PrefWatch v1.1.5

1.1.5 — 2026-03-30

Noise

• Exclude TokenBucketRateLimiter (ML embedding rate limiter counters/timestamps)
• Widen com.apple.bird exclusion to com.apple.bird* to also catch com.apple.bird.containers.notifications
• Filter controllers:tombstones, *:modifiedDate for com.apple.GameController (internal sync metadata, not user preferences)
• Exclude com.apple.EmojiCache (auto-generated emoji locale cache)
• Filter Scrutiny, CKBackgroundSettingsLastReportHour for com.apple.MobileSMS (iMessage analytics/telemetry)
• Filter CharacterPaletteIM sub-key for com.apple.HIToolbox (transient emoji viewer open/close)
• Filter lastFireDate sub-key for com.rogueamoeba.loopbackd (scheduler timestamp)
• Filter uret-init for com.native-instruments.* (telemetry init flag)
• Filter shouldUpdateAccessory for com.apple.PersonalAudio (AirPods firmware state toggle)
• Filter ZMJoinMeetingFlowAnchor for us.zoom.xos (window position)
• Exclude Avatar Cache* (avatar cache index, hash keys with timestamps)
• Exclude com.apple.diagnosticd* (system logging subsystem filter config)
• Filter FXConnectToLastURL for com.apple.finder (last connected server history)
• Filter mailShortcuts, reloadShortcuts for com.apple.Spotlight (auto-learned shortcuts, reload trigger)
• Exclude com.apple.textunderstanding* (NLP runtime model version counters)
• Filter WindowBounds, WindowState sub-keys in PlistBuddy commands (window position/size in nested dicts)