Cisco Proximity Changelog

Version 4.0.0

New Features

• Support connecting to Webex cloud registered systems.

Changes

• Improve ultrasonic pairing performance and resilience.
• Minor updates to UI.

Bugfixes

• Fix crashes occuring on certain systems, as reported by user marcis.U.
• Prevent reconnection issues in certain scenarios where there are multiple devices in the same room.

Notes

• MacOS only: Because of a change in signing identities, you may be prompted to authorize access to the microphone / screen again despite having granted access previously.

Version 3.1.0

Changes

• Added host fingerprint verification. See this help page on fingerprint matching for more information.
• Updates to external dependencies.
• Remove hardcoded lookup path from Qt5Core.dll to fix CVE-2021-1240.

Bugfixes

• Fixed possible crash on application exit.

Notes

• MacOS only: Because of a change in signing identities, you may be prompted to authorize access to the microphone / screen again despite having granted access previously.

Version 3.0.8

Bugfixes

• Handle screen changes (screen added/remove/resized) better.
• Make correct error message appears in certain error scenarios.
• Try to ensure that app is always re-launched correctly on MacOS.

Version 3.0.7

Changes

• Take steps to reduce likelyhood of incorrectly decoding pairing messages in random noise
• Add option to disallow connections to public IP addresses
• Show volume button as muted when volume is set to zero
• For more details, see the release notes on our support forums.

Version 3.0.6

Changes

• Compatible with new MacOS Catalina requirements.
• Minor changes to logging detail levels.

Bugfixes

• Fix sharing indicator sizing issue in some mixed screen DPI scenarios.

Version 3.0.5

Changes

• Reduce amount of logging, especially metrics.

Bugfixes

• Remove several potential crash scenarios.
• Minor bugfixes.

Version 3.0.4

Bugfixes

• Fix cursor scaling and positioning on MacOS.
• Minor bugfixes.

Version 3.0.3

Changes

• Make code aware of microphone privacy settings in MacOS.

Bugfixes

• Fix errors where network issues could result in corrupt downloads.
• Improve validation of downloaded upgrades on MacOS to ensure upgrades are not left half-finished.

Version 3.0.2

Changes

• Added confirmation dialog for ending calls.
• Minor improvements to UI in some error situations.

Bugfixes

• Stop showing call controls in all cases where call controls are unavailable.
• Handle disabled and unsupported systems correctly.

Version 3.0.1 (Windows only)

Changes

• Made exclusive mode audio recording the default while application is in foreground.

Version 3.0

New Features

• Call controls:
  • Dialling, answering, and ending calls.
  • Local recents history.
  • Search in codec directory/recents.
  • Answering incoming calls.
  • Volume control.
  • Microphone mute.
  • DTMF keytone keypad.
• Accessibility / screen reader support.

Changes

• Included new audio token decoding algorithm to be used in newer versions of CE software.
• Added support for audio drivers exposing only 4-channel recording on Windows.
• Respect changes to default audio card more reliably on Windows.
• Updated external dependencies.

Bugfixes

• Stopped the application from crashing on exit in some conditions.
• Fall back to system fonts if embedded fonts are disallowed (rather than crashing).
• Improve cursor capture size / position.
• Other minor bug fixes.

Version 2.0.8

New Features

• Added a series of properties to .msi to simplify Windows mass deployment. See the mass deployment guide for details.

Changes

• Allowing Proximity to run on Windows systems on AC power also with the lid closed.
• Updated dependencies.

Bugfixes

• Fixed issures with sharing external screen on OS X.
• Fixed some possible crashes.
• Other minor bug fixes.

Version 2.0.7

Bugfixes

• Changed telemetry service.

Version 2.0.6

Bugfixes

• Fixed logging rate and memory consumption issues.

Version 2.0.5

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where the program would act incorrectly when another program was using the microphone.

Version 2.0.4

Bugfixes

• Fixed some metrics issues.

Version 2.0.3

New features

• Added integration against OS X power saving features, ensuring better pairing and presentation stability and speed.
• Improved high resolution display support on Windows.

Bugfixes

• Fixed some issues involving multiple displays on Windows 10.
• Corrected some minor upgrade related issues on both OS X and Windows.
• Better behaviour when logging out on Windows.
• Fix possible application hang on OS X.

Version 2.0.2

New features

• No features were added in this version.

Bugfixes

• Simplifed and robustified audio recording timing.
• Reduced CPU usage on Windows.
• Better error messages on failed upgrades on Windows.
• Updated third party dependencies on Windows.

Version 2.0.1

New features

• No features were added in this version.

Bugfixes

• Fixed font loading crashes on Windows.
• Fixed issue causing delayed reconnection when reactivating services.
• Minor UI bug fixes

Version 2.0.0

New features

• New first time guide introducing the app and its features
• Improved usability: Proximity now has a interactive window and is present in task bar / dock
• Improved pairing on Windows (exclusive mode microphone access). The Windows release is no longer classified as Beta
• Provide targeted in-app feedback and troubleshooting tips to the user
• Application is now called Cisco Proximity (was: Proximity)

Bugfixes

• Fixes to some known application crashes and freezes.

Version 1.1.1

Bugfixes

• Fixes to some known application crashes
• Modified appearance of installer
• Changed app icon
• Better feedback to user when proximity was disabled by administrator
• Changes to session handling to improve connection stability

Version 1.1

New features

• Your mouse cursor will now appear when you share your screen
• Proximity has a changelog! (You're reading it right now.)
• You can now left click the tray icon on Windows

Bugfixes

• Fixed a number of application crashes and instabilities
• It is now possible to select between screens with the same name
• The selected screen is now marked in the list of available screens

Maintenance

• Support for CE8.1
• Upgraded Qt libraries to version 5.5.1
• Improved crash reporting tool for OS X

Version 1.0

• Initial release supporting screen sharing.