Changelog

Fixed

• Crash which could occur when opening preferences on certain versions of macOS
• Bug where App Veil chrome would not appear for applications with custom space configuration
• Deadlock which could happen when stopping the screen capturer

Added

• Even better error handling when macOS unexpectedly ends screen sharing

Fixed

• Crash which may occur when screen sharing

Added

• Better error handling when macOS unexpectedly ends screen sharing

Removed

• Advanced audio processing

Fixed

• App Veil unable to install the updated DLL because processes were holding on to the old one. We now “poke” the old processes by sending WM_NULL which should in most cases cause them to wake up and unload the old DLL.
• The App Veil “backdrop window” getting stuck open when you minimize the window being veiled

Fixed

• Fixed cases where menus wouldn’t close (like taking a screenshot in Windows 11)

Changed

• Reworked screen sharing implementation (less latency, less jitter, less system resource usage)
• Revamped the “in call” audio device selection menu

Added

• Haptic feedback for screen share window host size snapping

Added

• What’s New entry about the zoom feature

Fixed

• Showing a question mark in the popover when there’s no connectivity to Gravatar

Changed

• Zoom toolbar button is always shown, and explains why it is sometimes disabled

Fixed

• Showing screen share window custom cursor when video was not streaming

Added

• A “Popout Window” mode. Right-click the systray icon and select “Popout Window” or drag the window by clicking on the sidebar to enable this mode.

Fixed

• More intermittent crashes in our HTTP client code which could trigger at any time

Added

• New framerate limiter for screens (decreases latency)
• Snap to host size behavior on the screen share window
• Command + right click zooms out on annotation modes

Fixed

• Warnings about external call URLs are no longer shown when joining a contact’s call

Removed

• Legacy screen capturer (macOS 13)

Fixed

• Bug where partial screen share selections could render inaccurately
• Full-screen screen share window cropping bottom of the content on some host/guest content aspect ratio mismatches

Changed

• Sounds when joining/leaving calls

Changed

• Sounds when joining/leaving a call

Fixed

• Intermittent crash when clicking “Share” in Webcam Picker
• Crash when there’s no hardware support for bitmap rendering (added software fallback)
• Intermittent crashes in our HTTP client code

Added

• External call URL alerts can now be suppressed
• Experimental H.265 codec support

Fixed

• Bug where screen capturer frames could be dropped
• Space incorrectly activating pan mode on text annotations

Fixed

• Ringtones/sounds now play to the configured audio output device

Added

• Enhanced audio processing (echo cancellation, automatic gain and a high-pass filter)
• Webcam autostart option

Fixed

• Cmd+Tab in annotation mode keeping the cursor stuck in zoom mode
• Host moving the mouse stopping ongoing guest text selection in some applications

Changed

• External call URL alerts are no longer shown if a previous alert was confirmed

Fixed

• Bug where scrolling would not work in control mode
• Issue where audio may cut out as the call capacity increases

Added

• Confirmation alert when opening external URLs
• Zoom Mode: If the host’s screen share is larger than your current window, you can now zoom and pan using the new Zoom Mode next to the annotation modes in the toolbar. Zooming and panning gestures and shortcuts also work while in annotation mode.

Fixed

• Bug where multiple webcam windows may be shown when switching modes

Fixed

• Fixed issue where audio could cut out on calls with 4 or more participants

Changed

• Removed the legacy audio engine