Post #1069

#Mac#Beta Version 6.0.0-7180 ### Quick Release Highlights Please refer to the knowledge base for the complete update notes: https://kb.nssurge.com/surge-knowledge-base/release-notes/surge-mac-6-release-note ### UI Refresh - Brand new design style - New dashboard with richer metrics - Almost all pages have been refined. - The complete macOS 26 style adjustments will be made in subsequent versions. ### Surge Gateway VM - Gateway VM (Layer 2 via VMNET) replaces the old DHCP mode, cutting overhead and enabling richer gateway features. - IPv6 RA Override issues higher-priority RA messages to selected devices, fixing Fake DNS conflicts and fully taking over IPv6 without affecting others. ### New VIF Engine - Comprehensive optimization for Network Extension, significantly improving performance and enhancing stability in special cases, restoring v2/v3 performance lost on macOS Sequoia. ### Ponte 2.0 - Supports multiple NAT-traversal channels (IPv6 direct, several proxy relay lines) in parallel; clients auto-select the fastest. - Ships with a self-hosted, low-latency STUN service. ### Smart Group - UDP flows now receive the same intelligent path selection as TCP. - Resolves prior conflicts with Snell connection reuse. ### Snell v5 - Dynamic Record Sizing trims latency on lossy links. - QUIC Proxy Mode (UDP-over-UDP) activates for QUIC traffic, encrypts only the handshake to shield SNI while avoiding TCP-over-UDP overhead. ### Traffic Statistics - Per-hostname views and month-long timelines. - Aggregates helper processes under their parent app. ### Fake DNS v6 - DNS server now answers AAAA on fd00:6152::2, allowing pure-IPv6 deployments. ### Linked Profiles - #include can point directly to managed-profile URLs; Surge now prompts to create a linked layer when edits are attempted. ### Other Improvements - Single-IP support in IP-CIDR and IP-CIDR6 rules (/32 or /128 implied). - PROTOCOL,TCP applies to HTTP/HTTPS for semantic parity. - Faster loading for huge profiles. - full-header-mode exposes complete header arrays. - Default fallback for proxies lacking UDP support: REJECT. - Adds zstd compression and faster wildcard matching. - Entire Advanced Settings page rewritten—every parameter editable in-app. Official Channel: @SurgeTestFlightFeed