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LookAway Changelog

What's new in LookAway 1.5.0

May 10, 2024
  • Added: A new menu bar option to pause the focus timer for x minutes, after which it automatically resumes.
  • Added: New notification settings where you can change the positioning of the notifications.
  • Added: A new option in Rest mode settings to completely hide the skip button.
  • Added: The menu bar now shows the reason behind automatic pausing (whether you're idle or in a meeting, etc.).
  • Added: On exiting a meeting, the total meeting duration is now added to the focus time.
  • Added: On entering a meeting, you'll now see a notification with an option to ignore the meeting detection for the current cycle. This can be turned off.
  • Added: You'll now see if your upcoming break is a long break in the break reminder as well as in the menu bar.
  • Fixed: A bug where, in some cases, the break window doesn't appear on top of full-screen apps.
  • Fixed: A bug where, when the Mac wakes from sleep, the break window doesn't disappear even after the break is over.

New in LookAway 1.4.6 (Apr 21, 2024)

  • Added: a small warning is displayed when you skip a break after skipping multiple breaks in a row
  • Added: tip on how to restore missing menu bar icon on macs with notch
  • Fixed: misc small bugs

New in LookAway 1.4.5 (Apr 8, 2024)

  • Fix empty menu bar status when you have "text only" style and the timer is stopped

New in LookAway 1.4.4 (Apr 8, 2024)

  • Add an option to play a chime at the beginning of the break
  • Add customization options for menu bar
  • Long break cycle is now reset if you're inactive for more than your focus time
  • Fix an issue where, in some cases, the break screen goes behind full screen apps
  • Minor bug fixes (animations, copy, etc.)

New in LookAway 1.4.3 (Mar 28, 2024)

  • Remove extra space from the menu bar icon when live status is disabled
  • Fix a variety of bugs in the license window

New in LookAway 1.4.2 (Mar 28, 2024)

  • Fix a bug where changing the timers in onboarding doesn't do anything

New in LookAway 1.4.1 (Mar 27, 2024)

  • Virtual microphones are now ignored for meetings/calls detection
  • Fixed a bug where unlocking the screen during a break would restart LookAway
  • Fixed a bug where in some rare cases the break would never end
  • Fixed some typos and other small bugs

New in LookAway 1.4.0 (Mar 26, 2024)

  • Long breaks are here! By default, the long breaks are 3 minutes long and will activate after 3 short breaks. Head over to settings if you wish to customize it
  • Settings has been revamped completely
  • A new keyboard shortcut can now be assigned to restart LookAway quickly
  • Misc bug fixes

New in LookAway 1.3.31 (Mar 22, 2024)

  • Fixed a bug where the desktop sometimes bleeds in through the edges of the break screen
  • The Skip Break button is now enabled after 5 seconds of starting the break (can be disabled from settings)

New in LookAway 1.3.3 (Mar 20, 2024)

  • The "Skip Break" button during a break will now appear after a 5 second delay. You can disable this from the timers settings but it's recommended to keep it on.
  • We have a new website - https://lookaway.app!

New in LookAway 1.3.2 (Mar 17, 2024)

  • Add custom focus and break time support in onboarding
  • Fix settings window sometimes appearing empty and behind other windows
  • Add a reset license button if you wish to activate it on other devices. You can also visit https://lookaway.app/reset-license to do the same

New in LookAway 1.3.1 (Mar 11, 2024)

  • Fixed an issue where for some users, the app goes back in trial mode and the license stops working

New in LookAway 1.3 (Mar 1, 2024)

  • Added an option to set custom time for both focus and break
  • Fixed a bug where changing the focus time while LookAway is active would mess up the break time

New in LookAway 1.2.25 (Jan 25, 2024)

  • Added a button on the break screen to instantly lock the screen
  • Small visual updates

New in LookAway 1.2.20 (Jan 23, 2024)

  • You can now assign keyboard shortcuts from settings to toggle pause/resume the focus timer, and start the break immediately
  • Fixed a bug where after the reminder disappears, it would sometime restore focus to the wrong application

New in LookAway 1.2.12 (Dec 5, 2023)

  • Added an option to start the break immediately in the menu bar app
  • Fixed a bug where the reminder would not show again after delaying the break

New in LookAway 1.2.1 (Nov 17, 2023)

  • You can now press "Esc" twice when the break is active to skip it
  • Added an option to skip the break in the reminder
  • Fixed a bug where settings window was sometimes empty

New in LookAway 1.2.0 (Nov 6, 2023)

  • Add an option in the timer settings to change pause and reset threshold for idle time

New in LookAway 1.1.15 (Oct 31, 2023)

  • Fixes the text color in menu bar not changing on light mode
  • Fixes issues in break screen visibility on connecting/disconnecting external displays

New in LookAway 1.1.10 (Oct 27, 2023)

  • Fixed a crash when a new camera was attached/removed while the app was running.