{"id":784,"date":"2019-04-17T20:39:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T00:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c-command.com\/blog\/?p=784"},"modified":"2020-09-24T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:48:29","slug":"toothfairy-2-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c-command.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/17\/toothfairy-2-5\/","title":{"rendered":"ToothFairy 2.5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"app-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/images\/2.4\/toothfairy-icon@2x.png\" height=\"128\" width=\"128\" alt=\"ToothFairy Icon\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"store-right-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/store\/mac-app-store\/toothfairy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/images\/mac-app-store.svg\" alt=\"Download on the Mac App Store\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"store-right-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/store\/setapp\/toothfairy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/images\/setapp.svg\" alt=\"Available on Setapp\" style=\"width: 122px; height: 40px\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Version 2.5 of <a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/\">ToothFairy<\/a> is now available. ToothFairy is a Mac menu bar utility that lets you connect AirPods to your Mac with a single click or keypress. It also works with other Bluetooth headphones and with input devices such as mice, keyboards, and game pad controllers. You can see at a glance which devices are connected, as well as their battery levels. ToothFairy can also make music and videos sound better by using a higher quality codec for audio output.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is a free update that includes the following changes:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/images\/2.5\/easy@2x.png\" title=\"Easily connect to AirPods by clicking the icon in the menu bar or pressing a hotkey.\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" align=\"right\" width=\"161\" alt=\"Easily connect to AirPods by clicking the icon in the menu bar or pressing a hotkey.\" src=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/images\/2.5\/easy-thumb%402x.png\" height=\"79\"><\/a>Added menu bar icons for more devices: pair of AirPods <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"22\" alt=\"AirPods Disconnected\" src=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/images\/2.5\/menu-bar-airpods-disconnected%402x.png\" height=\"22\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"22\" alt=\"AirPods Connected\" src=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/images\/2.5\/menu-bar-airpods-connected%402x.png\" height=\"22\" \/>, Powerbeats3, Powerbeats Pro, Beats Solo, headset, speakers (boombox, conference, cylinder, desktop, vertical), graphics tablet, game controller, Magic Mouse, 2-button mouse, Magic Trackpad 2 (top and side views), Magic Trackpad 1 (side view), iPhone, and tablet.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/images\/2.5\/device-icons@2x.png\" title=\"Choose a menu bar icon for each Bluetooth device.\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" align=\"right\" width=\"161\" alt=\"Choose a menu bar icon for each Bluetooth device.\" src=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/images\/2.5\/device-icons-thumb%402x.png\" height=\"295\"><\/a>Clicking on a device in the menu bar now shows a menu with its name, connection status, and battery level, so you can see the information immediately instead of waiting for the tooltip to appear.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Preferences<\/strong> window now explains that you can right-click (or Control-click) the menu bar icon to access the preferences when the Dock icon is hidden.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Preferences<\/strong> window now explains that showing the battery status <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" alt=\"AirPods Battery Indicator\" src=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/images\/2.5\/menu-bar-airpods-battery%402x.png\" height=\"22\" \/> requires a device whose battery level appears in the <strong>Bluetooth<\/strong> pane in System Preferences.<\/li>\n<li>Tweaked various <strong>Preferences<\/strong> window text to clarify the icon and audio input settings and how the new Apple H1 chip fits in.<\/li>\n<li>Improved the <a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/help\/why-don-t-i-see-the-bat\">Why don\u2019t I see the battery level?<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/help\/why-isn-t-my-device-con\">Why isn\u2019t my device connecting?<\/a> sections of the manual.<\/li>\n<li>When reporting a Bluetooth error, ToothFairy now includes the hex code and error name to help look up the exact cause of the problem.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a regression where changing the icon didn\u2019t work on macOS 10.11.<\/li>\n<li>Updated code for Xcode 10.2 and Swift 5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>ToothFairy 2.5 works with macOS 10.11 through 10.14 and requires a Bluetooth device. For information about previous releases of ToothFairy, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/toothfairy\/help\/version-history\">version history<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you enjoy using ToothFairy, please take a moment to review it on the <a href=\"https:\/\/c-command.com\/store\/mac-app-store\/toothfairy\">Mac App Store<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.producthunt.com\/posts\/toothfairy\">Product Hunt<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macupdate.com\/app\/mac\/58564\/toothfairy\">MacUpdate<\/a> or to mention it on Twitter, Facebook, or your own site. We\u2019d really appreciate it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Version 2.5 of ToothFairy is now available. ToothFairy is a Mac menu bar utility that lets you connect AirPods to your Mac with a single click or keypress. It also works with other Bluetooth headphones and with input devices such as mice, keyboards, and game pad controllers. 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