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Overcast, HiLight, Face Illumination, Lock Screen Shortcuts, Activity Launcher, Keyboard Shut-Up and a lot more in Essentials v19.0

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@sameerasw sameerasw released this 08 Oct 12:29
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What's New?

  • Overcast integration - Weather is now separate
  • HiLight controls
  • Face unlock illumination
  • Button remap multiple actions
  • Lock screen shortcuts
  • Privileged mode picker for shell integration
  • Shizuku Next, Dhizuku & Porter support
  • Extended media info on AOD wallpaper
  • Dynamically hide media player on AOD
  • Activity launcher and shortcut maker
  • Keyboard shut up
  • Hidden debugging and developer options support for Android 17 QPR1 & QPR3 beta

Island

  • Landscape notch
  • Max item count
  • Dynamically hide live updates in statusbar
  • Expanded notification app icon
  • Always available gestures
  • Like and previous button controls
  • Per-app notification filter
  • Network Signal strength
  • Island priority customization
  • Hide island battery icon
  • Island secondary bubble
  • Fix timers and calls
  • Decimal placement

More

  • Notification lighting DIY
  • Camera HAL fixes for mediatek and more
  • Foldable camera profiles for Duo, Island, and Status Glance
  • Duo & Island QS tiles
  • Avoid screen locked security with extended unlock
  • Accessibility system service restore with shut-up
  • Combined DIY overlay actions menu
  • Updated unsupported features and improved warnings
  • Fix battery info for secondary user
  • Fix progressive blur without statusbar
  • Conscious gate animation fix
  • Fix hotspot automation permissions
  • Wallpaper ghost fixes
  • Settings scroll fixes
  • Overlay startup fixes
  • And more improvements and fixes
  • A tons of translations
  • Features contributed by the community now mentions credits (WIP)
  • Pick wallpaper for next day... but that's something for me to test :)

overcast

PRs & Contributions

  • Develop - Overcast, wallpaper staging by @sameerasw in #1229
  • Develop - Translations, settings fixes, overlay startup fixes, signal in island, island priority ordering, hidden debugging support, wallpaper ghost fixes, hide island battery icons, island secondary bubble, hide live updates while island visible, camera HAL fixes for mediatek and more by @sameerasw in #1263
  • Develop - decimal placement, landscape, notch, fix timers and calls, max item count, expanded notif app icon, always available gestures for island/ notificaiton lighting DIY, shizuku next is preferred, fix battery info for secondary user, conscious gate animation fix, accessibility system service restore with shutup, keyboard shut up, combined DIY overlay actions, fix progressive blur updated unsupported features by @sameerasw in #1270
  • feat(qt): add toggles for duo & island by @isaacsa51 in #1239
  • feat: support multiple ordered actions per Button Remap slot by @jawzf in #1272
  • Foldable camera profiles for Duo, Island, and Status Glance by @kalanihelekunihi in #1265
  • [Feat(Island)] Toggle Like button visibility + consistent disabled button display by @johnseagull3326 in #1249
  • Develop - improved call state, duo and island qs tiles, button remap multiple actions, folable support for all overlays, island media button configs. by @sameerasw in #1274
  • Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #1275
  • Develop - Translation fixes by @sameerasw in #1276
  • Develop - island notif filter by apps, face unlock illumination, fix island landscape empty bubble by @sameerasw in #1280
  • Develop - privileged mode picker, dhizuku & porter support, action editor refactor by @sameerasw in #1281
  • Develop - AOD wallpaper extended media info, dynamically hide player on AOD, Dynamically hide live updates for island by @sameerasw in #1288
  • feat: add lock screen shortcuts with Pixel default options by @jawzf in #1277
  • feat: Hilight control for the Pixel 11 Pro rear LEDs by @jawzf in #1286
  • fix(automation): make Turn On/Off Hotspot actually tether by @xav-ie in #1289
  • Develop - HiLight, Lock screen shortcuts, Fix hotspot automations, by @sameerasw in #1295
  • feat: activity launcher and Open Activity action by @jawzf in #1287
  • Develop - Activity launcher by @sameerasw in #1296
  • Develop - face illumination threshold, auto, improved lock detection, screen lcoked security disabled with extended unlock, updated what's new and more. by @sameerasw in #1297
  • Develop - Translations by @sameerasw in #1298
  • Develop - fix strings and activity launcher icon pciker by @sameerasw in #1300
  • Develop - Remove watchface banner because Google still did not approve the update :( , Fix caffeinate toggle and fixed a crash. by @sameerasw in #1304

New Contributors

Full Changelog: v18.4...v19.0

Lots of love to the new contributors this release with very useful cool stuff that I might not even be able to work on <3


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