Features & improvements

• Added a Studio welcome screen before the chaptered flow.
• The welcome screen summarises what Studio builds, previews the seven chapters, and provides start, resume, import and docs entry paths.
• Added Studio getting-started documentation covering the guided flow, browser-local configuration, config import and rebuild behaviour.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added Studio package typeahead backed by the sysapps database for grid tiles, folders and admin escape apps.
• Replaced the OEM-grouped palette with a single common quick-pick set now that package search covers OEM-specific variants.

Fixes

• Fixed new folders in Studio so they start empty for the operator to fill.
• Fixed same-step Studio rebuilds so the chapter and window scroll positions are preserved.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Studio's app palette now groups suggestions by OEM so common packages better match real devices.
• Added cross-OEM, Google / Pixel and Samsung palette groups, with package suggestions corrected for each ecosystem.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Wallpaper cross-fades in only when the wallpaper or theme-driven background actually changes.

Fixes

• Fixed Studio preview icons bouncing on every click or keystroke by reusing the preview grid when nothing structural changed.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed Studio's Content-Security-Policy so real Google Play icons and the Raleway webfont can load.
• Kept the wider CSP scoped to Studio; the generator form and other routes retain the stricter default policy.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed Studio URL hashes so they match the displayed chapter numbers.
• Fixed the Studio device preview so it no longer snap-zooms on every edit.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Studio now shows real Google Play app icons in the device preview and app palette when they are available.
• Studio now starts with an empty app grid rather than pre-placed sample apps.
• Entrance and motion animations now play on chapter changes rather than replaying on every input, click or selection.

Fixes

• Fixed narrow-width build overlays that could overflow because of long update codes or package names.
• Fixed glyph icon centring inside tile backgrounds.
• Fixed Studio review edit affordances and several reference-prototype parity issues around admin escape fields, transient state, preview cleanup and build progress logging.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Studio assets are now served with Cache-Control: no-cache so browsers revalidate the un-hashed ES modules after deployment.

Fixes

• Fixed Studio navigation and review gating so they refresh correctly while typing launcher names or emptying the grid.
• Fixed the grid-size dropdown so custom remains visible when a non-preset layout is typed.
• Fixed update-code handling so lowercase hex codes are not force-uppercased.
• Fixed imported kiosk_config.json persistence immediately after import.
• Fixed the Studio docs full-reference deep link so it scrolls accurately to the target section.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added KAG Studio, a guided, chaptered build experience for creating kiosk launcher builds.
• Studio walks through Identity, Canvas, Layout, Apps & Folders, Behavior, Packaging and Review with a live device preview.
• Studio submits into the same KAG build pipeline as the existing form, including APK/source/config downloads and update-code reuse.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added optional admin escape: a hidden, password-gated admin app drawer opened by long-pressing the settings slot or shield icon.
• Added build-form and managed-configuration support for admin escape, including password rotation and a configurable list of admin apps.
• Admin drawer apps can be kept off the main kiosk grid while still using normal Android launch and lock-task policy enforcement.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed an inline-toggle spacing regression affecting the XL grow-to-cell control.
• Strengthened auto-launch grace-period validation for generated and managed configurations.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed the auto-launch grace-period field layout in the hosted form.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Updated the auto-launch picker to support typed package names as well as suggestions from grid and folder apps.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added a configurable auto-launch grace period. Builds can now set autostart_grace_seconds from 1 to 60 seconds, with a default of 10 seconds.
• Exposed the grace period in generated managed configurations so EMMs can adjust auto-launch timing after deployment.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Preserved manually configured auto-launch package names when importing configurations, even if the target app is not present on the launcher grid.
• Improved auto-launch warnings when Android blocks the launch through policy or lock task restrictions.
• Cleaned up pending auto-launch timers when the launcher activity is destroyed.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added a header back button linking KAG back to the generator homepage.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Refreshed the default KAG app-gen brand mark across favicons, Apple touch icon and generated Android launcher icons.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Aligned API rows and cols defaults with the hosted form's initial 4x5 layout, so browser and scripted builds now produce the same baseline when no layout is specified.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed custom layout inputs so the browser form accepts the same 1x1 to 20x20 range as the server validator and Android runtime.
• Re-importing a valid kiosk_config.json with rows or columns above the old client-side caps now restores the full layout correctly.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• EMM manifest-default injection can no longer silently clear a build-time banner. The generated managed-configuration schema now mirrors the baked banner_text value, so untouched injected defaults preserve the generated launcher baseline.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• EMM manifest-default injection can no longer silently override icon_grow_to_cell. The generated managed-configuration schema now mirrors the build-time grow-toggle value, so consoles that inject untouched manifest defaults preserve the generated baseline.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed the Grow to fill available cell space control so it uses the same toggle styling as the rest of the form without disrupting the Settings toggles.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added Grow to fill available cell space, an XL-only icon rendering toggle. When enabled with icon_size=xl, icons can grow beyond the 128dp XL size into available sparse-grid cell space, capped at 512dp.
• The toggle is available in the build form, round-trips through kiosk_config.json, and is exposed as the icon_grow_to_cell managed-configuration boolean for EMMs.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed EMM-pushed theme_color overrides on builds that were using KAG's default procedural gradient wallpaper. A runtime theme-colour push now suppresses the default gradient and shows the flat theme-colour background as intended.
• Project documentation was corrected to describe the new schema-driven default wallpaper behaviour and to include the XL icon-size preset.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Replaced the bundled default wallpaper JPEG with a procedural vector gradient. The default look remains in the same sunset palette, but now scales cleanly across phones, tablets, landscape kiosks, and other aspect ratios without bitmap decode cost.
• Removed the old default_wallpaper.jpg sentinel behaviour. KAG now decides whether to render the default gradient from the actual config state: no uploaded wallpaper, no remote wallpaper URL, and no selected theme colour.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

• Legacy scripted API callers posting old JSON with bundled_file: "default_wallpaper.jpg" should remove that stale value to regain the default gradient behaviour.

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed form submissions using the new XL icon-size preset. The form path previously normalised xl back to medium; JSON import and managed configuration paths were already accepting XL correctly.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added an XL icon-size preset. Operators can now choose small, medium, large, or XL, with XL targeting 128dp for sparse kiosk layouts where standard icon sizes look undersized.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Aligned KAG signing guidance with WAG across the build form and documentation, including clearer release-signed and self-signed wording for Managed Google Play and keystore handling.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added an inline Debug signing note below the signing options, making it clear Debug builds are for local testing only and cannot be deployed through Google Play.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Generated apps now show a more useful Android version name, combining the KAG builder version with the generated version code for easier support and upgrade comparison.

Fixes

• Template test hydration now substitutes the builder-version placeholder used by the Gradle template.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Generated APK versionCode values now use finer time granularity, avoiding collisions for builds submitted close together while keeping long-term Play Store headroom.

Known issues

• Reproducible builds remain a separate consideration because versionCode is still generated from build time.

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• App and folder label pills now use consistent padding and text metrics, improving visual alignment over wallpapers.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• theme_color, output_format, and sign_mode now round-trip through kiosk_config.json export and import.

Known issues

• Uploaded icons, wallpapers, and signing credentials remain intentionally outside the exported JSON.

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• app_name now round-trips through kiosk_config.json export and import, so rebuilds preserve the launcher application label.

Known issues

• Uploaded icons and wallpapers are still not embedded in exported JSON and need to be supplied again on rebuild.

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• EMM-pushed app and folder values now tolerate integer and boolean fields arriving as strings.
• The MANAGED SETTINGS gear now adapts better to dark wallpapers and dark theme colours while preserving the orange brand dot.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Folder editor labels now follow the same required-field convention as the rest of the form.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Folder editor polish: the background swatch now previews the actual default colour, placeholder copy was tightened, and folder app rows align more cleanly with the rest of the card.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Build-progress wording now says "Compiling your kiosk" for clearer product-specific feedback.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Update-code success copy now describes normal Android upgrade paths without implying an EMM-only flow.
• Folder editing was made clearer with field headers and a theme-style colour picker for folder backgrounds.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Managed Settings card spacing was made visually symmetric above and below the card.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Tightened the spacing around the Managed Settings card in the Settings Menu Access section, making the card sit more naturally with the surrounding settings controls.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• MANAGED SETTINGS form copy and alignment were tightened so the toggle sits more naturally with the rest of the Settings section.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• App icon helper text now matches WAG: 512 x 512 px PNG recommended for Play Store quality, optionally maskable, with a default icon used if omitted.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• The config import control now uses the compact chip pattern shared with WAG, keeping the form cleaner for first-time builds.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• The test workflow now runs both Go service tests and Android template tests from the main make test target, with clearer skip behaviour when Android tooling is unavailable.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added a template-test workflow so the generated Android launcher template can be validated without running a full hosted build.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added Android template tests covering folder key parsing for EMM-prefixed names.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• The MANAGED SETTINGS icon now preserves its brand styling instead of being flattened by the launcher contrast-tint pass.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• MANAGED SETTINGS mode now keeps the branded gear visible even if MANAGED SETTINGS is not installed yet. If the app cannot be launched, the user sees an unavailable message instead of the control disappearing.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Fixed a resource comment issue that could break builds using the MANAGED SETTINGS icon.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added MANAGED SETTINGS integration, allowing the launcher settings gear to hand off to the dedicated MANAGED SETTINGS app.
• Folder JSON and EMM key handling was made more forgiving, so admins can use either generator-style names or EMM-prefixed names in JSON.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

• The initial MANAGED SETTINGS behaviour was refined in later releases so the gear remains visible and shows feedback if MANAGED SETTINGS is unavailable.

Features & improvements

• Generator links now use the Bayton orange theme for better readability against the dark interface.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Folder app labels no longer clip descenders on large-icon tablet layouts.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Managed-configuration labels were rewritten in plainer language for EMM administrators, replacing generator-internal wording with terms that better describe the deployed launcher.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• The default app icon was refreshed to the Bayton sparkle mark, replacing the generic Android placeholder when no custom icon is uploaded.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

N/A

Fixes

• Cached wallpaper loading moved off the main thread for smoother startup.
• Package lookups are warmed and cached more safely.
• Disabled or non-launchable packages now render as unavailable rather than clickable dead tiles.
• Android 16+ launcher-window behaviour and predictive back support were tidied.
• JPEG wallpaper memory use was reduced.

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Source archives now include the conditional signing block needed for local release signing.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Added folders, allowing multiple apps to sit behind a single launcher tile.
• Added optional folder overlay background colours with automatic text contrast.
• Added managed-configuration support for runtime theme colour overrides.
• Added dedicated app and folder tile classes for cleaner accessibility, focus, and press behaviour.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Download filenames now use a shorter job-ID segment, keeping them readable while still useful for support.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Download filenames now include traceable build details for support correlation.
• Hosted deployments gained liveness monitoring and build-failure alerting.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Improved the build form with clearer errors, more natural column/row ordering, and better light-theme handling.
• Asset and API references now use relative paths for more flexible hosting.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A

Features & improvements

• Generated artefacts now carry clearer provenance, including the KAG builder version in filenames and build metadata inside the APK and source archive.

Fixes

• Version suffixes in download filenames now preserve dots correctly.

Known issues

N/A

New features

• Initial public release of KIOSK APP GENERATOR. The service can produce signed multi-app launcher APKs and AABs from a browser form or API, with managed configuration, update codes, source archives, and EMM-friendly configuration options.

Fixes

N/A

Known issues

N/A