Release Notes

• Library updates and minor bug fixes.

• New: Add ability to upgrade to Launchy Widget Pro.
• Fix: Use Launchy Instagram Page links instead of Google Plus community.

• Fix: Fixed a critical issue where Pro users would not see the Pro options.

• New: Manual refresh button in the Widget settings preview area.
• Improvement: Use intuitive icons instead of the +H, -H, +W, -W buttons in the preview area.
• Improvement: Enable Export Preset and Import Preset functionality.
• Improvement: Update application dependencies as requested by Google Play Store.
• Fix: Deprecate ability to set user background in preview area.

• New: Use different color picker to select various colors.
• Improvement: Target the newest Android SDK.
• Improvement: Update dependencies to newest packages.

• New: Redesigned configuration screen with preview always visible
• New: Redesigned and more consistent configuration controls, new color picker
• Improvement: The preview size buttons are now placed on the preview itself
• Change: The icon theme configuration has been moved from the Icon Layout tab to the Items tab.
  To apply an icon theme go to Items › Three dots at the bottom › Icon Pack
• Bug fixes

• Fix: Widget not responding issue on Android 8
• Additional tweaks based on user input

• Fix: Storage permissions bug introduced in the previous release
• Fix: User background not visible in layout preview when using stretch or center modes
• Fix: App crash when using user background and starting the main launcher Launchy Widget info app

• Improvement: The "Assign" tab has been rewritten from scratch and renamed to "Folders". In this screen you select which folder will be used for the current widget.
• Improvement: The "Items" tab has been redesigned and rewritten from scratch. This screen allows to manage the items in the current folder.
• New: Added option to sort the items by name or click count, in ascending or descending order: Items tab › sort option at the bottom.
• New: Added option to delete all items in a folder: Items tab › three dots at the bottom › Delete all items.
• New: Share bookmark to Launchy: It is now possible to share bookmarks from an internet browser directly to Launchy: in the browser click share page › select Launchy.
• Change: It is no longer possible to automatically import bookmarks from browsers due to Android security restrictions. As an alternative, it is possible to add bookmarks manually or to share bookmarks from browsers to Launchy.
• Fix: For newer versions of Android the preview screen, icon picker and the skin selection dialogs did not display the user wallpaper correctly, this has been fixed.
• Improvement: Added memory cache for displaying items in the widget, this should make scrolling long Launchy widgets smoother.
• Many other fixes and improvements.

• New: Set Launchy background from any png or jpg image file. Launchy will scan the sdcard / LaunchyWidgetAssets / backgrounds folder for any images. Place your images there.
• Bug fixes.

• Redesigned the UI of the main application.
• Fix: Various permission requests for Android Marshmallow and higher.
• Fix: Rare issue where the preset was not exported correctly.

• Increased the number of Launchy widgets to 15.
• Under the hood: Preparations for new upcoming option to export and import layout presets. Some of your settings might be reset to default values.

• Added option to add bookmarks manually in case Launchy cannot import bookmarks from the browser. To add a bookmark manually: Add Item › Bookmark Manually.
• Redesigned the add new item menu.

• Drag to sort items in the items screen

• New experimental widget display engine: smoother and improved scrolling of Launchy widgets.
• New Launchy Icon.

• Added six new fonts to the font selection for the labels and the widget title.

• Added an option to control widget title alignment. Settings › Layout › Widget › Title Alignment.
• Added an option to access the settings screen by tapping the title, when the title is visible. Tip: when the title is visible, make the settings square transparent for a cleaner look.

• Added an option to display a widget title on top of each Launchy. Settings › Layout › Widget › Title Visibility. The default setting is to show widget title.
• To give a different name to a widget go to Settings › Assign › Rename.
• Added options to control the widget title font size and color. Settings › Layout › Widget › Font, Size, Color.

• Added the red neon underline widget and item skins.
• Added a new font.

• Added two more item and widget skins.
• An attempt to fix a bug that caused crash when switching between the main 3 tabs in the settings screen.

• Improved items skins placement, added more item skins.
• From now the live preview in the layout tab will only show the top two rows of items. This is done to faster render the live preview and save resources.
• Improvements and optimization.

• Introducing item skins: it is now possible to apply a skin around each item in the widget.
• Added label hue, brightness, and RGB controls.

• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash of the settings layout screen.
• Added metro red skin.

• This version includes new options added in the previously released beta versions.
• Added an option to manually control the placement of the label relative to icon.
• Added an option to control the shadow size, x offset, y offset and color.
• Added an option to to add a stroke of any color around the labels.
• Added an option to to add glow of desired color, size and blur radius for icons.
• Changed some of the sliders to buttons in the settings screen for more precise control.
• Added four new fonts, removed some of the old fonts that were not behaving as expected.

• Added metro green and yellow skins.
• Removed the ads from Launchy for better user experience.

• Added two more skins: Sunken and Metro Style. The Metro Style skin will be the default skin for newly added widgets.
• Added a short tutorial in the main app screen which is accessible via the app drawer.

A complete redesign of the widget settings screen. A Layout tab has been added instead of the Configure tab. The Edit tab has been renamed to Items. Now the new Layout screen features a full live preview of the changes made to the widget.

• Made changes to Fonts and Skins data models, your fonts and skin might reset to default after this update.
• Add an option to control the icon saturation. Make the icons black and white or color enhanced.
• Add more fonts and skins. All skins are pixel perfect and fully scalable.
• Add an option to set a custom color for the settings square dot in the top right corner: Layout › Widget › Settings Square Color.
• Made the settings square area a little bigger, this will make it easier to hit the settings square area when the square is invisible.
• It is possible to make the settings square transparent to achieve a cleaner look.
• The option to hide the settings square is now removed, to hide the settings square, just make its color transparent.
• Add an option to control the label transparency: Layout › Label › Label Color › Adjust the transparency with the slider.
• The settings screen will now remember the last used tab. When opening the settings again, it will open on the last used tab.

• Add a new Kinux skin by dbconcept.
• Fixed a bug that caused a crash when using empty Launchy with infinite scroll on.

Changed the way the settings screen is accessed. The green Edit icon has been removed, instead the settings screen can be accessed by clicking the settings square dot in the top right corner of the Launchy.

• Add an option to hide the settings square dot in the top right corner: Configure › Settings Square Hide. The dot becomes invisible but you can still access the settings screen by tapping the top right corner.
• Changed the way icons size is recognized. This should fix the small icons at 100% issue on Nexus 7 and other devices.
• A potential fix for a crash when starting the upgrade to pro dialog.

• New Stock Red Glow Skin by Darryl Dillon.
• Increase Icon size option up to 250%.
• Increase Label size option up to 40pt.
• Increase Label length option up to 40 Letters.

• Create a skin selector with a preview of the skins. Configure › Skin.
• Add new option to control icons transparency. Configure › Icon Transparency.
• Add new Opak skin by dbconcept.
• Add new Stock Glow skin by Darryl Dillon.
• Add 4 new fonts.
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

• Add search option when adding items.
• Increase maximum number of columns to 7.
• Increase vertical spacing selection up to 50dp.
• Add new Mattx skin by dbconcept.
• Add new Red Glow skin by RS.

• Add 2 new skins by dbconcept: Black and Pressed.
• Add additional new Cyan Glow skin by RS.
• All skins updated to crisp hi-res graphics to support multiple screen sizes.

• Add an option to apply an Icon Theme to all icons in a Launchy with one click! Launchy Edit screen › Configure › Icon Theme.
• When applying an Icon Theme dont forget to remove the green Edit icon for a nice clean look: Launchy Edit screen › Configure › Double Tap To Edit. Double tap any item inside a Launchy to start the Launchy Edit screen when the Edit icon is removed.
• Add an option to delete all items from a Launchy. Launchy Edit screen › Menu › Delete All Items.
• Separated the settings in Launchy Configure screen to categories.
• A potential fix to a rare bug that was causing the application to crash.

• Add an option to adjust the Double Tap interval between 350 and 650 milliseconds. Use Double Tap to remove the Edit icon, and access Launchy Edit screen by double tapping any item inside the Launchy widget.
• Changed widget minimum resize width and height to 1x1. This means that the widget can be resized to any size in all launchers.
• Add new Dark Glass skin.

• Add an option to remove the Edit Icon from all non empty Launchy widgets. Double tap any item inside Launchy widget to start the Launchy Edit screen.
• Add an option to display multiple columns of items inside each Launchy.
• Add an option to set vertical spacing of items in Launchy for Android 4.1 and above. Users Android below 4.1 will not see this option in the settings.
• Rearranged the order of settings in Launchy Configure screen.

• Add icon search functionality in the icon picker when selecting from an icon pack. Type in icon name to filter.

It is now possible to use external icon packs to customize icons inside Launchy Widget.
To set a custom icon for an item: Install an icon pack › Launchy Edit screen › Item edit › Tap the icon › Icon packs.

• Stability improvements.

• Stability improvements and bug fixes, preparations for icon packs support.

It is now possible to change icons of the items in the Launchy! Select new icon from gallery or from icons of apps installed on the device.
To change an icon, click edit item and tap the icon. Icon packs support coming in the future.

• A potential fix for a certain error that was causing edit screen crash.

• Fixed an issue where some apps could not be add and were resulting in a corrupted Launchy.
• Add an option to reset and recover a corrupted Launchy. Big thanks to Francois for reporting and assisting.
• Set Glass skin as default for newly add Launchy widgets.

• Infinite scroll! Add an option to enable an endless loop of items for each Launchy individually. The option is located in the Configure screen.
• New Glass skin. Select it from the skins list in the Configure screen.
• A small banner ad add to the bottom of the Edit screen. Pro Launchy unlocks all Launchy features and also remove the ad.
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

• Shortcuts for everyone! Adding shortcuts is now also available in the free Launchy version
• Bug fixes

• Add an option in the Configure screen to select where to look when adding bookmarks. Now it is possible to look only in bookmarks or in bookmarks and browser history.
• A potential fix to an issue where new bookmarks were not found by Launchy when adding.

• Increased the number of unique Launchy widgets from 7 to 10
• Small bug fixes

• Add an option to select label color

• Add an option to display the label on the right, left or under the icon
• Improvements and bug fixes
• Slight changes in the Launchy icon

• Improved long list Launchy scrolling when only the label is displayed
• Add an option to control the allowed label length when only the label is displayed
• Add two additional fonts

• Improved scrolling of Launchy Widgets with long lists
• Add Launchy launcher application that displays instructions for users on how to add the Launchy Widget to the home screen
• Small bug fixes