AmberPRO OS Release Notes
AmberPRO OS 1.41.3
08/08/2024
Release Note
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Limit the max revisions count to 32.
- Fixed the transcode error when casting unsupported video.
- Add an error message when creating compatible video with unsupported video
- Fixed the share button disappeared in external drive issue
- Improved the UI for ejected external drive.
- Fixed CIM issue
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AmberPRO OS 1.40.2
05/10/2024
Release Note
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several video issues
- Fixed the Time Machine backup issue
- Fixed CIM related issues
- Several UI strings updated
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AmberPRO OS 1.39.4
12/19/2023
New Features
- Add temperature warning option and information display in the disk management in the Control Panel.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several File Explorer issues.
- Fixed several HDMI issues.
- Fixed several PRO Tools issues.
- Fixed several system notification issues.
- Fixed several time zone settings issues.
- Fixed several video transcoding issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.38.3
9/26/2023
New Features
- Support casting to Sonos devices.
- Removed group permissions from the external drive settings.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Updated the wording for system notifications.
- Fixed a boot failure issue.
- Fixed several video transcoding issues.
- Fixed several external drive issues.
- Fixed several volume encryption issues.
- Fixed several system notification issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.37.4
8/31/2023
New Features and Changes
- Natively support exFAT file system for external drives and remove the exFAT option from the Control Panel in web UI.
- Enable File Name Search by default.
- Updated the wording for System Notifications.
- Fixed a boot failure issue.
- Fixed several video transcoding issues.
- Fixed several external drive issues.
- Fixed several volume encryption issues.
- Fixed several system notification issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.36.1
5/25/2023
New Features and Changes
- Improved the volume encryption flow.
- Now the system will index up to 3 partitions detected on the external drives.
- Updated the wording for the system notifications.
- Now the system no longer allows creating share groups.
- Fixed several HDMI hot plug issues.
- Fixed several user permission issues.
- Fixed several File Explorer issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.35.2
4/19/2023
New Features and Changes
- Added permission settings for external drives on the User Privilege and Group Privilege Setting pages.
- Added indexing settings for external drives on the Indexing Service page.
- Moved the External USB Drive setting to the Local Common Folder page.
- Renamed "AmberPRO" to "PRO Tools".
- Showed the folder name instead of folder ID in the Backup Tool.
- Add a RAID 0 option for creating volume in the initial wizard.
- Updated the wording for the system notifications.
- Fixed several external drive-related issues.
- Fixed several Initial Wizard issues.
- Fixed several PRO Tools issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.34.1
3/16/2023
New Features
- Add a Calculate button to Detail Info of folders to calculate folder size.
- Update the time zone list in the Initial Wizard and Control Panel Settings.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several File Explorer issues.
- Fixed several Casting issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.33.2
2/17/2023
New Features
- Rename OnlyOffice to Online Office.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several Cloud Import Service issues.
- Fixed several File Explorer issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
- Fixed several video transcoding issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.32.3
1/5/2023
New Features
- Support file/folder name search in Amber iX Mobile.
- Time Machine backup can now use an external drive connected to Amber.
- The Cloud Import Service (Beta) is added for importing photos and videos from Google Photos and Apple iCloud Photos.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several video playback issues.
- Fixed several file explorer issues.
- Fixed several media casting issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.31.3
11/9/2022
New Features
- Supports File Service (Samba) to access files on Amber via the Windows network.
- Supports OnlyOffice for viewing and editing Microsoft documents.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several photo display issues.
- Fixed several video playback issues.
- Fixed several video transcoding issues.
- Fixed several file explorer issues.
- Fixed several file-sharing issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.30.3
10/5/2022
New Features
- Adds Samba recycle bin.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several photo display issues.
- Fixed several system event notification issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.29.2
8/23/2022
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several File Explorer issues.
- Fixed several video playback and transcoding issues.
- Fixed several system event notification issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.28.1
7/14/2022
New Features and Changes
- Adds a new category "Foods" on the People & Things page.
- Improves the file path information shown on File Explorer.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed several video transcoding and playback issues.
- Fixed several photo display issues.
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AmberPRO OS 1.27.3
6/24/2022
New Features and Changes
- Disabled the AFP file service by default, please use Samba file service for Apple Time Machine instead.
- Amber now supports the HEIC file format.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Improved the system performance and stability.
- Fixed several Apple Time Machine issues.
- Fixed several File Explorer issues.
- Fixed several video playback issues.
- Fixed several casting issues.
- Fixed several UI issues.
AI Package
- Improved performance and stability.
- Users now can assign specific cover face for People.
- Bug fixes.
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AmberPRO OS 1.26.2
5/16/2022
New Features and Changes
- Support the HFS+ file system for the external drives.
- Export behavior enhancements.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Improved the system performance and stability.
- Fixed several video playback issues.
- Fixed several File Explorer issues.
- Fixed several photo indexing issues.
- Fixed several Share & Export issues.
AI Package
- Improved performance and stability.
- Improved object detection.
- Optimized face detection.
- Bug fixes.
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AmberPRO OS 1.25.3
3/30/2022
New Features and Changes
- Upgrade Samba to version 4.14.12 to fix the security issue CVE-2021-44142.
- Use Creation Time when parsing EXIF info for videos on iOS devices.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Improve the system performance and stability.
- Fix several video playback issues.
- Fix several Camera Roll Backup issues.
- Fix several photo indexing issues.
- Fix several USB drive-related issues.
AI Package
- Improve performance and stability.
- Support external photos indexing for face recognition.
- Bug fixes.
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AmberPRO OS 1.24.3
New Features and Changes
- Remove the video transcoding option for Shared Folders, which is integrated into the Indexing Service in Control Panel.
- Shows photo indexing status in Control Panel.
- Added option for debugging Samba issues.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Improved system performance and stability.
- Fixed several photo index issues.
- Fixed several video playback issues.
AI Package
- Re-enable rebuild button.
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AmberPRO OS 1.23.5
1/24/2022
New Features and Changes
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Support restoring multiple files from the Recycle Bin.
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Support external drive eject.
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Support Smart Transcoding.
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Support Apple ProRes video format.
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Support backing up DNG raw files on iOS devices.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
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Improved the system performance and stability.
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Fixed several media playback and casting issues.
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Fixed several issues when re-creating the storage volume.
AI Package
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Support self-throttling to prevent consuming too much system memory.
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AmberPRO OS 1.22.7
12/14/2021
In this update
- Enhance system performance and security
- Refactoring and fix minor bugs
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AmberPRO OS 1.21.7
10/4/2021
New Features
- Debug and refactoring
- Add "remove permanently" option in the move to recycle bin dialogue
AmberPRO OS 1.20.6
New Features
- Enable external drive registration
- Desktop app can EzBackup to Amber
- Support Album Share
- Support Camera Roll backup to USB drive
- Support multiple selections in People's moving
- Improve system performance and stability.
- Improve system security.
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5/28/2021
- Support Open SSL 1.1.1
- Bug fixes and stability improvement
5/6/2021
- Improve system performance and stability
- Resource control
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4/8/2021
In this update
- Improve system performance and stability
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AmberPRO OS 1.15.5
2/18/2021
- Support user invitations in the Control Panel
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
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AmberPRO OS 1.14.4
1/4/2021
- Various bug fixes and performance enhancements
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AmberPRO OS 1.13.4
11/26/2020
- Support exFAT external drive
- Improve system performance and stability
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