We are excited to announce the official release of Gaugebit Desktop v0.1.5! This release brings a ground-up redesign of the Wallpaper Hub gallery experience, featuring a sleek Windows 11 Fluent UI, smart theme-matching discovery, fixed-height 4K Hero Spotlight banner controls, hardened Content Security Policies, and Chromium runtime performance optimizations.

Get Version 0.1.5: Download or update Gaugebit directly via the Microsoft Store App Page.

🖼️ 1. Complete Windows 11 Fluent Wallpaper Hub Redesign

In response to community feedback, we have completely overhauled the Wallpaper Hub view (`WallpaperHubView.tsx`). Instead of standard basic layouts, the gallery now incorporates modern Windows 11 acrylic glassmorphism tokens, refined 4K collection badges, gradient background overlays, and a dedicated 4K full-screen preview modal.

  • 4K Hero Spotlight Banner: Fixed container collapse issues by enforcing a crisp 300px fixed-height hero spotlight for the Bing Daily Wallpaper with backdrop blur controls and direct 1-click desktop wallpaper application.
  • Interactive Category Pills & Search Box: Effortlessly filter 4K wallpapers by curated categories (Cyberpunk, AMOLED Dark, Neon, Gaming, Technology, Minimal, Nature) or enter custom keywords with instant search debouncing.
  • Navigation Sidebar Labeling: Refined sidebar navigation link label to Wallpaper Hub across all supported languages (English, German, French, Spanish).

🎨 2. Smart Theme-Matching Wallpaper Discovery

One of the most requested features was intelligent wallpaper pairing based on active desktop monitor themes. In v0.1.5, clicking the "Matches Theme" tab dynamically maps your active theme palette (Cyberpunk 2077, Chroma RGB, Minimalist Flat, Gaming Red) into curated desktop wallpapers (`cyberpunk neon dark gaming telemetry`) instead of resolving literal text searches.

🛡️ 3. Security Hardening & Content Security Policy (CSP)

Security and performance remain top priorities for Gaugebit Desktop:

  • Supabase & Render Endpoint Whitelisting: Updated the renderer Content Security Policy (`connect-src`) to explicitly whitelist `https://*.supabase.co` and `https://gaugebit-wallpaper-service.onrender.com`.
  • Suppressed Third-Party Cookie Warnings: Added Chromium runtime flags (`SameSiteByDefaultCookies`, `CookiesWithoutSameSiteMustBeSecure`, `ThirdPartyCookiePhaseout`, `test-type`) in `index.ts` to silence Cloudflare bot management DevTools warnings without sacrificing security.

📦 Summary of Changes in v0.1.5

  • Redesigned Wallpaper Hub: Windows 11 Fluent UI, 300px Hero Spotlight banner, 4K preview modal, and category pill filters.
  • Theme Matching Fix: Translated "Matches Theme" queries into active desktop theme keywords.
  • Navigation Updates: Updated sidebar label to "Wallpaper Hub".
  • CSP Security: Added Supabase and Wallpaper API domains to renderer CSP headers.
  • Version Bump: Bumped desktop package version to `0.1.5`.

Ready to try the new Wallpaper Hub?

Get Gaugebit v0.1.5 on the Microsoft Store today.

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