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DynamicNotch 1.6.4 — Face ID Unlock, Gesture Engine 2.0

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What's New in DynamicNotch 1.6.4 🚀

DynamicNotch 1.6.4 is one of our biggest updates yet! It introduces biometric Face ID unlock, a dedicated VPN Live Activity, an overhauled gesture engine with horizontal dismiss, and deep refinements across Timer, Now Playing, and Dynamic Island.

👤 Face ID Biometric Unlock & Enrollment

  • Native Face ID Experience: Unlock your Mac from the lock screen with authentic vector animations, scanning rings, and dynamic status glyphs.
  • In-Notch Enrollment: Set up Face ID directly inside the notch with an interactive morphing camera view.
  • Attention Detection & Security: Optional attention evaluator, appearance style picker (standard/compact), and secure Keychain integration with password fallback.
  • Flicker-Free Transitions: Seamless lock/unlock presence without window flashing.

🛡️ VPN Live Activity & Unified Network Hub

  • VPN Live Activity: Real-time VPN connection status right in your notch with compact and expanded presentations.
  • Server Details & Location Flags: Automatic server address parsing and location flag display.
  • Exact Time Sync: Connection duration timer seamlessly synchronized with macOS System Settings.
  • Unified Network Settings: Wi-Fi and VPN combined into a single, clean Network tab.

👆 Advanced Gesture Engine & Swipe Dismiss

  • Horizontal & Diagonal Dismissal: Swipe horizontally or diagonally across the notch to dismiss active live activities.
  • Elastic Stretch Feedback: Dynamic corner radius and notch stretching physics while swiping.
  • Gesture Conflict Resolution: Smart gesture coordination — scrubbing the music progress bar or timer ruler no longer triggers accidental swipe dismissal.

⏱️ Timer & Interactive Ruler

  • Trackpad Two-Finger Navigation: Smoothly swipe horizontally with two fingers on the timer ruler with natural inertia and boundary clamping (no scrolling into blank space).
  • System Clock Sync: Timer countdown strictly mirrors macOS Clock pauses and resumes for exact precision.
  • Global Hotkey: Quickly launch and control the timer from anywhere using a shortcut.

🎵 Now Playing & Audio

  • 3D Flip & Artwork Reveal: Elegant flip animation when tracks change, with adaptive artwork background brightness.
  • Redesigned Equalizer: Smoother, lightweight equalizer bars with dynamic theme colors.
  • Enhanced Lyrics Delivery: Smarter retry logic with exponential backoff and optimized lyrics view layout.
  • Scrubbing Precision: Instant UI response when dragging the playback progress bar.

🏝️ Dynamic Island & Notchless Display Mode

  • Window Snapping: Snap preview animations and menu bar window constraining for Macs without a physical notch.
  • Geometry Refinements: Adjusted padding, island dimensions, and scale anchors across all widgets.
  • Dual Language Settings: Independently configure the language for the notch and the Settings window.

🛠️ Improvements & Fixes

  • Extracted and unified gesture state into a dedicated GestureCoordinator.
  • Reorganized Settings navigation, activity priorities, and permissions flow.
  • Eliminated transition continuation leaks and excessive motion blur.
  • Polished layout and button sizing for Battery, Bluetooth, Calendar, Downloads, and External Drives.

📬 Feedback & Community

✅ Updates & Downloads

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