What's New?
- AOD wallpaper
- Essential search for Pixel search bar replacement
- Duo
- Secure QS tiles
- Improved web previews
- Apply on boot
- Improved in-app search
- Keyboard
- Improved key accuracy
- Justified bottom row
- Re-order favorite features
- Silent mode trigger without DND
- Shut up now reverts previous accessibility shortcuts
- Settings UI re-ordering
- Fix many empty search result navigations
- Improved developer options
- Clear search history
- Manual logs capture and sharing
- Improved in-app permission prompts
- Online help media
- Wider controls for CTS gesture area
- Link preview settings
- Motion blur slider
- Status glance [Experimental]
- Migrate to Compose progressive blur
- Import app update backups from ObtainX
- Zoom release note media
- Update Shizuku permission URL to GitHub
- A lot of feature wise toggles, permission fixes and improvements
- So many bug fixes
With this big feature drop, There will be some busy days for me especially with the ending summer break and such. So frequent updates might not be expected as we are also I'm looking more into improving the app experience, functionality and the UI to be a much cleaner experience for the new and existing users.
Rather than being my playground for trying out whatever new things I find in Android that I think might be useful or Essential ...
Than being said, of course bug fixes will be prioritized and of course I will forget what I say 2 days later too. But gotta give some love to my other projects such as AirSync and MeDrop and also putting the Essential Watch face on play store for easier installation as well. Juuust a bit burned out lately so gonna try something fresh :)
Will see you around, Stay tuned <3
PRs & Contributions
- Develop - improved keyboard typing, zoom release notes and AOD wallpaper by @sameerasw in #903
- Develop - AOD luminance filter, custom AOD wallpaper, Essential search and improved web previews by @sameerasw in #906
- Community translations by @ChadRat by @github-actions[bot] in #891
- Community translations by @feuersternX by @github-actions[bot] in #892
- Community translations by @thealonealex by @github-actions[bot] in #893
- Community translations by @OrdinaryPerson0 by @github-actions[bot] in #894
- Community translations by @wazeerc by @github-actions[bot] in #898
- Community translations by @productbyPHT by @github-actions[bot] in #899
- Community translations by @Kawaharu869 by @github-actions[bot] in #901
- Community translations by @gluetheknot2 by @github-actions[bot] in #902
- Community translations by @makarena2938 by @github-actions[bot] in #905
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #907
- Develop - aod wallpaper black threshold, media playback on AOD, re-order fav features, avoid search crash, obtainX support, sound mode trigger with shizuku, fix shizuku url, shut up returns accessibility shortcuts, fix app lock view, apply settings on boot and more by @sameerasw in #911
- Community translations by @productbyPHT by @github-actions[bot] in #908
- Community translations by @Ndraaa-repo by @github-actions[bot] in #909
- Community translations by @paul1126 by @github-actions[bot] in #912
- Korean translations by @paul1126 in #913
- Community translations by @Kawaharu869 by @github-actions[bot] in #915
- Community translations by @vofficial272519-lang by @github-actions[bot] in #916
- Community translations by @ChadRat by @github-actions[bot] in #917
- Updated the hungarian translation by @peterczegledy in #918
- Revert "Updated the hungarian translation" by @sameerasw in #927
- Community translations by @zondoro by @github-actions[bot] in #919
- Community translations by @isaacsa51 by @github-actions[bot] in #920
- Community translations by @xxASAGAWAxx by @github-actions[bot] in #921
- Community translations by @michellebraga0815-web by @github-actions[bot] in #922
- Community translations by @BenceBarens by @github-actions[bot] in #925
- Community translations by @Maxximuss-222 by @github-actions[bot] in #926
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #928
- feat: add support for AOD wallpaper timeout, blur, vignette, and blac… by @sameerasw in #936
- Develop - secure QS tiles, fix search, improve search with qs tiles and permissions, add missing master toggles, fix fav feature carousel colors, add online help media by @sameerasw in #938
- Develop - Manual crash reports, updated developer options, re-organized settings UI, Improved settings UI and sheet, fix AOD wallpaper below Android 13, allow to lower CTS height, fix missing permissions, hide granted permissions by default in sheet, view all permissions shortcut from sheet, simplify help media loading and more by @sameerasw in #942
- Develop - swap config icons, auto dismiss permissions sheet on granting by @sameerasw in #943
- Community translations by @ChadRat by @github-actions[bot] in #930
- Community translations by @Riccardo-png by @github-actions[bot] in #932
- Community translations by @OrdinaryPerson0 by @github-actions[bot] in #935
- Community translations by @Kawaharu869 by @github-actions[bot] in #941
- Community translations by @elchumy6960 by @github-actions[bot] in #944
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #945
- Feature/duo by @sameerasw in #949
- fix(bubbles): fix native conversation bubble previews, add permission controls, and improve toolbar by @Balajitechlabs in #948
- Community translations by @vofficial272519-lang by @github-actions[bot] in #947
- Develop - frozen apps in search, improve web preview bubbles, link preview settings, Duo by @sameerasw in #950
- feat: Enhance clarity of Android App Standby Buckets description by @wazeerc in #952
- Develop - Duo features of media, album art, progress notifications, flashlight, beta, description fixes, motion blur slider, fix fav feature order, by @sameerasw in #955
- feat(duo): add subtle universal contrast backing for readability across all wallpapers by @incconutwo in #961
- feat(duo): replace battery reset sweep with 360° orbital charging tracer by @incconutwo in #963
- Develop - Duo gestures, colors, animations, customizations, and more by @sameerasw in #965
- Develop - fix online help media toggle, fix aod crash on larger wallpapers by @sameerasw in #966
- fix: prevent right-side status bar icons unhiding on unlock and reboot by @Balajitechlabs in #973
- feat: add adaptive charging speed color option in Duo battery options by @incconutwo in #971
- feat: add battery percentage display in Duo camera ring apex by @incconutwo in #972
- Develop - time, gestures in duo , system icons hiding, power save colors in duo, battery % and charging mode duo, wifi differenciation in duo by @sameerasw in #976
- Feature/status glance by @sameerasw in #974
- Develop - Status Glance by @sameerasw in #978
- Community translations by @Qu4X by @github-actions[bot] in #956
- Community translations by @skueee by @github-actions[bot] in #958
- Community translations by @yuchin1189 by @github-actions[bot] in #960
- Community translations by @Kawaharu869 by @github-actions[bot] in #968
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #979
- Develop - status glance out of beta, settings icons and ordering, app list backup, now playing app DIY action, bold text for status glance by @sameerasw in #980
- Community translations by @amirkarls by @github-actions[bot] in #981
- Community translations by @fishqaq123 by @github-actions[bot] in #983
- Develop - warning fixes, translations, root permission fixes by @sameerasw in #989
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