Earlo v0.5.0

PodPilot is now Earlo. The GitHub version updates itself and keeps your settings.

• 3D renders for every Galaxy Buds model (Buds, Buds+, Live, Pro, Buds2, Buds2 Pro, FE, Core, Buds3, Buds3 Pro, Buds3 FE)
• A "Connected" notice in the top right corner when your earbuds connect, with their battery levels. It disappears by itself.
• Download Earlo-win-x64.zip (or -arm64). The PodPilot-*.zip files are only there so PodPilot 0.4 can update itself.

What's Changed

• Earlo 0.5.0: rename from PodPilot, Galaxy Buds renders, "Connected" notice by @kylianxdev in #1

New Contributors

• @kylianxdev made their first contribution in #1

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.5.0

PodPilot 0.4.0: Galaxy Buds, one-click connect, Nederlands

What's new

• Samsung Galaxy Buds: from the 2019 Galaxy Buds to the Buds3 Pro. Exact battery levels for each bud and the case, charging, and which bud is in your ear. Ear detection works for them too.
• Connect and disconnect in one click, right from the popup. Optional: let your earbuds switch to the PC by themselves when you put them in, like on an iPhone.
• Volume indicator for stem swipes: Windows changes the volume silently when you swipe on your AirPods; PodPilot now shows it.
• Nederlands: PodPilot follows your Windows language (English and Dutch).
• Lives in the tray: starts quietly with Windows, click the icon to open the window. The connect popup is now off by default; the case popup stays.
• The popup follows your taskbar: bottom, top, left or right, on any monitor and any DPI.
• New look: a graphite app icon, and the case row explains why its level is missing instead of showing --.
• Fixed: Dutch labels in Settings were cut off.

Downloads

File	What
PodPilot-win-x64.zip	Standalone, runs on any PC. One PodPilot.exe.
PodPilot-win-x64-small.zip	About 9 MB, needs the .NET 10 Desktop Runtime.
PodPilot-win-arm64*.zip	The same for ARM PCs.
PodPilotAap-driver-*.zip	The noise control driver on its own, for manual installation.

Already on 0.3.x? PodPilot updates itself; you don't need to download anything.

PodPilot 0.3.0

What's new

• Automatic updates: PodPilot now keeps itself up to date from GitHub. Every download is checked against the SHA-256 checksum GitHub publishes. You can turn it off in Settings. (From this version on; 0.2.x needs one manual update.)
• Noise control driver, one click: the driver is now built into PodPilot.exe. Settings > Noise control > Install noise control driver. Until the driver is signed by Microsoft it only loads after the F7 boot option (details).
• Microsoft Store ready: PodPilot is coming to the Microsoft Store. Buying it there helps fund the certificate Microsoft requires to sign the driver (why).
• Fixed a crash when closing PodPilot in the standalone build.
• Privacy policy: PRIVACY.md.

Downloads

File	Size	What
PodPilot-win-x64.zip	32 MB	Standalone, runs on any PC. One PodPilot.exe.
PodPilot-win-x64-small.zip	9 MB	Needs the .NET 10 Desktop Runtime.
PodPilot-win-arm64*.zip		The same for ARM PCs.
PodPilotAap-driver-*.zip		The driver on its own, for manual installation.

PodPilot 0.2.2

What's new

• See each earbud: In ear / Out of ear / In case, right under the Left and Right battery bars.
• Case battery always visible: the case only reports its level with an AirPod inside, so PodPilot now remembers the last level (shown faded) instead of --.
• Much smaller download: no more WinForms, trimmed and compressed. Standalone went from 83 MB to 38 MB, and there is a 9 MB version.
• Start with Windows can now also be toggled from the tray menu.

Downloads

File	Size	What
PodPilot-win-x64.zip	32 MB	Standalone, runs on any PC. One PodPilot.exe.
PodPilot-win-x64-small.zip	9 MB	Needs the .NET 10 Desktop Runtime; Windows offers to install it on first start.
PodPilot-win-arm64*.zip		The same for ARM PCs (Snapdragon).
PodPilotAap-driver-*.zip		Optional, experimental driver for noise control. See driver/README.md.

PodPilot 0.2.1

Full Changelog: https://github.com/kylianxdev/PodPilot/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.1

PodPilot 0.2.0

What's new

• Realistic renders for every AirPods and Beats model family in the popup and settings.
• Battery levels like MagicPods: the 10% steps from the AirPods are shown as the middle of the range (8 = 85%).
• New app icon, sharp at every size in the tray.
• Noise control (experimental): Off, Noise Cancellation, Transparency and Adaptive, plus Conversation Awareness,
  Adaptive strength and exact 1% battery levels, through Apple's AAP protocol.

Downloads

File	What
PodPilot-win-x64.zip	The app for most PCs. Unzip and run PodPilot.exe.
PodPilot-win-arm64.zip	The app for ARM PCs (Snapdragon).
PodPilotAap-driver-x64.zip / -arm64.zip	Optional, experimental driver for noise control.

The app works fully without the driver.

About the driver

Windows does not let apps open the Bluetooth channel AirPods use for noise control, so this needs a kernel driver.
It is test-signed and not yet verified on real AirPods. It only loads after starting Windows with
"Disable driver signature enforcement" (F7 in Startup Settings), which lasts for one boot. See
driver/README.md for the steps.
Test results are very welcome in an issue, with a log from PodPilot.exe --log log.txt.

v0.1.0

Full Changelog: https://github.com/kylianxdev/PodPilot/commits/v0.1.0