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AerialMotion v1.1.0 — Continuous Desktop Live Motion & Battery Saver

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@github-actions github-actions released this 06 Oct 12:00
· 18 commits to main since this release

🚀 What's Changed in v1.1.0

🖥️ Continuous Desktop Live Motion

  • Home Screen Video Playback: Introduced continuous live video looping on the macOS Home Screen (Desktop) using hardware-accelerated AVPlayerLayer rendering with minimal CPU footprint (~1.5%).

🔋 Wallspace-Grade Ultra-Low Battery Saver

  • Pause on Battery: Pauses desktop motion automatically when running on MacBook battery to preserve runtime.
  • Low Power Mode: Automatically pauses when macOS Low Power Mode is engaged.
  • Desktop Occlusion Sensing: Drops to 0% CPU/GPU whenever full-screen windows or active apps cover the desktop.
  • Display Sleep & Screen Lock: Instantly pauses playback when displays sleep or the screen locks.

⚡ 1-Click In-App Auto-Updater

  • Downloads and verifies new .dmg releases directly inside the menu bar companion, extracts the update, replaces /Applications/AerialMotion.app, and automatically relaunches — zero browser navigation required.

📥 Installation & Verification

Download AerialMotion.dmg.

If prompted by Gatekeeper:

xattr -cr /Applications/AerialMotion.app

Full Changelog: v1.0.1...v1.1.0