🚀 SL 6.5 build 017
Build 017
- Improved handling of horizontal gestures
- Color palette is now properly shared with KWGT/KLWP
- Fixed crash caused by feed items containing unexpected data
- Removed fade-out animation when launching SL shortcuts assigned to icons
- Fixed crash occurring when adding new items to the home screen
Leave a 👍 if you've tested the build and everything works as expected!
Build 017
- Improved handling of horizontal gestures
- Color palette is now properly shared with KWGT/KLWP
- Fixed crash caused by feed items containing unexpected data
- Removed fade-out animation when launching SL shortcuts assigned to icons
- Fixed crash occurring when adding new items to the home screen
Leave a 👍 if you've tested the build and everything works as expected!
🚀 SL 6.5 build 018
We know we've been releasing updates more frequently than usual, thanks for your patience. We're preparing for a production release, and as new bugs are reported, we prefer to ship fixes right away instead of making you wait.
- Fixed several bugs that were causing instability and unexpected behavior.
- Added an experimental feature: you can now change the default home page. This option is available under Dev Options.
To unlock Developer Options: long-press on Preferences > Version Info.
We know we've been releasing updates more frequently than usual, thanks for your patience. We're preparing for a production release, and as new bugs are reported, we prefer to ship fixes right away instead of making you wait.
- Fixed several bugs that were causing instability and unexpected behavior.
- Added an experimental feature: you can now change the default home page. This option is available under Dev Options.
To unlock Developer Options: long-press on Preferences > Version Info.
📢 Microsoft News page will be discontinued on June 25, 2025
We want to let you know that the Microsoft News page will stop working on June 25, 2025, following the end of our integration with Microsoft.
We introduced Your Feed a few months ago with this transition in mind. It’s faster, more flexible, and fully customizable with your favorite news sources. Over the next few months, we’ll continue refining it and bringing in the most requested features from the old experience to ensure nothing important gets lost.
If you’re still using the Microsoft News page, we recommend switching to Your Feed before June 25. If you’ve already made the move, there’s nothing else you need to do — this change won’t impact your experience.
Thanks for being with us, and if you haven’t tried Your Feed yet, now’s the perfect time!
We want to let you know that the Microsoft News page will stop working on June 25, 2025, following the end of our integration with Microsoft.
We introduced Your Feed a few months ago with this transition in mind. It’s faster, more flexible, and fully customizable with your favorite news sources. Over the next few months, we’ll continue refining it and bringing in the most requested features from the old experience to ensure nothing important gets lost.
If you’re still using the Microsoft News page, we recommend switching to Your Feed before June 25. If you’ve already made the move, there’s nothing else you need to do — this change won’t impact your experience.
Thanks for being with us, and if you haven’t tried Your Feed yet, now’s the perfect time!
🚀 SL 6.5 build 020
Improved stability by fixing rare issues that could cause the app to crash
Improved stability by fixing rare issues that could cause the app to crash
Build 020 is now fully rolled out! 🎉
The new page management feature is now available to all users.
Thank you to everyone who tested the beta builds, reported issues, contributed to translations, and patiently dealt with bugs and manual APK updates along the way. 🙏
No new builds are planned for today, but get ready for next week: we’ll share an announcement on Tuesday.
The new page management feature is now available to all users.
Thank you to everyone who tested the beta builds, reported issues, contributed to translations, and patiently dealt with bugs and manual APK updates along the way. 🙏
No new builds are planned for today, but get ready for next week: we’ll share an announcement on Tuesday.
We were planning to release the new beta this week, but we’ve decided to postpone it to early next week. This gives us time to add a few more improvements and respond better to your feedback.
The new beta will include a section in the developer options called "SL7 Preview", where you’ll be able to test some of the features we’re working on.
And since many asked, here’s a small anticipation about one of the new features you'll find there:
If you’re using a foldable, you’ll finally be able to set a different layout for the inner screen.
And even if you don’t have a foldable, you’re not missing out, you’ll be able to use a different layout when your phone is in landscape.
We’ll reveal more later. Have a great weekend!
The new beta will include a section in the developer options called "SL7 Preview", where you’ll be able to test some of the features we’re working on.
And since many asked, here’s a small anticipation about one of the new features you'll find there:
If you’re using a foldable, you’ll finally be able to set a different layout for the inner screen.
And even if you don’t have a foldable, you’re not missing out, you’ll be able to use a different layout when your phone is in landscape.
We’ll reveal more later. Have a great weekend!
🚀 SL 6.5 build 022
- You can now browse news by topic in Your Feed
- Noticeably faster search; it opens a website directly if you type the full URL
- Bug fixes and other improvements
This build includes a first preview of some SL7 features:
- Independent layout for foldable inner screens
- Independent layout for landscape orientation
- Swappable central page: use the drawer or search page as the home page
- Configurable launch view in the app page
Read more at: www.smartlauncher.net/blog/first-sl7-preview
- You can now browse news by topic in Your Feed
- Noticeably faster search; it opens a website directly if you type the full URL
- Bug fixes and other improvements
This build includes a first preview of some SL7 features:
- Independent layout for foldable inner screens
- Independent layout for landscape orientation
- Swappable central page: use the drawer or search page as the home page
- Configurable launch view in the app page
Read more at: www.smartlauncher.net/blog/first-sl7-preview
🚀 SL 6.5 build 023
- Fixed an issue where the central page was not swappable despite the corresponding option being enabled.
- Home screen items are now correctly repositioned after changing the grid size.
- Corrected an issue where home screen padding values were being swapped.
- Removing the last news source for a specific topic no longer clears 'Your Feed'.
- Added support for third-party icon pack developers to define custom colors: https://bit.ly/3Ebj5g1
- Fixed an issue where the central page was not swappable despite the corresponding option being enabled.
- Home screen items are now correctly repositioned after changing the grid size.
- Corrected an issue where home screen padding values were being swapped.
- Removing the last news source for a specific topic no longer clears 'Your Feed'.
- Added support for third-party icon pack developers to define custom colors: https://bit.ly/3Ebj5g1
🚀 SL 6.5 build 024
We have some fixes and didn’t want our bravest beta testers to wait until after the holidays to get them.
👉 If you decide to install, remember we won’t be able to fix any bug until Wednesday at the earliest.
- The grid settings screen has been rebuilt to work better in landscape.
- The new main menu works as expected with RTL languages.
- Fine-positioning controls are now correctly mapped in landscape.
- Fixed an issue that caused the the "Rotate On Place" option to be ignored.
Happy Easter!
(this build won't be released on the Play Store for the reasons above)
We have some fixes and didn’t want our bravest beta testers to wait until after the holidays to get them.
👉 If you decide to install, remember we won’t be able to fix any bug until Wednesday at the earliest.
- The grid settings screen has been rebuilt to work better in landscape.
- The new main menu works as expected with RTL languages.
- Fine-positioning controls are now correctly mapped in landscape.
- Fixed an issue that caused the the "Rotate On Place" option to be ignored.
Happy Easter!
(this build won't be released on the Play Store for the reasons above)
Hi everyone!
Quick update: Build 024 has been more stable than expected.
Since there aren’t any urgent bugs to fix, the upcoming features still need more time, and the next two weeks include a few holidays, we’re skipping this week’s build.
Quick update: Build 024 has been more stable than expected.
Since there aren’t any urgent bugs to fix, the upcoming features still need more time, and the next two weeks include a few holidays, we’re skipping this week’s build.
🚀 SL 6.5 build 025
- Optimized the weather widget to significantly reduce network usage
- Aligned calendar event order with Google Calendar for consistency
- Removed unused resources to reduce app size
- Optimized the weather widget to significantly reduce network usage
- Aligned calendar event order with Google Calendar for consistency
- Removed unused resources to reduce app size