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Expressive Launcher 4.1.2 QA — Sizing Up the Core

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@denson9874 denson9874 released this 07 Oct 05:42
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Two major milestones in this release: introducing Expressive Core for frictionless browser installs on Android 15/16/17, and stabilizing app drawer icon sizing when exiting search. Thank you to our community contributors for reporting edge cases and testing!

✨ What's New & Improved

  1. Expressive Core Edition (XDA-021):

    • New lightweight build without Accessibility or Notification Listener services, specifically avoiding Google Play Protect's "Enhanced Fraud Protection" warning when sideloading from browsers.
    • Built with the identical package name (dev.launcher.expressive.l3) and signing certificate, ensuring seamless upgrades between Full and Core builds.
    • Core provides standard home launcher features with device-admin or root screen lock fallbacks.

  2. Stable Drawer Icon Sizing on Search Exit (TG-011):

    • Fixed an issue where app drawer icons remained enlarged after backing out of drawer search and only reverted to proper proportions upon closing and reopening the drawer.
    • In BubbleTextView, applyFromWorkspaceItem() now synchronizes icon dimensions with the active AllAppsProfile across drawer displays (prediction rows and search shortcuts).
    • In ActivityAllAppsContainerView, completing search dismissal explicitly notifies active drawer adapters to refresh visible views against active device profile dimensions.

  3. Dual-Variant QA Automation & CI Pipeline (XDA-021):

    • Jenkins pipeline now automatically compiles, verifies, seals, and distributes Expressive Core (-PexpressiveCore=true) alongside Full QA builds.
    • Manifest scanner strictly validates that Core APKs contain no flagged permissions, and smoke tests verify upgrade compatibility between Full and Core releases.

🔍 App icons were getting camera-shy in drawer search—blowing up big when exiting, then shrinking back down on reopening. They're now properly proportioned at all times!

🛡️ Expressive Core skips the heavy listeners so Play Protect waves it right through with a red carpet.

💬 Community Notes

  • App Drawer Search Sizing: Special thanks to Pratik for flagging the icon sizing discrepancy when navigating between search and the drawer!
  • Play Protect Warnings: Thanks to our XDA community members for reporting sideload blocks under enhanced fraud protection rules!
  • Developer Support: Expressive Pro is available as a one-time $4.99 activation. Every dollar directly funds our ongoing tooling and infrastructure expenses—including automated CI/CD servers, dedicated Android 17 testing devices/emulators, signing pipelines, and active continuous development—keeping Expressive fast, independent, and completely ad-free.

🧩 Release Riddle

I carry the heart of the launcher with pride, yet leave the heavy listeners outside. Play Protect smiles and lets me slide right in. What edition am I?

Click to reveal the answer

Expressive Core! 🛡️⚡

🛡️ Verification & Technical Details

  • Launcher Version: 4.1.2 (Build 61)
  • 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: 328 CI contract tests and full app unit suite passing; drawer icon sizing and upgrade flow validated on Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 emulator.

🔗 Links & Downloads:

Source revision: 7972412d986042482c06d2bd70bae4ffe7a2e10e

APK SHA-256: 510bd9b1c75da92ffd5ef153c8f66e67f6b7ddc1b3586c4615e8f999977eb9e4

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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