AlDente 1.22

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• [Pro] [Thunderbolt 3 Macbooks] Exciting new Beta Feature: Power Flow. Check it out here: Feature Explanation: Power Flow.

• [Pro] Completely redesigned Menubar icons to better blend into macOS.

• [Pro] Added the option to use the battery icon of macOS, optional in colors.

• [Pro] [Non-Thunderbolt 3 Macbooks] When AlDente is closed or the MacBook is turned off, the persistent charge limit is now set to the lower limit of the set Sailing Mode range.

• [Pro] Settings now get backed up when a pro license is deactivated and can be restored once the Pro version is activated again.

• [Pro] Fixed a bug that caused the Sailing Mode UI to show wrong numbers while Calibration Mode is active.

• [Pro] Fixed a bug that caused Calibration Mode to cancel immediately when triggered through a Schedule task while the power cable is not connected.

• [All] Refreshed the UI design of the popup window.

• [All] Fixed a bug that caused faulty UI layout generation for some languages.

• [All] Fixed a bug where AlDente did not register when the helper removal is canceled properly.

• [All] Added a warning message when the discharge button is clicked while the charge limit is higher than the current percentage.

• [All] Added a "Don't show again" checkbox to the helper installation popup.

• [All] Fixed a bug that caused the app to hang after a successful helper installation in some scenarios.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.21.4

• Fixed an issue that caused the helper installation prompt to appear on most restarts for some users.

• Fixed an issue that caused the "Launch at Login" setting to behave inconsistently with the macOS "Login Items" setting for some users.

• Fixed an issue that caused a scheduled task that is set to "Repeat Never" to be triggered every 10 minutes under some circumstances.

• Added Japanese translation.

• Updated the translations of many other languages.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.21.3

• Fixed an issue that caused the application to crash on startup on systems where the "PrivilegedHelperTools" directory is not present.

• If the helper is not installed yet, users can still access the settings through the popover.

• Small UI enhancements.

AlDente 1.21.2

• Fixed a bug where "Hardware Battery Percentage" would not work properly anymore.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Magsafe LED to blink for some users.

• Official launch of the Control MagSafe LED feature! Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-control-magsafe-led/

• New beta feature “Schedule” which allows you to schedule AlDente Pro features and run them automatically by configuring tasks yourself. Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-schedule/

• New, more intuitive setup interface when launching AlDente the first time.

• The status bar and Magsafe LED now show pause and green when 100% are reached, despite the system still trickle charging to full.

• Small UI redesign.

• The “Show on startup” setting is now available in the free version.

• The discharge button is now invisible when “Automatic Discharge” is enabled.

• Fixed a bug that made most of the pro features inaccessible for users that migrated from Intel to Apple Silicon.

• Updated the Helper Application to improve stability.

• Massively overhauled the helper management system.

• The „Start Charging“ shortcut now behaves the same as the „Top Up“ button does. After the device has been unplugged, the original - charge limit is set again.

• Fixed a bug that caused AlDente to prompt some users for their root password after rebooting the device.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.21.2

• Fixed a bug where "Hardware Battery Percentage" would not work properly anymore.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Magsafe LED to blink for some users.

• Official launch of the Control MagSafe LED feature! Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-control-magsafe-led/

• New beta feature “Schedule” which allows you to schedule AlDente Pro features and run them automatically by configuring tasks yourself. Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-schedule/

• New, more intuitive setup interface when launching AlDente the first time.

• The status bar and Magsafe LED now show pause and green when 100% are reached, despite the system still trickle charging to full.

• Small UI redesign.

• The “Show on startup” setting is now available in the free version.

• The discharge button is now invisible when “Automatic Discharge” is enabled.

• Fixed a bug that made most of the pro features inaccessible for users that migrated from Intel to Apple Silicon.

• Updated the Helper Application to improve stability.

• Massively overhauled the helper management system.

• The „Start Charging“ shortcut now behaves the same as the „Top Up“ button does. After the device has been unplugged, the original - charge limit is set again.

• Fixed a bug that caused AlDente to prompt some users for their root password after rebooting the device.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.21.1

• Official launch of the Control MagSafe LED feature! Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-control-magsafe-led/

• Fixed a bug that caused the Magsafe LED to blink for some users.

• New beta feature “Schedule” which allows you to schedule AlDente Pro features and run them automatically by configuring tasks yourself. Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-schedule/

• New, more intuitive setup interface when launching AlDente the first time.

• The status bar and Magsafe LED now show pause and green when 100% are reached, despite the system still trickle charging to full.

• Small UI redesign.

• The “Show on startup” setting is now available in the free version.

• The discharge button is now invisible when “Automatic Discharge” is enabled.

• Fixed a bug that made most of the pro features inaccessible for users that migrated from Intel to Apple Silicon.

• Updated the Helper Application to improve stability.

• Massively overhauled the helper management system.

• The „Start Charging“ shortcut now behaves the same as the „Top Up“ button does. After the device has been unplugged, the original - charge limit is set again.

• Fixed a bug that caused AlDente to prompt some users for their root password after rebooting the device.

With peace & love from Vienna
David & Matthias

AlDente 1.21

• Official launch of the Control MagSafe LED feature! Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-control-magsafe-led/

• New beta feature “Schedule” which allows you to schedule AlDente Pro features and run them automatically by configuring tasks yourself. Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-schedule/

• New, more intuitive setup interface when launching AlDente the first time.

• The status bar and Magsafe LED now show pause and green when 100% are reached, despite the system still trickle charging to full.

• Small UI redesign.

• The “Show on startup” setting is now available in the free version.

• The discharge button is now invisible when “Automatic Discharge” is enabled.

• Fixed a bug that made most of the pro features inaccessible for users that migrated from Intel to Apple Silicon.

• Updated the Helper Application to improve stability.

• Massively overhauled the helper management system.

• The „Start Charging“ shortcut now behaves the same as the „Top Up“ button does. After the device has been unplugged, the original - charge limit is set again.

• Fixed a bug that caused AlDente to prompt some users for their root password after rebooting the device.

With peace & love from Vienna
David & Matthias

AlDente 1.20

• Official launch of the Automatic Discharge feature! Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-automatic-discharge/
• New beta feature “Control MagSafe LED” which allows you to control the MagSafe charging LED for all MagSafe 2 and MagSafe 3 MacBooks which are supported by AlDente Pro. Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-control-magsafe-led/
• Certain UI elements in settings can now be collapsed for better usability
• Reduced the size of the menu bar item if only the percentage is shown
• “Top Up” now overrides “Disable Charging when Sleeping”
• New warning and information messages to improve usability
• Changed some icons that caused the app to crash on some devices with older versions of macOS
• Added Portuguese language support
• Updated many language translations
• Many other improvements and bugfixes

Happy new year from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.19.2

• Fixed a bug where Pro users would get a wrong warning message when using Automatic Discharge in Clamshell Mode
• Fixed a number of bugs related to the textfield not updating correctly in certain cases
• Fixed a bug in Calibration Mode where AlDente Pro would charge to 100% after the calibration
• Debug file improvements

With peace & love from Vienna,
David & Matthias

AlDente 1.19.1

• Fixed a bug where the screen would go to sleep when Automatic Discharge is enabled in Clamshell Mode
• Fixed an issue where Clamshell Mode could not be activated while discharging
• The charge percentage textfield is now properly unfocussed when the slider is moved
• Improved Chinese Simplified translation
• New setup help message for macOS Ventura

With peace & love from Vienna,
David & Matthias
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.19

• Added Automatic Discharge Mode (Beta)! Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-automatic-discharge/
• Cleaned up the settings UI
• Added a toggle to disable the automatic screen lock when sleep is disabled
• Slight Improvements to the installation process
• The shortcuts feature is now officially supported! Read more about it on our blog: https://apphousekitchen.com/feature-explanation-shortcuts/
• Added new “Get Charge Limit” shortcut
• Fixed a bug where Sailing Mode would not be activated after Calibration Mode has finished

With peace & love from Vienna,
David & Matthias
AppHouseKitchen