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AROAC 0.4.4 — Linux x86-64, Windows x64 and macOS ARM64 desktop release

This release refines the profile, logbook and location workflow:

  • Country calling-code picker shows the flag and dial code when closed, with searchable full country names in the dropdown.
  • The local-directory and profile-privacy explanations live in smaller, wrapped question-mark tooltips. A successful profile save closes the editor; failures leave it open.
  • Logbook history sits to the left of the always-open contact form on desktop; narrow screens stack the form above history.
  • The breadcrumb now says AROAC. Visible product wording remains AROAC; historical technical identifiers remain unchanged to preserve existing accounts and integrations.
  • Temporary pinned locations retain distinct matching colors on their detail-card headers and map/globe markers. The selected saved location and its map marker are yellow, including while other saved markers are hidden.

The desktop application remains local-first and all-in-one: its own executable owns SQLite data and application logic, with no separately installed account server or server-address setup. Online maps and data providers may receive requests. The optional encrypted relay remains an unaudited preview.

Download and verify

Download from GitHub Releases · v0.4.4:

  • AROAC-0.4.4.AppImage — standalone Linux x86-64 desktop application (mark executable; use APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 if FUSE is unavailable).
  • aroac-0.4.4.tar.gz — Linux x86-64 archive (does not self-update).
  • AROAC-0.4.4-SHA256SUMS.txt — run sha256sum -c AROAC-0.4.4-SHA256SUMS.txt beside the two downloads.
  • latest-linux.yml — AppImage update metadata with SHA-512 integrity.

For macOS Apple Silicon, download AROAC-0.4.4-arm64.dmg or AROAC-0.4.4-arm64-mac.zip plus AROAC-0.4.4-macOS-arm64-SHA256SUMS.txt. From a directory containing the downloaded files, run shasum -a 256 -c AROAC-0.4.4-macOS-arm64-SHA256SUMS.txt (also download the two .blockmap files to check every entry, or verify the DMG/ZIP entries individually). latest-mac.yml and blockmaps provide updater metadata; a live macOS updater installation was not tested.

For Windows x64, download AROAC-Setup-0.4.4.exe. Its .blockmap, latest.yml update metadata and AROAC-0.4.4-Windows-SHA256SUMS.txt are also attached. Verify the downloaded assets against the SHA-256 manifest. The installer is unsigned.

The binaries exceed GitHub's Git-file size limit and are attached to the release rather than committed. The checksum manifests are committed under releases/. Checksums provide integrity, not independent publisher identity; these packages are unsigned.

Tested platforms and limits

Built with Electron/Node on Linux x86-64. All 72 Node tests and 18 browser tests passed. The packaged AppImage passed standalone local-first desktop, account/profile/device, guidance/tutorial and map-selection smoke tests. The map-selection smoke initially failed twice on an immediate cursor-drag assertion; it passed after the assertion was changed to wait for the asynchronous drag transition. Browser tests cover colored pinned/saved map markers. The tar.gz was packaged but not independently launched. A live in-place update from an earlier published version was not exercised.

The macOS ARM64 DMG and ZIP were built with Electron/Node on macOS ARM64. On macOS, 68 Node tests passed and 4 Linux-only tests were skipped. The packaged application passed standalone local-first desktop, guidance/tutorial, account/profile/device and map-selection smoke tests. ZIP and DMG integrity plus local SHA-256 checks passed. The release-ten smoke test fails on the known macOS /private/var versus /var temporary-path comparison; it was not a release gate for this package. Neither installer UI nor a live in-place update was tested. The app is not Developer ID signed or notarized, so Gatekeeper may block opening it.

Windows x64 NSIS packaging was built with Electron/Node on Windows. 68 Node tests passed; four Linux-only tests were skipped. The packaged executable passed standalone desktop, guidance/tutorial, account/profile/device/PDF, map-selection and update/source/license smoke tests. The account test's POSIX permission assertions are now skipped on Windows; Windows ACL protection was not validated. The installer wizard and a live automatic upgrade were not tested. Electron's native ZIP extractor could not load on the build host, so the cached Electron 44.4.1 archive was SHA-256 verified against Electron's bundled checksums and extracted with unzip. No application-code changes were required.

iOS requires macOS/Xcode to build and sign; its local database implementation remains incomplete. Android is blocked pending a genuinely JDK-free local engine/UI and physical-device testing: the rejected legacy Capacitor scaffold is not a release. Android 16/API 36 remains the minimum product target, not a verified compatibility claim. No Java, JDK or .NET tooling was used.

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