This is a major release. It fixes some issues, adds new features and config options.
Quick summary: Important changes since version 3.0.7.8:
Added scroll and swipe sensitivity sliders for the mouse and trackpad apps. By lowering the sensitivity you can prevent accidental scrolling or swiping.
New options to customize the battery alerts, help is here.
The Magic Trackpad can now be used in rotated orientations of 90, 180 and 270 degrees. Here is an use case.
Swiss German and Finish keyboard layouts have been added.
A new settings storage location in the Windows Registry. We've added this for more reliable store access. The previous INI file storage had issues on some computers, especially in enterprise environments. The storage location can be switched via Settings > Settings storage. Help is here.
Added option Drivers > Reinstall drivers on wake up. This might help if a device doesn't reconnect after a computer wake up from sleep. Since version 3.0.8.6: When reinstalling the driver, the current driver gets uninstalled first.
Added clear key option for "Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad" and a warning if NumLock is turn off.
All applications
[APP-093] + Added option for controlled Exit or Restart of all apps within an app.
[APP-150] + Added verification of service executable.
[APP-183] + Added additional settings storage for Windows Registry. Help is here.
[APP-217] + Added "Bluetooth adapter power saving" state to feedback info.
[APP-210] & [APP-221] + Added options when and whether battery alerts popup dialogs should be shown. Help is here.
[APP-223] + Added option to toggle the Auto update desktop shortcut in the Windows menu.
[APP-225] + Added scroll and swipe sensitivity sliders for all mouse and trackpad scroll and swipes.
[APP-227] + Added name and state of installed anti-virus scanner(s) to feedback info.
[APP-230] + Added help button for horizontal scrolling.
[APP-233] + Added uninstall of current device driver before (re)installing the device driver again.
[APP-144] * Updated OpenSSL binaries, Indy and BGRABitmap packages.
[APP-203] * Fixed battery alerts reoccurring on "Don't remind me" set.
[APP-206] * Fixed app crash on license import if global folder was not writable by the user.
[APP-207] * Check if the global folder is writable on application start. Show a warning dialog if there is no write access.
[APP-214] * Pre-populate more contact form fields in: Send feedback > Web form.
[APP-215] * Fixed "Bluetooth adapter power saving" detection for some MacBook Pro models.
[APP-218] * Fixed Bluetooth device restart popup did not always waiting for full device reconnection.
[APP-224] * Fixed Restart/Reinstall popup showing even service was not running.
[APP-224] * Fixed Restart popup not disappearing if a driver reinstall had been performed before.
[APP-226] * Ensure the correct tab is activated when opening any Windows "Mouse Properties".
[APP-228] * Fixed app crash on startup if main storage provider setting was not set.
[APP-235] * Fixed binary license export, import and delete not working (version 3.0.8.7).
[APP-224] * Fixed Reinstall popup not disappearing in some cases (version 3.0.8.8).
[DRV-130] + Added option to disable the sleep shortcut (fn + space) in the modifiers popup menu.
[DRV-222] + Added missing Finnish keyboard layout for small keyboards to the keyboard layout selector.
[APP-234] + Added clear key option for "Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad" and a warning if NumLock is turn off.
[APP-205] * Fixed settings not getting updated in the keyboard modifiers popup menu.
[APP-236] * Fixed modifier mappings only party restored in some cases (version 3.0.8.8).
[DRV-142] * Fixed ISO layout characters not swapped when other key(s) were still pressed (version 3.0.8.8).
Mouse + Trackpad
[APP-205] + Added check if the Windows mouse pointer option: Enhance pointer precision is enabled at application startup and to the Windows menu.
[DRV-025] + Added options to flip and swap the trackpads X/Y axis. This way you can rotate your trackpad orthogonally by 90, 180 and 270 degrees. The new options are available from Settings > Advanced settings. Here is an use case.
[APP-211] * Fixed disabled "Restart device driver" power button in user interface.
[DRV-131] * Fixed Magic Mouse left handed mode not restored on computer wake up.
Service
[APP-150] + Added verification for all service dependent executables.
[APP-199] * Fixed missing resource strings in Magic Utilities Service executable. Start and stop of the service have now readable events in the Windows Event-Log
[APP-208] * Fixed missing code singing of the Magic Utilities Service executable.
Setup
[SETUP-17] + Prevent installing the Magic Utilities on computers with ARM processor, for now the Magic Utilities do support only x86 and x64 processors.
[SETUP-18] + Prevent downgrade installation: Installing the Magic Utilities if the previous installed version is higher. For a downgrade a full uninstall has to be performed.
This release adds long anticipated keyboard features and fixes a general driver issue.
Adds fully customizable modifier keys.
Adds a keyboard layout selector.
Fixes the swapped keys issue.
Resolves the root cause of "Driver error - Code 37".
Keyboard application and driver
[APP-175] + Added keyboard layout selector for all 25 layouts offered by Apple. The layout will be verified with the active keyboard input method of Windows.
[DRV-093] + Added option to swap exchanged keys on affected layouts.
[DRV-026] + Added fully customizable modifier keys. Apple and Windows presets and other options are located in the ≡ menu.
[DRV-048] + Added option to swap command <> control keys for all keyboards. This option is located in the ≡ menu.
[DRV-087] + Added option to swap fn <> control keys for all small keyboards. This option is located in the ≡ menu.
[DRV-045] + Added option to perform a numeric keypad enter with fn+return for all small keyboards. This option is located in the ≡ menu.
[DRV-081] + Added option to fix the equals = key on the mumeric keypad. This option is located in the ≡ menu.
[APP-181] * Updated key mapping help window for small keyboards.
[DRV-056] * Changed sleep shortcut to fn + space to prevent sticky modifier keys on wake up.
Other improvements for all applications
[APP-174] + Added option to Restart device driver on wake up to the Driver menu. Note: This is a local per device, per connection (Bluetooth / USB) setting.
[APP-186] + Added warning in case a computer restart is pending: "Setup installer", "Restart device driver", "Reinstall device driver" and "Download and install of updates".
[SETUP-14] + Added progress bar to "Preparing to install" section.
[APP-080] * Better handling of warning dialogs on load / save settings errors.
[APP-151] * Gray out "Bluetooth adapter power savings" in Driver menu if power saving is not supported.
[APP-155] * Fixed sometimes wrong battery level in tray icon tooltip.
[APP-176] * Fixed wrong selected device on tab order restore.
[APP-178] * Reduced amount of "Restart device driver" error dialogs and added some help.
[APP-174] * Updated model description on device color change.
[DRV-049] * Fixed root cause of "Driver error - Code 37". The driver re-install workaround from version 3.0.7.0 [APP-145] is not needed any more and is turned off when updating.
[DRV-099] * Test if the Bluetooth adapter does support power saving. If unsupported gray out the Driver menu item.
Version differences
Versions 3.0.7.4, 3.0.7.4a and 3.0.7.4b are almost identical. The differences are only cosmetic improvements, like added help links.
This release fixes some driver issues and improves the user experience of the application.
Major improvements are low battery alerts, space gray color support and a permanent solution for Driver error - Code 37.
Major improvements
[APP-002] + Added battery alerts with customisable reminder. Alerts are shown in the Windows Action Center and as popup dialogs (to test these alerts hold down the shift, ctrl or alt key and click on the battery gauge).
[DRV-155] + Added battery level and state to the tray icon tooltip.
[APP-151] + Added option to disable Bluetooth adapter power savings with one click from the Driver menu.
[APP-145] + Added option to Reinstall all drivers when Windows starts with one click from the Driver menu. This will finally fix Driver error - Code 37.
[DRV-103] + Added individual options to inverse vertical and horizontal scrolling for mouse and trackpads.
[DRV-161] + Added customisable device name. Right click on the device image to rename the device.
[APP-023] + Added Space Gray color options for applicable devices.
[APP-172] + Added suggestion to start the application window minimized.
[DRV-146] * Fixed random application crashes on wake up or device restart.
[APP-168] * Fixed corrupt mouse and trackpad touch engine settings in rare cases.
[APP-143] * Prevent duplicate license purchase if a license already exists.
[APP-160] * Easier license renewal.
[APP-166] * Improved user interface handling of "Smooth scrolling" issues on Bluetooth connections. On fresh installations the smooth scrolling feature is disabled.
[APP-170] * Added "Don't show again" option to network error dialog when auto update check failed.
[APP-171] * Auto update settings are now global for all apps.
[DRV-118] * Fixed some settings (i.e. Magic Mouse left-handed mode) were not set on power cycling the device or computer wake up.
[SETUP-13] * On installation the application shortcuts are created on the "Local user desktop" instead of the "All users desktop" so users can delete the shortcuts. In the app menu select Windows > Create desktop shortcut to re-create the shortcut if required.
Other improvements for all applications
[DRV-016] + Added option to save the tab order for multiple devices. Right click on the tab bar to store the current order.
[DRV-133] + Restore the position of the application windows on application restart.
[DRV-156] + Added option to locate and directly edit the settings file to the Settings menu.
[DRV-157] + Added Restart application to the tray icon menu.
[DRV-153] + Validation if the correct version of the Magic Utilities service is running.
[DRV-152] * Most warning and confirmation dialogs are not shown simultaneously anymore, but after each other.
[DRV-162] * Removed CPU load when the application was idle.
[DRV-167] * Flicker free User interface refresh.
[APP-SRV] * More reliable wait dialogs while restarting a device driver.
[APP-UIG] * Many other little user interface tweaks and enhancements.
Mouse driver
[DRV-114] + Extended touch area for scrolling down to the Apple logo of the mouse surface, once scrolling has been initialized.
Keyboard application and driver
[APP-148] + Added Use direct F-Keys option to the tray icon menu.
This is a normal update which fixes a license issues which occurred in some cases, among other cosmetic changes.
All applications
[APP-41] * Fixed license not working in some cases.
[APP-132] * Better automatic application exit when computer gets restarted or shut down.
[APP-133] + The position of the application window is kept when restoring app from Windows system tray.
[APP-134] + Added "Web news" to Help menu.
[APP-136] * More driver/app communication errors show an error dialog.
[APP-138] * Renamed "System" menu to "Windows" and moved it before the Help menu.
[APP-139] + Added Windows edition and Windows 10 infos to "Send feedback" diagnostics.
Mouse and trackpad applications
[APP-135] * "Scroll only vertical or horizontal" is enabled by default.
Setup installer
[SETUP-12] + Added check if "Digital Guardian Endpoint Protection" is installed on the computer and show a warning that the Magic Utilities applications might not work, due to a bug in their framework.
This is a normal update which adds the feature to reinstall the device drivers via the main-menu Drivers > Reinstall device driver.
All applications
[APP-130] + Added option to reinstall the device driver from the main-menu in the rare case the driver gets unassigned from the device. There is no need to completely reinstall the Magic Utilities.
All drivers
[DRV-105] + All drivers (and their timestamps) are now signed using the SHA256 digest algorithm.
Keyboard driver
[DRV-104] * Fixed caps lock LED light not working (regression since 3.0.6.x).
