WiFi Signal Release Notes

• Sometimes, notifications may not be delivered when reconnecting to a different access point or Wi-Fi router.

Have a problem to report? Please contact us.

• Adds support for Ruckus and Fortinet AP names.
• Fixes a crash that may occur when using a display pattern that produces empty text.
• Fixes an issue that may cause the app to stop updating certain metrics.
• Updates vendors database.
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

• Improves device name discovery.
• Updates vendors database.
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

• Fixes an issue that would cause the status pattern to display different values than the popover for signal strength and noise.
• Improves device name discovery logic.
• Updates vendors database.

• Fixes an issue where the MCS index was not shown in specific systems even if the metric was available.
• Removes support to display the maximum transmit rate as the Wi-Fi adapter doesn’t longer report this metric accurately.
• Updates vendors database.

• Adds support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax).
• Adds the ability to display annotations in notifications (see Preferences > Notifications).
• Adds the ability to display the number of spatial streams (supported Mac models only) in the status display using pattern %L (see Preferences > Status).
• Adds support to display annotations created in WiFi Explorer Pro 3 automatically.
• Removes support for maximum transmit data rate as this metric is no longer reported accurately by the Wi-Fi adapter.
• Fixes crash that may occur when viewing event logs.
• New app’s icon and help book.
• Other bug fixes and improvements.

• Adds support for bold text in the status display pattern by using ** around the desired text portion, e.g. “Ch **%C**”
• Fixes an issue where the position of the status item in the system bar could not be changed.
• Fixes an issue displaying a two-line status on older versions of macOS.

• Adds support for a two-line status display pattern.
• Adds support for vendor name (%V) in status display patterns.
• Adds support for WPA3 networks.
• Adds support for annotations.
• Adds ability to notify when transmit rate drops below a given threshold.
• Fixes issues when switching between light and dark system appearances.
• Fixes Spanish localization.
• Updates vendor database and improves vendor name resolution.
• Other minor changes and UI tweaks.

• Fixed an issue where the device name for Apple access points would not be resolved.

• Fixed a few issues when using a dark menu bar with a light system appearance.
• Updated vendors database.

• Extended syntax of the display pattern to let you modify the string shown in the menu bar (see Preferences > Status for details).
• Added ability to detach the popover window from the menu bar so you can keep it around and over your Desktop.
• Added AP name support for MikroTik and Mist access points.
• Fixed a few issues when switching between system appearances.
• Updated vendors database.

• Fixed vendor name resolution for certain newer AP models.
• Updated vendors database.

• Fixes annotations integration with WiFi Explorer.
• Fixes not finding device name for certain access points.
• Improves heuristics to resolve vendor names.

• Fixes truncated values in the UI.

• Adds support for macOS Mojave 10.14.
• Updates vendors database.

• Fixes annotations integration with the latest version of WiFi Explorer and WiFi Explorer Pro.
• Updates vendors database.

• Minor bug fixes.
• Updates vendors database.

• Improves display of status bar pattern when value items are not available.
• Updates vendors database.

• Improves stability.
• Updates vendors database.

• Fixes a crash in OS X 10.9 and older.
• Fixes sticky device name (if available) when roaming.
• Updates vendors database.

• Fixes memory management issues.

• Fixed an issue where signal strength could not be displayed as % in the system menu bar.
• Fixed a transparency issue with the top portion of the popover window.

• Added dark mode support.
• Added Preferences to simplify app’s menu.
• Added options to fully customize status display and to hide the signal strength indicator from the system menu bar if necessary.
• Added notifications for when the computer joins or disconnects from a network, roams to another access point, switches to a different channel, or the signal strength drops below a certain threshold.
• Added event logging for when the computer joins or disconnects from a network, roams to a different access point, the data rate changes, or the associated access point switches to a different channel.
• Updated vendors database.
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

• Updated vendors database.
• Minor bug fixes.

• Updated vendors database.
• Minor bug fixes and UI improvements.

• Fixes incorrect channel number in popup window.

• Fixes to popup window for Retina displays.
• Added option to enable/disable verbose status.
• Other minor fixes.
• Updated vendors database.