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Expressive Launcher 4.1.0 QA — Now You See It, Now You Don't

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@denson9874 denson9874 released this 05 Oct 01:30
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Three improvements straight from community feedback in our Telegram group. Thank you for the detailed list!

✨ What's New & Improved

  1. One-tap Hide in the app drawer:

    • Long-press any app in the app drawer (or its suggestions row) and choose Hide. It disappears from the drawer immediately.
    • Changed your mind? Tap Undo on the bar that appears at the bottom of the screen.
    • Before, hiding took three taps through Customize. Hide only appears for apps opened from the drawer, and never while the Home screen is locked.

  2. No more accidental folder-to-widget conversions:

    • Inside an open Home folder, the button next to the folder name is now a ⋮ menu. Make widget (or Make normal folder for a Folder widget) lives inside it, so converting always takes a deliberate second tap.

  3. Transparent search bar while scrolling (new option):

    • New switch in Settings → App list → Transparent search bar while scrolling.
    • When it's on, the area behind the app drawer search bar stays see-through as you scroll, instead of filling in with a solid band. The search field keeps its own background so it stays easy to read. Off by default.

😄 Your apps can now play hide-and-seek. Unlike real hide-and-seek, there's an Undo button for when nobody can find them.

📁 Folders were getting promoted to widgets without asking. They now need a ⋮ second opinion.

💬 Community Notes

  • Folder icon size: we couldn't reproduce folder icons ignoring the icon-size setting on the default grid (folder icons scaled with Home at 1.4×). If you still see it, please share your device, grid and whether the folder is on Home or in the app drawer in @ExpressiveLauncherFeedback.
  • Free trial for Pro: great suggestion. We're designing a time-limited trial for an upcoming 4.1.x release.

🧩 Release Riddle

I vanish with one tap and return with another; I'm in your drawer, then I'm not, but never truly gone. What am I?

Click to reveal the answer

A hidden app — one tap on Hide, one tap on Undo! 🙈

🛡️ Verification & Technical Details

  • Launcher Version: 4.1.0 (Build 59)
  • Package ID: dev.launcher.expressive.l3
  • Release Certificate SHA-256: C1:41:60:30:6D:5C:05:9B:3D:11:9F:15:FB:74:E0:8C:57:CC:27:23:16:E8:0B:36:E1:92:C7:1D:C9:E4:D0:D2
  • Validated: 518 unit tests and 300 CI contract tests passing; Hide/Undo, the folder ⋮ menu (both directions) and the transparent search bar checked on an Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 emulator.

🔗 Links & Downloads:

Source revision: f8280f89b36077905252485a45120b900e014e4c

APK SHA-256: 4b6129a748bf0fd23bc67173ef6f391bd4324e91081d7def3b59ef93e6d891fe

Release-signed, minified QA package. Automated tests and isolated Android upgrade checks passed for the exact attached APK.

Derived from Lawnchair and AOSP Launcher3; see the repository's license and upstream notices.

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