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Messenger for Mac Changelog

What's new in Messenger for Mac 0.1.13.1491443794

Apr 6, 2017
  • Fixes an issue when the window would just go blank, be just white without contents.
  • Adds "Archived Threads" shortcut to View menu ⌃⌘4 (alternatively ⌘⌥4)
  • Adds "Open Messenger Menu" shortcut to View menu for revealing the "gear menu."
  • Improves window zoom by adjusting the windows buttons (close, minimize, zoom) to match the zoom level
  • Improved start-up performance

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.12.1487384288 (Feb 18, 2017)

  • Fixes an issue where the app—while being in the background—would sometimes prevent user notifications from showing up since the (messenger.com) app thought it was still active.
  • Fixes an issue with small window where a horizontal scroll bar would appear when the window got really narrow.
  • Fixes an issue where settings would not open via main menu items or keyboard shortcut (⌘,).
  • Fixes an issue with shortcuts for navigating to the next and previous conversation.

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.11.1484623553 (Feb 13, 2017)

  • Uses less energy on computers with multiple graphics cards (like some MacBook Pro machines) by using integrated low-performance GPU by default.

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.10.1479230589 (Nov 17, 2016)

  • Fixes slow typing of messages when talking with Facebook Pages or Messenger Bots
  • Adds "Move to Applications" prompt to avoid potential issues with macOS Gatekeeper Path Randomization (aka app translocation)

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.9.1471449462 (Aug 18, 2016)

  • Fixes a UI issue where the settings gear icon of messenger.com would be visible behind the window controls
  • Adds keyboard shortcuts for switching the sidebar (available via "View" main menu)
  • Inbox: ⌃⌘1 (alternatively ⌘⌥1)
  • Active friends: ⌃⌘2 (alternatively ⌘⌥2)
  • Message requests: ⌃⌘3 (alternatively ⌘⌥3)
  • Fixes a bug preventing preferences view from opening after returning from "active friends" view

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.8.1466363428 (Jun 20, 2016)

  • Fixes a bug with loading messenger.com on macOS 10.12 beta where the window would just be empty.

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.7.1459534376 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Fixes an issue for new users introduced by upgrading Sparkle (auto-update framework) in version 0.1.7.1459534376
  • Minor performance enhancements

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.7.1456285881 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • Security improvements:
  • Updates and update information is now served over HTTPS (end-to-end secure connection.)
  • Note that app updates themselves have always been cryptographically signed and remains fully signed.
  • Fixes a vulnerability in the updating library used (Sparkle.)
  • Adds Message Requests and Filtered Messages, available from the "View" main menu.
  • The window title now reflects the current conversation's title.
  • Changes the app icon to match what's used at messenger.com.
  • Hides "install messenger on your phone" banner for users who have never installed Messenger on a phone or tablet.

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.6.1455039740 (Feb 9, 2016)

  • Fixes a bug where desktop notifications would get disabled between app launches on OS X 10.11.3.
  • Fixes switching between conversations with ⌘1…9
  • Fixes a bug where after the window has exited fullscreen mode, the window controls would be incorrectly positioned.
  • Fixes a bug where the context menu (aka right-click menu) would not show. Holding the option key brings up "Inspect Element" to access developer tools.
  • Fixes a bug where ⌘F would not give focus to the search bar.
  • Fixes a bug where scrollbars would appear visually broken when an external mouse is plugged in.
  • The window can now shrink down to 320pt wide.
  • When the window is in "small mode", the "New Conversation" button is no longer obscured by the window controls.
  • Zooming (cmd-, cmd=) of the apps UI now persists between app launches.
  • Introduces the shortcut ⌘R for "Reload App from Server".
  • Spell checking is now enabled by default, but when configured e.g. via Edit menu, the settings persist between app launches.

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.5.1442536116 (Oct 23, 2015)

  • Adds support for Mac OS 10.11 "El Capitan‎"

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.4.1440786644 (Aug 28, 2015)

  • Fixes a bug where right-clicking on certain elements (like messages) would not show the custom context menu provided by messenger.com, but instead a standard context menu. To show the standard menu, which includes an option to inspect an element, simply hold down the alt (aka option) key when bringing up the context menu.
  • Fixes a bug where typing input is out of order (pre-relased in main.js)
  • Removes back/forward navigation actions

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.3.1439436496 (Aug 13, 2015)

  • Adds support for pasting images into a conversation

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.2.1439435587 (Aug 13, 2015)

  • Fixes an issue with automatic updates where upon a new version being available, the "new version" dialog would not be shown

New in Messenger for Mac 0.1.1.1439432949 (Aug 13, 2015)

  • Fixes an issue with the conversation list sidebar where it wouldn't resize, or simply be too wide.
  • Fixes an issue with videos not playing
  • Fixes an issue where opening a link "in a new window" would do nothing or replace the app. Now currently opens the link in a new tab/window in the default web browser.
  • Adds "Toggle Fullscreen" menu item, bound to ⌃⌘F
  • Changes the behaviour of "Window" menu items for zooming to scale everything instead of just changing the text size. Text size can still be changed with the same keyboard shortcuts used with ⌥.
  • Enables navigating between conversations using ⌘] or ⌃⇥ (older conversation), ⌘[ or ⌃⇧⇥ (newer conversation)
  • Allows the window to grow smaller than before

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.9.1434655833 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Fixes a bug where a different conversation would be selected after the app had been in the background for more than 15 minutes (auto-reload would cause a state issue in messenger.com.)

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.9 (Jun 18, 2015)

  • Performance improvements, especially when switching conversations
  • More reliable main.js injection
  • Fixes gear icon and settings keyboard shortcut & main menu prefs item
  • Fixes a minor bug where you could vertically-scroll the entire app
  • Automatically reloads messenger.com when the app is inactive, keeping you up-to-date with the latest version of messenger.com. The strategy is to reload messenger.com when the app is in the background or hidden (or while the computer is locked or displaying a screensaver.) A timer is used to wait for a certain amount of time to avoid reloading immediately when the app is 'backgrounded' as well as not reloading it too often. It's currently set to reload every 15 minutes, where the act of reloading only happens after at least 4 seconds of the app being continuosly 'backgrounded'.
  • Improvements to native-app auto update mechanism

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.8 (Jun 18, 2015)

  • Fixes a bug where multiple Finder warning dialogs would appear stating that "There is no application set to open the URL about:blank". Messenger now ignores any "about" URL open requests.
  • Automatically checks for new updates more often (once every hour)
  • UI polish: Adds a "curtain" effect while loading and reloading the app
  • Sets the info dict key NSHighResolutionCapable=YES as it might help some people who are seeing the app not getting retina rendered
  • Improves auto updating and logging (no personal data is ever logged, just app version and non-personal device id)

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.7 (Apr 28, 2015)

  • Fixes a bunch of UI issues related to messenger.com and this app's code injection
  • Fixes an issue where the "app is loading" progress bar would sometimes not show.
  • Introduces a power-user option to disable loading of main.js by setting the defaults property "main.js/disable" to -bool NO
  • Fixes window controls in fullscreen mode

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.6 (Apr 15, 2015)

  • nables spell checking
  • Power-user feature: defaults write me.rsms.fbmessenger moves-with-active-space -bool yes to change spaces behaviour to make the window appear in the active space, rather than a specific space
  • Fixes an issue with messenger.com having changed URL patterns, leading to a "not found" error
  • Stability improvements to Mac-app specific modification to messenger.com
  • Fixes a bug with settings not being persisted between app launches
  • Introduces a progress bar for showing load progress of messenger.com
  • Fixes a bug where ⌘- and ⌘+ did not zoom text in the UI

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.5 (Apr 14, 2015)

  • Adds the ability to reload the main web view (Messenger > Reload app from server)
  • Adds ⌘N shortcut for composing new message
  • Adds support for drag and drop file attachments
  • Changes the window titlebar to extend over the entire visual ~50pt top. Also positions the window buttons as always visible, matched to the position of Safari 8.0 on OS X 10.10.3.
  • "Gear" icon is replaced by menu item Messenger > Preferences... ⌘,
  • "Settings" moved to menu Messenger > Preferences...
  • "Help" moved to menu Help > Messenger Help
  • "Terms" moved to menu Help > Terms
  • "Privacy Policy" moved to menu Help > Privacy Policy
  • "Log Out" moved to menu Messenger > Log Out...
  • Fixes a bug where the first character entered into the composer would cause an "error beep" sound when audible alerts are enabled in OS X.
  • Profile images in system notifications are now circular.

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.4 (Apr 14, 2015)

  • Enables zooming of the UI with ⌘-, ⌘+, and ⌘0)
  • Enabled jumping to a conversation using ⌘1..9 where the number correlates to the "nth" list item
  • Input focus is now given to the message composer when the window is activated
  • Fixes a bug with Facebook two-factor authentication (no longer opens external web browser)
  • Adds support for OS X 10.9
  • Adds "unseen messages" badge to app icon that follows Messenger's badging logic
  • Adds keyboard shortcut for search (⌘F)

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.3 (Apr 14, 2015)

  • Pretty error messages for when things go awry (no internet connection, messenger.com is down, etc)
  • Adds support for attaching files
  • Fixes a bug where Cmd-W wouldn't close the window
  • Fixes a bug where opening links or downloading images would not open in the default web browser
  • Saves the window position & size between app launches
  • Adds fullscreen support

New in Messenger for Mac 0.0.2 (Apr 9, 2015)

  • Show better maintenance message for 400 errors, when messenger.com is faulting
  • Window controls (close, minimize, etc) now appears when the pointer is inside the window titlebar