CHANGELOG

What's New in LinkFlick

A complete timeline of features, improvements, and updates across every LinkFlick release.

v1.8.2Latest Release

Clearer License Recovery

A maintenance update making it easier to recover your license if you see an incorrect trial-expired prompt after updating.

Clearer Re-Activation

If you see a trial-expired screen after updating, the button to re-enter an existing license key is now clearer and easier to find.

v1.8

Shortcuts & Siri Automation, Customizable Hotkeys, and Battery Alerts

A major update introducing hands-free automation with Apple Shortcuts and Siri, a customizable global hotkey recorder, and proactive battery warnings for your Magic accessories.

Apple Shortcuts & Siri Support

Run "Flick Devices" hands-free with Siri voice commands ("Hey Siri, flick devices"), integrate it into your macOS Shortcuts routines (like waking up or connecting to a display), or assign it to a Stream Deck button.

Customizable Global Hotkey

Press your favorite key combination from any app to instantly pull all your Magic devices to your current Mac. Defaults to ⌥⌘L, with an interactive key recorder in Settings.

Low Battery Warnings

Proactive macOS notifications when your connected Magic Keyboard, Mouse, or Trackpad battery falls below 20%, so you're never caught off guard in the middle of deep work.

Audio Chime & Smarter Handovers

Enjoy a subtle audio chime confirming when your devices have successfully switched. LinkFlick also automatically turns on Bluetooth if it was disabled when a flick is triggered.

v1.7

Handover Synchronization & Migration Polish

Refinements to multi-device handover transitions, migration gap resolution, and peer discovery stability across local network nodes.

Handover State Migration

Resolved edge cases during sequential device releases, ensuring devices pair reliably even when switched rapidly back and forth.

Reliability & Bug Fixes

Fixed offline device state reporting and prevented duplicate discovery announcements across high-traffic Wi-Fi networks.

v1.6

Docking Automation Polish & Performance

Optimized background battery usage, improved display-based auto-docking detection, and refined Liquid Glass UI transitions.

Optimized Docking Monitor

Power-efficient display polling for clamshell and dual-Mac docking setups.

UI Polish

Smoother card transitions and refined status indicators for connected peers.

v1.5

Connection Security & Diagnostics

Security hardening for local machine connections and privacy-first diagnostics.

Anonymous Diagnostics

Privacy-first usage metrics with a full opt-out toggle in Settings to help us improve reliability.

Connection Hardening

Enhanced encryption protocols for peer-to-peer pairing across local networks.

v1.4

System Integration & Session Stability

More reliable authentication persistence across system reboots and long-running sessions.

Keychain Persistence

More reliable trust persistence across macOS restarts and user account logouts.

Session Stability

Enhanced background stability during extended multi-day desktop sessions.

v1.3

Two-Way Switching & UI Feedback

Smoother bidirectional device transfer and responsive button feedback.

Two-Way Switching

Move devices smoothly in either direction between your paired Macs with a single click.

Instant Visual Feedback

Clear, real-time status indicators when initiating multi-device transfers.

v1.2

Network Discovery Improvements

Faster peer detection across diverse home and office network configurations.

Fast Network Reconnection

Quicker detection of nearby Macs after waking from sleep or switching networks.

Connection Polish

Improved connection retry handling and smoother timeout recoveries.

v1.1

Launch Polish & Stability Fixes

Early stability updates and connectivity refinements based on initial launch feedback.

Bluetooth Reliability

Smoother peripheral reconnection and status reporting after switching devices.

Discovery Polish

Faster local discovery when pairing Macs across mixed Wi-Fi and Ethernet setups.

v1.0

Initial Launch of LinkFlick for macOS

The native macOS menu bar utility for effortlessly switching Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad between multiple Macs without iCloud or hardware KVM switches.

Instant Hardware Handoff

Physical Bluetooth transfer of Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad with zero network relays.

Local Peer Discovery

Zero-config Bonjour networking over your local Wi-Fi or Ethernet. No cloud dependencies.