RDKEMW-9590: Backmerge Release Branch to 'develop' for MW 8.4.1.0

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RDKEMW-9590:
PR to backmerge MW Release branch used for MW 8.4.1.0 Release.

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Pull Request Overview

This pull request updates the middleware layer package version from 8.3.4.0 to 8.4.1.0 and adds comprehensive CHANGELOG entries documenting 244 new pull requests and feature additions for release 1.12.0. The changes reflect a significant middleware release incorporating updates across numerous components including AAMP, NetworkManager, Rialto, Telemetry, and various RDK plugins.

Key Changes

• Bumped package version (PV) from 8.3.4.0 to 8.4.1.0 in packagegroup-middleware-layer.bb
• Added extensive CHANGELOG documentation for release 1.12.0 with 244+ PR entries
• Documented multiple intermediate releases (1.8.1 through 1.11.0) in the changelog

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File	Description
recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-middleware-layer.bb	Updated PV to 8.4.1.0 to reflect new middleware version
CHANGELOG.md	Added comprehensive release notes for 1.12.0 and intermediate releases with extensive PR documentation

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[Copilot]

Corrected spelling of 'depolyment' to 'deployment'.

Suggested change

	# For interim development and package depolyment to test should be using pre release tags
	# For interim development and package deployment to test should be using pre release tags

[Copilot]

Corrected spelling of 'prefered' to 'preferred' and removed duplicate word 'be'.

Suggested change

	# PRs are prefered to be be incremented during development stages for any updates in corresponding
	# PRs are preferred to be incremented during development stages for any updates in corresponding

[Copilot]

Corrected spelling of 'separae' to 'separate'.

Suggested change

	- RDKEMW-6272: Move Playready DRM abstracted API to separae shared obj [`#1494`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/meta-middleware-generic-support/pull/1494)
	- RDKEMW-6272: Move Playready DRM abstracted API to separate shared obj [`#1494`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/meta-middleware-generic-support/pull/1494)