🚀 v2.7 Flying Rabbit RC 3 – Release Highlights! 🐇🪽

✨ What's New?

• 🛠️ Fixed LSUIElement issues for a better experience
• 🎛️ Updated Media Remote Adapter for improved device support
• 👀 Default sneak peek enabled – easier previews!
• 🛡️ New SECURITY.md for better project safety
• 📆 Calendar UI fixes and scrolling improvements for effortless scheduling
• 🖼️ Artwork UI enhancements for a prettier look
• 📢 Improved calendar reminders so you never miss a thing
• 🌍 Localization & dependency updates for global users

🙌 New Contributors

• 🎉 @CrossTR15YT joined the team!
• 🎉 @naq7826 made their first contribution!

🔗 Full Changelog: v2.7-rc.2...v2.7-rc.3

Thanks to all contributors: @Alexander5015, @naq7826, @CrossTR15YT

Update now and hop into the new features! 🐰✨

🐇 boring.notch v2.7 – Flying Rabbit RC 2

Release Candidate - August 4, 2025

✨ What's New & Improved

• 🎵 Better Media Controller Stability: Improved stability and app support by replacing blocking semaphores with async/await in music controllers. (by @weitheng & @Alexander5015)
• 🔧 MediaRemote Adapter Updates: Enhanced stability and better app support in MediaRemote Adapter. (by @Alexander5015)
• 🔔 YouTube Music Controller Fixes: Resolved notification handling issues in YouTube Music Controller. (by @Alexander5015)

— The Boring Team

🎉 Release v2.7 Flying Rabbit RC 0 — Boring Notch

We’re thrilled to announce Boring Notch v2.7: Flying Rabbit RC 0, packed with powerful new features, polish, and community contributions!

🚀 Highlights

• 🔋 Enhanced Battery Status & Charging Experience
  Thanks to @AlexLemus-Dev
  • More informative battery menu: percentage, max capacity, charging, low power, and status icons
  • Configurable battery indicators, notifications, and display options
  • Interactive battery icon with detailed info and instant System Preferences access
  • Visual alignment and consistent styling (macOS-like bolt/plug icons, dark mode, etc.)
  • Optimized and documented code, robust error handling, and improved performance
  • Details & Demo
• 🖥️ Fullscreen Detection & Playback Management Fixes
  @Alexander5015 improved reliability of media controls during fullscreen transitions
  • PR #449
• 🦷 Allow 0 Height Notch
  Now supports notches with zero height for enhanced layout flexibility
  • Thanks, @yaxarat! PR #397
• 🎛️ Multiple Media Controllers
  Control and display several media controllers at once
  • PR #460
• 👀 Sneak Peek & Jiggle Fixes
  Re-added sneak peek and improved animation stability
  • PR #409
• 🗓️ New Calendar Service
  Seamlessly integrates your calendar into Boring Notch
  • PR #589
• 📄 Updated LICENSE
  Keeping compliance and clarity up to date
  • PR #590
• 🆕 Onboarding & Better Settings Window
  Streamlined onboarding and redesigned settings for easy configuration
  • PR #600
• 📸 Camera Toggle Feature
  New camera quick toggle, privacy-first!
  • Added by @Steve-sy PR #598
• 🎵 MediaRemote Adapter Support
  Improved compatibility with MediaRemote devices
  • PR #631

🆕 Welcoming First-Time Contributors!

🛠️ Other Improvements

• Visual and animation refinements for battery/media indicators
• Enhanced error handling, code reorganization, and extensive documentation
• Optimizations for consistent performance across all system conditions

Thank you 🌟 to everyone—new and returning—for their effort in making this release feature-rich, steady, and super fun!

Try Boring Notch v2.7 — Flying Rabbit RC 0 and let us know what you think!

— The Boring Notch Team

🎉 v2.6 🚀 Wolf Painting 🐺

We're thrilled to announce the release of Wolf Painting version 2.6! 🎊 This major update brings numerous improvements and new features that will make your experience even more enjoyable.

🤔 What's Changed? 🤓

• 🧠 Improved memory management and thread safety across the app
• 🎥 Enhanced webcam handling with better session lifecycle management
• 🎨 Added option to choose between classic and modern notch animations
• ⚡️ Improved fullscreen detection with Finder exclusion
• 🔄 Better hover state handling and reduced animation flicker
• 🔋 Enhanced power status notifications and battery indicators
• ⚙️ Improved screen lock and display change handling
• 🎵 Better music playback state tracking and elapsed time accuracy
• ✨ Added "Buy us a coffee" option in Welcome screen
• ⚠️ Added warning badges for unsupported extensions
• 🐛 Various bug fixes and stability improvements
• For more details, check out our website

🎉 v2.5 🚀 Jellyfin Snoring 🪼 (Dreaming)

We're thrilled to announce the release of Jellyfin Snoring version 2.5! 🎊 This major update brings numerous improvements and new features that will make your experience even more enjoyable.

🤔 What's Changed? 🤓

• 🧠 Taught our app that RAM isn't an all-you-can-eat buffet (fixed those pesky memory leaks that made your computer think it was training ChatGPT)
• Improved full-screen media detection (Thanks @MicroVisionKit!)
• Jiggly wobbly notch open and close animation.
• Fixed AirDrop invisible window issue and improved error handling 📱
• Improved gesture sensitivity and controls 🖐️
• Better performance optimizations ⚡
• Fixed various minor bugs and stability issues 🐛
• For more details, check out our website.

🎉 v2.4 🚀 Exciting new features and improvements

We're excited to bring you version 2.4 of Jolly Dolphin 🐬 (Dreaming) with some amazing new features and improvements! 🎊

🤔 What's Changed? 🤓

• 🧠 Taught our app that RAM isn't an all-you-can-eat buffet (fixed those pesky memory leaks that made your computer think it was training ChatGPT)
• Fixed AirDrop invisible window issue and improved error handling 📱
• Improved gesture sensitivity and controls 🖐️
• Better memory management and performance optimizations ⚡
• Enhanced UI responsiveness across virtual desktops 🖥️
• Fixed various minor bugs and stability issues 🐛

We're thrilled to announce the release of Glowing Panda version 2.3! 🎊 This major update brings numerous improvements and new features that will make your app-building experience even more enjoyable.

🤔 What's New? 🤓

• Rewritten Layout: The Speed Demon 🏃‍♂️ Our layout has been reworked for better performance, making it faster and smoother. We've also added some fancy animations to keep things interesting 😎
• Polished Managers: The Playback Pro 🎵 Playback managers have been revamped to ensure a seamless experience. No more buffering or crashes – we've got this covered 💪
• Calendar & Music Activity: The Visual Showstopper 📆 A fancy blur background behind music activity has been added to enhance the app's visual appeal. It's like a mini-movie in your app 🍿
• Customization Options: Make it Yours (Sort Of) 🎨 More customization options have been introduced to personalize your glow. We've also added some new emojis to make things more fun 🤪
• Improved Settings: Don't Lose Your Stuff 🗂️ New and improved settings that actually save changes 🔄. No more wondering where you put that pesky setting 🔍
• Resource Management Optimizations: The Secret Sauce ⚙️ Our resource management has been optimized for a faster app. We've also added some secret sauce (just kidding, it's just good old-fashioned coding magic ✨)
• Bug Fixes: 🚫 We've squashed some pesky bugs that caused issues with HUDs and Download Manager settings, shelf icon responsiveness, and General tab in Settings.
• Update Check: 🔄 A new feature to check for updates in the Settings / About section has been added.
• Non-Notch Display Customization: 🖥️ Customization options for non-notch displays have been introduced to ensure a seamless experience for all users.
• GitHub Link Update: 🔄 The GitHub link in the settings has been updated to ensure easy access to the latest updates.
• Calendar & Behavior: 📅 Fixed calendar data handling and behavior issues (Thanks @Alexander5015 !)
• Music Features: 🎵 Added keyboard shortcut for music sneakPeek (Thanks @freepicheep!) and improved Mirror logic (Thanks @Alexander5015 !
• App Management: 🔄 Implemented app restart functionality (Thanks @Alexander5015 !)
• Media Player: 🎬 New timeline slider and centered controls with tinting options (Based on @Alexander5015 work)
• Live Activity: 📱 Added option to disable music live activity
• UI Improvements: 🎨 Fixed sizing and spacing issues, especially notch content overlap
• Gesture System: 🤚 Improved gesture logic (Thanks @Alexander5015 !)
• Header Update: 🔄 Removed "Glowing 🐼" text from header
• Settings Enhancement: ⚙️ Added new Appearance and Shortcuts tabs
• Fixed a bug that caused shelf to be unresponsive to drag and drop @Alexander5015 🛠️
• Fixed a bug that caused sliding text to be invisible 📝
• Fixed a bug that re-enabled music live activity on media actions 🎵
• Fixed a bug that caused the app flickering when Apple Intelligence windows were open @Alexander5015 🌟
• Settings window won't open on start @Alexander5015 🛠️
• New feature for battery that reflects low-power mode by @freepicheep 🔋
• Preparing for custom animations in the live activity 🎉
• Boring notch now stays centered around the notch when changing virtual desktops. 🌟
• Keyboard shortcut I added to toggle the entire notch. @freepicheep 📝

🎁 Get the Update! 🎁

You can download the update by clicking on this link: Click here

🙏 Special Thanks 🙏

We'd like to thank our amazing community and supporters for their continued support. Without you, we wouldn't be here today! 🙏 We're also grateful for the occasional (okay, frequent) bug reports that help us improve the app 😜

💡 Stay Bright! 💡

Keep shining with Glowing Panda! 💡 We'll keep working hard to make it an even brighter and more enjoyable experience for you. Thanks for sticking around 🤝

What's up?

✨ Music Sneak Peek on Change

Catch a quick glimpse of the current track whenever your music changes, right on your notch!

🚀 Enhanced Music Player Responsiveness

Experience smoother control and better integration with any audio playing on your system. The music player now reacts faster and more efficiently to all audio sources.

🎨 Visual Fixes

We've polished up the interface for a cleaner, more refined look. @richardkunkli

⚙️ New Settings Panel

Explore additional customization options in the revamped settings panel to make the notch truly yours.

Code :-- What's Changed

• Update: fix Use '#selector' instead of explicitly constructing a 'Selector' warning by @cal1b4n in #49

New Contributors

• @cal1b4n made their first contribution in #49

Full Changelog: dancing-snake...sleeping-snail

Changes 🐍

Fixed:
Music controls are more responsive now.
Overall notch animations resolved. Thanks to @richardkunkli

TheBoringNotch is jelly smooooth now

What's Changed

• Lady by @iamharshdev & @richardkunkli in #43

Btw have you seen our new website ?
https://theboring.name
thanks to @himanshhhhuv

Full Changelog: romantic-lady...dancing-snake

What's Changed

• Snake dance todayyyyy by @iamharshdev in #5