GitHub Store 1.7.0 — Tweaks, Link Apps & Power User Update

🚀 GitHub Store 1.7.0 — Tweaks, Link Apps & Power User Update

The biggest release yet. A dedicated Tweaks screen, app linking, search history, recently viewed repos, Shizuku silent install, background auto-updates, Flatpak support, and dozens of quality-of-life improvements.

✨ New Features

🔗 Link Apps

• Connect any installed app to its GitHub repository — GitHub Store will track updates for it automatically
• Guided flow: pick installed app → enter repo URL → select the matching release asset
• Package name and signing key verification to ensure you're linking to the right repo
• Export & import your linked apps

🛠️ Tweaks Screen

• All settings extracted into a dedicated Tweaks tab in the bottom navigation bar
• Sections: Appearance, Network, Installation, Updates, Storage & more — all in one place
• Profile screen is now clean and focused on your account, collections, and quick links

🔍 Search History

• Recent search queries are saved locally and shown when the search field is empty
• Tap a history item to instantly re-search; remove individual entries or clear all
• Searches now trigger only on explicit action — no more debounce auto-search

🕐 Recently Viewed

• Automatically tracks repositories you open so you can easily return to them
• Accessible from Profile alongside Starred and Favourites

🤖 Shizuku Silent Install (Android)

• Choose between the default system installer and Shizuku silent install — no prompts, no taps
• Real-time Shizuku status indicator (Ready / Permission Needed / Not Running / Unavailable)

🔄 Background Auto-Updates (Android)

• Configurable periodic update checks: every 3h / 6h / 12h / 24h
• Notification when updates are found for your installed apps
• With Shizuku enabled, updates are downloaded and silently installed in the background
• Pre-release inclusion toggle — opt in to beta/alpha releases

🧊 Liquid Glass Effect

• New visual effect applied to navigation and screen backgrounds
• Enabled by default, toggleable in Tweaks → Appearance

📜 Desktop Scrollbar

• Optional vertical scrollbars for all scrollable lists on Desktop
• Toggleable in Tweaks → Appearance

👁️ Hide Seen Repositories

• Mark repos as "seen" when you view them, then optionally hide them from discovery feeds
• Clear your seen history at any time from Tweaks → Storage

🏷️ Topic-Based Discovery

• Home screen now supports topic-based filtering for more relevant app discovery
• Two-phase loading with caching for instant topic results

🔐 APK Signing Verification

• Verifies APK signing fingerprints before installing updates
• GitHub artifact attestation verification for enhanced supply chain security
• Warning dialogs when signing keys don't match

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed download cancellation accidentally deleting files
• Fixed desktop proxy handling and network connectivity issues
• Fixed scrollbar container layout and scrolling edge cases
• Desktop: downloaded assets are no longer deleted after installation
• Improved .deb package scripts for headless and WSL compatibility
• Fixed HelloGitHub widget link for accurate recommendations

🌍 Localization

• Now supporting 13 languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Turkish
• All new features fully translated across all supported languages

🛠️ Build & Infra

• ktlint integration with auto-formatting on build
• Parallel Gradle project execution enabled

Full Changelog: 1.6.2...1.7.0

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