Telephone Changelog

What's new in Telephone 1.6

Jun 30, 2022
  • Support for the latest macOS versions and hardware.

New in Telephone 1.5.2 (Oct 28, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue when incoming calls could be assigned to an incorrect account.

New in Telephone 1.5.1 (Sep 16, 2020)

  • Better compatibility with earlier macOS versions.

New in Telephone 1.5 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Encryption: TLS and SRTP.

New in Telephone 1.4.6 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Fixed a crash on incoming calls.
  • Fixed a problem where output volume could change at the beginning of a call.

New in Telephone 1.4.5 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Fixed the “Unavailable” status.

New in Telephone 1.4.4 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Fixed “408 Request Timeout” error in some network setups.

New in Telephone 1.4.3 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Fixed “503 Service Unavailable” error in some IPv6 setups.
  • Improved compatibility with FritzBox devices.
  • PJSIP 2.10

New in Telephone 1.4.2 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • TCP support.

New in Telephone 1.4.1 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Pause new macOS Music app.
  • More compatibility with VPNs.
  • IPv6 support.

New in Telephone 1.4 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Dark Mode, phone number copying, 30 simultaneous calls, keep call windows on top, clear history, sound devices same as system.

New in Telephone 1.3.1 (Mar 12, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.
  • More compatibility with Deutsche Telekom.

New in Telephone 1.3 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Call history.
  • Answer calls from notifications.
  • Automatically close call windows.
  • New app icon.
  • Color status indicators.

New in Telephone 1.2.6 (Dec 19, 2016)

  • Fixed a crash on incoming calls.

New in Telephone 1.2.5 (Dec 5, 2016)

  • Fixed a crash during Power Nap (during sleep).
  • Fixed layout issues in preferences.

New in Telephone 1.2.4 (Oct 21, 2016)

  • Fixed a crash after waking computer from sleep.

New in Telephone 1.2.3 (Oct 11, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue where a call failure status could be displayed when the call actually succeeded.

New in Telephone 1.2.2 (Oct 8, 2016)

  • Fixed freezing issue on macOS 10.12.

New in Telephone 1.2.1 (Sep 21, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue when the account setup window could not be closed.

New in Telephone 1.2 (Sep 19, 2016)

  • Updated to PJSIP 2.5.5.
  • Improvements:
  • High-quality Opus codec (must also be supported by your provider or server).
  • Pause Spotify.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Reconnect after sleep.
  • Transfer sometimes didn’t work.
  • SIP user agent sometimes could not be started when DNS SRV was enabled.

New in Telephone 1.1.7 (Jun 16, 2016)

  • Fixed a crash when virtual audio devices were configured in the system.

New in Telephone 1.1.6 (Apr 18, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue when audio devices were open from app start until the end of the next call.
  • Fixed a crash after returning from sleep on some devices.

New in Telephone 1.1.5 (Apr 12, 2016)

  • Updated to PJSIP 2.4.5.
  • Improvements:
  • When the computer doesn’t have built-in audio devices, the first input and output devices are used by default.
  • Improved contact matching for the incoming call numbers in some countries.
  • Better echo cancellation.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Newly plugged-in audio devices were not picked up by Telephone.
  • Microphone mute could silently be deactivated.
  • Calls could be terminated after certain amount of time.
  • Dialing did not start after clicking sip: or tel: links or when making a call from OS X Contacts.
  • Calling back could sometimes fail.

New in Telephone 1.1.4 (Dec 11, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue with no audio on some SIP provider and networking setup combinations.
  • Added an option to update Contact and Via headers with the actual address from the response to the REGISTER request. The checkbox is in the advanced account settings.
  • Default start port for audio was set back from 40000 to 4000.

New in Telephone 1.1.1 (Nov 15, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue when the application could be mistakenly installed on OS X versions earlier than 10.9.

New in Telephone 1.1 (Nov 15, 2013)

  • Display account information in call window when more than one account is configured.
  • Option to force using only G.711 codec. Should fix the issue with outgoing calls when using FritzBox.
  • Use native OS X notifications. Growl is still optionally available.
  • Fixed an issue when AirPlay could be silently selected as sound output.
  • Fixed an issue with accidental redialing.
  • Added support for ABCD DTMF tones.
  • Enabled sandboxing.
  • Updated to the latest PJSIP 2.1.

New in Telephone 1.0.4 (Mar 10, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue with outgoing calls.

New in Telephone 1.0.3 (Mar 1, 2012)

  • Fixed a crash with some providers when ICE was enabled.
  • Added fixes and improvements from the new version of underlying SIP library.

New in Telephone 1.0.2 (May 2, 2011)

  • Fixed a crash with some providers when ICE was enabled.
  • Fixed an issue where account delete dialog didn't disappear.

New in Telephone 1.0.1 (Feb 3, 2011)

  • Added ‘Call Waiting’ option.
  • Fixed an issue when application could crash after plugging headphones in or out.
  • Fixed an issue when application could try to open bluetooth headset even though it wasn't selected in preferences.
  • Fixed DTMF issues with some SIP providers.

New in Telephone 0.15.2 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • Fixed launch issue on Leopard.

New in Telephone 0.15.1 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • Support for 32 accounts.
  • Icon for all sizes.
  • Added 'Answer' menu item.
  • Updated to pjproject-1.8.5.
  • Fixed 'Request timeout' issue.
  • Fixed sound issue after wake-up.

New in Telephone 0.15 (May 25, 2010)

  • Call transfer.
  • Full 64-bit support on Intel platforms.
  • All features that have been added between pjproject-1.0.3 and pjproject-1.6.
  • More stable sending of DTMF signals.
  • Services menu support.
  • Fixed an issue with resuming tracks in iTunes.
  • Fixed an issue when it wasn’t possible to close preferences window after changing network settings.
  • Fixed an issue when it wasn’t possible to paste a new text into the call destination field.
  • Other small fixes and improvements.

New in Telephone 0.14.3 (Aug 31, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue with resuming iTunes on Snow Leopard.
  • Fixed an issue where Address Book plug-ins did not work on Snow Leopard.

New in Telephone 0.14.2 (Aug 13, 2009)

  • Voice Activity Detection is now disabled by default.
  • Fixed an issue in which a call could be accidentally redialed instead of hanging up.
  • Fixed an issue in which user name and password could not be updated when changing them through the authentication failure sheet.
  • Removed a confusing error message.

New in Telephone 0.14.1 (Jul 28, 2009)

  • Preconfigure application for your users.
  • Smarter reconnect on network changes.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Telephone 0.14.0 (Jun 24, 2009)

  • Pause iTunes during calls.
  • Redial.
  • Hang-up button.
  • Dock icon badges.
  • Simplified account setup.
  • Custom account names.
  • Option to close call windows automatically.
  • "Mic muted" does not disappear.
  • DNS SRV is enabled by default.
  • Automatically connect when network becomes available.
  • More responsive interface.

New in Telephone 0.13.3 (Mar 13, 2009)

  • Improved user interface.
  • Added Command-Return key equivalent for the Answer button.
  • Fixed an issue in which it wasn't possible to dial a number with “#” character.
  • Fixed an issue in which application could crash on startup.
  • Fixed an issue in which inappropriate style could be selected for the call destination token.

New in Telephone 0.13.2 (Mar 6, 2009)

  • Fixed sound issues on PowerPC Macs.

New in Telephone 0.13.1 (Mar 5, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which incorrect call destination could be selected when multiple phones and SIP addresses are present for the contact in the Address Book.

New in Telephone 0.13 (Mar 3, 2009)

  • Added Address Book plug-in.
  • Added support for sip: and tel: URLs.
  • Added SIP address support in the Address Book. Set custom label "sip" for email.
  • Added account reordering with drag and drop.
  • It is now possible to change account re-registration time.
  • Local SIP port can be changed in Preferences.

New in Telephone 0.12.1 (Feb 17, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which application could crash after entering digits in the call destination field.
  • Fixed an issue when application could crash on quit or computer sleep.
  • Fixed an issue in which a call could be muted or held at the inappropriate time.
  • Fixed typographical errors.

New in Telephone 0.12.0 Build 14 (Feb 9, 2009)

  • Fixed sound issues on PowerPC Macs.
  • Improved responsiveness.
  • Added ringtone output control.
  • Added Call main menu item with Mute and Hold actions.
  • Added DNS SRV support (disabled by default).
  • More graceful application shutdown.
  • Fixed an issue in which no window became active after clicking the dock icon.
  • Fixed an issue in which ringtone could stop playing when there were multiple simultaneous incoming calls.
  • Fixed automatic completion issues.
  • Fixed memory leaks.
  • Fixed spelling errors.

New in Telephone 0.11.0 Build 13 (Jan 30, 2009)

  • Better NAT traversal with ICE support.
  • Added address book name lookup for the incoming calls.
  • Fixed an issue in which an attempt to mute a call in a calling state could crash the application.
  • Fixed an issue in which Telephone could crash after enabling or disabling an account.
  • Fixed an issue where name from the address book was omitted in outgoing call after switching phone in the token menu.

New in Telephone 0.9.1 Build 11 (Jan 21, 2009)

  • Testing universal binary.

New in Telephone 0.9.0 Build 9 (Jan 15, 2009)

  • Added Growl support.
  • Added outbound proxy support.
  • Added call hold (press H in the call window).
  • Added microphone mute (press M in the call window).
  • Chaged the way Telephone notifies the user about incoming call.
  • An alert is shown when symmetric NAT is detected.
  • Show DTMF digits entered by a user during a call.
  • Fixed an issue in which account window could not save its position on screen.
  • Fixed an issue in which some alert sheets could not be disposed properly in Russian localization.

New in Telephone 0.8.6 Build 8 (Jan 7, 2009)

  • Added internationalization support.
  • Added Russian localization.
  • Slightly improved interface responsiveness while adding an account and saving STUN server settings.
  • Fixed an issue in which account window could change its position after re-enabling the account.
  • Fixed an issue in which re-enabled or newly added account window did not re-appear after it had been closed and then the user clicked on the Dock icon.
  • Moved to pjproject-1.0.1.

New in Telephone 0.8.4 Build 6 (Dec 28, 2008)

  • Fixes an issue in which it wasn't possible to switch text fields in preferences with the TAB key.
  • Fixes an issue in which changed account settings did not take place immediately after enabling the account.
  • Fixes an issue when last account window always became a key window after clicking the dock icon.

New in Telephone 0.8.3 Build 5 (Dec 28, 2008)

  • Adds Unavailable mode in which SIP user agent is not registered at the registry server.
  • Offline mode now means truly oflline. It is not possible to reach the account in offline mode even accessing it directly by its actual network address.
  • Registry server connection error sheet doesn't appear if periodic re-registration fails. Status changes to Unavailable, re-registration attempts will occur every 300 seconds.
  • Improves call window responsiveness when call status changes.

New in Telephone 0.8.2 (Dec 28, 2008)

  • Initial release.