Kvaesitso

• Added launch app gesture actions
• Added an option to rank search results by their usage (thanks to @Sir-Photch)
• Algorithm to rank "frequently used" items has been changed to reflect which apps have been used recently (thanks to @Sir-Photch)
• The date part in the clock widget can once again be disabled
• If the favorite widget is immediately below the clock widget and the clock widget is set to show the first line of favorites, that first line will no longer be shown in the favorites widget
• Pinned tags can now be toggled to be displayed in one or multiple lines
• The custom icon picker now has an icon pack filter
• Breaking: themed icon pack handling has been changed:
  • Themed icon providers (Kvaesitso Icons and Lawnicons) are now treated like normal icon packs and can be enabled at settings > appearance > icon pack
  • The "Themed icon" preference now only affects native themed icons
• Bugfixes

As you might already know, we have a Telegram group for this launcher. Someone has brought up the idea to create a Matrix room as well. I'd like to know if more people are interested in this, so I created a poll. I would appreciate it if you could take a second of your time to answer it. (Regardless of the result, the Telegram group will continue to exists and I would try to setup a bridge between Telegram and Matrix).

(Hotfix for 1.22.0, fixes search result order and restores the old B/W color scheme; hotfix for 1.22.1, fixes duplicate search results and launch on enter not working in pager layout)

• Themed icons compat: The launcher now supports native themed app icons on all Android versions
• Added support for themed icon packs
• Added themed launcher icon (thanks to @Sir-Photch)
• The clock widget can now show the favorites component and one additional component at the same time (thanks to @Sir-Photch)
• Redesigned weather widget (thanks to @Sir-Photch)
• Redesigned music widget
• Added an option to launch the first search result with the keyboard's enter key (thanks to @Sir-Photch)
• Added an option to lock the launcher's orientation to portrait mode (thanks to @Sir-Photch)
• Updated Outfit font; no more missing glyphs in Polish, Czech, Romanian, Turkish, and several other languages
• Bugfixes

• Fix touch events no longer being dispatched to live wallpapers
• Fix potential crash
• Updated translations

• Added an option to disable the search bar scrolling out of view
• Bug fixes

• Advanced layout options: you can now configure the search bar position, the arrangement of search results and the gesture to open the search independently
• Gestures: added configurable gestures including double tap to sleep[^1]
• Added a hardcoded list of music players (namely, Tidal, Bandcamp, Qobuz and Plexamp) that were formerly not recognized as "music apps" and required the "Restrict to music apps" setting to be disabled in order to work with the music widget. Let me know if you use any other music apps that are not properly recognized, I will add them to the list.
• Bug fixes

[^1] Double tap to sleeps is only available on Android 9+

• Added a new settings screen to manage tags: Settings > Search > Tags
  • On this screen, you can create new tags, quickly assign multiple apps to a tag, rename tags, delete tags, and duplicate tags

• Web search shortcuts have been replaced with quick actions:
  • quick actions are shown below the search bar and are shortcuts that take your search term and do something with it
  • type a phone number to call somebody, an email address to write an email or "10 min" to start a 10 minute timer
  • you can also add you own actions to search on websites or in apps [^1] or to launch custom Android intents.
  • Existing web search shortcuts will be migrated automatically
• Minor improvements
• Bugfixes

[^1] Searching in apps is an experimental feature because it doesn't work reliably (or at all) in some apps. I'm still debating whether to keep this feature or not. Feedback/opinions on this are welcome.

• Fix a crash on Android 8.0
• Updated translations

• We now have a website with a user guide!
  • relevant user guide pages are linked in launcher settings
• New default typeface (Poppins has been replaced with Outfit)
• Added a dark variant to search bar and clock widget. Search bar, clock widget and system bars will now automatically turn dark when you use a bright wallpaper. You can also enable the dark variant for each of these components individually
• Added Pebble icon shape
• Added 1 new clock style
• Improved app search matching; diacritics will now be ignored
• Keyboard will now close when scrolling the search result list
• Added missing surface tint color to advanced custom color scheme
• Bugfixes and minor improvements

• tags are a new way to organize your apps
  • you can assign as many tags as you want to apps (and other search results)
  • tags are used as keywords in the search, making it easier to find items that have tags assigned
  • tags can also be pinned to the favorites section for even faster access
• favorites have been improved
  • it's now configurable if and how many frequently used items are shown in the favorites section
  • items can be grouped using tags
  • the 'edit favorites' sheet has been redesigned
  • it's now possible to create shortcuts from the launcher (previously shortcuts could only be created from within apps and some app shortcuts were unavailable because of this)
• the 'edit widgets' button can now be hidden
• there are now different options for query encoding for websearch shortcuts
• probably bugfixes and other stuff, I forgor 💀

• Custom labels: app names can now be customized
• Personal apps and work profile apps are now separated in the app grid
• [WIP] Dutch translation (thanks to @bartlibert )
• Bugfixes and minor improvements™

• Kvæsitso can now be set as assistant app
• grid labels can now be hidden
• added an option to make the clock widget not fill the entire screen height
• added teardrop icon shape
• fix app incorrect app widget sizing
• bugfixes and other minor improvements

Furthermore, there is good news if you have previously had issues connecting your Google account: the app now no longer appears as "unverified" and the 100 user cap has been lifted. Google signin should now work again for all users.

• Bugfixes and minor improvements

• App grid and search results are now laid out lazily to reduce performance issues
• Bugfixes and minor improvements

• Optimize APK size
• Bugfixes and minor improvements

• Custom icons: icons can now be customized individually
• Force themed icons: there is now an option to apply the application's color scheme to all icons, including unsupported ones. While it is generally not recommended to enable this option (some icons might become illegible) this can be useful if you use a monochrome icon pack
• Added Czech translation (thanks to @Fjuro!)
• Bugfixes and minor improvements

• Crash fix

• Add reversed pager layout
• Add option to use the system default headline font
• Add option to disable the blur effect on Android 12+
• Bugfixes and minor improvements

• Backup & restore
• The hidden results panel now only shows results that match the current search query. The button at the end of the search results will now only be visible if there are any hidden results for the current query.
• Card corner shape can now be set to cut or rounded
• Added Romanian translations (thanks to @stefanalexandru92 )
• Updated French translations (thanks to @kernoeb )
• Bug fixes and other improvements

• Bring back the hidden items modal sheet (it's now located at the end of the search results)
• Fix a crash