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GNOME Bluetooth Changelog

What's new in GNOME Bluetooth 3.34.0

Sep 10, 2019
  • Fix possible use-after-free when using some gnome-shell extensions
  • Updated translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.34.0 Beta (Aug 7, 2019)

  • Describe "Reveal" as "Open Containing Folder"
  • Updated translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.32.1 (Mar 31, 2019)

  • Fix setup of devices that don't need pairing
  • Always try to pair pointer devices
  • Delegate audio devices quirks to bluez, which means that more PIN codes can be tried without user intervention
  • Disable discovery when switching settings
  • Fix possible warnings when switching settings

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.32.0 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • Add quirk for Evoluent VerticalMouse 4.

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.31.1 (Feb 13, 2019)

  • Accessibility fixes and support for narrow displays in the Settings panel widget
  • Add support for another "Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Mouse"
  • Build improvements

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.28.2 (Aug 3, 2018)

  • Use feature of BlueZ 5.51 to avoid Bluetooth adapters being left discoverable if the Settings panel exits suddenly
  • Build warning fixes

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.28.1 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Work-around a race in bluetoothd which would leave Bluetooth adapters discoverable even after the Settings panel closed cleanly
  • Fix icons in Persian and Punjabi translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.28.0 (Mar 14, 2018)

  • Translation updates.

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.26.1 (Sep 18, 2017)

  • Fix installation of Bluetooth icons
  • Fix Bluetooth icon names for bluetooth-sendto in es, ko, sl and zh_TW translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.26.0 (Sep 13, 2017)

  • Fix "file received" notifications not being translated
  • Translation updates

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.26 Beta 2 (Sep 7, 2017)

  • Port to meson build system, and remove autotools build system
  • Use Unicode in translatable strings
  • Update Settings UI for updated gnome-control-center UI
  • Align the explanatory text with the listbox
  • Fix crash when exiting panel during pairing

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.20.1 (Feb 13, 2017)

  • Unknown device types now show as "Unknown" rather than "All types"
  • Fix an invisible spinner when pairing
  • Fix PIN font size

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.20.0 (Jun 27, 2016)

  • Add support for joysticks
  • Fix small memory leaks
  • Fix a runtime warning when the vendor is unknown
  • Fix PIN label size

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.11.3 (Dec 21, 2013)

  • Obsolete the separate wizard, instead a widget to create a Bluetooth Settings panel is provided and will be used by gnome-control-center
  • Removed APIs:
  • settings/wizard plugins API
  • killswitch (now handled by gnome-settings-daemon's Rfkill plugin)
  • applet gir library
  • Better icons for headphones, headsets, Apple, Google and Samsung phones

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.10.0 (Oct 10, 2013)

  • Fix the Bluetooth status icon not appearing in gnome-shell
  • Fix crashes when the "Connect" switch is used
  • Add pairing support for the Microsoft Wedge Touch Mouse

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.10 Beta 2 (Sep 5, 2013)

  • Updated translations
  • Fix some issues freeing memory
  • Wizard:
  • Remove extraneous tabs

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.9.3 (Jun 19, 2013)

  • Fix possible assertion with newer kernels on some hardware
  • Port to BlueZ 5
  • API documentation fixes
  • Send-To:
  • Fix "Retry" button
  • Set the From label as soon as we create the window
  • Clear the progress bar text when there's an error
  • Remove duplicate header label
  • Show when all the transfers have completed
  • Wizard:
  • Fix buttons when "retry" is clicked
  • Only enable "PIN options" button if device is selected
  • Hide PIN options dialogue if the selected device changes

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.8.1 (Jun 5, 2013)

  • Fix crash in gnome-shell on some hardware and newer kernels due to the new "GPS killswitch" functionality
  • Fix "Retry" not working in the wizard in some cases
  • Fix applet code documentation
  • Updated translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.8.0 (Mar 26, 2013)

  • Updated translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.7.92 (Mar 20, 2013)

  • Fix introspection generation for Vala
  • Updated translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.7.4 (Jan 16, 2013)

  • Remove fallback applet as GNOME fallback is obsolete.
  • Remove ObexFTP browsing support
  • Fix help links in GNOME 3.6+
  • Sendto:
  • Remove nautilus-sendto plugin.

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.4.0 (Mar 27, 2012)

  • Translation updates

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.3.4 (Jan 19, 2012)

  • Applet:
  • Fix newly paired devices not appearing in menus
  • Update fallback menu to match GNOME Shell's
  • Library:
  • Make the Connect/Disconnect helper function work
  • Do not use dbus-glib-1 when building introspection data
  • Remove header from chooser widget, breaks API
  • Wizard:
  • Fix assertion when exiting
  • Remove "Device Setup Failed" label from the sidebar
  • A number of UI tweaks
  • Plus build fixes, and the removal of the unmaintained Moblin UI

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.3.2 (Nov 28, 2011)

  • Library:
  • Clean up public API
  • Port to GDBus
  • Small UI fixes to the chooser
  • Properties:
  • Move to gnome-control-center
  • Wizard:
  • Remove special-case Wiimote handling (now in Bluez)
  • Remove multi-adapter support

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.2.1 (Oct 18, 2011)

  • Fix warnings about BluetoothStatusClass
  • Fix small memory leaks
  • Translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.2.0 (Sep 28, 2011)

  • Loads of translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.1.92 (Sep 21, 2011)

  • Properties:
  • Use links to link to other panels
  • Fix rounded toolbar buttons
  • Applet:
  • Fix "browse" menu item
  • And loads of translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.1.3 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • Properties:
  • Show extra configuration widgets in the properties
  • Add Send/Browse buttons
  • Small UI changes
  • Applet:
  • Fix crasher when "Browsing device" using the menu item
  • Fix "Send To..." overquoting the Bluetooth address
  • Wizard:
  • Handle Wiimote pairing through newer bluez
  • Fix a lot of keys not working in the custom PIN entry
  • Fix display of Secure Simple Pairing passkeys
  • Add old Apple wireless mouse to the PIN database

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.0.1 (Jun 14, 2011)

  • Applet:
  • Fix crasher when using "browse"
  • Fix startup not working in fallback mode
  • Wizard:
  • Add support for more Wiimotes
  • Fix custom PIN entry not working as expected
  • Fix display of SSP passkeys
  • Library:
  • Fix possible warnings in debug mode

New in GNOME Bluetooth 3.0.0 (Apr 6, 2011)

  • Properties:
  • Show link to touchpad settings for touchpads
  • Hide labels when no devices are selected
  • Build:
  • Use tar-ustar to work-around tar bugs with long filenames
  • Loads of translations

New in GNOME Bluetooth 2.91.92 (Mar 22, 2011)

  • Properties:
  • Use dim labels
  • Fix translation problems
  • Use the inline-toolbar style
  • Geoclue plugin:
  • Use GSettings instead of GConf
  • Wizard:
  • Add Magic Trackpad quirk

New in GNOME Bluetooth 2.91.91 (Mar 8, 2011)

  • Properties:
  • Put in the control-center's Hardware category
  • Redesign for GNOME 3
  • Applet:
  • Only start the applet in the fallback session
  • Library:
  • Fix a possible warning in the button chooser
  • Sendto:
  • Re-enable sento plugin for GNOME 3.0
  • Make double-click select a device
  • Add desktop file for nice name in the shell
  • Fix packing in dialogue
  • Wizard:
  • Add desktop file for nice name in the shell

New in GNOME Bluetooth 2.91.5 (Jan 17, 2011)

  • Properties:
  • Make dialogue parenting work for errors
  • Library:
  • Use BluetoothClient to track default adapter
  • Don't free request_key and passkey in agent reply functions
  • Set log domain to differentiate library messages from the lib's ones
  • Applet:
  • Fix crash in bluetooth_applet_create_device_from_iter()
  • Fix crash when creating an agent
  • Fix crash when unref'ing a DBusGMethodInvocation
  • Fix crash when there's no default adapter
  • Moblin:
  • Fix compilation of the Moblin front-end

New in GNOME Bluetooth 2.31.90 (Sep 14, 2010)

  • More killswitch fixes
  • Fix crasher when Bluetooth nautilus-sendto plugin is loaded

New in GNOME Bluetooth 2.27.5 (May 7, 2009)

  • Fix some killswitch related bugs
  • Work with older versions of Pango
  • Fix pairing with Blackberry and Samsung phones
  • Use the services status to check the connection status, makes connecting/disconnecting devices much faster
  • Add a quit menu to the applet, when in debug mode
  • Fix passkey special-casing when a OUI is used