Release notes
What’s new.
Ampere ships small and often. This page tracks every release — the current
version is 0.0.55, and the app offers updates right
in the panel (or brew upgrade --cask ampere). Downloads and SHA-256
checksums live on GitHub Releases.
0.0.55
Latest- NewThe About panel links to this changelog.
- FixedThe charge-bound sliders could stop responding to drag right after an in-app update; they now work immediately, with no restart needed.
0.0.54
- ImprovedThe charge and discharge toggles appear only while a power adapter is connected; on battery they had no effect.
- FixedA rare case where auto charge stopped at the lower bound instead of continuing on to the upper bound.
- FixedTooltips in the panel.
0.0.53
- ImprovedUI polish across the panel.
0.0.52
- NewUpdate badge — a small blue dot appears on the menu-bar icon when a new version is ready; hover to see which one.
0.0.51
- NewCharge to Full — a one-shot charge to 100% for days you need the whole battery. Your bounds stay untouched, and the toggle clears itself when the charge completes.
0.0.50
- NewSetting to show or hide the battery percentage next to the menu-bar icon.
- ImprovedUI refinements throughout.
- FixedAssorted bugs.
0.0.49
- NewAutomatic update checks against the Homebrew cask — a few minutes after launch and about once a day.
0.0.48
- NewLicense registration in the panel — register a key, deregister, or move a seat to another Mac.
- NewVerified in-app updates — every download is checked against the Homebrew cask’s SHA-256 and Apple’s code signature before install.
0.0.1 – 0.0.47
The foundation, laid across 47 releases: live power telemetry, charge bounds with micro-charge prevention, charge & discharge on demand, the SHA-256-pinned root helper, the watchdog daemon that undoes everything if the app dies, health checks, and state that survives restarts. The engineering story behind all of it is on the tech page.
Live telemetry
Charge bounds
Micro-charge prevention
Discharge on demand
Watchdog daemon
Health checks