This release is intended as a stable daily-driver build for long-running wall panels, Facebook Portal devices, tablets, and always-on voice satellites.
Ava has now reached a point where the core experience no longer depends on constant feature updates. Browser overlays, fullscreen escape handling, sidebar controls, Portal permissions, media overlays, Sendspin display, and long-uptime behavior have all been tightened around real-world use.
If your setup is working well on this version, you can stay on it confidently. Future updates will focus more on compatibility, device-specific fixes, and optional refinements rather than changing the core experience.
Global Overlay Back Control
Added an auto-hiding oval back button to all fullscreen overlays.
In Weather, Dream Clock, Minimal Clock, and Quick Entities, a light tap on the screen reveals a floating oval back button at the top edge. It auto-hides after a few seconds of inactivity. One tap returns you to the main dashboard or exits the current overlay.
This closes the gap where browser overlays and fullscreen layers previously trapped the user with no obvious escape path especially critical for Facebook Portal, tablets, and wall-mounted panels running 24/7. Props to @janstadt for flagging the real-world scenario.
Sidebar Experience Upgrade
The browser sidebar keeps getting sharper. You can now reorder the entries.
Long-press and drag inside Settings → Sidebar Settings to rearrange Voice Memo, Browser, Weather, Clock, Quick Entities, Camera, Mic Mute, Dark Mode, and any other entries you have enabled.
Permissions & AvaMod Support Fix
Fixed permission handling for Facebook Portal devices.
You can now update the Meta Portal Support module directly through AvaMod to unlock ambient light sensor, human presence detection, sound level, screen timeout, and notification tone sensors and controls.
Facebook Portal devices still support manual ADB authorization; they now also work with Shizuku authorization, or automatic permission handling on rooted devices.
Entry points:
- Settings → Mod Store → Meta Portal Support
- Settings → Super Permissions → Shizuku Authorization
This also comes from @janstadt feedback on real-world Facebook Portal usage.
Fixes & Optimizations
- Fixed soft keyboard not popping up when tapping input fields in the browser. Better web input on Facebook Portal, Echo Show + LineageOS, and similar locked-down devices. Thanks to @itsgreat2misha for the report #85.
- Refined sidebar visibility and touch handling inside the browser overlay.
- Tightened z-order management across Weather, Clock, and Quick Entity overlays so they stack predictably.
- Improved Quick Entities panel open / back behavior when launched from a fullscreen browser session.
- Stabilized layout scaling for screensaver, clock, and weather on non-standard screen sizes.
- Adjusted Home Assistant / Music Assistant logo positioning and transparency inside media overlays.
- Fixed Sendspin display glitches and tightened media playback state rendering.
- Squashed several WebView / Browser Display edge cases around rendering and touch dispatch.
- Added missing icon and overlay background assets.
- More under-the-hood fixes for long-uptime stability.