CHANGELOG.md

0.6.5 (June 3, 2022)

Dependency Upgrade

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.21.0 to 2.21.2. This new version fixes an issue where the dimensionsChanged event does not fire when the track dimensions first become available. This fixes an issue in this app where portrait-oriented video tracks are not displayed correctly. See this issue.

Bugfixes

• Improves a problem where the local video track is not properly displayed in Safari. See this issue. #691.
• This app now displays a useful error message when screen sharing is prevented due to a lack of system permissions.

0.6.4 (March 9, 2022)

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.20.1 to 2.21.0. With this update, the twilio-video.js SDK now supports WKWebView and SFSafariViewController on iOS version 14.3 or later. For more information, please refer to this changelog entry from the twilio-video.js SDK.

0.6.3 (March 2, 2022)

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.19.0 to 2.20.1.

Bugfix

• A problem was fixed in the local server that caused index.html to be erroneously cached.

0.6.2 (February 4, 2022)

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.18.2 to to 2.19.0. This new version introduces a new feature called Adaptive Simulcast. When this feature is enabled (by setting preferredVideoCodecs: "auto" in the ConnectOptions), the SDK will use VP8 simulcast, and will enable/disable simulcast layers dynamically, thus improving bandwidth and CPU usage for the publishing client. For more information, please see this changelog entry for the Twilio Video JS SDK.

0.6.1 (December 17, 2021)

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.17.1 to 2.18.2.
• @twilio/video-room-monitor has been updated from version 1.0.0-beta.1 to 1.0.0. The Twilio Video Room Monitor is out of beta and is now Generally Available.

Enhancements

• The Twilio Video Room Monitor can now be used on mobile devices.

0.6.0 (September 24, 2021)

New Feature

• This release adds the Twilio Video Room Monitor to the app. The Room Monitor is a browser-based tool that displays real-time information and metrics from the Video SDK's Room object and relevant browser APIs. The Room Monitor can be activated by clicking on the "Room Monitor" button in the menu while in a room. #594

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.17.0 to 2.17.1. This fixes a regression in 2.17.0 which caused Chrome screen share tracks to be encoded at lower dimensions. #593

0.5.1 (September 17, 2021)

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.15.3 to 2.17.0. Twilio-video.js now supports Chrome on iOS versions 14.3 and above. With this upgrade, the isSupported boolean will be true in iOS Chrome, and users will be able to use the video app instead of seeing the <UnsupportedBrowserWarning /> component. #590

Bugfixes

• Fixes issue with the MainParticipant erroneously displaying the network quality for the LocalParticipant. #585
• Improves interoperability with Twilio's iOS and Android quickstart apps. This app now will display any video track as the participant's main video, unless the video track has the name screen (to indicate a screenshare track). Previously, this app would only display video tracks with the name camera, which meant that participants that used Twilio's iOS and Android quickstart apps could not be seen by users of this video app. #585

0.5.0 (August 9, 2021)

New Feature

• This release adds a virtual background feature. This feature allows users to blur their background or apply a background image from the background selection window. The virtual backgrounds are applied to the video tracks using the Twilio Video Processors SDK. For more information, please view this blog post. #574

Dependency Upgrades

• @material-ui/core has been updated from 4.9.1. to 4.12.3. #568
• @material-ui/icons has been updated from 4.9.1. to 4.11.12. #568
• @twilio/conversations has been updated from 1.1.0. to 1.2.3. #568

0.4.2 (July 29, 2021)

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.14.0 to 2.15.3. This fixes an issue that was introduced in Chrome 92 where a limit on the number of WebMediaPlayers has been added. See this GitHub issue for more information. #562

Bugfixes

• Audio and Video track components now set their <audio> or <video> element's srcObject to null after the tracks are unmounted. This helps to fix the above mentioned issue introduced in Chrome 92. #562

0.4.1 (June 10, 2021)

Bugfixes

• Error messages have been improved on the Device Selection Screen when a user denies permission for audio, video, or both. #530
• Fix issue where users were unable to acquire audio in Firefox. #526
• The size of the thumbnails in the Participants list has been reduced as well as the gap in between each of them. #524

Thanks!

• Thank you to @hanhlee #527, @t4nmoy #528, and @arturodr #529 for your help with detecting typos and unnecessary dependencies!

0.4.0 (May 12, 2021)

New Feature

• This release adds a Start-Stop Recording feature for Group Rooms. This feature allows users to control when to record the contents of the Video Room. Recordings are on a per Track basis and are accessible via the Twilio Console. This feature is powered by the Twilio Recording Rules API. For more information on the Recording Rules API, please see this blog post.

0.3.2 (May 11, 2021)

New Feature

This release upgrades twilio-video to version 2.14.0 which contains a significant update to the Bandwidth Profile API. This new version deprecates the maxTracks and renderDimensions settings and introduces the clientTrackSwitchOffControl and contentPreferencesMode settings. The "Connection Settings" modal in this app has been updated to reflect these new options.

The clientTrackSwitchOffControl and contentPreferencesMode settings allow for more efficient use of bandwidth and CPU in multi-party applications. Learn more about these new features in the twilio-video.js CHANGELOG.

Bugfixes

• The appearance of the text input field in the chat window has been improved in Firefox. #512.
• Fix automatic audio track restart in Firefox. #507
• Fix issue related to the selection of video input devices when the app runs for the first time. #508
• Display network quality meter for main participant. #499

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.13.1 to 2.14.0. #506

0.3.1 (April 15, 2021)

Bugfixes

• User can now be heard by other participants after their audio input device is removed. #487
• Added missing trackSwitchOffMode to connectionOptions object in useConnectionOptions hook. #488
• Removed preflight test from app. #489

0.3.0 (March 31, 2021)

New Feature

• This release adds an in-room chat feature. This chat feature allows users to send and receive textual messages and files while connected to a Twilio Video room. This feature is powered by the Twilio Conversations API. For more information, please see this blog post.

0.2.4 (March 23, 2021)

Bugfixes

• Screen sharing track is stopped when disconnected from a room due to network issues. #452
• The <UnsupportedBrowserWarning /> component has been moved to fix an issue with the app crashing on devices where navigator.mediaDevices doesn't exist. #447
• The Typescript definition for the room object has been improved. #434
• Fix NPM script to lint files. #432

Dependency Upgrades

• react-scripts has been upgraded from 4.0.2 to 4.0.3. #432
• ts-jest has been upgraded from 24.3.0 to 26.5.1. #432
• react-dev-utils has been upgraded from 11.0.3 to 11.0.4 #455
• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.11.0 to 2.13.1. #466

0.2.3 (February 19, 2021)

Bugfixes

• Update VideoInputList so that the app doesn't crash when the deivce is changed while the camera is off. #412

Dependency Upgrades

• react-scripts has been upgraded from 3.4.4 to 4.0.2. #416

0.2.2 (February 2, 2021)

Bugfixes

• The participant thumbnails are no longer pushed out of view on certain mobile devices. #347
• Fix issue where the user's camera LED would not turn off when they click on the "Stop Video" button. #350
• Fix issue where getAudioAndVideoTracks is repeatedly called when there is a getUserMedia error. #363
• Update useTrackDimensions hook so that it correctly causes a component re-render when track dimensions change. Thanks @tomhicks! #387
• Audio and Video tracks are now stopped when the user disconnects from the room. #401
• The participant list no longer flickers when the browser is of a certain height. #402

Dependency Upgrades

• twilio-video has been upgraded to 2.11.0. This version includes TypeScript definitions for twilio-video.js. See the twilio-video.js CHANGELOG for more information. (#409)
• @types/twilio-video has been removed. Type definitions are now included in twilio-video version 2.11.0.

0.2.1 (October 26, 2020)

New Features

• Devices that are selected in the "Audio and Video Settings" modal will not be reset when the page is reloaded. Device IDs are stored in local storage so that the same input and output devices will be used for each session. (#333)

Bug Fixes

• A pinned participant will no longer be pinned after they disconnect from a room. (#339)
• The throttle interval in the VideoToggleButton component has been incresased to avoid duplicate track publication when the button is pressed rapidly. (#336)
• Cypress tests have been updated to improve reliability. (#332)

Dependency Upgrades

• react-scripts has been upgraded from 3.4.3 to 3.4.4. (#337)
• firebase has been upgraded from 7.8.0 to 7.24.0 (#335)
• twilio-video has been upgraded from 2.8.0-beta.1 to 2.8.0-beta.2. This is to include a bug fix where an iOS 14 Safari Participant is not heard by others in a Room after handling an incoming phone call. (#344)

0.2.0 (September 30, 2020)

This release contains support for the Programmable Video Go room type and an overhauled UI/UX experience.

Go Room Type

The Go room type provides a similar peer-to-peer video app experience except for a smaller limit of two participants. If more than two participants join a room with this room type, then the video app will present an error. To learn more about Go, please visit the Twilio blog.

Design Refresh

The user journey was redesigned from the ground up. Users are now presented with an updated “lobby” experience prior to joining the room. Users can select their audio and video devices, configure their connection settings, and leverage a new beta Video JS SDK Preflight API to determine if their network connection is suitable to provide an optimal video app experience.

Users are then presented with an updated “in room” experience. All of the media and room controls have been moved to a dedicated toolbar at the bottom of the page and the primary view remains the dominant speaker or the participant sharing their screen. In general the experience feels similar to before with just much more polish!

Additionally, all the UI/UX improvements have been implemented on mobile web browsers as well.

0.1.0 (March 6, 2020)

This release marks the first iteration of the Twilio Video Collaboration App: a canonical multi-party collaboration video application built with Programmable Video. This application demonstrates the capabilities of Programmable Video and serves as a reference to developers building video apps.

This initial release comes with the following features:

• Join rooms with up to 50 participants
• Toggle local media: camera, audio, and screen.
• Show a Room’s dominant speaker in the primary video view
• Show a participant’s network quality

We intend to iterate on this initial set of features and we look forward to collaborating with the community.