release v5.17.1

Version 5.17.1 @2026.04.23

Feature

• trtc.startScreenShare now supports 1440p / 1440p_2 / 4K / 4K_2 screen sharing encoding presets.

Improvement

• Added support for starting the VirtualBackground plugin in advance while the camera is off and preserving its configuration so it takes effect automatically when the camera is turned on.
• Improved network resilience and recovery capability.

Bug Fixed

• Fixed known issues in the RealtimeTranscriber plugin.
• Fixed an issue where main-thread blocking on iOS could affect encoding frame rate.
• Worked around a Chrome bug causing memory leaks in the Electron 22 render process.