chore: Release v1.26.0-dev.8 [skip ci]

# app [1.26.0-dev.8](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/compare/v1.26.0-dev.7...v1.26.0-dev.8) (2025-10-06)

### Bug Fixes

* Offcenter loading indicator in AppSelector ([12d92ba](12d92ba811))

app/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
+# app [1.26.0-dev.8](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/compare/v1.26.0-dev.7...v1.26.0-dev.8) (2025-10-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Offcenter loading indicator in AppSelector ([12d92ba](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/commit/12d92ba8110f5d1ac78aeecfa575444b5c53f561))
+
+# app [1.26.0-dev.7](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/compare/v1.26.0-dev.6...v1.26.0-dev.7) (2025-10-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Improve consistency between pre-release toggles ([e1b768c](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/commit/e1b768c4679ecae8bff8007bdab56ff6544b12b6))
+
+# app [1.26.0-dev.6](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/compare/v1.26.0-dev.5...v1.26.0-dev.6) (2025-10-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Broken version comparison ([c327857](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/commit/c3278578237dcddd9e7ab79ee80a02fdeef9604d))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Open contributor's GitHub profile when clicked ([#2775](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/issues/2775)) ([2571cb8](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/commit/2571cb8c1108e9c1ed84950f17692c09d66e0556))
+
+# app [1.26.0-dev.5](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/compare/v1.26.0-dev.4...v1.26.0-dev.5) (2025-10-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Toggle to use pre-release versions of ReVanced Patches ([08cec67](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/commit/08cec674bbbe5297090ac5ee6039569975fbe9e7))
+
+# app [1.26.0-dev.4](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/compare/v1.26.0-dev.3...v1.26.0-dev.4) (2025-10-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add newlines to debug logs ([4753873](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/commit/4753873866b575e2dcb160020df63f63862c8f33))
+
+# app [1.26.0-dev.3](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/compare/v1.26.0-dev.2...v1.26.0-dev.3) (2025-10-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Toggle to use pre-release versions of ReVanced Manager ([#2773](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/issues/2773)) ([d758964](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/commit/d7589647426b3d3438161a2f0b59bf4f154ac34b))
+
 # app [1.26.0-dev.2](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/compare/v1.26.0-dev.1...v1.26.0-dev.2) (2025-10-03)
 
 

app/gradle.properties

@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = 1.26.0-dev.2
+version = 1.26.0-dev.8

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/domain/manager/PreferencesManager.kt

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class PreferencesManager(
     val firstLaunch = booleanPreference("first_launch", true)
     val managerAutoUpdates = booleanPreference("manager_auto_updates", false)
     val showManagerUpdateDialogOnLaunch = booleanPreference("show_manager_update_dialog_on_launch", true)
+    val useManagerPrereleases = booleanPreference("manager_prereleases", false)
+    val usePatchesPrereleases = booleanPreference("patches_prereleases", false)
 
     val disablePatchVersionCompatCheck = booleanPreference("disable_patch_version_compatibility_check", false)
     val disableSelectionWarning = booleanPreference("disable_selection_warning", false)

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/network/api/ReVancedAPI.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.manager.network.api
 
-import android.os.Build
+import app.revanced.manager.BuildConfig
 import app.revanced.manager.domain.manager.PreferencesManager
 import app.revanced.manager.network.dto.ReVancedAsset
 import app.revanced.manager.network.dto.ReVancedGitRepository
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ class ReVancedAPI(
     private suspend inline fun <reified T> request(route: String) = request<T>(apiUrl(), route)
 
     suspend fun getAppUpdate() =
-        getLatestAppInfo().getOrThrow().takeIf { it.version != Build.VERSION.RELEASE }
+        getLatestAppInfo().getOrThrow().takeIf { it.version.removePrefix("v") != BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME }
 
-    suspend fun getLatestAppInfo() = request<ReVancedAsset>("manager")
+    suspend fun getLatestAppInfo() =
+        request<ReVancedAsset>("manager?prerelease=${prefs.useManagerPrereleases.get()}")
 
-    suspend fun getPatchesUpdate() = request<ReVancedAsset>("patches")
+    suspend fun getPatchesUpdate() = request<ReVancedAsset>("patches?prerelease=${prefs.usePatchesPrereleases.get()}")
 
     suspend fun getContributors() = request<List<ReVancedGitRepository>>("contributors")
 

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/ui/component/bundle/BundleInformationDialog.kt

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import app.revanced.manager.domain.bundles.LocalPatchBundle
 import app.revanced.manager.domain.bundles.PatchBundleSource
 import app.revanced.manager.domain.bundles.PatchBundleSource.Extensions.asRemoteOrNull
 import app.revanced.manager.domain.bundles.PatchBundleSource.Extensions.isDefault
+import app.revanced.manager.domain.manager.PreferencesManager
 import app.revanced.manager.domain.repository.PatchBundleRepository
 import app.revanced.manager.ui.component.ColumnWithScrollbar
 import app.revanced.manager.ui.component.ExceptionViewerDialog
@@ -65,12 +66,14 @@ fun BundleInformationDialog(
 ) {
     val bundleRepo = koinInject<PatchBundleRepository>()
     val networkInfo = koinInject<NetworkInfo>()
+    val prefs = koinInject<PreferencesManager>()
     val hasNetwork = remember { networkInfo.isConnected() }
     val composableScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
     var viewCurrentBundlePatches by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val isLocal = src is LocalPatchBundle
     val bundleManifestAttributes = src.patchBundle?.manifestAttributes
-    val (autoUpdate, endpoint) = src.asRemoteOrNull?.let { it.autoUpdate to it.endpoint } ?: (null to null)
+    val (autoUpdate, endpoint) = src.asRemoteOrNull?.let { it.autoUpdate to it.endpoint }
+        ?: (null to null)
 
     fun onAutoUpdateChange(new: Boolean) = composableScope.launch {
         with(bundleRepo) {
@@ -173,6 +176,32 @@ fun BundleInformationDialog(
                     )
                 }
 
+                if (src.isDefault) {
+                    val useBundlePrerelease by prefs.usePatchesPrereleases.getAsState()
+
+                    BundleListItem(
+                        headlineText = stringResource(R.string.patches_prereleases),
+                        supportingText = stringResource(R.string.patches_prereleases_description, src.name),
+                        trailingContent = {
+                            HapticSwitch(
+                                checked = useBundlePrerelease,
+                                onCheckedChange = {
+                                    composableScope.launch {
+                                        prefs.usePatchesPrereleases.update(
+                                            it
+                                        )
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            )
+                        },
+                        modifier = Modifier.clickable {
+                            composableScope.launch {
+                                prefs.usePatchesPrereleases.update(!useBundlePrerelease)
+                            }
+                        }
+                    )
+                }
+
                 endpoint?.takeUnless { src.isDefault }?.let { url ->
                     var showUrlInputDialog by rememberSaveable {
                         mutableStateOf(false)

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/ui/screen/AppSelectorScreen.kt

@@ -234,7 +234,13 @@ fun AppSelectorScreen(
 
                 }
             } else {
-                item { LoadingIndicator() }
+                item {
+                    Box(
+                        modifier = Modifier.fillParentMaxSize(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
+                    ) {
+                        LoadingIndicator()
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/ui/screen/settings/ContributorSettingsScreen.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app.revanced.manager.ui.screen.settings
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.border
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.BoxWithConstraints
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.nestedscroll.nestedScroll
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalUriHandler
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.UriHandler
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ fun ContributorSettingsScreen(
 ) {
     val repositories = viewModel.repositories
     val scrollBehavior = TopAppBarDefaults.pinnedScrollBehavior(rememberTopAppBarState())
+    val uriHandler = LocalUriHandler.current
 
     Scaffold(
         topBar = {
@@ -93,7 +97,8 @@ fun ContributorSettingsScreen(
                     ) {
                         ContributorsCard(
                             title = it.name,
-                            contributors = it.contributors
+                            contributors = it.contributors,
+                            uriHandler = uriHandler
                         )
                     }
                 }
@@ -115,7 +120,8 @@ fun ContributorsCard(
     title: String,
     contributors: List<ReVancedContributor>,
     itemsPerPage: Int = 12,
-    numberOfRows: Int = 2
+    numberOfRows: Int = 2,
+    uriHandler: UriHandler
 ) {
     val itemsPerRow = (itemsPerPage / numberOfRows)
 
@@ -172,7 +178,11 @@ fun ContributorsCard(
                         contributorsByPage[page].forEach {
                             if (itemSize > 100.dp) {
                                 Row(
-                                    modifier = Modifier.width(itemSize - 1.dp), // we delete 1.dp to account for not-so divisible numbers
+                                    modifier = Modifier
+                                        .width(itemSize - 1.dp)
+                                        .clickable {
+                                            uriHandler.openUri("https://github.com/${it.username}")
+                                        }, // we delete 1.dp to account for not-so divisible numbers
                                     verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
                                     horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp)
                                 ) {
@@ -203,6 +213,9 @@ fun ContributorsCard(
                                         modifier = Modifier
                                             .size(size = (itemSize - 1.dp).coerceAtMost(50.dp)) // we delete 1.dp to account for not-so divisible numbers
                                             .clip(CircleShape)
+                                            .clickable {
+                                                uriHandler.openUri("https://github.com/${it.username}")
+                                            }
                                     )
                                 }
                             }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/ui/screen/settings/update/UpdatesSettingsScreen.kt

@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ fun UpdatesSettingsScreen(
                 headline = R.string.show_manager_update_dialog_on_launch,
                 description = R.string.show_manager_update_dialog_on_launch_description
             )
+
+            BooleanItem(
+                preference = vm.useManagerPrereleases,
+                headline = R.string.manager_prereleases,
+                description = R.string.manager_prereleases_description
+            )
         }
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/ui/viewmodel/AdvancedSettingsViewModel.kt

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AdvancedSettingsViewModel(
                 app.contentResolver.openOutputStream(target)!!.bufferedWriter().use { writer ->
                     val consumer = Redirect.Consume { flow ->
                         flow.onEach {
-                            writer.write(it)
+                            writer.write("${it}\n")
                         }.flowOn(Dispatchers.IO).collect()
                     }
 

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/ui/viewmodel/MainViewModel.kt

@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ class MainViewModel(
         settings.useDynamicTheme?.let { dynamicColor ->
             prefs.dynamicColor.update(dynamicColor)
         }
+        settings.usePrereleases?.let { prereleases ->
+            prefs.useManagerPrereleases.update(prereleases)
+            prefs.usePatchesPrereleases.update(prereleases)
+        }
         settings.apiUrl?.let { api ->
             prefs.api.update(api.removeSuffix("/"))
         }
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@ class MainViewModel(
         val keystorePassword: String,
         val themeMode: Int? = null,
         val useDynamicTheme: Boolean? = null,
+        val usePrereleases: Boolean? = null,
         val apiUrl: String? = null,
         val experimentalPatchesEnabled: Boolean? = null,
         val patchesAutoUpdate: Boolean? = null,

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/manager/ui/viewmodel/UpdatesSettingsViewModel.kt

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class UpdatesSettingsViewModel(
 ) : ViewModel() {
     val managerAutoUpdates = prefs.managerAutoUpdates
     val showManagerUpdateDialogOnLaunch = prefs.showManagerUpdateDialogOnLaunch
+    val useManagerPrereleases = prefs.useManagerPrereleases
+
 
     val isConnected: Boolean
         get() = network.isConnected()

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

@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@
     <string name="manual_update_check_description">Manually check for updates</string>
     <string name="update_checking_manager">Check for updates on launch</string>
     <string name="update_checking_manager_description">Check for new versions of ReVanced Manager when the application starts</string>
+    <string name="manager_prereleases">Use pre-releases</string>
+    <string name="manager_prereleases_description">Use pre-release versions of ReVanced Manager</string>
     <string name="changelog">View changelogs</string>
     <string name="changelog_loading">Loading changelog</string>
     <string name="changelog_download_fail">Failed to download changelog: %s</string>
@@ -435,6 +437,8 @@
     <string name="auto_update">Auto update</string>
     <string name="add_patches">Add patches</string>
     <string name="auto_update_description">Automatically update when a new version is available</string>
+    <string name="patches_prereleases">Use pre-releases</string>
+    <string name="patches_prereleases_description">Use pre-release version of %s</string>
     <string name="patches_url">Patches URL</string>
     <string name="incompatible_patches_dialog">These patches are not compatible with the selected app version (%1$s).\n\nClick on the patches to see more details.</string>
     <string name="incompatible_patch">Incompatible patch</string>