HP have just released a major update to their MediaSmart Server iStream application for iPhone. The free app, available from the iPhone’s app store, allows the browsing and playback of music, video and photos directly from the HP MediaSmart Server to the handset.
Whilst there is some great new features in the update, including photo uploading to the home server, support for Spanish and Japanese languages, a new cover flow mode for music and improved searching, the video streaming over mobile networks has been removed – only wi-fi streaming us now available. A feature “request” from users or the mobile networks?…..
You can pick up the upgrade now from the iPhone App Store.
iStream 2.0.50 Changes and New features:
Performance improvements:
A more responsive user interface when starting large videos, improved music streaming, and faster browsing through the lists of items on the server.New languages:
- Spanish
- JapaneseMusic + Videos + Photos:
- Search: Search for an item by name within any list under Music, Videos or Photos. Click the search button (magnifying glass in the lower left area) and type the characters contained in the item you’re looking for.Photos:
- Send up photos via email.
Instructions: Under Photos, go to a list view or view an individual photo. Then click on the action button (circle with arrow) on the lower left. Select the action sheet menu item “Send Photo”.Limitations: up to 5 photo attachments per email; the size of the photo attachments has to be less than 9 MB. The attached photos will be resized to 1024 pixel for the longest side if they are bigger than that.
Requirements: Email account needs to be setup on the device.
Music:
- Cover flow mode when viewing a list of albums or playing a song; to activate turn device into landscape mode.Videos:
- Video playback issues with iPhone OS 3.0 or higher were fixed; video playback performance has been improved.- Video playback is not allowed when connected via cellular networks to reduce bandwidth requirements; Video playback over Wi-Fi is still allowed.
- Videos are filtered to show only videos converted with mq[2] or Mobile[3] Video Converter profile.
[2] = if connected to a HP MediaSmart Servers running software version 2.5
[3] = if connected to a HP MediaSmart Servers running software version 3.0
5. February 2010 at 4:38 pm
Maybe someone will find a way to reenabled mobile video streaming. "to reduce bandwidth requirements"…pretty much indicates it was by request from cellular networks. Though, SlingMedia just got approved on AT&T 3G, so I wonder who is balking at this. My biggest complaint though, it doesn't support other smart phone devices.
5. February 2010 at 6:58 pm
Does anybody know, if this version also works with HP EX 475? Best regards from Nuremburg, Germany … Matze
5. February 2010 at 8:30 pm
Now if they can just get this running on Android…..
5. February 2010 at 8:41 pm
Won't all servers be running 3.0 by the end of the month?
5. February 2010 at 9:39 pm
Your better off installing AIr Video on your server if you can't or don't want to install HP's 2.5 or higher. It works for me 100% of the time. None of my converted videos show up, only the folder structure.
6. February 2010 at 10:26 am
Your comment regarding Air Video was quit valuable. What I don't like that air video can "only" stream video but no audio which is my main purpose. So I bette wait for the HP Update 3.0 for my EX475 –> I am optimistic that streaming on my Iphone will work then. Best regards Matthias
6. February 2010 at 10:59 am
I wont be upgrading to this as they've removed the ability to stream of cellular.
6. February 2010 at 1:10 pm
Is that a fact? That means, that istream will not work any more in future (even if you have an EX485 or higher)?
6. February 2010 at 1:23 pm
I would not update this app. Before, it worked well, but was just SLOW. It might take 10 seconds between menu selections to load the next folder of data, but it was consistent.
Then new updated version rocks over wifi. It is super fast and works well (except mine still won’t stream video even over wifi). The problem is, I don’t stream music over wifi, I stream using this app in my car. Over the 3g network, the app is super slow. Much slower than before. The 1st few menus load fast but for example, pressing to browse music by folder and can over a 30 seconds to load the list of available folders. The app has just locked up, or opened then closed immediately many times now.
I removed it and reverted to the prior version. All is well again.
6. February 2010 at 7:22 pm
This update is crap!-
Videos are filtered to show only videos converted with mq[2] or Mobile[3] Video Converter profile.WHAT NOOOOOOO all my vidro is mp4 which worked fine in the old version.
7. February 2010 at 3:28 am
does anyone have a copy of the older version? I didnt get a chance to grab it before this update came out?
can you email it to me? silverap1 at Gmail
id really really appreciate it!
7. February 2010 at 1:03 am
Email sent
2. March 2010 at 1:30 am
Hate to keep asking, but can I get it too??? cchoban at yahoo
Thank you!!!
7. February 2010 at 10:13 pm
can i have too the old version on my email jbbrescia -att- gmail ?
thaks a lot, this update is not a good news about the 3G restriction !
there is an app in cydia to enable 3G like the iphone will be in wifi " 3G restrictor"
but i prefer using the ols version.
Thanks all of you and thanks so much HP
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7. February 2010 at 6:40 pm
Done
email sent
9. February 2010 at 3:06 pm
can i have access to the old version: tallassazn at yahoo
thanks jeffla
9. February 2010 at 12:55 pm
sent
9. February 2010 at 10:01 pm
can i get the old version too please…send to: mrhugo at gmail dot com…would be much appreciated! thanks!
10. February 2010 at 11:52 am
check your mail
10. February 2010 at 11:09 pm
Any chance I'll ever get an app like this for the LX195?
10. February 2010 at 11:42 pm
WHS Mobile works OK for streaming music. Orb has an iphone app and will work on WHS.
11. February 2010 at 8:27 am
Hello…I hate to request this as well, but jeffla or anyone else….Can you send me the old version as well?
Much thanks: ghanaboy4eva at yahoo dot com
15. February 2010 at 6:55 pm
You can try this free app as an alternative…- MediaLink Player Lite
http://appshopper.com/entertainment/media-link-pl...
16. February 2010 at 6:33 pm
i would love to get back to th old version, if it's not too much trouble.
thx Tech:- pconn at comcast dot net
27. February 2010 at 11:17 pm
could I also please get the old version, wizmon at gmail ? I would really appreciate it!