0.5.5-beta.5

Added

• auto dark mode: Added auto dark mode
• haptic feedback option: Added haptic feedback option
• permission dialog for groove services: Added permission dialog for groove services

Improved

• high contrast: Improved high contrast
• reduced motion: Improved reduced motion

Full Changelog: 122dba6-nightly...0.5.5-beta.5

d8ec618-nightly

Nightly build for Sun Feb 16 03:20:14 UTC 2025\n\n

0.5.4-beta.5

Added

• Groove Tweaks: New app to tweak Groove Launcher with user styles.
• Splash Screen: A new splash screen has been added to the app.
• Auto Update Check: The auto update checker now shows a notification on the home screen when an update is available.
• Haptics: Added haptic feedback to the UI.

Improved

• Update Locales: You can now update locales by clicking on them in Groove Settings.
• Animations: The animation duration scale now follows the system animation duration scale.

Full Changelog: 0.5.3-beta.5...0.5.4-beta.5

0.5.3-beta.5

Fixed

• Icon Pack Tiles: Resolved an issue where icon pack-applied tiles appeared as squares instead of wide tiles.
• Groove Settings Softlock: Fixed the ability to hide or rename Groove settings, which caused a softlock. Groove settings can no longer be hidden or renamed.

Added

• OEM and Icon Pack Support: Expanded support for more OEMs and added new icon packs: Video, Wallet, Storage, and Notes.

Full Changelog: 0.5.2-beta.5...0.5.3-beta.5

0.5.2-beta.5

Fixed

• Update Checker: Fixed a bug that forced update check failures.
• App List Toggle: Corrected "Show in App List" toggle defaulting to "off."
• Clock Live Tile: Resolved "undefined" text issue on the clock live tile.
• Icon Pack Colors: Applied icon pack colors to home screen tiles.
• Tile Contrast Detection: Reduced sensitivity for black label detection, improving appearance (e.g., mail icon).
• Miscellaneous: Other small bug fixes and improvements.

Full Changelog: 0.5.0-beta.5...0.5.2-beta.5

0.5.0-beta.5

Added

• Live Tiles: New live tiles for clock, contacts, and gallery.
• Adaptive Tile Colors: Tile colors dynamically adjust based on background contrast.
• Language Support: Localization added for multiple languages.
• Rotation Lock: Orientation can now be locked to landscape or portrait.
• App Hiding: Apps can be hidden from the app list.

Fixed

• Improved App Handling: Apps with the same package name but different activity names now function correctly (e.g., Google and Gemini).

Full Changelog: 0.4.3-beta.4...0.5.0-beta.5

0.4.3-beta.4

Fixed

• Home Screen Animations: App launch animation on tile press now plays, and letter selector animation is fixed.
• Wide Screen Display: Groove settings render properly on wide screens.
• App List Refresh: Newly installed or uninstalled apps refresh correctly in the app list.
• Search Results Long Press: Fixed issue where long-pressing search results caused unintended app opening.

New Contributors

• @KParthSingh made their first contribution in #6

Full Changelog: 0.4.2-beta.4...0.4.3-beta.4

0.4.2-beta.4

Fixed

• Weather Icon: Corrected the display of the weather icon.
• Settings Page Load Time: Resolved an issue causing delayed launch times for the settings page.

Full Changelog: 0.4.1-beta.4...0.4.2-beta.4

0.4.1-beta.4

Added

• New and Improved Animations: Enhanced animations across the launcher.
• New Settings Page Layout: Redesigned settings page in a categorized list view.
• Check Updates Button: Added a button to Groove settings for update checks.

Fixed

• Animation Hiccups: Resolved animation inconsistencies throughout the launcher.
• Check Updates Button Bug: Fixed an issue where the app would reinstall the current version when it was the latest.

Improved

• Expanded Icon Pack Compatibility: Applied icon packs for more OEMs.

Full Changelog: 0.3.1-beta.3...0.4.1-beta.4

0.3.1-beta.3

Bug Fixes

• Icons Not Appearing on Home Screen: Resolved the issue where icons were missing from the home screen.
• Remove Font Button: Fixed the "Remove Font" button appearing even when no custom font was selected.
• Noto Sans in Groove Settings: Fixed an issue where Noto Sans wasn't being applied to the Groove settings.

Full Changelog: 0.3.0-beta.3...0.3.1-beta.3