🎉 NoteKar v6.0.0 – Privacy-First Timestamp Logger & Sobriety Companion

Today we're releasing NoteKar v6.0.0 - the biggest update since the complete redesign.

Over the past few months, NoteKar has quietly evolved from a simple timestamp logger into a much more capable privacy-first companion for tracking habits, sobriety, work sessions, study sessions, and personal milestones.

✨ What's New Since v4.0

🧠 Sobriety Companion
One of the biggest additions in this release is a dedicated sobriety experience designed to help users stay consistent over the long term.

It now includes:

• Recovery milestones inspired by behavioral research
• Duolingo-style progress maps
• Streak Shields to reduce "all-or-nothing" relapse frustration
• Success-rate analytics and recovery insights
• Redesigned sobriety widgets
• A cleaner, more motivating progress dashboard

🔒 Privacy & Security First
Privacy has always been NoteKar's foundation, and this release strengthens it even further.

New improvements include:

• Hardware-backed AES-256 database encryption using Android Keystore
• App Lock with custom PIN
• Screenshot protection
• App switcher privacy protection
• Secure factory reset workflow
• Improved local backup management

⚡ Built-in Update System
Keeping NoteKar updated is now much easier.

The app can now:

• Check for updates automatically
• Download and install updates directly inside the app
• Verify downloads using integrity checks
• Switch between Stable and Beta channels
• Display native markdown release notes
• Show VirusTotal verification information for releases

🎨 A More Polished Experience
Almost every screen has been refined.

Highlights include:

• Apple-inspired UI refinements
• Faster startup and smoother scrolling
• Better widgets and Quick Settings integration
• Lock-screen quick actions
• Smarter Settings search
• Improved onboarding and guided setup
• Better accessibility and localization support
• Hundreds of UI, performance, and stability improvements

📜 Project Maturity
This release also introduces a more complete foundation for the project with updated Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, licensing information, improved documentation, and a more robust automated release pipeline.

Building NoteKar has been a long journey of continuous iteration. Every release taught me something, and v6.0.0 is the result of dozens of updates, countless bug fixes, and many small improvements that together make the app feel faster, safer, and more polished than ever.

If you've tried NoteKar before, I'd love for you to give it another look.

As always, feedback is welcome, it's been the driving force behind every release. 🚀