* Mitigate crash because of broken shortcuts
* Mitigate crash because of frequent shortcut changes
* Mitigate spinner running forever on app start
* Improved loading of icon packs
* Icons for tags now have same shape as other icons
* Show light text in dialog for custom icons
* Favorites list now uses long press delay from Android (@syphyr)
* Orientation of `Add widget` screen is no longer set to portrait
* Add setting for sort mode of results when shown by tag.
* Various bug fixes
* Material you tag icons (@marunjar)
* Icon pack improvements (@marunjar)
* Support for Material You design (@marunjar)
* Target latest Android version (13)
* Allow setting app language different from system languages on Android 13
* Improved widget picker (@TBog)
* Fixes an issue with Xiaomi devices and widgets
* Icon packs now uses shapes (@marunjar)
* More option for results sizes
* Shortcuts fixes
* Work app icons fixes
* Option to default to a web search on enter (@harshad1)
* Improvements to "show history when keyboard is displayed" (@feilen)
* URI search. If an installed app matches the URI, open it directly. Try searching for `geo:48.8,4.83`, that's my home :) Each app provides different URI, check their documentation or manifest for additional information. (@marunjar)
* Custom icons fixes
* Link to KISS preferences from Android System
* Translation changes
* Option to default to a web search on enter (@harshad1)
* Improvements to "show history when keyboard is displayed" (@feilen)
* URI search. If an installed app matches the URI, open it directly. Try searching for `geo:48.8,4.83`, that's my home :) Each app provides different URI, check their documentation or manifest for additional information. (@marunjar)
* Custom icons fixes
* Link to KISS preferences from Android System
* Translation changes
* Custom icons fixes
* Link to KISS preferences from Android System
* Translation changes
* nickname improvements (@marunjar)
* Touch area improvements on large app bar (@enzosanchezewe)
* Fixes when using KISS with Samsung (@HuixingWong)
* Add modulus operation to calculator (@cmspooner)
* Notifications bubbles and shortcuts improvements (@marunjar)
* Translation
* Add importer and exporter for settings and tags
* Improvements for pre-lollipop devices and rounded corners support (@not-chicken)
* Favorite and search bar color can now be customised (@not-chicken)
v3.16 will be the latest release with support for Android KitKat.
* Add importer and exporter for settings and tags
* Improvements for pre-lollipop devices and rounded corners support (@not-chicken)
v3.16 will be the latest release with support for Android KitKat.
* Adaptive icons and icon shapes (square, circle, squircle, teardrop) (@24PaH, @TBog)
* Support custom icon (when using an icon pack)
* Support renaming app
* Fixed an issue with the calculator (@Dakkaron)
* Improved widgets refresh on older devices
* Improved handling of hardware keyboards (@mbarashkov)
* Gestures: support for horizontal gestures (@samyak039), hide keyboard, show quicksettings
* Exclude favorites from search (@YoueG)
* Bug fixes
* Upgraded to Android 11
* Adaptive icons and icon shapes (square, circle, squircle, teardrop) (@24PaH, @TBog)
* Support custom icon (when using an icon pack)
* Support renaming app
* Fixed an issue with the calculator (@Dakkaron)
* Improved widgets refresh on older devices
* Improved handling of hardware keyboards (@mbarashkov)
* Gestures: support for horizontal gestures (@samyak039), hide keyboard, show quicksettings
* Exclude favorites from search (@YoueG)
* Bug fixes
* Upgraded to Android 11
Changelog:
* Feat: Small text and icons
* Feat: semi-transparent themes got improved :)
* Feat: customize your theme! Remove shadows, display a list separator, etc.
* Fix: Whatsapp widget is now fixed
Coming soon: adaptive icons and individual icon replacement :)
* Feat: Multiple widgets are finally here! If you see any issues, report them at https://github.com/Neamar/KISS/issues
* Feat: Resize widgets
* Feat: Bring back tag menu
* Feat: Double tap to lock screen in minimalist mode (Android P and higher)
* Fix: Hidden favorites when using internal fav bar
* Feat: Gesture customization, select which action to do for each gesture
* Feat: improvements to the ranking system (@Saveman71)
Stay safe everyone :)
* Perf: memory usage reduced (less images stored in memory, less services)
* Perf: speed increased when history gets really long
* Perf: no CPU drain from previous widgets. (you'll need to reconfigure your widget)
* Feat: Added option for larger favorites
* Feat: Added menu option to view app on Store
* Feat: Google and DuckDuckGo searches now get custom icons
* App scrollbar is now properly themed
* Favorites properly display ripple effect on touch
* Improved animation for web search
* Updated the way contacts are added to history -- **sorry, this will impact your past history :(**
* Improvements to favorites drag and drop
* KISS Settings open faster
* New sort option for history: used frequently in the last 36 hours, "adaptive mode" (@krishneshg)
* Pressing KISS button and menu should now be easier (larger touch area)
* Notification dots now ignore continuous notifications (@marunjar)
* Typing a phone number is smoother
* Initial setup for shortcuts should be fixed
* Support for app shortcuts :) (@alenjularic)
* Add a tag to favorites (@TBog)
* Search providers improvements (@amkcpu)
* Bugfix for initial shortcuts implementation (@alenjularic)
* New calculator! You can now enter more complex math equations and get correct answers (no guarantees though!). Previously you were limited to [a number] [an operator] [another number], you can now go crazy and use your phone as a super expensive calculator! (@EmmanuelMess)
* Fix for crash when using fast scroll with apps starting with custom characters, and super-small speed improvement when displaying all-apps list
* Accessibility improvements in the favorite bar (for users of TalkBack)
* Improved interface to exclude or re-include apps in KISS (@EmmanuelMess)
* Hide cursor by default (@Vonter)
* Updated duckduckgo URL to remove popup (@Mikaela)
* Support for notification dot: visit advanced settings to get started! (with help from @TBog)
* Added back support for autocomplete in search bar (@EmmanuelMess)
* Improved search by tags in the tag menu
* Easter egg: Google calendar icon now displays the correct date ;)
* Added back button in settings (@EmmanuelMess)
* Performance improvements
* Fix for apps with Chinese name
* Probable fix for an issue on Android 9 forcing a restart
* AMOLED black theme :)
* Fix for excluded apps getting reset on each restart in some devices
* (potential) fix for users on recent Android versions not using KISS as their home app
* Support for split screen (long press "recent" square button on Android 7+)
* Bugfixes (mostly for Android 8.1)
* Basic math from the search bar (try typing `2+2`)
* Drag'n'drop for favorites (@Psykzz)
* Tag menu: https://help.kisslauncher.com/tags/use-tag-bar/ (@TBog)
* Support for Oreo shortcuts
* Fast scrollbar on app list
* Setting to display notifications icons in black for light wallpapers
* 30% faster initial load time on average
* Search performance (@saveman71)
* More live wallpaper settings (@TBog)
* Bug fixes on tutorial and animations
* Removed list separator on semi-transparent themes
* Sort history by frequency
* Bugfixes
* Gestures! http://help.kisslauncher.com/advanced/gestures/
* Ensure text suggestions are not displayed, even when the keyboard doesn't want to play nice :\
* Temporary rolling back to older version while investigating reports of crash on app with emojis in the name
* Temporary rolling back to older version while investigating reports of crash on app with emojis in the name
* (bugfix) Search bar should be selectable again
* Support for custom search providers (@nmitsou)* Fix for favorites in large search bar not being centered
* Experimental: ADD A WIDGET. Enable minimal mode from the settings, then select "add widget" from three-dots menu (@Dobli)* Improved onboarding experience (@nmitsou)* Setting: bigger search bar (@diego-suarez)* Bug: Improved rendering for devices with new aspect ratio (@alexander255)* Bug: tags are not removed on history reset (@nmitsou)* Performance: Simplified layout (@nvllsvm)* Fixed bug with Google Search* Transparent favorite bar (@Carlo)* Hide KissBar (@TBog)
* Experimental: ADD A WIDGET. Enable minimal mode from the settings, then select "add widget" from three-dots menu (@Dobli)* Improved onboarding experience (@nmitsou)* Setting: bigger search bar (@diego-suarez)* Bug: Improved rendering for devices with new aspect ratio (@alexander255)* Bug: tags are not removed on history reset (@nmitsou)* Performance: Simplified layout (@nvllsvm)* Fixed bug with Google Search* Transparent favorite bar (@Carlo)* Hide KissBar (@TBog)
* Bugfix when entering a very large value for history limit
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