Implemented #14 and #15: favorite apps and hidden apps

.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml

@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@
           <package name="io.ktor" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
         </value>
       </option>
-      <option name="PACKAGES_IMPORT_LAYOUT">
-        <value>
-          <package name="" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="java" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="javax" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="kotlin" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="" alias="true" withSubpackages="true" />
-        </value>
-      </option>
       <option name="CODE_STYLE_DEFAULTS" value="KOTLIN_OFFICIAL" />
     </JetCodeStyleSettings>
     <codeStyleSettings language="XML">

app/build.gradle

@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ android {
     }
 
 
-
-
     buildTypes {
         release {
             // minifyEnabled true

app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/actions/LauncherAction.kt

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ enum class LauncherAction(
         R.drawable.baseline_menu_24,
         ::openAppsList
     ),
+    CHOOSE_FROM_FAVORITES(
+        "launcher:chooseFromFavorites",
+        R.string.list_other_list_favorites,
+        R.drawable.baseline_favorite_24,
+        { context -> openAppsList(context, true)}
+    ),
     VOLUME_UP(
         "launcher:volumeUp",
         R.string.list_other_volume_up,
@@ -174,12 +180,15 @@ private fun openSettings(context: Context) {
     context.startActivity(Intent(context, SettingsActivity::class.java))
 }
 
-private fun openAppsList(context: Context) {
+fun openAppsList(context: Context, favorite: Boolean = false, hidden: Boolean = false) {
     val intent = Intent(context, ListActivity::class.java)
     intent.putExtra("intention", ListActivity.ListActivityIntention.VIEW.toString())
+    intent.putExtra("favorite", favorite)
+    intent.putExtra("hidden", hidden)
     context.startActivity(intent)
 }
 
 
 
 
+

app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/apps/AppFilter.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps
+
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.LauncherPreferences
+import java.util.*
+import kotlin.text.Regex.Companion.escapeReplacement
+
+class AppFilter(
+    var search: String,
+    var showOnlyFavorites: Boolean = false,
+    var showOnlyHidden: Boolean = false
+) {
+    operator fun invoke(apps: List<DetailedAppInfo>): List<DetailedAppInfo> {
+        var apps = apps
+
+        val hidden = LauncherPreferences.apps().hidden() ?: setOf()
+        apps = apps.filter { info -> !showOnlyHidden.xor(hidden.contains(info.app)) }
+
+        if (showOnlyFavorites) {
+            val favorites = LauncherPreferences.apps().favorites() ?: setOf()
+            apps = apps.filter { info -> favorites.contains(info.app) }
+        }
+        // normalize text for search
+        var allowedSpecialCharacters = search
+            .lowercase(Locale.ROOT)
+            .toCharArray()
+            .distinct()
+            .filter { c -> !c.isLetter() }
+            .map { c -> escapeReplacement(c.toString()) }
+            .fold("") { x, y -> x + y }
+        var disallowedCharsRegex = "[^\\p{L}$allowedSpecialCharacters]".toRegex()
+
+        fun normalize(text: String): String {
+            return text.lowercase(Locale.ROOT).replace(disallowedCharsRegex, "")
+        }
+        if (search.isEmpty()) {
+            return apps;
+        } else {
+            val r: MutableList<DetailedAppInfo> = ArrayList()
+            val appsSecondary: MutableList<DetailedAppInfo> = ArrayList()
+            val normalizedText: String = normalize(search)
+            for (item in apps) {
+                val itemLabel: String = normalize(item.label.toString())
+
+                if (itemLabel.startsWith(normalizedText)) {
+                    r.add(item)
+                } else if (itemLabel.contains(normalizedText)) {
+                    appsSecondary.add(item)
+                }
+            }
+            r.addAll(appsSecondary)
+
+            return r;
+        }
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/apps/AppInfo.kt

@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ class AppInfo(val packageName: CharSequence, val user: Int = INVALID_USER) {
         return "$packageName;$u"
     }
 
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+        if(other is AppInfo) {
+            return other.user == user && other.packageName == packageName
+        }
+        return super.equals(other)
+    }
+
+    override fun hashCode(): Int {
+        return packageName.hashCode()
+    }
+
     fun getLauncherActivityInfo(
         context: Context
     ): LauncherActivityInfo? {

app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 package de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.R;
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.AppInfo;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme.Background;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme.ColorTheme;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme.Font;
 import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.Preference;
 import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.PreferenceGroup;
 import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.Preferences;
+import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.serializer.PreferenceSerializationException;
+import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.serializer.PreferenceSerializer;
 
 @Preferences(
         name = "de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.LauncherPreferences",
@@ -18,6 +24,10 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.Preferences;
                         @Preference(name = "started_time", type = long.class),
                         @Preference(name = "version_code", type = int.class, defaultValue = "-1"),
                 }),
+                @PreferenceGroup(name = "apps", prefix = "settings_apps_", suffix = "_key", value = {
+                        @Preference(name = "favorites", type = Set.class, serializer = LauncherPreferences$Config.AppInfoSetSerializer.class),
+                        @Preference(name = "hidden", type = Set.class, serializer = LauncherPreferences$Config.AppInfoSetSerializer.class),
+                }),
                 @PreferenceGroup(name = "gestures", prefix = "settings_gesture_", suffix = "_key", value = {
                 }),
                 @PreferenceGroup(name = "general", prefix = "settings_general_", suffix = "_key", value = {
@@ -53,4 +63,32 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.Preferences;
                 }),
         })
 public final class LauncherPreferences$Config {
+    public static class AppInfoSetSerializer implements PreferenceSerializer<Set<AppInfo>, Set<String>> {
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<String> serialize(Set<AppInfo> value) throws PreferenceSerializationException {
+            if (value == null) return null;
+
+            var serialized = new HashSet<String>(value.size());
+            for (var app : value) {
+                serialized.add(app.serialize());
+            }
+
+            return serialized;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Set<AppInfo> deserialize(Set<String> value) throws PreferenceSerializationException {
+            if (value == null) return null;
+
+            var deserialized = new HashSet<AppInfo>(value.size());
+
+            for (var s : value) {
+                deserialized.add(AppInfo.Companion.deserialize(s));
+            }
+
+            return deserialized;
+        }
+
+    }
 }

app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/ListActivity.kt

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.other.ListFragmentOther
 
 // TODO: Better solution for this intercommunication functionality (used in list-fragments)
 var intention = ListActivity.ListActivityIntention.VIEW
+var showFavorites = false
+var showHidden = false
 var forGesture: String? = null
 
 /**
@@ -45,9 +47,24 @@ class ListActivity : AppCompatActivity(), UIObject {
         PICK(R.string.list_title_pick)  /* choose app or action to associate to a gesture */
     }
 
+
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
+        // get info about which action this activity is open for
+        intent.extras?.let { bundle ->
+            intention = bundle.getString("intention")
+                ?.let { ListActivityIntention.valueOf(it) }
+                ?: ListActivityIntention.VIEW
+
+            showFavorites = bundle.getBoolean("favorite") ?: false
+            showHidden = bundle.getBoolean("hidden") ?: false
+
+            if (intention != ListActivityIntention.VIEW)
+                forGesture = bundle.getString("forGesture")
+        }
+
+
         // Initialise layout
         binding = ListBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
         setContentView(binding.root)
@@ -105,6 +122,23 @@ class ListActivity : AppCompatActivity(), UIObject {
         }
     }
 
+
+    fun updateTitle() {
+        var titleResource = intention.titleResource
+        if (intention == ListActivityIntention.VIEW) {
+            titleResource = if (showHidden) {
+                R.string.list_title_hidden
+            } else if (showFavorites) {
+                R.string.list_title_favorite
+            } else {
+                R.string.list_title_view
+            }
+        }
+
+        binding.listHeading.text = getString(titleResource)
+    }
+
+
     override fun getTheme(): Resources.Theme {
         return modifyTheme(super.getTheme())
     }
@@ -114,22 +148,13 @@ class ListActivity : AppCompatActivity(), UIObject {
     }
 
     override fun adjustLayout() {
-        // get info about which action this activity is open for
-        intent.extras?.let { bundle ->
-            intention = bundle.getString("intention")
-                ?.let { ListActivityIntention.valueOf(it) }
-                ?: ListActivityIntention.VIEW
-
-            if (intention != ListActivityIntention.VIEW)
-                forGesture = bundle.getString("forGesture")
-        }
 
         // Hide tabs for the "view" action
         if (intention == ListActivityIntention.VIEW) {
             binding.listTabs.visibility = View.GONE
         }
 
-        binding.listHeading.text = getString(intention.titleResource)
+        updateTitle()
 
         val sectionsPagerAdapter = ListSectionsPagerAdapter(this, supportFragmentManager)
         val viewPager: ViewPager = findViewById(R.id.list_viewpager)

app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.os.AsyncTask
+import android.util.Log
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
@@ -12,9 +13,11 @@ import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.PopupMenu
 import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.R
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.REQUEST_CHOOSE_APP
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.actions.AppAction
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.AppFilter
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.AppInfo
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.DetailedAppInfo
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.appsList
@@ -24,8 +27,6 @@ import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.transformGrayscale
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.ListActivity
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.uninstallApp
-import java.util.*
-import kotlin.text.Regex.Companion.escapeReplacement
 
 /**
  * A [RecyclerView] (efficient scrollable list) containing all apps on the users device.
@@ -37,13 +38,16 @@ import kotlin.text.Regex.Companion.escapeReplacement
  */
 class AppsRecyclerAdapter(
     val activity: Activity,
+    val root: View,
     private val intention: ListActivity.ListActivityIntention
     = ListActivity.ListActivityIntention.VIEW,
-    private val forGesture: String? = ""
+    private val forGesture: String? = "",
+    private var appFilter: AppFilter = AppFilter("")
 ) :
     RecyclerView.Adapter<AppsRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder>() {
 
-    private val appsListDisplayed: MutableList<DetailedAppInfo>
+    private val appsListDisplayed: MutableList<DetailedAppInfo> = mutableListOf()
+
 
     inner class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView),
         View.OnClickListener {
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ class AppsRecyclerAdapter(
         }
     }
 
+
     override fun onBindViewHolder(viewHolder: ViewHolder, i: Int) {
         val appLabel = appsListDisplayed[i].label.toString()
         val appIcon = appsListDisplayed[i].icon
@@ -106,6 +111,15 @@ class AppsRecyclerAdapter(
             popup.menu.findItem(R.id.app_menu_delete).setVisible(false)
         }
 
+        if (LauncherPreferences.apps().hidden()?.contains(appInfo.app) == true) {
+            popup.menu.findItem(R.id.app_menu_hidden).setTitle(R.string.list_app_hidden_remove)
+        }
+
+        if (LauncherPreferences.apps().favorites()?.contains(appInfo.app) == true) {
+            popup.menu.findItem(R.id.app_menu_favorite).setTitle(R.string.list_app_favorite_remove)
+        }
+
+
         popup.setOnMenuItemClickListener {
             when (it.itemId) {
                 R.id.app_menu_delete -> {
@@ -118,6 +132,53 @@ class AppsRecyclerAdapter(
                     true
                 }
 
+                R.id.app_menu_favorite -> {
+                    var favorites: MutableSet<AppInfo> =
+                        LauncherPreferences.apps().favorites() ?: mutableSetOf()
+
+                    Log.i("LAUNCHER", favorites.size.toString())
+                    for (app in favorites) {
+                        Log.i("LAUNCHER", app.serialize())
+
+                    }
+
+                    if (favorites.contains(appInfo.app)) {
+                        favorites.remove(appInfo.app)
+                        Log.i("LAUNCHER", "Removing " + appInfo.app.serialize() + " from favorites.")
+                    } else {
+                        Log.i("LAUNCHER", "Adding " + appInfo.app.serialize() + " to favorites.")
+                        favorites.add(appInfo.app)
+                    }
+                    Log.i("LAUNCHER", favorites.size.toString())
+                    for (app in favorites) {
+                        Log.i("LAUNCHER", app.serialize())
+
+                    }
+                    LauncherPreferences.apps().favorites(favorites)
+
+                    true
+                }
+
+                R.id.app_menu_hidden -> {
+                    var hidden: MutableSet<AppInfo> =
+                        LauncherPreferences.apps().hidden() ?: mutableSetOf()
+                    if (hidden.contains(appInfo.app)) {
+                        hidden.remove(appInfo.app)
+                    } else {
+                        hidden.add(appInfo.app)
+
+                        Snackbar.make(root, R.string.snackbar_app_hidden, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
+                            .setAction(R.string.undo) {
+                                LauncherPreferences.apps().hidden(
+                                    LauncherPreferences.apps().hidden().minus(appInfo.app)
+                                )
+                            }.show()
+                    }
+                    LauncherPreferences.apps().hidden(hidden)
+
+                    true
+                }
+
                 else -> false
             }
         }
@@ -144,9 +205,8 @@ class AppsRecyclerAdapter(
             AsyncTask.execute { loadApps(activity.packageManager, activity) }
             notifyDataSetChanged()
         }
+        updateAppsList()
 
-        appsListDisplayed = ArrayList()
-        appsListDisplayed.addAll(appsList)
     }
 
     fun selectItem(pos: Int, rect: Rect = Rect()) {
@@ -169,42 +229,13 @@ class AppsRecyclerAdapter(
         }
     }
 
-    /**
+    fun updateAppsList(triggerAutoLaunch: Boolean = false) {
-     * The function [filter] is used to search elements within this [RecyclerView].
-     */
-    fun filter(text: String) {
-        // normalize text for search
-        var allowedSpecialCharacters = text
-            .lowercase(Locale.ROOT)
-            .toCharArray()
-            .distinct()
-            .filter { c -> !c.isLetter() }
-            .map { c -> escapeReplacement(c.toString()) }
-            .fold("") { x, y -> x + y }
-        var disallowedCharsRegex = "[^\\p{L}$allowedSpecialCharacters]".toRegex()
-
-        fun normalize(text: String): String {
-            return text.lowercase(Locale.ROOT).replace(disallowedCharsRegex, "")
-        }
         appsListDisplayed.clear()
-        if (text.isEmpty()) {
+        appsListDisplayed.addAll(appFilter(appsList))
-            appsListDisplayed.addAll(appsList)
-        } else {
-            val appsSecondary: MutableList<DetailedAppInfo> = ArrayList()
-            val normalizedText: String = normalize(text)
-            for (item in appsList) {
-                val itemLabel: String = normalize(item.label.toString())
 
-                if (itemLabel.startsWith(normalizedText)) {
+        if (triggerAutoLaunch &&
-                    appsListDisplayed.add(item)
+            appsListDisplayed.size == 1
-                } else if (itemLabel.contains(normalizedText)) {
+            && intention == ListActivity.ListActivityIntention.VIEW
-                    appsSecondary.add(item)
-                }
-            }
-            appsListDisplayed.addAll(appsSecondary)
-        }
-
-        if (appsListDisplayed.size == 1 && intention == ListActivity.ListActivityIntention.VIEW
             && LauncherPreferences.functionality().searchAutoLaunch()
         ) {
             val info = appsListDisplayed[0]
@@ -217,4 +248,23 @@ class AppsRecyclerAdapter(
 
         notifyDataSetChanged()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * The function [setSearchString] is used to search elements within this [RecyclerView].
+     */
+    fun setSearchString(search: String) {
+        appFilter.search = search
+        updateAppsList(true)
+
+    }
+
+    fun setShowOnlyFavorites(show: Boolean) {
+        appFilter.showOnlyFavorites = show
+        updateAppsList()
+    }
+
+    fun setShowHiddenApps(show: Boolean) {
+        appFilter.showOnlyHidden = show
+        updateAppsList()
+    }
 }

app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.apps
 
+import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.AppFilter
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.databinding.ListAppsBinding
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.openSoftKeyboard
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.LauncherPreferences
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.UIObject
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.ListActivity
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.forGesture
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.intention
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.showFavorites
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.showHidden
 
 
 /**
@@ -22,6 +26,12 @@ import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.intention
  */
 class ListFragmentApps : Fragment(), UIObject {
     private lateinit var binding: ListAppsBinding
+    private lateinit var appsRViewAdapter: AppsRecyclerAdapter
+
+    private var sharedPreferencesListener =
+        SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener { _, _ ->
+            appsRViewAdapter.updateAppsList()
+        }
 
     override fun onCreateView(
         inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,
@@ -34,13 +44,28 @@ class ListFragmentApps : Fragment(), UIObject {
     override fun onStart() {
         super<Fragment>.onStart()
         super<UIObject>.onStart()
+        LauncherPreferences.getSharedPreferences()
+            .registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(sharedPreferencesListener)
+
+        binding.listAppsCheckBoxFavorites.isChecked = showFavorites
     }
 
+    override fun onStop() {
+        super.onStop()
+        LauncherPreferences.getSharedPreferences()
+            .unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(sharedPreferencesListener)
+    }
+
+
     override fun setOnClicks() {}
 
     override fun adjustLayout() {
 
-        val appsRViewAdapter = AppsRecyclerAdapter(requireActivity(), intention, forGesture)
+        appsRViewAdapter =
+            AppsRecyclerAdapter(
+                requireActivity(), binding.root, intention, forGesture,
+                appFilter = AppFilter("", showOnlyFavorites = showFavorites, showOnlyHidden = showHidden)
+            )
 
         // set up the list / recycler
         binding.listAppsRview.apply {
@@ -54,17 +79,23 @@ class ListFragmentApps : Fragment(), UIObject {
             androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
 
             override fun onQueryTextSubmit(query: String): Boolean {
-                appsRViewAdapter.filter(query)
+                appsRViewAdapter.setSearchString(query)
                 appsRViewAdapter.selectItem(0)
                 return true
             }
 
             override fun onQueryTextChange(newText: String): Boolean {
-                appsRViewAdapter.filter(newText)
+                appsRViewAdapter.setSearchString(newText)
                 return false
             }
         })
 
+        binding.listAppsCheckBoxFavorites.setOnClickListener {
+            showFavorites = binding.listAppsCheckBoxFavorites.isChecked
+            appsRViewAdapter.setShowOnlyFavorites(showFavorites)
+            (activity as? ListActivity)?.updateTitle()
+        }
+
         if (intention == ListActivity.ListActivityIntention.VIEW
             && LauncherPreferences.functionality().searchAutoOpenKeyboard()
         ) {

app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/settings/launcher/SettingsFragmentLauncher.kt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.R
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.actions.openAppsList
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.setDefaultHomeScreen
 
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ class SettingsFragmentLauncher : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
             setDefaultHomeScreen(requireContext(), checkDefault = false)
             true
         }
+
+        val hiddenApps = findPreference<androidx.preference.Preference>(
+            LauncherPreferences.apps().keys().hidden()
+        )
+        hiddenApps?.setOnPreferenceClickListener {
+            openAppsList(requireContext(), favorite = false, hidden = true)
+            true
+        }
         updateVisibility()
     }
 }

app/src/main/res/drawable/baseline_favorite_24.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:height="24dp" android:tint="#FFFFFF" android:viewportHeight="24" android:viewportWidth="24" android:width="24dp">
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-      
+    android:width="24dp"
-    <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M12,17.27L18.18,21l-1.64,-7.03L22,9.24l-7.19,-0.61L12,2 9.19,8.63 2,9.24l5.46,4.73L5.82,21z"/>
+    android:height="24dp"
-    
+    android:tint="#FFFFFF"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:viewportHeight="24">
+
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="?android:textColor"
+        android:pathData="M12,17.27L18.18,21l-1.64,-7.03L22,9.24l-7.19,-0.61L12,2 9.19,8.63 2,9.24l5.46,4.73L5.82,21z" />
+
 </vector>

app/src/main/res/drawable/baseline_favorite_border_24.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:height="24dp" android:tint="#FFFFFF" android:viewportHeight="24" android:viewportWidth="24" android:width="24dp">
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-      
+    android:width="24dp"
-    <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M22,9.24l-7.19,-0.62L12,2 9.19,8.63 2,9.24l5.46,4.73L5.82,21 12,17.27 18.18,21l-1.63,-7.03L22,9.24zM12,15.4l-3.76,2.27 1,-4.28 -3.32,-2.88 4.38,-0.38L12,6.1l1.71,4.04 4.38,0.38 -3.32,2.88 1,4.28L12,15.4z"/>
+    android:height="24dp"
-    
+    android:tint="#FFFFFF"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:viewportHeight="24">
+
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="?android:textColor"
+        android:pathData="M22,9.24l-7.19,-0.62L12,2 9.19,8.63 2,9.24l5.46,4.73L5.82,21 12,17.27 18.18,21l-1.63,-7.03L22,9.24zM12,15.4l-3.76,2.27 1,-4.28 -3.32,-2.88 4.38,-0.38L12,6.1l1.71,4.04 4.38,0.38 -3.32,2.88 1,4.28L12,15.4z" />
+
 </vector>

app/src/main/res/drawable/checkbox_favorite.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:drawable="@drawable/baseline_favorite_24" android:state_checked="true" />
+    <item android:drawable="@drawable/baseline_favorite_border_24" android:state_checked="false" />
+</selector>

app/src/main/res/layout/list_apps.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:id="@+id/list_apps_container"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
@@ -17,21 +16,41 @@
         android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
         android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
         android:layout_weight="1"
+        android:fadeScrollbars="false"
+        android:fastScrollAlwaysVisible="true"
+        android:fastScrollEnabled="true"
         android:scrollbars="vertical">
+        <!--android:scrollbars="vertical"-->
 
     </androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView>
 
-    <androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
+    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/list_apps_searchview"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_margin="8sp"
+        android:orientation="horizontal"
-        android:layout_weight="0"
+        android:layout_margin="8dp"
-        android:iconifiedByDefault="false"
+        >
-        app:iconifiedByDefault="false"
+
-        app:queryHint="@string/list_apps_search_hint"
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
-        app:searchHintIcon="@drawable/baseline_search_24"
+            android:id="@+id/list_apps_searchview"
-        app:searchIcon="@drawable/baseline_search_24" />
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:iconifiedByDefault="false"
+            app:iconifiedByDefault="false"
+            app:queryHint="@string/list_apps_search_hint"
+            app:searchHintIcon="@drawable/baseline_search_24"
+            app:searchIcon="@drawable/baseline_search_24" />
+
+        <CheckBox
+            android:id="@+id/list_apps_check_box_favorites"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="0"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
+            android:button="@drawable/checkbox_favorite" />
+
+    </LinearLayout>
 
 
 </LinearLayout>

app/src/main/res/layout/tutorial_finish.xml

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    xmlns:custom="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:id="@+id/tutorial_finish_container"
     android:paddingLeft="32sp"

app/src/main/res/menu/menu_app.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:id="@+id/app_menu_delete"
-        android:title="@string/list_app_delete" />
     <item android:id="@+id/app_menu_info"
         android:title="@string/list_app_info" />
+    <item android:id="@+id/app_menu_favorite"
+        android:title="@string/list_app_favorite_add" />
+    <item android:id="@+id/app_menu_hidden"
+        android:title="@string/list_app_hidden_add" />
+    <item android:id="@+id/app_menu_delete"
+        android:title="@string/list_app_delete" />
 </menu>

app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
         <string name="settings_internal_started_key" translatable="false">internal.started_before</string>
         <string name="settings_internal_started_time_key" translatable="false">internal.first_startup</string>
         <string name="settings_internal_version_code_key" translatable="false">internal.version_code</string>
-        <string name="settings_general_choose_home_screen_key" translatable="false">general.select_launcher</string>
+    <string name="settings_apps_favorites_key" translatable="false">apps.favorites</string>
+    <string name="settings_apps_hidden_key" translatable="false">apps.hidden</string>
+
+    <string name="settings_general_choose_home_screen_key" translatable="false">general.select_launcher</string>
         <!--
           -
           - Settings : Gestures

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
 
     <string name="settings_launcher_sensitivity">Sensitivity</string>
 
+    <string name="settings_launcher_section_apps">Apps</string>
+    <string name="settings_apps_hidden">Hidden apps</string>
+
     <!--
       -
       - Settings : Meta
@@ -144,6 +147,8 @@
       -
       -->
     <string name="list_title_view">All Apps</string>
+    <string name="list_title_favorite">Favorite Apps</string>
+    <string name="list_title_hidden">Hidden Apps</string>
     <string name="list_title_pick">Choose App</string>
 
     <string name="list_tab_app">Apps</string>
@@ -151,6 +156,10 @@
 
     <string name="list_app_delete">Uninstall</string>
     <string name="list_app_info">App Info</string>
+    <string name="list_app_favorite_add">Add to favorites</string>
+    <string name="list_app_favorite_remove">Remove from favorites</string>
+    <string name="list_app_hidden_add">Hide</string>
+    <string name="list_app_hidden_remove">Show</string>
 
     <string name="list_removed">Removed the selected application</string>
     <string name="list_not_removed">Unable to remove application</string>
@@ -159,6 +168,7 @@
 
     <string name="list_other_settings">Launcher Settings</string>
     <string name="list_other_list">All Applications</string>
+    <string name="list_other_list_favorites">Favorite Applications</string>
     <string name="list_other_volume_up">Music: Louder</string>
     <string name="list_other_volume_down">Music: Quieter</string>
     <string name="list_other_track_next">Music: Next</string>
@@ -195,4 +205,6 @@
     <string name="settings">Settings</string>
     <string name="ic_menu_alt">More options</string>
     <string name="alert_cant_expand_notifications_panel">Error: Can\'t expand status bar.\nThis action is using functionality that is not part of the published Android API. Unfortunately, it does not seem to work on your device.</string>
+    <string name="snackbar_app_hidden">App hidden. You can make it visible again in settings.</string>
+    <string name="undo">Undo</string>
 </resources>

app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml

@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@
             android:title="@string/settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe"/>
 
 
+    </PreferenceCategory>
+
+    <PreferenceCategory
+        android:title="@string/settings_launcher_section_apps"
+        app:allowDividerAbove="false">
+
+        <Preference
+            android:key="@string/settings_apps_hidden_key"
+            android:title="@string/settings_apps_hidden"
+            />
+
     </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:title="@string/settings_launcher_section_display"