New in 1.9.13 (June 16, 2020)

Support for dark mode on iOS 13 Treat notification center active as the device being unlocked on iOS 13 Fix rare race condition crash in the settings app Add Wipe Credentials action that disables Touch ID and Face ID until next passcode unlock Fix volume down + sleep button on iOS 13 for devices without a home button Support dispatching of actions via activator://send/ on iOS 12+ Add double tap gesture bar event for devices without home button Don't require powered display when activating the reset ringer switch action Fix Apple Watch connectivity events on iOS 13 Support volume button down press with lock on iOS 12+ Fix volume button up press with lock on devices with home button Workaround classic devices not supporting triple click sleep button event on iOS 12 Delay dispatch of the long hold sleep button action on iOS 12 to make short and long presses easier to activate Support triggering device unlock sequence when activating apps from the lock screen on iOS 12+ Support menus on the lock screen on iOS 12+ Use public APIs for haptics on iOS 13 Fix Touch ID and Passcode settings action Fix PowerSelector's alert view becoming automatically dismissed Update CarPlay events to use modern CarKit APIs (attempt to support iOS 13—if anyone has test hardware to send me that would be cool ;) Support custom message events on iOS 12 Add previous app action Only show clear switcher on iOS 12+ Fix statusbar tap events on iOS 13 Adjust volume button both press to be less sensitive Add rotation change actions Properly dispatch of event mode changed notifications on iOS 12+ Fix custom volume actions on iOS 13 Fix sunrise and sunset events not working on iOS 12+ Allow configuring listener settings in the menu listener selector Support double tap fingerprint sensor even when reachability is disabled Fix screen becoming unresponsive to touches on iOS 12 Support icon hold events on iOS 13 Support theming icon via SnowBoard Fix app launch animation glitch when SnowBoard is installed Fix short and long hold of sleep button requiring the same hold duration on iOS 12+ Support sleep button double press and triple press on iOS 13 Support triple click home button on iOS 12+ Reduce power usage by bluetoothd on devices where BTLE devices are paired Fix settings app crashes related to using deprecated alert APIs Support Shortcuts actions on iOS 13 Fix naming of new iOS 13 ringtones Fix slide off gestures using wrong screen metrics in landscape on iOS 13 Restore proper volume button functionality on iOS 12 Fix icon glyph on 32-bit ARM devices Update Arabic localization courtesy of A7med.y Support volume tap event on iOS 13 Suppress original volume behaviour for volume hold events Fix rare crash related to early initialization of UIDevice Support "take and edit screenshot" action on more iOS version Fix Siri action and custom siri actions on iOS 13 Support for arm64e devices Fix shake device event on iOS 13 Fix switcher and in-folder icon on iOS 13 Add "Take & Edit Screenshot" action on iOS 13 Fix banners on iOS 13 Fix respring action on iOS 13 Add Apple Pay action Suppress the home button events on iPhone X Support double press lock button event on iOS 12 Support lock short hold event on iOS 12 Fix missing notification center action on iOS 11/12 Fix TouchID crash on iOS 11/12 Support lock/unlock events on iOS 12 (thanks Lukas Hönig!) Use new notification center search for Spotlight action on iOS 10 Have "Unlock Device" display the passcode prompt on iOS 10, if a passcode is set Support searching inside menu item selection Fix some ringtones actions not playing on iOS 10, or failing to play again once they've been silenced by the volume down button Add "Reset Ringer State" action Update button configurations on iOS 10 when assignments change so that triple click home button event works without having to assign an accessibility gesture Fix multiple banners presenting simultaneously causing banners to get stuck on screen on iOS 10

New in 1.9.12 (February 14, 2017)

Fix missing/broken actions on iOS 8.0–8.4 Fix safe mode crash on iOS 10.0–10.0.2 Support connect/disconnect events for BTLE on iOS 10 Use iOS 10 style banners on iOS 10 Fix Activator app failing to load on iPad Pro 12.9" Fix application shortcut actions on iOS 10 Fix Ask Siri custom actions on iOS 10 Fix bypass passcode option on iOS 10 Fix lock screen clock events on iOS 10 Fix shortcut items on iOS 10

New in 1.9.11 (February 5, 2017)

Support iOS 10 Show icons for assigned listeners in the event selection list on larger devices Save expansion status of listener groups Add Bedtime action on iOS 10 Add double press and hold Touch ID event Properly respring when importing preferences on iOS 9.2+ Show the Apple logo when respringing Suppress Touch ID events while showing an auth alert in Touch ID-enabled apps Add long hold Touch ID event Adjust short hold Touch ID event behaviour Adjust timing of single press Touch ID event Ignore Touch ID events for the first quarter second after unlocking Automatically fix corrupt permissions on /Library/Activator Allow dispatching home button action while touches are active on iOS 9+ Disable hooks in Cydia to prevent repo install conflicts Add third-party and more default settings pane actions Add support for car connection events (when a CarPlay-compatible automobile accessory is encountered) Fix some search bar related bugs on iOS 9 (thanks /u/tateu) Treat camera/calculator apps open at the lock screen as still being at the lock screen Fix phone actions on iOS 7 Fix respring when settings are reset Update localizations

1.9.10 (July 28, 2016)

Full support for iOS 9.3 Adjust multiple assignment UI

1.9.9 (July 26, 2016)

Basic support for iOS 9.3

1.9.8 (January 23, 2016)

Add "Watch Tap" action Add watch connectivity events Add force touch screen left and screen right events Add support for more system ringtones Add "Current Track Changed" event Add "Compose Note" action Add "Local Back" action Add "Battery" settings action Add clear switcher action on iOS 9 Add "Answer Call" and "Disconnect Call" actions Add actions for specific pages of the Clock app Add increase and decrease brightness actions Add ability to specify sequence of assigned actions and to add delays between actions Add searching support to the event list New search implementation for iOS 8 and 9 Make mail/message/phone actions show assigned contact photo Have multi-touch events cancel touch events by default on iOS 9 (and allow customization of this behaviour) Use (unknown) as the action title for contact actions for which the contact has no name Use the more colourful system icons for many actions when running on iOS 9 Adjust single press Touch ID event to wait for a second touch before dispatching Override Do Not Disturb when showing banners Allow setting "require unlock to activate" on a per-app basis Use proper mute behaviour when volume button is held on iPad Adjust info button style on action list Delay notification and control centers while a swipe in event with an action assignment is pending Adjust behaviour of slide-in from bottom gestures with respect to the notification center Fix notification center coming down when using slide gestures on the lock screen Fix the back action in Facebook, among other apps Fix Usage settings action on iOS 9 Fix Facebook icon on iOS 6 Present action settings panes correctly when launched from the Settings app on iOS 6 Fix eventsAssignedToListenerWithName: API to support compound assignments Back out any icon force touch gestures when an Activator force touch gesture is handled Load event metadata only on first use Avoid loading actions until they're first requested Reduce code size and memory use at startup Reduce IPC overhead in settings pane Remove unused API support for large action icons Update localizations (thanks translators 😊)

1.9.7 (November 29, 2015)

Add taptic engine actions Add force touch events Make vibration actions previewable Allow home button action to be dispatched properly from inside a menu Allow now playing app action to be used from the lock screen if apps are enabled at the lock screen Use app icon for the now playing action Allow listeners to set previews=1 in their Info.plist to automatically support previewing Support call listeners for contacts that have phone numbers with weird non-breaking space characters Mute the currently playing ringtone when the volume down button is pressed Support iPad's new iOS 9 multitasking modes Fix a number of "settings" actions to now work on iOS 9 Fix contact picking on iOS 9 Fix Activator icon in Spotlight on iOS 9 Show breadcrumbs when launching apps on iOS 9 Fix icon flick events on iOS 9 Fix some remaining slide gestures on iOS 9 Fix status bar hold events on devices with 3d touch Make statusbar swipe gestures dispatch actions immediately Remove unnecessary armv7s slice Improve settings pane performance Further adjust Spotlight action on iOS 9 Fix battery events on iOS 9 Fix Locked/Unlocked events on iOS 9 Allow for slight movements on status bar hold events Properly support device orientation for all multitouch events on iOS 9 Suppress switcher when the double press menu button event is handled on iOS 9 Fix crash when an action is assigned to the three finger tap event on iOS 9 Allow deferred actions such as home button press to be sent immediately in multitouch events Adjust playback rate of speech synthesis actions on iOS 9 Relocate all files out of /System (for angelXwind) Optimize memory use after Activator app is opened Workaround launch image quirks on iOS 9 Update localizations

1.9.6 (October 18, 2015)

Basic Support for iOS 9 Add support for shortcut actions on iOS 9 Add custom 3D Touch icon events on compatible 3D Touch devices Support multi-touch events on iOS 9 Fix case open/close events being swapped on iOS 8+ Fix black statusbar as app is launching on iOS 8+ Add system power down view action Adjust naming of custom actions/events to "Build" Add launch playing app action Only remedy corrupt Today/Tomorrow notification settings upon install Update Localizations

1.9.5 (July 5, 2015)

Create new profiles as copies of the current profile Fix crash when creating new profile

1.9.4 (July 4, 2015)

Support iOS 8.4 Protect access to Activator APIs with a prompt dialog Fix Action Banners on iOS 8.2+ Add ability to display alert actions as a banner Allow modifying menus right from the action section page Show icons in menus on iOS 8.4 Add preview option to menu customization Fix profile actions no longer working since 1.9.3 🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸

1.9.3 (June 26, 2015)

Basic support for iOS 8.3 Add option to suppress passcode when activating an app at the lock screen Better support Activator actions written using ARC Fix unlock to dispatch event behaviour on iOS 8 Make camera shutter action take take photo after the camera app opens, if it needs to be opened Add custom command actions Fix VPN settings action on iOS 8 Make the fingerprint sensor hold put the Touch ID sensor into matching mode when assigned Treat entering deep device sleep as leaving the Wi-Fi network (even if the WLAN interface hasn't left the building yet) Update localizations Add system-wide back button action Support activating actions via URLs (activator://send/...) Re-enable message events Allow unassigning more things via swipe to delete gestures Adjust Touch ID events on iOS 8 to use matching mode less often Fix dictation action on iOS 8 Fix rare crash in file providers Improve launch time of message composer actions Fix custom Siri actions on iOS 8

1.9.2: January 1, 2015

Fix Cellular Settings action on iOS 8 Fix small resource leak in Settings/Activator app Suppress message events on iOS 8 (until I have a chance to rewrite them) Restore previous home button hold behaviour Fix Siri requiring two home button presses to exit when triggered via Activator Fix Speech synthesis on iOS 8 Add vibrate action Force BioProtect to load at startup to opt out of its special hooking of Activator Add fingerprint press and slide in event Add new volume and sleep button simultaneous events Add ability to set ringer/media volume specifically as a custom action Fix camera listener crashing on lock screen for iOS 8 Fix settings app actions crashing on iOS 8 Fix safe mode alerts not working on first boot Adjust spotlight action on iOS 8 No longer force—enable Touch ID recognition unless Activator's Touch ID events are used Support ringtone actions on iOS 8 Mute ringtone actions when volume buttons are pressed Fix Wi-Fi events on iOS 8 Fix potential deadlock on iOS 8 during boot Updated localizations

1.9.1: October 28, 2014

Basic Support for iOS 8 Add support for hold and double press Touch ID events Add support for muted and unmuted ringer events

1.9.0: July 28, 2014

New modern icon styling for home screen, actions and built-in icons for many actions Many new developer APIs Add custom alert listeners Add "Ask Siri" custom actions Better UI for multiple assignments Add lock screen clock swipe down event Add network-specific leave Wi-Fi events Add "message" custom action type Add screen brightness custom action type Add Speech Synthesis feature Support battery charge state events Add profiles feature Add custom volume level actions Add ability to customize Flipswitch switch settings Add Bluetooth connect/disconnect events Add icon hold and double tap custom events Add specific fingerprint match events Allow automatic unlocking to send action on iOS 7 Adjust Activator app layout on iPad Support touch gesture behaviour on 7.1 Fix lock screen status bar double tap event on iOS 7.x Better error message when having trouble communicating with SpringBoard Fix short/long hold home button events on 7.1 Fix double press home button event on 7.1 Fix icon rendering in the settings pane on iOS 7.1 Fix triple click home button event on iOS 7.1 Hide Tencent's migration service app on iOS 7.1 Fix iBlank-related crash Fix Activator corruption message when error localization is missing Support biometric events on iOS 7.1 Better accessibility support in Activator's configuration Sort numbers naturally Support Dictation action on iOS 7 Fix group arrow styling on iOS 7 Add action to go directly to Facebook settings Fit more items on settings panes in landscape Support libhide on iOS 7 Add ability to search actions back to iOS 7 Allow notification center on lock screen on iOS 7 Fix lock screen media controls not working on iOS 7 Adjust settings page styling Hide additional iOS 7 view services Fix lock screen clock actions on iOS 7 Snooze alarms instead of dismissing them on iOS 7 Adjust shake event behaviour to not repeat in all cases Fix group expand/collapse style on iOS 7 Fix crash when sending biometric event when lock screen camera is up Block automatic clickthroughs in the ad view Reenable biometric sensor when event mode changes, so that the event always works Fix shutter/camera actions on iOS 7 Support slide gestures on the lock screen on iOS 7 Fix single-press menu button event at lock screen on iOS 7 Update localizations

1.8.3: January 3, 2013

Fix arm64-specific crashes FIx long reboot times on iOS 7 Update localizations Add fingerprint event on the iPhone 5S Better detect device capabilities on iOS 7

1.8.2: December 31, 2013

Support for iOS 7 Support for arm64 devices Better safe mode detection Log home button interceptions for easier debugging Add Wi-Fi network events Block dangerous actions from the device unlocked event

1.8.1: July 5, 2013

Don't require powered display for many of the standard listeners Don't turn on display if no action is assigned to an event Show proper state in banner when toggling flip switches Properly show icons for ringtone actions on iPad Fix incompatibility with VoiceActivator Preview ringtone actions when assigned Add support for custom incoming message events Introduce new developer APIs Update localizations Add another Easter Egg

1.8.0-1: July 1, 2013

Fix regression whereby the sleep button required a second press to show the lock screen Suppress locked/unlocked events on older iOS versions where they don't work properly Better show actual state of Flipswitch switches in action banners Fix "Restore Assignments" feature on some devices

1.8: July 1, 2013

Add ability to create scheduled events that can be assigned Add support for ringtone actions Fix bug whereby swipe/slide gestures would cause the notification center to become inaccessible Add Share button to settings app Add Device Unlocked and Device Locked events Add long hold sleep button event Add edge slide gestures Hide ads immediately when the donate button is pressed Allow selecting which actions show banners Support Bluetooth settings pane on iOS5 again Allow menus to contain links to themselves Fix notification center action not working from inside a menu Add a dictation action Introduce new public APIs Show listener icons in banners Rearrange settings pane Require latest version of PreferenceLoader Conflict with the latest version of QuickDo Add additional lock screen clock gestures Allow renaming menus Show preview image for collapsed groups Performance improvements Added an Easter egg Allow assigning multiple actions to an event, so long as they are compatible Updated app icon Make certain groups collapsible by default, instead of overflowing after a certain number of actions Add "Sleep Button Press with Menu Button" event Add "Invoke Shutter" action Support custom events triggered by incoming mail Send event mode changed notification properly on iOS6 Support per-app launched and icon flick gestures Allow volume controls on the lock screen while media controls are present Stash the /Library/Activator folder to lessen disk usage on root partition Improve scroll performance of blacklist page Add Flipswitch integration Allow adjusting sensitivity of slide in gestures Allow events to be incompatible with automatic unlocking and make single press home incompatible Fix animation regressions in activating apps from the lock screen Fix sound action icons on iPad Include an activator command that can be run from a shell Reduce memory use Add localization debugging features (enable with "activator set LALocalizationDebug 1" in a shell) Make slide in from bottom gestures less sensitive Add ability to activate a mail composer to a specific contact's email address Add ability to activate a message composer to a specific contact's phone number/email address Add ability to directly call a specific contact's phone number Improve settings pane's performance Allow events that aren't supported on the lock screen to prompt for the passcode or automatically unlock and activate if no passcode is present When a large number of actions are present in a single group, collapse the group by default so that the settings pane does not become unwieldy Fix "New Message" option's keyboard not showing on iPad Add "Smart Cover" events for iPad Show alert message when an incompatible assignment is made, to prevent confusion Change toggle alert style on lock screen to be less obtrusive Fix swipe event causing the notification center not to work Fix Virtual Assistant action not working while touches are onscreen Add workaround for the kern.maxvnodes bug Add new "Cellular" settings listener for iOS6.0 and up Add "Slide Off Screen" events Add "Icon Flick" events Better error handling when package contents are missing Allow linking directly to an event's assignment from a settings page Allow events to require assignment Updated developer API Add Dutch localization Updated localizations

1.7.2: February 3, 2013

Fully support iOS 6.1 Support taller iPhone 5/iPod touch loop devices

1.7.1: October 28, 2012

Fully support iOS 6.0 Improved configuration performance Fix touch gestures requiring an extra touch on iOS6.0 Add Volume Up and Volume Down actions Better handling of the triple press menu event Proper use of event timestamps in the event that SpringBoard has become sluggish due to other extensions Support muting the active alert on iOS6.0 Fix blacklist settings controller display

1.7.0: September 18, 2012

Support iOS 6.0 New Assignments settings pane with backup/restore feature Improve performance Additional multi-touch gestures Add Text, Message, Twitter, Facebook and Weibo actions New long hold home button event More customizable statusbar gestures Better safe mode detection and recovery New APIs to detect when new actions or events become available armv7 architecture support Lower memory use Updated Localizations

1.6.2: April 1, 2012

Support iOS 5.1 Add Pause and Play actions Add Headset Connected/Disconnected Events Use much simpler native gestures on iOS5 (should fix numerous gesture-related bugs) Fix delayed headset action crash on iOS5 Dismiss notification center when activating first page Make Activate Assistant action dismiss if assistant is already visible Suppress single press home button if assistant or voice controls are visible Add icons to menus Updated localizations Describe menus with the list of their contents Indicate events that don't have anything assigned by a lighter subtitle text color Show placeholder icon while real icons are loading Fix down/up and up/down volume events actions not resetting the volume Fix crash when assigned menu item is uninstalled (1.6.2 beta 1 regression) Improve settings pane load time Properly reset slide gestures count when event mode changes Abort slide gestures when device is locked/unlocked Make settings commit immediately Support Show Volume Bar on iPad/iOS5 Fix unable to add items to menus with a blank name Fix LaunchServices warnings in settings panes Categorize web clips into their own section Update icons Properly handle touches cancelled on statusbar Fix crash on iOS3 when action icon is missing Add requires-no-touch-events info key so that actions can defer receiving events until after touches finish

1.6.1: January 16, 2012

Add settings actions Add two-finger slide in events Fix slide in gesures becoming inactive after an orientation change on iOS5.0 Increase time required to generate a hold event Smoother scrolling in action selection pane Support wired headset events on iOS5.0 Dismiss notification center with home button if visible Update localizations Add missing phone actions back to iOS5.0 Vastly improved menu settings pages Allow menus that link to other menus Allow reordering menu items Use lock screen camera interface instead of real camera app when locked on iOS5.0 Toggle camera button when toggling media controls on lock screen on iOS5.0 Fix status bar taking over app orientation when menus are made visible in landscape Fix sending didChangeToEventMode: API on iOS5.0 Reduce memory use in some cases

1.6.0: December 31, 2011

New slide gestures Add blacklist feature Add "Virtual Assistant" action Rotate menu actions and slide events with the screen orientation Reduced in-app startup time and memory footprint Add Recents and Voicemail Phone actions back on iOS5.0 Support shutter button in fake lock screen camera app on iOS5.0 Improved Settings performance Abort volume repeat when short hold gesture succeeds Only send activator:didChangeToEventMode: callback if event mode actually changed Improve wording of safe mode warning message Fix missing icons and startup image on retina devices on iOS5.0 Use retina images for SBSettings toggles Support silencing alarms via volume down button on iOS5.0 Support MobileVolumeSound Send volume press events to alerts on iOS5.0 Update localizations

1.5.8: November 28, 2011

Add menu triple press event Add Show Volume Bar action Use the default volume behavior when Camera requests volume events Fix missing icons on iOS5 Improve scrolling performance in Settings Improve memory use Make notification center action toggle Decrease hold event times Add safe mode message Better volume event support Improve orientation change performance Fix double-tap lock crash on iOS5

1.5.7: October 10, 2011

Support iOS 5.0 GM Add "Compose Tweet" and "Show Notification Center" actions on iOS5.0 Add "Show Icon" option to the root settings pane Update localizations Store menu preferences alongside standard preferences Optimize sending activator:didChangeToEventMode: for improved performance Fix SpringBoard eating single press home event if folder is open or icons are somehow in edit mode Support activating spotlight while a folder is open

1.5.6: July 31, 2011

Add Activator app Add new "First SpringBoard Page" action

1.5.5: July 5, 2011

Fix emergency calls behaving like the device is in the unlocked state Disable stashing for /usr/include

1.5.4: April 4, 2011

Ensure listener is set before sending event Send machine data in ad requests Fix crash in Settings on iOS4.2+iPad Performance enhancements Fix Preferences crashing Allow sending deactivate events from outside SpringBoard Add search bar to listener selection settings pane

1.5.3: February 3, 2011

Fix Voice Control breaking when dismissed Reduced table cell height in settings Fix default actions not registering Fix ad showing inside alert Updated localizations Better NewCydia detection Force PreferenceLoader in Settings

1.5.2: February 1, 2011

Enable events in Cydia except when installing (when possible)

1.5.1: February 1, 2011

Restore missing Voice Control feature Use dosado transition when swapping apps Fix BTServer crashing when erroneously loaded in it

1.5.0: January 30, 2011

Add Menus feature Allow launching apps at lockscreen Volume down now ends ringtone Add support for 4.2 Add power events Support dynamic events Disallow activating in Cydia Fix swipe events on certain devices Use less memory Use less CPU Be more strict with API clients Updated localizations

1.4.6: October 2, 2010

Be more resilient of corrupt settings iPad-related fixes Fix volume tap on iOS 3.x Status bar gestures no longer scroll to top Track "locked state" better

1.4.5: September 26, 2010

Fix volume HUD not disappearing on iOS3.x

1.4.4: September 24, 2010

Fix Bluetooth showing wrong value Fix double tap home on iPad Add double-tap on lockscreen clock

1.4.3: September 16, 2010

Add Now Playing Bar action Add volume button events Add phone actions Warn on unsupported iOS versions

1.4.2: August 19, 2010

Fix Single Press Home button at lock screen Add Donate button Fix slide gestures at startup Fix slide in gestures being sent repeatedly Disable double-tap lock events entirely when no action is assigned

1.4.1: August 19, 2010

Add Retina Display graphics Fix launching Apple's multitasking switcher via certain activation methods Show all icons in Apple's multitasking switcher Fix Volume tap gesture window getting stuck in rare circumstances Ignore all events inside Cydia (to prevent using an extension while it is being updated/uninstalled) Fix shake events on iOS4.0 Fix double-tap lock button event on iOS4.0 Make lock button double tap behave more like the standard behaviour Allow actions to receive raw events Hide ads when exiting settings

1.4.0: August 18, 2010

Support for Headset buttons Support for iOS4.0 Support for Apple's switcher Support for SBSettings toggles Optimized settings pane Updated localizations Fix double-height status bar incompatibility Hide iPod button when locked (security hole) Avoid the sandbox entirely Settings pane API for BigBoss Speedup process launch slightly Improved respring time Reduced memory use

1.3.1: April 18, 2010

Unassign button in settings header Send deactivate event at lock screen Basic volume event heuristics Fixed lock/menu event weirdness Abort event when Voice Control is triggered Prevent getting "stuck" inside an app Wildcat support Fix potential crash

1.3.0: March 30, 2010

Added iPod actions, Voice Control, Take Screenshot, Lock Screen controls More Actions page Statusbar listeners "Virtual Listeners" Better settings design Italian localization update Spanish localization Group BTstack keyboard actions into their own subpane Less sensitive swipe gestures Fix for iTunes applications crash

1.2: January 30, 2010

Support for activating regular applications New events Built-in system action Safe to generate events cross-application Cached Settings Grouped Actions Italian Localization Bugfixes

1.1: January 18, 2010

Add Volume HUD Tap Fix lock button events New settings pane Statusbar events Support Crash Reporter Added slide gestures

1.0: December 27, 2009