v1.2.0

📣 Important

• The v1.3 update is just around the corner too, with a lot of new features that don't revolve around media playing. Thanks for your patience and support! Can't wait to show you what's coming next in Alcove!

✨ New Features

• Added controls (shuffle/repeat)
• Added podcast support
• Added live stream support
• Added support for all AirPods Max colors (gen. 1)
• Added album tap to focus active tab
• Added clamshell support
• Reworked onboarding
• Improved smoothness in progress slider
• Improved to allow for empty media titles

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Restored open settings when opening app twice logic
• Prevented browsers from interacting with hide when active logic
• Fixed now playing restoration bug on screen unlock
• Fixed music retention on pause
• Prevented native HUD from being disabled if custom HUD is disabled
• Fixed visual height bug when menubar is hidden
• Fixed expanded notch padding for MacBook Air with notch
• Prevented native HUD restoring after unlock
• Improved reliability of connectivity for AirPods
• Disabled haptic for Quick Peek if it's disabled
• Fixed Quick Peek staying frozen if disabled while active
• Improved update view scroll logic
• Lowered overall volume of sounds in app
• Fixed bug with wireless mouse and keyboards causing a crash
• Fixed progress slider crash and negative durations
• Prevented music app change when quitting an app
• Fixed seeker position and duration sometimes retaining the previous media data

v1.1.0

📣 Important

• The update you've all been waiting for, just before the New Year.

✨ New Features

• Added system player support (all media sources)
• Added support for focus modes (including custom ones)
• Added configurable preferred display choice
• Added natural movement option for swipes
• Added notification duration options
• Added hover duration option for expand on hover
• Added ability to hide song title extras
• Improved design on non notch displays
• Improved low battery warnings for connectivity to be instant
• Improved marquee design to better match iOS
• Improved fine tuner by adding haptic sound
• Improved AirPods connectivity to be more reliable

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Rewrote music manager for better overall experience
• Rewrote focus manager for instant feedback
• Fixed lock state sometimes getting stuck
• Replaced Safari media source with system instead
• Changed notifications to be allowed while expanded
• Changed expand to be allowed while notification is visible
• Prevented enable focus option from triggering focus state
• Changed tuning symbol
• Fixed HUD on external Apple displays
• Lowered default HUD duration
• Fixed transitions between focus states
• Fixed multiple swipe triggers spam
• Fixed slider bounce animation glitch
• Prevented native HUD from restoring on screen wake
• Prevented volume HUD from triggering on connectivity
• Fixed audio device symbol failing on certain Mac
• Fixed certain device type crashes
• Fixed bug displaying incorrect device type on volume change
• Fixed visually stuck bug when pressing and dragging notch
• Fixed open app bug when app has non default location
• Lowered notification default duration
• Fixed all known album art crashes

1.0.3

📣 Important

• Seems we get another patch before v1.1.0, last one... I promise!

✨ New Features

• Added percentage option to HUD
• Added additional device symbols to volume HUD

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed lock icon animation freeze during unlock
• Stopped native HUD from relaunching on screen wake
• Fixed crash in licensing logic
• Fixed notch tuning not triggering on manual input

1.0.2

📣 Important

• Last patch before the v1.1.0 release. Thanks for your patience!

✨ New Features

• Added ability to fine tune notch height
• Added AirPods 4 connectivity support

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed design inconsistencies on the update view
• Fixed expand state being stuck after hover in rare situations
• Fixed crash when Mac goes to sleep with AirPods connected
• Increased safe padding around notch area
• Fixed low battery warning for AirPods not working properly
• Fixed crash on certain external displays
• Fixed native HUD sometimes being restored after unlock
• Changed now playing icon to better reflect future media types
• Fixed trial text animation bug when changing tabs
• Fixed update controller breaking the app in certain edge cases

1.0.1

📣 Important

• Quick patch before the big one. Lots of features and even more fixes coming very soon. Thanks for your patience!

✨ New Features

• Added option to hide labels on HUD
• Added option to disable spectrogram

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed lock screen option from disabling notifications entirely
• Prevents volume HUD changes from restoring now playing even when disabled
• Fixed an edge case where battery levels didn't show for certain AirPods models
• Improved clarity of menu bar icon in light appearance mode
• Fixed natural scrolling for swipe gestures
• Fixed now playing not resuming after focus toggle
• Fixed marquee not updating on text change
• Fixed AirPods connectivity not showing properly in certain situations
• Fixed Alcove not launching properly with Launch on Login option enabled
• Improved marquee when artist is empty
• Improved logic when album is not set