Bear 2.3 beta update (12784)

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Hello!
Bear 2.3 is available on TestFlight for both macOS and iOS/iPadOS. This version is macOS 15 and iOS 18 ready and includes the new color options for the highlighter tool along with a good amount of bug, glitch, and crash fixes.

If you are testing versions 18.1 or 15.1 OS betas this version also comes with full support for macOS Writing Tools and partial for iOS and some Apple Intelligence intents you can trigger with Siri.

Here is the full changelog:

macOS

  • Fixed note scrolling glitch
  • Fixed Timing.app integration

iOS

  • Support for tinted icons
  • Support for control center widgets
    • New Note
    • New ToDo note
    • New Scan Document note
    • Search notes
  • Restored the correct coloring of Bear’s custom keyboard
  • New attachments export menu
  • Fixed issue with side actions positioning

coreOS

  • New Highlighter colors: It’s possible to choose between 5 different colors for highlighting your notes
  • Added more actions to the … menu inside the note
    • Pin/Unpin
    • Trash/Restore
    • Archive/Unarchive
    • Privacy
    • Sort ToDos
  • DOCX exporter fixed issue with markdown [unlinked references]
  • Minor changes to the existing themes
  • Code blocks no longer change height during markdown hiding/showing
  • Header links now work correctly if the target header is folded
  • Fixed attachments path issue with merged markdown exports
  • Fixed wiki link name update bug concerning locked notes
  • Fixed an issue with note search and attachments no longer connected to notes
  • Better handling of HTML comments during exports
  • The Add file shortcuts action now has an extra parameter to limit insertion to a specific header inside the note
  • Fixed issue with copy as > HTML when performed from the note list
  • Fixed lag popovers appearing lag for notes with a lot of links
  • Better handling of inline stylers when they are toggle off inside a word
  • Fixed HTML export W3C validation issues
  • Fixed issue preventing attachments from being correctly linked in textbundle and BearNote exports when they were in some folding conditions
  • Changes in the Quick Open panel search algorithm
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And how about the inconsistent appearance of Chinese fonts in Bear San, and images sometimes big and small on iPadOS and macOS?

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Incredible update, team. That is a lot of new features and fixes. Thank you!

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Can’t wait! How long before the public release?

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Many great quality of life improvements! Love it, thanks team :+1:

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How do you get access to the beta in Testflight?

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@Thunderr247 This build will be available today.

@KGFarrand @wlouth I’m afraid we don’t have free seats for TestFlight at the moment.

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This problem concerns macOS and iOS font fallbacks and I’d like to know if the new releases provided any changes.

I’d like to know more about this issue

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Something like:

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Usually occur in portrait mode of iPad, especially after showing sidebar and returning to full screen mode.

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Could we hear more about the Apple Intelligence intents?