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Holiday Opening Times 2016/17

Please note that Spring Signage will close on Friday 23rd December at 12:00 noon for the UK Christmas holidays and will re-open at 8am on Wednesday 28th December. We will then be open as usual until Friday 30th December. We are then closed all day on Monday 2nd January 2016 and return to normal hours from Tuesday 3rd January 2016. If you require support during these closures, please contact our service desk and we will be in touch as soon as we are able. The team at Spring Signage wish you all

Published on: 2016-11-14

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1.8.0-rc1 Released

We have released 1.8.0 as a stable release, please refer to the announcement [https://blog.xibo.org.uk/1-8-0-released/] for information on using or upgrading to 1.8. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are proud to announce the release of our first release candidate for the 1.8 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tempel”. This release builds on the enhancements in 1.8.0-beta by fixing 80 issues/features. We are nearing our first s

Published on: 2016-11-02

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Xibo for Android R62 Available

Spring Signage are pleased to announce Xibo for Android v1.7 R62. This release works with Xibo CMS versions 1.4, 1.6, 1.7 and has legacy mode for 1.8. Features and Issues resolved in this release: * A fix for incorrectly removing expired layouts from the schedule when Expire Modified Layouts is unchecked. * A fix for Xibo not starting on boot with devices that do not set their clock immediately on boot. Download Xibo for Android R62 [https://xibo.org.uk/api/downloads/239]. Download X

Published on: 2016-10-19

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1.7.9 Released

We are pleased to announce our 9th bug fix release for the 1.7 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tuttle”. A new CMS and Windows Player are available with this release, with18 resolved issues [https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues?q=milestone%3A1.7.9]. We recommend that all users running 1.7 upgrade their CMS and Player to this release. The release notes are available in themanual [http://xibo.org.uk/manual-tuttle/en/release_notes_1.7.9.html] and the download is available on

Published on: 2016-09-27

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Xibo 1.8.0-beta available on the Xibo Cloud

We’ve recently released Xibo 1.8.0-beta to the community [http://xibo.org.uk/2016/06/29/1-8-0-beta-released/] which is a major milestone for the project. In conjunction with this release we would like to offer customers 1.8.0-beta demonstration instances on Xibo Cloud so that they can get easy access to the beta test. To get access to one of these exciting demos, select Xibo in the Cloud from our shop [https://springsignage.com/portal/shop] and pick 1.8.0-beta from the version selector. Feed

Published on: 2016-06-30

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1.8.0-beta Released

We have released 1.8.0 as a stable release, please refer to the announcement [https://blog.xibo.org.uk/1-8-0-released/] for information on using or upgrading to 1.8. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are proud to announce the release of our first beta for the 1.8 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tempel”. This release builds on the enhancements in 1.8.0-alpha3 by fixing 48 issues/features. Highlights: * Docker support – see

Published on: 2016-06-29

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Xibo for Android R61 Available

Spring Signage are pleased to announce Xibo for Android v1.7 R61. This release works with Xibo CMS versions 1.4, 1.6, 1.7 and has legacy mode for 1.8. Features and Issues resolved in this release: * Updated network connection libraries for improved stability on slow or unreliable networks * Automatically enable/disable the Wifi connection after an extended period of failed connections * A fix for the settings page when connected to a 1.8 CMS Download Xibo for Android R61 [https://xib

Published on: 2016-06-13

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1.7.8 Released

We are pleased to announce our 8th bug fix release for the 1.7 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tuttle”. A new CMS and Windows Player are available with this release, with12 resolved issues [https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues?q=milestone%3A1.7.8]. We recommend that all users running 1.7 upgrade their CMS and Player to this release. The release notes are available in themanual [http://xibo.org.uk/manual-tuttle/en/release_notes_1.7.8.html] and the download is available on

Published on: 2016-06-06

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1.7.7 Released

We are pleased to announce our seventh bug fix release for the 1.7 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tuttle”. A new CMS and Windows Player are available with this release, with24 resolved issues [https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues?q=milestone%3A1.7.7]. We recommend that all users running 1.7 upgrade their CMS and Player to this release. The release notes are available in themanual [http://xibo.org.uk/manual-tuttle/en/release_notes_1.7.7.html] and the download is availabl

Published on: 2016-04-13

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1.8.0-alpha3 Development Preview Released

We have released 1.8.0 as a stable release, please refer to the announcement [https://blog.xibo.org.uk/1-8-0-released/] for information on using or upgrading to 1.8. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are proud to announce the release of our third development preview for the 1.8 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tempel”. This release builds on the enhancements in 1.8.0-alpha2 by fixing 49 issues/features. Highlights: * Dynam

Published on: 2016-03-22

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Xibo for Android R60 Available

Spring Signage are pleased to announce Xibo for Android v1.7 R60. This release works with Xibo CMS versions 1.4, 1.6, 1.7 and has legacy mode for 1.8. Features and Issues resolved in this release: * Full support for Layering of Regions and the Layout Background (z-Index) * New Log Level setting to reduce log bandwidth under normal usage * New Screenshot size setting to allow sending screenshots at a smaller resolution (default to 640) * Workaround for devices returning the 02:00:00:00:0

Published on: 2016-03-21

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Xibo Training Video Series

One often-requested thing over on the Xibo Community Site [https://community.xibo.org.uk] is some simple videos to give new users a start in using the Xibo system. We’ve put together initially 4 videos that walk new users through creating basic layouts, the reasoning behind media durations and media management. We hope that they’re useful to you! We’ll be taking feedback for these on the associated post over on the Community Site with a view to producing a longer series in conjunction with th

Published on: 2016-02-25

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1.7.6 Released

We are pleased to announce our sixth bug fix release for the 1.7 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tuttle”. A new CMS and Windows Player are available with this release, with19 resolved issues [https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues?q=milestone%3A1.7.6]. We recommend that all users running 1.7 upgrade their CMS to this release. The release notes are available in themanual [http://xibo.org.uk/manual-tuttle/en/release_notes_1.7.6.html] and the download is available onGithub [h

Published on: 2016-01-28

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Xibo for Android R59 Available

Spring Signage are pleased to announce Xibo for Android v1.7 R59. This release works with Xibo CMS versions 1.4, 1.6, 1.7 and has legacy mode for 1.8. Features and Issues resolved in this release: * Fixed an issue with the new Video Player released in R58 so that it is disabled by default. This was always our intention, however it was enabled by default in R58. If you have trouble with video in R58 then please upgrade to switch back to the old Video Player. * Included a new option t

Published on: 2016-01-19

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1.8.0-alpha2 Development Preview Released

We have released 1.8.0 as a stable release, please refer to the announcement [https://blog.xibo.org.uk/1-8-0-released/] for information on using or upgrading to 1.8. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are proud to announce the release of our second development preview for the 1.8 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tempel”. This release builds on the enhancements in 1.8.0-alpha by fixing 43 issues/features and an upgrade applicat

Published on: 2015-12-10

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