What's Changed

🪄 Features & 🐛 Bugfixes

Set build tools to 36.0.0 by @validcube in #5619
Add Lawnfeed to FeedBridge.kt whitelist by @lebao3105 in #5624
Revert "Add Lawnfeed to FeedBridge.kt whitelist" by @validcube in #5640
Fix About showing update button despite Lawnchair being its latest version by @lebao3105 in #5653
Fix the search bar needing 2 taps sometimes by @lebao3105 in #5654
Replace ViewModelFactory with using AndroidViewModel by @Goooler in #5677
Improve build performance by enabling R8 parallelism by @Goooler in #5682
refactor(permissions): Unify file and media permission handling by @SuperDragonXD in #5683
fix(search): Correct state handling and connect settings to providers by @SuperDragonXD in #5687
docs: Establish public roadmap and professionalize contribution workflows by @SuperDragonXD in #5695
Material 3 Expressive Icon Shape by @validcube in #5605
refactor(about): migrate screen to ViewModel and UDF by @SuperDragonXD in #5698
fix: address minor bugs in updater and permission by @SuperDragonXD in #5707
initial fastlane structures from IzzyOnDroid by @IzzySoft in #5689
feat(about): redesign screen with new information hierarchy by @SuperDragonXD in #5728
feat(about): add "View changes" button with detailed commit history by @foXaCe in #5711
Replace Mull with IronFox as a search provider by @itsaky in #5780
Use correct intent to launch Kagi search app by @victor-marino in #5800
feat(ui): enhance overflow menu with custom animations and icons by @foXaCe in #5733
feat: Theme predicted slot plate color for monochromatic app by @validcube in #5604
Fix android 14 crashes by @berkekbgz in #5620
fix: Icon not responding to mouse cursor [Backport 354b64b] by @validcube in #5895
chore: Update compileSdk to BAKLAVA_1 by @validcube in #5914
Fix app drawer icon scaling when home screen icons are resized by @garghimanshu0786 in #5932
fix: clear search state when app drawer is closed by @VBansal99 in #5933
feat(ui): Add toggle to disable search bar background in app drawer by @Chaikew in #5934
fix:page indicator only half displayed by @VBansal99 in #5937
Feature: Automatically change at a Glance text color based on wallpaper by @VBansal99 in #5944
fix: "Dearch" typo in suggestions url string by @validcube in #5966
Use version catalog by @validcube in #5753
refactor(search): improve fuzzy search with a rule-based algorithm by @SuperDragonXD in #6000
fix(allapps): Hide app drawer folders in work/private profiles by @SuperDragonXD in #6002
fix(allapps): Fix logic on hiding drawer folders in work/private profiles by @Chaikew in #6004
fix(ui): Prevent crash on race condition when uninstalling an app by @Chaikew in #6005

🧑‍💻 Dependencies

chore(deps): update plugin com.gradle.develocity to v4.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5621
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose to v2.9.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5627
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.07.00 by @renovate[bot] in #5629
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.concurrent:concurrent-futures to v1.3.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5630
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.navigation:navigation-compose to v2.9.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5628
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common to v2.9.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5633
fix(deps): update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:ktlint to v0.4.24 by @renovate[bot] in #5643
chore(deps): update plugin com.diffplug.spotless to v7.2.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5644
fix(deps): update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:ktlint to v0.4.25 by @renovate[bot] in #5645
chore(deps): update plugin com.diffplug.spotless to v7.2.1 - autoclosed by @renovate[bot] in #5647
fix(deps): update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:ktlint to v0.4.26 by @renovate[bot] in #5648
fix(deps): update dependency com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations to v2.41.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5656
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.navigation:navigation-compose to v2.9.3 by @renovate[bot] in #5690
chore(deps): update plugin androidx.baselineprofile to v1.4.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5691
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.benchmark:benchmark-macro-junit4 to v1.4.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5692
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core to v3.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5693
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.test.ext:junit to v1.3.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5694
chore(deps): update agp to v8.12.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5700
chore(deps): update dependency gradle to v9 by @renovate[bot] in #5701
fix(deps): update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:ktlint to v0.4.27 by @renovate[bot] in #5727
chore(deps): update actions/download-artifact action to v5 by @renovate[bot] in #5719
chore(deps): update actions/checkout action to v5 by @renovate[bot] in #5742
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.08.00 by @renovate[bot] in #5745
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.core:core-ktx to v1.17.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5746
fix(deps): update protobuf monorepo to v4.32.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5747
chore(deps): update agp to v8.12.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5750
chore(deps): update plugin com.gradle.develocity to v4.1.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5752
chore(deps): update plugin com.android.test to v8.12.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5755
chore(deps): update actions/setup-java action to v5 by @renovate[bot] in #5758
fix(deps): update androidx.lifecycle to v2.9.3 by @renovate[bot] in #5769
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.08.01 by @renovate[bot] in #5770
chore(deps): update agp to v8.12.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5782
chore(deps): update actions/attest-build-provenance action to v3 - autoclosed by @renovate[bot] in #5783
chore(deps): update agp to v8.13.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5787
fix(deps): update dependency com.google.android.material:material to v1.13.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5793
chore(deps): update actions/setup-python action to v6 by @renovate[bot] in #5794
chore(deps): update actions/stale action to v10 by @renovate[bot] in #5795
chore(deps): update plugin androidx.baselineprofile to v1.4.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5823
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.benchmark:benchmark-macro-junit4 to v1.4.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5824
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.navigation:navigation-compose to v2.9.4 by @renovate[bot] in #5825
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.activity:activity-compose to v1.11.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5826
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.09.00 by @renovate[bot] in #5827
fix(deps): update protobuf monorepo to v4.32.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5830
chore(deps): update plugin com.gradle.develocity to v4.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5849
fix(deps): update dependency com.airbnb.android:lottie to v6.6.9 by @renovate[bot] in #5852
fix(deps): update androidx.lifecycle to v2.9.4 by @renovate[bot] in #5854
chore(deps): update gradle to v9.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5857
fix(deps): update dependency com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations to v2.42.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5860
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.09.01 by @renovate[bot] in #5883
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.navigation:navigation-compose to v2.9.5 by @renovate[bot] in #5884
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.window:window to v1.5.0 - autoclosed by @renovate[bot] in #5886
chore(deps): update plugin com.diffplug.spotless to v8 by @renovate[bot] in #5887
chore(deps): update gradle/actions action to v5 by @renovate[bot] in #5901
chore(deps): update plugin com.gradle.develocity to v4.2.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5902
fix(deps): update dependency com.airbnb.android:lottie to v6.6.10 by @renovate[bot] in #5905
fix(deps): update dependency com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp to v5.2.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5930
chore(deps): update plugin app.cash.licensee to v1.14.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5929
chore(deps): update plugin app.cash.licensee to v1.14.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5936
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.10.00 by @renovate[bot] in #5935
fix(deps): update dependency com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp to v5.2.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5940
chore(deps): update plugin com.gradle.develocity to v4.2.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5958
fix(deps): update protobuf monorepo to v4.33.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5969
chore(deps): update dependency androidx.baselineprofile to v1.4.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5979
fix(deps): update androidx.lifecycle to v2.9.4 by @renovate[bot] in #5980
fix(deps): update composematerial3 to v1.4.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5982
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.navigation:navigation-compose to v2.9.5 by @renovate[bot] in #5985
chore(deps): update agp to v8.13.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5987
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.benchmark:benchmark-macro-junit4 to v1.4.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5983
fix(deps): update dependency com.airbnb.android:lottie to v6.6.10 by @renovate[bot] in #5986
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.10.00 by @renovate[bot] in #5989
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.window:window to v1.5.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5990
fix(deps): update dependency com.google.android.material:material to v1.13.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5991
fix(deps): update dependency com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite to v4.33.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5993
fix(deps): update dependency com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations to v2.42.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5992
chore(deps): update dependency com.diffplug.spotless to v8 by @renovate[bot] in #5996
fix(deps): update compose to v1.9.3 by @renovate[bot] in #5981
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.activity:activity-compose to v1.11.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5988
fix(deps): update dependency com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp to v5.2.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5994
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose.material:material to v1.9.3 by @renovate[bot] in #5984
fix(deps): update compose to v1.9.4 by @renovate[bot] in #6010
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.10.01 by @renovate[bot] in #6011
fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose.material:material to v1.9.4 by @renovate[bot] in #6012
fix(deps): update dependency com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations to v2.43.0 by @renovate[bot] in #6013
Kotlin and KSP are no longer tied together by @Goooler in #6014
fix(deps): update dagger to v2.57.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5350
fix(deps): update room to v2.8.3 by @renovate[bot] in #5995
fix(deps): update dependency org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json to v1.9.0 by @renovate[bot] in #6016
chore(deps): update kotlin to v2.2.20 by @renovate[bot] in #6015
fix(deps): update kotlin monorepo to v2.2.21 by @renovate[bot] in #6017

New Contributors

@lebao3105 made their first contribution in #5624
@IzzySoft made their first contribution in #5689
@foXaCe made their first contribution in #5711
@itsaky made their first contribution in #5780
@victor-marino made their first contribution in #5800
@garghimanshu0786 made their first contribution in #5932
@VBansal99 made their first contribution in #5933
@Chaikew made their first contribution in #5934

Full Changelog: v15.0.0-beta1...nightly

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Lawnchair 15

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Lawnchair is a free, open-source home app for Android. Taking Launcher3—Android’s default home app—as a starting point, it ports Pixel Launcher features and introduces rich customization options.

This branch houses the codebase of Lawnchair 15, which is currently in beta and is based on Launcher3 from Android 15. For Lawnchair 9 to 14, see the branches with the 9- to 14- prefixes, respectively.

Features

Material You Theming: Adapts to your wallpaper and system theme.
At a Glance Widget: Displays information at a glance with support for Smartspacer.
QuickSwitch Support: Integrates with Android Recents on Android 10 and newer. (requires root)
Global Search: Allows quick access to apps, contacts, and web results from the home screen.
Customization Options: Provides options to tweak icons, fonts, and colors to your liking.
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