v2026.07.12

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Whats New

• Render both physical connection (WiFi/Ethernet/Cellular) and VPN status icons simultaneously.
• Fix PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS permission check fallback (ADB/system settings default AppOps status).
• Fix reorder mode race condition and duplicate move-icon glitches during rapid app reordering.
• Fix back button handling in reorder mode to prevent home screensaver from launching on exit.
• Fix D-pad navigation scrolling for Sections settings list with more than 6 sections.
• Add Spanish translations for "Continue Watching" panel settings.
• Skip Gradle release signing configuration if keystore file is absent.

📦 Artifacts

• LTvLauncher-universal-release.apk: Universal build containing all architectures.
• LTvLauncher-armeabi-v7a-release.apk: Optimized build for ARMv7 architectures (older Android TVs & Fire TV sticks).
• LTvLauncher-arm64-v8a-release.apk: Optimized build for ARM64 architectures (newer Android TVs & NVIDIA Shield).

v2026.07.10

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Whats New

• Improve Backup & Restore performance with batch inserts.
• Fix bug where unhiding apps required a launcher restart.
• Fix race condition where rapid reordering of apps caused duplicate icons or stuck states.
• Support using the Back button (and gamepad B button) to exit reorder mode.
• Auto-hide empty notification bell icon (optional setting).
• Force notification badge count text color to white.
• Fix bugs and visually polish Continue Watching.

📦 Artifacts

• LTvLauncher-universal-release.apk: Universal build containing all architectures.
• LTvLauncher-armeabi-v7a-release.apk: Optimized build for ARMv7 architectures (older Android TVs & Fire TV sticks).
• LTvLauncher-arm64-v8a-release.apk: Optimized build for ARM64 architectures (newer Android TVs & NVIDIA Shield).

v2026.07.10-beta.2

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Whats New

• Improve Backup & Restore performance with batch inserts.
• Fix bug where unhiding apps required a launcher restart.
• Fix race condition where rapid reordering of apps caused duplicate icons or stuck states.
• Support using the Back button (and gamepad B button) to exit reorder mode.
• Auto-hide empty notification bell icon (optional setting).
• Force notification badge count text color to white.
• Fix bugs and visually polish Continue Watching.

📦 Artifacts
LTvLauncher-universal-release.apk: Universal build containing all architectures.
LTvLauncher-armeabi-v7a-release.apk: Optimized build for ARMv7 architectures (older Android TVs & Fire TV sticks).
LTvLauncher-arm64-v8a-release.apk: Optimized build for ARM64 architectures (newer Android TVs & NVIDIA Shield).

v2026.07.10-beta.1

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Whats New

• Improve Backup & Restore performance with batch inserts.
• Fix bug where unhiding apps required a launcher restart.
• Fix race condition where rapid reordering of apps caused duplicate icons or stuck states.
• Support using the Back button (and gamepad B button) to exit reorder mode.
• Auto-hide empty notification bell icon (optional setting).
• Force notification badge count text color to white.

📦 Artifacts

• app-release.apk (17.5 MB): Universal build containing all architectures.
• app-armeabi-v7a-release.apk (9.4 MB): Optimized build for ARMv7 architectures (older Android TVs & Fire TV sticks).
• app-arm64-v8a-release.apk (9.8 MB): Optimized build for ARM64 architectures (newer Android TVs & NVIDIA Shield).

LTvLauncher v2026.06.21

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Whats New

• Fix key click sound on D-pad key press navigation.
• Fix local cache out-of-sync issue when reordering apps in custom sections.
• Fix active VPN connection detection to correctly display the VPN key icon instead of Wi-Fi.
• Make tapping the VPN status bar icon open native VPN settings instead of Wi-Fi settings.
• Consolidate GitHub Actions badge generation workflows to prevent build push conflicts.

📦 Artifacts

• app-release.apk (18.3 MB): Universal build containing all architectures.
• app-armeabi-v7a-release.apk (9.4 MB): Optimized build for ARMv7 architectures (older Android TVs & Fire TV sticks).
• app-arm64-v8a-release.apk (9.8 MB): Optimized build for ARM64 architectures (newer Android TVs & NVIDIA Shield).

v2026.05.01 Release

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✨ New Features

• Multiple Backups Support: Backups are now exported with unique timestamps (e.g., ltv_backup_20260621_155341.json)
• System-wide Notification Overlays: Added popups for notification alerts visible across the entire operating system.
• TV Input Selector: Directly switch between input sources (HDMI, AV, etc.) from the launcher.
• Accessibility Settings Page: Dedicated settings panel for managing launcher accessibility features.

🛠️ Bug Fixes

• Cropping & UI Scale Expansion: Capped scale limits on focused banners to prevent items from getting cropped on certain screen aspect ratios.
• Wallpaper Live Updates: Fixed a bug where changing the wallpaper did not trigger an immediate visual update in the background.
• Security & Backups: Disabled insecure full Android OS backups in the manifest (android:allowBackup="false").
• Crash & Imports fixes: Resolved network/UI crashes, restored missing imports in the notification listener service, and resolved Java compilation errors in MainActivity.

🚀 Under-the-Hood & Performance

• Settings Cache: Optimized SettingsService by caching values locally to avoid repeatedly reading from SharedPreferences.
• Database & Query Optimization:
  • Fixed an $N+1$ query pattern when fetching and categorizing TV applications.
  • Optimized category lookups for new applications to run in $O(1)$ time.
• Concurrency & I/O:
  • Implemented a concurrency pool to cap unawaited background caching tasks.
  • Replaced synchronous file I/O checks (e.g., wallpaper checks) with fully asynchronous operations.
• Test Coverage: Added comprehensive widget and unit tests for AppCard, DateTimeWidget, SidePanelDialog, NetworkService, and the App/Category models.

📦 Artifacts

• app-release.apk (18.3 MB): Universal build containing all architectures.
• app-armeabi-v7a-release.apk (9.4 MB): Optimized build for ARMv7 architectures (older Android TVs & Fire TV sticks).
• app-arm64-v8a-release.apk (9.8 MB): Optimized build for ARM64 architectures (newer Android TVs & NVIDIA Shield).

LTvLauncher v2026.05.01-beta.1

🚀 New Features

- **Notification Overlay Popups**: Added system-wide notification overlays.
- **TV Input Selector**: Added input selector support and optimized package size.
- **Toggle for Status Bar Inputs**: Added option to show/hide status bar inputs widget.
- **Accessibility Settings**: Added dedicated accessibility page.

⚡ Performance Optimizations

- **Settings Caching**: Optimized `SettingsService` with local caching.
- **Drift DB N+1 Fix**: Resolved N+1 query issue in TV apps categorization.
- **Asynchronous I/O**: Migrated wallpaper existence checks to async I/O.
- **Concurrency Pooling**: Capped concurrent background cache operations.
- **O(1) Lookups**: Optimized category matching for new apps.

🐞 Bug Fixes & Improvements

- **Banner Layout**: Capped premium banner scaling to prevent focus cropping.
- **Wallpaper Update**: Fixed delay in wallpaper changes.
- **Security**: Disabled insecure Android backup configuration

v2026.04.26 Release

✨ New Features

• Themes: Switch between distinct visual styles (Default, Premium, Classic, Capsule).
• Focus Customization: Toggle focus outline and transition animations to tailor your experience.
• Edge Bump Animation: Visual feedback when reaching the edge of a row, preventing accidental focus wrapping.

🚀 Improvements

• Data Usage Widget: Generalized to accurately detect and display internet consumption across WiFi, Ethernet, and Mobile data (no extra permissions required).
• Date-Based Versioning: Shifted to a YYYY.MM.DD version scheme for clearer tracking.
• Performance Optimizations: Aggressive icon caching and code cleanups.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Focus Traversal: Fixed an issue where rapid scrolling (long-press) would cause the focus to jump unexpectedly between rows.
• General bug fixes and stability improvements.

v3.2.2 Release

LTvLauncher (Build 4101)

✨ New Features

• Custom App Banners: Set your own banner graphics for unofficial apps from the App Info Panel.
• Custom Section Names: Build custom categories from scratch without relying strictly on presets.
• App Labels: Clean up your homescreen grid with a new toggle to hide text below icons or show if you really wanted.

🛠️ Bug Fixes

• Fixed the keyboard overflow/scrolling glitch on the Modify Section page.
• Squashed a persistent storage leak when deleting custom app images.
• Fixed icon reloading glitches and rendering race-conditions.

🚀 Under-the-Hood

• Fixed the png logo
• Refactored settings to cache globally, drastically speeding up UI navigation and lowering disk usage overhead.

v3.2.1 Release

Release Notes (v3.2.1)

Maintenance & F-Droid Compatibility

• Build Update: Disabled dependenciesInfo block generation inside the [build.gradle] to comply with IzzyOnDroid and F-Droid's open-source building policies.
• Fastlane Metadata: Added structured Fastlane metadata to the repository (including icons, screenshots, and accurately formatted markdown descriptions).
• Repository Migration: Updated all internal links and documentation to appropriately reflect the new repository URL (LeanBitLab/LtvLauncher).

Files attached:

• (Universal) [LTvLauncher-universal-release.apk]
• (64-bit) [LTvLauncher-arm64-v8a-release.apk]
• (32-bit) [LTvLauncher-armeabi-v7a-release.apk]
• (x86_64) LTvLauncher-x86_64-release.apk