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WINDOCK 0.3.2

0.3.2Glass with depth. Music at a glance.

  • Full glass drawers, sheets and menus with a lit rim and reflection. Supported Android and Chromium browsers add refraction; Performance mode keeps solid surfaces.
  • Eight backgrounds: Aurora, Midnight, Dusk, Ember, Lagoon, Silk, Obsidian and Prism. Choose from previews in Appearance and fade smoothly between scenes.
  • The notch expands with your current song, artist and Windows cover art. Tap for playback controls; paused tracks remain visible.
  • Live volume and brightness sliders with fixes for delayed readings and queued Windows brightness adjustments.
  • Android Back closes an open glass menu before its parent sheet. The updated APK remembers all eight backgrounds.
  • The website demo offers three fictional silent tracks, cover art, previous/next and play/pause, plus a Music shortcut.

Update both the host and Android APK without clearing your data. Android code 12 keeps the existing GitHub signing certificate. Artwork depends on the Windows player providing it; Linux retains the music icon. Windows remains unsigned, Android retains its existing debug signing configuration, and Linux supports x86-64 Hyprland.

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0.3.1A touchpad that responds. Keys within reach.

  • A gesture-aware dot field reacts to taps, scrolling, pinch zoom and drag, with simpler feedback for Performance mode and reduced motion.
  • Thumb-friendly Left and Right click zones, quieter tools and controls that fade during touch.
  • Optional PC keys: Esc, Tab and Delete on the left; Home, End and arrows on the right. Show or hide them with the PC keys toggle.
  • Android no longer requests automatic sentence capitalization from its temporary draft. Navigation commits composing text before sending the key.
  • Switch PC and Connection sit together at the bottom of the drawer.
  • Update actions open the WinDock website download section; packages still come from official GitHub release assets.

Update both the PC companion and Android APK without clearing data. Android code 11 retains the existing GitHub signing certificate. The originally reported tablet capitalization behavior still needs device confirmation. Windows remains unsigned; Android retains its debug signing configuration; Linux supports x86-64 Hyprland.

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0.3.0Pair securely. Send files. Make it yours.

  • Secure QR pairing with remembered computers and Wi-Fi/USB reconnection.
  • Files & Media through Android pickers and Share to WinDock; receive on Windows or Linux.
  • Windows folder shortcuts, website tiles, a compact controls panel and HDR guidance.
  • Connection help with scoped firewall instructions and actual listening ports.
  • Android 7 startup and Windows port-selection fixes.

Update both apps without uninstalling or clearing data. Android 0.3.0 uses code 10 and the existing GitHub certificate; App updates opens GitHub. Windows packages remain unsigned and Android keeps its debug signing/build configuration. Linux supports x86-64 Hyprland. Galaxy S4 Auto detection (#9) and the Omen brightness/error discrepancy (#52) remain known limitations.

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0.2.6Settings that stay. Connections that recover.

Settings that stay. Connections that recover.

  • Saved appearance: Android keeps Performance mode, layout, labels and theme across restarts and changes to the PC address or port. Each PC retains its own settings.
  • Better Auto detection: Performance mode enables on devices Android identifies as low-RAM, or with at most 2 GiB of usable RAM. Manual On and Off remain in control.
  • Windows startup: when the default port is reserved or occupied, WinDock finds an available port. A saved server-port setting is available in the tray; explicitly configured ports still report errors.

Update both the PC host and Android companion. Install the APK over the existing app to preserve settings; this release keeps the previous public signing certificate.

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EARLIER RELEASES

0.2.5-preview.3 Choose your PC. Pick up where you left off.

PC switching, clipboard access, visible update checks, and a Linux host that stays out of your way.

  • Switch PC: find running Windows and Linux hosts on your local network, choose one inside the Android app, and remember your PCs. Forget stays forgotten after restarting; you can still find and select that PC again.
  • PC clipboard: expand the touchpad panel, choose recent text, edit it, and tap Paste to PC. Browsing alone sends nothing. Windows uses Windows + V history; Linux reads a running clipboard manager, including Omarchy’s own. With no manager, Linux offers the current clipboard.
  • Visible update checks: open Updates from the dock drawer or Appearance, the Android connection screen, or the Windows connection window. Downloads and installation stay manual.
  • Linux in the background: close the connection window and keep using the dock. Reopen it for the PIN; press S or use windock stop to stop the host. Apps opened from the phone stay open.
  • Tailscale addresses: connect Android using your PC’s numeric Tailscale address when both devices are on your tailnet. Automatic discovery remains local-network only.

Update both the host and Android companion for the complete bundle. Clipboard sharing is text only; images and files are not included. Linux remains a Hyprland preview.

Built on the saved-PC contribution by Foxtrot Kreators.

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0.2.4-preview.1 Less work for your phone. Safer pairing for your PC.

  • Performance mode reduces blur, shadows and touch effects, with instant paging. Choose Auto, On or Off in Appearance.
  • The updated Android companion can enable reduced effects automatically on low-RAM phones. Your manual choice is remembered.
  • Six-digit PINs, stronger attempt limits and DNS rebinding protection secure pairing and both live connections.
  • Clear wait messages and Allow pairing now in the Windows tray help recover from a pairing pause.
  • Update both apps. Android 0.2.2/0.2.3 updates in place; reopen and pair with the new PIN.

Thanks to ojaseminem for the security contribution and waly-git for the older-phone report.

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0.2.3-preview.1 Your Linux desktop. Within reach.

  • WinDock now runs on Hyprland Linux desktops, with apps, media, capture, the touchpad, phone keyboard and signatures.
  • Prebuilt Arch / Omarchy and Debian / Ubuntu packages bring their own runtime. Nothing to compile.
  • Touchpad, signature and capture messages fit every PC, and the touchpad no longer offers a Reconnect that can only fail again.
  • On Linux, apps you hid stay out of the app picker.
  • A website that’s easier to read and tap on phones, now with Linux downloads.
  • Update the PC app, then reconnect your phone. Android 0.2.2-preview.1 needs no update.
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0.2.2-preview.1 Plug in. Let your screen rest.

  • Connect over USB tethering with a data cable and your usual pairing PIN. No USB debugging needed.
  • Clear Wi-Fi and USB choices remember their own PC addresses. Restart without USB to return to Wi-Fi.
  • Choose idle dimming, brightness and screen rest in This phone, also available from Appearance in the dock.
  • Timed rest goes black and lets Android sleep. Your phone’s screen timeout may add a delay.
  • Update both apps. Uninstall previous public Android previews first because the signing key has changed; your PC dock settings stay.

Thanks to waly-git for suggesting USB and screen protection.

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0.2.1-preview.1 Now playing. Always up to date.

  • Track, artist and playback changes update automatically, without tapping Refresh.
  • Media updates pause in the background and catch up when you return.
  • Check for updates from the Windows tray, with a startup notification when a new version is ready.
  • Update the Windows installer, then reconnect your phone. No Android APK update is needed.

Thanks to Peter-KIbe for reporting the playback issue.

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0.2.0-preview.1 A touchpad. A keyboard. Your signature.

  • Full-screen touchpad with a responsive grid, blue touch glow, adjustable speed, click, drag, scroll and pinch zoom.
  • Your Android keyboard and emoji in supported PC text fields, plus a manual keyboard button.
  • Draw signatures, save transparent PNGs, and paste them into compatible PC apps.
  • App icons recover after temporary loading failures.
  • A refreshed website demo with touchpad, typing and signature modes.
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0.1.0-preview.1 A new home for your Windows apps.First release

  • A landscape dock with real app icons, pages, backgrounds and glass themes.
  • App launching, media and system controls, screenshots and silent screen recordings.
  • Windows setup installer, Android companion and local PIN pairing.
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