved playback support for formats including AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS and DivX. The current player does not support MLP, TrueHD (including Atmos carried in TrueHD) or AC-4. Choose another supported audio track, or use a copy converted to a format such as AAC or AC-3.
  • Hardware decoding is enabled by default. If you previously chose to turn it off, your choice is preserved.
  • Choose to resume automatically, start from the beginning, or be asked when a saved position is available. Improved compatibility with older playback positions and prevented files with the same name in different folders from sharing the wrong position.
  • Fixed seeking that jumped backward, controls that were difficult to bring back, and taps that unexpectedly paused playback. Improved looping and playlists, and fixed playback restarting after you had closed the player.
  • Video fits within the unobstructed screen area by default. With gestures enabled, spread two fingers to fill the screen with proportional cropping, or pinch inward to show the full picture. Improved video and control layouts during rotation.
  • Improved subtitle encoding detection and font display, reducing garbled text and missing characters. Improved discovery, switching, file names and sorting for external subtitles from local and network sources.
  • After downloading a subtitle, choose a media file to play with it. This applies to the current playback without changing the original subtitle or creating a permanent association.

Servers and cloud storage

  • Updated SMB file sharing, with improvements to sign-in, browsing, downloads, seeking and error messages. SMB connections now use SMB 2 / SMB 3. Older servers that only offer SMB 1 need a newer protocol enabled, or another supported connection method such as FTP or WebDAV.
  • Improved FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, NFS and AFP connections, folder listings and file transfers. Fixed issues involving some file names, server addresses and network playback.
  • Improved local server discovery, server name and IP address display, and list refreshes. Fixed crashes when playing or downloading UPnP / DLNA folders using the default sort order.
  • Updated Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box sign-in and access, with improvements to file listings, streaming and account switching.
  • Google Drive now accesses only files you select through Add Files. Authorization is required again after upgrading. Selecting a folder does not grant access to all its contents. If an existing playlist reports missing access, select the original files again using the same account.

Built-in browser and downloads

  • Added multiple normal and private tabs, Find in Page, and a choice of desktop or mobile website mode.
  • You can end a browsing session or clear website data. Private browsing does not save browsing history. Files you explicitly save remain in the selected folder, including after website data is cleared.
  • Improved website downloads, including attachments that require website sign-in and files exported from forms. Choose a name and destination folder, then follow transfer, verification and saving progress in Downloads.
  • Added system-managed background downloads for independent file links that require no sign-in and can be requested again. Pause and Resume are available when supported by the server and system. Downloads tied to a website session stop when the app enters the background. Force quitting the app also cancels background downloads.
  • Play, preview, rename, share or locate completed downloads. Removing a download record keeps the saved file. If saving is interrupted because a folder needs unlocking, for example, you can continue saving the downloaded content once access is restored.
  • Existing download records and unfinished files are retained. Older tasks without usable source or resume information require you to choose the source again.

File transfers and protection

  • Import files from Files or other apps while keeping originals and existing files with the same name. Improved document previews, text subtitle previews with encoding selection, sharing and Open In.
  • Wi-Fi Transfer supports selecting multiple files at once. Compatible desktop browsers can also upload folders while preserving their structure, except for empty folders.
  • Downloads, uploads, copies and archive extraction preserve existing files with the same name. Improved ZIP / RAR extraction, cancellation, low-storage handling and recovery after interruptions.
  • Restore local files and folders moved to Recently Removed. These items still use storage space.
  • Improved folder passwords, unlocking after returning from the background, and access checks for protected previews, playback and sharing. Resetting ordinary settings does not clear local passwords.

Interface and reliability

  • Improved dark mode, portrait and landscape layouts on iPhone and iPad, settings and menus, reducing clipped text and misplaced controls.
  • Expanded and corrected interface text and permission descriptions across 24 languages. Fixed some Chinese interfaces unexpectedly falling back to English.
  • Removed the inactive Retina Display, Color Space, iPod and iPod Fullscreen settings. Hardware decoding and the player's full-screen control remain available.
  • Fixed crashes involving playback history, the media library, server refreshes, file uploads and closing playback.

Version 12.01

Improved iOS 27 support. Requires iOS 18 or later.

The historical release notes below were preserved from the original site and may have gaps. Their system requirements, settings and codec support apply to those older versions; see the 12.13 updates and 12.07 upgrade guidance above for current information. For the version available in your region, visit the App Store.

Version 9.0

1. Chromecast support improved. Add a new setting option “Sync local when Chromecast”, it sets up whether or not the local iDevice media playback is on during chromecasting. The default value is “Off”.

Version 8.9

1. Chromecast support improved. SMB streaming can support Chromecast now.

Version 8.8

1. Chromecast supported, iOS version 6 and later needed for Chromecast support. And Chromecast only supports limited media types supported by Google Cast. Supported Media for Google Cast: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media

Version 8.7

AFP(Apple Filing Protocol, AppleTalk Filing Protocol) supported, both downloading and streaming

Version 8.6

SMB device auto-discovery improved, now more SMB servers can be discovered automatically

Version 8.5

1 RTMP support added
2 SFTP support improved

Version 8.4

1. New Bookmark feature added, during the playback, click the blue star icon to add a bookmark, then click the information button —> Bookmark to select the bookmark
2. Bug fixes

Version 8.3

Fix the audio support issue

Version 8.2

Dropbox supported, “Network icon”—> “Dropbox”

Version 8.1

iOS 7 support improved

Version 8.0

1. SkyDrive supported, both downloading and streaming, “network icon”—> “SkyDrive”
2. Google Drive and Box supported, downloading feature only, “network icon”—> “Google Drive”or “Box”

Version 7.9

1. Fix the SMB connection issue

Version 7.8

1. SMB/CIFS client supports OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Version 7.7

1. Shuffle support improved
2. "Open in" support improved

What's New in Version 7.6

1 Subtitle support improved
2 "Open in" support improved

Version 7.5

1 SMB/CIFS client improved
2 Color Scheme support improved

Version 7.4

iOS 7 support improved

Version 7.3

1 UI issue fixed

Version 7.2

1 SMB downloading issue fixed

Version 7.1

1 Fix some iOS 7 bugs

Version 7.0

1 Fix the playback issue for the media without audio

Version 6.9

1 Add a warning message when the audio codec is not supported, "Due to patent reasons, AC-3/DTS audio is not supported."
2 Fix a Hardware Decoding playback issue

Version 6.8

1 FTP and SMB clients add a new optional "Alias" field
2 Added a new setting: GoodPlayer --> Settings -->Others --> "Main Window Sorting" to set the order of "Shared Servers" and "Local Files" on main window
3 Added a new setting: GoodPlayer --> Settings -->Others --> "Playable Files Only" for SMB/WebDAV/FTP/SFTP/NFS client

Version 6.7

1 "Swipe to delete" feature added in SMB/CIFS client
2 FTP streaming bug fixed

Version 6.6

1 SMB/CIFS client supports "Delete" and "Rename" operations now
2 Power usage improved

Version 6.5

NFS(Network File System) client added for both streaming and downloading.
Please note that NFS server side must allow regular (non-root) users
to connect to your NFS shared folders!!!
So far, we only tested NFS client with OS X NFS server.
NFS server setting for OS X: edit the
"/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.nfsd.plist" file. Open it and
add the option "-N" to the startup parameters.
For the details, please check FAQ #50 of
https://hustmobile.com/goodplayer/faq#faq-50

Version 6.4

1 UPnP/SMB/WebDAV client now generates the m3u playlist according to the sorting criteria
2 UPnP/SMB/WebDAV client adds a new "Play All" button to play the folder, or you can still click the blue arrow icon to play the folder

Version 6.3

Notice: no DTS/AC-3/E-AC-3/TrueHD audio support! Back up older version before upgrading
1 GoodPlayer now can work as a UPnP server, click the "Wi-Fi" button of the GoodPlayer, the UPnP server will be up and running
2 For SMB/UPnP/WebDAV/FTP/SFTP clients, add a "Single Click to Play" setting
3 New app icon, thanks to Daniel Balazs again

Version 6.2

Notice: no DTS/AC-3/E-AC-3/TrueHD audio support! Back up older version before upgrading
1. DTS audio support removed due to patent reasons, please back up current version before upgrading
2. Czech and Slovak localization improved, thanks to Peter again

Version 6.1

Notice: no AC-3/E-AC-3/TrueHD audio support! Backup older version before upgrading

1 Camera Roll video playback supported (GoodPlayer-->Bottom Right button-->Camera Roll)
2 HTTPS downloading supported

Version 6.0

1. Gesture customization support added, please check GoodPlayer-->Settings-->"Gestures" and "Additional Gestures" to set gestures

Notice: no AC-3/E-AC-3/TrueHD audio support!

Version 5.9


!!! Back up older GoodPlayer version before upgrading, please check the following update log first!!!
Notice: no AC-3/E-AC-3/TrueHD audio support!
1. Supports the general AirPlay lock screen playback (not for AirPlay Mirroring)
2. Fixes "Landscape Lock" setting save issue
3. Fixes iOS 4 and iOS 5 folder password issue

Version 5.8

!!! Back up older GoodPlayer version before upgrading, please check the following update log first!!!
1 Please note: due to patent reasons, the AC-3(A52), E-AC-3 and TrueHD(MLP) audio supports are removed from this 5.8 version. Please back up older GoodPlayer version before upgrading!!!
2 iPhone 5 and iOS 6 supported
3 "Subtitle Delay" can be set manually now. During the media playback, in the bottom right of playback control, click Info button. Then select "Subtitle Delay" to set a subtitle delay. Please note that by default, a subtitle delay value will only be used once. Set GoodPlayer-->Settings-->"Audio/Video Setting"-->"Subtitle Delay" to "On", then the subtitle delay value will be kept for all the media globally

Version 5.7

1. Color Space support improved. Add a "Color Space" setting, by default BT.601 is used for SD video and BT.709 is used for HD video. Also it is possible to force to use BT.601 or BT.709. This "Color Space" setting only applies to software decoding mode.
2. Fix the "Hardware Decoding" mode position keeping issue

Version 5.6

1. Fixes the HTTPS issue
2. Fixes the SFTP issue

Version 5.5

1 Subtitle outline effects supported. GoodPlayer -->Settings --> Subtitle Setting --> Outline Color to set it. The default is off
2 Subtitle supports more fonts, such as bold fonts
3 The .rar file format decompressing supported. Upload/download rar/zip file to GoodPlayer, then go to GoodPlayer file manger(main window-->bottom left button), click the rar/zip file, select "Decompress" from the pop-up menu
4 The .wtv and .3ga file format supports added
5 FTP client improved

Version 5.4

1. FTP client improved, fixes the issue in 5.3 update
2. German localization improved, thanks to Lucas Kundigraber again
3. “Retina Display” setting added, the default is on. When the processing power is not enough (such as iPhone 4 to play some files), you can turn off this setting to save some processing power. The Retina Display feature will need extra processing power
4. Adds a "Maximum Resolution" option for "TV-Out Resolution" setting, this item will use the maximum available device resolution. For "TV-Out Resolution", the "Default" setting will use the minimum available device resolution
5. Adds a "iPod Fullscreen" setting for iPod plugin playback, the default is off. When it is off, iPod plugin playback will use fit to fullscreen. When it is on, iPod plugin playback will use fill to fullscreen

Version 5.3

1 Retina Display support for video output added, this improved the video quality for iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and new iPad
2 Video quality improved. This improvement is for all supported iOS devices
3 Music playback improved. For MP3/M4A local playback and HTTP streaming, the meta information such as title/artist/album is supported. The album artwork and lyrics are also supported. Click on the album artwork to get the lyrics. All the meta information needs to be in UTF-16 encoding(it is the encoding that iTunes supports). And all the meta information needs to be embedded in MP3/M4A.
4 Finnish localization improved, thanks to Patrik again
5 FTP client supports passive and active mode selection, the default is passive mode. Turn off the "Passive Mode", it becomes active mode
6 FTP client adds Shift-JIS encoding
7 Hardware Decoding improved
8 AirPlay support improved

Version 5.2

1 "Hardware Decoding" playback improved
2 Finnish localization improved, thanks to Lauri
3 Dutch localization improved, thanks to Floris Brunet again

Version 5.1

1. SMB/CIFS client issue fixed
2. WebDAV client issue fixed
3. Hardware Decoding mode supports external srt subtitle
4. For the 3rd party apps, GoodPlayer supports goodplayer://http://www.example.com/track.mp3?appCallback=otherapp://command format URL scheme, so after the file playback in GoodPlayer, the 3rd party app can be called back
5. Hebrew localization added, thanks to Gidi Mizrahi
6. FTP client adds more encoding options
7. Please note the DVD .iso title and chapter support is only for local .iso files, not for .iso streaming playback. For DVD .iso streaming playback, please still use swiping left/right or up/down to change audio tracks and subtitle tracks

Version 5.0

1. DVD .iso support improved.
DVD title supported, now by default GoodPlayer will only play the
"Title 1" of a DVD .iso. For other titles playback, during the DVD
.iso playback, in the bottom right of playback control, click Info
button, click "Title".
DVD chapter supported, during the DVD .iso playback, in the bottom
right of playback control, click Info button, click "Chapter".
DVD .iso audio tracks selection improved
2. "Hardware Decoding" playback mode added.
GoodPlayer-->Settings-->Audio/Video Setting-->Hardware Decoding. This
"Hardware Decoding" playback mode will replace most of function of
older iPod plugin playback. However, since the iOS 4.x AirPlay is only
supported by iPod plugin playback. So the older iPod plugin playback
setting is still kept. "Hardware Decoding" playback mode is for
limited file formats such as MP4,M4V and MOV only
3. FTP client supports encoding setting
4. WebDAV client improved
5. SMB client supports Workgroup setting. For some SMB servers, please
add this Workgroup information for the SMB streaming
6. Main window SMB servers list issue fixed
7. Do not support iOS 3.2 now. Requires iOS 4.0 or later

Version 4.9

1. Shared Servers can be listed to the main window now. By default, all the added SMB/UPnP/WebDAV/FTP/SFTP servers will be listed on the main window. And for SMB and UPnP, the auto-discovered servers will also be listed in the main window. Please note that for SMB server auto-discovery, the server side should support Bonjour service.
In GoodPlayer-->Setting-->Main Window, there are options to turn on/off these listing.

!!! Please note: We made a mistake for this new feature. Sorry for the bug, it will be fixed in the next version.
For now, only when there is auto-discovered SMB server in the LAN, the SMB server can be listed in the main window.
For auto-discovered SMB server: you can share the Mac OS X via SMB , or AirPort Extreme file sharing… (SMB server with Bonjour service)

2. Manual thumbnail support added.
For media file such as Filename.avi, if there is a Filename.png or Filename.jpg file exists on the same folder. The media file will use this Filename.png or Filename.jpg for thumbnail.
For a folder, if in that folder a folder.png or folder.jpg file exists, the folder will use folder.png or folder.jpg for thumbnail.
The recommended dimensions for the png/jpg file is 128 x 128.
All the file names are case sensitive.
3. Password issue fixed, thanks to mirko for the detailed feedback video
4. Application icon improved, thanks to Daniel Balazs

Version 4.8

1. The new iPad is tested. Some graphics are updated for the retina display
2. HTTP server of Wi-Fi sharing improved. Add a progress indicator during HTTP uploading
3. FTP server of Wi-Fi sharing improved
4. FTP client improved
5. Turkish localization added, thanks to Zulfikar Veyisoglu
6. Finnish localization improved, thanks to Patrik again
7. Japanese localization improved, thanks to Tomomi

Version 4.7

1. iOS 5.1 "Background Audio" issue fixed
2. "Audio Delay" can be set manually now. During the playback, in the bottom right of playback control, click Info button. Then select "Audio Delay" to set a audio delay. Please note that by default, an audio delay value will only be used once. Set GoodPlayer-->Settings-->"Audio/Video Setting"-->"Audio Delay" to "On", then the audio delay value will be kept for all the media globally
3. German localization improved, thanks to Lucas again

Version 4.6

1. Manually subtitle selection supported, click the playback control information button, then click "Select Subtitle". This feature is useful when the automatic subtitle match does not work. For example some UPnP servers will change the filename strings in the URL, so the automatic subtitle match would not work.
2. m3u support improved
3. "Cut" file issue fixed. And "Copy" file would not block the UI now. However, please note that the actual Copy will take some time to complete in the background
4. “Start Playing” settings added, you can choose “Where Left Off" or “From Beginning” for media playback
5. Password support improved
6. Russian localization improved, thanks Kireev again
7. Italian and Spanish localization improved, thanks Puffo
8. Norwegian localization added, thanks Fredrik Arvesen Magnussen
9. Danish localization added, thanks Samir

Version 4.5

1. Downloader improved
2. SMB/CIFS support improved
3. Support .ram file format
4. Aspect Ratio setting added
5. High Quality Mode setting added, please only turn on it when the iOS device has enough processing power, such as iPad 2 playing a standard definition media file
6. Playback Control Time Out setting added, this setting is to control the playback control disappearing time
7. Fast Forward and Fast Rewind step value can be set independently
8. Swedish localization improved, thanks Tim

Version 4.4

1. Greek localization added, thanks Makis Simatos
2. French localization improved, thanks Nicolas again
3. goodplayer:// URL scheme support improved for iOS 5
4. Home page setting issue fixed
5. "Copy", "Select All" and "Select None" feature added in GoodPlayer file manger (main GoodPlayer window, bottom left icon)
6. Network playback auto next item issue fixed

Version 4.3

1. Fixed another issue related to UPnP streaming, this issue also affects other streaming feature
2. FTP server login issue fixed
3. SFTP special characters password supported
4. Czech and Slovak localization improved, thanks Peter again

Version 4.2



1. Fix a UPnP client issue in 4.1 version

2. The .asx and .m3u playlist parsing improved

3. Swedish localization improved, thanks Oskar Lundström

Version 4.1

1. SFTP client added
2. HTTPS streaming supported
3. Double finger swipe left/right for fast rewind/fast forward
4. Dutch localization improved, thanks Floris Brunet
5. Russian localization improved, thanks Kireev again
6. Korean localization improved, thanks Joshua SJ Lee
7. Add a setting "Ask Password Every Time" for root folder password
8. Add a setting "Clear Playback History" for clear position history
9. UPnP client updated, support manually adding UPnP server
10. Earphone playback control supported
11. Sleep timer supported (playback control-->bottom right button)
12. SMB/CIFS server auto-discovery in the LAN
13. Support "Open in" by other apps from GoodPlayer (GoodPlayer file manger, click a file then select "Open in")
14. Shuffle playback mode supported

Version 4.0

1. H.264(MKV,AVI,MP4,MOV) playback performance improved
2. RealVideo (RM, RMVB) playback performance improved greatly, now on iPad 2, 1280x720 (720P) RealVideo (RM/RMVB) playback supported. For other iOS device models, RealVideo playback performance is improved accordingly. And RealVideo (RM, RMVB) image quality also improved
3. For iOS 5.0.1+, now the files will remain on device, even in low storage situations. Upgrade to iOS 5.0.1+ is recommended
4. Russian localization improved, thanks Kireev again
5. Portuguese localization improved, thanks Junior Vidotti
6. Add a Home Page setting for built-in browser
7. TVMOBiLi UPnP media server supported
8. TV-Out resolution options added, from 640*480 to 1920*1080
9. SMB/UPnP m3u playlist support improved, supports auto next item playback

Version 3.9

1. Background Audio supported, GoodPlayer->Settings->Audio/Video Setting->Background Audio, the default is "Off", and it needs to be set to "On" for this feature. Please remember to turn off the background GoodPlayer app when you do not listen to the music
2. Composite and compound cable now works again for iOS 5 on iPhone 4, iPad 1 and iPod touch 4. GoodPlayer->Settings->Audio/Video Setting->TV-Out Tweak Mode, the default is "Off"; it needs to be set to "On" for this feature. Please note that "TV-Out Tweak Mode" is only for composite and compound cable with iOS 5 on iPhone 4, iPad 1 and iPod touch 4, do not use it on other cases.
3. SMB server of OS X Lion supported (iOS 4.3+ needed for this feature)
4. Deinterlacing supported, GoodPlayer->Settings->Audio/Video Setting->Deinterlacing, the default is "Off", it needs to be set to "On" for this feature. Please only use deinterlacing feature on the interlaced videos. If it applies to the non-interlaced videos, the video will be incorrect and a lot of extra resources will be used for deinterlacing feature.
5. Dynamic seeking time indicator added
6. Network (HTTP/SMB/FTP) streaming subtitle now supports space characters in file name
7. Swedish localization, thanks Christian
8. Downloader improved
9. More sort options added

Version 3.8

1. Subtitle support during HTTP/SMB streaming added.
Please note: the subtitles need to be downloaded to local iOS devices first.
During HTTP/SMB streaming, the app will automatically check the app's root folder(the default folder for "iTunes File Sharing" and Wi-Fi sharing file uploading) and the app's Download folder(the default folder for GoodPlayer downloader) for subtitle files.
So please first upload/download the subtitle files to the above 2 folders. If the movie name is filename.avi , the subtitle file name is something like "filename.en.srt" or "filename.fr.srt". If there are more than one subtitle tracks, swipe fingers up/down on playing, to change the subtitle or turn off subtitle on the fly.You can change other subtitle setting in GoodPlayer--->Settings--->Subtitle Setting, you can set subtitle encoding, font size, etc...
2. Downloader improved
3. WebDAV client improved
4. Arabic localization added, thanks Muhannad
5. Russia localization improved, thanks Kireev
6. FTP client improved
7. SMB/CIFS client adds more sort options

Version 3.7

1. SMB/FTP/WebDAV client supports special characters in username and password (note: HTTP Downloader doest not support special characters in username and password yet)
2. WebDAV client improved, support Synology DS1511+ NAS WebDAV server, thanks Chia for the testing server access
3. Downloader improved
4. Finnish localization added, thanks Patrik
5. Korean localization added
6. Tips for quick SMB/FTP folder access: during adding a SMB/FTP server, in the "IP Address" input field, the "192.168.1.1/folder" (no quotation marks in inputting) like strings can be input for quick SMB/FTP folder access. Only inputting IP address is still okay. And if the DNS server can resolve the hostname and domain name correctly, you can use hostname or domain name here instead IP address.
7. FTP client improved

Version 3.6

1. iOS 5 tested
2. Downloader improved on HTTP Basic Authentication support
3. Portuguese localization added, thanks Gil
4. Italian localization improved, thanks Andrea again

Version 3.5

1. Downloader improved, fix a some files not downloading correctly issue
2. Add basic SFTP streaming support, tested with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS SSH server
3. Add Traditional Chinese localization support
4. Spanish localization improved, thanks Rodrigo Cárcamo G again

Version 3.4

1. For iPad 2 and future multi core iOS devices, add an option to disable multi core decoding. GoodPlayer->Settings->Multi Core Decoding. The default is on. When it is on, some video decoding will use multi core concurrently to improve the performance greatly. When it is off, all the decoding only uses single core to get more stability. Please note that it is recommended to set it to on. Only for those media files that have issue with multi core decoding, set it to off.
Also please note that this setting is only for iPad 2 and future multi core iOS devices. For single core iOS device such as iPhone 4, this setting is invisible.
2. Support .asx file format
3. Decrease on-screen-display disappear time to 5 seconds
4. UPnP client now supports folder playback, click the right blue icon of the UPnP folder, a pop up menu will come out.
5. SMB/CIFS/WebDAV/FTP/UPnP client now supports folder download, click the right blue icon of the SMB/CIFS/WebDAV/FTP/UPnP folder, a pop up menu will come out.
6. Improve the WebDAV support. Fix the user/password issue. And fix the file/folder name with space issue.
7. File manager displays the file size correctly when it is over 4GB
8. Downloader and built-in browser supports HTTP Basic Authentication

Version 3.3

1 Add more background options (Settings->UI->Color Scheme)
2 Increase FTP streaming buffer size
3 Add file size and time information in file manger
4 Add "Email as attachment" feature in file manger, for files under 15MB
5 Fix bottom file selection issue
6 FTP folder playlist now supports the sub-folders recursively
7 WebDAV client now supports folder playback, click the right blue
icon of the WebDAV folder, if there are files available for GoodPlayer
playback, a M3U playlist will be created automatically. Please note:
WebDAV folder playlist now supports the sub-folders recursively
8 Skip the password-protected sub-folders for folder playback

Version 3.2


1. The default setting "iTunes Sync" (GoodPlayer->Settings->File
Manager->iTunes Sync) is changed to "off". When this "iTunes Sync"
setting is "on", the media files in GoodPlayer will sync with iTunes.
When this "iTunes Sync" setting is "off", the media files in
GoodPlayer will not sync with iTunes. However, the iTunes File Sharing
always can be used for uploading files to GoodPlayer.
2. Downloader feature improved
3. WebDAV client added
4. More sorting options for UPnP client and WebDAV client added.
Please note that for Sort->Default, it means that the sorting is
according completely to the server feedbacks (This is very useful for
UPnP client sometimes).
5. Local folder playlist now supports the sub-folders recursively
6. FTP client now supports folder playback, click the right blue icon
of the FTP folder, if there are files available for GoodPlayer
playback, a M3U playlist will be created automatically. Please note:
no recursively sub-folders support for FTP folder playlist
7. SMB/CIFS client now supports folder playback, click the right blue
icon of the SMB folder, if there are files available for GoodPlayer
playback, a M3U playlist will be created automatically. Please note:
SMB folder playlist now supports the sub-folders recursively
8. Russian localization added
9. Japanese localization added

Version 3.1

1. UPnP server discovery improved, fix the UPnP servers
sometimes disappear issue
2. Add an option to set Fast Forward/Rewind step value in Settings
3. And an option "Play by iPod plugin" in built-in browser and UPnP client
4. Remove the black background picture

Version 3.0

1 Downloader support improved
2 SMB file/folder ordering improved
3 UPnP file/folder ordering improved
4 FTP client added, support FTP download/streaming
5 Dutch language support added
6 Spanish language support added
7 .gsm and .hlv file formats support added
8 Swap the folder function in the file manger:click folder to go into
folder; and click the blue icon to pop up the action sheet

Version 2.9

1 Fix some SHOUTcast streaming servers AAC audio no sound issue
2 .mod file format support added, this video file format used on many
digital camcorders, such as the JVC Everio camcorder
3 .amr and .eac3 file formats support added
4 Inbox folder file name handling improved when the iTunes Sync is off

Version 2.8


1. UPnP support added
2. AirPlay support added (Note:only for iPod plugin playback mode)
3. HTTP streaming buffer size increased
4. French translation improved. Thanks Nicolas.
5. UPnP servers tested so far:
# PS3 Media Server
# EyeConnect UPnP AV Media Streaming Software
# Windows Media Player 11 on Windows 7
# Playback UPnP Server by YAZSOFT
6. More about AirPlay:
# AirPlay Video&Audio only supported in iPod plugin playback mode (GoodPlayer-->Settings-->Plugin Setting-->iPod, Turn on "iPod"),and also please note that iPod plugin is for local playback only.
# AirPlay Audio-only supported on all native playback, however if the media file comes with video, the video is still played back locally on iOS device; and also please note that the AirPlay will introduce extra audio delay for GoodPlayer native playback mode

Version 2.7

1. SMB support improved. Improve the file sorting; increase the SMB
streaming buffer size, make the SMB streaming playback smoother
2. Downloader feature improved. Add force download feature
3. .m3u file format support improved
4. Support giving a name to the direct streaming media URL
5. Fix the folder password clearing issue on app upgrade. Note the
folder password keeping can be observed when the app upgrades to 2.8
in the future. The upgrade to 2.7 will still cause the folder password
be cleared.
6. The .zip file format decompressing supported. Upload/download zip
file to GoodPlayer, then go to GoodPlayer file manger, click zip file,
select "Decompress" from the pop-up menu
7. RTSP streaming playback improved. Fix the video freeze issue for
some RTSP streaming servers
8. Version information added, it is on the downmost part of GoodPlayer
"Settings"
9. Add "Write a Review" feedback function, click the upper right
corner button in GoodPlayer "Settings" , on the pop-up menu, select
"Write a Review". If you like GoodPlayer, writing a review is
appreciated and thankful.
10. More sites are tested for downloader feature: put.io, Gmail
attachment, Yahoo! Mail attachment, QQ super attachment, Dropbox, Megaupload, Hotfile. Note: if the downloaded file name is incorrect, go to GoodPlayer file manager to rename the file
11. Thank Andy Richardson for the application icon

Version 2.6

1. SMB/ CIFS/Samba browse/download/streaming support added
2. .iso file format support added
3. The "seek bar not disappearing" for English iPhone/iPod Touch version bug fixed
4. The file delete function in file manager added back
5. Some details about SMB/ CIFS/Samba support, the smb URL format is smb://192.168.1.10/sample.avi or smb://username:passwd@192.168.1.10/sample.avi ; and only one smb downloading or smb streaming is allowed in the same time. This means if a smb downloading is ongoing, the smb streaming or smb folder browsing is not possible, and vice versa.

Version 2.5


1. Built-in downloader and built-in browser added. Built-in downloader
Make it easy to download the media files in the GoodPlayer app.
Built-in browser also make it easy to play some kinds of streaming URL
directly from GoodPlayer app.
2. The goodplayer:// URL scheme supports local media library file
playback. GoodPlayer local media library files can be accessed as
following URL samples:
Sample 1: goodplayer://filename1.avi
Sample 2 (with folder): goodplayer://foldername/filename2.mkv
3. Audio boost feature added: support volume beyond 100%. Boost the
media file audio volume from 100% to 400%. It is useful for those
media files with very low volume natively.
4. Folder password protection bugs fixed
5. Built-in downloader supports the following file extensions:
3gp,aac,ac3,ape,asf,avi,cue,dat,dv,f4v,flac,flv,gxf,m1v,m2p,m2t,m2ts,
m2v,m3u,m4v,m4r,m4a,mkv,moov,mov,mp1,mp2,mp3,mp4,mpa,mpe,mpeg,mpeg1,
mpeg2,mpeg4,mpg,mpv,mt2s,mts,mxf,oga,ogg,ogm,ogv,ps,qt,
rm,rmvb,tp,ts,vob,webm,wm,wma,wav,wmv,ass,ssa,srt,smi,idx,sub
6. For downloader feature, this is just a start, please give us
feedback and your favorite file sharing sites. We would like to
support more file sharing site in the future. Please send us email
feedback: service@hustmobile.com . So far, Dropbox, MEGAUPLOAD,
Hotfile... sites are tested. Please note that sometimes the URL can be
played back streamingly when the URL is HTTP, FTP and other supported
streaming protocols. So you can try play the URL directly. And HTTPS
URL such as file from Dropbox could not be played back online, so the
HTTPS files could only be downloaded and played back locally.

Version 2.4

1 .m3u file format supported, .m3u file needs UTF-8 encoding
2 .cue file format supported, ".cue+.ape" tested ,".cue+.flac" tested, .cue file needs UTF-8 encoding
3 multi-tasking supported (for iOS 4.0+ only)
4 New full-screen icon
5 Private folder password issue fixed
6 In file manager, list folders first, files next
7 Gesture control improved, added help showing information during gesture control
8 Some video distortion issue fixed, thanks VideoBeagle and Tai

Version 2.3

1. Add FTP server for WiFi file sharing,along with the older HTTP server file sharing
The FTP file transfer make it much easy for transfer lots of files/folders.
Please note: for non-ASCII file/folder name, the FTP client should be set to UTF-8 character for file name encoding. For example, the FileZilla(a free FTP client https://filezilla-project.org/), "FileZilla"-->"File"-->"Site Manager"-->"New Site", input correct setting here-->"Charset"--> Check "Force UTF-8" here-->"Connect"
2. Add the option to disable iTunes Sync file backup, this can save a lot of time and disk space when the iOS device sync with the iTunes.
Please Note: for the first time the iTunes Sync is turned off, the most safe testing way is to exit the desktop iTunes , and restart the desktop iTunes , then sync the iOS device with iTunes. It was found sometimes the iTunes Sync setting does not work immediately, maybe it has something to do with the cache.
3. Audio channels choice added. Left channel only, right channel only , or stereo can be chosen.

Version 2.2

1. DTS audio supported
2. Folder password protection supported
How to set folder password: Go to file manger of GoodPlayer to set password for folders. For the top directory password set, go to "GoodPlayer"-->"Settings" -->at the bottom, "Lock root folder" to turn on the password for root documents folder, or "Unlock root folder" to turn off the password for root documents folder.
How to reset the password: connect the iOS device to iTunes, use iTunes File Sharing, go to GoodPlayer in iTunes File Sharing, select "_Configure_" folder and press "Delete" in the keyboard. When the "_Configure_" folder is deleted, all the set passwords will be removed from GoodPlayer.
3. AAC audio support improved
4 .dts and .mka file formats supported
5. German language support, thanks Lucas
6. Czech language support, thanks Peter again
7. Lock to landscape mode for video playback supported
8. Folder rename supported
9. Facebook and Twitter contact information added

Version 2.1

1. MKV playback performance improved greatly. Now for iPad 2, 720P(1280x720) MKV/H.264/AVC playback supported
2. AAC audio decoding performance improved
3. Add back status bar(time and battery information) when the playback control is on
4. Polish language support, thanks Lucas
5. About HD (High Definition) playback support:
For iPad 2, part of 720P(1280x720) MKV/H.264/AVC playback supported, please note that not all the 720P MKV/H.264/AVC files can be played smoothly, it depends on the specific video encoding parameters.
For iPad 2, 1024x576 RealVideo (RM/RMVB) playback supported
For iPad 1, most of 720P(1280x720) AVI/MPEG-4 playback supported, , please note that not all the 720PAVI/MPEG-4 files can be played smoothly, it depends on the specific video encoding parameters.
For limited file formats such as MP4,M4V and MOV, by iPod plugin(GoodPlayer-->Settings-->Plugin Setting-->iPod, Turn on "iPod"), the 1080P (1920x1080) MP4,M4V and MOV playback supported via iOS devices system hardware acceleration

Version 2.0

1. iPad 2 dual core decoding support added. For iPad 2, dual-core of A5 chip could be used to decode at the same time. The playback performance of iPad 2 is improved greatly.
2. Motion JPEG(M-JPEG) video format supported
3. Clear all inputed URLs from list feature added
4. Slovak language supported, Thanks Peter
5. iPad 2 on iOS 4.3.3 tested. If your iPad 2 has issues with GoodPlayer, please update your iPad 2 to iOS 4.3.3+
6. iPad 2 with HDMI TV-out and Video Mirroring tested. And iPad 1&iPhone 4/iPod Touch 4 with HDMI TV-out tested also. If you have issues with HDMI TV-out and Video Mirroring, please contact us by Email

What's New in GoodPlayer 1.9 Version
1. Playlist support: every folder is a playlist. Just move the files
to a folder, and set the "Settings"-->"Playback"---> "Auto Repeat" to
"All Files Loop". During the playback, the files in the folder will be
played back one by one automatically.
2. Better image quality, discoloration on the top and bottom of the
video issue fixed
3. Italian localization added, thanks Andrea.
4. A video distortion issue fixed

What's New in GoodPlayer Version 1.8

1. Crop on Fullscreen mode added (the default is the older Fit on
Fullscreen mode)
2. Improvements on built-in file manager
3. "Open in" support for srt,smi,idx and sub file formats
4. Media file formats support for m1v, m2t,mpa,mpe and dat added
5. Improvements on RTSP streaming playback

Version 1.7

1. Built-in file manager added: move files from folder to folder inside of app,file,delete,file rename,folder creation,folder delete
2. "There’s no media files in GoodPlayer library" after file uploading issue fixed
3. Ignore the iOS device Mute button status,it fixes the "No Volume Available" issue
4. "idx+sub" format subtitle supported
5. smi format subtitle supported
6. Support improved on folder name with non-ASCII characters

Version 1.6

1. A new application icon
2. DVD LPCM Audio (lpcm) support added, this fixed some VOB/MPG files no sound issue. Thanks VideoBeagle for GoodPlayer review report and test files.
3. Performance improved for media files with AC-3 audio, now 720P AVI file (1280x720 AVI/MPEG-4 video/AC-3 audio) can be played back smoothly on iPad 1st Generation. Please note for the 720P test result, it is with MPEG-4 video, not with the H.264/AVC video
4. RealVideo (RM, RMVB) playback performance improved greatly

Updates in 1.5 Version
1. Wi-Fi file uploading stability issue fixed
2. ac3, mp1, mp2 and oga file formats support added

Updates in 1.4 Version
1. HTTP, FTP, RTSP,MMS,MMSH,RTP and UDP streaming playback supported, not
only just a local movie player anymore, now it is also a network
streaming media player.
2. goodplayer:// URL scheme supported
3. A stability bug fixed, thanks Jeff for the test files
4. Auto repeat playback current file switch added, the default is off.
5. Add a refresh button to the file list bar, after the iTunes File
Sharing file copy, press the refresh button to reload the file list
6. Sub-directory/folder creation supported
7. Media files list changed to case insensitive order
8. Next file and previous file playback supported
9. French localization supported, thanks Pierre for the translation
10. Simplified Chinese localization supported

Updates in 1.3 Version:
1. AC3 support improved, AC-3 5.1 audio supported, downmix multiple
audio channels to a stereo output for iDevice playing back
2. f4v and tp file formats support added

Updates in 1.2 Version:
1. Performance improved, much faster than the older versions
2. Subtitle font, font size and font color customization
3. UI improved, add icons to the media file list

Updates in 1.1 Version:
1. "Open In" feature supported: open video and audio files from Mail
email attachments and Safari web browser
2. vob,ape,flac,wma,wav,aac etc. more media file formats supported

GoodPlayer Timeline

2014-04-01 8.8 version
2014-03-15 8.7 version
2014-02-24 8.6 version
2014-01-11 8.5 version
2014-01-08 8.4 version
2013-12-19 8.3 version
2013-12-14 8.2 version
2013-12-05 8.1 version
2013-12-01 8.0 version
2013-11-21 7.9 version
2013-11-09 7.8 version
2013-11-05 7.7 version
2013-10-08 7.6 version
2013-10-01 7.5 version
2013-09-20 7.4 version
2013-09-02 7.3 version
2013-08-02 7.2 version
2013-07-26 7.1 version
2013-07-21 7.0 version
2013-07-05 6.9 version
2013-06-27 6.8 version
2013-06-06 6.7 version
2013-05-27 6.6 version
2013-05-18 6.5 version
2013-03-30 6.4 version
2013-02-06 6.3 version
2013-01-11 6.2 version
2012-12-20 6.1 version
2012-11-21 6.0 version
2012-11-09 5.9 version
2012-10-09 5.8 version
2012-09-11 5.7 version
2012-08-08 5.6 version
2012-08-02 5.5 version
2012-07-10 5.4 version
2012-06-24 5.3 version
2012-06-02 5.2 version
2012-05-02 5.1 version
2012-04-19 5.0 version
2012-04-07 4.9 version
2012-03-31 4.8 version
2012-03-27 4.7 version
2012-03-13 4.6 version
2012-03-03 4.5 version
2012-02-25 4.4 version
2012-01-19 4.3 version
2012-01-10 4.2 version
2012-01-07 4.1 version
2011-12-13 4.0 version
2011-11-17 3.9 version
2011-11-05 3.8 version
2011-10-24 3.7 version
2011-10-13 3.6 version
2011-10-04 3.5 version
2011-09-30 3.4 version
2011-09-22 3.3 version
2011-09-15 3.2 version
2011-09-10 3.1 version
2011-08-31 3.0 version
2011-08-17 2.9 version
2011-08-08 2.8 version
2011-08-03 2.7 version
2011-07-21 2.6 version
2011-07-13 2.5 version
2011-06-24 2.4 version
2011-06-18 2.3 version
2011-06-10 2.2 version
2011-06-01 2.1 version
2011-05-17 2.0 version
2011-05-11 1.9 version
2011-05-03 1.8 version
2011-04-26 1.7 version
2011-04-19 1.6 version
2011-04-12 1.5 version
2011-04-05 1.4 version
2011-03-24 1.3 version
2011-03-19 1.2 version
2011-03-11 1.1 version
2011-02-03 New, Initial 1.0 version

Credits:

Vincent: Programming

Anna: Programming

September: Programming

Justin: Programming

George Shum: Programming

Yang Xia : Programming

Tony: Programming

Lucas Kundigraber: German language support

Peter : Czech language support and Slovak language support

Luke: Polish language support

Andrea: Italian localization

Pierre: French localization

Nicolas: French localization

Amin: Persian language support

Andy Richardson : Application icon

Mitchel: Dutch localization


Rodrigo Cárcamo G : Spanish localization


CashLee: Japanese localization


Alex: Russian localization

Gil: Portuguese localization

Patrik: Finnish localization

Kireev : Russian localization

Muhannad: Arabic localization

Christian: Swedish localization

Junior Vidotti: Portuguese localization

Floris Brunet: Dutch localization

Joshua SJ Lee: Korean localization

Oskar Lundström: Swedish localization

Makis Simatos: Greek localization

Tim: Swedish localization

Puffo: Italian & Spanish localization

Fredrik Arvesen Magnussen: Norwegian localization

Samir: Danish localization

Zulfikar Veyisoglu: Turkish localization

Tomomi: Japanese localization

Daniel Balazs: Application icon

Gidi Mizrahi: Hebrew localization

Lauri: Finnish localization

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