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@mamaclapper mamaclapper released this 15 Jun 22:52
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VortX (0.3.6)

A focused follow-up to the rebrand. The headline: plain-http custom streaming servers now connect on Mac, so a server you reach over Tailscale works the same way it already does on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The vortex "X" is now the real curved mark everywhere, there is a VortX gold theme set as the new default, and Mac and iPhone now wait for every source before auto-playing the best one, the way Apple TV already does. In-place update: your library, add-ons, history, and settings stay exactly as they are.

Fixed

  • Custom streaming servers over plain http now connect on Mac. Pointing VortX at your own server reached over Tailscale, or any plain-http address, works on macOS now, matching iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The Mac build was the only one still enforcing Apple's default transport security, which blocked everything except a secure (https) or on-device server. No https required. (Issue #58)
  • Mac and iPhone now wait for all of your sources before auto-playing. The Watch button holds until every stream add-on has answered (or a few seconds pass), so one press plays the best source across all of them instead of whichever add-on happened to reply first. This already worked on Apple TV. The Quality picker stays open the whole time if you would rather choose yourself.

Changed

  • The vortex "X" is now the real curved mark everywhere. The swirling X from the brand is now the app icon, the launch screen, and the wordmark inside the app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Inside the app it follows your chosen theme color; the icon and launch screen keep the signature gold.
  • A new VortX gold theme, set as the default. A warm gold-on-obsidian palette drawn straight from the brand. Every other theme is still one tap away in Settings, and if you already picked one it stays put.
  • A deeper launch animation. The intro now draws the mark in and settles, with "Everything VortXed" underneath, in place of the old spin.
  • The app now reads "VortX" everywhere inside it, including the Settings, server, and backup screens that still said the old name.

Install

Mac (.dmg, easiest, never expires). Download VortX-macOS-v0.3.6-ci.dmg, drag VortX into Applications, then clear Apple's one-time quarantine: open it once, click Done, then System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/VortX.app). Full guide: Install on Mac.

iPhone, iPad, Apple TV (sideload the IPA). The IPAs are unsigned, because VortX is open-source and distributed outside the App Store with no Apple Developer ID yet, so you re-sign them yourself with Sideloadly, AltStore / SideStore, or Signulous. No jailbreak. Full guide: Installing on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

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