docs: add qa evidence checklists

Author: SysAdminDoc

AGENTS.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ and sourced reasoning; mine them for *why*, but pick the next task from
 `ROADMAP.md`.
 
 1. [`PROJECT_CONTEXT.md`](PROJECT_CONTEXT.md) — single-page consolidated
-   project context. Pins the load-bearing invariants, current v1.8.243
+   project context. Pins the load-bearing invariants, current v1.8.244
    stack, the module layout, roadmap-file routing, and current source-of-truth
    state.
 2. [`ARCHITECTURE.md`](ARCHITECTURE.md) — contributor-facing module,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ evidence. A matching `fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/<versionCode>.t
 
 `gradle.properties` `projectVersionCode` + `projectVersionName` bump in lockstep
 with the changelog commit. Tag the release commit at the same time
-(`git push --tags`). HEAD is `v1.8.243` (versionCode 2043) as of 2026-06-04.
+(`git push --tags`). HEAD is `v1.8.244` (versionCode 2044) as of 2026-06-04.
 
 ### 5. Definition of Done (per [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) §15)
 

ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SwiftFloris Architecture
 
-Last updated: 2026-06-04, against the v1.8.243 codebase.
+Last updated: 2026-06-04, against the v1.8.244 codebase.
 
 This file is the fast architectural map for contributors. It is intentionally
 shorter than `ROADMAP.md` and more code-oriented than `PROJECT_CONTEXT.md`.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,46 @@
 
 All SwiftFloris release history is consolidated here. This replaces the former root-level `RELEASE_NOTES_v*.md` file-per-release pattern.
 
+<a id="v1.8.244"></a>
+## v1.8.244
+
+Released: 2026-06-04
+
+### QA and release evidence checklists
+
+WS10 / WS15 is closed. Visual-QA, manual-QA, and release-evidence capture now have one repeatable checklist document linked from the verification, contributor, accessibility, and README entry points.
+
+### Changes
+
+- **`docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md`** - adds the visual matrix for portrait/landscape/compact/floating/split/dark/high-contrast/high-font-scale/reduced-motion/RTL, the manual QA flow, and the release evidence checklist.
+- **`docs/LOCAL_VERIFICATION.md`** - links the checklist document from the standard local verification and device-smoke sections.
+- **`CONTRIBUTING.md` / `docs/ACCESSIBILITY.md` / `README.md`** - point contributors to the shared checklist for manual, accessibility, and release evidence rows.
+- **`README.md` / `PROJECT_CONTEXT.md` / `AGENTS.md` / `ARCHITECTURE.md` / `ROADMAP.md` / `COMPLETED.md` / `RESEARCH_REPORT.md` / `gradle.properties` / fastlane metadata** - advances the release marker to v1.8.244 / versionCode 2044 and closes WS10 / WS15.
+
+### Verification
+
+- `git diff --check` - PASS.
+- `bash scripts/check-fastlane-metadata.sh` - PASS for versionCode 2044.
+- `bash scripts/check-repo-hygiene.sh` - PASS.
+- APK assembly was intentionally skipped in this local docs-only batch per operator request to avoid repeated heavy Android builds.
+
+### Files Touched
+
+- `AGENTS.md`
+- `ARCHITECTURE.md`
+- `CHANGELOG.md`
+- `COMPLETED.md`
+- `CONTRIBUTING.md`
+- `PROJECT_CONTEXT.md`
+- `README.md`
+- `RESEARCH_REPORT.md`
+- `ROADMAP.md`
+- `docs/ACCESSIBILITY.md`
+- `docs/LOCAL_VERIFICATION.md`
+- `docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md` (new)
+- `fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/2044.txt` (new)
+- `gradle.properties` (versionCode 2043->2044, versionName 1.8.243->1.8.244)
+
 <a id="v1.8.243"></a>
 ## v1.8.243
 

COMPLETED.md

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Consolidated from the archived open-work checklist (closed items). Full per-rele
 - [x] R4-3 (P3) — `MimeTypeFilter` aggregate helper behavior is documented and covered for null, empty, many-match, exactly-one, case-sensitive, and legacy fragment-wildcard inputs, and constructor stdout logging is removed. Shipped v1.8.241. — *Source: ROADMAP.md Researcher Queue Cycle 4.*
 - [x] R4-4 (P3) — `NativeStr.toJavaString()` now decodes only ByteBuffer remaining bytes and preserves caller-visible position across heap, sliced heap, direct, and read-only buffers. Shipped v1.8.242. — *Source: ROADMAP.md Researcher Queue Cycle 4.*
 - [x] WS12 (P2) — Localization content-quality pass cleared Turkish adjacent repeated-word lint with native-safe copy, tightened source labels, standardized trust-sensitive failure/destructive wording, and documented translation-safe cleanup rules. Shipped v1.8.243. — *Source: docs/archive/TODO_2026-06-03.md A5 / improvement-plan WS12.*
+- [x] WS10 / WS15 (P2) — Visual-QA, manual-QA, and release-evidence checklists now live in `docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md` and are linked from verification, contributor, accessibility, and README docs. Shipped v1.8.244. — *Source: docs/archive/TODO_2026-06-03.md A5 / improvement-plan WS10/WS15.*
 - [x] F1, F2, F15, F16, F17, F19, F20, F25, F26, F32, F34, F35, F36, F41, F42, EI8, EI11, EI4 (doc) — Closed across v1.8.174 -> v1.8.187. — *Source: TODO_2026-06-03.md*
 - [x] IMPROVEMENT_PLAN Workstreams 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 complete; Workstream 2 (lint) monotonically decreasing. — *Source: IMPROVEMENT_PLAN_2026-05-18.md*
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ Also run when relevant:
 .\gradlew.bat :app:installDebug
 ```
 
-Manual QA is required for IME behavior. For keyboard changes, test at least:
+Manual QA is required for IME behavior. Use
+[`docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md`](docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md) for the visual matrix,
+manual-flow rows, and release-evidence format. For keyboard changes, test at
+least:
 
 - A normal text field.
 - A password field.
@@ -133,6 +136,9 @@ Accessibility notes for manual QA:
   and at least one landscape viewport when the change touches keyboard or
   settings layout.
 
+Record skipped visual or manual rows with a reason. Do not mark a
+device-gated row complete from source inspection alone.
+
 If your machine cannot run Gradle, say exactly which command was attempted and
 why it failed. Do not mark a code change fully verified from source inspection
 alone.

PROJECT_CONTEXT.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **Maintained at root for fast onboarding.**
 **Last consolidated:** 2026-06-04 (from the autonomous research run at
 [`.ai/research/2026-05-17/`](.ai/research/2026-05-17/) plus follow-up slices
-through v1.8.243).
+through v1.8.244).
 
 This file is the single fastest read for an AI session, new contributor, or
 maintainer-context refresh. It does **not** replace [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md),
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ them requires changing both the relevant code *and* the gate.
 If a proposed change conflicts with any of these, the answer is "move that
 feature into an addon" — never "loosen the invariant."
 
-## 3. Stack at HEAD (v1.8.243)
+## 3. Stack at HEAD (v1.8.244)
 
 ```
 Kotlin 2.3.21 · Compose BOM 2026.05.01 · Material 3 + material-kolor 4.1.1
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ and in [`ROADMAP.md` §0 v5.5 + v5.4](ROADMAP.md). Net deltas to invariants:
   at `docs/outreach/2026-05-17-swiftkey-migration/` covering
   AlternativeTo, BGR, Android Authority, and r/Swiftkey.
 
-**v1.8.104 - v1.8.243** ships the seventh research-pass privacy,
+**v1.8.104 - v1.8.244** ships the seventh research-pass privacy,
 voice, clipboard, NLP, visual-regression, Addons trust/asset/catalog layer, and
 input-behavior testability plus conservative lint/dependency cleanup and
 performance-baseline / CI-quality / repo-hygiene / destructive-confirmation
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ keyboard preview field now renders as a distinct bottom surface, exposes
 ready/active focus-state feedback, preserves bottom-bar traversal ordering, and
 uses coroutine-safe feedback when Android cannot open the keyboard picker.
 
-v1.8.171 through v1.8.243 refresh the release front door after the 2026-05-31
+v1.8.171 through v1.8.244 refresh the release front door after the 2026-05-31
 SwiftKey account-export cutoff, consolidate planning into `ROADMAP.md`,
 backfill audit docs, ship settings search and search polish, add hardware
 keyboard import and per-app language/accent discovery, harden release gates
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ v1.8.243 closes the localization content-quality pass: Turkish adjacent
 repeated-word lint is cleared with native-safe wording, source labels and
 trust-sensitive failure/destructive copy are standardized, and repo hygiene now
 documents translation-safe cleanup rules.
+v1.8.244 closes the QA/release-evidence checklist gap: `docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md`
+now owns the visual-QA matrix, manual-QA flow, and release-evidence capture
+format, and verification/contributor/accessibility docs link to it.
 
 ## 4. Module layout
 

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SwiftFloris
 
-![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v1.8.243-blue) ![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-green) ![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Android%208.0+-orange) ![Network](https://img.shields.io/badge/network-none-lightgrey) ![Dictionary imports](https://img.shields.io/badge/dictionary%20imports-local%20files-green)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v1.8.244-blue) ![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-green) ![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Android%208.0+-orange) ![Network](https://img.shields.io/badge/network-none-lightgrey) ![Dictionary imports](https://img.shields.io/badge/dictionary%20imports-local%20files-green)
 
 **SwiftFloris** is a privacy-first Android keyboard, forked from FlorisBoard and pushed toward SwiftKey-class multilingual typing without the cloud. It ships under Apache-2.0, holds no `INTERNET` permission, and binds zero accounts.
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 ## Highlights
 
-| Area | What's in v1.8.243 | Privacy posture |
+| Area | What's in v1.8.244 | Privacy posture |
 |------|-------------------|-----------------|
 | **Autocorrect / prediction** | SCOWL 117k English dictionary, SymSpell d1+d2, bigram + trigram next-word, capitalization-aware completions, contraction handling, instant-remember user-dictionary overlay | On-device |
 | **Multilingual typing** | Bilingual subtype presets (EN+ES / EN+FR / EN+DE), per-token Latin language identification, top-two straddle guard, sentence-local context scoring, and opt-in remembered keyboard language per app | On-device |
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Project-internal docs all live in the repository:
 - [`docs/REPRODUCIBLE_BUILDS.md`](docs/REPRODUCIBLE_BUILDS.md) — pinned toolchain and F-Droid rebuild plan.
 - [`docs/BENCHMARKS.md`](docs/BENCHMARKS.md) — Macrobenchmark trace sections, workflow, and regression threshold contract.
 - [`docs/LOCAL_VERIFICATION.md`](docs/LOCAL_VERIFICATION.md) — maintainer local test/build/lint/device commands.
+- [`docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md`](docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md) — visual-QA, manual-QA, and release-evidence checklists.
 - [`docs/REPO_HYGIENE.md`](docs/REPO_HYGIENE.md) — generated-output, deleted-doc, commit-scope, localization-copy, and handoff rules.
 - [`docs/INLINE_AUTOFILL.md`](docs/INLINE_AUTOFILL.md) — inline-autofill matrix and password-manager verification.
 - [`docs/TASKER_INTEGRATION.md`](docs/TASKER_INTEGRATION.md) — Tasker intent contract.
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ Real device-number collection is tracked in [`docs/BENCHMARKS.md`](docs/BENCHMAR
 
 The full release stream lives in [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md) and on [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/SysAdminDoc/SwiftFloris/releases).
 
+- **v1.8.244** (2026-06-04) — Visual-QA, manual-QA, and release-evidence checklists now live in `docs/QA_CHECKLISTS.md` and are linked from verification docs. ([notes](CHANGELOG.md#v1.8.244))
 - **v1.8.243** (2026-06-04) — Localization copy now avoids Turkish repeated-word lint, uses clearer source labels, and standardizes trust-sensitive failure/destructive copy with focused resource tests. ([notes](CHANGELOG.md#v1.8.243))
 - **v1.8.242** (2026-06-04) — `NativeStr.toJavaString()` now decodes only ByteBuffer remaining bytes across heap, sliced, direct, and read-only buffers without consuming caller position. ([notes](CHANGELOG.md#v1.8.242))
 - **v1.8.241** (2026-06-04) — MIME helper aggregate semantics are now documented and covered, constructor stdout logging is removed, and legacy font wildcard matching is explicit. ([notes](CHANGELOG.md#v1.8.241))
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 ## Status
 
-🚀 **Active development.** Current release: **v1.8.243** (2026-06-04). The SwiftKey account export window closed on **2026-05-31**; local/on-device migration paths remain documented above.
+🚀 **Active development.** Current release: **v1.8.244** (2026-06-04). The SwiftKey account export window closed on **2026-05-31**; local/on-device migration paths remain documented above.
 
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