u/AgentJheyz

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This version focuses on privacy, a more seamless music experience, and a wide array of refinements based directly on community feedback. We’ve added long-awaited features like Private Space support and polished every corner of the UI for a more fluid interaction.

✨ New Features & Customization

Private Space / Secure Folder (Beta): Key Launcher now officially supports Android’s Private Space and Samsung’s Secure Folder, ensuring your sensitive apps remain hidden and secure.

AM/PM Indicator: A highly requested addition for the 12-hour clock format, keeping your home screen exactly how you like it.

System-Based Localization: Date formats now automatically sync with your system's regional settings for a more native feel.

Search Filter Counts: View the exact number of results directly in the filter menus, making it easier to navigate.

Expanded Double Tap to Lock: Enlarged the detection area for the double-tap-to-sleep gesture, significantly improving one-handed usability.

🛠 Stability and Bug Fixes

Music Player Logic: Fixed a bug where the player would randomly switch to a different media app when music was paused.

Status Bar Visibility: Resolved an issue where the system status bar would persist even when the "Hide Status Bar" option was enabled.

Weather Units: Corrected the display logic to ensure Celsius (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F) units are always shown accurately.

Focus Mode on Legacy Devices: Patched the background blur effect for users on Android 11 and below to ensure visual consistency.

General Refinement: Addressed dozens of minor bugs and edge-case crashes reported by our community to ensure a rock-solid experience.

🚀 Performance & Optimizations

Instant Lyric Caching: Introduced a smart caching mechanism for lyrics. Once fetched, they now load lightning-fast for your favorite tracks on Spotify and YouTube Music.

Connectivity Panel Workflow: Streamlined the permission request process for the Connectivity Sheet, making the initial setup much more intuitive and seamless.

Fluid Music Animations: Refined the transition and motion logic within the Music Player component for a more premium, "fluid" aesthetic.

The update is now rolling out on the Google Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loitran.minimalt9launcher.free

Note from Dev: Thank you for your incredible feedback. Let us know what you think, and if you're enjoying the journey, don't forget to drop a review on the Play Store!

Launcher: Key Launcher

Icons: Borderline

This version focuses on deep personalization, aesthetic refinements, and core system stability. We’ve introduced more ways to make the launcher truly yours while ensuring the experience remains lightning-fast, even on budget devices.

✨ New Features & Customization

Polaroid Slideshow in Focus Mode: Bring your memories into your workspace with a beautiful new visual component for Focus Mode.

Status Info Row & Quick Settings: A new row in the Quick Settings panels for instant access to device and connectivity info.

Multi-Icon Pack Support: You can now change individual custom icons using different icon packs for ultimate flexibility.

Widget Center Grid Columns: Dynamically adjust columns to optimize layout across various screen sizes.

Hide Dynamic Items: A new option to show only pinned items, creating a distraction-free, minimalist Home screen.

App Grid Relative Position: Added an offset toggle to move icons closer to the bottom of the screen for better one-handed ergonomics.

Toggle Package Name Search: Basic users can now disable package name searching to keep search results clean and simple.

Custom Accent Colors: Full control over UI highlights, especially useful for personalized themes on Android 11 and below.

🛠 Stability and Bug Fixes

System Stability: Patched several critical crashes affecting specific device models.

Alarm Notifications: Fixed an issue where the next alarm failed to display on certain devices.

Event Indicator: Resolved a bug where "Tomorrow" all-day events were incorrectly flagged as "Today."

Agenda & Calendar: Fixed past events showing up in the Agenda sheet and corrected month label errors in alternative calendars.

Drag & Drop: Fixed a glitch preventing pinned items from being dragged smoothly between different pages.

Weather App: Resolved the "No Weather App Found" error during the selection process.

🚀 Performance & Optimizations

Low-End Device Optimization: Improved resource management to ensure smooth performance on devices with limited RAM.

T9 Keypad Polish: Significantly refined the look and feel of the T9 keyboard, including optimized spacing, key sizes, and colors for a professional finish.

Habit-Based Search: Now launcher will give your better results by remembering your searching history. You can also search using initials for multi-word apps (e.g., type "Y + M" to find YouTube Music).

Music Metadata: Enhanced metadata cleaning for Spotify and YouTube Music to provide much more accurate lyric fetching.

Safe Range Settings: Added safety bounds for custom keyboard height settings to prevent UI clipping.

The update is now rolling out on the Google Play Store.

Thank you for your incredible feedback and for being part of the Key Launcher journey!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loitran.minimalt9launcher.free

Hey everyone, AgentJheyz here with some incredible news!

Key Launcher was just featured on HowToMen (Watch it here: https://youtu.be/09Wzav3Iw-Y) and we have officially surpassed the 2,000 installs milestone!

The dev is still currently unable to post directly to the sub, but he wanted me to share this win with all of you. To celebrate, I've secured 20 Promo Codes (Full Features Unlocked) to give away to our most creative users!

Don't forget, the Full-Feature Free Trial is currently active, so everyone has access to the complete customization toolkit to build their entry.

How to win:

1. Design your best home screen setup using Key Launcher.

2. Post your screenshot here on r/keylauncher.

3. I will personally review the entries and pick the 20 most impressive setups to receive a permanent full-feature Promo Code!

Let’s keep this momentum going! I can't wait to see your designs.

Winners will be selected and contacted via DM by me.

Good luck!

In case you don't know where to download Key Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loitran.minimalt9launcher.free

PS. Don't forget to leave a review in the Playstore ☺️

Key Launcher 1.2.0 Update

Version 1.2.0 is available. It adds full Russian T9 keyboard layout support and under-the-hood optimizations for performance and stability.

New Features & Improvements

- Russian Keyboard Layout: Added the Russian T9 layout for faster, more accurate searching.

- Language Support: Completed missing Russian UI translations.

- Icon Performance: Optimized app icon loading on Android 14 for smoother experience on devices like Redmi 12C.

Bug Fixes & Stability

- Haptic Feedback: Fixed a critical crash related to haptic feedback on Android 9 and older devices.

- App Stability: Resolved an out-of-memory crash during bitmap creation.

- Calendar Integration: Fixed a crash when using the Calendar Chooser Dialog.

- Code Polish: Internal code cleanups and minor bug fixes.

The update is rolling out on the Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loitran.minimalt9launcher.free

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Key Launcher 1.1.8 Update

Features include deeper keyboard customization, app organization, Focus Mode additions, and bug fixes.

New Features & Improvements

- App Sorting: Sort by Usage frequency or Last Updated time.

- Keyboard Customization: Added press sounds and layout settings (Vertical Key Layout, Character Size, Bottom Spacing).

- App Categories: Enhanced management with a sticky Add button.

- Focus Mode: Added Agenda sheet to track schedules.

- TRex Game: Optimized performance and High Score saving.

- Global Additions: Added Russian language support and PRO features free trial.

Bug Fixes & Performance

- Haptic Feedback: Restored keyboard haptics on Android 15.

- Launcher Speed: Fixed slow icon loading on startup.

- Focus Mode Timer: Fixed reset bug when screen turns off.

- Navigation & UI: Fixed Back button in Super Shortcuts and Onboarding URI crash.

- Visual Polish: Fixed widget search filtering, Spotlight padding, and Focus Mode music player icon loading.

Rolling out now on the Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loitran.minimalt9launcher.free

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Key Launcher 1.1.5 Update

Version 1.1.5 is live. It expands gesture controls, enhances Super Shortcuts, and fixes navigation issues.

New Features

- Swipe Down Gesture: Swipe down on the home screen to search apps.

- Enhanced Super Shortcuts: Added Torch, Media Controls, and App Categories.

- App Drawer Sorting: New sorting options to organize applications.

- Music Player: Select specific media apps to open directly from the player interface.

Navigation and UI

- Home Button Logic: Fixed failure to close specific dialogs or sheets.

- Screen Stability: Resolved home screen flickering.

- Focus Mode: Smoother transitions when entering or exiting.

- Visual Polish: Refined Widget Center appearance; added new Splash Screen.

Bug Fixes

- Notification Badges: Fixed notification count display for Samsung devices.

- Keyboard State: Fixed T9 keyboard reset when closing folders or categories.

Rolling out on the Play Store. Thank you for your support and feedback.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loitran.minimalt9launcher.free

Love this launcher 🥰

Does anyone here have issues with weather data not fetching?