People Partner v0.2.3

v0.2.3 — Restore data from earlier app versions

If you upgraded to v0.2.2 from v0.2.0 and your conversations or license appeared missing, this release fixes that. Your data was never lost — it was stored in a different location that v0.2.2 didn't know to look in.

What this update does

• Auto-recovers data from earlier installs. On first launch, v0.2.3 checks for orphaned data from older v0.2.0 installs and copies it into place automatically. The original data is left untouched as a safety backup.
• Silent. No prompts, no banners. The app just opens with your data intact, the way it should have on v0.2.2.
• Skipped automatically if you don't have orphaned data (clean v0.2.2 installs, fresh installs, or non-Mac platforms).

How to update

If you're already on v0.2.2, click Update Available in the top-right of the app. The update installs and the app relaunches with v0.2.3.

Compatibility

• macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later
• Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
• All data preserved — Keychain license, conversations, employees, documents, settings

People Partner v0.2.2

v0.2.2 — Security hardening + auto-updater fix

This release fixes a bug in the auto-updater for previous versions and rolls up several security improvements. Your data, license, and settings are preserved across the update.

One-time manual install required (read this part)

Earlier versions of People Partner had macOS App Sandbox enabled, which (it turns out) blocks the in-app "Update Available" button from working — the click spins for a moment and then nothing happens. v0.2.2 removes the sandbox setting so future updates work normally.

But because v0.2.0 is itself sandboxed, it can't auto-install v0.2.2. You need to do this once manually:

1. Download the version that matches your Mac:
   • Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4): People.Partner_0.2.2_aarch64.dmg
   • Intel: People.Partner_0.2.2_x64.dmg
2. Quit People Partner if it's running (Cmd+Q).
3. Open the .dmg. Drag People Partner onto the Applications shortcut. Click Replace when prompted.
4. Launch the app from Applications.

After this one-time step, future versions update automatically inside the app.

What's new under the hood

• Tamper-resistant audit log. If anything tries to modify or delete rows in your local audit trail (including other apps with file access to your DB), the database itself rejects the change.
• Safer database upgrades. App migrations are now atomic — if an upgrade hiccups midway, your database rolls back to its previous state instead of getting stuck half-done.
• Tighter internal permissions. Reduced the app's own privilege surface so any future bugs have less room to do damage.
• Stop button infrastructure. Cancellation infrastructure is in place; the UI wire-up lands in the next release.
• License signature verification (prep). Infrastructure for the app to cryptographically verify that license-validation responses come from peoplepartner.io. Activates in a future release once we deploy the signing key.
• Auto-updater fix. This release. Future updates will be one-click again.

Compatibility

• macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later
• Apple Silicon and Intel Macs both supported
• All existing data preserved (Keychain license, conversations, employees, documents, settings)

Questions

If anything looks wrong after the update, reply to your purchase confirmation email and we'll help.

People Partner v0.2.0

See the assets to download and install this version.