Version history FrostWire

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Changes from v4.18.3 -> v4.18.4

• New: “Tools > Refresh Connections”. A network of FrostWire Sentinels maintains a list of reliable nodes that can be used to bootstrap your connection.
• FrostWire IP BlackList technology updated to get rid of over 70% of spam and fakes (thanks Aaron.Walkhouse).
• Update: latest UPnP code merged from LimeWire Codebase for better connectivity.
• Update: Network core more efficient and stable thanks to the latest Apache HttpComponents (httpcore-4.0.1 and httpclient-4.0)
• Update: Random Splash Screens. Now showing different community submitted Splash Screens to spread the FrostWire culture.
• Update: The Chat Server is now a parameter on frostwire.props.
• Fix: Connection Doctor addresses more connection bootstrapping issues.

Changes from v4.17.1 -> v4.17.2

• Fixes a newly introduced bug in Windows which would make FrostWire(tm) take over the .bittorrent file association without asking the user.
• Reduces network load. The LimeWire team found out that "store forwarding" would not provide extra data availability, so it's been turned off from the DHT
• FrostWire.ico has been updated. Now when FrostWire(tm) is associated to .bittorrent files, .bittorrent files will use the FrostWire(tm) icon.

Changes from v4.17.0 -> v4.17.1

• FrostWire.com — The last of the 4.17.x FrostWire series is finally out. The following is a list of the most important updates made for this release, which irons out most of the complains received from the community in regards to 4.17.0.
• The new FrostWire will allow us to distribute twice the number of installers using the same bandwidth employed by 4.17.0, The new FrostWire installer has been reduced in sized more than 50% by using the latest in compression technology.
• Half sized installers
• It will attempt to add the default Library folder of 4.13.5 so users won’t feel like they lost their old library
• FrostWire now can be auto-started when Windows starts. This setting is available from the ‘Option’ menu (’Windows boot’) and from the initial setup.
• File Association issues fixed. FrostWire will open automatically on Windows and MacOSX upon clicking on .torrents (files and links), and magnet links.
• Fixes compatibility issues with iTunes 8
• Heavy work on all translations. Translation files now work with launchpad.net for more open collaboration of worldwide translator volunteers
• Default Community Chat chatroom auto join update (in your own language) makes chatting friendlier to non-english speaking users. Users that speak the following languages will auto join to rooms of their own language: Dutch, Portuguese, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Filipino, Japanese, Finnish and Hungarian. No more unexplained kicks to international users!
• Updated “FrostWire” font logo on the Logo Pane
• Icons updated
• Volume toolbar graphic replaced
• Fixed playback Issue when continuous playback was selected
• Valid Chatroom links will now open on the user’s default browser

Changes from v4.13.5 -> v4.17.0

• Upgrades on our update notification system, capability for featured content and recommendations
• Updated Playlist (drag & drop support, and Playlist rearrange options)
• New Media Player with volume and seek controls (Plays mp3, ogg and wav)
• Support for private torrents
• Greater control over your Shared files
• Add Magnets to Open Dialog
• Improvements in bootstrapping
• Warn When Too Many Files Shared
• Make Ultrapeers ignore partial results
• Mojito DHT capable (still not active for 4.17.0)
• More translations to be available for the community on launchpad.net. Many improvements for Spanish, and Italian and Chinese have been finally been added among others
• Reduce query traffic by knowing firewalled state; implement leafs informing ups of firewall status.
• Recognize flv as a video extension.
• Enable removal from playlist via the ‘Delete’ or ‘Backspace’ key.
• (Bittorrent) Extended BEncoding to support rational numbers.
• Add support for alternate location lookup for BitTorrents.
• Use less memory for large number of leaf connections.
• General Save folder improvements.
• Smoother Icon Tray Icons for Linux and Windows
• FrostWire now runs under Java SE 6 on Mac OS X (however SE6 is temperamental; it exhibits some strange connection issues). More integration with the MacOSX dock and other components
• Speedup Magnet/Torrents at startup.
• Add partial search results.
• Exclude magnet downloads from being purged after 7 days.
• Incremental search on the Settings window
• Default setting tweaks for users with high speed connections (T1,T3) to make the most out of their bandwith

Changes from v4.13.4 -> v4.13.5

• FrostWire 4.13.5 is now available for MS Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. Major updates improve network bootstraping and peer discovery. 4.13.5 includes improvements on the Chatroom tab, Audio Previews and more.
• Other improvements have taken place for the FrostWire build process (for developers this means true One-Step builds for all versions). Updates on translations have been made thanks to the feedback from users in Poland and throughout Latin America. .
• In more detail users can expect the following:
• Faster peer discovery on connection bootstraping. No more “Starting Connection…” problems, first time users will connect faster without using the official FixConnecting.zip patch.
• Smiley Support to the chatroom
• Fixed wording on Spanish and Polish translations.
• Bug Fixes and other improvements for this release also include:
• FrostWire Message Update System improved. Per community request, some announcements will not be shown more than once so the user is not annoyed upon every application launch
• Fixed bugs on the media player and playlists on Preview.
• Fixed bug on search box auto-focusing while a search was running.
• Fixed i18n system error for systems which default language is not english
• Potential bugs related to deprecated code gone
• Users can find now by details without the auto-focusing problem.

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