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XBMC 13 - Gotham - April and May cycles

Jun 11, 2013
Team XBMC
With the release of XBMC 12.2 and GSoC, not to mention some behind the scenes work going on, an April cycle announcement was not published; however, thanks to a new process, both the April cycle and May cycle builds were built rapidly and efficiently (and on time). We...
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XBMC 12.2pre testing

Apr 9, 2013
Nathan Betzen
In between coding up exciting new features, we have been hard at work pushing as many fixes as possible into the next bug fix release of XBMC 12. With 12.2, we’d like to ask your help in performing some bug testing, prior to the release. Broadly speaking, we are only...
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XBMC 13 - Gotham - March Cycle

Apr 3, 2013
Nathan Betzen
We are now finished with month #2 of our monthly development cycle for XBMC 13 – Gotham. This month we see new features for iOS, Android, and PVR, as well as a new notification system, a new method for sorting images, and much more. iOS Dev ulion has added a boatload...
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XBMC 13 - Gotham - February Cycle

Mar 14, 2013
Nathan Betzen
Before we get started with the Cycle release notes, we are going to let the cat out of the bag. Team XBMC has voted and determined that the development code name for XBMC 13 will be Gotham. Those of you with art skills are welcome to start putting together awesome XBMC...
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XBMC 12 Frodo - Release Candidate 3

Jan 3, 2013
Nathan Betzen
We would like to take this time to announce the third release candidate for XBMC 12. Features for XBMC 12 include: HD audio support, including DTS-MA and Dolby True-HD, via the new XBMC AudioEngine Live TV and PVR support h.264 10bit (aka Hi10P ) video software...
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XBMC 12 Frodo - Release Candidate 2

Dec 20, 2012
Nathan Betzen
We would quickly like to take this time to announce the second release candidate for XBMC 12. Features for XBMC 12 include: HD audio support, including DTS-MA and Dolby True-HD, via the new XBMC AudioEngine Live TV and PVR support h.264 10bit (aka Hi10P ) video...
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XBMC 12 Frodo - Release Candidate 1

Dec 12, 2012
Nathan Betzen
We would quickly like to take this time to announce the first release candidate for XBMC 12. Features for XBMC 12 include: HD audio support, including DTS-MA and Dolby True-HD, via the new XBMC AudioEngine Live TV and PVR support h.264 10bit (aka Hi10P ) video software...
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XBMC 12 Frodo - Beta 3

Dec 8, 2012
Nathan Betzen
Hot on the heels of Beta 2, we are excited to release Beta 3. This release includes a number of fixes as we work to resolve issues that have cropped up since Beta 2 and also attempt to isolate some issues that still exist. For a quick run down of some of the big ones:...
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XBMC 12 Frodo - Beta 2 Now with Android!

Dec 2, 2012
Nathan Betzen
We are excited to announce Beta 2 of XBMC 12 today, as it brings with it many fixes and one long awaited major update. As you know, XBMC currently supports OSX, Linux, Windows, iOS, and the ARM-based Raspberry Pi. That’s a great list, but anyone paying attention could...
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XBMC 12.0 Frodo - Beta 1

Nov 15, 2012
Nathan Betzen
Update: There was a packaging issue with the Beta1 Windows build that caused some scrapers to not install correctly. This has since been resolved, any Windows Beta1 users should grab the repack available at the download page. It’s been a mere eight months since Team...
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Frodo Feature Freeze! - And the October Cycle

Nov 3, 2012
Nathan Betzen
The rumors are true. As you may have noticed if you avidly watch XBMC development on Github, we have now entered Feature Freeze for the upcoming release of XBMC 12: Frodo. For the average user, this means a couple things. First, you should begin to see XBMC Beta...
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XBMC September Cycle

Oct 11, 2012
Nathan Betzen
As mentioned previously , we have now moved into a monthly development cycle, in which we merge new features at the beginning of the month and then perform bug fixes through the rest of the month. This means, at the end of every month, developers, bug-reporters, and...
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XBMC August 2012 Cycle

Sep 6, 2012
Nathan Betzen
As mentioned previously , we have now moved into a monthly development cycle, in which we merge new features at the beginning of the month and then perform bug fixes through the rest of the month. This means, at the end of every month, developers, bug-reporters, and...
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XBMC 11.0 - July Cycle

Aug 14, 2012
Nathan Betzen
As mentioned previously , we have now moved into a monthly development cycle, in which we merge new features at the beginning of the month and then perform bug fixes through the rest of the month. This means, at the end of every month, developers, bug-reporters, and...
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XBMC 11.0 - June Cycle

Jun 12, 2012
Nathan Betzen
As mentioned previously , we have now moved into a monthly development cycle, in which we merge new features at the beginning of the month and then perform bug fixes through the rest of the month. This means, at the end of every month, developers, bug-reporters, and...
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XBMC 11.0 - May Cycle (updated)

Jun 5, 2012
Nathan Betzen
As mentioned previously , we have now moved into a monthly development cycle, in which we merge new features at the beginning of the month and then perform bug fixes through the rest of the month. This means, at the end of every month, developers, bug-reporters, and...
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XBMC 11.0 - April Cycle

May 2, 2012
Nathan Betzen
As mentioned previously , we have now moved into a monthly development cycle, in which we merge new features at the beginning of the month and then perform bug fixes through the rest of the month. This means, at the end of every month, developers, bug-reporters, and...
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Update Grab-bag

Apr 25, 2012
Nathan Betzen
There is lots going on in XBMC-land, so now seems like a good time for an update on all fronts. I’d like to touch quickly on several areas, there are sure to be some follow-ups coming soon. We’ve been busy This was mentioned a few weeks ago on the forum but was never...
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XBMC 11 Eden: RC2

Mar 2, 2012
Team XBMC
We are pleased to announce that the video sync bug introduced has been resolved and Release Candidate 2 released in record time. For those of you who skipped RC1, a review of major changes since Beta 3 may be found in this post . Additionally, you are welcome, as...
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XBMC 11 Eden: RC1: UPDATE

Feb 27, 2012
Team XBMC
XBMC 11 Eden: RC1, ready for take off. Today we are excited to announce Eden Release Candidate 1. It has been a productive few weeks since Beta 3, as we’ve ironed out numerous minor (and one or two major) bugs. In particular, we’ve: Given preference to external...
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