Thor v1.97.5 Release Notes

Version 1.97.5 (1975) adds Russian and updates the navigation defaults. These notes cover
changes after the latest published v1.97.4-dev-162 through dev commit c6b02456.

Source comparison:
v1.97.4-dev-162...c6b02456.

✨ Highlights

• 🌍 Russian language support: select Русский in Thor or Android's per-app language settings.
• 🧭 Floating icon navigation by default: enable labels in settings; previously saved
  navigation choices remain in place.
• 🎨 More seamless docked navigation: the bar's background extends into the system navigation area.

What's Changed

🌍 Russian language support

PR #616 and
PR #617 (be0c6895, b7dad3bf):

• Add Russian resources and make Russian available in the app and Android per-app language settings.
  Thanks to stoxisavon-debug for sharing a translation in
  issue #615.
• Recognize Thor's Russian suspension dialogs when reading back suspended app state, align the
  App Ops default-mode wording, and cover Russian resources and plurals in locale tests.

🧭 Navigation defaults and system bar

PR #618 (a1442c7e):

• Default to floating navigation with icons and hidden labels when no navigation choices are
  saved. Existing saved preferences are preserved; labels can be enabled in Settings →
  Customization → Navigation bar.
• Extend the docked navigation surface behind the system navigation bar, including gesture and
  three-button navigation, and restore the prior window styling when the bar is hidden.

🔧 Project: documentation and build tooling

• Navigation and preference documentation — PR #612
  (8afc4bac): document remaining helpers.
• Build tooling and project assets (b8b805f3): update Gradle and dependencies, remove tracked
  IDE configuration files, and add app-type UX option mockups.
• Release preparation: derive 1.97.5 from version code 1975, add curated notes and Fastlane
  locale copies, and retain the latest 20 curated notes directories. Shizu follows the separate
  production synchronization.

🛠 Commits Log

Non-merge commits after v1.97.4-dev-162, in chronological order:

• 8afc4bac docs: describe remaining navigation and preference helpers
• b8b805f3 chore: update Gradle and dependencies, remove IDE configs, and add app type UX options
• be0c6895 feat(i18n): add Russian language support
• b7dad3bf fix(i18n): address Russian locale follow-ups
• a1442c7e feat: default to floating icon navigation