Changelog | Drovio

Drovio v3.5.2

2023-10-26

Changed

Drovio windows capture exclusion can be disabled from the 'Screen sharing' tab of the app preferences (requires to restart Drovio)

Fixed

Being disconnected from the server while hosting a meeting (instant or scheduled) prevents new participants approval
On Windows, updated release of the app is always installed at the default location

Drovio v3.5.1

2023-08-31

Added

SSO vanity name is automatically filled in according to the one previously used
On Windows, default communication devices are now handled
On Windows, a notification is displayed during a session to warn the host about a possible degraded experience when the active window belongs to an elevated process and the app is not running as administrator

Fixed

The 'Audio' tab of the preferences window is displayed instead of the 'Video' one after clicking on the settings icon of the videoconference window
On MacOS, re-opening the app too quickly after an update may open the outdated bundle and ask for system permissions
On MacOS Monterey (>12.3.0), the screenshare may appear as frozen on guests side except for the system cursor
On Windows, the 'Log in anyway' button is not correctly polished

Drovio v3.5.0

2023-08-16

Added

The videoconference system now handles voice activation detection
Drovio windows are excluded from the screen capture (except mouse cursors, spotlights and drawings) on Windows and macOS

Fixed

During a session, host inputs might get blocked under specific circumstances
Searching for a contact using an email address does not work
Some captions from the 'Preferences' window are cut or not properly aligned
On Windows and Linux, a pending Drovio update is not applied if the machine has been restarted
On MacOS Ventura, sharing a specific window introduces system slowdown and spurious hangs
On Windows, names under mouse cursors disappear for a short amount of time when they are moved from one screen to another

Drovio v3.4.1

2023-04-24

Added

A default interaction mode can now be chosen from the 'Remote control' tab of the app preferences. This one will be automatically assigned to your guests when they join your new session.
System audio can be shared on Apple M1 machines (see our help center for more details)

Fixed

Under specific circumstances, some guests in a running session may not hear each others
Closing the meeting window while being in a 'Waiting for host...' state after a call leads to an erronous app state and requires an app restart
On Linux (Plasma and Xfce), session invitations may not appear while the app is minimized

Drovio v3.4.0

2023-02-07

Added

You can apply visual effects on your webcam video stream: either blurring your background or applying a specific background image (predefined or custom)

Changed

Closing the videoconference window stops the local webcam video capture
Videoconference video streams are rendered using OpenGL hardware acceleration
Webcam capture device can now be changed during a running session
Drovio updates are automatically downloaded in the background and installed during the next app launch. You can also install it manually, from the update window, after receiving a download notification

Fixed

Under specific circumstances, webcam video capture is not restored properly after a presenter role swapping
Several UI elements are not sized in a relevant way when resizing the videoconference window
Your avatar is not refreshed accordingly under unstable network conditions
Under specific circumstances, opening the chat window can lead to a crash
An instant meeting can be started even while already acting as guest
On Windows, hosting a session for more than two guests can lead to a high CPU usage
On MacOS, when acting as guest, changing the screenshare video quality leads to a crash if a local webcam is being captured

Drovio v3.3.4

2022-09-27

Added

You can now check your webcam video stream from the 'Video' tab of the app preferences

Changed

The video chat window has been fully redesigned

Fixed

On Windows, several UI elements may be misplaced while using the app on a multiscreen setup with identical screen models

Drovio v3.3.3

2022-08-18

Added

Start instant meeting and get meeting link right from within the app, even when you're already hosting a session
Sign in using your Google account

Changed

On Linux, participant cursors are now handled separately and when the host just moves their cursor, it won't interrupt participant interactions anymore

Fixed

Echo cancelation and noise suppression get disabled when a participant leaves an ongoing mob session, until they/someone else join the session again
Memory footprint remains high when idle after hosting a session
On Windows, the app is restarted infinitely when it crashes during init
On Linux under gnome, the main window sometimes disappears and restarting the app is required
On Linux, updating the Drovio app can fail due to missing dependencies that wouldn't get downloaded

Drovio v3.3.2

2022-07-20

Added

Contact and session chats now handle rich text. You can share URLs, code blocks and Emojis to your pairing partners (for the moment, Emojis are supported on macOS and Windows only)

Fixed

On macOS, the contact list may not display all items when scrolling
On Windows while acting as guest, the remote video stream may suffer of scaling artifacts if it is displayed on a screen with a different scaling factor compared to the shared one
On Windows, the app may crash under specific circumstances

Drovio v3.3.1

2022-06-22

Fixed

Collected data during the session rating process is invalid after acting as a guest
On linux and under specific circumstances, a linkage problem prevents the app from starting

Drovio v3.3.0

2022-06-16

Added

Apple and Apple M1 packages have been merged into a universal package
You can now schedule a meeting or start an instant one from the 'Meeting' tab of your account management page. You just have to click on the 'calendar' button of the app main panel to access it. Calendar integration is already supported (through ICS) and the Google Calendar app is coming very soon.

Removed

Email and URL invitations have been removed. You can now start an instant meeting by clicking on the 'calendar' button of the app main panel then share the meeting URL with your pairing partners

Fixed

On Apple M1 machines, a kernel panic might be triggered under specific circumstances
Session records are stucked on the first frame when played

Drovio v3.2.8

2022-05-27

Added

When sharing a portion of screen, the rectangular selection for that screen is saved so you can later share the same portion again
On Windows and Linux, the shortcuts to accept or deny a call are now shown below the invite popup's buttons
Crash report sending can be disabled from the preferences panel, advanced tab

Fixed

On Linux under Gnome, the main window gets hidden when sharing a portion of screen and might not get shown back
On macOS, chat, remote window and a few other floating windows get hidden when minimized and can't be restored
On Linux under KDE, the host session toolbar disappears when the host clicks outside of the main window

Drovio v3.2.7

2022-05-16

Added

VP9 video codec support. It can be selected as the preferred video codec (from the app preferences, 'Screen sharing' tab) if an abnormal CPU usage is noticed when hosting for several guests
Contact chat history can be consulted even if the contact is offline

Changed

Contact chat history files are now sorted using their filename

Fixed

A huge contact list may take a long time to load and is not refreshed smoothly when scrolling or filtering for specific contacts

Drovio v3.2.6

2022-05-09

Added

When you miss a call from your contacts, a badge now appears next to their avatars
Chat history is now saved locally on your computer
New shortcuts let you change the interaction mode during your sessions, you can enable them and modify the keystrokes in preferences
The green border changes to orange when a shared window gets hidden behind other windows and any interaction from the participants will bring it front
Use the escape key to quickly exit draw together mode when hosting a session

Changed

On macOS, video encoding performances have been greatly improved thus reducing latency, especially when sharing large content
We respect your privacy: when sharing a window, the participants will now only see that window, whether it gets behind other windows or not (Drovio windows might still be shown above, that will change in a future release)

Fixed

On macOS and Windows, hosting a session may block mouse and keyboard inputs during the session lifetime. This behavior persists until app is restarted
On macOS, hosting a session with multiple participants may result in a very intensive CPU usage
On macOS, when waking a computer from sleep, especially a mac M1, the app hangs in an infinite signing in loop and activity monitor shows high CPU usage due to coreaudiod, requiring to force quit the app
On macOS, when in sleep mode, unplugging an audio device that was selected in the preferences wakes the computer
On macOS, the app might crash or show a transparent session toolbar after hosting multiple sessions on a mac M1
On macOS, remote control sometimes stops working, requiring to quit and rejoin the session
On macOS, Chrome does not always appear in the list of windows you can share depending on the current tab
On macOS, irrelevant system windows (like Status Indicator) may appear in the list of windows you can share
The app might crash when quitting it while on a remote session
The tool to select a portion of screen to share might be shown on the wrong screen
On Windows and Linux, the green border around shared content might not always be shown correctly
On Ubuntu 22.04 and Fedora 36, Drovio might not start due to a missing openssl dependency

Drovio v3.2.5

2022-04-21

Changed

On Linux, the 'Wayland detected' warning is now mentioning the related article from our help center
The feedback banner at the bottom of the app has been removed and replaced with a feedback and roadmap option in main menu

Fixed

On macOS, after granting Drovio a specific system permission, clicking on the 'Quit and restart' button does not restart it as expected
On macOS, the battery status menu constantly reports that Drovio is using significant energy, even when the app is idle
On macOS, the app in status menu is not shown correctly when using multiple screens or when using menu bar management tools such as Bartender
On macOS, the app sometimes crashes while using the Spotlight feature
On macOS, the app might crash when the computer is put to sleep or wake

Drovio v3.2.4

2022-04-01

Changed

Screen sharing is now active right after the host starts a session and before any participant joins in
Drovio mouse cursor is now displayed and the host is able to draw on screen right after starting a session and before any participant joins in
Internal audio settings have been improved in order to provide a better overall audio quality (echo and noise suppression)
While hosting a session, the session toolbar is not displayed anymore in the list of windows you can switch to using alt + tab on Windows and Linux or cmd + tab on macOS
The JetBrains warning dialog has been removed, please refer to our help center if you still encounter any issues with those apps during Drovio sessions

Fixed

Cursor is hidden and control lost when selecting draw together before any participant joins in
When hosting a session, random crashes on any OS
On macOS, the app sometimes crashes when a user leaves an hosted session
On macOS, the app sometimes crashes when the host scrolls repeatedly
On macOS, the app sometimes crashes when closing the app
On macOS, the host can't interact with the portion of screen selection tool when in draw mode
On macOS, using the side or extra mouse buttons while hosting a session leads to an erratic mouse behavior, especially preventing JetBrains based products to receive mouse events and sometimes requiring to reboot the computer
On macOS and Linux, after some network changes or awakening from hibernation mode, the app is either stalled in an infinite 'Signing in...' loop or cannot be closed properly and needs to be manually killed
On macOS, high CPU usage can sometimes be noticed involving coreaudiod process as well and preventing the computer to go into sleep mode
On Windows, audio loopback automatically switch to system default input audio device after being enabled
When on a remote screen, the options to zoom have a different style than the other options

Drovio v3.2.3

2022-03-03

Fixed

On macOS and Linux, shared control management has been improved when involving mouse wheel events
On Windows, a mouse wheel event from the session host is not injected when acquiring control

Drovio v3.2.2

2022-03-02

Added

'Draw on screen': session hosts can choose if drawings will be automatically faded out (enabled by default)
'Draw on screen': an eraser mode has been added. Your drawings can be erased either partially with a right click or entirely with a 'Shift + right click' combo
'Draw on screen': session hosts can also clear all drawings with a 'Ctrl + Shift + right click' combo

Changed

The JetBrains apps patch has been removed
The shared control is now kept during five seconds (instead of 0.5) while holding a key or a mouse button without any other action

Fixed

Changing the video quality does nothing while participating to a session with the web client
The 'Share a portion of screeen' overlay can now be closed while in draw mode by pressing the 'Esc' key
On Windows, several UI glitches have been fixed
On Windows, when a desktop change occurs during a session (winlogon, screensaver or user session lock), the desktop video stream for the following sessions is totally black
On linux, an obsolete dependency has been removed to allow the app to start on ArchLinux systems without libstdc++5

Drovio v3.2.1

2022-02-07

Added

You can now add contacts to a 'Favorites' group to keep them within easy reach

Changed

The 'Display sharing area border' setting section has been re-designed

Fixed

On macOS, after displaying the 'Share a portion of screen' widget, guests are unable to send keyboard inputs on remote side until the app is restarted

Drovio v3.2.0

2022-01-19

Added

Apple M1 native package is available (currently in beta stage and downloadable from Drovio website)
Drovio is now ready for upcoming Microsoft Teams integration
Session hosts can share a portion of their screen
Shared content is highlighted by a green outline (enabled by default for window and screen portion sharing modes). It can be disabled or customized in the 'Screen sharing' tab of the app preferences

Fixed

After being disconnected then reconnected to the session, a guest is unable to hear other guests or send inputs to the remote machine
Since macOS Monterey, switching to window sharing during a session or starting a session while sharing a window leads to a crash
On macOS, the app dock icon does not disappear as expected when closing specific dialogs with the Esc key
On Linux, some windows may not be detected by our window enumeration process
After a crash, the app tries to restart 5 times at most

Drovio v3.1.7

2021-11-25

Added

On macOS and Linux, the app can autostart right after the user login
On macOS, the video window can be minimized
'Take survey' button at the bottom of the app to prioritize our roadmap

Changed

You can now choose what you want to share before starting a screen sharing session with a contact

Fixed

During a session, some guests may be unable to hear each other
After a crash, a guest may be unable to join back a running session
After a crash, you may be unable to access your Drovio account webpage when clicking on your avatar
Crash related to the shared clipboard management
Crash involving our logging engine
Users information may be inaccurate in the session chat
Irrelevant notifications when a user quits a session
Disabling 'Always show the session toolbar' prevents the toolbar to be displayed
Duplicated entries in the session user list may happen if some of them join back the session after being disconnected
On macOS, disabling modifier keys while acting as guest prevents some keys (like arrows or delete) to be sent remotely
On macOS and Linux, launching the app with a command may result in an empty UI
On Linux, pressing alt-tab while acting as guest can lead to a locked tab key
The session duration label on the app panel may be too large and does not fit its content

Drovio v3.1.6

2021-10-07

Added

A tooltip indicating the account email is shown when the mouse cursor is hovering the user avatar
On Linux, screensaver and monitor extinction is automatically disabled during a session

Changed

When the session host minimizes a window that was being shared, a waiting screen is streamed to guests instead of an automatic audio-only fallback
Two extra checkboxes have been added in the rating dialog ('Screen sharing' and 'Controls')
Contact filtering is now automatically disabled after sending the contact request

Fixed

The app hangs during a call involving several users, triggering a disconnection on guests side and a stalled state on host side (required a process kill)
Starting a private chat session can lead to a software deadlock
When reactivating the video during a session, some ghost video frames may be sent during the video device initialization
Buttons tooltip are not shown as expected
Irrelevant audio fallback notifications can pop when starting the app or plugging an audio device
On macOS, the client window may stay hidden when joining a call if it was previously minimized
On macOS, sometimes the client window is unable to capture mouse move events
On Windows, the uninstaller can fail under specific circumstances
On Linux, unplugging then plugging the mouse during a session results in an erratic behavior
On Linux, right modifiers can be stucked in a pushed state

Drovio v3.1.5

2021-09-15

Fixed

The app may crash when a local or remote video capture device changes its capture resolution
The app may crash when starting a session with specific audio devices
On Linux, switching the current workspace while acting as guest can lead to a huge memory leak
On Linux, ending or leaving a session while using the ALSA audio module can lead to a software deadlock

Drovio v3.1.4

2021-09-07

Added

Session guests can now choose to disable modifier-based key combos that are not producing characters thus preventing them from being sent to the host's machine

Changed

The app is now able to automatically switch back to a specific audio device after an unplug/replug sequence
In the 'Register now' section of the app, the main button text has been changed from 'Log in' to 'Sign up'

Fixed

The 'Unable to connect' dialog box will now show every time a connection fails
The app won't crash anymore if a negative packet loss statistic is gathered
Some dropdown menus needed to be clicked multiple times to show all of their content
The audio disconnection happening when switching roles between host and guest is now much shorter (1 second). Next step: no disconnection at all!
After starting a session, some hosts were unable to interact with their computer during the session lifetime
During the account verification step, clicking on 'Resend email' won't switch back to the 'Log in' page
On Windows, the app is now able to handle mixed-DPI screen setups properly
On macOS, a network reconnection won't trigger any high CPU footprint
On macOS, the app won't crash anymore when a user changes their screen setup while hosting a session
On macOS, the app didn't hide after clicking on the user's avatar or on the 'Account details' menu entry

Drovio v3.1.3

2021-08-05

Changed

Crash reports are now automatically sent, allowing the team to improve the app's stability and ensuring users still get a top-notch experience

Fixed

On macOS, the app may crash the first time a user allows camera access after starting a session

Drovio v3.1.2

2021-07-12

Changed

A 'Remote desktop' tab has been added in the app preferences

Fixed

Swaping the presenter role during a session involving 3 users or more while the video conference is active might lead to a crash
The app might crash during a P2P reconnection
Some buttons may appear to be blocked in pushed state
As a guest, consecutive clicks at different locations might be interpreted as double/triple clicks
On macOS, starting the app with the '--command' argument closes the app instead of sending it to the already running instance
On Windows, lock files access permissions prevent the app to be executed on different user sessions
On Windows, native UI controls now have the correct style

Drovio v3.1.1.1

2021-06-11

Changed

On macOS, the JetBrains apps patch is now disabled by default

Fixed

The message displayed in the error window when the signin step failed can be irrelevant in specific cases
On Windows, Drovio drawables are offset when the top-left corner of the primary screen is not the same as the top-left corner of the virtual desktop

Drovio v3.1.1

2021-06-03

Added

Switching to 'Audio only' automatically sets the interaction mode to 'control'. The old interaction mode will be restored when switching back to screen or window sharing
On Windows, the app prevents the screensaver/screenlock to trigger during a session

Fixed

On Windows and Linux, the host can be unable to interact with Drovio UI while in 'Draw together' mode
On Linux (with Plasma desktop environment), the 'Draw together' feature is now working as expected

Drovio v3.1.0

2021-05-20

Added

'Draw' interaction mode: guests can draw on the shared screen
'Draw together' interaction mode: session participants (including the host) can draw on the shared screen

Fixed

On macOS, the app may generate heavy log files

Drovio v3.0.5

2021-05-12

Fixed

On Windows and linux, scrolling the contacts list can result in a crash if the screen DPI scale factor is over 1.0
The app may crash while starting a session or during a peer connection renegotiation

Drovio v3.0.4

2021-04-28

Changed

Focus policy on toolbar buttons has been changed thus preventing them to be triggered unexpectedly

Fixed

Random crashes caused by non visible video chat window
On macOS, the camera device may appear as active (light on) even if no frames are captured
On macOS, the app is not hidden after clicking on the 'SSO' button (Enterprise edition)
On linux, switching to another workspace while acting as guest results in a large memory leak followed by a crash

Drovio v3.0.3

2021-04-20

Added

On linux, the user is warned when starting Drovio on a Wayland-driven desktop environment
On macOS, if USE Together is installed on the system, Drovio asked the user if they wants to remove USE together when the app starts
On Windows, if USE Together is installed on the system, the Drovio installer asked the user if they wants to remove USE Together

Changed

When the host wants to add another participant to the session, the contact tab is now displayed
The 'Available' item in the user status dropdown has been replaced with an 'Online' one
The system camera permission is now longer asked for every session, since it has been set as optional
The video chat window is now resizable

Fixed

Large contact lists may take some time to load when the app starts or seems to be unresponsive during contact filtering
The contact list search bar is case-sensitive
The contact list search bar content is not reset after a logout/login sequence
Contacts are now taken into account for the email input field autocompletion of the 'Invite people over email' panel
After recording a session, the 'Session recording' panel is not displayed
The empty item text in the video preferences combo box has been replaced by 'No devices selected'
On Windows, the app gets stuck in an infinite restart loop when trying to enable service mode
On Windows, the camera device may appear as active (light on) even if no frames are captured
On Windows, clicking on the window top-right close button restarts the app
On macOS, the session invitation popup may appear behind the active window while in fullscreen mode
On macOS, the video chat dialog is hidden when the host hides their session toolbar
On macOS Big Sur, the app starts off-screen
In the app preferences, the link to access the browser remote desktop access webpage is not correct
The default video device is now automatically selected when starting Drovio

Drovio v3.0.2

2021-03-24

Changed

The video conference window is now always on top (you can still hide/reopen it)

Fixed

Video is displayed twice when there are no participants
Users might get prompted for a required update although there's no update available
When the host changes interaction mode during the session, it also impact selected interaction mode on guests' end
Clicking on account details or on the avatar may open the account management page twice or more
On Linux (KDE/Plasma), dark mode impact the app which leads to unreadable texts
On Windows, the first page of the 'Getting started' tour is not showing the 'Waving hand' emoji correctly
On Windows, font rendering is aliased or too bold
On macOS, when a participant is sending mouse moves continuously, other participants (including the host) may experience some difficulties sending inputs to the shared machine

Security

On macOS, a guest might be able to interact with the app UI even with 'User' privileges

Drovio v3.0.1

2021-03-18

Fixed

On macOS, the app can fail to start

Drovio v3.0.0

2021-03-18

Added

Drovio on linux is now publicly available
Knock on the door: you can now ask to join a running session
Video conference
Sign in with SSO (SAML)
Fair billing policy is now available for all teams

Changed

New UI/UX providing an improved user experience
The host can now send multiple session invitations at the same time
The session URL can be shared before starting it
On macOS, the Do Not Disturb mode is disabled by default

Removed

Compatibility with macOS < 10.12

Fixed

On linux, keyboard shortcuts are now handled properly
On linux, shared control experience has been improved

Drovio v2.2.6.3

2021-03-02

Added

Announcement: USE Together becomes Drovio

Drovio v2.2.6.2

2021-01-25

Added

Calls from within Slack can now be started with only audio being shared

Changed

The 'How was your experience' dialog will appear less often if you click multiple times on 'Show less often'
Users now get prompted (can be disabled) when sharing any JetBrains app with information on how to improve the experience with both those tools and USE Together

Removed

On Windows, hardware encoding has been fully removed as the experience was not really smooth

Fixed

The app may crash when sharing a Pro XDR screen
On macOS, scrolling may be somehow glitched during a USE Together session

Drovio v2.2.6.1

2020-11-13

Fixed

On macOS, USE Engine cursors and spotlights can be vertically offset on specific screen setups
On macOS, the host session bar is not always-on-top

Drovio v2.2.6

2020-11-12

Added

A guest can now see the network status of audio p2p connections with other guests in the session
A visual indicator in guests session toolbar is now displayed when the shared control feature is limited
A visual indicator in guests session toolbar is now displayed when the guest is defined as 'Spectator'
Interaction mode can now be globally set to spotlight by the session host
Spotlight sounds can be disabled from the app preferences

Fixed

Contacts may appear as connected even if they got disconnected because of some network problems
On Windows, the session chat and users list windows can be displayed out of screen limits while hosting on a Hi-DPI screen
On MacOS, USE Engine cursors and spotlights are unable to go over a fullscreen window
The user can be stuck into an infinite signin loop

Drovio v2.2.5.5

2020-10-01

Fixed

The app crashes during startup on macOS Big Sur public beta 3 and later

Drovio v2.2.5.4

2020-09-09

Fixed

On macOS Big Sur public beta 2, the app crashes during startup

Drovio v2.2.5.3

2020-08-18

Added

On macOS, do not disturb mode is now enabled when hosting a session (can be disabled in the app's preferences)

Changed

Better handling of temporary disconnections
Clarified what information will be sent when reporting an issue

Fixed

On Windows, the client stays minimized when joining a session from a URL
On macOS, the host session toolbar sometimes disappears when changing screen resolution
The contact list is not correctly displayed when there a lot of contacts and this can lead to a crash
The rating dialog is not automatically closed when signing out

Drovio v2.2.5.2

2020-07-15

Added

Client video quality preset is now saved

Changed

URL invitations are reusable
Contact list filter can be cleared by pressing the 'Esc' key

Fixed

Audio connections can be definitely lost during a call
Shared clipboard management can alter the system clipboard behavior
During the account activation procedure, the app 'Account verification' page automatically switches to the 'Sign in' page
On macOS, if the client clicks on the middle mouse button while in spotlight mode, the call sound is looping on host side until the app is closed
On macOS, the 'Take the presenter role' window does not show up under specific circumstances
On macOS, the previous patch related to JetBrains tools did not fix all input issues
On Windows, the H.264 hardware encoder can produce coding artifacts when packet loss occurs

Security

TLS v1.2 is now always enforced for any websocket connections

Drovio v2.2.5.1

2020-06-16

Changed

Swapping the presenter role from the host now display a quick notification
Revert the behavior where the contact tab was displayed instead of the session tab after starting a session

Fixed

PyCharm, IntelliJ and other JetBrains tools won't accept any inputs coming either from the host or the guests after those apps have lost the focus due to a guest click, on macOS
Invite popups are sometimes shown at the wrong location on macOS
Swap menu doesn't hide when clicking on the user's avatar
The visual indicator when a session is being recorded is not shown anymore on the app's client
When the host session toolbar has the focus, escape can hide it
Clipboard doesn't work when in service mode on Windows
Pressing the escape key on the invite popup make the invite timeout and does not exactly behave like the ignore button
Usernames can't be filtered when they contain special characters
The contact list is sometimes reset although a username filter was applied
Sometimes, keyboard interaction with the main UI can instead be injected into the app's client

Drovio v2.2.5

2020-05-29

Added

SSO is now supported (SAML and/or OpenID Connect) for the Enterprise (on-premises) offer
Spotlight interaction mode: guests can now highlight specific screen/app areas without disturbing shared control
The host can now swap the presenter role with any participant
A VUMeter for the input audio device have been added in the app audio preferences allowing users to check if the selected device is receiving a signal

Changed

On Windows, the app window is no more hidden on new session start, allowing the user to invite more people in it
The session chat button has been moved from the top level of the session toolbar to the 'more' menu
Cursors on host side are now displayed only one time

Fixed

The user can be stuck into an infinite signin loop
The shared screen/app selector in the session bar may refuse to open when clicking on it
On macOS, stereo audio output is not supported on mac book pro speakers in order to prevent echo issues since the mic is located under the left speaker on old models
On macOS, the session bar on host side may not being displayed
On macOS, the app may be displayed on the wrong screen
Inviting several guests at the same time may lead to a crash
Special characters like '{}[]' are not injected from a Windows guest to a macOS host
On macOS, pressing the 'Enter' key in the 'Join a remote desktop' dialog triggers the 'Cancel' button instead of the 'Join' one
On Windows, the app window is opened after a UAC prompt even if it was minimized before
On Windows, a user cannot share Windows 10 system apps like 'Sticky Notes' or 'Calculator'
During a swap, the previous presenter receives 'has quit' notifications for each of his guests
On macOS, a guest can block modifiers state on host side while changing the focus from the client to another window
Frame grabber is constantly running even after the session ends

Drovio v2.2.4.1

2020-03-30

Fixed

On macOS, the app does not start on macOS 10.10 to 10.12 due to a dependency update in 2.2.4 (ffmpeg)

Drovio v2.2.4

2020-03-26

Added

Change the video quality during sessions to lower the latency when your machine can't handle the remote resolution or when the connection is bad
Swap the presenter role right from the session toolbar on the app's client
On the client, disable alt+tab on Windows/Linux or cmd+tab on macOS to prevent from sending that to the remote machine

Changed

Hardware encoding is now disabled by default as it produces various artifacts on some NVIDIA GPUs
Most of the shortcuts are now disabled by default due to some incompatibilites with some apps
Session recording is now performed separately in order to support video quality changes, producing better videos but at the expense of a slight CPU usage increase

Fixed

On macOS, users can't type on the remote screen using the app's client and need to click outside then back on the client to make it work
On Windows, holding alt gr while the host is typing prevents the guest from being able to type
On Windows, holding ctrl or alt while clicking outside of the app's client may keep those keys pressed
Adding any whitespace before or after an email when adding a contact fails
On macOS 10.15, a crash occurs and the app is restarted when using ctrl space to switch the input source
On macOS, keyboard inputs won't work anymore on the client when clicking outside of it while the toolbar menu is displayed
Log file sizes may increase quickly when the app can't deal with some audio device
When a user invited with a link copied to the clipboard leaves a session, a notification is shown again
When users try to create an account although it already exists or when clicking on back before an email address is verified, signing out is displayed and users need to restart the app
When a contact is added, a user online notification may appear although this is disabled in preferences

Drovio v2.2.3

2020-03-10

Added

We all use different screen resolutions. You can now zoom in/out and scale the remote screen video to fit your client's window
Use keyboard shortcuts to do some quick actions during your sessions (swap, end the call...), you can change them in preferences, shortcuts tab
Access the user list (people in the session) from the session toolbar
Quick access to your contact list from the session toolbar when you host the session (Invite more people)

Changed

The remote screen now appears way less blurry when on the same screen resolution
The rating prompt auto closes itself after sometime and can now be shown less often
On macOS, permissions are now globally handled and a unique window will ask you to set them

Fixed

On Windows, ctrl key combos can break on host's side
On Windows, modifier keys are not correctly restored when the host take back the control
On Windows, some combos using the ctrl, alt gr keys may break the keyboard state, requiring to press those keys once more
On Windows, can't use the mouse to select a window when doing alt + tab during a session
On Windows, ctrl + alt + key combos don't work correctly
On Windows, modifier keys are not synced correctly between guests and the host
On macOS, a sound can be heard when the app starts
On macOS, the app does not work correctly with Bartender 3
On macOS, fixes a memory leak with the contact list and after multiple sign in/sign out
On macOS horizontal scolling from the trackpad is not handled
On macOS, copy/pasting cells on Numbers pastes sometimes nothing
On macOS, launching commands from Slack can make the app crash
Commands from Slack don't work when signed out

Drovio v2.2.2

2019-12-11

Changed

A notification is now displayed when you copy an invite link to your clipboard
The session toolbar can now be hidden even when nobody has joined the session

Removed

No more extra confirmations when changing a user’s privileges during a session

Fixed

On Windows, mouses cursors may be offsetted when hosting due to custom screen scaling
Hiding the session toolbar with the shortcuts may cause mouse and keyboard input issues
Clipboard data transfer performances have been improved

Drovio v2.2.1

2019-11-25

Added

Hide the client and host session toolbar from the menu or with CTRL+ALT+H on Windows or SHIFT+CMD+H on macOS

Fixed

A log rotation issue prevents the app from being closed when it has been running for a few days
The swap presenter role dialog does not hide when ending a session without accepting or ignoring it specifically first
A sound is played when the swap presenter role dialog is shown

Drovio v2.2.0

2019-11-21

Added

Share your clipboard and copy/paste text and images from/to the host screen seamlessly (only the app client is supported for now)
Sign in with your GitHub identity
Retina image quality support on macOS (can be enabled in preferences)

Changed

Session toolbar polish
The right pane has been removed from the app client, a light session toolbar is now displayed instead
No more extra confirmation when ending a session or signing out
Less intrusive new update notifications
The app client does not launch in fullscreen mode by default anymore
On macOS, we're now also asking for permission to control the computer when a session is started if the user didn't give it
On macOS, session invites now follow any space change

Fixed

Audio devices plugged in after the app is launched may sometimes be ignored, leading to no audio
The default audio device on the app may not match the system one
On Windows, the app crashes when an unsupported audio device is plugged in
Forcing sign out when in a session from another computer is not resetting the status back to available
On Windows, changes to the keyboard layout when the app client is shown are not supported
On macOS, a black border appears on the app when in dark mode

Drovio v2.1.6

2019-09-12

Fixed

After the OS has been in sleep mode, user signed in with Slack could be signed out and has to enter his credentials again even if 'Automatically sign in' has been checked

Drovio v2.1.5

2019-08-21

Added

A sound will be played when a session invite is received as well as when a notification is displayed on Windows and macOS (can be disabled from preferences menu)

Changed

Default avatars are now identicons, should be familiar to our dev fellows
New keyboard shortcuts to accept or ignore a session invite (displayed below the corresponding buttons)
Smoother email verification when creating an account

Fixed

On Windows, win + keys combos don't always work when the host is macOS (equivalent to cmd + keys)
On Windows, sleep mode can make the app restart multiple times and crash
On Windows, mouse cursors were incorrectly displayed when sharing a Microsoft Office app
On macOS, host cursor moves erratically when guests simply move their cursors without even clicking
On macOS, contact list scrolling is not smooth
Some windows can be displayed outside of the screen and with weird images due to display pixel ratio handling
Automatically sign in with Slack does not always work after the OS has been in sleep mode
Stability improvements

Drovio v2.1.4

2019-06-20

Added

You can now sign in with Slack. It's simple, fast and secure! Slack can be interfaced with your Single Sign-On (SSO) provider and handles two-factor authentification

Changed

Drovio v2.1.3

2019-06-11

Added

Premium plan support, allowing you to join anyone's screen and still get unlimited remote screen control
You can now sign out remotely another already signed in app instance when the message 'already connected' shows
Add a button to instantly verify email and proceed with the registration

Changed

Reduce max framerate to 20 when in automatic framerate mode (default)

Fixed

On macOS, some special characters can't be typed using certain dead keys on various keyboard layouts
On macOS, shift + shift from the app client on IntelliJ produces nothing
On macOS, fn combos and/or arrow keys prevent users from doing some key combos such as cmd + num on IntelliJ and can also block remote keyboard inputs until the app is restarted
Notifications and rating window shows up when a user swap the presenter role
On Windows, service mode does not always automatically start correctly
On macOS, the screensaver shows up in the middle of a session

Drovio v2.1.2

2019-05-02

Changed

Disconnections from the server no longer end ongoing screen sharing sessions

Fixed

On macOS, keys can get stucked when the host starts to type while a guest is typing
On macOS, when using ShiftIt, ctrl+alt+cmd+arrow don't do anything
On macOS, cmd+`, cmd+-, cmd+shift+-, cmd+[0-9] don't do anything
Clicking multiple times on the add button when adding a contact can show an error message

Drovio v2.1.1

2019-04-01

Fixed

Random mouse lag when joining a screen from app client
Scrolling on a large contact list on macOS shows duplicated contacts
Can't seek in recorded session videos
Alt+key combos from macOS app client to a Windows host produces nothing
Random lag when no audio output device is connected on Windows
Cmd+key combos on macOS sends key multiple times on some apps and user needs to do another action to stop it
Keyboard inputs don't work on some macOS apps (eg. VMware Fusion), character a or 3 is sent when pressing any key

Drovio v2.1.0

2019-03-20

Added

Record your session to re-watch it later on
New lightweight session bar to quickly change what you're sharing, mute your mic, record or end the session
You can now join a screen with the app when receiving an email/link invite
You can now join a remote desktop session (machine permanently accessible) from the app

Changed

Host doesn't block guest inputs anymore when simply moving their mouse cursor
Session duration is now shown on the session bar and on the session tab

Fixed

No audio between two guests when a network issue occurs, guests have to rejoin

Security

Security fix concerning the swap feature

Drovio v2.0.6

2019-03-07

Fixed

Some users can't potentially sign in/use the app when on a very slow connection
On Windows, setting display scale ratio can make the app bigger than the screen
On Windows, the app is launched with admin rights when the installer ends

Drovio v2.0.5

2019-01-18

Added

Connection quality is now displayed next to each user with information about the P2P connection when hovering it
On MacOS, dock icon is now visible when a window is opened
App client can now start in windowed mode, can be set in preferences

Fixed

cmd + / from a MacOS guest with US Qwerty keyboard makes MacOS host cursor change to ? and users can't type anymore, forcing the host to restart the app
On Windows, app client may show a black screen on some machines instead of the host screen / app
System audio sharing does not work on Windows 7
USE Engine has to be closed on MacOS before switching user sessions
alt + enter from a Windows host does not work on a Windows host sharing IntelliJ
After some time, users behind restrictive network can't share a screen / app or chat with other users, needing to restart the app
Fix typos and some misleading messages

Drovio v2.0.4

2018-11-30

Fixed

MacOS 10.14 does not always ask for microphone permission, leading to screensharing sessions with no audio
cmd + alt + key from a MacOS guest does nothing on a MacOS host
cmd + click from a MacOS guest does not work on a MacOS host sharing IntelliJ
Moving cursor on the black borders of the app client does move the remote cursor too
Pending invites on session tab are hidden when swapping
Fix some typos
Improve stability

Drovio v2.0.3

2018-11-14

Added

A window asking you to rate your experience appears after a screen sharing or call session ends so you can easily send us your feedback

Changed

Latency has been greatly reduced on the app client (web client is still impacted by latency)
The host can now move their mouse cursor without interrupting guests who are currently typing / clicking
Mic state on main interface is now synchronized with mic state on the client
Hardware encoding on MacOS is now only used when sharing a screen with web client on Safari to improve experience, latency and bandwidth usage
App client now better handles unstable Internet connections
Update window now displays the changelog

Removed

Session quality settings are removed from the clients, quality now adapts itself to your available resources

Fixed

Changing audio input / output devices produce nothing when in a session with the app client
Scroll wheel on Windows 7 can cause a crash when hovering a dropdown menu
App client on Windows may be shown below task bar
In call status may remain after a session ends, forcing the user to restart the app
A black screen may appear instead of the remote screen after swaping the presenter role
Lag may be experienced after swaping the presenter role

Drovio v2.0.2

2018-08-28

Added

DPI scaling support on Windows

Fixed

Audio input muted state
Mouse inputs issues on MacOS

Drovio v2.0.1

2018-07-16

Added

User can now report an issue directly from the app

Changed

'User is online' and 'new message' notifications can be disabled from general settings

Fixed

Keyboard inputs issues with ctrl combos
Mouse inputs issues on MacOS

Drovio v2.0.0

2018-07-11

Added

User avatar
User status
Contact list
Instant messaging with contacts
Session presenter and a user can now swap their roles using the 'swap' feature
Native client

Changed

Major interface rework

Drovio v1.5.2

2018-03-28

Added

Automatic gain control
New screen / app frame grabber on MacOS which offers better support for MacBook Pro Retina

Changed

Better email formats support (W3C compliant)
Accept any username with length from 1 character to 100
Audio chat stability enhanced

Fixed

USE Engine Windows uninstaller could not stop the process
Issues with audio enable / disable button

Drovio v1.5.1

2018-02-26

Added

Allow a user to completely hide web sidebar (user list) for integration purposes
Automatically sign in when USE Engine is launched

Changed

An invited user now receives a warning dialog when his browser may not be supported

Fixed

Audio chat echo cancellation was not working correctly when there were more than 2 users connected
Audio chat on Opera was not always working correctly
Issue when there was no audio input on the machine
Capitals on email were not accepted
Issues with audio enable / disable button
USE engine could be launched multiple times in some cases
1.5.0 retrocompatibility issues

Drovio v1.5.0

2018-02-07

Added

Audio chat
Proxy support on USE Engine
Hardware H.264 encoding on MacOS
Hardware encoding can now be enabled / disabled

Changed

Less restrictive passwords
USE Engine does not require administrator privileges anymore
User inputs handling reworked
Chat messages max length is now 4096 characters

Fixed

Mouse and touch events could not work simultaneously
Mouse scrolling issues
Windows app sharing did not work on some maximized apps such as Word

Drovio v1.4.1

2017-12-20

Added

Retina support on MacOS
System audio streaming support for MacOS
Automatic framerate on USE Engine based on CPU usage

Changed

Ask user to add USE Engine to accessibility list on MacOS

Fixed

Command key was not sent on MacOS
Room names with whitespaces was not working
Cursor position was incorrect when primary screen changed on Windows
Local user inputs conflicts with some user special key inputs

Drovio v1.4.0

2017-11-15

Added

USE Engine for MacOS
App sharing
Random room names
User invitations with email or by sharing an URL

Fixed

Excessive CPU usage on USE Engine
Memory leaks

Drovio v1.3.0

2017-09-22

Added

File sharing
System audio streaming (desktop audio)

Fixed

Random disconnections between USE Engine and USE Signaling
Cursors offseted on a 4K resolution