Bridge 0.2.0

Bridge now runs on Windows! And the phone can talk to a Mac and a PC at the same time… most of the time.

Windows (new)

• Notifications, clipboard both ways, and phone mirroring with video, audio and full input, on Windows 10/11.
• Pair over USB or by pasting the ticket. The Bluetooth link needs no Windows pairing as it's encrypted end to end by the app itself.
• Material 3 look, system tray, launch at login, minimise to tray.

All platforms

• Notification icons: the phone's app icons now show on Mac and Windows notifications.
• A Mac and a Windows PC can both be linked over Bluetooth at once.
• Set up over USB now verifies that the phone's helper started, and clears a stale one left over from a reinstall.

Fixes

• Bluetooth: the Mac's link no longer times out when another computer connects, and a Mac pairing for the first time no longer drops mid-dialog.
• Messages over 512 bytes (app icons, long clipboard text) were being silently discarded by the phone.
• Windows: cancelled connects no longer interfere with later ones, and a dead tunnel closes the session cleanly.

Known issues

• Windows' Bluetooth link can drop and reconnect every few minutes. It usually comes back on its own; being worked on for 0.2.1.
• Windows is not code-signed, so SmartScreen will warn on first run.

Downloads

• Bridge-0.2.0.apk: For Android 11+
• Bridge-0.2.0.dmg: For macOS 13+
• Bridge-0.2.0-windows.zip: For Windows 10/11. Make sure the five files inside the zip are together in one folder