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AirRadar Changelog

What's new in AirRadar 7.4

Aug 16, 2023
  • New Feature: Scans Keychain for existing WiFi password and attempts to use it when joining.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on loading network notes window.

New in AirRadar 7.3 (Jul 30, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on loading interfaces if no interfaces could be found.

New in AirRadar 7.2 (Jul 19, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed SegmentedButton crash.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed canvases not refreshing properly on activation.

New in AirRadar 7.1 (Jul 17, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Upgrades and fixes to work on the latest version of macOS.

New in AirRadar 7.0.1 (Oct 24, 2021)

  • Bug Fix: Color circles in now show a border around them that is slightly darker than the chosen color instead of grey.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash when attempting to join a network from the contextual menu when the network is no longer available.
  • Bug Fix: Color.SelectedFromDialog caused a crash when selecting a color and the spawning window is later closer while the dialog is still open.

New in AirRadar 7.0 (Oct 21, 2021)

  • Enhancement: New Icon.
  • Enhancement: Icons in sidebar now respect accent color.
  • Enhancement: Moved toolbar icons to top of window.
  • Enhancement: Enhanced search feature.
  • Enhancement: Preferences window icons now reflect Big Sur/Monterey style.
  • IMPORTANT NOTE Fix: Color.SelectedFromDialog causes crash when selecting a color and the spawning window is later closer while the dialog is still open. Ensure you close the color picker before closing the parent window. We're working on a fix.

New in AirRadar 6.0.2 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed launch error on older macOS.
  • IMPORTANT NOTE Fix: Color.SelectedFromDialog causes crash when selecting a color and the spawning window is later closer while the dialog is still open. Ensure you close the color picker before closing the parent window. We're working on a fix.

New in AirRadar 6.0.1 (Dec 13, 2020)

  • Enhancement: Now runs natively on Apple Silicon.
  • Enhancement: Compatibility with macOS Big Sur.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug obtaining colors from preferences.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug in the crash log checker.

New in AirRadar 5.2.5 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug removing old histories.

New in AirRadar 5.2.2 (Feb 7, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with buttons appearing too small on main screen.

New in AirRadar 5.2.1 (Jan 14, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed cosmetic issue with showing the location services notice.

New in AirRadar 5.2 (Jan 5, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with cropping of controls in some windows.

New in AirRadar 5.1 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug that prevented hover tracking labels from appearing on the main chart.

New in AirRadar 5.0.9 (Dec 11, 2019)

  • Bug Fix: Minor bug fixes.

New in AirRadar 5.0.8 (Nov 11, 2019)

  • Bug Fix: Minor bug fixes.

New in AirRadar 5.0.7 (Nov 6, 2019)

  • Upgrade Notes:
  • This upgrade is free for users owning an active subscription or a non-subscription "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in AirRadar 5.0.6 (Oct 22, 2019)

  • This upgrade is free for users owning an active subscription or a non-subscription "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed more bugs based on new framework.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed how annotations are clicked on on the map. Super reliable now.
  • New Feature: Added compass to Map
  • New Feature: Added zoom to Map
  • New Feature: Added scale to Map

New in AirRadar 5.0.4 (Oct 16, 2019)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on launch due to low disk space.
  • Modification: Began conversion to new Mac OS X APIs. Please report all crashes and bugs immediately. Thoroughly test, please!

New in AirRadar 5.0.2 (Oct 15, 2019)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Will now warn when Location Services is not enabled and is required.

New in AirRadar 4.1.9 (Nov 29, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: More bug fixes for Mojave in dark mode and added location usage information.

New in AirRadar 4.1.8 (Oct 14, 2018)

  • New Feature: Dark Mode support.

New in AirRadar 4.1.6 (Oct 12, 2018)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Minor fixes for Mac OS X 10.14.

New in AirRadar 4.1.5 (Jun 1, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: Works again on 10.10 - 10.12.

New in AirRadar 4.1.3 (May 15, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: Small bug fixes.

New in AirRadar 4.1.2 (May 11, 2018)

  • Modification: Turned off sandboxing for the time being.

New in AirRadar 4.1.1 (May 9, 2018)

  • New Feature: Now sandboxed and uses Apple's latest APIs for WiFi scanning.

New in AirRadar 4.0.3 (Apr 18, 2018)

  • Fixed issue with threads.

New in AirRadar 4.0.2 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on checking power save functions.

New in AirRadar 4.0.1 (Apr 15, 2018)

  • Fixed error that would prevent the app from scanning when it was not already connected to a network.

New in AirRadar 4.0 (Oct 19, 2017)

  • New Feature: Full compatibility with MacOS High Sierra.
  • New Feature: Completely redesigned and updated for 64-bit.
  • New Feature: Signal to Noise Ratio.
  • New Feature: New internal scan tool which does not lock up the UI, and can return results quickly instead of 30 seconds between fresh data.
  • New Feature: dBm RSSI now expressed in a non-linear fashion to provide a more accurate percentage.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bugs on macOS High Sierra.
  • Bug Fix: Statistics panel now grows properly on window resize.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug preventing scan interval from being less than 5 seconds. It is important to note that scans often take between 5 and 10 seconds to complete.
  • Modification: Removed deep probe mode as it no longer does anything on any modern hardware.

New in AirRadar 3.2.0 (Feb 10, 2017)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed bugs on macOS Sierra.
  • Bug Fix: Updated MapKit to fix bugs.
  • Bug Fix: Removed buggy Sparkle updater and using temporary in-house solution until we go 64-bit.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed WiFi signal icon not masking properly if selected.

New in AirRadar 3.1.9 (Oct 25, 2016)

  • Fixed bugs on macOS Sierra.

New in AirRadar 3.1.7 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Bug Fix: Scan sound can now be set.

New in AirRadar 3.1.6 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Empty menu items no longer show.
  • Bug Fix: Subscribe to Newsletter menu item now shows.
  • Coming Soon: Signal to Noise (SNR) ratio.
  • COMING SOON: Drag and drop headers.
  • COMING SOON: Show hidden SSID for currently connected network.

New in AirRadar 3.1.5 (Oct 16, 2015)

  • Mac OS X 10.10/10.11 fixes.

New in AirRadar 3.1.4 (Jul 13, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed corrupt binary.

New in AirRadar 3.1 (Jun 23, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Plugin error.

New in AirRadar 3.0.9 (Jun 20, 2015)

  • Modification: Updated to latest core classes.

New in AirRadar 3.0.8 (Dec 11, 2014)

  • Coming Soon: Signal to Noise (SNR) ratio.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash when attempting to show an alert on Mac OS X 10.8 or 10.7.

New in AirRadar 3.0.7 (Dec 8, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fix crash on launch for non-App Store versions.

New in AirRadar 3.0.6 (Dec 8, 2014)

  • New Feature: New toolbar icons.
  • New Feature: GPS Mapping.
  • Bug Fix: No longer has issues when new scan results are found and no collection is selected.

New in AirRadar 3.0.5 (Oct 9, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Continuing to fix bugs for backwards compatibility with older versions of Mac OS X (10.7/10.8).
  • Known Issue: App Store version only retrieves actual new scan data every 30 seconds or so (this is an Apple-imposed limitation).

New in AirRadar 3.0.4 (Oct 7, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a SUBSTANTIAL CWInterface memory leak on 10.7/10.8. Bug did not exist on 10.9 and later.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed ability to hide/show columns from the View menu.
  • Known Issue: App Store version only retrieves actual new scan data every 30 seconds or so (this is an Apple-imposed limitation).

New in AirRadar 3.0.3 (Oct 6, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed CWNetwork destructor crash on 10.7/10.8. Bug did not exist on 10.9.
  • Known Issue: App Store version only retrieves actual new scan data every 30 seconds or so (this is an Apple-imposed limitation).

New in AirRadar 3.0.2 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on loading preferences when unexpected values are present.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed graphing slowness.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed gaps appearing in the graph history. We now assume constant signal strength in-between polls instead of zero.
  • Known Issue: App Store version only retrieves actual new scan data every 30 seconds or so (this is an Apple-imposed limitation).

New in AirRadar 3.0.1 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: X,Y pos of crosshair in graph corrected.
  • Bug Fix: Default collections are now created.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed minor UI display issue in Statistics.
  • Known Issue: App Store version only retrieves actual new scan data every 30 seconds or so (this is an Apple-imposed limitation).

New in AirRadar 3.0 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • New Feature: After countless hours of competitive research with other products on the market, we have now completely overhauled our product interface, added new features, and reduced the price!
  • New Feature: Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite compatibility.
  • New Feature: Integration with Mac OS X Notification Centre (ditched GROWL).
  • New Feature: Removed the assistant and replaced it with Statistics. Now instead of a confusing overlay of information and AirRadar guessing on what the best channel is, it will present a detailed list of information on networks found in the last scan allowing you to make a properly educated decision.
  • New Feature: Ability to join Enterprise networks.
  • New Feature: Change the WiFi device you join and scan with.
  • New Feature: Modern Keychain interaction for saving/loading network passwords.
  • New Feature: Updated vendor list.
  • New Feature: Variety of new auto-join modes.
  • New Feature: Assign label colors to networks.
  • New Feature: Editing rules for smart collections is a lot prettier and simply makes more sense. For instance, using the field Ad Hoc will now tell you that the match value requires a Yes or No.
  • New Feature: Drag re-order collections.
  • New Feature: Graph is substantially faster and shows a data bar to accurately pin point the network in question.
  • New Feature: Can now right-click the graph to select different networks.
  • New Feature: Graph now works based on a linear time scale instead of a poll-based data set.
  • New Feature: Filtered and Favorite networks are now done on the fly. Simply right-click them to assign them as favorite or filtered.
  • New Feature: Dramatically enhanced graph (and now shows in the main list!).
  • New Feature: Support for WiFi 802.11ac.
  • New Feature: Dramatically rewritten from the ground up; many small enhancements and tweaks.
  • Modification: Threw out a bunch of old relatively useless features and streamlined the product with an Apple-like vision.
  • Known Issue: App Store version only retrieves actual new scan data every 30 seconds or so (this is an Apple-imposed limitation).

New in AirRadar 2.3.4 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Apple Issue: When scanning with API mode, results are only updated every 30 seconds regardless of how fast a scan request is made.
  • Bug Fix: Updated to latest core classes for overall stability.

New in AirRadar 2.3.3 (Apr 9, 2014)

  • Apple Issue: When scanning with API mode, results are only updated every 30 seconds regardless of how fast a scan request is made.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with Last Seen column sorting by English instead of numeracy.

New in AirRadar 2.3.2 (Apr 9, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed launching issues on Mac OS X 10.7 through 10.9.

New in AirRadar 2.3.1 (Nov 21, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed Keychain compatibility on Mavericks.

New in AirRadar 2.3 (Mar 15, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed column width bug.

New in AirRadar 2.2.9 (Mar 13, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed saving Keychain password.

New in AirRadar 2.2.8 (Dec 28, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed toolbar issue that refused to let any buttons be pressed.

New in AirRadar 2.2.7 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed damaged app warning.

New in AirRadar 2.2.6 (Dec 6, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Better handling of crash reporting.

New in AirRadar 2.2.5 (Nov 29, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed graphical issue with Retina displays not properly rendering HiDPI versions of images.

New in AirRadar 2.2.4 (Oct 4, 2012)

  • Mountain Lion Fixes

New in AirRadar 2.2.3 (Feb 9, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed joining networks on Snow Leopard with API mode.

New in AirRadar 2.2.2 (Feb 8, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Miscellaneous bug fixes.

New in AirRadar 2.2.1 (Dec 29, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Miscellaneous bug fixes.

New in AirRadar 2.2 (Dec 29, 2011)

  • Modification: Internal release.

New in AirRadar 2.1.9 (Nov 14, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: THIS IS THE LAST RELEASE THAT WILL WORK ON POWERPC MACS AND MAC OS X 10.4. In the future, we will require an Intel Mac and Mac OS X 10.5 and later.

New in AirRadar 2.1.8 (Sep 24, 2011)

  • Minor fixes for Lion.

New in AirRadar 2.1.7 (Aug 24, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Now handles the possibility that the result from the scanning tool could return OS-level errors prior to the .plist. This would mean no networks might show during a scan.

New in AirRadar 2.1.6 (Aug 13, 2011)

  • New Feature: Fixed Assistant.

New in AirRadar 2.1.5 (Aug 9, 2011)

  • New Feature: Scanning is now done in a separate helper application, to dramatically improve UI responsiveness.

New in AirRadar 2.1.4 (Apr 13, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed the ability to turn on Shell scanning if it is supported.

New in AirRadar 2.1.3 (Mar 22, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Minor bug fixes.

New in AirRadar 2.1.2 (Feb 12, 2011)

  • New Feature: When available, the option to use API scanning or joining is now present in the Preferences window separately.
  • Bug Fix: Disconnect button in the main window now properly sets after joining a network.

New in AirRadar 2.1.1 (Jan 14, 2011)

  • Modification: Ready for the App Store.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed authentication when joining networks.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a few typos throughout the app.

New in AirRadar 2.1 (Jan 4, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a crash bug removing columns via the menubar which appeared more than once.

New in AirRadar 2.0.9 (Dec 20, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: General stability improvements.

New in AirRadar 2.0.8 (Dec 4, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed compatibility issues when determining which command to use based on which version of Mac OS X is being run.

New in AirRadar 2.0.7 (Dec 1, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: When API scanning, now properly sets the Encrypted property.
  • Bug Fix: No longer treats loaded networks as AdHoc by default.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed sort order in the main list.
  • Bug Fix: Saving networks out no longer creates a corrupt file (missing BSSID).
  • Bug Fix: Setting default column headers no longer results in a crash while scanning.

New in AirRadar 2.0.6 (Nov 25, 2010)

  • New Feature: Can now choose 'Standard Set' from the Columns menu to revert the visible list to most useful columns.
  • Modification: Now uses SSID and BSSID instead of Name and MAC Address.
  • Modification: No longer requires admin password to disconnect on Snow Leopard if API is available.
  • Bug Fix: Removing the last column in the listbox if it is selected no longer yields an visual glitch.
  • Bug Fix: All lists now sort numerically if possible first.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed calculating line heights.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed 10.4 support even more.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed shell mode for joining networks on some Snow Leopard configurations.
  • Bug Fix: Falls back to non-API support for Snow Leopard when no info can be read from CoreWLAN.
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer remove ALL columns from the main list. If this is attempted, the SSID/Network Name field will appear.

New in AirRadar 2.0.5 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • New Feature: Substantially more information in the Additional pane of network info.
  • New Feature: Likely restored support for Mac OS X 10.4 (needs testing).
  • New Feature: Can now view 'Additional Info' in the main list.
  • New Feature: API mode now supported on Snow Leopard.
  • Bug Fix: Scan intervals now begin after the last scan completes.

New in AirRadar 2.0.4 (Nov 10, 2010)

  • This version is a $9.95 paid upgrade from version 1.x and earlier, and free for owners of 2.x. If you ordered AirRadar 1.x within the last six months, visit our upgrades store for a free upgrade. Additionally, if you own Utility Package Pro or Software CD, you already have a free copy of this new version in your account! If you accidentally have updated, and wish to stay on version 1.x, visit the "Older Versions" sidebar link on the AirRadar page at koingosw.com.
  • Modification: Prepared for inclusion in the Apple AppStore.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed some GUI related crashes in the main window.

New in AirRadar 2.0.2 (Oct 28, 2010)

  • This version is a $9.95 paid upgrade from version 1.x and earlier. If you ordered AirRadar within the last six months, visit our upgrades store for a free upgrade. Additionally, if you own a Utility Package or Software CD, you already have a free copy of this new version in your account! If you accidentally have updated, and wish to stay on version 1.x, visit the "Older Versions" sidebar link on the AirRadar page at koingosw.com.
  • New Feature: Can now drag text out of Details window and Main window into a text document.
  • New Feature: Icons in the view menu for major panes.
  • New Feature: Checkmarks in the view menu for major panes.
  • New Feature: Improved Preferences help tag for Rentention.
  • New Feature: Added more help to the unlicense window.
  • New Feature: Added menu item to start and stop the scan.
  • New Feature: Add to favs/filter is now smart and auto-fills based on the selection and asks how you'd like to remember the selected networks in the list.
  • New Feature: Start/Stop scan buttons have been added to the main toolbar.
  • New Feature: Improved text in filter/favourites window.
  • New Feature: Copy multiple network information rows out of the Network Details window.
  • New Feature: Added Columns menu to the View menu.
  • New Feature: Added command key to AirRadar option under the Window menu.
  • New Feature: Now greys out GROWL notifications if not installed.
  • New Feature: Improved error messages when scan results were incomplete from the system.
  • Bug Fix: Network graph now draws and updates while networks are selected and the app is receiving new network scan information.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash if attempting to load an invalid/corrupt saved networks list.
  • Bug Fix: X in search window now disappears when no search is present.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed punctuation in dialog asking for network deletion.
  • Bug Fix: Trial will now be back to zero days if the users has never launched AirRadar 2 before, but had been using AirRadar 1.
  • Bug Fix: Spelling of Favourites changed to Favorites for US language.
  • Bug Fix: Adjusting column widths when no list items are present now evenly spaces columns.
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer use contextual menus/copy/paste/etc. in the authentication dialog.

New in AirRadar 2.0.1 (Oct 26, 2010)

  • VERSION 2.0 IS A PAID UPDATE OF $9.95 FOR CUSTOMERS OWNING A 1.X LICENSE THAT IS MORE THAN 6 MONTHS OLD WHO DO NOT OWN A UTILITY PACKAGE. To order a license, or obtain a free update, visit: http://www.koingosw.com/store/upgrades.php. If you accidentally have upgraded, and wish to stay on version 1.x, visit the "Older Versions" sidebar link on the AirRadar page at koingosw.com.
  • Bug Fix: Ditched smart crash reports and now using our own in-house method to report bugs.
  • Bug Fix: Should no longer crash when adding new scan results to the main window. The code now updates existing rows, adds new ones if required, and removes ones which should no longer be there. Previously, it would wipe the entire list and re-create it.
  • Bug Fix: When no network history is present, no longer shows nothing in the signal/noise columns.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash when scanning (also related to networks not properly being listed as dead or best).
  • Bug Fix: Menu items are now only enabled when necessary.
  • Bug Fix: No longer copies an empty tab when selecting and copying the main list.
  • Bug Fix: Clicking the Dock icon now makes a new AirRadar window if the app is in the background.
  • Bug Fix: New Scanner menu item removed and AirRadar menuitem put into the Window menu.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the illumination of some buttons/menus based on the current network selection.
  • Bug Fix: No longer reports an error if clicking Cancel in the Disconnect admin auth window
  • Bug Fix: No longer forgets to save the main list view style when reloading the main list.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes when using API scanning on an older version of Mac OS X.
  • Bug Fix: Smart collections now properly set their rules when using a field name that has a space in it.
  • Bug Fix: if the assistant fails, it now goes back to the start page.

New in AirRadar 2.0 (Oct 6, 2010)

  • New Feature: Network Assistant which helps you choose the best channel for your network.
  • New Feature: Save network passwords in the Keychain.
  • New Feature: Snows fancy progress meter while joining a network instead of just stalling the program until success or error.
  • New Feature: Now reports detailed error messages when authenticating using admin rights and why the operation failed if it did so.
  • New Feature: Authentication dialog now has a nicer UI.
  • New Feature: Ability to create Smart Collections for a list of networks based on specific criteria automatically. For instance, automatically group all networks into a collection that do not have encryption.
  • New Feature: Ability to temporarily remember the admin password after entering it once.
  • New Feature: Show/Hide Dead networks from the View menu.
  • New Feature: Categorize networks into manually created collections.
  • New Feature: Resizable left hand navigation bar.
  • Bug Fix: Networks which have never been found on the current launch of the app but are in history no longer report NAN for their Signal Average after a scan begins.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed some drawing issues with the search bar.
  • Bug Fix: Network history is no longer lost when you close the main window and have the 'Remember Scan History' checkbox disabled. It instead willy only wipe history on quit and relaunch.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed some issues with modal dialogs.
  • VERSION 2.0 IS A PAID UPDATE OF $9.95 FOR CUSTOMERS OWNING A 1.X LICENSE THAT IS MORE THAN 6 MONTHS OLD WHO DO NOT OWN A UTILITY PACKAGE. To order a license, or obtain a free update, visit: http://www.koingosw.com/store-upgrade.php. If you accidentally have upgraded, and wish to stay on version 1.x, visit the "Older Versions" sidebar link on the AirRadar page at koingosw.com.

New in AirRadar 1.3.2 (Aug 6, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Signal status now updates again.

New in AirRadar 1.3.1 (Jul 11, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed problem saving the column sort direction when no columns were selected.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed error loading internal images on startup.
  • Bug Fix: Resolved small graphical issues regarding lists.

New in AirRadar 1.3.0 (Jun 19, 2010)

  • New Feature: View network spec type.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes when selecting items in the main list while reloading.
  • Bug Fix: No longer uses the incorrect list selection type for the networks.
  • Bug Fix: Vendor ID works again.

New in AirRadar 1.2.9 (May 6, 2010)

  • Note: All licenses are still valid; however, you must reactivate the product. If doing this on the same computer, it will not use up an activation credit.
  • Bug Fix: No longer allows returning the current wifi info if the MAC address is invalid.
  • Bug Fix: Saves the list settings, as well as the last chosen panel.
  • New Feature: Saves settings live into preferences file using CFPreferences instead of creating a custom XML file.

New in AirRadar 1.2.8 (Mar 28, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Corrected an issue where the graphing solution could fail to draw certain points out of range.

New in AirRadar 1.2.7 (Feb 27, 2010)

  • New Feature: Updated graphing canvas to support non-percentage values.
  • New Feature: Now can randomize the color of networks on the graph (useful for when multiple are selected).
  • New Feature: Now remembers the sorted column in the main list.
  • Bug Fix: Updated copyright.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed link to documentation.
  • Bug Fix: Removed outdated Report a Bug feature.

New in AirRadar 1.2.5 (Dec 26, 2009)

  • New Feature: Can now select more than one network in the main list and draw them on the graph at once.
  • Modification: Completely rewrote the graphing class to be faster, support multiple networks.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with closing a window and not having it properly released (memory leak).

New in AirRadar 1.2.4 (Oct 28, 2009)

  • New Feature: Customize the main window toolbar.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed authorization issues.

New in AirRadar 1.2.3 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • New Feature: Manual activation window is now an 'Assistant'.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer incorrectly save manual activation data on the second launch of the program, therefore causing reactivation to be required.

New in AirRadar 1.2.2 (Oct 3, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: No longer reports error messages to the console when none exist.

New in AirRadar 1.2.1 (Aug 21, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues with the warning about XML files being too large to open.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed saving the graph title color.

New in AirRadar 1.2 (Jul 21, 2009)

  • New Feature: Now displays additional technical information in the Details view.
  • New Feature: Now has the option to display the frequency on which wireless networks are operating.
  • Modification: No longer asks users to submit parsing errors to Koingo Software, as we have verified this is a bug in the airport shell command on Mac OS X.
  • Bug Fix: Now usable on Mac OS X 10.6.

New in AirRadar 1.1.9 (Jul 12, 2009)

  • New Feature: Ability to turn off network scan history memory.
  • Modification: Will now warn you if your AirRadar preferences file has grown to a size which is no longer safe to load.
  • Modification: Now only saves a maximum of 10 history steps when saving out network details to an XML file (notably preferences). This will prevent huge amounts of history being saved.

New in AirRadar 1.1.8 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • New Feature: If the network that the computer is currently connected to cannot be found during a scan (ie. if it is hidden), very basic information will be pulled from the system and displayed.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues with some text fields not showing right-click contextual menus.

New in AirRadar 1.1.7 (Apr 24, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed the location of the activate menu item.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected the copyright.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue joining networks if API scanning was turned off in the Preferences window.

New in AirRadar 1.1.6 (Apr 20, 2009)

  • New Feature: Added ability to open up a network window to change comments, view multiple graphs at once, and view a comprehensive list of all network information.
  • New Feature: Added items to the view menu to view the scanner, graph, filter or favourites list.
  • New Feature: Added toolbar to the main window to disconnect, join, add to favs, add to filer, load and save network lists.
  • New Feature: Added menu item to add to favourites.
  • New Feature: Added menu item to add to filter.
  • New Feature: Now remembers window position/size.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed some drawing issues on the main window.

New in AirRadar 1.1.5 (Dec 1, 2008)

  • New Feature: Vendor column!
  • Bug Fix: Will now properly quit if loading failed.

New in AirRadar 1.1.4 (Nov 30, 2008)

  • New Feature: Gives the option to continue running if a programming malfunction is encountered (instead of quitting).
  • New Feature: Now reports how many activations are remaining when you activate online.
  • Modification: Now storing license data in the preferences in a new format — this should help avoid strange unlicensing issues. Previous license data should automatically carry over to the new version without any problems unless it was previously stored incorrectly.
  • Bug Fix: Documentation access has been restored.
  • Bug Fix: Documentation updated to reflect activations.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the background image in the DMG.
  • Bug Fix: Sparkle now reports when no new versions are available.
  • Bug Fix: Version information repaired.

New in AirRadar 1.1.3 (Nov 28, 2008)

  • New Feature: Gives the option to continue running if a programming malfunction is encountered (instead of quitting).
  • New Feature: Now reports how many activations are remaining when you activate online.
  • Modification: Now storing license data in the preferences in a new format — this should help avoid strange unlicensing issues. Previous license data should automatically carry over to the new version without any problems unless it was previously stored incorrectly.
  • Bug Fix: Documentation access has been restored.
  • Bug Fix: Documentation updated to reflect activations.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the background image in the DMG.
  • Bug Fix: Sparkle now reports when no new versions are available.
  • Bug Fix: Version information repaired.

New in AirRadar 1.1.2 (Nov 7, 2008)

  • New Feature: Sparkle Updates.
  • Bug Fix: Application icon now shows properly.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug when searching 'everywhere' where it would return all results often.
  • Bug Fix: Internal images now prevent the application from launching if they are not able to be loaded.

New in AirRadar 1.1.1 (Oct 15, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed potential drawing issues and missing image issues on load.

New in AirRadar 1.1 (Sep 18, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Now properly shows the Encryption Type for Mac OS X 10.4 users.

New in AirRadar 1.0.9 (Sep 18, 2008)

  • New Feature: Display encryption type & cipher.
  • New Feature: Right clicking a column you can now move it left/right.
  • New Feature: Right clicking a column you can now remove it at the top.
  • New Feature: Right clicking a column to add an item now inserts the new column to the right of the present position where the mouse is.
  • Bug Fix: Further fixed signal strength issues.
  • Bug Fix: No longer shows the debug menu for a brief second in the official build.

New in AirRadar 1.0.8 (Sep 16, 2008)

  • New Feature: Ability to view raw signal strength from the scan instead of values from the system which have been modified to be represented as percent.
  • New Feature: Right click to add networks to favourites or filter.
  • Bug Fix: Further fixed signal strength issues.

New in AirRadar 1.0.7 (Sep 11, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed another signal to percent bug in Mac OS X 10.4.

New in AirRadar 1.0.6 (Sep 8, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: RSSI to percent conversion bug when not using the API has been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Now saves all output files to a temporary directory and copies them to the new location, and additionally will return an error if the save is incomplete.
  • Bug Fix: No longer includes zero-signal in averages and min/max.
  • Bug Fix: Bug reporter now shows the correct URL.
  • Bug Fix: Removed gap between listbox and content area.
  • Bug Fix: No longer removes focus on refreshing the main list.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug loading remembered found networks.
  • Bug Fix: Should now properly read the correct signal strengths on Mac OS X 10.4.

New in AirRadar 1.0.5 (Aug 21, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash on showing an HTMLViewer when a temporary file cannot be created on the disk.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash if the preferences destination file cannot be found.
  • Bug Fix: Window manager related crashes fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Any/all threads destructors are now fixed from crashes.
  • Bug Fix: Sockets now close properly when windows close.

New in AirRadar 1.0.4 (Jul 25, 2008)

  • New Feature: Now plugs directly into the AirPort API to perform scans and joins. This resolves numerous bugs. You can disable this feature in preferences to use the old method, if you are having problems with it.
  • New Feature: Partial Sparkle support -- not ready for use yet. Keep an eye on the release notes!

New in AirRadar 1.0.3 (Jul 20, 2008)

  • New Feature: Provides a more detailed error message if a scan fails and the result is not in CFPreferences list format.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed documentation error for favourites.
  • Bug Fix: No longer attempts to scan again while scanning if the interval is set really low.
  • Bug Fix: Minor stability improvements.

New in AirRadar 1.0.2 (Jun 25, 2008)

  • New Feature: New setup assistant.

New in AirRadar 1.0.1 (Jun 16, 2008)

  • New Feature: Includes "misses" in network history and graph.
  • New Feature: New module to help pronounce certain network names like linksys or dlink that are mangled by the operating system's speech synth.