🚀 HyperBridge v0.4.0 - The Customization Update

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🚀 HyperBridge v0.4.0

Build Date: January 22, 2026
Status: Stable Release 🌟

Tip

This is a major feature update introducing the Theme Engine, Widget Support, and a complete rewrite of the Notification Core. If you are upgrading from v0.3.x, you may need to re-grant notification permissions or battery optimizations.

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✨ Highlights

🎨 The HyperTheme Engine

We have unlocked full customization. You are no longer limited to the default look.

• Theme Creator: Design your own Dynamic Island themes directly inside the app with a real-time visual editor.
• Smart Colors: Enable useAppColors to automatically extract vibrant brand colors from the notification's app icon (e.g., Green for WhatsApp, Blue for Telegram).
• Icon Shaping: Customize action buttons with shapes like Squircle, Clover, Arch, Cookie, and more.
• Granular Control: Configure specific colors for Calls (Answer/Decline) and override rules for individual apps.
• Sharing: Export your creations as .hbr files to share with the community.

🧩 Widget Support

Your favorite Android widgets now live in the Dynamic Island.

• Pin Anywhere: Access music controls, calendars, or weather widgets from the island layer.
• Lockscreen Ready: Widgets remain visible and interactive even on the lockscreen.
• Dual Modes: Choose between Interactive (real-time, high refresh) or Snapshot (battery-efficient) rendering.

⚠️ Important: Widgets containing scrollable lists (e.g., Todo lists, Email streams) cannot be rendered in Interactive Mode due to system limitations. Please select Snapshot Mode for these widgets to display them correctly.

⚡ Notification Engine 2.0

The core listening service has been rewritten for maximum stability and performance.

• Smart Parsing: Fixed long-standing issues where notifications displayed package names (e.g., com.whatsapp) instead of message content.
• Anti-Flicker: Implemented content hashing to eliminate UI stuttering during rapid updates (e.g., download progress).
• Ghost Busters: Resolved race conditions that caused "ghost islands" to linger after a notification was dismissed.

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🛠️ Improvements & Fixes

• UI Redesign: A completely new "Design" hub with fluid carousels for managing Themes and Widgets.
• Privacy: Added a Global Blocklist to hide specific words or spoilers from appearing on the island.
• Navigation: Fixed issues where "Exit Navigation" buttons were missing from the notification shade.
• Progress Islands: Fixed rendering issues where download/upload islands would collapse or fail to show action buttons.
• Database: Migrated internal storage to Room Database for better reliability and boot persistence.
• Stability: Fixed a NullPointerException crash when configuring apps via the bottom sheet.

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🌍 Localization

We have moved our translation workflow to Crowdin! A massive thank you to everyone who contributed.

👉 Help translate HyperBridge on Crowdin

• New Languages:
  • 🇮🇩 Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
  • 🇹🇷 Turkish (Türkçe)
  • 🇸🇰 Slovak (Slovenčina)
• Updated: 🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil), 🇵🇱 Polish, 🇰🇷 Korean, 🇺🇦 Ukrainian, 🇷🇺 Russian, 🇩🇪 German.

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👩‍💻 For Developers

• Theme API: Third-party apps (launchers, icon packs) can now apply themes programmatically using the com.d4viddf.hyperbridge.APPLY_THEME intent.
• Documentation: Check the Theme Creation Guide to learn how to build .hbr packages.

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🤝 Contributors

Special thanks to our new contributors in this cycle:

• @alexkoala (Korean translations)
• @ItzDFPlayer (Ukrainian translations)
• @kilo3528 (Russian & German translations)
• @NIICKTCHUNS & @kacskrz (Continuous localization support)

Full Changelog: 0.3.1...0.4.0

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