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What changed in each version of CellGlide for Mac, Windows, Linux, OpenWrt routers and iPhone.

Mac

1.4.0 (39) ·

  • With no phone connected, the menu bar panel shows this Mac’s own network: live speed, latency and jitter, whether it dropped in the last 30 minutes, and the apps using the network most
  • With a phone connected, the menu bar panel also lists the five apps using the network most; click to open Network activity
  • Click the battery line on the phone card for charging details: how the charger’s power splits between the battery and the phone itself, plus battery temperature, voltage and health
  • For the few seconds after you plug in the phone, before it starts charging, it now says “Starting to charge” instead of “Plugged in, not charging”
  • When CellGlide isn’t open on the phone, the Mac no longer reads the phone’s battery every few seconds

1.3.1 (38) ·

  • Split tunneling works the other way round too: listed sites use the phone, everything else uses Wi‑Fi. Each way keeps its own list
  • Select an app in Network activity to make it always use the phone or Wi‑Fi
  • The leak test now checks WebRTC: whether browsers go around the phone in video calls, and how to stop it
  • More complete diagnostics, so it’s easier to find out why a connection got stuck
  • Fixed: clicking the details on the right of Network activity no longer clears the selection

1.3.0 (37) ·

  • New wireless connection: no cable? Your Mac can use a nearby iPhone’s cellular connection (needs CellGlide for iPhone 2.5.0 or later)
  • A welcome on first launch, with an animation showing how to pair wirelessly
  • Connect wirelessly right from Overview
  • Connections no longer drop when many pages load at once
  • The menu bar icon uses less energy

1.2.1 (36) ·

  • The menu bar icon shows a red dot when a new version is available

1.2.0 (35) ·

  • Steadier with Tailscale: with only the phone and Wi‑Fi off, Tailscale now comes online and MagicDNS names resolve; when Tailscale’s DNS stops answering, CellGlide uses its own DNS until Tailscale’s is back
  • Split routing: when another VPN owns DNS and Wi‑Fi has no IPv6, listed sites go through Wi‑Fi over IPv4 instead of ending up on the phone
  • After CellGlide shares again, the panel says once when another VPN may need reconnecting
  • Speeds and detail lines on the panel’s phone card are no longer cut off
  • About now links to our X account, @CellGlide

1.1.0 (34) ·

  • New Network Activity: see which apps are online, how fast and how much each one uses, where each connection goes and whether it uses Wi‑Fi, Ethernet, the phone or another VPN, even with no phone connected; it only watches and never blocks, and the data stays in this Mac’s memory
  • The Destination Map now works with no phone connected, showing this Mac’s connections over Wi‑Fi
  • Works with other VPNs: turn on another VPN (Shadowrocket, for example) after CellGlide connects and it takes over its own routes and DNS while its traffic goes out through the phone; turn it off and CellGlide restores itself

1.0.1 (33) ·

  • New session traffic: the menu bar panel and Overview show how much this Mac has downloaded and uploaded through the phone, and how long it has been connected; it starts from zero on every reconnect
  • Performance improvements
  • New anonymous usage statistics to help us make connections more reliable: only counts such as opens, connections and speed tests, with rough durations, never the sites you visit or your traffic. You can turn them off in Settings

1.0.0 (32) ·

  • A new main window: Overview, Split Tunneling, Speed Test, DNS Leak Test, Destination Map, Connection History and Diagnostics in one place; the menu bar panel keeps just the everyday status and buttons
  • New Split Tunneling: send some sites through Wi‑Fi while everything else keeps using the phone. Add a service (it brings all the domains it uses), type a domain, or import a Surge, Clash or Quantumult X rule set, updated daily. If Wi‑Fi stops working, everything goes back to the phone
  • New Speed Test: measure your Mac’s real speed through the phone, side by side with Wi‑Fi when you’re connected to it
  • New Destination Map: a 3D globe of where your Mac’s traffic goes, with the phone’s arcs in solid blue and Wi‑Fi sites in dashed green
  • New Connection History: connections, disconnections and the main reason for each interruption, day by day; diagnostics can now be sent from the window
  • If an old test build left DNS settings in your network services, CellGlide now names them and gives the command to clear them

0.6.2 (31) ·

  • New DNS leak test: click DNS Leak Test… in the panel to see, in seconds, which DNS servers your Mac’s lookups actually reach and whether any bypass the encrypted DNS chosen on the phone
  • The result names each DNS server’s network and region, and points out DNS services that reveal your network block to websites
  • A taller panel, so Disconnect and the other buttons show without scrolling

0.6.1 (30) ·

  • While the phone is plugged in but its CellGlide isn’t open yet, the panel waits quietly instead of flickering every few seconds
  • Buttons in the English and Spanish panel no longer get cut off
  • A Telegram channel link at the bottom of the panel, where new versions and tips appear first

0.6.0 (29) ·

  • Plug in and go: once the phone starts sharing, your Mac connects on its own — no switch to find
  • Disconnect lasts just this once: you go back to your own network, and plugging the cable in again or sharing again on the phone reconnects
  • Office networks, your NAS and printers keep working: while connected, private ranges (10.x, 172.16–31.x, 192.168.x, 100.64.x) stay on your Mac’s own Wi‑Fi or cable, Tailscale included, following you when you change networks
  • Plainer words in the panel: “TUN” and “proxy check” are now “Connected” and “phone internet OK”
  • Every dropped connection logs its cause, for faster troubleshooting

0.5.9 (28) ·

  • New icon
  • The phone card shows the phone’s model and its carrier with a badge, including sub-brands such as Cricket and Metro; on a dual-SIM phone, the line in use
  • The USB device menu shows each phone’s name and model
  • TUN stays on when you switch USB devices; no need to turn it back on
  • Diagnostics include the phone’s model, each SIM’s carrier and the modem version (never SIM numbers), for faster troubleshooting
  • Sends the carrier to the iPhone, so iPhone 2.0 shows sub-brands too while connected
  • The panel now reads “Stay online on the go”

0.5.8 (27) ·

  • Fixes the Mac losing its connection after a while of sharing while both apps still looked fine
  • New Connection History: when the connection drops, it tells you whether USB, the phone's network or the Mac's relay was at fault, and keeps 7 days of history
  • New Send Diagnostics: send us a report with private details removed in one click, and get a code to quote
  • The Mac switches back to its own network sooner when the phone loses its connection, and a brief signal dip no longer stops sharing
  • The panel shows the phone's battery and charging power

0.5.7 (26) ·

  • Long-idle connections such as SSH and mail no longer drop every 5 minutes
  • When you unplug or the phone stops sharing, TUN closes before the relay, so the Mac returns to its own network without a gap
  • After the Mac wakes, it checks the phone right away; if the background service restarts, the panel shows it at once
  • More reliable: a brief USB service hiccup no longer drops a working connection

0.5.6 (25) ·

  • Fixed: with “Use CellGlide DNS” off on the phone, websites wouldn’t open while TUN was on because names didn’t resolve. Public DNS is now used, through the phone

0.5.5 (24) ·

  • When opened straight from Downloads, CellGlide asks to move itself into Applications and reopens with one click; a copy left in Downloads couldn’t turn on TUN or update
  • The panel subtitle now reads “Network tool for Mac”

0.5.4 (23) ·

  • New “Open when an iPhone is plugged in”: when the app isn’t running, plugging in an iPhone opens it in the background (off by default; turn it on in the panel)
  • New “View Log”: exports the last 24 hours of logs with a status summary for reporting problems
  • More reliable background service updates

0.5.3 (22) ·

  • Intel Macs are now supported: one download works on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Intel support is new, so please tell us if anything goes wrong

0.5.2 (21) ·

  • Fixed: after the phone stopped sharing, the Mac occasionally couldn't get its original network back without a restart
  • The Mac connects within seconds after the phone starts sharing; it sometimes took over 10 seconds
  • Automatic updates: the app checks once a day and updates from the menu bar panel, restoring the original network first
  • The panel shows the current version in the bottom left

0.5.1 (20) ·

  • Fixed: Tailscale and other apps bound to Wi-Fi could not connect while TUN was on
  • With the upcoming CellGlide 1.2 for iPhone, the phone shows this Mac's name and USB speed
  • DNS lookups retry after a dropped connection; up to 256 simultaneous connections

0.5.0 (19) ·

  • New built-in network engine: the download shrinks from 20.7 MB to 0.5 MB and uses less CPU while transferring
  • A Mac with no other network can now get online through the iPhone as soon as it is plugged in
  • DNS is resolved by the phone, so busy pages load faster and more reliably
  • The original network comes back automatically if the phone stops sharing or the Mac app quits unexpectedly

0.4.6 (18) ·

  • Fixed: after the phone paused sharing (for example during a call), forwarding on the Mac stopped until the app was restarted

0.4.5 (17) ·

  • Clearly shows when TUN is off and the Mac is only connected over USB, not online through the phone
  • New app icon

0.4.4 (16) ·

  • The panel scrolls when its content grows instead of being cut off
  • Maintenance and updates proceed safely even when the background service cannot start

0.4.3 (15) ·

  • Phone sharing state is pushed over its own channel, so the Mac reconnects right after the sharing mode changes
  • Shows whether CellGlide has fully left the Mac's network
  • The USB device stays on Automatic unless you pick a phone

Windows

1.0.0

  • Tray panel: click the tray icon to see the connection status and connect or disconnect in one click; the phone card shows connection quality, battery and charging
  • Speed Test: measure your real speed through the phone, side by side with Wi‑Fi or wired if you like; past results are kept
  • DNS Leak Test: see in seconds which DNS servers your computer’s lookups actually reach; with Strict DNS on, lookups go only through the phone while connected
  • Connection History: connections, disconnections and the main reason for each interruption, day by day
  • Diagnostics: if something goes wrong, send diagnostics from the window
  • Settings: auto-connect, start in the background at login, and choose which iPhone to use
  • The ARM64 version is a test build and has not yet been tested on real hardware

Linux

1.0.0

  • New tray panel: left-click the tray icon to see the connection status and connect or disconnect in one click; the phone card shows connection quality, battery and charging
  • New Speed Test: measure your real speed through the phone, side by side with Wi‑Fi or wired if you like; past results are kept
  • New DNS Leak Test: see in seconds which DNS servers your computer’s lookups actually reach
  • New Connection History and Diagnostics: connections, disconnections and the main reason for each interruption, day by day; if something goes wrong, send diagnostics from the window
  • New Settings: auto-connect, start in the background after login, open the window when you plug in an iPhone, and choose which iPhone to use
  • Finds the phone again on its own after the computer wakes from sleep
  • Upgrading from a beta: log out and back in, or restart, once afterwards

OpenWrt routers

0.3.0

  • Traffic map: see in the router’s web page where the chosen devices’ traffic goes through the iPhone, busiest regions first; click a row to turn the globe there
  • The map can be flat instead (experimental) and follows your LuCI theme’s day or night look; addresses are located in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere
  • Diagnostics: send CellGlide’s status, settings and log from the router’s web page, or save them as a file; names and addresses are removed on the router first
  • Fixed every LuCI page staying on “Loading view…” while the iPhone was slow to answer
Packages and how to install or upgrade on GitHub →

iPhone

2.6.0 (43) ·

  • New: Share the iPhone’s Wi‑Fi. When your iPhone is on Wi‑Fi, your computer can use it too, with no cellular data (turn it on in Settings)
  • Ad blocking can now block PCDN, so videos on Bilibili, Douyu, Huya and more load from the platforms’ own servers and stall less
  • Add your own domains to block
  • Shorter, clearer text throughout the app
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

2.5.0 (42) ·

  • New wireless sharing: no cable? Your Mac can still get online through your iPhone (needs CellGlide for Mac 1.3.0)
  • A short animation on first launch shows how to pair
  • Test your Wi‑Fi speed too when Wi‑Fi is connected
  • Uses less energy while sharing
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

2.4.0 (41) ·

  • New ad and tracker blocking: your computer loads less and uses less data
  • Encrypted DNS now supports HTTP/2, with four more providers
  • More accurate charging power estimates
  • A redesigned speed test share card
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

2.3.0 (40) ·

  • Linux computers and OpenWrt routers: install CellGlide on them and they go online through your iPhone, just like a Mac
  • Encrypted DNS now supports DNS over TLS, with a Quad9 preset; enter tls://server as a custom address
  • Fixed lost UDP packets when the computer uploads through the phone, so video calls and HTTP/3 sites are steadier
  • Home lets you know when a new version is available
  • Rate CellGlide from Settings › About
  • A speed test that loses the connection midway now shows as failed instead of reporting a speed that's too low
  • Destination map: arcs stay visible when a destination is in the same region as your exit
  • Traffic statistics recognize more services, including Disney+, App Store and software updates, Tailscale, Firefox, Ubuntu, Snapchat and Yahoo

2.2.0 (39) ·

  • In Traffic statistics, tap the globe at the top to open a 3D globe you can spin, in landscape
  • Arcs run from your exit to every service in use, with dots flowing both ways at the real pace: blue for downloads, green for uploads
  • The list shows the services moving data now and where they are; quiet ones slide out and come back when traffic resumes
  • Tap a service to turn the globe to it
  • Locations are looked up on the phone, and what you visit is never uploaded
  • Traffic statistics also recognize more services, including Oracle, DocuSign, US Card Forum, Cursor and Microsoft, Google and Apple's own domains.

2.1.0 (38) ·

  • DNS speed test: in Settings › DNS, measure how fast and steady each DNS server is, then tap Use to switch to the fastest
  • New DNS servers: AliDNS, Tencent DNSPod and OpenDNS
  • DNS choices take effect at once, with no Save button
  • A new Runtime and background page with two new switches: Start sharing when connected to a computer, and Stop sharing when the cable is unplugged
  • Swipe a recent speed test left on the Quality tab to delete it
  • Settings › About links to our Telegram channel for news and tips
  • Traffic statistics recognize more services, including Alipay, Xianyu, Alibaba Cloud, Amap, DingTalk, Youku, Xiaomi, Huawei, Trip.com and Douban, with more brand icons
  • A rewritten welcome screen that says plainly what CellGlide does
  • Uses less memory, for steadier long sessions
  • With the Mac app 0.6.0: reach devices on your home or office network while sharing, and clearer wording in the panel

2.0.0 (37) ·

  • Four tabs: Home, Diagnostics, Quality and Settings; on the open iPhone Duo, cards sit side by side
  • DNS acceleration: Optimistic DNS answers from cache at once, and concurrent DNS queries ask a second provider when one is slow, encrypted throughout
  • If encrypted DNS can’t be reached, the carrier’s DNS takes over, and encrypted DNS is back within seconds of the network recovering
  • Run the speed test right on the Quality tab, stop it any time, and compare places and networks in your recent results
  • Network quality: continuous latency, jitter and loss, plus latency under load to spot lag while uploading or downloading
  • Home shows this month’s data; set a monthly allowance with reminders at 80% and when it runs out, or turn on Data saver to pause large background downloads
  • Charging card: measured charging power and battery health when connected to a Mac, an estimate otherwise
  • The Dynamic Island appears only once you leave the app, with the countdown right away and speeds every 3 seconds
  • Hit a problem? Send diagnostics from Settings in one tap (private details removed) and get a code to quote
  • Improvements for IPv6-only cellular networks (such as some T-Mobile networks), network type display and turning cellular data off

1.2.0 (25) ·

  • Switch to another app while sharing and the Dynamic Island shows live speed and the time left; tap to come back, so checking a message is worry-free
  • The home screen shows the connected Mac: its name, USB speed and how long it has been connected
  • DNS lookups reuse connections, so pages that open many sites at once resolve faster and no longer fail now and then
  • More simultaneous connections for smoother downloads and busy browsing
  • Clearer traffic stats: services and protocols come first, and past sessions are grouped by day, show which Mac used them, and open into details for each session and each day
  • Fixed: the live speed chart sometimes cleared after opening Control Center or a call banner

1.1.0 (24) ·

  • Network status on the home screen: carrier, 5G/4G, public IP, session usage and a live throughput chart
  • Usage by service: see how much data YouTube, WeChat, iCloud and others use
  • Smoother live speed chart and icons for the protocol breakdown
  • Carrier and IP update automatically after you swap SIMs or switch your data line
  • New app icon and refined typography throughout

1.0.0 (23) ·

  • First App Store release: share your iPhone's cellular data with your Mac over USB
  • Traffic statistics by session, day, month and protocol
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