# ASFW 0.5.0 · build 24

15 October 2026. Signed, notarized and stapled. SIP can remain enabled.

[Download DMG](/downloads/ASFW-0.5.0-24-signed-stapled.dmg)

SHA-256: `ee016e6d4366b39120734f11274d9bd54af789c100a83e304f4efb3ddeed4739`

## What changed

- **DICE reliability.** Improves device setup and checks that DICE devices have locked to the audio stream after playback starts.
- **DICE diagnostics.** Adds receiver diagnostics to help investigate DICE audio and connection problems.
- **RME Fireface 800 startup.** Improves how the driver brings the interface into its transmitting state.

These notes cover the key user-facing changes since build 22. They summarize the maintainer’s local integration history; these changes are not published in the main Git repository.

[Installation guide](/install/) · [Broader 0.5.0 notes](/releases/0.5.0.md)