Release notes

What's new in DroidPort

Every DroidPort update, newest first.

Updated October 19, 2026

DroidPort 1.5.3

October 2026

The license items are for the direct download. The Mac App Store version is licensed through the App Store.

Open at login, a friendlier license window, and fixes.

  • New: Open at login, offered right after your phone pairs and in Settings > General, so DroidPort is ready for your phone's messages and calls as soon as you log in.
  • New: Deactivate now asks before it frees this Mac's seat.
  • New: every button that opens System Settings now comes with written steps naming the page and the switch to turn on.
  • Fixed: after you turn on Local Network access, DroidPort finds every phone again without a restart.
  • Fixed: the license window is ready for your key the moment it opens.
  • Fixed: a mistyped license key no longer shows an error every time DroidPort opens.
  • Fixed: pressing Return in Settings now activates your license key, and the key box shows the whole key.
  • Fixed: the License section in Settings keeps its margins and no longer repeats itself.
  • Fixed: while macOS asks about notifications, Settings now says it is waiting for your answer instead of saying they are off.
  • Fixed: exploring the built-in sample device no longer leaves a second DroidPort icon in the Dock.
  • Fixed: the Files delete question now says where the file is removed from.
  • Fixed: if DroidPort is updated just as it opens, it restarts itself once instead of asking you to download it again.
  • Fixed: after MistBar quits, DroidPort's menu bar panel no longer opens at MistBar's old spot.
  • Fixed: Report a Bug, Contact Support and every email support link now copy your message and show where to send it, so you can write to me from webmail too. If your Mac has a mail app, one click opens it as a ready email.
  • Settings > About now lists every SKJ APPS app.

DroidPort 1.5.2

October 2026

Direct download only. The Mac App Store version is licensed through the App Store, so it did not need this update.

Deactivate locks right away, and refusals are checked too.

  • Deactivate now locks DroidPort on this Mac the moment you click it.
  • DroidPort now checks that every license answer, including a refusal, really comes from the SKJ APPS license server. A key for a different SKJ APPS app is turned down without using up one of its activations.

DroidPort 1.5.1

September 2026

Direct download only. The Mac App Store version is licensed through the App Store, so it did not need this update.

A safer license check.

  • DroidPort now confirms that every license answer really comes from the SKJ APPS license server before it unlocks. Your key and your settings stay as they are.
  • While DroidPort confirms a saved license key, the license window now shows just the Retry button.

DroidPort 1.5

September 2026

DroidPort now remembers your phone, plus new shortcuts and fixes.

  • DroidPort remembers your paired phone. After a restart it reconnects on its own, with no need to pair again.
  • Phones are found more reliably on your network.
  • Right-click the menu bar icon for a quick menu: connection status, Open DroidPort, Settings and Quit.
  • Messages now tells you when your phone is not sharing its contacts, with a Try Again button.
  • Messages now lists only your contacts and the people you text, so erased and spam conversations stay out.
  • New Report a Bug and Contact Support buttons in Settings > About start a pre-filled email for you.
  • The menu bar panel now opens under its icon when a menu bar manager hides or rearranges icons.
  • The menu bar panel header now shows your total unread count.
  • The main window keeps a steady height range.
  • Fixed a stray line under the title on some Settings pages.
  • In the direct download: Share to Phone is now included, so you can share files and text to your phone from the macOS Share menu.
  • In the direct download: after you enter your license key, your phone now appears right away, without restarting DroidPort.
  • In the direct download: more reliable pairing, and the license window keeps a steady size.

DroidPort 1.4

September 2026

Full compatibility with macOS 27, plus a round of fixes.

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when the menu bar panel resized on macOS 27.
  • The Notifications permission warning now clears itself the moment you grant permission, instead of staying on screen until you reopened the app.
  • Right-clicking a row in Files now opens its menu anywhere on the row, not only on the file name itself.
  • The Settings window title now keeps the right color when you switch between light and dark appearance.
  • Various stability and polish improvements throughout.

DroidPort 1.3

September 2026

A polish pass on the main window.

  • In dark mode the sidebar, panels and status rail now share one calm surface, so DroidPort reads as a single console.
  • Panels sit gently raised for a clearer sense of depth in both light and dark.
  • The Notifications and New Message buttons get a cleaner accent style.

DroidPort 1.2

September 2026

Message bubbles are now easy to read.

  • The contrast of your sent and received messages is fixed, so conversations stay clear in light and dark mode and with any accent color you choose.

DroidPort 1.1

August 2026

Make DroidPort your own.

  • Pick an accent color: Default, your macOS System color, or any Custom color.
  • Turn on an optional background gradient with adjustable intensity that flows through the whole window, Settings and the menu bar popover.
  • Settings rebuilt in a cleaner, easier-to-scan layout.
  • Menu bar popover polish: calmer, more readable buttons whether or not the popover is focused.
  • Messages: the in-conversation search box keeps focus while you type, and opening a conversation now marks it as read automatically.
  • Files refinements, plus smaller visual touch-ups throughout.

DroidPort 1.0

August 2026

The first release of DroidPort, on the Mac App Store.