V4.0.0 Release

Author: codefl0w

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
+      - 'V*'
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     needs: build
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/V')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:

QuickADB.spec

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ a = Analysis(
 
 # Linux compatibility: Exclude libraries that often cause "symbol lookup error" on newer distros (like Arch)
 # when the app is built on an older distro.
-# The CI workflow builds on Ubuntu 20.04. A bit old, but usually helps with compatibility.
+# The CI workflow builds on Ubuntu 22.04. A bit old, but usually helps with compatibility.
 if sys.platform == 'linux':
     excluded_binaries = ['libreadline.so.8', 'libcrypt.so.1', 'libz.so.1', 'libgcc_s.so.1']
     a.binaries = [x for x in a.binaries if x[0] not in excluded_binaries]

main/adbfunc.py

@@ -105,7 +105,15 @@ def __init__(self, platform_tools_path):
     def run(self):
         commands = self._get_device_commands()
         results = []
-        
+
+        # Windows specific: Create a new process group and hide the console window.
+        creationflags = 0
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            creationflags = (
+                subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP |
+                subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+            )
+
         for label, command in commands.items():
             try:
                 result = subprocess.run(
@@ -114,7 +122,8 @@ def run(self):
                     stderr=subprocess.PIPE, 
                     text=True, 
                     shell=True,
-                    timeout=10
+                    timeout=10,
+                    creationflags=creationflags
                 )
 
                 if result.returncode == 0:

modules/bootanimcreator.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional, Dict, List, Tuple
 
-from util.resource import get_root_dir, resource_path, resolve_platform_tool
+from util.resource import get_root_dir, resource_path, resolve_platform_tool
 
 root_dir = get_root_dir()
 if root_dir not in sys.path:
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 
 from PIL import Image, ImageSequence
 
-PLATFORM_TOOLS_DIR = resource_path("platform-tools")
-PLATFORM_ADB = resolve_platform_tool(PLATFORM_TOOLS_DIR, "adb")
-ADB_CMD = PLATFORM_ADB if os.path.exists(PLATFORM_ADB) else ("adb.exe" if os.name == "nt" else "adb")
+PLATFORM_TOOLS_DIR = resource_path("platform-tools")
+PLATFORM_ADB = resolve_platform_tool(PLATFORM_TOOLS_DIR, "adb")
+ADB_CMD = PLATFORM_ADB if os.path.exists(PLATFORM_ADB) else ("adb.exe" if os.name == "nt" else "adb")
 
 BOOT_PATHS = [
     "/system/media/bootanimation.zip",
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ def _on_preview_extraction_done(self, result, error):
         self.build_sequence_from_flat_frames(frames_dir, which="created")
         if getattr(self, "seq_created", None):
             self.start_created()
-            self.log("[INFO] Preview playing.")
+
         else:
             self.log("[WARN] No frames loaded for preview after extraction.")
             QMessageBox.information(self, "Preview", "No frames were loaded for preview. See log for details.")
@@ -1438,4 +1438,4 @@ def closeEvent(self, ev):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     w = run_bootanim_creator()
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
+    sys.exit(app.exec())

modules/gsiflasher.py

@@ -65,9 +65,17 @@ def run(self):
         self.log_msg.emit("[INFO] Starting device scan...")
 
         try:
+            # Windows specific: Create a new process group and hide the console window.
+            creationflags = 0
+            if os.name == "nt":
+                creationflags = (
+                    subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP |
+                    subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+                )
+
             # 1. Check ADB
             adb_proc = subprocess.run([adb_cmd, "devices"], 
-                                      capture_output=True, text=True, creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP | subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW if os.name == "nt" else 0)
+                                      capture_output=True, text=True, creationflags=creationflags)
             adb_devs = []
             for line in adb_proc.stdout.splitlines()[1:]:
                 parts = line.split()
@@ -76,7 +84,7 @@ def run(self):
 
             # 2. Check Fastboot
             fastboot_proc = subprocess.run([fastboot_cmd, "devices"], 
-                                           capture_output=True, text=True, creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP | subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW if os.name == "nt" else 0)
+                                           capture_output=True, text=True, creationflags=creationflags)
             fb_devs = []
             for line in fastboot_proc.stdout.splitlines():
                 parts = line.split()

modules/terminal.py

@@ -470,8 +470,25 @@ def start_cmd_process(self):
                     f.write("stty -echo 2>/dev/null || true\n")
                 launch_cmd = [shell, "--rcfile", self.custom_rc_path]
             elif self.system == "Darwin":
-                launch_cmd = ["/bin/zsh", "-i"]
+                shell = shutil.which("zsh") or shutil.which("bash") or shutil.which("sh")
+                if not shell:
+                    self.log_output("No shell found on macOS system.\n")
+                    return
                 encoding = "utf-8"
+                if "zsh" in os.path.basename(shell):
+                    # Create a minimal zshrc to keep the embedded terminal clean
+                    zdotdir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), f"quickadb_zdot_{os.getpid()}")
+                    os.makedirs(zdotdir, exist_ok=True)
+                    zshrc_path = os.path.join(zdotdir, ".zshrc")
+                    with open(zshrc_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                        f.write("# Custom QuickADB zshrc\nexport PS1='$ '\n")
+                    self.custom_rc_path = zshrc_path
+                    launch_cmd = [shell, "-i"]
+                else:
+                    self.custom_rc_path = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), f"quickadb_rc_{os.getpid()}")
+                    with open(self.custom_rc_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                        f.write("# Custom QuickADB RC\nexport PS1='$ '\nstty -echo 2>/dev/null || true\n")
+                    launch_cmd = [shell, "--rcfile", self.custom_rc_path]
             else:
                 self.log_output("Unsupported OS for terminal.\n")
                 return
@@ -483,6 +500,9 @@ def start_cmd_process(self):
                 env['PYTHONUNBUFFERED'] = '1'
                 current_path = env.get('PATH', '')
                 env['PATH'] = f".:{self.platform_tools_path}:{current_path}"
+                # For macOS zsh: point ZDOTDIR to our custom directory
+                if self.system == "Darwin" and self.custom_rc_path:
+                    env['ZDOTDIR'] = os.path.dirname(self.custom_rc_path)
 
             creationflags = 0
             startupinfo = None

res/whatsnew.html

@@ -1,51 +1,48 @@
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-</head>
-<body>
-
-<h4>What's New?</h4>
-
-<b>1) QuickADB has been fully recreated! </b><br><br>
-- Switched to PyQt6 for scalable, beautiful themes <br>
-- Used a lot more threading to achieve maximum smoothness<br>
-- Recreated all features and used them as dynamic modules<br>
-- Open-sourced the program<br>
-
-<br><br>
-
-<b>2) ADB Debloater is now an App Manager </b><br><br>
-- Categorize app types by their paths (User, System and Vendor) <br>
-- Disable multiple apps at once <br>
-- Change app sorting by clicking columns (App status and App type columns only) <br>
-- Backup and restore apps with a single click <br>
-- Show app details such as version and installation path <br>
-- Manage multiple app permissions at once <br>
-- Newer, more readable UI <br>
-- Improved app detection <br>
-
-<br><br>
-
-<b>3) A new, custom terminal is added</b> <br><br>
-- Based on CMD or your default terminal, all commands work as expected <br>
-- Buttons to extract or highlight the output <br>
-- Drag-and-drop support for files <br>
-- Autocomplete for adb and fastboot commands <br>
-
-<br><br>
-
-<b>4) App-wide enhancements</b><br><br>
-- A lot of performance enhancements <br>
-- Major UI changes - switched from TkInter to PyQt6 <br>
-- Added the "About" section - the one you're reading right now <br>
-- Fixed logging bugs <br>
-- Completely modularized the codebase <br>
-- Multi-OS support <br>
-
-<b>5) Added themes</b><br><br>
-- Added 4 premade themes: dark (default), high contrast, light and Android <br>
-- Added default theme option: resets the custom palette and inherits OS' design language <br>
-
-
-</body>
+<h1>Changelog (Starting from V4)</h1>
+
+<p>
+The changelog only includes what's new. To read feature descriptions, see
+<a href="https://github.com/codefl0w/QuickADB?tab=readme-ov-file#features">Features</a>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+For the old changelog, see
+<a href="https://github.com/codefl0w/QuickADB/blob/main/README_OLD.md">README_OLD</a>.
+</p>
+
+<h1>[4.0.0] - 10.03.2026</h1>
+
+<h3>Added</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Theme Manager</li>
+<li>Boot Animation Creator</li>
+<li>File Explorer</li>
+<li>Custom terminal</li>
+<li>Partition Manager</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Changed</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Rebuilt application using PyQt6</li>
+<li>Debloater renamed and expanded into App Manager</li>
+<li>Replaced lpunpack with unsuper for faster super.img extraction</li>
+<li>Removed OS-specific code enabling Linux and macOS builds</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Improved</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Multithreading performance</li>
+<li>GSI flasher</li>
+<li>super.img dumper</li>
+<li>payload.bin dumper</li>
+<li>device specification detection</li>
+<li>version update detection</li>
+<li>logging system</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Removed</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Driver installers</li>
+<li>Magisk downloader</li>
+<li>Inactive Magisk Root button (planned for V5)</li>
+</ul>