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7.0.5

• Improvements and fixes
  • Remove all references to the PayPal donations to comply to Google's TOS again
  • Hopefully fix fingerprint issues now

7.0.4

• Improvements and fixes
  • Fix Fingerprint unlock sometimes not working correctly
  • Now automatically enables the MasterSwitch on boot (in Xposed mode)
  • Updated the Google Analytics config to conform to GDPR
  • Rewritten applist code for better performance and smoother scrolling
  • Updated translations and dependencies
  • Other small bugfixes

7.0.3

• Improvements and fixes
  • Improvements and fixes to the Tasker Plugin code
  • Slight lockscreen UI improvements
  • Updated translations and dependencies
  • Other bugfixes

7.0.2

• Improvements and fixes
  • Fixed duplicated notifications when their content is hidden on N and above
  • Other bugfixes

7.0.1

• Improvements and fixes
  • Bugfixes

7.0

• New
  • Support for Android Nougat AND Oreo!
  • No-Xposed mode: Use MaxLock on Nougat & above without root/system modifications!
  • Added adaptive icon support
  • Locking customisations to fix some popular apps (WhatsApp, Instagram, …)
  • I.Mod is now "Delayed relock"
  • Per-app activity settings: Invert toggle
  • Option to completely hide notifications from locked apps (per-app setting)
• Improvements and fixes
  • Various changes and improvements to the locking algorithm
  • Rewritten settings/multi-pane code for better performance
  • Even more code-rewrites
  • Fixed a big amount of crashes, bugs and other issues
  • Updated translations, added some new ones - thanks a lot to the translators!
  • Updated target SDK, build tools, and libraries
  • Internal optimisations: Kotlin, Java 8, LoaderManagers, and more!

6.4.1

• New
  • Added app shortcuts (Choose apps, toggle MasterSwitch)
• Improvements and fixes
  • Fixed "(Not found)" as title in MasterSwitch unlock screen
  • Highly improved fragment, fragment title, back arrow and multipane handling
  • Updated libraries
  • Updated SDK and build tools

6.4

In-app donation works again. Sorry, the last update of the Google Play Services lib broke my billing library that builds on Play Services.

• New
  • Tasker Events support! More information on how to use it will be in the guide soon
  • Added option to donate via PayPal (does NOT unlock Pro)
• Improvements and fixes
  • Fixed inability to disable the logger on MaxLock Pro
  • Fixed invalid package name of MaxLock in the logs section
  • Updated libraries
  • Updated translations: Japanese

6.3.1

• New
  • Allow to enable and disable the new app notification from settings
  • Added warning when locking Settings on M and above
  • Added option to hide fingerprint icon
• Improvements and fixes
  • Built against Android N API! (24)
  • Move "Disable Fingerprint" preference to locking types to improve visibility
  • Better describe fingerprint handling
  • Only hide notification content if MasterSwitch is enabled
  • Fixed a crash and a possible security problem in Tasker part
  • Updated libraries
  • Updated build tools
  • Updated translations: Chinese, Japanese

6.3

• New
  • Removed ICS support!
  • Added option to hide notification content of locked apps
  • Added timer that prohibits unlock after too many wrong unlock attempts
  • Provide haptic feedback on lockscreen
  • Added option to load all apps with activities, opposed to the ones only in Launcher (look at the menu in applist)
• Improvements and fixes
  • Improved lockscreen design
  • Fixed lockscreen wallpaper loading (again)
  • Fixed OK button getting to big in some languages
  • Improved styles, now properly themes alert dialogs
  • Reworked and fixed lots of code in applist
  • Fixed I.Mod reset notification
  • Fixed MasterSwitch action screen title
  • Fixed a recents crash on Android JB when hiding recents thumbnails was enabled
  • Fixed widget background missing
  • Updated libraries
  • Updated Xposed API
  • Updated build tools
  • Updated translations: Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

6.2.1

• Improvements and fixes
  • Fixed a small bug in the wallpaper handling

6.2

This is the most refined release ever!

• New
  • MaxLock now protects its device admin from being disabled in Settings
  • View changelog from within app
  • Report bugs from within app with all logs and settings
  • Lock new apps from a notification after installing
  • Added option to hide thumbnails in recents
  • Added option to shuffle digits in pin screen in lockscreen
  • Android M runtime permissions support
  • Added Russian translation by Vernyak
• Improvements and fixes
  • Reduced APK file size by over a half!
  • Completely rewritten lockscreen code, highly improved layout of lockscreen (locks better on every screen size now), improved wallpaper loading time
  • Better visualize when you input a wrong PIN or password
  • Updated first start experience
  • Improved design on pre-Lollipop (AppCompat widgets, list selector color, overscroll glow color)
  • Improved handling of multi-pane settings
  • Improved help when MaxLock fails to load (Tap message on settings screen)
  • Switched to a better fast scroll implementation in app list
  • Reordered and updated license information for third-party libraries
  • Improved Talkback support
  • Updated translations (Italian, Japanese, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese)
  • Fixed being able to bypass lockscreen by pressing back-key directly after opening
  • Fixed deprecated MasterSwitch
  • Fixed that PackageInstaller wasn't included to app list on M
  • Fixed hiding MaxLock launcher icon
  • Lots of other crash fixes and code optimizations

6.1.1

• New
  • Added Italian translation by Sergio Marchesi
• Improvements and fixes
  • Fixed quite a few crashes, thanks to everyone who submitted logs!

6.1

• Hooks
  • Now fully compatible with Android M
  • Fixed "Reset I.Mod timer when turning screen off" on Android M
• Lockscreen
  • Fingerprint support [Android M only]
  • Input box in password screen instead of dialog
  • Improved margins and layout
  • Added exit animations
• Settings
  • Fixed SwitchPreference not saving its values
  • Fixed a crash on tablets in landscape
  • Fixed a crash in about screen for devices pre-Android 5.0
  • Enabled multipane in landscape for phablets with more than ~5.1"
  • Fixed pattern lock mode not working as per-app unlock method
  • Fixed gear animation in applist for many devices
• Other
  • Use more AppCompat stuff to improve design pre-Android 5.0
  • Improved MasterSwitch widget: better design and reliability
  • Reworked MaxLock Actions code → You need to redo your launcher shortcuts and Tasker settings!
  • Updated traditional Chinese translation
  • Updated dependencies


• Under the hood changes
  • Rewritten hooks, now uses only one file to store temporary values; new unlock algorithm, use taskId identify screens of same apps; no need to start intents anymore
  • Fully refactored Lockscreen classes, moved attributes to make them optional & use less memory
  • Use vector drawables on Android L+, use Gradle 1.4's autogenerated pngs below

6.0

• Core/Features
  • Added option to enabled fake crash for all apps
  • Added optional notification to reset I.Mod timer
  • More options for (homescreen) shortcuts and Tasker
  • Added configuration for Android 6.0's Auto-Backup
  • Apps now instantly lock when applying the setting, no need to reboot
  • Fixed various apps with startup screens not locking
  • Fixed I.Mod screenoff on KitKat & MIUI roms
  • Fixed freezes in various locations
• Lockscreen
  • Long pressing title now displays activity name
  • Hide "OK" button when quick unlock is enabled
  • Theme improvements
• Settings UI
  • More materialized settings, thanks to Kevin Barry from TeslaCoil Software for his help
    • Window animations
    • Toolbar now shows screen name and a back arrow
    • AMOLED-optimized dark theme
    • Improved Log viewer, categorized by date
    • New donation screen
    • New about screen with link to website, list of translators and licenses
  • Info button now loads MaxLock website with Chrome Custom Tabs
  • Applist doesn't crash anymore when having many apps, uses less memory
• Other
  • Updated dependencies
  • Added new Spanish translation by BeRniTo
  • Updated Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) translation, Japanese translation


• Under the hood changes
  • Code cleanup
    • Merged all settings classes into one class, improving code readability and code size
    • Renamed many many variables to improve code readability
  • Removed some libraries from the GitHub repo, and referenced them via Gradle

5.3.2

• Fixed some apps not unlockable/looping lockscreen
• Fixed bootstucks/-loops for everyone
• Updated dependencies
• Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation

5.3.1

• Fixed fake die
• Fixed ANR when backing up app-list
• Show indicator when MaxLock isn't active
• Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation

5.3

• Rewritten HUGE amounts of the MaxLock base code
  → Fixed bootstucks and other issues from 5.2.2, leaks, crashes, etc.
• Added option to reset I.MoD on screen off
• Fixed some apps not locking (Line, Facebook, Tumblr, Android Camera)
• Updated Japanese translation
• Updated libs

5.2.2 Unstable, don't use!

• Added option to change widget background color
• Added option to hide status bar in lockscreen
• Improved locking algorithm
• Fixed some apps not locking (Viber, F-Stop, UC-Browser, Jorte, Evernote)
• Introduced algorithm to report non-working apps via Google Analytics when launching MaxLock
• Updated translations (Chinese Simple & Traditional)
• Updated libs

5.2.1

• Fixed direct lock not working
• Fixed anr in Applist fragment when fast-scrolling with non-Latin character app names (e.g. Japanese)
• Fixed lockscreen showing title from last not unlocked app, resulting in app not unlockable

5.2

• Apps now always relock on pausing, no need to clear from recents
• Knock Code now with new relative button styled input like original LG KNOCKcode
• Tasker support
• Option to filter apps on activated state in Apps list
• Make Tablet mode toggleable for people with DPI mods ;)
• Added a first start screen
• Removed Gingerbread support
• Updated translations for Chinese (both) and Japanese
• Improved size of app
• Improved fluidity of I.MoD
• Fixed bugs and improved app experience
• Updated libraries

5.1.1

• Fixed crash at startup
• Fixed a crash in app list
• Added Mini fake die, which leads you to the unlock screen directly after clicking report in fake die dialog
• Fixed widget not clickable
• Fixed unlimited loading in Guide when no network is available

5.1

• Delayed relock: Don't ask for password for a certain amount of time after last unlock, note that apps still get relocked only after being cleared from recents! Thanks to @Intika for creating that feature!
• Ability to exclude activities from lock (WhatsApp Calls users: exclude com.whatsapp.VoipActivity!)
• Official MaxLock guide by @TechnoSparks
• More Material design (in app list, new launcher icons)
• Updated Simplified Chinese and Japanese translation, added Traditional Chinese translation (Thanks @alexking99)
• MANY under-the-hood changes, fixes and improvements, updated all libs, improved MaxLock Pro handling
• Added a MasterSwitch shortcut to launch directly (only visible in Activity browser like Tasker or Nova Launcher), in addition to the widget and the launcher shortcut

5.0.3

• Improved MasterSwitch widget, now resizable (1x1, 1x2, 2x3...)
• Quick unlock now also applies for password
• Passwords consisting of numbers only now show number keyboard (reapplying password required)
• Fixed MasterSwitch shortcut, works for all apps now (not only launcher)
• Updated and fixed the in-app billing library, improved recognition of MaxLock Pro
• Lollipop and KitKat style improvements

5.0.2.1

• Small fix

5.0.2

• Added MasterSwitch widget instead of shortcut
• Improved app launching time
• Chinese translation update by @liveasx
• New app icons
• Fixed Snackbar not hidden (continue button in Knock code setup invisible)

5.0.1

• Japanese translation update by @t61p
• More prominent info screen
• Fixes

5.0 Celebrating Xposed Lollipop compatibility!

• Added Pattern lock
• Custom Color as lockscreen background
• Hide app icon option
• Package Installer can now be locked
• Improved how-to, included licenses
• Fixed tablet layout
• Few Lollipop design tweaks
• Other fixes

4.0.4

• Crash fix in lockscreen

4.0.3

• Bugfixes
• Custom-app password type knock code now shows correct layout (you have to set password type and password again for apps using knock code)

4.0.2

• Many bugfixes
• (Write Settings permission is needed to get system-wallpaper on some Samsung devices)
• Japanese translation by @t61p

4.0.1

• Feature to protect app from being uninstalled
• Fixes

4.0

• Premium features: backup/restore/clear packages list, log failed unlock attempts
• Translation updates
• Fixed MasterSwitch shortcut
• Many other fixes
• Decreased app size

3.3: Christmas update!

• Added per app password and locking type
• Rewritten lock ui
• Improved MasterSwitch, again
• Many many other bug and layout fixes, check my git ;)
• Changed to language level 1.7 and other build environment fixes

3.2.1

• Support for Android 2.3
• Workaround for wallpaper bug
• Chinese translation by @liveasx

3.2

• Added PIN locking type
• Added MasterSwitch shortcut
• Added about screen
• Added landscape layout for knockcode
• Reordered preferences as suggested by @TechnoSparks ;)
• Better filter method in appslist
• Translation updates
• LOTS of fixes

3.1.1

• Fixed crash

3.1

• Fixed Intent extras problem: Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*cker
• MasterSwitch: Welcome back!
• Fixed using other background types than custom
• Added default input for Fake die

3.0.1

• Fixed crash on API 15
• Fixed password locking type
• Fixed dark app theme
• New launcher icon (but not finished yet)

3.0

• Material Design!
• Multipane preferences on tablets
• New UI options, e.g. black text color, hide app name, hide input box
• Custom background images
• Fixed wallpaper bug
• SHA-256 encryption
• Translation updates
• Updated all the deprecated stuff
• Lots of other fixes, cleanup
• Temporarily disabled master switch because of bugs

2.1.1

• Fixes

2.1

• Added master switch
• Added better fake die feature: to open app, click on "report" in fc dialog, then enter "start" and click OK to open password entry
• Option to use dark style
• Option to hide dividers and knock button highlight
• Updated German translation by @mihahn
• Fixes

2.0.1

• Changed package-name
• Added Spanish translation from @badkill, thanks!

2.0: Initial re-release with new features

• New Settings UI
• Knock code lock type
• Added German translation from @mihahn, thanks!
• Encrypted passwords