Awaken Changelog

What's new in Awaken 6.0.2

May 29, 2016
  • Resolves compatibility issues with iTunes 12.

New in Awaken 6.0.1 (Oct 24, 2015)

  • Alarm preview preference bug fix.
  • Detection of AwakenHelper bug fix.

New in Awaken 6.0 (Nov 17, 2014)

  • Refined user interface with Retina display support.
  • New application icon.
  • Redesigned full screen mode.
  • Full screen button added to the main window.
  • Graphite appearance tint support added.
  • Improved iTunes 12 support.
  • Support for alternate iTunes library locations.
  • New "Float on Top" option.
  • A backup alarm sound can now be set in the event there is a problem playing iTunes music.
  • Alarm snooze countdown can now be restarted at anytime.
  • New preview button allows you to preview your music selection and volume settings.
  • Timers continue to countdown when you switch to other areas in the app.
  • A countdown ticking sound added as a preference (with a selection of 4 different sounds).
  • Timers now work in full screen mode, along with keyboard shortcuts for play/pause and switching timers.
  • Support added for Notification Center.
  • New restart button added to allow you to restart the countdown at anytime.
  • Volume and brightness fade out duration can now be set.

New in Awaken 5.0.12 (Sep 13, 2013)

  • Compatibility fixes for OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

New in Awaken 5.0.11 (Feb 2, 2013)

  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Awaken 5.0.10 (Jan 8, 2013)

  • Resolves playback issues with iTunes 11.

New in Awaken 5.0.9 (Dec 21, 2012)

  • Resolves playback issues with iTunes 11.

New in Awaken 5.0.8 (Nov 21, 2012)

  • Visual bug fixed for Retina displays.
  • Blank preferences window bug fixed.

New in Awaken 5.0.7 (Mar 20, 2012)

  • Chinese and Japanese localizations added.

New in Awaken 5.0.6 (Mar 8, 2012)

  • German, French and French Canadian localizations added.

New in Awaken 5.0.5 (Jan 19, 2012)

  • 5 new ambient sounds (Beach, Forest, Ocean, Rainfall and White Noise).
  • Visual updates for Lion.
  • Visual bug fixes for Snow Leopard.
  • Sleep mode volume fade bug fixed.
  • Album artwork bug fixed.
  • Improved sound looping.

New in Awaken 5.0.4 (Oct 4, 2011)

  • Lion specific bugs fixed.
  • Alarm scheduling bug fixed.
  • Full screen mode bug fixed.
  • Apple Remote support bug fixed.

New in Awaken 5.0.3 (May 16, 2011)

  • Fixed a crash issue related to the "Play Music via iTunes" alarm action.
  • Corrected a bug which sometimes prevented music playback for alarms.

New in Awaken 5.0.2 (May 4, 2011)

  • "Play via iTunes" option added to alarms and sleep mode.
  • Alarm scheduling bug fixed.
  • Shutdown and restart delay bug fixed.
  • Snooze bug fixed for sound based alarms.
  • Volume slider bug fixed.
  • Crash related to auto-stopping alarms fixed.
  • Launch item removal bug fixed.
  • Alarm scrolling bug fixed.
  • Timer duration control bug fixed.
  • Timers no longer pause when window is minimized/closed.
  • Alarm label displayed at alarm time.
  • Additional keyboard shortcut support added.
  • Sleep Mac by holding play/pause on Apple Remote added.

New in Awaken 5.0.1 (Mar 28, 2011)

  • Critical fix for alarms.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Awaken 5.0 (Mar 26, 2011)

  • Rewritten from scratch.
  • All new user interface.
  • Support for multiple timers.
  • Alarm sound output device selection.
  • Alarm music now played by Awaken for reliability.
  • Volume adjustable per alarm.
  • Improved Apple Remote support.
  • All bugs reported in previous version corrected.

New in Awaken 4.0.23 (Nov 23, 2009)

  • Support added for the aluminium Apple Remote.
  • Fullscreen button focus issues corrected.
  • Contact Us help menu item URL corrected.

New in Awaken 4.0.22 (Nov 13, 2009)

  • Bug fixed to solve crash issue on PowerPC Macs.

New in Awaken 4.0.21 (Nov 12, 2009)

  • Apple Remote support fixed for Snow Leopard.
  • Playlist icons updated to match iTunes 9.
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • Awaken for iPhone link added to preferences.

New in Awaken 4.0.20 (Sep 24, 2008)

  • Bug fixed where Awaken would not launch in time after being closed.
  • Bug fixed to address error loading built-in sounds.
  • Bug fixed where iTunes 8 would stop after 1 song.
  • Bug fixed related to preferences window.

New in Awaken 4.0.18 (Sep 16, 2008)

  • Bug fixed where volumes levels would not reset.
  • Bug fixed where iTunes repeat/shuffle settings would not reset.
  • Minor updates for performance.

New in Awaken 4.0.17 (Sep 10, 2008)

  • Support added for iTunes 8 Genius playlists.
  • Bug fixed where iTunes volume would get set to zero.
  • Minor misc fixes for performance.
  • Improved backup alarm.

New in Awaken 4.0.16 (Aug 29, 2008)

  • Bug fixed where iTunes would launch when not needed for built-in sound alarms and timers.
  • Bug fixed with music/preview playback on alarm editor.
  • Bug fixed with music/preview playback on egg timer editor.
  • Bug fixed with music/preview playback on sleep timer editor.
  • Bug fixed in cases where iTunes playlists would not load.
  • Improved backup alarm.

New in Awaken 4.0.15 (Aug 25, 2008)

  • Bug fixed where volume preferences would not be saved if set to zero.
  • Bug fixed where Mac would not sleep if the on end action for the sleep timer was set to "Quit Awaken".
  • Bug fixed where backup alarm would fire at non-alarm times.

New in Awaken 4.0.14 (Aug 18, 2008)

  • Bug fixed where iTunes library could not be found.
  • Bug fixed where iTunes volume would reset to zero.
  • Bug fixed where sound would not resume after snooze.
  • Bug fixed where playlists would always play shuffled when previewed with the alarm editor.
  • Improved backup alarm.
  • Typo corrected in the helper tool dialog.

New in Awaken 4.0.13 (Aug 12, 2008)

  • Bug fixed to prevent a possible crash on startup.
  • Wake from sleep functionality re-written to be more robust.
  • Bug fixed to correct window resizing.
  • Bug fixed where iTunes would not start.
  • Bug fixed where iTunes volume would not increase.
  • Bug fixed with alarm window resizing.
  • Awaken menu-bar icon updated.

New in Awaken 4.0.12 (Aug 5, 2008)

  • Bug fixed where text shadows were too thick.
  • Bug fixed where iTunes playlists would not load.
  • Bug fixed with double Help menus.
  • Bug fixed with iTunes backup alarm.
  • Bug fixed where alarm window would be blank/black.
  • Awaken menu-bar icon updated.

New in Awaken 4.0.9 (Jan 29, 2008)

  • Party Shuffle bug fix.

New in Awaken 4.0 (Jan 10, 2008)

  • Bug fixes related to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.
  • Bug fixes related to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

New in Awaken 3.1.7 (Nov 8, 2007)

  • Bug fixes related to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.
  • Bug fixes related to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

New in Awaken 3.1.5 (Oct 30, 2007)

  • Bug fixes for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.