Releases: sameerasw/essentials
Shut-up fix for certain devices in Essentials v15.2
What's Changed
- fix: catch SecurityException reading hidden settings #443 in ShutUpShortcut by @anirudhlakhotia in #454
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #448
- Develop - shut up bug fix, translations by @sameerasw in #455
New Contributors
- @anirudhlakhotia made their first contribution in #454
Than you for the contribution <3
Full Changelog: v15.1...v15.2
Visit the website: sameerasw.com/essentials
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About Essentials: README
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Double tap to screen off and Android 17 beta fix in Essentials v15.1
What's New? Not much really
- Double tap to screen off with the widget
- Ability to use Shizuku instead of accessibility for screen off ***
Why this update? ***
This is a very minor release to address some changes (or rather bugs) with Android 17 QPR1 beta 3 build.
In this build, accessibility screen off can be broky. it might disable biometrics if you turn the screen off with that permission. This is not an issue with the app as I was able to confirm that it still happens with the screen off option in the accessibility menu.
But while I'm at it, might as well add double tap to sleep :D Enjoy!
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #440
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #444
- Develop - Double tap to turn screen off and shizuku screen off + translations by @sameerasw in #447
Full Changelog: v15.0...v15.1
Visit the website: sameerasw.com/essentials
Help translating the app: Crowdin
About Essentials: README
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Assets 3
Essentials on Display, Lottie animations, New Your Android, Improved Search and a lot lot more in Essentials v15.0
What's New?
- Essentials on Display
- Custom AoD implementation from the old Ambient glance feature with some more customizations and options,
- Clock styling
- More media album art customizations
- Unread notification badges (experimental)
- Improved media detection
- Updated screensaver with unified customizations
- Feature animations with lottie
- Removed GSMArena powered device specs **
- Migrated the App management to the Your Android feature
- Improved search
- Better UI
- Search history
- App freezing launcher entry (You can turn off)
- Visual improvements with more variable fonts
- Battery widget improvements with Jetpack Glance
- Major code refactor and optimization
- Target Android 17
- Upgraded the compiled Java v11 -> v21
- Migrated media to webp (Trims a lot of file sizes)
- Fix battery widget theme adaptivity
- & more improvements and fixes
** Why device specs were removed?
The feature was powered by the GSMArena website which does not offer an API. So we had to rely on a web scraper which did not provide accurate information for certain devices and especially for devices with similar specs and model numbers. Add to that, this component did not add any valuable user facing-features hence it was removed.
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #417
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #419
- Develop - Code refactor and optimization, Battery widget improvements by @sameerasw in #422
- Develop - Essentials on Display #410 by @sameerasw in #423
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #421
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #424
- Develop - Lottie animations by @sameerasw in #429
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #425
- Develop - translations by @sameerasw in #430
- Develop - Remove device specs, migrate apps to your android, more variable font use, improved search, update screensaver for EoD by @sameerasw in #432
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #431
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #433
- Develop - Fix beta tab, App freezing launcher shortcut, update what's new screen by @sameerasw in #434
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #435
- Develop - Translations & version upgrade by @sameerasw in #436
- Develop - a lot of bug fixes by @sameerasw in #438
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #437
- Develop - translations and optimization by @sameerasw in #439
Full Changelog: v14.0...v15.0
Visit the website: sameerasw.com/essentials
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About Essentials: README
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Pixel CLock screen, WearOS controls, Shut Up! Rotation suggestion controls and more in Essentials v14.0
What's New?
- WearOS Android controls and sync
- Lock your Android remotely
- Control flashlight and brightness
- Toggle Android sound mode
- A lot more future plans for a closer experience with both devices
- Shut Up! I know what I'm doing
- Is something we tell the apps which blocks itself from the user if they have developer options, debugging or even accessibility services are enabled and this feature is made to say F U t(-_-t) to them. (experimental)
- Pixel lock screen clock customizations
- Mostly the same clock styles but the dynamic clock getting more variable font controls
- With future plans of integrating automations
- Screen rotation suggestion button toggle
- Pause trips for Are we there yet?
- More marquee text for larger scale UI
- Shortcut app icon performance improvements
- More fixes and improvements
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #388
- Develop - translations by @sameerasw in #398
- Develop - WearOS - Device controls and info sync support by @sameerasw in #400
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #399
- Develop - translations by @sameerasw in #401
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #403
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #405
- Develop - Shut up! by @sameerasw in #408
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #406
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #413
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- Added Marquee in required locations. by @krahulshharmaa in #391
- Develop - More marquee, Shut up is in beta, Shut up shizuku toggle, shortcut app icon quality control, watch app isntall button, rotation suggestion toggle, lock screen clocks, pause for are we there yet? by @sameerasw in #415
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #414
- Develop - Translations and minor fixes by @sameerasw in #416
Full Changelog: v13.2...v14.0
Visit the website: sameerasw.com/essentials
Help translating the app: Crowdin
About Essentials: README
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Assets 3
Custom refresh-rate, App lock timeout, Live wallpaper and some fixes in Essentials v13.2
What's New?
- Custom refresh rate controls with QS tile
- App lock timeout
- Live wallpaper with custom videos (Some video files to try out)
- Marquee effect for UI text in larger scale WIP
- Circle to search custom gesture now does not require gesture bar to be hidden
- Circle to search gesture height adjustment
Fixes
- Volume buttons for call audio when using remap
- Flashlight live update notification getting stuck
- Device becomes unresponsive while using Ambient Glance in hub mode with Android Auto
- Shizuku permission label after granting permission
- And more
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #353
- Develop - translations by @sameerasw in #364
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #367
- Develop - Auto start and translations by @sameerasw in #374
- fix: route short-press volume to active stream during calls by @howdoiusekeyboard in #375
- Main upstream by @sameerasw in #378
- Add Custom refresh rate feature by @DDOneApps in #377
- Managed the Font size. by @krahulshharmaa in #362
- Develop - Dynamic font size and marquee, button remap fix for call vol, custom refresh rate by @sameerasw in #379
- Develop - circle to search improvements, flashlight live update fix, auto app lock delay, and some bug fixes by @sameerasw in #381
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #376
- Develop - prevent ambient glance with Android Auto, Fix Shizuku permissions label, Live wallpapers and translations by @sameerasw in #385
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #382
- Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #386
- version: Updated to 13.2 by @sameerasw in #387
New Contributors
- @howdoiusekeyboard made their first contribution in #375
- @DDOneApps made their first contribution in #377
- @krahulshharmaa made their first contribution in #362
Thank you (ββ’α΄β’β)β€
Full Changelog: v13.1...v13.2
Why this update took a while?
Well, I took a little time to go out and touch some grass but now I'm back! Time for some cooking π¨βπ³
π Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka
Visit the website: sameerasw.com/essentials
Help translating the app: Crowdin
About Essentials: README
More projects: sameerasw.com
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Assets 3
Minor update with circle to search and gesture bar automations in Essentials v13.1
What's new?
- Circle to search
- In button remap
- When gesture bar is hidden
- Gesture bar automations
- Auto show on launcher (an attempt to fix animations, Still not perfect)
- Fixed some incorrect permission assignments
- More minor fixes
Image context: This is how it looks like when you circle to search 5 times on top of another LOL
Also 3 days 3 updates... Gonna take a little break unless I break something which is highly likely (*β§β½β¦)οΎο½Ό))
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- Develop - Circle to search by @sameerasw in #348
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #347
- Develop - launcher gesture bar automation & translations by @sameerasw in #351
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #350
- Develop - translations by @sameerasw in #352
Full Changelog: v13.0...v13.1
Contributors
Assets 3
Glove mode, Disable QS, Statusbar customizations, hide gesture bar, Pixel notification lighting, Flashlight pulse intensity and a lot more in Essentials v13.0
What's new?
- Glove mode (+ QS tile)
- Enhanced lock screen security with QS disabled
- Advanced statusbar customizations
- Hide gesture bar
- New Pixel notification lighting effects
- Flashlight pulse brightness intensity
- Random shapes in ambient glance toggle
- SystemUI force restart
- New statusbarManager for handling all related shell commands
- Improved QS tile activation logics
- And more improvements and fixes
Some of these features might be exclusive to Google Pixels as they are triggered by the system rather than the app itself.
Also note that most of new features require Shizuku
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #340
- Develop - translations by @sameerasw in #343
- Develop - Flashlight pulse intensity, random ambient glance shapes toggle, glove mode, systemui restart, disable qs, statusbarManager, advanced statusbar customizations, system notification lighting, improve tile logic by @sameerasw in #345
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #344
- Develop - translations by @sameerasw in #346
Full Changelog: v12.7...v13.0
Contributors
Assets 3
FIX FIX FIX in Essentials v12.7
What's New Fixed?
- Keyboard crash when trying to generate suggestions
- Ambient display in notification lighting locks the device
- Always go back to default tab before exit
- Button remap flashlight haptic feedback does not respect selected option
- Tile service responsiveness
- Volume buttons overrides camera inputs
- And a few more minor fixes
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #333
- Develop - Translations & a fix by @sameerasw in #339
- Develop - Fix keyboard crash, ambient display lcok, default tab back navigation, button remap haptics, tile service responsiveness, vol buttons in camera by @sameerasw in #341
Full Changelog: v12.6...v12.7
Contributors
Assets 3
Essentials is now verified? Usage access alt, ambient music updates, new notification lighting animation, qs tile categories and more in Essentials v12.6
What's New
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Essentials is now verified by the new Android Developer Verification program. Hope this helps with installation with upcoming sideloading restrictions.
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New notification lighting effect
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QS tile categories
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Shape effects for album art in ambient music glance
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Many improvements to ambient music glance and fixes
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Update note onboarding
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You can use usage access permission instead of Accessibility for
- Freeze
- App lock
- Dynamic nightlight
features. Enable in settings.
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A lot of translations
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And a ton of minor improvements and bug fixes
Re-uploaded to fix crash at launch. If you are experiencing this, please re-download and install the APK.
- chore: Update readme with features by @sameerasw in #315
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #314
- Update Translations by @Jack-Huang-2020 in #317
- Revert "Update Translations" - incorrect branch by @sameerasw in #321
- Develop by @sameerasw in #322
- Detect Sennheiser Momentum headphones in battery widget by @ThatOneCalculator in #325
- Translations by @sameerasw in #323
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #324
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #326
- Develop - developer verification,usage access, shapes in ambient music, qs panel security, new notification lighting animation, qs tile categories, what's new onboarding, reddit card and version update by @sameerasw in #330
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #328
- Develop - translations by @sameerasw in #331
New Contributors
- @Jack-Huang-2020 made their first contribution in #317
Full Changelog: v12.5...v12.6
Contributors
Assets 3
Material Expressive UI overhaul, Frozen apps and Are we there yet updates and more in Essentials v12.5
What's New?
- An attempt at fixing the overflowing bottom toolbar
- A lot of Material 3 Expressive UI component updates instead of custom components.
- Your Android
- Diagnostics and Device check for Pixel devices (Battery & storage health + hardware & sensor testing)
- Fix crash for some devices
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Note: device detection might still have misses, Will try to fix soon as it's mostly due to GSMArena discovery
- App freezing
- You can now search apps
- Added app context menu (long press) to unfreeze or even remove easily
- Add shortcut to home in long press menu
- Made the dedicated frozen apps activity the same as the freeze tab UI
- Are we there yet
- Full redesign
- Ability to save destinations
- Customize destination details
- ETA
- More improvements and fixes
- Develop - Oversized toolbar fix, M3E UI migration, Frozen app grid updates, Pixel diagnostics and are we there yet redesign by @sameerasw in #310
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #301
- New Crowdin updates by @sameerasw in #311
- Develop - translation s and your android crash fix by @sameerasw in #312
- fix: #303 again!!!! by @sameerasw in #313
Full Changelog: v12.4...v12.5