LaunchBox for Android - 1.22 Beta Thread

[faeran]

Hi Everyone,

A new beta round has begin for Android for version 1.22.

The first beta is out and introduces a powerful new Security system, visual theme update indicators, improved library optimization behavior, and an important scoped storage fix.

While the changelog is fairly straightforward, we would really appreciate focused testing, especially around the new Security system.

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Testers: Things to Focus On

Please help us validate the following:

• Security System: Enable Security under Options > Security, lock multiple features, attempt editing, deleting, importing, emulator management, and platform options. Restart the app and reboot your device to confirm restrictions persist. Test while using LaunchBox as your home launcher as well.

• Theme Update Indicators: Confirm the green badge appears in Manage Themes and next to individual themes when updates are available. Update a theme and confirm the badge disappears and remains accurate after restart.

• Scoped Storage Fix: While using LaunchBox as your home launcher, attempt to set or change a Scoped Storage path and confirm it saves and functions correctly.

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Beta 1 Changelog

• Added a new Security system that lets you lock down platform and game management features behind a PIN, with extensive configuration options available under Options > Security

• Added a visual update indicator for themes, showing a green badge on the Manage Themes menu item and next to individual themes when updates are availableUpdated Optimize Library behavior so star ratings across your entire library now refresh automatically when running an Update Library scan

• Fixed an issue that prevented setting a Scoped Storage path when the app was running as a homescreen launcher

 

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Thank you for helping us refine LaunchBox for Android. Your testing and feedback continue to make the app better with every beta.

 

[martaorplq]

Thanks for the update. I’ll focus testing on the new Security system first—enabling it, locking different features, and verifying that restrictions hold after app restarts and device reboots. I’ll also check how it behaves when LaunchBox is set as the home launcher. For the theme update indicators, I’ll confirm the green badge appears correctly, disappears after updating, and stays accurate after restarting. Finally, I’ll test the scoped storage fix by setting and changing the path while LaunchBox is running as the home launcher to make sure it saves and works properly.

[snarfo67]

Unrelated to the items listed above, but I seem to have found a bug. When I go to the list of games (text list with 2-column details) in a platform I can use the gamepad to move through the list and the highlighted item shows the proper preview as I step through. If I tap on a game and then move through the list with the gamepad, the highlight stays on whatever game I tapped, though the preview shows whatever game is currently centered in the list. If i hit the A button to start the game, it will start whatever game I had tapped on (which remains highlighted) and not the game currently being previewed. 

I hope that makes sense 😛