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Omnify Hotspot Changelog

What's new in Omnify Hotspot 5.1.0.0

Mar 1, 2024
  • Wi-Fi hotspot and repeater:
  • Omnify Hotspot now warns you if your hotspot or repeater is started on Wi-Fi 5, 6, or 7.
  • What else?:
  • The network driver has been updated and the issues that you've reported have all been fixed.

New in Omnify Hotspot 5.0.0.0 (Nov 16, 2023)

  • .NET:
  • Starting with this release, you need to have at least .NET 8.0 installed. If you don't have it installed then our installer can automatically install it for you.
  • What else:
  • The issues that you've reported have all been fixed.

New in Omnify Hotspot 4.1.0.0 (Oct 15, 2022)

  • We're delighted to announce the release of Omnify Hotspot 4.1. This release contains several improvements based on your feedback. Please send your comments and suggestions to us, we like to read and use them!
  • Performance:
  • The overall responsiveness has been greatly improved, such as reducing the time it takes to switch between features. Furthermore, starting the application is significantly faster.
  • Installer:
  • If security update KB4474419 isn't installed on Windows 7, you'll now be asked to install it. This change doesn't affect Omnify Hotspot running on newer Windows versions.
  • What else?:
  • The issues that you've reported have all been fixed.

New in Omnify Hotspot 3.1 (Aug 26, 2021)

  • Notifications:
  • Omnify Hotspot now uses toast notifications if your PC is running Windows 10 version 1809 or later. When a toast notification is shown after a device connects or disconnects, you can use it to go directly to the device in the devices view.
  • Wi-Fi hotspot & repeater starting time:
  • Starting a hotspot or repeater is now significantly faster on Windows 10 if your wireless network adapter still uses Hosted Network functionality.
  • What else?:
  • The issues that you've reported have all been fixed.

New in Omnify Hotspot 3.0 (Apr 29, 2021)

  • We're excited to announce the release of Omnify Hotspot 3.0. This release adds bandwith control and several other improvements. Please send your comments and suggestions to us, we like to read and use them!
  • Bandwidth control:
  • Within a network, the bandwidth is shared by all connected devices. If a device uses a lot of bandwidth, such as with torrents or other P2P software, it causes a negative impact on the performance of other devices. With bandwidth control, you can assign a download and upload speed limit for each device, to ensure that they have less interference with each other.
  • You should see a significantly reduced latency and CPU usage when there is a lot of traffic.
  • What else?:
  • The network driver has been updated and the issues that you've reported have all been fixed.

New in Omnify Hotspot 2.3 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • QR code support:
  • You can now scan a QR code in Omnify Hotspot with an Android or iPhone smartphone and join your created network without having to log in and type passwords.
  • Certificate:
  • The installer and executable are now signed with a certificate to assist with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen.
  • .NET:
  • Starting with this release, you need to have at least .NET 5.0 installed. If you don't have it installed then our installer can automatically install it for you.
  • What else?:
  • The network driver has been updated and the issues that you've reported have all been fixed.

New in Omnify Hotspot 2.2 (Aug 25, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Block advertisements:
  • You can now block those annoying and unwanted advertisements per device. Previously, blocking advertisements was applied to each device.
  • .NET Core:
  • Starting with this release, you need to have at least .NET Core 3.1 installed. .NET Framework has received its last major version and .NET Core is the future of .NET. If you don't have it installed then our installer can automatically install it for you.
  • What else?:
  • The network driver has been updated and the issues that you've reported have all been fixed.

New in Omnify Hotspot 2.1.3 (Apr 13, 2020)

  • This release contains several reliability improvements.
  • The network driver has been updated and the issues that you've reported have all been fixed.