Android MLB Beta Release Notes

Release Notes

Version 10.0.7.2

What's New

The entire app was rewritten with numerous changes, including:

  • Updated navigation with a bottom tab bar
  • New scoreboard design
  • New watch experience
  • Updated audio player with live scrubbing
  • Support for archive audio
  • New MLB.TV player with synced box scores
  • Rebuilt news article reader
  • All new networking layer utilizing modern MLB services

Recent Changes

  • Fixed several issues with the tab bar incorrectly appearing in certain places
  • News stories headlines on the team page are no longer truncated
  • The screen no longer dims or turns off while watching video highlights
  • Fixed an issue with the keyboard appearing on older devices
  • Resolved a crash when trying to view the team page while not having connectivity
  • Improved accessibility on scoreboard cells
  • Fixed an issue with the team snapshot incorrectly defaulting to the wrong game
  • The stats link from the team page now defaults to stat leaders for that team
  • Resolved several streaming issues for single team users, including watching nationally broadcast games and viewing games that don’t match the favorite team in the app
  • Fixed an issue where the team snapshot would not preserve a user’s selection after refresh
  • Delayed statuses now appear on scoreboard cells
  • Selecting a postponed game no longer takes a user to the paywall

Known Issues

  • Some news thumbnails are incorrectly cropped
  • When streaming audio, the pause button on the lock screen of older Samsung devices does not work
  • Known performance/reload issues when navigating away from tabs and returning