AOL Desktop for Mac 1.2 Released
Posted Jul 7th 2008 10:30PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: AOL Desktop for Mac, Announcements
Today AOL released AOL Desktop for Mac 1.2 that resolves mail and AIM issues our customers have reported for the past few weeks. This is our second update to AOL Desktop for Mac which was launched in early May, 2008.
Changes in AOL Desktop for Mac 1.2:
- Fixed mail display issues where addressee/subject did not match
- Fixed various issues with AIM that may lead to crash on some systems
During first-run of AOL Desktop for Mac 1.2, your online mail folders will be re-synchronized. This is a one-time operation that will increase performance on subsequent launches of AOL Desktop for Mac 1.2. You can continue to use AOL Desktop for Mac 1.2 during the re-synchronization.
Please report any issues using the Feedback button on the application toolbar. Any specific information about connection type and speed, whether you are using wireless, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Try out the new update and let us know how it works for you. You can download it from discover AOL in the Free AOL Downloads section. We will try to respond to comments that have an email address, but rest assured, every comment is read and evaluated by our team.
Thanks...
Larry Aasen
Developer, AOL Desktop for Mac Team
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 3)
21. Version 1.2 sucks as bad as version 1.0. This isn't rocket science guys. I avoid the whole mess and simply log into aol.com, thereby avoiding aol's bottom feeding software altogether.
Posted at 8:14PM on Jul 20th 2008 by KellyVanRijn
22. After downloading the new Mac for Aol users, I cannot add to
My Favorites. I really miss that ability and cannot appreciate any gains
due to my loss. Marie Samuel
Posted at 6:39PM on Jul 20th 2008 by msartist
23. I know my old mail was transferred but when I access old mail it only goes back about a month. How I get to all that old sent and received mail.
I also can't access "Favorite".
WLN
Posted at 10:56PM on Jul 20th 2008 by knitpickr
24. It would be nice to know that AOL® Desktop for Mac 1.2 requires a G4 or later before you download.
There are still a lot of us G3 users out there.
Posted at 11:47AM on Jul 21st 2008 by Gary Halstead
25. You cannot assign a "signature" to emails. Although they explain it in the help menu, when you use the pull down menu there is no option to "create". When you try to open email that was previously viewed, and you are not online, you cannot view them. There is no "incoming saved mail". This creates a great inconvenience. I think the product has great potential, but I am afraid it is not ready yet.
Posted at 5:57PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Frank
26. After installing your most recent update my entire computer is frequently not able to fully load not only AOL but other internet sites. It frequently gets stuck at "Message Content Loading" and I have to relaunch or it will not load the new mail. The message at the bottom of the screen will say "loading 14 of 16, 4 errors" etc. This all started after downloading and installing the update. I have been locked out of my secured sites because the computer eventually times out (the loading never completes). Please help.
Posted at 1:16PM on Jul 24th 2008 by Pamela Peak
27. While I'm sure there are several items I could bring up, the biggest problem for me is the lack of a way to create clickable hyperlinks within email text you're writing, or receive clickable hyperlinks in mail sent to you. This is an antiquated problem that older AOL for MAC programs seemed to solve...in fact, if you just go to aol.com on any computer and pull up your account, you can create clickable hyperlinks in an email, why not with the latest AOL program??? It's ridiculous at this point in tech history to have to cut and paste a web address into the browser bar! Even AOL on PC makes it simple: type out a web address, it automatically turns into a clickable hyperlink.
Another thing: when you go to "switch screen names," in the old program you used to be able to see if you had mail in any other account. With this new program, there's no indication and you actually have to open up the screen name to check...again, very antiquated and highly inconvenient.
Your promo on the new AOL Desktop for MAC says it was created by MAC users, AOL users, etc.; if that's the case, I'm really, truly surprised that some of these most basic and expected features are not included. If anything, give us new features on top of the old ones but, come on, don't remove the most obvious, logical and convenient features that were already there!
I'm hoping AOL for MAC is really reading these posts and will take to heart some of the comments and complaints of users. As much as I want to use the new program, if these two features don't get fixed, as well as some of the others posted by other people, it'll be time to go back to the old program...or back to my PC!
Posted at 2:25AM on Jul 25th 2008 by Lorraine
28. I downloaded and installed Mac 1.2 but I don't notice any difference. What have I not done correctly?
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Hey Robert,
We've made a lot of improvements to the "plumbing" so if you didn't see any changes immediately, that's great!
You will notice that mail is more responsive and for some users, it corrects some mail display issues.
Stop by http://beta.aol.com to test our next version of AOL Desktop for Mac - we're adding a lot of new features, many sent in by our users.
thanks...
Lee Givens
AOL Mac Product Lead
Posted at 12:36PM on Jul 25th 2008 by Robert Ivey
29. I have downloaded Version 1.2 (39) and generally think it is the best Mac application to date but I can't seem to find anywhere how to stop the Desktop and AOL home page automatically starting when I switch on my Mac.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Maurice Elliott.
Posted at 1:07PM on Aug 3rd 2008 by Maurice Elliott
30. Hello All,
I have found the fix to stop the AOL Mac 1.2 Desktop loading at start up. If you go to system preferences and then accounts it can be deleted in your accounts(s) start up application list or you can just hide it. Full details can be found in MacHelp on your computer.
Regards
Maurice.
Posted at 3:35PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Maurice Elliott
31. Hello All,
I have found a way to stop the AOL Desktop 1.2 loading automatically at start up. It can be deleted or hidden by going into system preferences and your account(s) where you can either delete or hide the application at start up. This is explained in MacHelp on you Apple Mac.
Regards,
Maurice
Posted at 3:12PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Maurice Elliott
32. I'm having the same issue that someone described above. The same e-mail is sending over and over. I downloaded the program again and it does nothing. This is getting annoying!
Posted at 12:19AM on Aug 11th 2008 by Sam
33. The claim is that it is by Mac users for Mac users. I can't believe that Mac users would inflict ADS on other Mac users.
Unless there'a a way to disable the ads I will stay with AOL for OSX or drop AOL altogether.
Posted at 11:36AM on Aug 11th 2008 by Don Hostetler
34.
I cannot set the default font and size for mail. I change it and it doesn't hold. Is this not a feature? And when or will it be done?
I am using and intel macpro with leopard 10.5.4.
Posted at 3:48PM on Aug 21st 2008 by Larry Greenberg
35. I just downloaded the new 1.2.1 desktop - much improved speed and responsiveness. I still had one instance of "message content download" that did not complete. I tried again and all was well. However, I do not seem to be able to print any e-mail. If I print directly to the printer (HP Photosmart 5200 series), nothing happens. If I save as .pdf to my desktop, then try to print the pdf, the printer tries to print but eventual terminates with a error condition.
I am running OS10.4.11. Printing from the old legacy AOL Desktop works fine, as does printing from the web interface version of AOL.
Posted at 10:21PM on Sep 9th 2008 by tbkrivan
36. I still cannot reset my location. I moved a year and a half ago and when I ask for something like the weather, I get my old location. Sure i can change it but the next time I inquire, I get the old location.
Posted at 9:09PM on Sep 10th 2008 by JIMMINTURN
37. I have one question... when the new final version for the mac comes out will we have to have multiple boxes like 4.9 because that is really annoying and I really don't like it.
Posted at 4:18PM on Sep 12th 2008 by toshi
38. I’m not sure if this is the right place to post my concerns and problems with the new AOL Desktop. If it isn’t, maybe you can direct me to the correct one before I have to find a new ISP.
Here’s the story: I’ve installed 1.2.1 and find it has the same problems that caused me to stop using the previous one and continue to use 10.3.7 in order to get my work done.
1) In the past, to store items in my mailbox on my computer I would move them from the “Filing Cabinet” to my desktop or a file there. Now I seem to have a “Mailbox” but no Filing Cabinet, and when I attempt to transfer an item all I get is a “Text Clipping.”
Am I missing something?
2) One of the daily postings I receive is a listserve abstract composed of 5 to 15 separate messages. When I open it, only the 1st message is shown and the rest as “MIME attachments” that don’t open. Again, what’s wrong here? I need the information.
3) Finally, how can I make Firefox my default browser? On many sites, the AOL browser gives me frames that don’t include all the information. [see attached screenshot) This isn’t a problem with Firefox or Safari.
Thanks for any help you can suggest.
(I have an Emac with OS 10.4.11)
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Posted at 9:35AM on Sep 13th 2008 by Lew Rhodes
39. My mother is running AOL toolbar on her Mac and cannot import favorites from older version. I go to "File" then "import favorites" and the window will open asking me if I would like to import the favorites from classic AOL and I click on OK and then the message pops up "Favorites reported that no classic favorites exist (code=803)"
I've reported this issue by phone 3 times and have only been told to "keep trying" Any further information?????
Posted at 5:00PM on Nov 23rd 2008 by aly
40. I still use Version 10.3.7, running under OS 10.4.11. I tried AOL for Mac but didn't like it. It was slower on my setup, for one thing, than 10.3.7, with all its problems. Anyway, I'm having a problem with the download preferences in 10.3.7. I switched hard drives and folders away from the default "Downloads" folder, told it to "save" but it did not save. Then I tried a different folder on the same hard drive. Same thing. The new preference for the download folder does not take. It defaults back to the Downloads folder. Is there a way to remedy this? Thanks. I too am a long-time AOL user. Even had AOL for DOS years ago.
Posted at 4:21PM on May 1st 2009 by DC