Changelog
The latest updates and changes across the Xibo CMS and Player Application.
Linux v4.0.13
Our second production-ready release of the Linux player is here. This release includes 2 enhancements and 21 fixes.
The Linux player is open source, and can run on the hardware that your team already standardises on - from miniPCs and small form factor desktops, to industrial PCs and kiosk builds. Paired with the Xibo CMS, you have a complete end-to-end open source signage stack.
Enhancements
Improved initial display name
Improved memory use when downloading large files
Android v4 R413
Our latest Android release includes 3 new certified devices, 3 new features, and 12 enhancements.
Certifications
Sharp (PN_ME2)
DSDevices (DSDA1 and DSDX5)
Features
Command Macros for HTTP, RS232 and Android Intent commands
Video Engine improvements when set to “Device Default” in display settings. This is a new video engine which disables transitions and videos which are not supported in favour of reliability and gapless playback. Gapless will be supported on many of the media players and SOCs which do not currently support it.
Upgrade: record a Display Alert showing the success/failure of a requested upgrade
Linux v4.0.12
You asked, and we built it! A production-ready Linux player has been a highly requested feature across our community forums and customer conversations over the years. Today, our Linux player is here.
The Linux player is open source, and can run on the hardware that your team already standardises on - from miniPCs and small form factor desktops, to industrial PCs and kiosk builds. Paired with the Xibo CMS, you have a complete end-to-end open source signage stack.
What's included?
The Linux player app offers an advanced production-ready player. We have included features like:
Autostart: The player starts automatically when the device boots
Display Management: Remote commands, screenshots, log collection and status updates from the CMS
Network: Upstream HTTP proxy support
Offline playback: Content keeps playing from the local cache if the connection to the CMS is lost
Playback: Layouts are rendered by the same engine as the Xibo CMS preview, so layouts, widgets and interactive content behave consistently across your network
Player: On-device status window showing CMS status, schedule status and recent log entries
Reliability: Recovers unattended from power loss, network loss and unexpected faults, resuming playback from cached content with no one at the screen
Reporting: Proof of Play
Scheduling: Scheduled and interactive content, managed exactly as it is for any other display
XMR: Real-time commands over web sockets
CMS v4.5.3
We have released our third patch update to Xibo v4.5. This release continues to build on the momentum and introduces a range of enhancements and fixes.
What's included?
This patch release includes over 60 enhancements and fixes following feedback and ongoing development. You can find the detailed fixes on the GitHub release.
webOS & Tizen v4 R418
As mentioned in our last release, Samsung Tizen and LG webOS players now have feature parity - meaning you can achieve the same outcomes on both players, whilst allowing you to choose your display hardware on specification and project fit. This release continues to build on both players.
New features
Commands: Create an alert on command run
XMR: Web sockets
Improvements
Player: Log Display Alerts on status page
Player: Feedback for webHook trigger on status page
Schedule: Notify CMS on every layout change
Widget: Improved widget navigation performance on SM5KE
CMS v4.5.2
We have released our second patch update to Xibo v4.5. This release continues to build on the momentum and introduces 15 enhancements and fixes.
What's included?
This patch release includes 15 enhancements and fixes following feedback and ongoing development. You can find the detailed fixes on the GitHub release.
CMS v4.5.1
Less than a month ago, we released Xibo v4.5 - our most significant visual refresh to date. Today, we have released our first patch update. This release builds on the momentum of v4.5 and introduces a whole range of enhancements and bug fixes.
What's included?
This patch release includes over 80 enhancements and fixes following feedback and ongoing development. You can find the details on the GitHub release.
webOS & Tizen v4 R417
Samsung Tizen and LG webOS players now have feature parity - meaning you can achieve the same outcomes on both players, whilst allowing you to choose your display hardware on specification and project fit. From this release onwards, both player apps are released together on the same schedule, with both download links in one place.
You can upgrade to this release from Tizen v4 R413 and unlock the following features:
Display Management: Alerts, Faults, and Logs
Display Management: Commands - create an alert on command run
Display Management: Purge List
Display Management: Send status separately
Display Management: XMR: clear stats and logs
Playback: Gapless playback
Playback: Xibo IC data refresh
Scheduling: Schedule Criteria - weather based criteria
Scheduling: Schedule assessment - polling every 10 seconds
New features
Player: Disable automatic control of on/off times via the CMS so that you can set them manually on the display
Improvements
Licence: Licencing via HTTPS with HTTP fallback
Player: Log a message on status page when the display is unauthorised
ChromeOS v4 R411
Our latest ChromeOS release introduces 7 new features, and 5 fixes.
New features
Campaigns Cycle Playback: The player now honours cycle based playback on campaigns
Data refresh through
dataUpdate: Widgets now update their content in place when adataUpdatemessage arrivesData Connector: Added support for data connectors
Display Tags: Displays can now carry tags on the player enabling tag-based grouping
Real-time Data Widget: Allows rendering of data pushed by a data connector live on a screen
Schedule Action Events: Interactive action events can be triggered on the player
xiboIC duration handlers and trigger endpoint: xiboIC now supports widget-duration control on the player
Bug fixes
IndexedDB: auto-update reload can corrupt the database
Licensing: Network errors invalidate cached license
Service Worker: Player stuck on black screen after network disruption
Stuck player due to service worker and indexedDB hangs
Unable to recover IndexedDB due to player limitations
Android v4 R412
New features
Screen orientation from the CMS — orientation can now be set in the display settings profile and is applied natively on supported devices (Amazon, Hisense, Giada).
Amazon Signage device management — added support for the Amazon device management API (v1.1), including screen orientation.
Amino 4K playback — new dedicated video player for smoother 4K video on Amino devices.
Media capability reporting — the player now reports its playback capabilities (supported codecs, HEVC/AV1/4K support, and screen/output resolution) to the CMS.
Richer data connectors — data connector requests can now send custom headers and a request body, and receive the response status code.
Improvements
More reliable upgrades — application upgrades are now identified by content, so patch releases are handled correctly; repeated failures are reported to the CMS instead of being retried indefinitely; and upgrades are skipped on devices that cannot self-install (e.g. Amazon, Sony).
Upgrade reporting — both successful and failed upgrades are now reported back to the CMS.
Smoother 4K video — the player detects true-4K content and avoids running two heavy decoders at once on hardware that cannot sustain it, while keeping gapless playback where the device supports it.
Better resolution reporting — display reporting now distinguishes the on-screen UI size from the physical HDMI output resolution.
Sony — more reliable serial number and MAC address lookup*
Video faults — clearer and more accurate reporting of video decoder problems.
Bug fixes
Fixed a rounding error in image and video scaling that could leave a thin gap or slight misalignment on exact-fit content.
Fixed occasional start-up timezone errors on some devices (e.g. Amazon).
Giada: hardware calls no longer run on the UI thread, preventing occasional freezes; upgrade completion is now detected correctly.
Fixed a rare crash when tearing down a layout that had faulted.
The CMS “orientation” command now behaves consistently with the display-profile orientation setting on OEM devices.
Other
Removed the discontinued Vestel integration.
Removed the legacy “backup config” option and refreshed the About screen text.
Xibo CMS 4.5.0
Xibo 4.5 is our biggest visual refresh to date - a completely modernised interface with quality of life improvements.
For years, the single most consistent piece of feedback from our community has been that the Xibo interface was starting to show its age. v4.5 is our answer. We've rebuilt the CMS front end on a modern foundation, giving you a cleaner, faster, more intuitive experience across the areas you use most - navigation, reporting, media management and scheduling - without changing how any of your existing content, layouts or displays behave.
Everything you know still works exactly as it did; it simply looks and feels better. If you're upgrading from 4.4, there's nothing you need to relearn. Your layouts, schedules, displays and permissions all carry over untouched.
The codename for this release is Neujmin. 25D/Neujmin is a periodic comet discovered on 24th February 1916 and not observed since 1927 - 99 years and counting. We promised ourselves a new interface before Neujmin was next seen. Given the comet remains lost, we’d like it on record that we made it with time to spare.
What's changed?
🆕 New
Background media uploads: Historically, uploading large files to the CMS led to waiting times and not being able to use the CMS during upload. We have introduced the agility to drag and drop files directly into the page, and they upload in the background so you’re not stuck waiting
Media gallery view toggle: Locating the right media can often be difficult when using only the grid view, especially if you have a lot of items! Now you can switch between views to find and manage media faster - you can find the toggle on the top right of the grid
Time connected report: The time connected report in v4.4 can be difficult to get a strong overview of your network’s health. We have reimagined the report, making it simpler to understand, with improved data filtering
Improved navigation: 4.5 introduces clearer navigation between pages, such as menuboards. We have included breadcrumbs to show page hierarchy and allow you to go back to where you need to be
Mobile friendly: By introducing an industry leading framework, the design of the CMS is responsive to ensure that you can use Xibo on the go from your mobile and tablet devices - we are continuing to improve this as time goes on
✨ Improved
A fully refreshed interface: A modern, consistent look and feel across the entire CMS, built in React and Tailwind CSS, for improved responsiveness and performance
Clearer navigation: Streamlined menus and page layouts to make everyday tasks quicker to reach
Folders: Re-imagined folder structure to simply find and organise your data
Reporting: Improved the interface for how reports work, specifically the time connected report. The SSP connector report is now part of the All Reports page
Right-click to delete calendar events: Remove a scheduled event directly from the calendar by right-clicking it
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