ARK-launcher Files

Reliability fixes from a full-app review.

Icons

• App icons now refresh immediately when an app updates — including icons already visible on the dock, the home screen and the app drawer (previously the old icon could linger until the launcher process restarted).
• Package events no longer trigger 3–4 duplicate app-list scans, and typing in search no longer rescans installed apps on every keystroke.

Backup & Drive

• Restoring a backup can no longer leave a stuck, unremovable empty folder on the home screen: a folder whose apps aren't installed on the target device dissolves like it does in normal use.
• A successful Google Drive backup is no longer reported as failed (and re-uploaded as a duplicate) when only the old-backup cleanup hiccups.

Widgets & UI

• Widget resizing now resizes the widget content live while you drag, and a rejected resize snaps the frame back instead of leaving it out of sync.
• Folder previews no longer distort at small icon sizes (6–7 columns), drawer folders now show notification badges like home-screen folders, and an empty search shows "No results found".

Other

• The 4G/5G label appears right after granting the phone permission from Settings ▸ Permissions.
• Removed a rare startup crash-loop risk and a double-tap glitch in the in-app updater's progress display.