Release Notes

3.0.7 (beta)

• Fix for reset of colored app icons setting after reboot
• Fix for too much requests of weather API on tablet

3.0.6

• Fix of app icon mapping
• Fix of margings
• Fix of app search with missing group buttons and headlines in the result

3.0 (beta)

• Hybrid version for smartphones and tablets
• Introducing widgets for tablets
• Introducing quick app switch bar for tablets
• Introducing landscape mode for tablets
• Introducing live content support for springboard plugins. New plugins will to be available later with public release.

2.4.22

• Fix for redundant app groups after activating security mode
• Fix for broken quick menu for calendar on Volla Phone Quintus
• Additional app icon and name mappings

2.4.20

• Fix for app icon and name mapping for Volla Messages and Fossify music app on Volla Phone Quintus
• Extended translations for Dutch app names

2.4.19

• Prepare Fossify default calendar app on Volla Phone Quintus
• Fix for lock screen background after first start
• Fix for Belgium app labels
• Fix for Dutch translation

2.4.17

• Fix for crashes after some system notifications
• See also the details of the previous beta versions

2.4.16 (beta)

• Fix for false positive red dots in app grid.

Known issues

• Red dot is shown even it disabled for a specific app in its notification settings.

2.4.14 (beta)

• Fix for unexpected empty lines between paragraphs in notes
• Fix for unexpected empty note
• Fix for unexpected missing Signal integraion (experimental)

2.4.11 (beta)

• Intorducing Chinese language support
• Fix for red dots for app grid as start page
• Fix for invalid quick menu presets
• Fix for remaining STT setup notification
• Fix for onboarding

2.4.10

• Introducing red dot notificatio batch for all apps
• Fix for fade out titles in collection view

2.4.9

• Fix for translation of dialog window for speech to text setup
• Fix for custem quick menu presets....................

2.4.8

• Applying presets of cutomized operating system
• Catching empty password for securty mode
• Fix for calling the gallery app in quick menu, if the opersting system was not updated

2.4.7

• See features and fixes from previous beta releases
• Fix for calling the calendar from quick menu

2.4.6 (beta)

• SMS read status is now updated, if a user calls the message dialog from the thread collection

2.4.5 (beta)

• Prepare Fossify apps as system apps
• Fis for Signal read status

2.4.0 (beta)

• Implicitly mark SMS as read if shown in collections
• Fix for checling voice recognition option for the virtual keyboard

2.3.4 (beta)

• Dialog for activating voice recognition option for the virtual keyboard

2.3.3

• Fix for security mode status, if the user toggled the state with Android quick settings
• Fix for wrong context menu item for apps, if Android shortcuts are used
• Fix for Dutch translation
• Fix for margins of app context menu

2.3.2

• Public introduction of the plug-in mechanism for the springboard's smart textfield. See release not for 2.3.0
• Fix for app grid

2.3.1 (beta)

• Improved plugins for asynchronous web service requests. See example for Wikipedia search .
• Fix for red dot at apps for unread short messages or calls, if the app grid is set as start view.
• Fix for diappearing of Android shortcuts in app grid.

2.3.0 (beta)

• Introducing plugins for springboard skills. Developers can now cotnribute with their own ideas for the smart textfield: https://github.com/HelloVolla/android-launcher-plugin
  • Go to the launcher's settings and tapon the skills section
  • Activate the "hello world" skills for demonstration purpose. Tip on the into button to get a description.
  • Swipe to the springboard and start typing.

2.2.20

• Fix for missing Signal messages in collection
• Fix for editing notes

2.2.19

• Fix for background color of dialog views

2.2.18 (beta)

• Fix for editing notes
• Fix for Dutch translation

2.2.17

• Fix for library import that can cause a restart loop

2.2.16 (beta)

• Option to remove apps in app grid in conext menu
• Custized icons for frequently used apps in Belgium
• Fix for missing images in news collection
• Fix for removed characters while editing notes

2.2.15

• Fix for Signal replies in thread collection view

2.2.13 (beta)

• Placeholder image for missing image attachment because of security exception
• Fix for not applied date filter for Signal massages in collections

2.2.12

• Fix for data model migration of Signal message cache

2.2.11 (beta)

• Introducing Startpage as the default search engine

2.2.10 (beta)

• Fix for too long labels in quick menu

Known issues

• App crashes, if you call people or thread collection because of a modified datamodel. You can delete the app data to fix it.

2.2.9 (beta)

• If colored icons are selected, the launcher alse replaces the Volla app icons with the orginal app icons
• If the user taps on a message, the thread is opened in the SMS or Signal app
• Fix for missing Signal messages, if attached images caused a security exception

2.2.7

• Fix to make AOSP contact app visible, if installed

2.2.6 (beta)

• Adjust font size for Noto Sans, that is used with Volla OS 12

2.2.5 (beta)

• Button to share notes
• Warning, if user activates Signal integraton and signal app is not installed

2.2.4

• Fix for sorting of the message collection

2.2.3

• For new Singal intergraion see the notes of the last beta release.
• Fix for sending image only messages.
• Fix for app font.
• Fix for Signal integration preset.
• Fox for not matching Signal contact names.

2.2.0 (beta)

• Introduction of Signal integration. Activate Signal integration in the app settings, if you have installed the Signal app
• The Volla app uses the notification to capture Signal messages. Received and sent messages are not captured, if Signal is the active app

Known issues:

• Only single image attachments are considered in the message collection
• If you directly reply with an image in the message collection, the Signal app is opened to choose the recipient and enter a text
• If the Volla app or device has restartet, the Singal app will be opened for a direct reply.

2.1.21

• Fix for highlighting filtered suggestions
• Additional custom app icons: Status.im, Socializer, freeOTP, QR Scanner, Twitter, Commerzbank photoTAN, Kickstarter, eBay Kleinanzeigen

2.1.20 (beta)

• Fix for repeating permission request for access to local user statistics
• Experimental contact auto-completion without @-character

2.1.19

• Fix for inconsistent default settings for haptic menus with vibration
• Fix for visible blur filter slider in settings after app reset

2.1.18 (beta)

• Fix for false positive link highlights in messages
• Fix for endless spinner, if no contacts are stores in system contacts
• Fix for not completely visible contact menu after long press on an contact in the contact collection

2.1.17 (beta)

• Fix for calling apps with a fall back for security exception

2.1.16 (beta)

• Fix for calling apps with wrong launcher activity definition like NORA app.

2.1.15 (beta)

• Fix for pinned shortcuts, that caused app crash and broken app icons and links in the app grid

2.1.14

• Scroll view for smart textfield on springboard

2.1.13 (beta)

• Fix for springboard as selected start page
• Fix for hiding background blur filter slider

2.1.12 (beta)

• Fix for black home screen if apps are selected for the initial view
• Fix for error of missing functions for selected contact on the springboard

2.1.11

• Roll back to release 2.1.8 because of wrong swipe view index to show springboard at start

2.1.9

• Fix for black home screen if apps are selected for the initial view

2.1.8

• Fix for randomly missing contact properties in springboard
• Minor spelling fixes

2.1.7

• Fix for start and close loop for updates from old releases
• Fix for wrong parsed dates in message conversations
• Fix for case sensitive sorted apps
• Fix for adding shortcuts with the popup list in the related settings

2.1.6

• Additional permissions for security mode

2.1.5

• Fixes for on boarding and collections

2.1.0 (Beta)

• Introducing on boarding for first start
• Preparation of Signal integration
• Fix of badge for missing calls
• Fix of duplicated notes after editing, failed parsing and jumping cursor in text editor

2.0.39

• Fix for accessibility of red dot menu after hiding keyboard

2.0.37

• Fix for endless spinner in news collection
• Fix for partly hidden message field

2.0.32

• Language support for Danish and Belarus
• Fix for app statistics
• Fix for spinner and app update after each call of the launcher

2.0.30

• More frequent updates for app groups by recent statistics
• Fix for notes background
• Fix for contacts suggestions

2.0.25

• Fix for saving and updating notes in the Volla Launcher

2.0.24

• Fix for German translation

2.0.22

• Fix for transparency mode

2.0.21

• Fix for images in the threads collection

2.0.20 (Beta)

• Custom email app icon prepared for new default app K9
• Hidden source setting since deep Signal integration is implemented
• Fix for app group default setting

2.0.19 (Beta)

• added language support for Czech and Danish

2.0.18 (Beta)

• Fix for apps no longer being able to be called after closing the contextual menu.
• Fix for adding pinned shortcuts

Known issues

• Some mussing translations for toasts.

2.0.17 (Beta)

• Fix for font color in shortcut settings menu
• Fix for contextual menu for apps. The error resulted in apps no longer being able to be called.
• Fix for showing pinned shortcuts

Known issues

• Adding pinned shortcuts from the browser fails in the launcher app.

2.0.16 (Beta)

• Fix for sending short messages from springboard
• Fix for updating contacts
• Completed German translation

2.0.15 (Beta)

• Fix for scrolling in news articles

2.0.14 (Beta)

• Experimental fix for keeping the activity alive

2.0.12 (Beta)

• Fix for app retrieval in separate thread
• Fix for adapting day and night mode switch from system settings
• Experimental fix for missing suggestions for contacts in springboard

2.0.11 (Beta)

• Sending Signal messages from springboard
• Opening Signal conversation from contact collection
• Capturing calendar event from springboard
  • Tomorrow 11 a.m. Shopping
  • Mittwoch 12:30 - 13:00 Uh4 Zahnarzt
  • 22/07/12 5 - 6 p.m. Meeting with Peter
• Group apps by
  • Most used and other apps
  • Most used and other categories
• Setting for security mode (should be invisible on devices without the security mode feature)
• Notes
  • Create notes from springboard that are stored for the notes collection
  • Notes collection for notes, that have been created in the launcher
  • Create note form notes collection view
  • Show a note by tapping on entry in notes collection view
  • Edit and save notes
  • Pin notes at the top of the notes collection
• Fix for supporting third party keyboards for message reply
• Fix for springboard headline color after switching color theme
• Fix for switching search engine in settings
• Fix for default blur filter setting for background image
• Fix for extended file access permissions

Known issues

• Pending implementation of Signal messages into threads collection and conversation view
• Randomly missing communication suggestions for contacts on springboard
• Source setting has not impact yet
• Translations are not complete

1.9.11

• Fix for SMS reply in conversation or thread view

1.9.10

• Fix for SMS reply in conversation or thread view