Changelog Desktop App

3.4.43

Date: March 11, 2023

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue that caused the timeline not to refresh on a new day.

  • Fixed an issue that caused tiles to appear twice in the third layer dropdown in edit mode

  • Fixed an issue that caused the app to flicker when opened via buzzer (Windows and macOS)

3.4.39

Date: March 07, 2023

Improvements:

  • The selection automatically jumps to the next layer if there is only one tile in a layer. (Also backwards)
  • Do not open window directly on tray icon click on macOS
  • Improved update experience on Linux

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue that caused the buzzer not to work when other USB devices were plugged in
  • Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect tile to be selected when there was only one tile in the layer.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the dropdown menu to appear above the dropdown in edit mode on small screens.

3.4.32

Date: March 03, 2023

Improvements:

  • The size of the window can now be set smaller
  • Improved design of adding tiles
  • Improved program icon for macOS
  • Improved update experience on macOS

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue that caused sub layers to display a different font size than set.
  • Changed broken icon in the info box of time entries under macOS.

3.4.23

Date: February 28, 2023

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue that caused time entry notes to be lost when editing in the timeline.

3.4.22

Date: February 24, 2023

New features:

  • Buzzer settings: You now have the option to enable or disable the buzzer’s proximity sensor. The default setting is enabled and provides a smooth app experience. However, in some environments, the proximity sensor may be too sensitive, causing the app to open and close unintentionally. In this case, we recommend disabling this feature.

 

Improvements:

  • We have improved the display of information when hovering over time entries in the timeline.
  • If you are logged in to the desktop and open the web console from there, you will be automatically logged in to your account there without having to re-enter your credentials.
  • The app is now synced more frequently.
  • You will receive additional feedback in the app when the buzzer is successfully plugged in or unplugged.
  • The position of the buzzer in the app is now saved.
  • The buzzer now takes on the color as soon as it is plugged in.

 

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue that caused the app to flicker when typing a note.
  • Fixed an issue that caused no time entries or transparent time entries to be displayed after an app restart.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the buzzer not to be detected on Windows machines in some cases.
  • When the app was launched without an internet connection, the app could no longer be opened without resetting the cache. This problem is now fixed.

3.3.8

Date: February 2, 2023

New features:

  • Added an alternative way to manually add time entries via a button in the timeline tools

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue that caused the buzzer to light up only blue under macOS

3.3.2

Date: January 15, 2023

New features:

  • The automatic closing function can now be set to 0 seconds to enable immediate closing (when using the buzzer).

Enhancements:

  • Users can now log out without exiting the app at the same time
  • A new tooltip helps to understand when no internet connection is available
  • The account information has been moved to settings
  • Improved text descriptions and translations in settings
  • Several design improvements

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed time offset +00:00
  • The timeline section is no longer cut off on large screens

3.2.4

Date: November 7, 2022

Bug fixes:

  • Minor bug fixes

3.2.2

Date: October 27, 2022

Bug fixes:

  • Prevent multiple online status calls
  • Avoid multiple subscription to main-window-opened

3.2.1

Date: September 23, 2022

New Features:

  • Stable version
  • Settings > Advanced:  Subscribe to beta update channel added
  • Standard update channel: latest (stable)

Bug fixes:

  • Allow add new tiles while filter is active

3.1.34 (Beta)

Date: August 26, 2022

Bug fixes:

  • Fix login issue

3.1.33 (Beta)

Date: August 25, 2022

Bug fixes:

  • Some users had to re-enter their login data every time after a PC restart. These now remain stored even when the PC is restarted, unless the user actively logs off.

3.1.32 (Beta)

Date: July 18, 2022

Enhancements:

  • Improved logging for better support in support cases

3.1.24-31 (Beta)

Date: July 14, 2022

Features from 3.1.24 available for MacOS

Enhancements:

  • Spell checking disabled

Bug fixes:

  • Prevent adding multiple tiles when double-clicking the “Quick Add” button

3.1.24 (Beta)

Date: July 1, 2022

New features:

  • Settings > Advanced: Show favorites only in first layer.
    This feature is especially useful for large teams with many clients/projects. In this way, each user can mark his favorites for himself and only these will be displayed in his app.

Enhancements:

  • Setting translations

Bug fixes:

  • Broken URL to web console dashboard

3.1.23 (Beta)

Date: April 27, 2022

Bug fixes:

  • Autoupdater was not displayed on Windows devices. All features and improvements from 3.1.0 now available for Windows. See what’s new below.

3.1.0 (Beta)

Date: April 21, 2022

Introducing:

  • Quick Add
    • Admins and managers can now quickly add tiles directly in the desktop app




  • Reminders & Notifications
    • App can now notify you when the timer is started
    • App can now remind you after X minutes of active recording
    • App can now remind you to take a break at a defined time.
    • App can now remind you to track time if time has not been startet during working hours.

      Make sure you allow notifications from timeBuzzer in your operating system.



  • App supports now Apple M1 Silicon arm64
    • Universal download for arm64 and x64

 

More new features:

  • Time entries can now be easily edited manually using input fields.



  • General settings
    • Choose from three different designs for the tray icon to perfectly match the design settings of your operating system. (Colored/ Black/ White)
    • Enable the app to start in the background at system startup.
    • Hide the program icon in the taskbar.
  • Advanced settings:
    • Change the steps at which the time entries snap to during editing.
    • Set a key combination to open and close the app via keyboard.
  • Proxy Firewall: Added information about firewall settings
  • Account settings: In addition to the tray menu, you can now also log out and exit the app in the settings

Improvements:

  • App login redesign
    • Improved login window design
    • Link to the settings added
    • Simplified login via partner solutions
  • App settings redesign
    • Display app version number in settings window
    • Save & Restart with one click in settings window
  • If you click & drag a new time edit mode is automatically opened
  • App displays the colors of the tiles in the edit mode drop-down menu for faster selection
  • Smoother behavior of the app when minimizing
  • App is closed immediately if user is not logged in and there is no other window open
  • App indicates when you are offline and synchronization with the cloud is not possible.
  • Improved text and translations
  • Improved help tags


Experiment:

  • The buzzer in the app can be dragged to the right, making it easier to select for people who use long tile names.


Bug fixes:

  • Running time entries were sometimes not displayed in the timeline.
  • Footer buttons cannot be operated on very small screens with low resolution.

3.0.69 – 3.0.70 (Beta)

Date: January 28, 2022

New features:

  • Setting: Turn off LED
    Setting: Change buzzer rotation

Bug fixes:

  • The problem that some time entries disappeared in the timeline and were only displayed again after synchronization is now fixed. The error occurred when a line break was used in the notes field.

Improvements:

  • Minor design improvements in app settings

3.0.66 – 3.0.68 (Beta)

Date: January 23, 2022

Bug fixes:

  • The buzzer is now detected every time it is plugged in, even if the app is already open.
  • Long tile names no longer cause display problems in edit mode, which prevented dropdowns from being operated.
  • Other minor bug fixes

Improvements:

  • New installer is now shipped with the update
  • In addition to the system installation, a user installation is now also possible.
  • The app is restarted automatically after installation and update

3.0.65 (Beta)

Date: January 19, 2022

Improvements:

  • Improved midnight transition
  • Minor design improvements (e.g. color for disabled zoom buttons in timeline tools in dark mode.)
  • Improved update process: display of installation progress and possibility to run app directly afterwards.

Bug fixes:

  • Minor bug fixes

3.0.64 (Beta)

Date: January 04, 2022

Bug fixes:

  • Note fields: Spacebar and arrow keys work again

3.0.47 – 3.0.63 (Beta)

Date: Dezember 26, 2021

New features:

  • Introduction: Long buzzer click to go back in the layers

Bug fixes:

  • Minor bug fixes

Improvements:

  • Buzzer LED flashes when jumping back
  • Removed “indicator mode”
  • Autoforward deactivated when there is only 1 tile in a layer
  • Hide search on empty layers on app start
  • Improved update message (inkl. changelog link)
  • Disable closing timer when focus is in layer
  • Set standard closing timer from 5s to 3s
  • Improved visibility of the automatically closing timer (color optimization)

3.0.44 – 3.0.46 (Beta)

Date: November 24, 2021

Bug fixes:

  • Linux window height fixed
  • Sort tiles by name
  • Settings: Fix intial fontsize dropdown
  • Settings: show intial values of fontsize and timer

Improvements:

  • Add display of favorites
  • Restore theme color at startup
  • Settings: Choose language dropdown
  • Space behind midnight
  • Stop resizing/draggin at midnight
  • Minor performance optimizations

3.0.43 (Beta)

Date: November 9, 2021

Bug fixes:

  • Removed decimal places in the timeline
  • Full hours are now correctly displayed as :00 instead of :60
  • Synchronization while time is runningno longer causes color changes of the time entries
  • The colors of the activity tools are now displayed correctly when a time entry has been edited
  • Other minor bug fixes

Improvements:

  • Synchronization does not change the position and zoom of the timeline anymore
  • Long time entries no longer “run” out of the window
  • Tile list now loads more smoothly and no longer causes flickering.
  • Record display optimized
  • Height of time entries increased
  • Background color of empty layers
  • Styling of search tiles when no search was found
  • Quitting the application under MacOS with CMD+Q
  • Quitting the application under MacOS in the menu

3.0.42 (Beta)

Date: November 6, 2021

Bug fixes:

  • Error handling gobal tiles
  • Other minor bug fixes

3.0.39 – 3.0.41 (Beta)

Date: October 18, 2021

Improvements:

  • The window size is now saved so that the window retains its size when reopened
  • The app can now also be closed on Macs via the closing button in the title bar without closing the application completely.
  • It is prevented that app is completely closed. Instead, the window is only hidden.
  • On Mac and Linux, the “minimize” and not the “hide” function is used to hide the app window.
  • When the window opens, the focus is automatically set to the comment input field
Bug fixes:
  • Minor bug fixes

3.0.38 (Beta)

Date: November 2, 2021

Features:

  • Choose language in general settings

Improvements:

  • The window size is now
  • Improved display of long tile names in the selection bar
  • Added link to registration form to login window
  • “Show current time” scrolls now to 70% window with
Bug fixes:
  • ESC or click outside selection bar does not start the timer.
  • LED does not turn off anymore after 1 second of tracking