Official update status - Native Access - Current version: 1.12.1

Native Access releases

All releases are first released through CenterCode as beta releases and will be released approximately 2 weeks after beta testing. That is, if no additional bugs are found.

Anyone can sign up for beta testing at: https://goo.gl/685dGF

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Future features not in the next release but on the roadmap

• "Download archive" for archiving and moving installers around
• Reduction in disk space needed for installation
• Reduction of download problems
• Reinstall or "fix problems" for failed update installations

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Latest and current release
1.12.1 - 2019-09-11

• ADDED Support for the installation of content libraries from the Komplete 11 & 12 HDD on Catalina macOS
• ADDED Search bar for locating products in the not installed, available updates and installed product tabs
• IMPROVED Guidance when download of Native Access self update fails
• IMPROVED Guidance when activation fails due to a base product missing
• IMPROVED Improved on error message when serial input field is incomplete
• FIXED End of changelog in product detail view is cut off
• FIXED It is no longer possible to set the same VST path for the VST 32-bit and VST 64-bit path on Windows

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Release Notes for previous versions:

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1.12.0 - 2019-06-26

• IMPROVED Guidance when using the Repair option
• IMPROVED Guidance when adding a new NKS partner library
• IMPROVED Guidance when setting install locations
• IMPROVED Guidance when using the Locate option for not installed products
• FIXED When batch relocating on Windows the content directory is written in an invalid format
• FIXED For products with an available update the changelog shows only partially with a scroll bar
• FIXED Welcome popup showing when account created cannot be closed

1.11.0 - 2019-06-04
This release introduces some performance enhancements

• IMPROVED Users are no longer required to log in each month

1.10.0 - 2019-05-07
This release focuses the accessibility of Native Access with screen readers in MacOS.

• ADDED First name and last name required in sign up form
• IMPROVED Screen readability of text elements in Native Access.
• IMPROVED Navigation with accessibility keyboard shortcuts functioning
• FIXED No flickering when hover over tiles of products with a link in the description
• KNOWN ISSUE Notification messages are not screen readable
• KNOWN ISSUE Password is readable by screen reader

1.9.1 - 2019-02-19
This release introduces Native ID, enables the integration of sounds.com with Maschine and Komplete Kontrol and optimizes the new user on-boarding and serial registration flow. It also includes hot fixes for bugs introduced with version 1.9.0 that only went to beta.

• ADDED Messaging in login and signup forms to introduce Native ID
• ADDED Welcome message when new user creates an account through Native Access
• ADDED sounds.com authorization for integration of sounds.com loops and samples in Maschine and Komplete Kontrol
• CHANGED Success message showing after successful registration of a serial
• FIXED Show activation error message for repeated retry attempts

1.8.0 - 2019-01-21
This release supports batch relocating multiple content libraries and a few internal improvements.

• ADDED Batch relocate for content libraries
• IMPROVED Use a more secure storage for authenticating credentials on Windows

1.7.4 - 2018-11-27

• ADDED T&C link when creating a Native Instruments account, installing a product, or adding registering a serial number
• IMPROVED Update aria2 from 1.32 to 1.34
• FIXED Activations no longer required for RAS2 players
• FIXED Products are automatically updated to use the best serial number (e.g. Guitar Rig 5 Pro over Guitar Rig 5 Elements Selection)
• FIXED Show the right product size when having the Komplete hard disk plugged in and an update is available
• FIXED Retry of a download after an “Installer could not be found” error was triggered

1.7.3 - 2018-11-07

• FIXED An issue that caused installations/updates to fail when running in a batch
• FIXED Names of some products being displayed as “Only-For-Test” in the Not Installed tab
• FIXED Controller Editor could not be re-installed

1.7.2 - 2018-10-01

• FIXED An issue that caused activations to fail or NA to crash when batch-activating already installed products
  
• REMOVED Kontakt 5 Player

1.7.1 - 2018-09-03
You can now locate existing Native Instruments content libraries on your hard drive, instead of having to download them again. We’ve also fixed a few bugs and made some minor improvements.

• ADDED Native Instruments content libraries that are already on your hard drive can now be located directly from Native Access, instead of having to download them again
• FIXED Activations don’t fail anymore when switching to another OS user
• FIXED The serial number doesn’t haphazardly disappear from the Product Description tab anymore
• FIXED Players are shown with the correct icon and product type in the Installed products list
• IMPROVED Message when Native Access is updating itself
• IMPROVED Error message when trying to update MASCHINE while it is running
• IMPROVED The Product Description can now contain clickable URLs
• REMOVED Installation progress percentage from the card view

1.6 - 2018-02-28
We are very happy to announce that Native Access is now also available to our users in China.

1.5.1 - 2017-11-22

• ADDED You can now reinstall your products via Native Access.
• ADDED Library content relocate. If the library was moved to a different location, you can now point Native Access to the valid directory.
• ADDED Proxy support. Native Access now respects the proxy settings of your operating system.
• FIXED When relocating products the new path is validated better. If validation fails you get a more meaningful error message
• FIXED Komplete selection bundle activation issues.
• FIXED Komplete 11 Hard Drive connection issues.
• FIXED Products that only ship 32bit VSTs are no longer shown as broken
• FIXED Products no longer disappear from the Not installed section
• FIXED When relocating OEM libraries the version number is updated correctly

1.4.1 - 2017-09-14
This is a bugfix release for Windows operating systems only.

• FIXED Downloads performance on Windows 32 bit operating systems.

1.4 - 2017-09-11

• ADDED You can now cancel, pause and resume downloads
• ADDED Downloads no longer fail when you lose your internet connection. Instead Native Access will restart the download when the connection returns
• ADDED Native Access prevents you from downloading files to a FAT32 formatted volume if the files are bigger than the maximum file size supported by this file system
• ADDED If Native Access detects a broken installation it shows you a warning before you can install an update
• FIXED When you mistype your user name during log in Native Access now shows you an error message again
• FIXED The UI now shows the correct VST paths after Native Access resets them to the default location. This can happen if you try to set the 64 and 32 bit VST paths to the same location
• FIXED The changelogs now support special characters

1.3.1 - 2017-08-17

• FIXED Adding an OEM library which resides in a path containing special characters (e.g. Umlauts) leads to an immediate crash
• FIXED If Native Access is already running and a second instance is started, downloads and installations fail afterwards (Windows only)

1.3.0 - 2017-08-09

This release introduces numerous improvements to download performance. Downloading with Native Access is now faster, more stable and more reliable.

• KNOWN ISSUE Installations or downloads can not yet be paused, resumed or canceled

1.2.0 - 2017-06-27

This release brings release notes! When products ship release notes with updates or full versions we can show you what changed in the latest versions of the application.

• ADDED If applications provide release notes they are now displayed in the product detail view
• FIXED Installing applications on Windows accounts with special characters in the name is now possible
• FIXED Native Access now stops you from running it on incompatible versions of macOS (i.e. less than 10.10)
• FIXED Reduced spurious "Product Not Owned" errors
• IMPROVED Errors about "uninstall failures" on Windows now give better hints on how to fix the error
• KNOWN ISSUE Installations or downloads can not yet be paused, resumed or canceled

1.1.3 - 2017-05-22

This release mostly covers Kontakt OEM library support, some minor bug fixes and improvements.

• ADDED Kontakt OEM libraries are now supported and can now be registered, installed and activated
• FIXED Native Access does not crash anymore when launched from help menu if another instance is already existing
• FIXED Reduced the number of activation requests for multiple activations
• IMPROVED Improved error message when trying to register unknown products
• KNOWN ISSUE Product installation from medium with update shows wrong status
• KNOWN ISSUE Release notes for updates are not yet available
• KNOWN ISSUE Installations or downloads can not yet be paused, resumed or canceled

1.1.0 - release date TBA

Kontakt now uses Native Access for installation and activating libraries.

• ADDED Displaying, registering, adding and activating Kontakt OEM libraries is now supported in Native Access
• FIXED Minor bugfixes

1.0.26 - 2017-04-10

A lot of activation bugs were squashed in this release and a lot of "future compatibility" work was done.

• FIXED Having special characters in your windows username should no longer prevent you from seeing and installing products
• FIXED A lot of bugs related to activation were fixed. Product activation would sometimes fail or give inconsistent results
• IMPROVED The error message for "not enough disk space" is now easier to understand
• ADDED A new serial number scheme and copy protection was added to Native Access to improve future compatibility
• KNOWN ISSUE Installations or downloads can not yet be paused, resumed or canceled
• KNOWN ISSUE Release notes for updates are not yet available
• KNOWN ISSUE If an update fails to install there the user needs to dig into the registry to fix the problem

1.0.25 - 2016-11-17

We are happy to introduce a new view for your products. We have added more useful information about your installed products and an easy way to view who you are logged in as. As well as that we have added a bunch more small changes and improvements.

• ADDED Card view for all products
• ADDED The email you used to log-in with is now displayed in the cogwheel-dropdown
• FIXED Automatic log-in and preferences saving now works on macOS Sierra
• FIXED When a player product was installed the status is now displayed correctly
• IMPROVED The product detail view now contains more information: where your product is installed, which bundle it belongs to and which serial it is associated with
• IMPROVED The number of bytes remaining during download is now correctly displayed
• IMPROVED Native Access now use the built-in ISO mounting on Windows 8 and 10 and no longer needs a special driver to do so
• IMPROVED Before downloading and installing Native Access now checks to see if you have enough drive space
• KNOWN ISSUE Installations or downloads can not yet be paused, resumed or canceled
• KNOWN ISSUE Release notes for updates are not yet available

1.0.24 - 2016-10-11

• FIXED Bug where NKS plug-ins disappeared from the browser, this time for real

1.0.23 - 2016-09-29

• FIXED Bug where NKS plug-ins disappeared from the browser
• FIXED Bug where Native Access crashed when trying to install updates

1.0.22 - 2016-09-26

• ADDED Windows size and location are now the same throughout sessions
• FIXED Bug when Native Access ignored application and content installation paths
• IMPROVED The error “PAL - 1” provides now better error messages for support
• KNOWN ISSUE On macOS Sierra, custom location preferences are not saved, you must specify them when starting Native Access
• KNOWN ISSUE Pause/resume/cancel a installation process is not possible

1.0.21 - 2016-09-08

• FIXED Komplete Kontrol can now be installed using Native Access
• FIXED The error “Installation failed: The application is already running” no longer exists, this time for real
• KNOWN ISSUE Pause/resume/cancel a installation process is not possible

1.0.20 - 2016-09-05

We added a lot of small changes and improvements.

• FIXED Your computer will no longer go into sleep mode when installing products
• FIXED Reaktor 6 Player is no longer shown as Demo when installed as part of Komplete 11 Select
• FIXED The error “Installation failed: The application is already running” no longer exists
• KNOWN ISSUE Pause/resume/cancel a installation process is not possible

1.0.19 - 2016-08-31

• FIXED Show the correct VST64 location on Windows

1.0.18 - 2016-08-29

We now automatically activate your demo products, you can also update your players and we added a lot of small changes and improvements.

• ADDED Automatic activation of your demo products
• ADDED Automatic upgrade of a player if you entered a serial for the full product
• ADDED Update for the players are now handled with Native Access
• IMPROVED Loading time of product pictures
• IMPROVED Better wording for partners products
• IMPROVED Images and descriptions are displayed for most of the products
• FIXED Your password is no longer asked multiple times when installing multiple products
• FIXED Products are no longer shown as demos after an installation
• KNOWN ISSUE If your computer goes into sleep mode, the installation process is broken
• KNOWN ISSUE Pause/resume/cancel an installation process is not possible

1.0.17 - 2016-08-11

We now display product descriptions for both installed and not installed products. When installing from a medium we automatically update the product to the latest version. We also handle both Kontakt and Reaktor Players and added a lot of small changes and improvements.

• ADDED Product descriptions for not installed products
• ADDED Automatic update to latest version after installing from medium
• IMPROVED Display of product descriptions in general
• IMPROVED Better wording when adding a serial
• FIXED Bug when installing Scarbee Basses
• KNOWN ISSUE No pause, cancel, resume download features for now

1.0.16 - 2016-07-19

We now ask for your folder locations when installing for the first time and added a lot of small changes and improvements.

• ADDED Display the location settings on first installation
• ADDED Animation when adding a serial number to your account
• IMPROVED Better handling of adding a serial
• IMPROVED Better wording when installing a product or an update
• IMPROVED Images and descriptions are displayed for most of the products
• FIXED Product names don’t change when installing or updating
• FIXED Native Access breaking existing 3rd party Kontakt libraries
• FIXED Graphical glitch when hovering an update
• FIXED Menus in the toolbar are not displayed anymore
• KNOWN ISSUE Descriptions are still not showing up for all products
• KNOWN ISSUE Only a few Maschine Expansions are available for installation
• KNOWN ISSUE Not all updates on Service Center are available in Native Access

1.0.15 - 2016-07-05

Don't ask for credentials on Mac, delete downloaded files and lots of small changes and improvements.

• ADDED Install a helper tool on Mac so that credentials are not asked for every product installation
• ADDED Downloaded files get deleted after a successful installation
• IMPROVED Better progress reporting during download and installation
• FIXED Native Access crashing when card readers or certain virtual drives attached
• FIXED No products were shown when ServiceCenter was not installed
• KNOWN ISSUE Images are still not showing up for all products
• KNOWN ISSUE Product detail view tab is empty for most products
• KNOWN ISSUE Installing Maschine Expansions fails
• KNOWN ISSUE Not all updates on Service Center are available in Native Access
• KNOWN ISSUE Strummed Acoustic and Emotive Strings are not available through Native Access

1.0.14 - 2016-06-23

Settings for installation folders, serial number registration, automatic activation and lot's of small changes.

• ADDED There are now settings to change your installation directories
• ADDED Refreshing when switching tabs or clicking the refresh button
• ADDED You can now register serial numbers through Native Access
• ADDED Products are now activated automatically after installation
• FIXED Now showing the version number correctly of all products
• FIXED Native Access crashing when downloading products
• IMPROVED Image should now show on all tabs
• IMPROVED Now no longer showing 3rd party plugins
• KNOWN ISSUE Images are still not showing up for all products
• KNOWN ISSUE Product detail view tab is empty for most products
• KNOWN ISSUE Refreshing might block the user interface

1.0.13 - 2016-05-24

Small update which fixes some issues with the lists of shown products and the display of error messages.

• FIXED Bundles are now replaced with applications
  Bundles would appear as single entries in the list of "not yet installed" applications. Now the bundle is shown as separate installable applications.
• ADDED Nice icons when lists are empty
  When the "not yet installed", "updates" or "installed" application lists are empty there is now a nice visualisation to show the user that the list is correctly empty.
• FIXED Installation error messages are now more descriptive
  In the event of an installation failure, we now provide a short description outlining the nature of the error.
• KNOWN ISSUE Clicking the refresh button on the "Installed Products" tab repeatedly might provoke a crash

1.0.8 - 2016-04-29

Initial private beta release.

• ADDED Self-update for Native Access
  Native Access checks for updates at startup and self-updates if there is a new version available.

 

Updated to reflect version 1.1.3

 

Updated to reflect version 1.2.0

 

Updated to reflect version 1.3.0

 

Updated to reflect version 1.3.1

 

Updated to reflect version 1.4

 

Looks like this bullet can be removed now

 

Milestone!

 

Updated to reflect the Windows 1.4.1 bugfix release.

 

Updated to reflect the 1.5.1 update.

 

Updated to reflect the 1.6 update.

 

Updated to reflect version 1.7.1

 

Updated to reflect 1.7.4

 

Updated for 1.8.0

 

Updated for 1.9.1

 

Updated for version 1.10.0

 

Updated for 1.11.0

 

Updated for 1.12.0