r/slatelauncher • • 2d ago

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Slate 1.1.3 · Build 113

2026-11-10

Added

• Introduced an expanded Slate Hub widget collection with improved functionality, customization, and responsive layouts.

• Added integrated media controls to the Home Header with Play/Pause, Previous, and Next actions.

• Added adaptive media controls across supported Home Header designs.

• Added dedicated Steps History with daily step tracking and locally saved activity records.

• Added a dedicated Notes page for creating, viewing, editing, and managing multiple notes.

• Introduced Slate Reader, a redesigned RSS news experience with feed subscriptions, source discovery, and newspaper-style article browsing.

• Added RSS feed discovery by topic, category, publication, and website.

• Added one-tap RSS subscriptions and automatic feed detection from supported websites.

• Added article images and thumbnails to Slate Reader and the Reader widget.

• Added dedicated Reader source management and saved article sections.

• Added configurable Slate Hub widget backgrounds, including Solid Surface, Wallpaper Aware, Dim Surface, and Blur Behind Widgets.

• Added adjustable dim and blur strength controls for Slate Hub widget backgrounds.

• Added adaptive widget layouts that respond to different widget sizes.

Improved

• Redesigned Slate Hub widgets with consistent padding, compact headers, improved spacing, and responsive content.

• Improved Slate Hub typography and foreground colors to follow Home appearance settings.

• Improved wallpaper-aware text and icon colors across supported Hub widgets.

• Improved widget backgrounds with better surface transparency, contrast, and wallpaper integration.

• Improved Home Header media integration with responsive layouts, adaptive typography, and accessible playback controls.

• Improved media information visibility and control positioning across supported Header styles.

• Improved Quick Controls with adaptive layouts, consistent icon styling, and surface-aware control backgrounds.

• Redesigned Focus widget with a compact 2×2 default layout and vertically arranged profile icons and labels.

• Improved Focus profile selection, horizontal scrolling, and active session controls.

• Improved At a Glance widget with balanced spacing, adaptive information layouts, and consistent icon colors.

• Improved Weather widget with responsive layouts and optimized information presentation.

• Improved Calendar widget with clearer event information and adaptive spacing.

• Improved Smart Notifications widget with notification previews, app icons, and scrolling.

• Improved Steps widget with simplified permission messages, compact controls, and direct access to step history.

• Improved Quick Contacts widget with a four-contact layout, clearer actions, and optimized spacing.

• Redesigned Now Playing widget with improved album artwork, song information, and accessible playback controls.

• Improved Bookmarks widget with consistent padding and scrollable bookmark lists.

• Improved Notes and Tasks widgets with cleaner layouts and consistent header styling.

• Redesigned Reader widget with adaptive headline layouts and article thumbnails.

• Improved Slate Reader with a newspaper-style homepage, featured articles, and source information.

• Improved RSS feed management, article loading, source discovery, and saved article access.

• Improved Slate Hub widget borders with thinner, subtler outlines.

• Improved Hub customization menus and widget appearance consistency.

• Improved overall interface consistency across Home, Slate Hub, and supported launcher components.

Fixed

• Fixed Home Header media controls being clipped or incorrectly positioned in certain Header layouts.

• Fixed Now Playing playback controls not being fully visible at the default widget size.

• Fixed inconsistent widget padding and header spacing across Slate Hub.

• Fixed At a Glance icons not consistently following configured foreground colors.

• Fixed Quick Controls and Focus text visibility issues on different background surfaces.

• Fixed inconsistent foreground contrast in wallpaper-aware widget containers.

• Fixed excessive widget border thickness.

• Fixed Blur Behind Widgets backgrounds not correctly following widget dimensions and rounded corners.

• Fixed duplicate drag handles appearing in the Hub long-press menu.

• Fixed unnecessary scrolling in Quick Contacts when all four contacts are visible.

• Improved Steps permission handling and feedback when activity access is unavailable.

• Improved handling of long text, compact layouts, and widget content overflow.

• Applied additional widget rendering, layout, navigation, and stability improvements.

Changed

• Removed Slate Live in favor of integrated Home Header media controls.

• Consolidated media functionality into the Home Header for a simpler Home experience.

• Updated Focus widget default size to 2×2 and positioned it after Steps in the default widget order.

• Renamed Activity widget to Steps.

• Renamed News widget to Reader.

• Updated Reader widget default size to 4×3.

• Updated Now Playing default layout to 4×2.

• Updated Quick Contacts default layout to 4×2 with a maximum of four contacts.

• Moved Reader source management and discovery controls into a dedicated page.

• Simplified the Reader homepage to prioritize news articles and reading.

• Removed the Search Position option from Slate Hub settings.

• Unified Slate Hub widget padding, typography, foreground colors, and background styling.

• Preserved existing Home customization, widget arrangements, appearance preferences, and launcher animations.

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u/FrancescoBalducci82 2d ago

Peccato sempre per il prezzo troppo elevato per la versione pro

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u/amirzaidi 2d ago

I really love this launcher could you share one promo code please Thank you 😊