cnlab UX Test Desktop-Apps

What's New

• VPN detection
  • The app detects whether a VPN is active based on the network connections in use. It detects both IPv4 and IPv6 VPN connections.
  • If a VPN is detected and used for the measurement, a corresponding icon is displayed in the connection overview and saved as a potential limitation.
• The recorded Wi-Fi network information is now integrated into the detailed results. This information is also available retrospectively for results dating back to version 2.0.0.

Bug Fixes and Optimizations

• Performance optimisation
  • Queries for system and network information have been moved to a dedicated background process to reduce the time taken for system detection.
• Windows-specific optimisations
  • To improve Wi-Fi detection, the app now uses the Windows API for network information.
  • For the time being, the Windows API is accessed via a script. In the future, the script will be replaced by direct use of the native Windows API.
  • If it is not possible to run the script on the device, the user will be asked for permission. If permission is not granted, the old detection method will be used as a fallback.
• Improved display of network information in the detailed results
• Display errors removed
• Optimisation of the display in dark mode
• Update of the runtime environment, frameworks and libraries

Additional Information

• macOS – Restrictions on Wi-Fi detection
  • Since macOS Sequoia 15.6, Apple has restricted the detection of Wi-Fi networks for privacy reasons. This causes errors and results in inaccurate Wi-Fi information when viewing Wi-Fi networks in the app.
  • There are plans to re-enable this detection in the future using a signed native solution. Currently, Wi-Fi networks are detected as ‘<redacted>’.

What's New

• The traceroute phase can take a very long time. This step is now triggered in parallel with the start of a measurement to reduce the time required.
• A new box plot graph has been introduced: After completing a measurement and in the results, you can now choose between the line graph and the box plot.
  • The small switch at the top right of the graphs can be used to switch between the two variants.

Bug Fixes and Optimizations

• Update of the runtime environment and the underlying framework.
• A number of inconsistencies with the display in combination with the window controls integrated into the title bar have been fixed.
• Dialogues that use the entire window no longer prevent interaction with the window, such as moving it.
• Some texts have been adjusted.

What's New

• Title bar integrated into the window control bar.
• Detection of connections via satellites in low Earth orbit (e.g., Starlink).
• Automatic adjustment to system colours (can still be overridden).
• Full integration of native window controls into the title bar; the beta option in the settings has been removed.

Bug Fixes and Optimizations

• Update of the runtime environment and the underlying framework.

Additional Information

• Linux: required GTK-version raised from 3.8 to 3.20.

What's New

• Revision of the update system. Updates are now rolled out platform-specifically.
• Introduction of new update dialogs with this and the upcoming version.
  • The notification of an update is now displayed in the title bar.
  • A "wizard" guides you through the update process.

Bug Fixes and Optimizations

• Optimization and improvement of app startup. The app now starts up faster.
• Update of the runtime environment and the underlying framework.

Additional Information

• Updates for Windows with 32-bit architecture are no longer delivered. Support has been discontinued with version 3.1.0.
• For Linux with x86-64-bit architecture, experimental AppImages can be tried out.

• Added a dark theme.
• Adjusted the light theme.
• Improved the app's overall style to better handle different themes.
• Improved internet connectivity check before starting a measurement.
• If a measurement is not possible, store it locally anyway.
• Improved measurement accuracy and issue reporting.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• (significantly) improve the startup time on Windows
• fixed multiple issues with the WLAN detection on all supported platforms
• fix issues with displaying the currently used network's speed
• updated the apps general appearance
• updated and fixed the appearance for detected limitations
• prepared the app for a new theme
• updated result filter dialog and a couple filter UIs
• prepared the app for key combinations
• updated the licenses of used OpenSource libraries
• updated some language settings
• general bug fixing and performance optimization
• code cleanup

• added a wizard to export results to CSV/JSON
• improved layout of the app with custom window decoration
• updated core dependencies
• bug fixing and optimization

• updated user agreements
• bug-fixing
• performance optimisation

• Optimized the start procedure so that it can no longer happen that the loading screen remains visible indefinitely.
• Updated dependencies.
• Prepare the application for in-app feedback.
• [Beta, optional] Integration of window controls into the application.
• [Windows] Fix for the uninstaller icon.

• Added a dialog to rate the app.
• The reference server list now displays, whether a server is reachable or not.
• Bug fixing a couple of automated issue reports.
• Updated runtime for all OS versions, except for Windows with 32 Bit.

• Error corrections
• Support for the 32-bit application under Windows marked as deprecated.
  • An update is offered for 32-bit installations on 64-bit systems.
  • A warning is displayed for 32-bit systems that the app will no longer be supported on this system in the future.

New

• Application settings split
• Added bufferbloat settings
• Enable multiple measurements for bufferbloat

Updates & Improvements

• Database migration updated
• explicit transmission of crash reports if required (failed measurement, uncaught exceptions, etc.)
• updated satellite detection
• updated system detection for Analytics
• enable geolocation for Analytics (if active)
• QoL improvements
  • selectable results in the performance overview
  • User ID can be copied
  • Display of next serial number on "Increase" button
  • and more
• Improved display of in-app measurement notifications
• [Mac] updated WLAN detection
• improved test for general internet accessibility before starting a measurement
• improved detailed display of measurement results

Bug fixes

• fixed several bugs that only occur in some edge cases
• fixed check for IPv6 availability
• corrected some translations