Zune Software version history

Zune Software version history

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Firmware version	Software version	Date	Software and firmware changes

1.0	1.0.5341.0	Zune 30 device original default

1.1	?	2006-11-14	Added menu item “community” allowing to search for nearby Zunes, see their status, and transfer music and pictures. Improved performance.

1.2	1.2.5511.0	2006-12-19	Fixed compatibility with Windows Vista and improved browsing performance.

1.3	1.3.5728.0	2007-03-28	Prevents FM tuner from draining the battery while the device is sleeping. Fixed Zune Marketplace music to not skip on the device.

1.4	?	2007-05-31	Improved shuffling. The dev team states: “this firmware update makes successive shuffle actions produce more random lists.”

2.0	?	2007-11-13	Complete re-write of the software and firmware. Inclusion of "Social" features in both.

2.1	?	?	Enhances device functionality and performance.

2.2	2.1.888.0	2007-11-13	Improved performance and added several new features, including wireless sync and podcast support. New user interface on both the Zune device and the Zune software.

2.3	2.1.888.2	2007-12-18	Resolves an issue in which the battery of the Zune 80 and upgraded Zune 30 would discharge prematurely due to difficulty entering sleep.

2.4	2.3.1338.0	2008-01-22	Resolves a number of issues including problems with marketplace, podcasts, sync, Xbox streaming, and library problems.

2.5	2.5.447.0	2008-05-06	TV show downloads now available from Marketplace. Also adds new features such as gapless playback, smart playlists, new sorting options, multiple device syncing, and support for XNA (Xbox game developers will be able to load custom code using the XNA platform).

3.0	3.0.532.0	2008-09-16	Buy from FM allows songs played from FM radio stations to be purchased from the Marketplace (using RDBS data). Wireless hotspot access added for automatically updating the user's collection, browsing the Marketplace, refreshing Channels, exchanging favorites with friends, or buying songs tagged from the device's FM radio.

3.1	3.1.620.0	2008-11-18	Checkers, Sudoku, and Space Battle are added to games. A new multiplayer mode and single-player difficulty levels are added to Texas Hold'em.

3.20 (34), (35)	4.0.740.0	2009-09-15	Bug fixes, faster operation

4.0 (356)	4.0.740.0	2009-09-15	Zune HD original firmware

4.1 (137)	4.0.740.0	2009-09-19	Bug fixes (Zune HD only)

4.3 (191)	4.0.740.0	2009-11-05	Additional features were added (Zune HD only), new artists view links, mobile or PC view settings in browser as well as auto-correction, auto-capitalization and privacy links, seek to radio presets, and new and updated apps.

3.3 (39)	4.2.202.0	2010-01-26	(Latest for all models except Zune HD.) Bug fixes for play errors, music skipping, faster operation, and compatibility with 4.2 software update.

4.5 (109)	4.2.202.0	2010-04-05	Additional features were added (Zune HD only), Smart DJ, Native AVI and XVID support, Marketplace on TV-Out, Picks on-device, increased performance, browser fixes, favorites sorting, web screenshots, hidden network, no ads on games.

4.7 (109)	4.7.1404.0	2010-10-11	Windows Phone 7 support, integration with Windows Live Essentials 2011, support for content management separate from Windows 7 Libraries, streaming of purchased video content.

4.8 (109)	4.8.2345.0	2011-08-22	Add support for Windows Phone 7.5. Additions and changes also include the increase spacing of the artist and song titles, the addition of a new section in the tagging system called 'Show Sort'.

4.8 (109)	4.8.2345.0	2012-08-31	Apps section removed from Marketplace in software (although they are still downloadable directly to Zune HD devices), Zune Social section removed, Mixview disabled, music videos on Marketplace cannot be redownloaded, reactivated or relicensed if user's computer is upgraded and are no longer available for purchase or streaming via Zune Music Pass.

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The Zune Software version is 4.8.2345.0 was released on August 22, 2011.

final_sentence: The Zune Software version is 4.8.2345.0 was released on August 22, 2011.