Aria 0.1.1
The first release that arrives as an update. Signed updates, a support address, and usage counts that stay off unless you turn them on.
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Aria 0.1.1 is the first version delivered through the built-in updater. If you installed 0.1.0, open the notch, then the gear menu, and choose Check for Updates. In 0.1.0 the updater only wakes up after the notch menu has been opened once, so it won't find 0.1.1 on its own until you do that. 0.1.2 fixes that.
Every update is signed twice: by Apple (Developer ID, notarized) and with Aria's own update key. The app refuses an update that fails either check. I tested the path from 0.1.0 to 0.1.1, and then to a deliberate recovery build, on a real Mac before publishing this.
There's now one support address, arushp715@gmail.com, in the Help menu, the notch menu, Settings and the site footer. I aim to reply within one business day.
Settings has a new Privacy section with optional usage counts. It's off by default. If you turn it on, Aria sends five numbers and a random ID you can reset, at most once a day: whether it's installed, whether setup finished, whether an agent got connected, whether you've approved something, and whether you used it that day. No prompts, code, file names, account or device details. Settings shows the exact text before anything is sent. The details are on the privacy page.
Known problems are on the known issues page.