Release notes from mLauncher

Nightly Release 2026.03.21

2026-03-21T01:16:51Z

What's Changed

build(deps): Bump the all-gradle group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1015
build(deps): Bump actions/stale from 10.1.1 to 10.2.0 in the all-actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #1016
build(deps): Bump svenstaro/upload-release-action from 2.11.3 to 2.11.4 in the all-actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #1019
build(deps): Bump the all-gradle group across 1 directory with 10 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1020
build(deps): Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.5.0 to 2.6.1 in the all-actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #1022
build(deps): Bump the all-gradle group with 12 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1023
Feature: Added day-of-year indicator [77/365] next to date like 'Wed, Mar 18 [77/365]' by @bathulasharath006 in #1024
Lang: Updated Language Files. by @CreativeCodeCat in #1025

Full Changelog: 1.11.4.2...nightly-2026.03.21

1110402 (1.11.4.2) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2026-02-16T13:31:02Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.4 Build 2

✨ Enhancements:

Prioritize app aliases for none fuzzy search (fe592f71)
Prioritize app aliases for fuzzy search only (ed61269a)

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK.
Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
Install Multi Launcher.

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings needed for this feature. To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
Select Allow restricted settings.

Full Changelog: 1.11.3.5...1.11.4.2

✅ Improvements in this build: Version 1.11.4.2 focuses on search precision. By prioritizing app aliases in both fuzzy and non-fuzzy search modes, users can find their renamed or aliased applications more reliably and quickly. This build ensures that your custom naming conventions take precedence over system labels during navigation.

1110305 (1.11.3.5) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2026-02-03T12:35:52Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.3 Build 5

✨ Enhancements:

Disable dependency metadata in builds (b4dbdc1d)
Add unit tests for FuzzyFinder (5d311478)

🐛 Bug Fixes:

Update app rename condition to compare against preferences alias (a85cbdba)
Resolve icon loading and sorting bugs (d04d371c)

🔧 Code Quality:

Centralize and simplify list filtering logic (f5d9184a)
Implement advanced fuzzy search algorithm (0c113375)
Refactor settings font and icon sizing logic (f70b7d67)
Refactor BatteryReceiver to improve reliability and efficiency (99345c31)

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK.
Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
Install Multi Launcher.

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings needed for this feature. To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
Select Allow restricted settings.

Full Changelog: 1.11.3.4...1.11.3.5

✅ Improvements in this build: Build 5 focuses on search precision and system reliability. It introduces an advanced fuzzy search algorithm with dedicated unit testing, refactors battery monitoring for better efficiency, and resolves critical bugs related to icon sorting and app renaming logic.

1110304 (1.11.3.4) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2026-01-13T19:43:31Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.3 Build 4

✨ Enhancements:

Add reset functionality to app renaming (8ec4f806)
Introduce FontText composable for custom font support (5813f83c)
Implement dynamic and accessible A–Z sidebar for improved app navigation (42c831fa)

🐛 Bug Fixes:

Fix keyboard handling issues and incorrect bottom margin behavior (6ced4384)

🔧 Code Quality:

Clean up and improve changelog generation script (27ed889e)
Simplify app rename logic and UI (f76aaf98)
Refactor rename UI in app drawer (d3d30f1b)
Simplify app rename logic in AppDrawerAdapter (f5405c4b)
Improve preference migration and build script variables (a4a27359)
Use activityLabel directly, removing redundant customLabel and label logic (dc1a81f3)
Use FontManager for font loading in SettingsComposable (54361a40)
Adopt FontText in SettingsTextPreference (1355be5a)
Remove redundant theme logic from SettingsFragment (f2ea3277)
Improve app drawer context menu behavior and keyboard interactions (e09b4411)

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK.
Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
Install Multi Launcher.

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings needed for this feature. To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
Select Allow restricted settings.

Full Changelog: 1.11.3.3...1.11.3.4

✅ Improvements in this build:
Build 4 enhances customization and accessibility with improved font handling, a dynamic A–Z app drawer sidebar, and reset support for app renaming. It also fixes keyboard-related issues and includes extensive internal refactoring to simplify logic, improve maintainability, and remove redundant code.

1110303 (1.11.3.3) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2026-01-08T12:07:25Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.3 Build 3

✨ Enhancements:

Add options to clear theme and WOTD data (fe5406f0)

🔧 Code Quality:

Refactor language change implementation (2b7c7d77)
Check for internet before showing crash dialog (c7cafa34)
Adopt Gradle version catalog for plugins (42b75b56)

🐛 Bug Fixes:

Capitalize Czech language name (639948c1)
Improve reliability of opening the default SMS app (0aebba45)

🌐 Localization:

Updated Language Files. (#977) (c7850232)
Updated Language Files. (#976) (51970918)

🧹 Maintenance & Cleanup:

Rename package from droidworksstudio to codeworkscreativehub (f6d7534d)

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK.
Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
Install mLauncher.

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings needed for this feature. To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
Select Allow restricted settings.

Full Changelog: 1.11.3.2 → 1.11.3.3

✅ Improvements in this version:
This update introduces options to clear theme and WOTD data, refines language handling, enhances crash dialog reliability, adopts Gradle version catalog for plugins, fixes minor bugs, and updates localization files. Internal cleanup includes package renaming for consistency.

1110302 (1.11.3.2) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2025-12-29T12:48:25Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.3 Build 2

✨ Enhancements:

Relocate Expert Options easter egg to About section (2fdf9809)
Add increment/decrement buttons to slider dialog (981f8d9f)
Migrate UI to Material Design 3 (803c8444)

🔧 Code Quality:

Improve crash report payload and reduce cooldown (b6604421)
Migrate to AppCompatDelegate for language handling (9a196f64)
Cache localized resources to improve performance (bf9999d9)
Make AppViewHolder a static nested class (9ada91e9)
Replace AndroidView with Compose Text (710ef168)
Replace XML switch with Compose implementation (d35ddef9)

🧹 Maintenance & Cleanup:

Rename package from droidworksstudio to codeworkscreativehub (f6d7534d)

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK.
Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
Install mLauncher.

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings needed for this feature. To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
Select Allow restricted settings.

Full Changelog: 1.11.3.1 → 1.11.3.2

✅ Improvements in this version:
This update introduces a full migration to Material Design 3, improves slider usability with increment and decrement controls, refines language handling and performance through better resource caching, enhances crash reporting, and includes internal cleanup such as package renaming and Compose-based UI modernization.

1110301 (1.11.3.1) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2025-12-26T21:53:39Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.3 Build 1

✨ Enhancements:

Improve settings UI and state management (b71182b7)
Add close icon to App Drawer search view (aaaa1b8a)

🐞 Bug Fixes:

Adjust App Drawer search bar layout (4579c5e1)

🔧 Code Quality:

Adjust spacing and padding in settings (4e489d26)
Improve App Drawer search bar layout (5e8a98d3)

🌍 Localization:

Updated language files (#966)
(e8c02382)

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK.
Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
Install mLauncher.

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings needed for this feature. To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
Select Allow restricted settings.

Full Changelog: 1.11.3.0 → 1.11.3.1

✅ Improvements in this version:
This update refines the settings experience with improved UI and state handling, enhances the App Drawer search with a new close button and layout fixes, improves overall spacing and code quality, and includes updated translations for multiple languages.

1110300 (1.11.3.0) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2025-12-25T13:35:50Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.3 Build 0

✨ Enhancements:

Improve solid color wallpaper quality (108a4a30)

🐛 Bug Fixes:

Convert search bar to ConstraintLayout to fix alignment (b04b71c3)

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK.
Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
Install mLauncher.

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings needed for this feature. To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
Select Allow restricted settings.

Full Changelog: 1.11.2.8 → 1.11.3.0

✅ Improvements in this version:
Enhanced solid color wallpaper rendering for better visual quality and fixed search bar alignment issues by migrating it to ConstraintLayout.

1110208 (1.11.2.8) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2025-12-22T13:49:14Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.2 Build 8

🐛 Bug Fixes:

Improve error handling for word list import
(089f7c06)
Add comprehensive exception handling for restore operations
(1ae83873)
Add rate limiting to crash reporting to prevent spam
(f1e47959)
Correct pin / unpin icon logic in context menu
(53752245)

🧹 Maintenance & Stability:

Improved resilience when importing files from cloud providers (e.g. pCloud, Drive)
Reduced risk of launcher crashes during restore operations
General stability improvements

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK
Allow your browser or file manager to install apps
Install Multi Launcher

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings required for this feature.

To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher
Tap the three-dot menu (top-right)
Select Allow restricted settings

Full Changelog: 1.11.2.7 → 1.11.2.8

✅ Highlights in this release:
Improved restore reliability, safer file imports from cloud providers, reduced crash-report spam, and multiple stability fixes.

1110207 (1.11.2.7) - Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen

2025-11-19T14:35:10Z

What's New in Multi Launcher 1.11.2 Build 7

✨ Enhancements:

Improve release announcement formatting (6a048baa)

🏗️ Build:

Bump agp from 8.11.1 to 8.13.1 (09f78f68)

🧹 Maintenance & Cleanup:

Add rules for DeviceInfo and Moshi (bf067e79)

📥 Installation Instructions

Download the APK.
Allow your browser/files app to install apps.
Install mLauncher.

⚠️ Note for Double Tap to Lock Feature

Manually installed APKs may block accessibility settings needed for this feature. To enable:

Go to Settings → Apps → Multi Launcher.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
Select Allow restricted settings.

Full Changelog: 1.11.2.6 → 1.11.2.7

✅ Improvements in this version:
Force colored wallpapers, adjust font sizes for consistency, remove outdated "Known Issues" references, improve release announcement formatting, bump AGP, and add rules for DeviceInfo and Moshi.