2.5
2022-07-05
- Updating app to work natively on Silicon-based Macs
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
What a journey we had, 5 years and still kicking it. Thanks for using our app!
2.0
2020-02-24
▸ New logo! What do you think about it?
▸ Fixed issue that prevented Today Notification Widget to contain latest categories version. We've also made it support light/dark modes.
▸ Minor bugs fixed and performance improvements
1.9.6
2020-02-04
We have fixed an issue that caused app to silently crash after Appearance change from/ to dark mode.
1.9.5
2019-12-29
▸ Scrolling through images improved;
▸ Bug Fixes;
▸ Fixed memory issues.
Happy holidays from WallBot Team! :)
1.9.4
2019-10-17
▸ Support for MacOS Catalina;
▸ Added support for German;
▸ Added share button;
▸ Customize animation duration;
▸ Improved weather category;
▸ Added option for no animation when changing wallpaper;
▸ Other improvements.
1.9.3
2019-10-01
▸ Added support for Japanese;
▸ Added support for Russian;
▸ Added support for Spanish;
▸ Minor improvements.
1.9.2
2019-09-08
▸ Added support for Simplified Chinese;
▸ Added support for Traditional Support;
▸ Minor bug fixes.
1.9.1
2019-07-21
▸ Bug fixes;
▸ Internal refactoring on some features to make them easier to extend in the future.
1.9.0
2019-06-27
▸ We want to create a seamless experience so we have added an onboarding process for all the new users and the existing ones where you can see the most important features and change default configuration;
▸ Added button in Settings that will take you to the Safari Extension Preferences where you can activate it much easier.
1.8.6
2019-06-01
▸ Fix version for those that had auto location on for weather. We do not support that feature anymore and those that had it on, might have experienced crashes.
We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for the support.
1.8.5
2019-05-31
▸ Shiny new description that will give better insight regarding WallBot features;
▸ Fixed a minor bug where switching to minimized photo feedback popup would do nothing;
▸ Fixed a bug that caused by weather to remain stuck in loading;
▸ An issue with our Safari extension that caused button not to overlay photos was also fixed.
1.8.4
2019-04-29
▸ Finally: We've added option to view photo feedback minimised. You will see the like/dislike and preview buttons right on the status bar. It can be turned manually on from settings or from the photo feedback popup by pressing "Don't show this popup again";
▸ Updated the current image design and we allow now to select feedback anytime by pressing dislike/like buttons that are over the image. You can now also add the current image to favourite and view authors photos in browser;
▸ Added an about button where you can see the current app's version and author details;
▸ You can now access our new website right from the app by going to "Help us -> Check out our website" option.
1.8.3
2019-04-19
Action Required: We fixed an issue with the launch at startup helper on some devices. After updating the app you will be prompt again to check if you want to launch app at startup.
We are sorry for this kind of issues and thank you for supporting our app!
1.8.2
2019-04-01
▸ We are now using Core ML and Vision for better wallpaper classification. This resulted in better predictions and less time to detect image features;
▸ Fixed some memory leaks and made some project tweaks;
▸ Updated code to the latest Swift syntax;
1.8.1
2019-03-10
▸ Integrated haptic feedback for supported devices
▸ Fixed an issue that was causing app to use the same photo as desktop image multiple times
1.8.0
2019-02-12
▸ Added animations when changing wallpapers and it looks amazing (Fade, Move In, Push, Reveal).
▸ Added a Preview button on the Photo feedback popup that will show the current wallpaper above all the windows for 3 seconds.
▸ Simplified settings submenu.
▸ Performed Quantize operation on the CoreML model we are using to detect features within images in order to shrink the app size. The side effect is that Machine Learning is now available for macOS 10.13.2 and above. The app's size should be at least 20-30mb lower.
▸ Fixed a bug that caused the image not to set on some monitors on devices that have multiple monitors connected.
▸ Fixed bugs that caused not to show current image and category that is set on a specific monitor.
▸ Fixed translation bugs.
This is an important update that brings many features and bug fixes. We want to thank you for the feedback we've received from you and we hope that you'll enjoy this update. Thanks!
1.7.1
2019-01-26
▸ Fixed bugs that caused app to crash for macOS 10.12 users when opening categories;
▸ Fixed a bug that made 10.12 users not see a photo's author name;
▸ Squashed a bug that was crashing the app if the users were editing a category name.
We want to apologise (again) for our users that are using macOS Sierra for these crashes and we assure you that these crashes won't happen again. We've got virtual machines with older macOS and we are now able to test on all operating system before pushing new versions to production
1.7.0
2019-01-17
▸ Added "By Weather" category that will change the wallpaper based on your current location or a specified location.
▸ Fixed some bugs
We hope you'll enjoy this new feature. If you have questions reach us out at silviu.st7@gmail.com.
Thanks for using our app!
1.6.0
2018-12-20
▸ The whole menu mechanism was rewritten in order to be easier to modify/add new features
▸ Started localising app. You can use app in romanian with more to come.
▸ Bug fixing
1.5.0
2018-12-07
▸ You can now add photos to favorite list and use them as wallpapers
▸ Added icons for main categories in order to make them more visible
▸ Bug fixes
On 3 November we are celebrating one year from the first release. Thanks for using our app and for supporting us. It was a wonderful year and many more to come.
1.4.2
2018-10-02
▸ We hate updates only for bug-fixes. That means bugs were big. We apologise to our 10.12 macOS users for having the app crashing and for the 10.13 users for having the author name almost not readable.
1.4.1
2018-09-23
▸ Got the app up and running perfect with Mojave. Dark theme is also ready :)
▸ Changed a little bit the interface: Image previews are bigger and you will also see them at a higher quality.
This change can be reverted or make bigger from under Settings -> General Settings;
▸ Photo author will show only when hoovering mouse over a photo;
▸ When in fullscreen mode the Photo changed popup will not appear anymore so it won't steal your focus;
▸ Bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.4.0
2018-08-30
We have integrated 2 extensions in order to make WallBot more useful:
▸ Safari Extension: Activate it from Safari's preferences and when navigating trough unsplash.com, when hoover mouse over an image, you will have an extra "Set as wallpaper" button that will set that image as wallpaper at full resolution.
▸ Notification Center Extension: See awesome images in notification center and set them as wallpapers if you like. You can manually change the images category and change displaying image.
We have also added a tutorial section that will show you how to activate and use these extensions.
We hope you'll enjoy this major update and as always let us know what you think giving us an email on silviu.st7@gmail.com. Thanks!
1.3.1
2018-08-11
▸ You can now enable/disable/delete tags found in liked photos used for showing more photos you may like and you can also enter custom tags used to show photos based on your preferences;
▸ We found another category we tough you may like: Aerial. Check it out and let us know what you think about;
▸ Bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.3.0
2018-07-29
▸ Edit photo categories! You can now add whatever category you want (just make sure that it is one that could contain photos e.g. sky, house, England, etc.), remove the existing ones and reorder them.
▸ App shortcuts! Use them for changing random photos (cmd + alt + n), other photo from current photo author (cmd + alt + u) or for save photos (cmd + alt + s) and more. Check them all and enable/disable them from Settings -> View/Edit shortcuts menu. These shortcuts can be used from anywhere.
▸ We have a lot of code changes lately to make it easier to update our app and add new features
▸ There was a bug that occurred when it should change wallpaper for the colour categories but we've found and squash it.
Thanks for using our app and for more informations/questions send us a mail to silviu.st7@gmail.com
1.2.0
2018-07-23
▸ Added support for multiple displays. You can select weather to set wallpaper to both screens or choose for each one a different wallpaper;
▸ You can now select images from predefined colour range. Select from colours like purple, black, blue, green and many more;
▸ A new category was added: Black and White;
▸ We've managed to squash a few bugs. Thanks for reporting them :)
▸ New app screenshots. It should show better what the app is capable.
Thank you for your support. We hope you'll enjoy this update and don't forget to let us know your opinion about our app at silviu.st7@gmail.com.
1.1.1
2018-05-03
▸ API changes and bug fix
▸ Added new category and removed winter with summer
Thank you for supporting us.
1.1.0
2018-01-08
▸ Redesigned the image preview making image more visible;
▸ Added "History" category where you can see and use the last 20 images used as desktop background;
▸ You can now choose a manual photo change frequency that will make the desktop wallpaper not change automatically;
▸ Increased number of photos per category;
▸ Added the possibility to rate image from the Current image menu;
▸ You can now configure how much time the Photo Feedback popup is visible;
▸ Minor changes to menu structure;
▸ Added Winter category;
▸ App is now using caching to make sure not to load again photos that were recently loaded;
▸ Fixed some bugs that caused app to crash when loading menu thumbnail images;
▸ Improvements and optimisation changes;
We hope you enjoy changes that were made in this update and for requests, informations, bug reports or anything you can reach us at silviu.st7@gmail.com
1.0.2
2017-11-12
▸ Added "More from this user" section where you can choose from more photos of the current author;
▸ You can now save the current background image in your mac;
▸ Minor fixes to app icon;
▸ Added a "Help us" section where you can contribute to help this app grow;
▸ Minor bug fixes.
Thank you for your support and your feedback! We hope to hear more from you.
1.0.1
2017-11-07
▸ Fixed some problems that caused photos not automatically change.
▸ Increased number of predicted photos you may like.
▸ Fixed a issue that caused macOS 10.12 users to see an empty predictions table. Please note that you need to run at least 10.13 to have predictions.
▸ When wallpaper automatically changes, you'll see new wallpapers in categories.