Release 5.31 (Build 160518)
• This update is not necessary for existing customers.
• Added new registration features for licensing with immediate gratification and volume licensing.
Release 5.3 (Build 160511)
• Added support for the MacBook (Early 2016).
• Added support for battery modules not fully compliant with the Smart Battery Data Specification.
• Added support for new features of the Apple System Management Controller.
• Web communication during software update and hardware support checks is now fully compliant with Apple’s new App Transport Security guidelines.
Release 5.2 (Build 160122)
• The application was further optimized to ensure it can monitor and present all aspects of new hardware models remotely monitored via Hardware Monitor Remote, even if used with an older operating system which is not aware of features of the new hardware yet.
• Corrected an issue which could cause technical problems with the storage of long-term history data.
Release 5.11 (Build 160119)
• This is a maintenance update which is only needed on Apple Macintosh models released in 2015. Users of other computer models don’t need to download this version.
• It fixes an issue where the application did not show an image of the computer in the window System Information. After opening the window, specific features of the application may have been unexpectedly canceled due to the missing picture which could appear like a “hang” situation.
Release 5.1 (Build 160114)
• Added support for the iMac 21.5-inch (Late 2015).
• Added support for the iMac Retina 4K 21.5-inch (Late 2015).
• Added support for the iMac Retina 5K 27-inch (Late 2015).
• Corrected a problem where a temperature reading for ambient air was shown on iMac model series later than 2013 although the associated sensor is known not to work correctly.
• Corrected a problem where the connection window for remote monitoring did not work as expected.
Release 5.0 (Build 151130)
• Due to high demand, development of Hardware Monitor was resumed. The new release modernizes the application internally, removing outdated parts. In the first step, the overall architecture, feature set, and interface concepts have not been changed yet. This is planned for future releases.
• The required minimum OS version is now OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
• Added full support for 64-bit processing.
• Added full support for Retina displays.
• Speech output is no longer limited to English.
• Support for Growl notifications has been replaced by using the OS X Notification Center.
• Added support for the iMac 21.5-inch (Late 2013) and iMac 27-inch (Late 2013).
• Added support for the iMac 21.5-inch (Mid 2014).
• Added support for the iMac 27-inch Retina 5K (Late 2014).
• Added support for the iMac 27-inch Retina 5K (Mid 2015).
• Added support for the MacBook Retina 12-inch (Early 2015).
• Added support for the MacBook Air 11-inch (Early 2014) and MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2014).
• Added support for the MacBook Air 11-inch (Early 2015) and MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2015).
• Added support for the MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (Late 2013), MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (Mid 2014), MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch (Late 2013), and MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch Late (Mid 2014).
• Added support for the MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (Early 2015) and MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch (Mid 2015).
• Added support for the Mac mini (Late 2014).
• Added support for the Mac Pro (Late 2013).
• Added new internal techniques to identify the sensor equipment of new Macintosh models.
• Added support for one-click registration.
• Support for output on LC displays of Logitech gaming hardware was removed.
• Support for Xserve-specific features was removed.
• Model series not officially compatible with OS X Yosemite or later are no longer supported.
• Due to security policies of modern OS versions, the feature to identify external drives via activity indicator lights had to be removed.
• Due to security policies of modern OS versions, the feature to show Intel Turbo Boost specifications and the temperature specifications for processor cores had to be removed.
• Corrected a problem where sensor labels for PCIe slots and PCIe booster line connectors of classic Mac Pro systems had been swapped.
• Corrected a problem with unexpected delays in the user interface of the application when the names of monitored remote systems were shown in networks using IPv6.
• The reference manual uses a new design.
Note: The “iMac Late 2015” model series are not officially supported yet.
