Watt is it? 1.1.11

1.1.11

• Splits Show in menu bar into While plugged in and While on battery so each power source can show its own watt values.
• Adds an experimental Hide battery icon while plugged in option that removes the macOS battery icon while external power is connected and restores it on battery, on quit, or when turned off.
• Unifies power-state wording across the menu and the battery-discharge prompt.

Watt is it? 1.1.10

1.1.10

• Asks once whether to keep Watt is it? open on battery showing the current discharge rate, or hide it to save power.
• Adds a Show discharge rate on battery option in the menu.

Watt is it? 1.1.9

1.1.9

• Adds a Start at login option in the menu so Watt is it? launches automatically when you log in.

Watt is it? 1.1.8

1.1.8

• Caches the AppleSmartBattery service handle between reads and retries cleanly if it becomes invalid.
• Extracts only the required telemetry values without bridging the entire registry node into Swift dictionaries.
• Skips redundant menu-row updates and increases timer tolerance while preserving one-second polling.

Watt is it? 1.1.7

This release includes the polling and updater improvements from PR #1.

• Keeps the menu readouts updating while the menu is open.
• Avoids unnecessary menu-bar redraws.
• Adds updater timeouts and cancellation cleanup.
• Prevents installer output deadlocks.

Watt is it? 1.1.6

Fixes a launch visibility issue after upgrading from the separate spinner status-item layout.

• Gives the wattage status item a stable macOS autosave name.
• Explicitly restores the item to visible when a charger is connected.
• Prevents the old hidden spinner item preference from hiding the real wattage item.

Watt is it? 1.1.5

Fixes the update spinner placement.

• Keeps the animated spinner inside the original wattage status item.
• No second menu-bar icon is created during downloads or installation.
• Updates the README example image to the current menu layout.

Watt is it? 1.1.4

Configurable automatic update checks and an expanded end-user README.

• Checks for updates once a day at 00:00 UTC by default.
• Adds an Off option while keeping manual checks available.
• Catches up on launch if the app was closed or asleep at midnight.
• Adds a README example image and complete feature/menu guide.

Watt is it? 1.1.3

Update download spinner.

• Shows a native animated spinner to the left of the watt readout while an update downloads or installs.
• Hides the spinner after success or failure.
• Includes the updated in-app changelog and README.

Watt is it? 1.1.2

Menu footer and changelog.

• Adds the current version number at the bottom of the status menu.
• Shows a temporary “Successfully updated to …” message after an automatic update relaunches.
• Adds an in-app Changelog submenu.
• Updates the README changelog and download link.