Nokia Play To updated for Windows Phone 8.1, new DLNA devices

The Nokia Play To app for streaming media content to your favorite DLNA devices, including the Xbox serial, has received a minor update today. The latest version bumps the popular media app to version 3.2.13.

While the version number may be a piddling gangly, they did include a nice fat changelog, showing some noun improvements.

Allow'due south have a look.

Nokia Play To 3.ii.13

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Support for Windows Phone viii.1
When running in the groundwork, Nokia Play to now resumes more efficiently
Supports additional DLNA devices
Bug fixes

The update seems to coincide with the Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 releases, ensuring everything works well with those devices. In addition, nosotros wouldn't exist surprised if this has optimizations for Lumia Cyan, the forthcoming firmware update due to make it with those Windows Phone eight.1 updates. Calculation support for additional DLNA devices is always welcomed as are those issues fixes and efficient resume.

Iii different versions (wait, what?)

To make things confusing, there are ii apps, but only i has the update:

Nokia Play To
Play To (from Nokia)

And if you want to get technical, the Windows Phone 7.5 version is all the same there besides (skipping a link to avert confusion). The one that updated today is 'Nokia Play To' and was likely the previous 'beta' version of the app.

Which one should you be using? We'd of grade choose the i updated on May 28 and not January 17, merely hey, it's your device.

Choice up Nokia Play To hither in the Shop. Lumia devices only.

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