SiriMote Changelog

What's new in SiriMote 1.4.5 Build 35

Feb 3, 2023
  •  Adds support for Apple TV Siri Remote USB-C

New in SiriMote 1.4.4 Build 34 (Dec 28, 2021)

  • Support for going between slides in ProPresenter

New in SiriMote 1.4.3 Build 33 (Dec 20, 2021)

  •  Support for Boinx Software's FotoMagico's playback controls

New in SiriMote 1.4.2 Build 32 (Dec 20, 2021)

  • Better supports Apple's TV app
  •  Brings playback controls to Kodi

New in SiriMote 1.4.1 Build 31 (Dec 17, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • Improves support for Keynote
  • Fixes a bug where older Apple TV Siri Remotes would not correctly update the view to indicate the remote is connected

New in SiriMote 1.4 Build 30 (Jul 1, 2021)

  • Re-issue of 1.4, fixing a minor bug

New in SiriMote 1.4 (Jun 30, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  •  Supports Apple TV Siri Remote (2021) on macOS 11 Big Sur and newer
  •  New App Icon

New in SiriMote 1.3.9 (Oct 5, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  •  Improves the connectivity to your Apple TV Siri Remote
  •  Fixes a bug where, when displaying the sleep popover, the alert sound would play unexpectedly
  •  Now detects if access to accessibility features is granted to SiriMote, if not, prompts for it

New in SiriMote 1.3.8 (Sep 30, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  •  Ensures compatibility with macOS Big Sur
  •  Minor fixes and improvements

New in SiriMote 1.3.7 (May 8, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  •  Improves compatibility with VLC
  •  Fixes an issue with the Mac waking from sleep

New in SiriMote 1.3.6 (Sep 25, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  •  General reliability and performance improvements
  •  Improved support for macOS 10.15 Catalina
  •  Version 1.3.6 fixes Sparkle updates

New in SiriMote 1.3 (Feb 24, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  •  Better support for the two types of Apple TV Siri Remotes
  •  Improved support for macOS Mojave

New in SiriMote 1.2.9 Build 15 (Sep 29, 2017)

  • New Features:
  •  Shut down your Mac from the Sleep dialog
  •  Supports the new Apple TV 4K's Siri Remote

New in SiriMote 1.2.7 Build 13 (Jun 16, 2017)

  • New Features:
  •  Keep the volume keys pressed to quickly rise or lower your Mac's volume

New in SiriMote 1.2.6 Build 12 (May 15, 2017)

  • FIXED an issue on macOS Sierra, some buttons behaved incorrectly - should now work properly again with Keynote, for example.  Background: macOS Sierra seems to have rudimentary support for the Apple TV Siri Remote - specifically, play/pause, volume up/down work without any software at all.
  • IMPROVED support for Preview.app.

New in SiriMote 1.2.5 Build 11 (Oct 21, 2016)

  • Improvements and Bug Fixes:
  • FIXED an issue on macOS Sierra, where play/pause and volume up/down buttons behaved incorrectly.
  • Background: macOS Sierra seems to have rudimentary support for the Apple TV Siri Remote - specifically, play/pause, volume up/down work without any software at all.

New in SiriMote 1.2 Build 9 (May 18, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • You can put your Mac to sleep with your Apple TV Siri Remote
  • Both display sleep or system sleep are supported
  • Press a button on the Apple TV Siri Remote to wake from display sleep (can not wake from system sleep with Remote)
  • Improvements and Bug Fixes:
  • Added German localization
  • The Siri Remote is now drawn in code for resolution independence
  • Switched to Auto-Layout instead of NSView auto-resizing
  • Updated to Sparkle 1.14.0

New in SiriMote 1.1.1 Build 8 (Feb 11, 2016)

  • Sparkle updated to latest version, Update Checking now running over HTTPS to improve security.

New in SiriMote 1.1 Build 7 (Jan 8, 2016)

  • New Features:
  •  Microsoft PowerPoint can now be controlled (must be front-most app for it to work).
  •   Play/Pause Button: Start/Exit a presentation
  •   Touchpad Button: Advance to the next slide
  •   Menu Button: Go to the previous slide
  • Improvements and Bug Fixes:
  •  Separated Siri Remote Event Handling into its own XPC service to increase reliability