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Shotomatic Team
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More Reliable License Recovery

Shotomatic now handles existing license activations more safely, with clearer device identifiers and a cleaner path to manage old devices.

Shotomatic License settings page showing Instance ID and device management controls

Shotomatic now does a better job recovering an existing license activation when the app can confirm that the current Mac already matches a saved activation. This helps avoid using another device slot when the same device is simply restoring its license state.

Shotomatic License settings page showing Instance ID and device management controls

What's Fixed

  • Existing activations can be restored more safely when the saved license key and device activation still match.
  • Failed activation attempts clean up after themselves more carefully, reducing the chance of a confusing local license state.
  • License information is read more defensively, so the app can still recover license details when unrelated local settings data is not in the expected shape.
  • License keys and instance IDs are hidden by default, with show and copy controls when you need them.

Clearer Device Management

Shotomatic now treats Lemon Squeezy as the source of truth for removing old device activations. Instead of trying to deactivate devices directly inside the app, Shotomatic shows the current device details and points you to Manage my devices in Lemon Squeezy.

That makes it clearer which device you are looking at and avoids removing local license information when the app cannot confidently identify the matching remote activation.

Safer After Updates

This update also makes Shotomatic more careful when reading saved app settings after an update. Recoverable settings are kept for migration, while clearly broken local values are ignored safely instead of blocking startup or disturbing your license state.

Why It Matters

License problems are especially annoying when they happen right after an app update or when you are trying to get back to work. This update makes recovery stricter, safer, and easier to understand.

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