🚀 AuraOrbit v3.0.0 Release Notes

Welcome to AuraOrbit v3.0.0 — a major architectural restructuring and feature release!

What's New in v3.0.0

1. Complete Restructuring of Permanent Sphere & Dynamic Home Widgets (#57)

• Separation of Concerns: Restructured the app into two dedicated modes — Permanent Sphere (wallpaper mode) and Dynamic Home Screen Widgets.
• Simplified App Selection & Cascade Fallbacks:
• Removed "No Apps Selected" blocking popups.
• Smart app fallback cascade: Widget Apps ➔ Permanent Sphere Apps ➔ All Launchable System Apps.
• Legacy Cleanup: Removed stale "Group" terminology across UI and codebase in favor of unified Widget naming.

2. Tap-Through & Pass-Through Touch Architecture (#57)

• Smart Touch Discrimination: Quick taps (< 16px) pass directly to underlying 2D app drawer or launcher workspace.
• Accurate 3D Raycasting: Quick taps on 3D sphere icons trigger instant app launching, using raw screen coordinates and offset mapping.
• Launcher Accessibility Improvements: Updated accessibility config with flagReportViewIds and flagIncludeNotImportantViews for reliable launcher state detection on Samsung One UI and standard launchers.

3. Permanent Sphere Page Visibility

• Permanent Page Visibility: Resolved issue where the sphere would fade back in on non-active pages after sitting idle.
• Offset Forwarding: MyWallpaperService now continuously forwards onOffsetsChanged live wallpaper events to SphereEngine to maintain accurate page visibility across home screen pages.

4. Navigation & UI Polish

• Dashboard Version Badge: Displays active package version (v3.0.0) dynamically in the bottom footer near the GitHub link.
• Permanent Sphere Guide Update: Added clear Page Setup instructions explaining total page count and active page configuration.

References

• ISSUE [#57]: Major UI & Architectural Restructure (Permanent Sphere & Widgets)
• PR [#61]: Launcher Settings Reconfiguration, Tap-to-Launch & Page Visibility Fixes

Thank you for using AuraOrbit! Feel free to open issues or contribute Pull Requests on GitHub. 🚀