2.8.1

Patch Changes

• Ensure wake timers configuration

  This release adds a method to the SleepWake API to ensure that wake timers are correctly set.

• Web device APIs

  This release enables web serial, web USB and web HID APIs

• Get file URL in Filesystem API

  This release adds a method to get file URL in Filesystem API.

• Create directory using the Filesystem API

  This release adds a method to the Filesystem API to create directories.

• Disable Chromium efficiency mode on Windows 11

  This release disables the Chromium efficiency mode on Windows 11.

2.8.0

Minor Changes

• Chromium version upgrade

  This release upgrade the underlying Web engine version. This increases performances and security.

• Allow to run Sidecar programs

  This release introduces the concept of Sidecar.
  Sidecar are programs that run alongside the Touchify Player.

  To enable Sidecars, add them to the config.json:

  {
      "sidecars": {
          "my-program": {
              "url": "https://url/to/my-program",
              "args": ["arg1", "arg2"],
              "env": {
                  "ENV_VARIABLE": "value"
              }
          }
      }
  }

Patch Changes

• Make bootstrapper resilient to backend failures

  This release makes the bootstrapper resilient to any backend failures if the application is already download on the device.

2.7.0

Minor Changes

• Implement SerialPort API

  This release adds a new API to communicate over serial port. It allows plugins to communicate with some devices that works on RS232.

2.6.0

Minor Changes

• Publish Touchify Player to Snapcraft

  The Touchify Player application is now available as a Snap on Ubuntu snap store.

  Snaps are Linux app packages for desktop, cloud and IoT that are simple to install, secure, cross-platform, and dependency-free. They update automatically and typically run within a confined and transaction-based environment. Security and robustness are their key features, alongside being easy to install, easy to maintain and easy to upgrade.

  This makes Touchify available on Ubuntu Core and Ubuntu Frame.

  Installations instructions:

  • On a device with Snap installed (eg: Ubuntu):

  $ sudo snap install touchify-player

  • On a device without Snap installed:

  Read instructions on:
  https://snapcraft.io/touchify-player
  
  Section: Install Touchify Player on your Linux distribution
  

  • On Ubuntu Core:

  # Install Ubuntu Frame
  $ sudo snap install ubuntu-frame
  
  # Install Touchify Player
  $ sudo snap install touchify-player

2.5.2

Patch Changes

• Open application feature

  This releases adds a new API to open an application from a path and optionnal arguments.

2.5.1

Patch Changes

• Extend virtual keyboard support

  This release improves the virtual keyboard management in the webview context. It avoid conflicts with the embedded website and improves typing behavior in many integration use cases.

2.5.0

Minor Changes

• Upgrade internal web engine to Chromium 112

  This release upgrades the internal web engine to Chromium 112. It improves performances and fixes some security issues.

Patch Changes

• Update Electron dependencies

  This release updates Electron platform dependencies.

• Add option to prevent window resize and move

  This release allows to disable the window resizing and moving the application window.

2.4.1

Patch Changes

• Fix issue on Windows when opening a window across multiple screen

  This release fixes an issue that appears on Windows when a Touchify Window is trying to span across multiple screens.

• Allow to disabled window shadow

  This release allows to disable the shadow around Touchify in windowed mode. Note that the shadow may not be visible. It depends on the OS settings.

2.4.0

Minor Changes

• New features to schedule the display operating hours and system inactivity management

  You can now schedule the display operating hours from System Settings for Windows devices :

  • Enable or disable display programming on any Windows devices
  • Add a schedule : start days, start time, end time and optional end days
  • Support multiple schedule configurations and conflicts resolution
  • Option to wait for inactivity before switching off the display

• Generate Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune) win32 packages

  This release automatically generates intune win32 packages. Please refer to the Touchify knowledge base for more information.

Patch Changes

• Add option to bypass proxy

  This release adds an option to bypass proxy configuration.

  To bypass the proxy configuration, add the following option to config.json :

  {
      "proxy": {
          "bypass": true
      }
  }

2.3.1

Patch Changes

• Fix issue when opening PDF Viewer from Secured Browser

  This release fixes an issue that happen when some webistes try to open the embedded PDF Viewer from the Secured Browser plugin.