Version History
Here you can find the changelog of MagicQ Remote Control since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-14.
The latest version is 4.19.4 and it was updated on soft112.com on 19 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 4.19.4
posted on 2023-10-27
• The Toolbar for 'SHIFT +' options is now displayed.
• The operation of Fine mode has changed from a temporary setting of the SHIFT key to locking the SHIFT key.
• A Quick Macro button has been added to the menu bar.
• When the app is closed the app will now exit Install Mode if currently set.
• Console entries on Connection Window list now contain a padlock icon when the console has a user set with a password.
Some items require MagicQ v1.9.5.0
See in app for full list.
version 4.18.3
posted on 2023-04-20
• The current execute page number is shown on the Exec button.
• Swiping left/right will decrement/increment the current Execute page displayed. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.2.0)
• Focus Window encoders now display the attribute values. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.2)
• Window View grid cells now display large MagicQ icons when the Icon size setting in MagicQ is set to Large. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.2)
version 4.17.1
posted on 2023-04-20
• When emailing ChamSys Support the app will attempt to download a zip file from the MagicQ console containing log files. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.0)
• To improve MagicQ discovery a Scan button has been added to the Connection View.
• In the Connection View devices not running a MagicQ version older than the latest Stable will be highlighted in red.
• If a Console's IP address changes and it is already listed in the app's Connection View then the app will recognise it as the same console.
version 4.13
posted on 2022-05-16
Replication of MagicQ dialogs has been fixed for dialogs with radio buttons or colours. Help text has also been added. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.2.2)
version 4.12
posted on 2021-11-18
Execute Window Images appearance mode has been merged with a new Coloured appearance mode which displays the same view as the Coloured appearance on MagicQ.
The Execute Window can now handle grids larger than 20x20.
The Position Window will now show all Group and Position palette items when Record is selected, allowing empty palette items to be selected. The palettes will also now show items which have not had a label set.
See in app notes for other changes.
version 4.10
posted on 2021-04-27
New Features:
. The separate Fine and Shift buttons have been restored. The operation of Shift has also changed. Enabling Shift on the remote will now operate on the next button pressed only and Shift will be disabled afterwards. The app will now not change the state of Shift on MagicQ.
. A connection health indicator has been added to the Connection button on the main menu.
. A setting has been added to lock the orientation of the device.
version 4.09
posted on 2021-01-25
New Features:
. Selecting the attribute range by tapping the centre of a bank encoder in the tablet Focus Window has been extended from the bottom two encoders to all encoders. (Requires MagicQ v1.8.7.6).
. Force Tablet Mode has been replaced by Large Screen Mode and now allows the mode to be toggled on both small and large screen devices.
. A 'Display Views on MagicQ' settings has been added. When enabled, Win views displayed will also be displayed in MagicQ.
version 4.08
posted on 2020-12-17
New Features:
. A switch has been added to the Settings Window to force the app into Tablet Mode and display the more detailed combined Key & Focus Window. This switch is useful if the device is reporting a screen size smaller than its actual size.
version 4.07
posted on 2020-09-15
Bug Fixes:
Automatic WiFi switching for devices running Android 10 and above has been updated. When switching Wifi on connecting to a console you will now see a native Android dialog confirming that you wish to connect to the console.
Fixed colour picker data being requested when colour picker not selected. Previously when pressing Select Fan in the MagicQ colour picker the app would switch the selection to Select Single. #0025458
version 4.06
posted on 2020-09-03
New Features:
Tapping the centre of a bank encoder in the Focus View will allow the attribute range to be selected (Requires MagicQ v1.8.7.6).
Colour page 2 attributes are now available in the Focus View bank on tablet (Requires MagicQ v1.8.7.9).
Switching Window on MagicQ Remote no longer causes the same window to be displayed on MagicQ (Requires MagicQ v1.8.8.0).
Various bug Fixes.
version 4.05
posted on 2020-05-13
New Features:
Colour tags are displayed on the remote app (Requires MagicQ v1.8.6.9).
Select and Confirm dialogs are repeated on the remote app (Requires MagicQ v1.8.7.0).
Bug Fixes:
Fixed bug where an ‘update available’ notification could be displayed on the connection list if a beta version was being run with a higher API version.
Fixed issue if the remote app is sending messages to MagicQ during startup.
Fixed Android remote not connecting to console WiFi when SSID is hidden.
version 4.04
posted on 2020-04-08
New Features:
The Focus Window colour picker has been updated to use the new colour picker wheels.
Fine mode is now turned off when you switch attribute bank.
The Connection View now displays when a newer version of MagicQ is available. Also displayed in a popup notification.
The Help View now displays the MagicQ version of the connected device.
Information on the connected device is now added to support emails.
Most new features require MagicQ v1.8.6.7. See in app change notes for details.
version 4.03
posted on 2020-02-18
New Features:
Window View now has a box displaying MagicQ status messages.
Details of the latest MagicQ software version are now displayed in Help View.
A new Report Bug button in Help View has been added.
The text and sizing of buttons have been refreshed to match MagicQ consoles and improve readability.
Release notes have been added to the Help View.
Various improvements have been made to the Execute Window; see the in-app change notes for details.
version 4.02
posted on 2019-12-19
v4.02
New Features:
Full button added to Position Window replacing Update button
Added mirroring of certain console dialogs on remote. Dialogs that ask for a Yes/No response and the following dialogs are now mirrored on the remote:
Patch heads or set intensities?
Repatch existing head with this head no?
Select Vis patch/select
Select head type
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issue with remote app Execute Window data when grid has more rows than columns. (Fixed in MagicQ 1.8.4.8)
Improved QR code reading
version 4.01
posted on 2019-11-13
New features:
Automatically connect to a console via QR code on new MQ70 consoles with built in wifi.
Photo icons - Tap the camera icon in the Window view to take a photo to use as the icon for the selected item on the console. (Requires minimum of MagicQ v1.8.4.7)
Multitouch encoders added to Focus Window.
Fine control added to Focus Window.
Refreshed Connection Window UI.
Various bug fixes.
version 4.0
posted on 2019-08-07
Updated UI.
New Position Window allowing group and position selection and control. This window also provides new multi-touch pan/tilt controls.
Group selection from Focus Window - double tap or long press the group button to display the group selection dialog.
Auto-refresh of Window Views.
Links to online manual and support email.
Various bug fixes.
version 3.09
posted on 2017-11-13
Corrected layout for high resolution tablets.
General bug fixes.
version 3.08
posted on 2016-06-15
Fix for encoders on Execute screen.,Other general bug fixes.
