AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 2 - Now with an Invisibility Cloak
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 6:41PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Beta News, AIM for Mac
Well, it isn't something from the Romulans or even from Harry Potter, it's Sign in as Invisible. After we integrated Lifestream into AIM, our goal was to add in features that our users have requested and continue to work on improving the user interface.
New Features & Changes in AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 2:
- Added the Sign In as Invisible option to the Sign In window.
- Added "Status Sync" buttons in the status text field for Lifestream services so you can choose where you want your status to be broadcasted.
- Added the Command+Return key equivalent to the Send button on the IM conversation window.
- Added the Extras tab to the AIM preferences window. It includes settings for iTunes status and Diagnostics.
- Made some new changes to the Buddy Flyout for a better user interface. Also added Lifestream integration.
- Improved VoiceOver accessibility for the Welcome Screen.
- Various user interface improvements.
- Fixed some Buddy List Font Scale issues.
- Fixed multiple issues regarding Status Photos including one where images dragged from a browser could not be uploaded.
- Fixed issues regarding hyperlinks launching the default mail reader instead of the default browser.
- Fixed a couple of issues with iTunes track info in Status Messages.
- Fixed issues where user preferences weren't being loaded correctly after switching Screen Names.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
Thanks,
Lee Givens
AOL Mac/iPhone Product Lead
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1. yay! thank you so much!
Posted at 10:37AM on Nov 27th 2009 by Dave
2. also, can you give users the ability to appear and stay idle when they wish to? adium has this feature, and it's really great.
Posted at 10:42AM on Nov 27th 2009 by Dave
3. when using shared accounts, the same friend talks to both of us and she doesnt know which account she is on. im using the windows aim and it separates the accounts. could u possibly do this for the mac?
Posted at 1:53AM on Dec 13th 2009 by ouchi
4. The Buddy List Icons are not loading for me, nor am I able to change my Buddy Icon.
Posted at 2:02AM on Dec 13th 2009 by Vanessa
5. Buddy Icons aren't working for me, either. Of more concern is that AIM is constantly signing me off.
Is there any chance that AIM can have access to fonts installed on our computers, or that we will soon be able to adjust (or change!) the volume of the AIM alerts?
Posted at 9:49PM on Dec 28th 2009 by stillcypher
6. how do we close AOL aim accounts? Aol should add this feature.
Posted at 4:46AM on Dec 31st 2009 by trustnet16
7. I have a PC and am about to get my first Mac. On my PC, I have 2 different aol programs with 2 different sets of screen names. I have heard that you can't download aol twice onto a Mac, is that correct? If not, do I just install the program twice as I've done on my PC?
Posted at 8:25PM on Jan 4th 2010 by Steve
8. AIM is a hazardous app for iPhone when used internationally. On a recent trip to Canada, I had the network setting on my iPhone 3GS set to Data Roaming OFF, to avoid data roaming charges. I was using AIM, under the assumption that it would work via Wi-Fi but would be blocked from the WAP network. Much to my dismay, AT&T posts Megabytes of data roaming charges on my bill (several hundred dollars) and AT&T customer service informs me that the roaming=off setting on the iPhone does not block some apps (i.e. AIM) from accessing the internet, so the meter continues to run wild on the unwary consumer. How can this situation be allowed?
Posted at 2:54PM on Jan 9th 2010 by Mike