This feature would allow users to assign priority levels to allowed apps rather than just a simple on/off toggle.
: A simple "Priority" star or slider next to the existing checkboxes in the menu bar popover. Why this fits Version 2.2.0 TripMode 2.2.0
: It ensures that your most important task—like a video call—remains stable on a weak tethered connection without forcing you to manually hunt down and block every other small background process. This feature would allow users to assign priority
While TripMode 2.2.0 already introduced critical tools like (at a coffeeshop, on cellular) and data limits , users often struggle with "all-or-nothing" blocking when a connection is slow but not completely capped. Feature Draft: Smart Traffic Prioritization While TripMode 2
: Within a profile, you could mark an app (e.g., Zoom or Slack) as "Critical." TripMode would then actively throttle other allowed but less urgent apps (like a web browser or email sync) if it detects the overall connection speed dropping below a certain threshold.
A useful feature for —a version focused on refining the data management experience on macOS and Windows—would be "Smart Traffic Prioritization" (or "Focus Bandwidth" ).
TripMode 2.2.0 was a bridge toward the more advanced monitoring of TripMode 3. Adding prioritization would have been a natural evolution of the and App Sorting features introduced in the v2.x cycle. TripMode - Save data, browse faster