Playback Mobile 1.1 Release Notes

Playback Mobile v1.1.0 released May 5, 2026

This release improves playback reliability, audio/video synchronization, and in-session controls for a smoother viewing experience. It also introduces on-screen annotation, a session dashboard with navigation controls, and enhanced fullscreen playback.

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This document is organized in 5 sections:

• Technical Alerts & Best Practices - Crucial information and recommendations on how to configure and use the app to optimize its performance and your experience using it.
• System Requirements
• New Features & Improvements - A list and explanations of Playback Mobile improvements included in this release.
• Bug Fixes & General Enhancements - A list of resolved items with their reference numbers.
• Known Issues - A collection of known issues that we are tracking and working to resolve. This may not be a complete list, but rather curated with the most common issues experienced. If a workaround is available, it will be listed.

Technical Alerts & Best Practices

Network Considerations

⇒ Streaming over WiFi:
Streaming over WiFi may result in degraded performance due to network variability. A stable, high-bandwidth WiFi connection is recommended for the best playback experience.

Audio Monitoring & Playback

⇒ Bluetooth Headphones:
Using Bluetooth headphones (including AirPods) introduces inherent audio latency. For the most accurate monitoring experience, use wired headphones when possible.

⇒ Multichannel Audio:
The iOS app always receives a stereo stream. If the host is streaming surround sound (5.1 or 7.1), the server automatically folds the mix down to stereo before it reaches your device. Dialogue, music, and effects are all preserved. For full multichannel monitoring, use the Desktop application.

Session & Streaming

⇒ Talkback:
Talkback is controlled by the session host. Participants cannot enable talkback independently. When talkback is active, push-to-talk is available for participants to communicate with the host.

⇒ Streaming Type Compatibility:
The Playback Mobile app can only join sessions configured as Desktop & Web. Sessions configured as Desktop Only are not accessible from the mobile app.

System Requirements

Playback Mobile (iOS)

Minimum Requirements:

iPhone

• Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

iPad

• Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

Internet Connection: Required for session access and streaming

New Features & Improvements

Live Session Playback

Playback Mobile 1.1 delivers improved startup and reconnect behavior for live session streams, with more resilient handling of stream lifecycle transitions including join, stop, and leave events. If a stream drops, the app attempts to recover automatically without requiring the participant to leave and rejoin the session.

Session Dashboard

Playback Mobile includes a session dashboard where participants can view all invited sessions, see session details, and join active or ready sessions. The dashboard supports pagination to browse sessions.

Participants in an active session can return to the dashboard to review other sessions, switch between sessions with a confirmation prompt, or leave the current session — all without losing context.

On-Screen Annotation (Telestrator)

Participants can draw and annotate directly over the live video stream during a session. Annotations appear in real time for all participants, with smoothed strokes, participant-specific colors, and dedicated drawing controls.

This feature is designed for speed and clarity — ideal for editorial reviews, mix notes, VFX feedback, or spotting sessions where precise visual context matters.

Fullscreen Playback & In-Session Controls

Playback Mobile supports fullscreen viewing with overlay controls for quick access to key session actions including microphone, camera, video chat tiles, annotations, audio controls, stream reload, and exit fullscreen.

The control interface is designed for mobile with clear, accessible icons and visual state indicators — including muted-status cues for both the local participant and other participants in the session.

Talkback & Audio Controls

When the session host enables talkback, participants on Playback Mobile can use push-to-talk to communicate back to the host and other participants. Microphone permissions are requested explicitly, and visible loading feedback is shown while toggling mic and push-to-talk state.

Audio handling is designed for stability during talkback activation, mute/unmute transitions, and audio route changes such as switching between the device speaker, wired headphones, and Bluetooth audio devices. Rapid and concurrent mic toggles are handled reliably.

Video Conferencing & Participant Tiles

Participants in a session are displayed in a video tile layout. Pinned participants appear at the top of the tile list, and pinned layouts are synchronized across all session participants, matching the behavior of Playback Desktop and Playback for Web.

Active-speaker visual feedback is applied to video tiles in real time, making it easier to follow who is speaking during multi-participant sessions. When a participant is speaking, their video tile is visually highlighted.

Audio/Video Synchronization

Playback Mobile includes built-in synchronization between video and audio tracks during live playback. The app monitors for drift between audio and video and applies correction when network conditions or device timing fluctuations cause the tracks to fall out of sync, including route-aware latency handling across different audio output paths.

Authentication & Session Security

Login and password flows include clear password requirement guidance. Session authentication uses automatic token refresh so users are less likely to be interrupted by expired credentials during a session.

The mobile client sends platform-specific context headers so backend behavior can properly distinguish the mobile playback client from other Remoto applications.

Stream Reliability & Recovery

The streaming pipeline includes crash handling, stream reload and recovery behavior, and safeguards for delayed or missed stream-start events. Internal diagnostics support reliable streaming across a range of network conditions and device states.

Bug Fixes & General Enhancements

Included in 1.1.0

Internal stability improvements and pipeline safeguards have been implemented across the streaming and audio subsystems. Additional diagnostics and robustness improvements address edge-case scenarios to ensure a more reliable experience.

Known Issues

Non-Critical

Audio does not play when iPhone is on silent mode: When the device's physical silent/mute switch is enabled, stream audio does not play. Other media apps (such as YouTube) play audio normally in silent mode. If the device is already on silent when joining a session, toggling the switch back to ring may not restore audio. If the device is switched to silent mid-session, toggling back to ring restores audio. Workaround: Ensure the device's silent switch is set to ring (unmuted) before joining a session. (REMT-9891)

No user-adjustable audio output settings: Output channel configuration and fold-down coefficients are not adjustable on the mobile app.