We’re excited to announce that Fluid 2.0 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available on beta channels.

Here's what's new in RC1 since Beta 4:

• Fixed microphone redirection not working correctly.
• Resolved a memory leak in Jump Desktop Connect with Fluid 2.0 connections.
• Fluid 2.0 encoder has been tuned to use up to 50% less bandwidth than Fluid 2.0 Beta 4.
• Plus, lots of other bug fixes.

Also, here's what's new in Fluid 2.0. Check the previous announcements for full details on Beta 1 and Beta 2:

• Superior Compression & Improved Color Fidelity: 50% better visuals with reduced bandwidth.
• Studio-quality color accuracy, crisper text and richer visuals, with 4:4:4 mode support for everyone and 10-bit color for Teams Enterprise customers.
• Networking Enhancements: Faster recovery from bandwidth drops and improved scalability. AES 256 encryption.
• Surround Sound: 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound support for Teams Enterprise users. 
• Dynamic Audio Input Switching: Seamless switching between audio sources during sessions.
• Web-Based Remote Desktop: Connect from any browser without needing a native client (yes, it supports Android!).
• Full backwards compatibility with older versions of Jump Desktop and Jump Desktop Connect.

How do I download updates?

Enable Beta updates for Jump Desktop Connect / Mac / Windows and check for updates.

To start using Fluid 2.0 you will need to have Jump Desktop 9.x locally and Jump Desktop Connect 7.x on the host machine. RC1 is now rolling out to the Jump Desktop Mac and Windows Beta channel and Jump Desktop for Windows Beta channels. Jump Desktop Connect updates will follow before the end of the week to beta channels.