# AxionOS Changelog

## Latest Version — 2.7 PROXIMA

**Security Patch:** April 2026

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### What's New in 2.7
- **User Interface changes**
  - introducing new expressive blur ui
  - introducing android 17 quicksettings port
- **Introducing PulseEngine**
  - a separate engine algorithm (thesis-backed) for improving foreground performance, sustained performance, and power efficiency by controlling system work around user-perceived deadlines.
- **AxAnimationEngine introduction**
  - smoother app launch animations
- **New lockscreen clocks experience**
  - reworked lockscreen clock ux|ui
  - introducing freeform lockscreen clock ui customization
  - new lockscreen clock styles/faces ported from color os
- **Fixed and reworked freeform experience**
  - new ui and bug fixes
- **New Launcher feature and improvements**
  - new themed icons customizations
    - icon size control
    - fg/bg colors control
  - new launcher blur strategy that reduces blur resource usage
  - added qsb configure search bar provider settings
  - added recents opacity settings
  - new expanded folder ui
- **ThemeEngine improvements**
  - fixed signal/wifi icons size issues
  - fixed udfps animations themes render size
- **Haptics improvements**
  - added fingerprint haptic toggle
- **Dynamic bar fixes**
  - fixed dynamic bar expanded keyguard touch issue
  - fixed expanded dynamic bar gesture issues
  - fixed unstable keyguard album art
  - stabilized regressing ui/media updates that contributes to cpu usage
- **System Typography**
  - addressed reported inconsistencies throughout the system
- **AxBurstEngine v2**
  - added support for legacy stune devices
- **Axion SDK changes**
  - added ax_blur libs for future blur ui integration
- **Axion Build system**
  - prevented Out-Of-Memory situations and improved ninja speed on machines with 32gb ram or below
- **Fixed misc issues**
  - fixed gray scrim when pulsing/waking up device
  - fixed vault issues
  - fixed theme picker issues
  - fixed per-app volume not showing system apps
  - fixed freezing when using keep-alive feature
  
### What's New in 2.6
- **Fixed and improved dynamic bar issues**
  - new lockscreen media layout
  - remove redundant notification events override
  - connected pipeline to default status bar chip 
     - call chip should now show aosp calls ui
     - recording now uses default ui
- **Introduce AxBurstEngine v2**
  - improved performance engine with new framework and features 
     - advanced thermal mitigation
     - ui first manager
     - BSP level boostings
       - performance improvements observed on mid range devices with modern kernel (5.X uclamp)
          - tests shows smoother scrolling on automated playstore | instagram app fling tests
          - smoother activity open transitions on settings app fragment tests
          - tolerable ui performance even when blur/wallpaper zoom enabled on mid range devices with 6 small : 2 big cluster type
- **Gamespace Improvements**
  - improved ui/ux
- **Edgelauncher improvements**
  - fixed reported issues
  - added default launch mode setting *(ct: Saikrishna1504)*
  - ui cleanup
- **Spoofing improvements**
  - fixed /data/adb exposure & regressions
- **AxPcMode Improvements**
  - layout fixes and ui improvements
- **AxionFx Improvements**
  - fixed effects not working on devices that use newer audio aidl like pixel 8/9/10 above *(ct: Localhorst04)*
  - added device profiles
- **Pulse Launcher improvements**
  - fixed private/work profile issues
  - added guide for private space access on all apps drawer
  - added long press to organize folders for smart drawer layout
- **Routines improvements**
  - fixed not working routines
  - added http/internet routines
- **Partial AxAnimationEngine introduction**
  - new activity slide material expressive animation
  - new lockscreen screen on wallpaper animation
  - new workspace unlock animation
- **New QS Tiles**
  - routines tiles
  - dns tiles
- **Qs Customizer Improvements**
  - improved qs customize button visuals *(ct: Saikrishna1504)*
- **New Theme Store Themes**
  - added udfps icons
  - added udfps themes
  - added waveform themes *(ct: Saikrishna1504)*
- **New Sandbox FileVault**
  - added file vault feature *(ct: Saikrishna1504)*
- **Weather Omnijaws improvements**
  - new weather icon types *(ct: Localhorst04)*
- **Pc Mode improvements**
  - added custom wallpaper support
- **Misc fixes**
  - fixed most issues reported in issue tracker
  - fixed performance issues on mid range soc like mtk dimensity 7200 pro
  - fixed lags when scrolling/flinging on unity games
  - fixed doze issues *(ct: bijoyv9)*
  - fixed app lock issues
  - fixed keybox issues caused by keybox comments