Infinity Connect web app release notes
This topic describes the new features and fixed issues in the current and previous supported releases of the Infinity Connect web app:
- What's new?
- Fixed issues
- Known limitations
- What's new in previous versions
- Fixed issues in previous versions
What's new?
New in v29 web app
Following are the new features and changes in the Infinity Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 29:
Feature | Description | More information |
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Presentation content defaults to full motion HD | Incoming presentation content is now viewed in full motion HD video by default. The user can switch to the previous default behavior of a series of still images / JPG format if required. | Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Fixed issues
Known limitations
Ref # | Limitation |
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19889 | When using the Infinity Connect web app in a browser on a mobile device in landscape mode, in some cases the video and presentation is cropped. To work around this, we recommend using the Infinity Connect mobile clients on mobile devices. |
18119 | Long display names are truncated when there is space available to show the full name. |
What's new in previous versions
New in v28 web app
Following are the new features and changes in the Infinity Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 28:
Feature | Description | More information |
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Change layout during a conference and show/hide participant names |
Host participants can use a new option in the side panel's menu. This lets you dynamically change the layout used during a conference to any of the support layout options, and to toggle the display of participant names.
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Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Chat messages indicator |
A visual indicator is displayed when a new chat message is received. It is displayed against the Events tab If the side panel is open and showing the participant list, or above the button used to show the side panel if the side panel is closed.
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Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Push spacebar to talk | If a participant has muted themselves, they can press and hold down their keyboard spacebar to temporarily unmute themselves. This does not apply if the participant has been administratively muted. | Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Customize the participant list sort order | The participant list can be customized to be sorted alphabetically via a new sortAttendeesAlphabetically application setting (instead of the order that the participants joined). | Advanced Infinity Connect branding and customization |
New in v27 web app
Following are the new features and changes in the Infinity Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 27:
Feature | Description | More information |
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New features | ||
Background blur | Individual participants that are using either a Chrome or Edge browser can now blur their own local background on the image they send to a conference. | Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Allowing Far End Camera Control (FECC) on your own camera | Individual participants can enable their own local camera for Far End Camera Control (FECC) i.e. they can allow their own camera to be controlled (pan/tilt/zoom) by a remote participant (typically another Infinity Connect user). | Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Controlling a remote camera via the keyboard | When controlling a remote camera, as well as using a mouse on the Camera Control overlay, you can now also use your keyboard arrow and + or - keys, to pan, tilt and zoom the camera at the far end. | Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Receiving a presentation stream as part of the layout mix |
When receiving presentation content in an Adaptive Composition layout, the presentation stream is You can toggle the presentation content between the "in mix" and "separate" streams via the |
Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Support for participant authentication | Support has been added for Pexip Infinity's new participant authentication feature, whereby participants attempting to access an individual Virtual Meeting Room (VMR) or Virtual Auditorium can be required to verify their identity using Single Sign On (SSO) before joining the meeting. | |
Changes in functionality | ||
Additional browser support on iOS | The web app on iOS devices is now supported on Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers, in addition to Safari. | |
Changes to toolbar icons |
Some of the icons used in the toolbar have changed:
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Using the Infinity Connect web app |
The wizardOnFirstRun customization option is no longer supported | The wizardOnFirstRun customization option in the settings.json branding file is no longer supported. |
New in v26 web app
Following were the new features and changes in the Infinity Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 26:
Feature | Description | More information |
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New audio-only and inactive-video indicators in the participant list |
Each person in the Infinity Connect participant, or is inactive, for example, if they are away from the computer (and thus their face cannot be detected in their video stream): now has an additional icon displayed if that participant is connected as audio-only, is a video-muted
where the indicators represent:
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Using the Infinity Connect web app |
More bandwidth options in the app settings |
There are more bandwidth selection options available in Very Low (up to 256kbps), Low (up to 576kbps), Medium (up to 1264kbps), High (up to 2464kbps), or Very High (up to 6144kbps). . You can now choose fromThe default is Medium (up to 1264kbps). |
Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Enable "raise hand" in VMRs |
By default the "raise hand" feature is only available in Virtual Auditoriums. There is a new raiseHandInVMR customization option in the settings.json file in a web app branding package that can be used to also enable the feature in Virtual Meeting Rooms.
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Advanced Infinity Connect branding and customization |
Fixed issues in previous versions
Fixed in v28 web app
Ref # | Resolution |
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22967 | All references to Adobe Flash have now been removed from the Infinity Connect codebase. |
Fixed in v27 web app
Ref # | Resolution |
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26382 | Browser requests for access to camera and mic will no longer time out, improving usability for first-time users. |
25929 | When the web app is used on Safari on iOS 15.1 devices, we will force the use of VP8. This is a workaround to an iOS issue which Apple have resolved in iOS 15.2. |
Fixed in v26 web app
Ref # | Resolution |
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24106 | The app now correctly supports different language cultures via branding. For example, it can distinguish between French (fr-FR), French Canadian (fr-CA) and French Belgian (fr-BE). |