ARK-launcher Files

Reliability and bug-fix release.

Home screen

• Uninstalling an app now frees its home-screen cells — stale invisible rows no longer block placing, moving or resizing items (existing blockers are cleaned up on first launch).
• The notifications widget is added full-width, so its icons stay centered on any column count.
• Drag gestures always release cleanly, cross-surface moves can no longer be interrupted half-way, and the first-run setup survives an interrupted start.

Weather

• The place name falls back to a network lookup when the device has no working geocoder (fixes the missing city on some Samsung devices). The cached name now expires after a day.

Notifications widget

• Tapping an icon whose app cannot be launched now opens its notification settings as intended.

Backup

• Backup-screen dialogs survive screen rotation, Google Drive backup asks for authorization before turning on, and items on the last home page restore correctly.

Updater

• The downloaded APK's checksum, size and version are verified before install. The notification permission is only requested while auto-update is enabled.

Other

• Calendar refreshes are more robust, live search results update when apps change, and the mobile network label appears immediately after granting the phone permission during setup.