...he user experience of the starter kit and added more robust support for our previous data sources.
Changes:
The first category view/feed is the first view of the application. The left navigation view is hidden when the application is launched.
Drop shadows have been added to image thumbnails, video stills, buttons and the menu to create an improved appearance.
Fonts and styles have been made consistent through the application.
Button placement has been changed for video contextual buttons to fit better with the title and description text.
There is a new loading spinner to better match the FireTV Operating System.
New Features:
In App Purchase Support - Now supports Amazon’s IAP v1 API for in app purchases, and has a sample application and documentation to demonstrate.
Live Stream Support - Now supports Live Stream applications with HLS streams, with added support for live stream schedules.
Subcategories - Template now supports subcategories within main categories to add hierarchy to applications.
YouTube Sections Support - Developers can now create YouTube applications based on their YouTube sections they have defined on YouTube.com.
YouTube Hierarchy Support - Template now supports categories of YouTube playlists, which creates subcategories of the videos in the playlist.
Skip forward/backward amount can now be changed by the application settings.
New alternative JSON Format - A new alternative JSON format for data has been added to create more control over what is placed in each category and where.
...he user experience of the starter kit and added more robust support for our previous data sources.
Changes:
New Features: