3.1.3
2023-07-31
Improved widget accessibility.
3.1.0
2023-04-24
The Articles row has been renamed to News as it now includes all content from our News department.
Video categories have been updated to include content from series relevant to each category.
Current and Upcoming Livestreams has been shortened to Livestreams.
Error handling has been improved to minimize crashes.
3.0.6
2023-04-03
Removed COVID-19 specific content row. All content previously shown in this row has always been and will remain available under both News and Articles.
3.0.5
2022-09-14
Updated widgets
3.0.4
2022-04-18
•The World channel is now available to watch live in the app for users in our Nebraska broadcast area
•Higher quality 1080p video now available for local on-demand content; enable it in settings with the "Prefer HD Video" option
•Added support for protected PBS video
3.0.3
2021-10-11
•Minor cosmetic fixes and updates
3.0.2
2021-09-23
•Compatibility with iOS 15 & iPadOS 15
•New Extra Large home screen widget for iPadOS 15
3.0.1
2021-05-16
NET is now Nebraska Public Media! The app has been updated to match the look and feel of our new brand.
•This update fixes a broken link for schedules.
New in the 3.0 release:
•Audio streaming on Apple Watch: now you can listen to your favorite Nebraska Public Media shows and stations on the go, even if you don't have your phone with you. Use the Apple Watch to stream both live and on-demand audio. (Requires a cellular-equipped Apple Watch running watchOS 6 or above)
•macOS support: the Nebraska Public Media app is now available on Macs running Apple Silicon.
3.0.0
2021-05-15
NET is now Nebraska Public Media! The app has been updated to match the look and feel of our new brand. Also in this version:
•Audio streaming on Apple Watch: now you can listen to your favorite Nebraska Public Media shows and stations on the go, even if you don't have your phone with you. Use the Apple Watch to stream both live and on-demand audio. (Requires a cellular-equipped Apple Watch running watchOS 6 or above)
•macOS support: the Nebraska Public Media app is now available on Macs running Apple Silicon.
2.5.5
2020-12-10
•Improved Picture-in-Picture functionality - now after moving a video to PiP, you can continue browsing the app while keeping the PiP window open
•Fixed a bug that could cause the main screen to be blank on iPad when device wakes from sleep
•Fixed an issue with text margins in home screen widgets
2.5.4
2020-10-22
•Improvements for live TV; stations can now be added to Favorites/Recents and used in home screen widgets, and include integrated schedules on their playback pages. (Note: due to licensing agreements, location access is required for live TV playback of NET 1.)
•Fixed an issue that could cause small home screen widget and/or watch face complications to display stale schedule information for radio stations
•Fixed issues with web links for sharing certain media items
2.5.3
2020-10-05
•Fixed an issue that could prevent watch face complications from updating on watchOS 7
*Fixed an issue that could cause an empty entry in the "More" view on Apple Watch
*Improvements for home screen widgets on iOS 14
*If an audio item is playing when one of the live TV channels is opened, it will now automatically pause
2.5.2
2020-09-21
•Watch our NET and PBS Kids channels live in the app (for users in our Nebraska broadcast area).
•Support for home screen widgets on iOS 14.
•Support for Picture in Picture on iPhone with iOS 14
2.5.1
2020-08-12
•Minor housekeeping release to remove expired series
2.5.0
2020-03-19
•Added dedicated section for Covid-19 news
2.4.9
2020-02-22
• Minor sync improvements
• Restored rich text rendering for news articles
2.4.8
2019-11-13
•Fixes a crash bug affecting versions of iOS 13 below 13.2
2.4.7
2019-11-06
• Fixed an issue that could make search results untappable on iOS 13
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash in the search view when a search term was cleared from the search bar and then a new term was entered
• Tweaked colors for search view and Dark Mode on iOS 13
• Added ability to favorite/unfavorite currently playing item from CarPlay
• Updates for 3rd-party libraries and frameworks
2.4.6
2019-10-17
•Full support for controlling audio playback via Siri in iOS 13. Just tell Siri the name of the show or station you want to play along with the name of our app - for example:
-"Play KUCV on NET"
-"Start playing Friday Live in NET"
-"Play All Things Considered on NET"
•In iOS 13, long-press on items on the main screen or in lists for new Preview and Action menus
•Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when removing your last favorite on older devices
•Fixed an issue that could prevent video from going full-screen correctly in iOS 13
2.4.5
2019-09-21
•iOS 13 compatibility and support for Dark Mode
2.4.4
2019-07-02
•Fixed a bug that could cause some PBS series to be mistakenly hidden on the main screen under certain conditions
•Fixed a bug that could cause background refresh to sometimes fail on the Apple Watch app
2.4.3
2019-06-11
•Fixed an issue that could cause audio to unexpectedly stop and/or the app to quit while playing back multi-segment NPR shows.
2.4.2
2019-06-03
•Fixed an issue that could prevent manual deletion of NPR episodes from Recents/Favorites
•Fixed an issue that could cause the last item from an NPR episode to play first when launched from CarPlay
•Fixed an issue that could cause playback progress bar to jump back in CarPlay when “Up Next” is displayed
•Fixed minor formatting issues for titles/subtitles
2.4.1
2019-05-13
•PBS Video: enjoy recent episodes from popular PBS series like Antique Roadshow, Austin City Limits, Frontline, and more!
•Google Cast support: send audio or video to a Chromecast, Google Home, or other devices that support Google Cast. A Cast button will appear in the audio player and on detail pages when a valid Cast destination is detected nearby.
•Dynamic Type support: text sizes in the app will now auto-adjust to match whatever is set for the system text size.
2.4.0
2018-11-12
•Fixed bugs relating to sorting, displaying and resuming on-demand audio from NPR and other national providers
•Fixed an issue that could cause sync failures and/or unexpected app crashes due to incorrectly formatted dates
•Fixed a bug that could prevent "Go to Series/Category" buttons on video playback pages from working
•Added support for new iPad Pros