GhostMe

Release notes

Every change to GhostMe, newest first.

v1.4.0

Latest

November 4, 2026

New

  • A redesigned, native Mac app: a sidebar planner beside the map, a proper Settings window, and light and dark mode.
  • A shorter setup guide that watches your iPhone live and tells you when each step is done.
  • Pause and resume a route, change its speed while it plays, and let the map follow your iPhone.
  • Supports iOS 27, including its new developer disk image.
  • Your license now verifies quietly once a day. If GhostMe cannot reach the licensing service, you get a week of warning before simulation pauses.
  • Checkout now shows prices in your local currency.

Fixes

  • GhostMe no longer freezes when macOS asks for your keychain password.
  • Unplugging your iPhone during a route now stops the route instead of showing it as arrived.
  • Long routes and routes across the date line now play correctly.
  • Place search now favours the part of the map you are looking at.

v1.3.4

September 30, 2026

Fixes

  • Fixed the macOS security error that prevented GhostMe from opening.

v1.3.3

August 20, 2026

Fixes

  • GhostMe now opens even when its saved route history is damaged or unreadable. It used to close on launch instead.

v1.3.2

August 20, 2026

Fixes

  • Fixed a crash on the Turn On Developer Mode page. GhostMe quit the moment that page appeared, so setup could never be finished.

v1.3.1

August 7, 2026

New

  • Connected devices now read as something you can click, each with an iPhone or iPad glyph, a green check, and its iOS version.

v1.3.0

August 7, 2026

New

  • Set Location moved into the planner, beside the fields it depends on.
  • Devices are listed instead of hidden in a menu. Click one to pick it.
  • New app icon, now also the site favicon.

v1.2.0

August 7, 2026

New

  • The map leads. Set Location is the primary action and needs no route.
  • A hint says the map is clickable, and it disappears once you drop a pin.
  • GhostMe now carries the Location capability in its signature.

Fixes

  • Every reason macOS can refuse location access is shown beside the field instead of nowhere.

v1.1.2

August 7, 2026

Fixes

  • Use My Location always responds now, and a denial opens System Settings.
  • GhostMe detects being run from a DMG or Downloads, where macOS silently refuses location access.

v1.1.1

August 7, 2026

New

  • Turn On Developer Mode is a full-bleed page, with the iPhone screenshots filling the window.
  • Show Me Where asks your iPhone to surface the Developer Mode switch, and Turn It On For Me switches it on for you.

v1.1.0

August 7, 2026

New

  • Xcode is no longer required. GhostMe carries its own device runtime and talks to your iPhone directly.
  • Setup installs nothing on your Mac. Developer Mode on the iPhone is the only prerequisite left.
  • Works over USB or Wi-Fi, and needs no administrator password.

v1.0

August 7, 2026

New

  • Apple Maps search and turn-by-turn route planning.
  • Driving and walking playback on a connected iPhone.
  • Instant destination simulation and one-click location restore.
  • Built-in checks for pairing and Developer Mode.
  • Local recent-route history with adjustable playback speed.
  • Polar license activation.

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