v1.6.0

jellyfin/jellyfin-desktopv1.6.0May 5, 2021by iwalton3

AI Summary

Introduces system-wide media keys, desktop shortcut creation, and changes the default hardware decoding mode to prevent color problems.

Key Highlights

Add Global Windows Media Key/OSD integration
Add option to create a Windows Desktop Shortcut
Change default hwdec from enabled to copy
Enable drag-drop file uploads into web client

Breaking Changes

Change default hardware decoding mode to decode.copy

New Features

Always set volume on playback
Allow user to theme application icon on Linux
Fix ignoreSSLErrors option on Linux
Use smaller jellyfin icon on macOS
Allow smaller window size

Full Release Notes

For Windows users this release features system-wide media key support and the addition of the option to create a desktop icon.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8078788/117087308-10a77980-ad1d-11eb-96f2-796d8f14c0e5.png)

This version also changes the default hardware decoding mode to decode.copy, which has been found to be effective for 98 percent of users and less prone to color problems. It also includes all of the jellyfin-web fixes recently released in Jellyfin 10.7.5.

Changes:
 - Always set volume on playback. (#78)
 - Allow user to theme application icon on Linux. (#75)
 - Fix ignoreSSLErrors option on Linux. (#74)
 - Add Global Windows Media Key/OSD integration. (#73)
 - Enable drag-drop file uploads into web client. (#56)
 - Add option to create a Windows Desktop Shortcut.
 - Use smaller jellyfin icon on macOS to match other icons.
 - Change default hwdec from enabled to copy.
 - Allow smaller window size.
 - Add more error handling to AutoSet feature.