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<h1 class="title">What's New in Qt 5.7</h1>
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<p>The <a href="../qtquickcontrols2/qtquickcontrols2-index.html">Qt Quick Controls 2</a> module that was previously available as a technology preview is now a fully supported module, providing the following features:</p>
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<li>A new light-weight set of embedded and mobile-oriented controls.</li>
<li>Based on a flexible template system that enables rapid development of entire custom styles and user experiences.</li>
<li>Built-in styles:<ul>
<li>Default style - a simple and minimal all-round style that offers maximum performance.</li>
<li>Material style - a style based on the Google Material Design Guidelines.</li>
<li>Universal style - a style based on the Microsoft Universal Design Guidelines.</li>
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<li>Can be mixed with Qt Quick Controls 1.0, but the APIs are not compatible.</li>
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<p>The following modules that were previously commercial-only, are now available under GPLv3 license for the open source users:</p>
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<li><a href="http://doc.qt.io/QtQuick2DRenderer">Qt Quick 2D Renderer</a><ul>
<li>Enables running Qt Quick applications on hardware without OpenGL.</li>
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<li><a href="../qtcharts/qtcharts-index.html">Qt Charts</a><ul>
<li>Provides ready to use controls for depicting different types of 2D charts and graphs.</li>
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<li>Qt Data Visualization<ul>
<li>Enables visualizing data using 3D charts and graphs.</li>
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<li>Qt Purchasing<ul>
<li>Provides API to support in-app purchasing use cases with Google Play and Apple Store.</li>
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<p>In addition, the following new modules are available as technology preview releases, enabling Qt users to provide feedback:</p>
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<li>Qt Gamepad<ul>
<li>Enables Qt gaming applications to respond to gamepad input.</li>
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<li>Qt SCXML<ul>
<li>Enables static and runtime integration of SCXML models into Qt code.</li>
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<h2 id="new-features-in-qt-5-7">New Features in Qt 5.7</h2>
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<li>Added support for Compute Shaders on supported hardware.</li>
<li>Added support for loading multi-image DDS and KTX textures including cubemaps, mip chains, and array textures.</li>
<li>Improved support for compressed texture formats.</li>
<li>Made Render surface explicit.</li>
<li>Extended Input API and support for device plugins.</li>
<li>Improved picking support.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Core Module</h3>
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<li>Added <code>qAsConst</code> function to help using non-const Qt containers in C++11 range for loops.</li>
<li>Enabled Qt event dispatchers to use the <code>poll()</code> function on Unix now, making it possible for applications to have file descriptors greater than 1024.</li>
<li>Added support for converting a floating point to its shortest and exact string form, without having to pre-calculate the number of digits.</li>
<li>Improved C++11 support by using <code>std::atomic</code> as backend for QAtomic classes and adding QTypeInfo for <code>char16_t</code> and <code>char32_t</code>.</li>
<li>Added <a href="../qtcore/qiodevice.html">QIODevice</a> support for multi-streaming.</li>
<li>Enabled <a href="../qtcore/qpluginloader.html">QPluginLoader</a> to work even if <code>QT_NO_LIBRARY</code> is set (for example, linking against a static libc).</li>
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<h3 >Qt Canvas3D Module</h3>
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<li>Upgraded the <i>three.js</i> 3rd party library.</li>
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<li>Optimized <a href="../qtgui/qimage.html">QImage</a> smooth scaling for NEON.</li>
<li>Optimized the OpenGL function wrappers for speed and code size. The <a href="../qtgui/qtgui-module.html">QtGui</a> library size has been significantly reduced due to a massive reduction in symbols.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Multimedia Module</h3>
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<li>Added support for tvOS.</li>
<li>Extended QML playlist API.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Platform Abstraction (QPA)</h3>
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<li>Added support for NVIDIA DRIVE CX boards (Tegra X1, AArch64).</li>
<li>Improved support for theming with <i>eglfs</i>.</li>
<li>Enabled <a href="../qtwidgets/qmenubar.html">QMenuBar</a> to use the unified D-Bus AppMenu menubar on supported X11-based desktop environments such as Ubuntu Unity.</li>
<li>Added support for creating Android services.</li>
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<h3 >Qt QML Module</h3>
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<li>Added JIT support for <a href="build-sources.html#winrt">WinRT</a> on x86 and x64.</li>
<li>Enabled JIT for 64-bit ARM Linux platforms.</li>
<li>Enabled all debug services to work with <a href="../qtqml/qjsengine.html">QJSEngine</a> (instead of <a href="../qtqml/qqmlengine.html">QQmlEngine</a>), which allows non-QML JavaScript debugging or profiling.</li>
<li>Added support for debugging multiple <a href="../qtqml/qjsengine.html">QJSEngine</a> instances at the same time.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Quick Module</h3>
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<li>Added support for all subclasses of <a href="../qtquick/qquickwindow.html">QQuickWindow</a> by the inspector service, which makes Qt Creator's inspection feature useful.</li>
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<h3 >Qt WebEngine Module</h3>
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<li>Upgraded to Chromium 49 release.</li>
<li>Added support for drag and drop, and printing to PDF.</li>
<li>Added tab notification for audio being played.</li>
<li>Added support for playing DRM-protected HTML5 video using Widevine Pepper plugin.</li>
<li>Added API for evaluating JavaScript or installing QWebchannel in secure and isolated JavaScript worlds.</li>
<li>Improved support for custom context menus.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Widgets Module</h3>
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<li>Enabled <a href="../qtwidgets/qtabbar.html">QTabBar</a> to delegate placement of tab scroll buttons to the style.</li>
<li>Enabled Qt Style Sheets to optionally let widgets inherit font and palette from their parents.</li>
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<h2 id="removed-functionality">Removed Functionality</h2>
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<li>Qt Enginio</li>
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<h2 id="deprecated-functionality">Deprecated Functionality</h2>
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<li>Qt Script</li>
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<p>Deprecated modules are still included in Qt 5.7, but are considered for removal in future releases.</p>
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<h2 id="list-of-api-changes">List of API Changes</h2>
<p>The pages below contain a list of API changes in Qt 5.7:</p>
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<li><a href="newclasses57.html">New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.7</a></li>
<li><a href="obsoleteclasses.html">Obsolete Classes</a></li>
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