# Obtainium changelog

> Install and update Android apps straight from their source releases.

- Vendor: Imran Remtulla
- Category: Productivity
- Platforms: Android
- Official site: https://obtainium.imranr.dev
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium)
- Harvested from: GitHub (ImranR98/Obtainium)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

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## Releases

### v1.6.11

- Date: 2026-08-07
- Version: v1.6.11
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.11
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.11
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **changed** — Improve French translation
- **changed** — Update Arabic translation
- **changed** — Update Korean translation
- **changed** — Update Chinese translation
- **changed** — Update Polish translation
- **changed** — Update Japanese translation
- **fixed** — Fix vivo app store
- **changed** — Begin app installation immediately after each download completes during batch updates
- **changed** — Include app name in duplicate-detection error messages
- **added** — Add obtainium://refresh deep link action for triggering update checks
- **changed** — Separate background checks from silent installs: interval gates checks, toggle gates installs only
- **fixed** — Prevent downgrades in update check when showAppDowngradeError is enabled and versions share a standard format
- **fixed** — Persist in-memory install status corrections from loadApps to disk
- **changed** — Use versionCode as version string in F-Droid sources when toggle is enabled
- **fixed** — Fix FGBG stream conflict and extend external installer polling to 30s
- **added** — Add inline TV add-app button and fix settings bottom padding on TV
- **fixed** — Fix double-decode in obtainium:// import causing unicode errors
- **changed** — Reorganize settings into separate navigable sub-pages
- **fixed** — Read import file via bytes fallback when path is null, fixing Samsung import
- **added** — Add export installed-only filter

##### What's Changed
* Improve french translation by @mgdx in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3165
* Update ar.json by @jermanuts in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3156
* Update ko.json by @justcontributor in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3135
* Update zh.json translations by @Jursin in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3126
* i18n: update `pl.json` by @krvstek in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3125
* Update ja.json by @bluefly000 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3120
* Fix vivo app store by @iKirby in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3140
* Begin app installation immediately after each download completes during batch updates by @Psychosoc1al in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3162
* By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3173:
    * Include app name in duplicate-detection error messages (#3038)
    * Add obtainium://refresh deep link action for triggering update checks (#3050)
    * Separate background checks from silent installs: interval gates checks, toggle gates installs only (#3070)
    * Prevent downgrades in update check when showAppDowngradeError is enabled and versions share a standard format (#3078)
    * Persist in-memory install status corrections from loadApps to disk (#3090)
    * Use versionCode as version string in F-Droid sources when toggle is enabled (#3117)
    * Fix FGBG stream conflict and extend external installer polling to 30s (#3121, #3091)
    * Add inline TV add-app button and fix settings bottom padding on TV (#3124)
    * Fix double-decode in obtainium:// import causing unicode errors (#3127)
    * Reorganize settings into separate navigable sub-pages (#3134)
    * Read import file via bytes fallback when path is null, fixing Samsung import (#3142)
    * Add export installed-only filter (#3144)
    * Fix category chip alignment in narrow portrait layouts (#3147)
    * Force English locale for uptodown non-English URLs (#3158)
    * Increase pinned app background contrast using primaryContainer colour (#3160)
    * Defensive copy of additionalSettings values on save to prevent toggle persistence issues (#3161)
    * Fix uptodown files downloading without .apk extension (#3164)
    * Add haptic feedback across UI actions and download/install lifecycle
    * Convert filter dialog to bottom sheet
    * Don't cap RateLimitError retries and reduce HandshakeException retries from 5 to 2
    * Fix download size display and probe it regardless of update availability
    * Fix per-app empty string shadowing global GitHub token in getSourceConfigValues
    * Move app import into the renamed Import/export settings page
    * refactor: comprehensive code review — bugfixes, dead code removal, perf improvements, architectural cleanup
    * Set parallel downloads default to true; hide action banner when fewer than 2 pending updates/installs

##### New Contributors
* @mgdx made their first contribution in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3165
* @justcontributor made their first contribution in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3135
* @opekope2 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3169

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.10...v1.6.11

### v1.6.10

- Date: 2026-07-19
- Version: v1.6.10
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.10
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.10
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **changed** — Compact page headers to give more room to content on Apps, Settings, Add App and other pages
- **changed** — Update dialog now lists each app individually with checkboxes instead of all-or-nothing toggles
- **added** — 3-way action banner setting to show for all actions, updates only, or be hidden entirely, controlled from Settings → Appearance
- **changed** — Settings reorganized into logical groups under Updates, Appearance, and Categories
- **removed** — Unused page transition toggles removed from Settings
- **changed** — Segmented buttons replaced with dropdown menus for install method, action banner, and group-by controls
- **changed** — Consistent form input styling applied across all text fields, dropdowns, and toggles with filled, borderless look and rounded corners
- **changed** — Download size now shown inside the update button as estimated APK size and only looked up when an update or install is available
- **fixed** — Wrong download size preview for sources like Uptodown

##### What's Changed
* By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3114
    - Compact page headers — The "Apps", "Settings", "Add App" and other page titles now use smaller headers, giving more room to content (#3107).
    - Per-app checkboxes in the update dialog — Instead of all-or-nothing toggles, the dialog now lists each app individually with a checkbox, so you can choose exactly which apps to update or install (#3107).
    - 3-way action banner setting — The banner can now show for all actions, updates only, or be hidden entirely, controlled from Settings → Appearance (#3100).
    - Settings reorganization — Settings are now grouped logically under Updates, Appearance, and Categories. Unused "page transition" toggles have been removed.
    - Segmented buttons replaced with dropdowns — The install method, action banner, and group-by controls now use dropdown menus for a cleaner look.
    - Consistent form input styling — All text fields, dropdowns, and toggles across the entire app now share the same filled, borderless look with rounded corners, including the add-app page, import page, and category editor.
    - Download size shown inside the update button — The estimated APK size now appears directly in the Update or Install button text (e.g., "Update · 12 MB"), and is only looked up when an update or install is actually available.
* Fix wrong download size preview for sources like Uptodown (#3104) By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3119
* More UI tweaks


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.9...v1.6.10

### v1.6.9

- Date: 2026-07-16
- Version: v1.6.9
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.9
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.9
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **fixed** — Fix RuStore 400 Error

##### What's Changed
* Fix RuStore 400 Error by @nikitenich in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3098
* Update ru.json by @solokot in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3101

##### New Contributors
* @nikitenich made their first contribution in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3098

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.8...v1.6.9

### v1.6.8

- Date: 2026-07-15
- Version: v1.6.8
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.8
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.8
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **fixed** — Fix spacing, source names, and redundant button

##### What's Changed
* Fix spacing, source names, and redundant button by @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3097


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.7...v1.6.8

### v1.6.7

- Date: 2026-07-15
- Version: v1.6.7
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.7
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.7
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **fixed** — Fix UI unresponsiveness during update checks
- **added** — Add install/update selected apps button to multi-select actions menu that reuses existing obtain dialog logic
- **changed** — Apply various UI tweaks
- **fixed** — Fix keyboard closing on add-app additional settings fields

##### What's Changed
* Fix UI unresponsiveness during update checks (#3043) by @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3093
* By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3094:
    * Add install/update selected apps button to multi-select actions menu that reuses existing obtain dialog logic.
    * Various UI tweaks.
* Fix keyboard closing on add-app additional settings fields (as mentioned in #3000) by @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3095

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.6...v1.6.7

### v1.6.6

- Date: 2026-07-15
- Version: v1.6.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.6
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **fixed** — Fix multiple tags gradient rendering where rightmost tag color incorrectly stretched across entire bubble
- **removed** — Removed tabbed UI
- **changed** — Improved update check UI performance
- **changed** — Improved app list loading UI
- **changed** — Improve install result detection for external installers in foreground
- **changed** — Various visual tweaks

##### What's Changed
* By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3087:
    * Fix multiple tags gradient rendering where rightmost tag color incorrectly stretched across entire bubble (#3086)
    * Removed tabbed UI (#3059, #3069)
    * Improved update check UI performance (#3043)
    * Improved app list loading UI (#2666)
    * Improve install result detection for external installers in foreground 
    * Various visual tweaks


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.5...v1.6.6

### v1.6.5

- Date: 2026-07-14
- Version: v1.6.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.5
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **changed** — Place Traditional Chinese locale above generic Chinese locale for consistency
- **fixed** — Fix blank search query being blocked on add-app page, restoring ability to list all apps in F-Droid third-party repos
- **added** — Add HandshakeException retry with staggered random delays for concurrent TLS failures during batch update checks
- **added** — Add notification permission request on first non-TV launch and declare POST_NOTIFICATIONS in manifest
- **fixed** — Fix download progress not updating on app list tiles because tileChild was computed outside ValueListenableBuilder
- **changed** — Make showActionBannerForUpdateOnly true by default
- **fixed** — Prevent background retry tasks from spawning duplicate install tasks
- **changed** — Return all install-capable activities per app for external installer selection

##### What's Changed
* By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3076:
    * Place TW zh above zh locale for consistency
    * Fix blank search query being blocked on add-app page, restoring ability to list all apps in F-Droid third-party repos (from #3000)
    * Add HandshakeException retry with staggered random delays for concurrent TLS failures during batch update checks (#3008)
    * Add notification permission request on first non-TV launch and declare POST_NOTIFICATIONS in manifest (#3070)
    * Fix download progress not updating on app list tiles because tileChild was computed outside ValueListenableBuilder
    * Make showActionBannerForUpdateOnly true by default by @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3077
* by @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3081:
    * Prevent background retry tasks from spawning duplicate install tasks
    * Return all install-capable activities per app for external installer selection (#3067) 

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.4...v1.6.5

### v1.6.4

- Date: 2026-07-13
- Version: v1.6.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.4
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **changed** — Updated pt-BR translation
- **fixed** — Use sourceIdentifier instead of name for overrideSource after search
- **changed** — Updated pl.json translation
- **added** — Add missing German translations
- **fixed** — Fix force-all update checks ignoring only-check-installed-or-track-only-apps setting
- **fixed** — Fix pt-BR locale auto-detecting as pt-PT and reverting to pt-PT after app restart

##### What's Changed
* Updated pt-BR translation by @NIICKTCHUNS in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3061
* fix(search): use sourceIdentifier instead of name for overrideSource after search by @ooobamboo in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3060
* i18n: update `pl.json` by @krvstek in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3062
* By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3066:
    * Add missing German translations
    * Fix force-all update checks ignoring only-check-installed-or-track-only-apps setting (#3063)
    * Fix pt-BR locale auto-detecting as pt-PT and reverting to pt-PT after app restart (#3052)

##### New Contributors
* @ooobamboo made their first contribution in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3060

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.3...v1.6.4

### v1.6.3

- Date: 2026-07-12
- Version: v1.6.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.3
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **added** — Add disable-swipe setting and always-use-phone-layout option
- **changed** — Pin app-detail actions bar to bottom
- **fixed** — Fix settings scroll on wide/trackpad devices
- **fixed** — Fix TV navigation regressions across all dialogs, text fields, search bar, radio picker, and app list checkboxes

##### What's Changed
* By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3051:
    * Add disable-swipe setting and always-use-phone-layout option (#3039, #3045)
    * Pin app-detail actions bar to bottom (#3044). Fix settings scroll on wide/trackpad devices (#3046)
* Updated pt-BR translation by @NIICKTCHUNS in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3048
* Translation: Update hu.json by @summoner001 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3047
* Update nl.json by @ojppe in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3049
* i18n: update `pl.json` by @krvstek in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3042
* Update ru.json by @kttrickster in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3040
* Fix TV navigation regressions across all dialogs, text fields, search bar, radio picker, and app list checkboxes (#3053) by @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3054
* Update ar.json by @jermanuts in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3058
* Tranlastion: Update hu.json by @summoner001 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3057
* Update ja.json by @bluefly000 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3055

##### New Contributors
* @NIICKTCHUNS made their first contribution in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3048

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.2...v1.6.3

### v1.6.2

- Date: 2026-07-09
- Version: v1.6.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/releases/tag/v1.6.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/obtainium/releases/v1.6.2
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **fixed** — Guard onNewIntent against uninitialized plugin callResult
- **fixed** — Fallback to internal storage on custom ROMs where external is read-only
- **fixed** — Restore determinate progress bar during app list refresh
- **changed** — Localize app source names and supplement Chinese translations

##### What's Changed
* Update ja.json by @bluefly000 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3025
* By @ImranR98 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3036:
    * Guard onNewIntent against uninitialized plugin callResult (#3018)
    * Fallback to internal storage on custom ROMs where external is read-only (#3020)
    * Restore determinate progress bar during app list refresh (#3029)
    * Add some German translations (#3030)
* i18n: update `pl.json` by @krvstek in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3035
* Tranlastion: Update hu.json by @summoner001 in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3032
* i18n: localize app source names, supplement Chinese translations by @Jursin in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3033

##### New Contributors
* @Jursin made their first contribution in https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/pull/3033

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2