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v2.0.0-alpha21.1

24 Feb 06:46
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New Features

➕ Added dynamic Samsung Dex feature and removed dedicated Dex build.
➕ Added device info section to the About Tab.
➕ Added retro game details viewer to the shortcut menu.
➕ Added RA popup option for Platforms.
➕ Added navigating to game achievements from the platform.

Improvements

✨ Added logos on the startup screen for special devices.
✨ Replaced the "set default launcher" section with a button.
✨ Added a nice error when failing to load RA in the friend's list.
✨ Added Material You support to the OLED theme.
✨ Made many settings options scalable to different UI.
✨ Made the settings UI more consistent.
✨ Improved look of RA game previews.
✨ Made setting sliders more controller-friendly.
✨ Improved the look of achievements.
✨ Made the settings menu adjust better for small screens.
✨ Prevent dock selectors from disappearing on small screens.
✨ Updated copyright notice.
✨ Moved the about menu to a new settings look.
✨ Added "friends online" notification on startup.
✨ Improved app drawer screen scaling on small devices.

Fixes

🔧 Fixed frontend box art names.
🔧 Prevented in-app notifications from sending many times.
🔧 Fixed switch still working in the free version.

Changes Since v21

✨ Shrunk letter grid size in folder screen.
🔧 Prevented the close button from extending the settings tabs.

v2.0.0-alpha21

22 Feb 21:16
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New Features

➕ Added dynamic Samsung Dex feature and removed dedicated Dex build.
➕ Added device info section to the About Tab.
➕ Added retro game details viewer to the shortcut menu.
➕ Added RA popup option for Platforms.
➕ Added navigating to game achievements from the platform.

Improvements

✨ Added logos on the startup screen for special devices.
✨ Replaced the "set default launcher" section with a button.
✨ Added a nice error when failing to load RA in the friend's list.
✨ Added Material You support to the OLED theme.
✨ Made many settings options scalable to different UI.
✨ Made the settings UI more consistent.
✨ Improved look of RA game previews.
✨ Made setting sliders more controller-friendly.
✨ Improved the look of achievements.
✨ Made the settings menu adjust better for small screens.
✨ Prevent dock selectors from disappearing on small screens.
✨ Updated copyright notice.
✨ Moved the about menu to a new settings look.
✨ Added "friends online" notification on startup.
✨ Improved app drawer screen scaling on small devices.

Fixes

🔧 Fixed frontend box art names.
🔧 Prevented in-app notifications from sending many times.
🔧 Fixed switch still working in the free version.

v2.0.0-alpha20.1

18 Feb 19:40
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New Features

➕ Added RetroAchievements viewer.
➕ Added a basic RA friend list.
➕ Overhauled the shortcut edit screen.
➕ Added an in-app notification system.
➕ Added a pause menu with the Start button.
➕ Added OLED theme.

Improvements

✨ Replaced shortcut editor dialog with screen.
✨ Improved shortcut settings look.
✨ Shrunk text in folder views.
✨ Redid the startup menu to be minimalist.
✨ Replaced the upgrade menu with a bottom sheet.
✨ Settings UI improvements.

Fixes

🔧 Fixed app launching in the random game selector.

Changes since v20

✨ Added an achievement error message.
✨ Made app icons stand out more.
🔧 Fixed not being able to set image banners and posters.

v2.0.0-alpha20

18 Feb 04:56
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New Features

➕ Added RetroAchievements viewer.
➕ Added a basic RA friend list.
➕ Added an in-app notification system.
➕ Added a pause menu with the Start button.
➕ Added OLED theme.

Improvements

✨ Replaced shortcut editor dialog with screen.
✨ Improved shortcut settings look.
✨ Shrunk text in folder views.
✨ Redid the startup menu to be minimalist.
✨ Replaced the upgrade menu with a bottom sheet.
✨ Settings UI improvements.

Fixes

🔧 Fixed app launching in the random game selector.

v2.0.0-alpha19.1

02 Jan 07:18
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New Features

➕ N/A.

Improvements

✨ Prevent Closing Message Dialogs: Dialog boxes now remain open unless explicitly dismissed, improving usability.
✨ Settings Slider Look: Updated the appearance of sliders in the settings menu for a cleaner and more polished UI.

Fixes

🔧 SteamGridDB Crash: Resolved an issue causing the app to crash when accessing SteamGridDB.
🔧 Scraping Crash: Fixed a crash occurring during game scraping.
🔧 Duplicate Shortcuts Crash: Resolved a crash caused by duplicate shortcuts on the main screen.
🔧 Image Setting Crash: Fixed a crash that occurred when setting images.

v2.0.0-alpha19

30 Dec 19:56
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New Features

➕ Steam Grid Image Options: Added new options for Steam Grid images.
➕ Icon Image Selection: Introduced UI for choosing icon images from multiple sources.
➕ Global Steam Image Setting: Made Steam image selection a global setting.

Improvements

✨ Icon Shadows: Improved shadows on icons for a more polished look.
✨ Active Controller Chip: Enhanced visibility of the active controller chip when focused.
✨ Main Screen Text: Improved text sizing on the main screen for better readability.
✨ Menu Options: Adjusted menu option placement for easier navigation.
✨ Shortcut Click Volume: Reduced the volume of the shortcut click sound.
✨ Retro Image Shadows: Added baked-in shadows to some retro-style images.
✨ Immersive Mode Bar: Shrunk the immersive mode top bar by 1.5% of the total screen height.
✨ Game Folder Icons: Added Android icon download functionality when creating a game folder.
✨ Image Persistence: Allowed setting new images without resetting the old one.

Fixes

🔧 Video Detection: Fixed an issue where videos were not being detected correctly.
🔧 Back Navigation: Prevented backing out of the main screen unintentionally.
🔧 Game Scraping: Resolved an issue where some games failed to scrape due to null values.
🔧 Icon Scraping: Fixed icons being scraped multiple times simultaneously.

v2.0.0-alpha18.1

04 Dec 23:57
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New Features

➕ Added a separate icon size slider for folders.

Improvements

✨ Removed option to not download game metadata.

Fixes

🔧 Fixed shortcut icons not scaling correctly.
🔧 Fixed letter grid spacing in folders.
🔧 Fixed text disappearing issues in settings.
🔧 (hopefully) fixed boot loop.
🔧 Fixed video files not playing.
🔧 Fixed various text issues.

v2.0.0-alpha18

03 Dec 23:46
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v2.0.0-alpha18 Pre-release
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Release Notes

New Features

➕ Added Samsung Dex build option.
➕ Added an active controller menu and indicator.
➕ Added file extensions to platform info section.
➕ Simplified backups and made importing free.
➕ Added icon size slider.
➕ Added swapping ABXY button prompts (for handhelds with Xbox mode).
➕ Added changing home screen shortcut sizes.
➕ Added changing folder/app drawer screen shortcut sizes.

Improvements

✨ Greatly improved custom themes.
✨ Fixed scraper not working on exact matches (lol).
✨ Improved scraper.
✨ Moved the time to the right.
✨ Updated billing code.
✨ Reduced scrolling jitter.
✨ Improved Arcade/CP System scraping.
✨ Removed add button background.
✨ Enabled shadow support for older Android devices.
✨ Improved shadows for all devices and removed top options surface.
✨ Removed B button default mapping.
✨ Improved App Drawer text colors.
✨ Improved App View text.
✨ Improved app sizing on many different screen sizes.
✨ Made the app drawer screen more scalable.
✨ Improved folder look.
✨ Improved UI scaling all over.
✨ Improved folder icon.
✨ Improved highlighting the top options.
✨ Added shadows to some game icons.
✨ Improved retro game crop.

Fixes

🔧 Fixed crash when setting images.
🔧 Fixed upgrade menu not showing up.
🔧 Fixed video preview in folder list view.
🔧 Updated default platform files.
🔧 Fixed some platforms not launching. (Error index 1 of size 1)
🔧 Fixed not being able to reorder posters and banners with controller.
🔧 Improved image loading speed.
🔧 Prevent reordering platform shortcuts.

v2.0.0-alpha17

17 Nov 02:06
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v2.0.0-alpha17 Pre-release
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Release Notes

New Features

➕ Download platform icons when generating platforms.
➕ Added a default background (turn it off in the wallpaper menu).
➕ Added a shadow to app icons.
➕ Made the random game selector global with a key mapping.

Improvements

✨ Improved the scraper.
✨ Improved scraping more.
✨ Made add button transparent with a shadow.
✨ Removed emoji from folder list items.
✨ Reorganized some settings.

Fixes

🔧 Fixed a bug making the scraper bad.
🔧 Fixed Discord service not quitting correctly.
🔧 Discord presence turns off with the screen.
🔧 Log out of Discord if login failed.
🔧 Fixed crash when setting video banners.
🔧 Ignore hidden files in platforms.
🔧 Improve auto-focus and fix being able to return to the startup screen.
🔧 Fixed some view issues with folder icons.

v2.0.0-alpha16

15 Nov 08:03
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v2.0.0-alpha16 Pre-release
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Release Notes

New Features

➕ Added random game selector dock button

Improvements

✨ Added progress dialog to applying steam images.

Fixes

🔧 Fixed being unable to login to Discord
🔧 Fixed images not loading/setting correctly.