1110000 (1.11.0.0) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

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What's New in mLauncher 1.11.0.0

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🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fix: Conditional Private Space Receiver Unregistration (commit cdb88c1)
  • Prevents crashes on devices where private space is not supported.
    unregisterReceiver for privateSpaceReceiver in HomeFragment.kt is now wrapped in a conditional check.
  • Ensures the receiver is only unregistered if it was actually registered.
  • Updated Android Gradle Plugin version from 8.12.2 → 8.13.0 in gradle/libs.versions.toml.

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🔧 Enhancements & Refactoring

• Contact Search and Calling Functionality (commit 0f7708c)

  • Added getContactsList in MainViewModel.kt to fetch and sort contacts by favorites and alphabetically.
  • Introduced ContactDrawerAdapter.kt to display contacts with search, rename, and delete capabilities (placeholders for now).
  • Updated AppDrawerFragment.kt with a ViewSwitcher to toggle between apps and contacts.
  • Added A-Z sidebar navigation for contacts.
  • Added selectedContact function to initiate calls.
  • UI updates:
    • fragment_app_drawer.xml now includes a contacts RecyclerView, searchSwitcher, and internetSearch icons.
    • Updated styles to show search cursor and new icons (ic_apps, ic_contacts, ic_search).
    • Strings updated: show_apps → "Search Apps", added show_contacts → "Search Contacts".
  • Added READ_CONTACTS permission and new preferences (HIDDEN_CONTACTS, PINNED_CONTACTS).
  • Refactored AppDrawerAdapter.kt and filtering logic for better consistency.

• Refactor: Enhance Contact List and App Drawer Functionality (commit fab60dc)

  • Contact List & Filtering:
    • ContactListItem.kt: Removed customLabel and customTag. Sorting and display now use displayName. ContactCategory simplified to FAVORITE and REGULAR.
    • MainViewModel.kt: Updated fetching and scroll index logic to use displayName. Removed customLabel/customTag logic.
    • ContactDrawerAdapter.kt:
      • Removed rename and delete functionality.
      • Enhanced filtering using displayName and optional FuzzyFinder.scoreContact.
      • Added launchFirstInList() and getFirstInList() methods.
      • Simplified ViewHolder, removed unnecessary UI elements.
    • FuzzyFinder.kt: Added scoreContact for fuzzy filtering based on displayName.
  • App Drawer (AppDrawerFragment.kt)
    • Added OnScrollListener to update A-Z sidebar, manage keyboard visibility, and handle top-of-list backstack behavior.
    • Visibility of internetSearch and searchSwitcher buttons now controlled by new preference flags (APPLIST_BUTTON_FLAGS).
    • searchSwitcher visibility depends on READ_CONTACTS permission.
    • Search now filters both apps and contacts based on the displayed child in ViewSwitcher.
    • Hashtag search shortcut (#) works correctly in onQueryTextSubmit.
  • Settings (SettingsFragment.kt)
    • Added new "App List Buttons" setting to toggle visibility of "Web" and "Contacts" buttons in the app drawer search bar.
  • Permissions & Utilities (SystemUtils.kt)
    • Added hasContactsPermission to check READ_CONTACTS.
  • Preferences (Prefs.kt)
    • Removed setContactAlias and setContactTag methods.
  • Strings (strings.xml)
    • Added applist_button_web, applist_button_contacts, settings_applist_buttons_title, settings_applist_buttons_option.

• Refactor: Use App Name for Label in App Drawer (commit 58be2d4)

  • Added getAppNameFromPackage in SystemUtils.kt to consistently retrieve app names from package names.
  • Updated MainViewModel.kt to use this function for app labels.
  • Removed redundant gravity setting for search text view in AppDrawerFragment.kt.

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🌐 Language Support

• Updated Language Files (#878)
  Added or updated translations for the following languages:
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Lithuanian
  • Dutch
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Slovak
  • Turkish
  • Thai

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📥 Installation Instructions

1. Download the APK.
2. Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
3. Install mLauncher.

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Full Changelog: 1.10.9.2 → 1.11.0.0

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✅ Improvements in this version: Contact search and call integration, refined contact list filtering, enhanced app drawer functionality with consistent app names, safer private space handling, and updated language support.

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