About this pre-release version
This pre-release is intended to fix the bug in the previous pre-release that caused the app to crash on startup when a HDMI display is connected on Apple Silicon - no other significant changes are present in this build. (Note: an additional reason for releasing a mainly identical version is to check whether the rollout/update mechanism works properly for the 2.x).
This is an early v2.x pre-release version aimed to gather some feedback on the newly rewritten (in SwiftUI) app Settings.
Notes for the pre-release version
- You can have this pre-release version and the stable v1.x versions installed side-by-side (but they should not be running at the same time) as they don't affect each other's settings. So there is no harm in downloading and trying this version.
- The v2.x version requires macOS 12.4 Monterey or newer (for earlier macOS versions all the way back to Mojave the v1.x app version will be offered).
- The v2.x version of the app is not compatible with a previously installed BetterDisplay v1.x, a direct update is not possible.
- You will need to set-up accessibility privileges for the v2.x version of the app even if you have it configured for the v1.x version.
- Future v2.x pre-release versions will not be able to read the stored settings of this version! You might need to set things up again with upcoming pre-release versions!
- The v1.x app versions will not auto-update to the v2.x version (even on the beta channel).
- There might be severe bugs. Major parts of the app was rewritten (the process is ongoing) and not everything is fully tested - some still unfinished parts are just hidden from the UI but are lurking there and might cause trouble.
- This is not the final form of the v2.x version. Many of the planned new features/enhancements are missing.
Enhancements
- This version now uses the terminology "virtual screen" instead of "dummy" - #1903
Fixed
- App crashes upon startup on Apple Silicon Macs with HDMI connected display - #1901