🚀 SL 6.4 build 045 (Blocked)

What's New in This Update:

- Introduced optimizations for Android 15
- New feature, Private Space, available on Android 15. You need to create a Private Space from Android Settings.
- Smart Launcher backups now include icon packs generated with Icon Pack Studio
- You can now adjust the size of external spacing on your home screen.

Sorry guys, we noticed the update crashed for a consistent number of people, so we removed the APK. We will look into the issue tomorrow and we will publish a new build as soon as possible.

🚀 SL 6.4 build 046

What's New in This Update:

- Same as build 045, but fixes the issue that caused crash on Android 14 and lower

🚀 SL 6.4 build 047

What's New in This Update:

- bug fix

⚠️ CRASHES ON ANDROID 10 OR LOWER, we will release a new build in some hours.

🚀 SL 6.4 build 048

What's New in This Update:

- Android 15's app archiving support
- Tweaked Music Widget UI
- Fixed an issue that caused crashes on Android 10 or lower.

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🚀 SL 6.4 build 048 with fixes

Before sharing the next build we need help to test a few fixes we prepared in these days.
Please try this version and let us know if you experience anything unusual. We will share a new build, as soon as we will enough data to confirm the quality of the fixes.

Thank you for your help!

🚀 SL 6.4 build 049

What's New in This Update:

- New RSS feed experience, details here: https://bit.ly/4e8MKDe
- Optimized network and RAM usage for RSS feeds
- Added option to set the RSS feed refresh frequency
- Fixed issue with widget loading at first start
- Improved bug reporting experience
- Fixed random keyboard pop-up issue

As some of you may have noticed the new RSS feed selection screen is not working as expected. We're already working on a fix, but it will take a bit more time. A new build with the solution will be released next week. Thanks for your patience!

🚀 SL 6.4 build 050

What's New in This Update:

- Improved compatibility with Android 15 through a new workaround.
- Enhanced RSS feed with refined UI and bug fixes.
- Addressed a rare bug that could cause resource management issue.
- Updated libraries and refreshed translations for a better experience.

Hi everyone! As mentioned last week, we’ve restored the RSS reader panel functionality, and now we need your help to test it by uploading some RSS feeds to our server.

Here's how you can participate:
1. Install the latest version of Smart Launcher (050). You can find it in the previous post or on the Play Store if you're a beta tester.
2. If you didn't yet, follow the instructions here to enable the feed panel: https://www.reddit.com/r/smartlauncher/comments/1fli84c/the_rss_feed_page_gets_better/
3. Open the feed panel, press the "+" button, then select "Add RSS feed."
4. Paste an RSS feed in the field and enable "Recommend this feed", then confirm.

If you don't know how to find RSS feed url, check this guide:
https://help.socialbee.com/article/78-how-can-i-find-the-rss-feed-of-a-website

Our goal is to collect at least 20 feeds for each language. Thanks for your help!

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🚀 SL 6.4 build 051

What's New in This Update:

- Improved compatibility with Android 15.
- Updated Material theme to better align with Pixel Launcher.
- Fixed temperature unit issue in the weather widget.
- Hidden apps screen now closes when leaving the launcher.
- Adopted an edge-to-edge design throughout every screen of the app.
- Added option to prevent the default launcher popup from appearing at app start.
- General bug fixes and performance improvements.