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What's New:

3.9.1 – Dec 10, 2021

Fixes:

Prevent potential crashes when updating

Improvements:

Link to Flathub's search page when no search results are found
Updated translations

3.9.0 – Nov 23, 2021

Improvements:

Amusements appear in the Games category
Categories show as a grid instead of a list
Allow window to shrink to much narrower sizes
Updated translations

3.8.2 – Oct 29, 2021

Fixes:

Correctly show the installed status of first-party applications

3.8.1 – Oct 22, 2021

Fixes:

Don't store $0 app installs as paid
Fix missing illicit substances icon
Don't show plugins on the homepage
Only show "Multiplayer" badge for games

Improvements:

Show installation progress in a more compact way
Updated translations

3.8.0 – Sep 21, 2021

New features:

Show content warnings on app info pages

Fixes:

Show other apps by an author for Flatpak sources
Populate banner on home locally instead of relying on an external API

Improvements:

Greatly increased number of recently-updated apps shown on home page
Navigate banners on the home page with multitouch gestures
Updated translations

3.7.1 – Aug 30, 2021

Improvements:

Show apps from newly sideloaded remotes without requiring a restart
Less abrupt transition when changing app sources
Updated translations

3.7.0 – Aug 24, 2021

Fixes:

Install Linux kernel headers for device drivers that use DKMS
Use system Flatpak runtimes for locally installed apps

Improvements:

Mention Sideload when search returns no results
Updated translations

3.6.3 – Aug 16, 2021

Fixes:

Ensure user installation is selected by default when navigating from the homepage
Fix opening apps from app installed toasts

Improvements:

Updated translations

3.6.2 – Aug 9, 2021

Fixes:

Install Linux kernel headers with NVIDIA drivers

Improvements:

Updated translations

3.6.1 – Aug 2, 2021

Fixes:

Show Recently Updated Flatpak apps on home page
Show brand colors and support payments for Flatpak apps
Fix missing mail icon in payments dialog
Fix missing privacy policy in payments dialog

Improvements:

Updated translations

3.6.0 – Jul 16, 2021

New features:

Show in-app notification when an app is installed
Add contextual badges to notifications

Improvements:

Ensure Home button is usable during search
Ask the user to manually restart if we can't ask the session to prompt
Improve styling and contrast of buttons
More concise and consistent language
Updated translations

Fixes:

Fully uninstall Flatpaks, including locales
Still fetch screenshots from remotes that don't include proper headers
Fix truncated footer buttons
Only show Mail button when a usable mail app is installed
Fix some apps incorrectly showing as not installed during search
Show an error dialog when opening an app fails

3.5.1 – Oct 8, 2020

Fixes

Correctly display names of Flatpak runtime updates

Minor updates

Updated translations

3.5.0 – Sep 5, 2020

New features

Support system-wide Flatpak remotes

Fixes

Fix Flatpak runtime updates getting stuck
Fix long origin comboboxes breaking the header layout

Minor updates

When apps are available from multiple sources, prefer installed version, then prefer Flatpak
Improve search performance
Improve update badge styling and category styling
Updated translations

3.4.2 – Aug 7, 2020

Fixes

Ensure AppCenter is reopened at the correct position
Clicking the updates badge in the header navigates to the updates view

Minor updates

Updated translations

3.4.1 – Jun 30, 2020

Fixes

Ensure all updatable Flatpak runtimes are listed for update

Minor updates

Performance improvements
Updated translations

3.4.0 – May 28, 2020

New features

Perform updates without administrator permissions

Minor updates

Ensure apps on the homepage are more reliably displayed
More reliably set the Dock badge number
Updated translations

3.3.0 – Apr 29, 2020

Performance improvements

Only check for updates at device startup if it's more than 24 hours since we last checked
Reduce slowdowns when opening certain apps

Extension improvements

To de-clutter the updates view, extensions are now only shown if they require updates
Clicking an extension on an app's info page now shows details for the extension
Swap the main and overlay icons for extensions to more clearly associate extensions with their app

Keyboard improvements

Pressing down in the search field moves the keyboard focus to the search results list
Ctrl+F now moves the cursor to the search field

Fixes

Use configured network proxy settings for apt operations
No longer prompt for approval to update non-curated apps
Ensure the OS updates subheading copy is correct after finishing updates
Ellipsize long app names in App Info views

And more

Show a more informative loading screen when checking for updates
Don't list fonts alongside apps
Updated translations

3.2.4 – Apr 8, 2020

Fixes

Prevent crashes when updating Flatpaks and system packages simultaneously
Prevent suspending when installing, updating, or removing packages
Updated translations

3.2.3 – Apr 1, 2020

Updated translations

3.2.2 – Feb 28, 2020

Minor fixes

Update application details when changes happen outside of AppCenter
Fix for notification not appearing when a restart is required
Apps in list views now load in the correct order when scrolling
Prevent unescaped XML entities from appearing in application names
Load the "Installed" view faster
Ensure flatpak applications show in the category views
Save some bandwidth by downloading smaller screenshots where appropriate
System components no longer have an "Open" button
Applications menu can now remove flatpaks that weren't installed by AppCenter
Make download size estimates more accurate

3.2.1 – Dec 2, 2019

Minor fixes

Prevent AppCenter from opening on log in
Prevent ghost update notification when there are no updates available
Show correct installation state for extensions

3.2.0 – Oct 31, 2019

Add support for Flatpak apps
Warn about non-curated apps
Show an error dialog if an installation fails
Fix an issue where some apps couldn't be uninstalled from the Applications Menu
Allow browsing and uninstalling apps while offline
Fix twitter share URLs
Drop Google+ from the share menu
Animate screenshot background while loading
Add navigation arrows for screenshots
Don't show uninstall buttons for essential system components
Properly display proprietary licenses
Fix some layout issues
Fix crashes
Performance improvements
Updated translations

3.1.1 – Feb 14, 2019

Meson build system fixes
Improve window state restoration
Prevent action buttons from jumping around
Remove reset paid apps gsettings key
Memory management refinements
Add conditional compilation for disabling dynamic remote homepage content
New translations

3.1.0 – Jan 2, 2019

New categories: Communication, Finance, Media Production
Add Math to Science category
Relax email address validator
Present update availability more accurately
Category graphics revamped
New translations

3.0.1 – Oct 25, 2018

New translations

3.0 – Oct 16, 2018

0.2.9 – Mar 2, 2018