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Amber iX Desktop Release Notes

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Amber Support
  • Updated

Requirements

PC: Windows 10 or higher

Mac: macOS 10.14 or newer

                                                                                                                                                             

Amber iX Desktop: 1.61.3

07/16/2024

Bug fixed and Enhancement  

  • Remove "this computer" from iX desktop app   

  • Fixed the build pair failed when establishing ezSync  

  • Remove "move" button from network drive to prevent file lost 

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Amber iX Desktop: 1.60.3 

05/14/2024

Bug fixed and Enhancement  

  • File transferring UI enhancement and removed pause/resume button  
  • Recognize the network folder as a new category and show it in Amber folder list  
  • Improved EZsync to prevent user establishing a duplicated task   
  • Fixed an issue where the “show hidden file” button doesn’t work  
  • Fixed app crashing when switching to the other account issue  
  • Fixed an error on the sync panel computer name display  
  • Fixed an issue where the album cover photo  
  • Fixed remote drive-related issues 

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Amber iX Desktop: 1.59.2

2/22/2024

Bug fixed and Enhancement  


• Task UI improvement  
• Fixed app crash when switching to the other account issue  
• Fixed “show hidden file” doesn’t work issue

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Amber iX Desktop 1.57.1

12/19/2023

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixed the file that wasn’t deleted successfully when mounting an external drive issue.
  • Fixed the sharing permission display error.
  • Fixed the thumbnail disappearing issue.
  • Added a reorganize icon when there is no search result found.
  • Fixed several minor issues for a better user experience.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.56.4

10/19/2023

New features

  • Support multi-download link for app upgrade.
  • Support multi-language in AI module for searching objects in the filter list.
  • Support internal and external drive photo filters.
  • Support installing “winfsp” during the app installation process.

Bug fixes and Enhancements

  • Added internal and external drive photo filters.
  • Added more time intervals between 30 days and 2 years for share expiration.
  • Fixed an error when trying to save files with Adobe InDesign in remote mount for macOS.
  • Fixed a logout failed issue.
  • Several minor fixes for better user experience.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.54.7

6/16/2023

New features

  • Support file name search function.
  • Support Remote Drive in macOS.
  • Show the current network status in the mount list.

Bug fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixed several Remote Drive issues and improved the speed.
  • Updated Share Panel Layout to separate link share and email share.
  • Updated UI text strings.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.53.3

4/18/2023

New features

  • Add the capability to remove cloud imported albums from the album list.

Bug fixes and Enhancement

  • Fixed a Remote Drive failing issue.
  • Hide the root directory for macOS.
  • Support new indexing settings for AmberPRO OS 1.35 and above.
  • Text update: replace "Exported Data" with "Amber Folder".
  • Fixed casting issues.
  • Updated UI text.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.51.2

2/7/2023

Bug fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixed a backup issue when switching networks during backup.
  • Fixed a casting issue using slideshow involving videos.
  • Fixed several UI display issues.
  • Added new attribute for external drive size when mounting remote drive.
  • Removed the partition rename button.
  • Updated English and Traditional Chinese UI text strings.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.50.5

1/4/2023

Bug fixes and Enhancements

  • Renewed Amber iX Desktop application certificate in Windows.
  • Merged external indexed photos into MyPhotos. 
  • Extracted external drive face recognition count from internal drive. 
  • Allow casting slideshowif there is only videos inside the album.
  • Fixed an UI stuck issue when selecting the synced folder to be the sync destination again.
  • Removed the file size limitation in the remote mounted folder.
  • Fixed several UI display issues.
  • Updated the UI text strings.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.49.1

11/14/2022

New features

  • Support online office editor “OnlyOffice” for Amber (compatible with Amber OS 1.31.3).

Bug fixes and enhancements

  • Added the volume label name for remote mount in Windows.
  • Remember the sort-by settings in Windows.
  • Improved the photo slideshow repeat mode and video casting user behavior for better user experience.
  • Fixed a My Photos Settings page displaying user options instead of admin.
  • Fixed an issue with the UI being stuck when favorite faces reach 300.
  • Fixed a photo list display issue when switching external indexing folders.
  • Fixed several UI display issues.
  • Updated the UI text strings.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.48.2

10/19/2022

Bug fixes and Enhancement

  • Updated the indexing status page to reflect the new indexing concept of external drive. (work with Amber X OS v1.24.5)
  • Fixed an issue when importing photos from Google Photos, the mounted folder didn’t contain the photos.
  • Fixed an issue where the system allows to mount a second folder after rebooting Amber iX Desktop App.
  • Improved the video casting UI loading speed and transcode performance.
  • Other minor changes for better user experience.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.47.2

8/31/2022

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Update the Amber Service Privacy Statement & EULA page link and strings.
  • Fixed an issue where an invited user cannot open a shared folder when the folder name includes Traditional Chinese.
  • Fixed an issue where the Amber folder becomes invalid after clicking “go to remote container”.
  • Fixed an issue when the remote mount container becomes invalid when switching between accounts.
  • Blocked the moving function in a shared folder.
  • Improved the video transcoding process while in the background.
  • Removed “Create compatible video” from read-only folders.
  • Fixed several UI display issues.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.45.3 

7/18/2022

New Features

  • Implemented the Remote Mount function to help Windows users to open files in Windows File Explorer.

  • Added a reminder for setting up a new Amber device in the initial guide.

  • Added display location information in photo indexer.

  • Separated AI Face Recognition service and Things Detection service into two categories.

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Updated the OnlyOffice file converting notification to inform users to open the new file manually.

  • Blocked the folder type file as an option to be opened by OnlyOffice.

  • Removed the “auto” option in the video quality setting due to a new, smart-transcoding mechanism.

  • Fixed several UI display issues

  • Updated the Traditional Chinese UI text strings.

  • Updated multi-language pack to support other languages.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.44.2

6/1/2022

New Features

  • OnlyOffice document viewer and editor support.
  • Amber owners can receive OS notifications via in-app notifications.

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Updated English and Traditional Chinese UI text strings.
  • Updated the text decoder to support other languages in file paths.
  • Fixed a backup issue.
  • Fixed several video playing issues.
  • Fixed some UI issues.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.43.3

New Features

  • Add photos and videos to albums from the indexed external drive. 

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Improved the “Select All” style to make it more apparent.
  • Fixed a file launching issue when the file name is not in English.
  • The LWSync folder is now only created when initiating a sync job.
  • Fixed an issue where the user is unable to move faces to another group/person in People & Things.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.42.4

4/13/2022

New Features

  • Group Albums.
  • Display all duplicated photo paths in Detail Info.

Bug Fix and Enhancements

  • Increased albums max photos from 500 to 2000.
  • Enhanced file transfer performance under poor network conditions. 
  • Enhanced file transfer progress display in Tasks.
  • Fixed an app crash issue when there is no network connection.
  • Fixed several PC backup issues. 
  • Improved error messages.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.40.0

1/21/2022

New Features

  • Add photos and videos to albums from File Explorer.
  • Video playback and download for shared albums.

Bug Fix and Enhancements

  • Improved error handling and messages.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.39.0

New Features

  • Support for file share, copy and download for:Things
  • Allow multiple file restoration from Recycle Bin.
  • Support "Sign-up" in the login page​
  • Support external drive eject.
  • Support Photo Sorting by file type in the Album page.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.38.1

New Features

  • Video play with specific quality support in the incoming share.
  • Support “Go to Album” on the outgoing share page.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.37.3

10/1/2021

  • Support album sharing (video playback and download not yet supported).

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Amber iX Desktop 1.37.2

9/9/2021

  • Support album share.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.36.1

8/25/2021

  • List videos on the My Photos page in the Amber iX desktop app. (mobile app already supports this feature in June release) 
    • Allow adding videos into albums. 
    • Add photo and video types of filters in the photo filters. 
  • Support a new Amber indexing status page in the Amber iX desktop app so users can know how many photos, faces, and objects are recognized by the Amber X OS. (mobile app already supports this feature in June release) 
    • In the Amber indexing page, support a new control to hide/show duplicated photos on the My Photos page.  
    • In the Amber indexing page, support options to hide/show unwanted AI object photo categories. 
    • In the Amber indexing page, support options to disable/enable AI face-recognition and object detection.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.35.3

6/29/2021

  • Support PC backup to an external drive via the Amber iX Desktop App.
  • Support upload from the destination (Add Files button) via the Amber iX Desktop App. 

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Amber iX Desktop 1.34.2

5/28/2021

  • Fix macOS 10 compatibility.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.34.0

5/3/2021

  • Support the resource control.
  • Photo Slideshow UI Enhancement.

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Amber iX Desktop 1.30.3

2/11/2021

  • Support most recent albums
  • Support USB DAC as a casting device
  • Support display of external drive photos

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