Blue Bloom 0.1.1

Added

• Intel Macs: the app and its audio device are now universal (Apple silicon and Intel). Tested briefly on macOS 26 on an Intel machine.

Changed

• macOS 26 counts as tested: Blue Bloom no longer asks before it takes over headphones there.
• Builds from source say so: the About pane shows "Local build" with the source commit, and the log and diagnostics mark them as local builds.
• tools/install-app.sh (build from source) builds for the Mac's architecture and installs into /Applications, replacing a downloaded copy.

Fixed

• The note on "Headphone volume isn't synced with the Mac" said macOS was holding the remote control channel; it now says the headphones refused it and suggests reconnecting them.

Known issues

• The app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID or notarized. macOS blocks it the first time; allow it in System Settings › Privacy & Security. After each update macOS asks for Bluetooth access again.
• Tested on macOS 27 with Apple silicon, with Focal Bathys and Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones, and on macOS 26 on an Intel machine with a JBL Go 3 speaker.
• While Blue Bloom is connected, other apps can't use the headphones' microphone.
• After Blue Bloom disconnects them, some headphones (observed with Focal Bathys) can't be reached for 20 to 35 seconds.

Install

1. Download BlueBloom-0.1.1.dmg, open it and drag Blue Bloom to Applications.
2. Open Blue Bloom. Because it isn't signed with an Apple Developer ID yet, macOS blocks it the first time:
   go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
3. Allow Bluetooth access, read the first-run notice and install the Blue Bloom audio device (administrator password, once).

After an update macOS asks for Bluetooth access again, because the app isn't signed with a Developer ID.

Build 6, source commit 19b7413628. SHA-256 of BlueBloom-0.1.1.dmg: 04b2b97f4dc608ce258d83bed4f43c30bddb7a4ad9a745049bd8411fd41b8b60