🆕 [v3.6.9] AquaTouch – The Powerful Touch Bar Redesign.

[Emm_Gr]

there is a way to add a shortcut on the touchbar for Sidecar, cuz its really annoying to go in settings each time i want to connect my ipad

[yuuiko]

ooh nice Idea! Logged for next version.

I'm thinking of putting it in the QuickControls.

[Omoeba]

Feature request: If the tab switching buttons are held down, tabs should be switched rapidly. This will be really useful if you want to switch through a ton of tabs.

Thank you for your work!

[yuuiko]

(but spamming them is fun!!) XD okey, seems easy to add! Not sure how quick it'll repeat though

[Omoeba]

Thanks!

[kevotsai]

Hi yuuiko! Just noticed that the weather widget isn't working (shows 0 degrees) even though location is turned on. I don't remember updating ios or BTT recently and I think it only happened very recently

[yuuiko]

oh, I see that too. It's a BTT widget though so @Andreas_Hegenberg?

[yuuiko]

AQT UPDATE v3.5.7 (24 MAR 2020)

Many Hotfixes

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Notes

Some elements may have broken for MacOS versions earlier than Catalina. Do let me know if you find any.

Bluetooth connection widgets are a known issue and will be a focus in the next update.

Auto-Hide Escape key on install has been implemented but doesn't seem to be working. If you have a 16" MBP head to the settings to hide your escape key if it doesn't work.

Let me know if you find something cool in YouTube Widgets and what you think

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Download

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What's New

Bug Fixes

HOTFIX

• Setup tutorial added to Youtube QuickStrip "QuickYoutube"
• QuickYoutube's setup tutorial should now properly disappear with languages other than english. (auto setup won't work)
• Youtube's QuickPlay widget should now show up even if youtube widget hasn't been setup
• QuickSoundcloud now appears more stably
• Fixed QuickReminders only showing one reminder
• QuickCalendar shouldn't be mixing Reminders into it anymore
• QuickSpotify's seek bar should now open without requiring Spotify to be front and centre

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• Fix all blank widget icons due to BTT update
• Duration displays in Music should now handle hours properly
• WiP "transform" button left over in Illustrator is not WiP anymore
• Zoom mute button not working - change to zoom native command
• Fix notification badges blurting out a bunch of text on tap
• Haptics switch now restarts BTT
• Fixed PasteCells breaking when you store quotes in them.

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• Testing something cool with Youtube in safari

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How is AQT's stability this version?

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[Omoeba]

The YouTube Widget doesn't show the video time watched and time remaining. The scrubber doesn't work.

[yuuiko]

It seems to be working for me, is your system language in english?

[Omoeba]

Yes, but it might have something to do with my adblocker. I am going to try using the widget without it.

[jurzaft]

Hello. My AirPods Pro issues are fixed with new update. However, I still have problems about soundcloud. Soundcloud Touch Bar tab is showed no matter which tab soundcloud is on, but nothing happens if I touch it. Are there some permissions to use this feature?
Sorry to bother you, but I listen through SoundCloud 3 hours a day :D.

[yuuiko]

@Omoeba

Make sure you have this enabled:

@jurzaft
Strange as I didn't touch the AirPods widgets...
Currently the soundcloud is coded to just open safari, I haven't figured out how to make it switch to the right tab yet but I'm looking into it

[sacco]

Hello,
I notice that this preset is consuming a lot of power. If my Mac is not connected to the power, the battery life is really short. I notice also that the Mac is very hot.. do you know why and how can I resolve this problem?

Thanks a lot.

[yuuiko]

Which apps were you mostly using when that happens? I'll take a look but knowing the app is very helpful. In the past updates I've been heavily improving AQT's efficiency so I'd REALLY like to know about this

See the changelog for 3.5.3:

AQT is now SIGNIFICANTLY more energy efficient.*

Sorry for draining the batteries of your laptop . I hope those of you in cold weather at least enjoyed the warm lap / hand warmer!

As you can see here, AQT was shockingly behaving very badly. I wasn't aware of this until I installed Intel Power Gadget just recently.

The main culprit was calendar requests, and menubar checks.
By reducing calendar access from every 5 seconds (to update the widget accurately after changing settings and waking from sleep). I managed to be able to seperate the widget update from the calendar requests, so now calendar requests only happen every two minutes with the widgets still updating accurately.

This and various other optimisations result in AQT being almost the same as default macOS, I've noticed no more oddly warm lap heater and perceived increased battery life (though I'm not sure if it's actually longer...)

Unfortunately I haven't found a way to make menubar checking widgets more efficient, but I've adjusted their timings so at least they somewhat run under 2.5GHz clock speed. Preview and Stickies are the two main apps that contain these. I have sent in a feature request for a BTT native widget to be made if possible.

[v3.6.9] AquaTouch -- Updates and Downloads

Focused on performance and efficiency, This update greatly reduces CPU usage compared to v3.5.2. Some refinements to existing features have also been added, along with a few new app layouts and tools. Download

v3.5.3 Download

Changelog

Performance Optimisations

*for most apps.

New Features

Quality Improvements

Bug Fixes

[DecafMountain0]

I've been having trouble with the Netflix widget not showing up. Wondering if anyone else is running into this issue? Love this preset btw!

[sacco]

Usually i work with some apps opened: word, safari and securecrt/terminal. Let me know if you need more infos

Thank you

[yuuiko]

@sacco
is the AQT bar opened while you're working in these apps?

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@DecafMountain0
Thanks for your support!
I'd admit it is an old widget created by @iAmWaldo which may need updating for the current netflix, currently I never had netflix to test it. Hmmm, could you try save the netflix site while watching as a webarchive and send me a copy?

[sacco]

Hello, after the Mac OS upgrade I'm not having anymore this issue.
Thank a lot

[straytaco]

I'm having a problem with the latest update (my first actually since installing). I followed the instructions and deleted AQT 3.5.6 (I did back it up first, though). Then I installed 3.5.7. I got the "Welcome Back! - Installing update v3.5.7 message for a while. Eventually it shows "missing value" on the AQT white banner. Everything seems to work OK, except when it go to BTT settings, then it shows the "missing value" again. Then it starts the update again.

Any ideas what this could be caused by and/or how to troubleshoot?