Changes in version 1.1.1 (16.12.2009):

• Change: The kHIDRemoteButtonCodePlayHold code for the new aluminum Apple® Remote's "Play/Pause" button is now actually supported.

  But use it with care: the underlying problem is that the OS X driver uses the same HID button code for long presses of the "Center" button on white and long presses of the actually different "Play/Pause" button on the aluminum remote.

  In order to correctly translate that code in either kHIDRemoteButtonCodeCenterHold or kHIDRemoteButtonCodePlayHold, the remote control type needs to be known, first, which may not always be possible. This leaves you with three options:

  1. handle kHIDRemoteButtonCodeCenterHold and kHIDRemoteButtonCodePlayHold identically until -[HIDRemote lastSeenModel] returns something other than kHIDRemoteModelUndetermined. This may be confusing to the user.
  2. save -[HIDRemote lastSeenModel] on application exit and set it at application launch using -[HIDRemote setLastSeenModel:]. This should work fine in most use cases, but may pose a problem when a user uses different remote control models with your application.
  3. always handle the two button codes identically in your application to avoid any user confusion in the first place. This is what I recommend.

Changes in version 1.1 (13.11.2009):

• NEW: Support for the new aluminum Apple® remote.
  • NEW: Separate button code for the new, additional Play/Pause button (currently OS 10.6.2 only)
  • NEW: Auto-detection of the remote model.
• NEW: New, unified set of button codes for the white and aluminum remote.
• Enhancement: Better workaround for the OS X SecureEventInput issue.

Changes in version 1.0 (22.10.2009):

• Initial release.