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@reflectingme reflectingme released this 12 Oct 18:16
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Mac125 0.5.2

Mac125 0.5.2 is a free update for the native macOS companion app for the Uniden UBC125XLT. It is a universal Apple Silicon and Intel build for macOS 12 or later.

Workspace and editing improvements

  • This release fixes local editing after bank/filter changes: an ordinary row click selects that row alone, including clearing hidden selections. Command/Shift multi-selection and filter-only selection retention remain available. No scanner command or write safeguard changes.

  • Secondary workspace controls have their own matching two-column panel: Custom Search and Live Activity Log; Global Lockouts and Priority; Scanner Settings. Existing action availability and scanner safeguards are unchanged.

  • Choose Standard or Wide workspace layouts from the display selectors. Mac125 remembers the selected layout, separate Standard/Wide window frames, and the Wide Audio-panel state.

  • Wide layout gives the channel table substantially more usable vertical space on lower-height displays, while retaining the scanner display and Channel Workspace on the left.

  • The Audio panel can be collapsed in Wide layout whenever more vertical room is needed. This is a local display preference and does not alter scanner audio levels.

  • The disconnected display now gives clear guidance to press Connect in the header. Connection remains explicit.

  • The channel toolbar has a stable three-row arrangement for bank/range controls, search and sorting, then filters and table actions.

  • Edit a channel directly in the table with double-click or F2, or open the compact Edit Details sheet. Tab and Shift+Tab move through editable fields and rows; Return and Shift+Return move vertically; Escape cancels the active cell edit.

  • Empty or unloaded positions can now be used to create local channel drafts. Mandatory channel information is validated before apply, file save, backup/export, or scanner-write preparation.

  • Optional Local Notes appear in a narrow table column and the Edit Details sheet. Notes are retained with local recovery, compatible files and backups, but are never written to the scanner.

  • Local channels and incomplete drafts recover after relaunch. Restored drafts remain unapplied, and recovery never authorises a scanner write.

Companion Sharing

  • Free, explicit local-network sharing with paired iPhone/iPad companions: live LCD, loaded-channel browsing, guarded scanner controls and selected-bank/all reads. Sharing starts off each launch.
  • Shared activity logging, host-owned sleep timer, local notes/review flags and channel favourites; friendly paired-device names, connected indicator and deliberate revocation.
  • Public Mac125 uses its own pairing trust. Private-host pairings and data are not migrated automatically. Existing public data locations remain unchanged.
  • The Mac remains the sole USB owner. No remote memory writes, automatic command retries or internet relay; Close Call remains read-only on companions and Tune & Hold remains unavailable.

Safeguards and existing features

  • Explicit connection, review, confirmation, exact-target backup, acknowledgement, readback verification and EPG cleanup remain required for scanner writes. There is no automatic ambiguous-write retry.
  • Live LCD styles and palettes, Hold/Resume, Enhanced numeric controls, activity logging, Custom Search, Scanner Settings, Audio and Priority retain their existing behaviour.
  • The direction arrow remains read-only. Global Lockouts, factory reset and unverified settings remain unavailable. The Premium Virtual Channel Manager is not part of this free release.
  • Mac125 checks GitHub Releases once at launch after the welcome. Downloads and installation remain manual; nothing is downloaded, installed or replaced automatically.

Thanks

Special thanks to David (Astra) for his patience and perseverance in reporting the channel-selection issue and working with John over several days to help track it down and resolve it.

Installation and compatibility

Mac125 0.5.2 targets macOS 12 or later. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarised; follow the bundled installation and quarantine-unblock guidance when installing a copy from a source you trust.

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