From 511d1ae32986083fbb17acfc155aad08a3d5f81a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ilia <idobkin@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 12:29:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update release checklist after emulator smoke

Mark on-device smoke done and prefer launchd emulator on macOS.
---
 docs/RELEASE.md | 17 +++++++----------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/RELEASE.md b/docs/RELEASE.md
index 75c952f..0986cfa 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASE.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 - [x] Logo 2 (lasso) as launcher + QS
 - [x] Display name Circle / Circle Overlay
 - [x] DEMO, dogfood, non-goals, marketing, shortcuts, brand docs
-- [ ] On-device install + Circle Overlay enabled
-- [ ] Dogfood checklist once
+- [x] On-device install + Circle Overlay enabled (`make smoke` on CrklEmulator)
+- [ ] Dogfood checklist once (Translate / Explain / Share / Vikunja / real app)
 - [ ] Record 45s demo
 
 ## Tag (when ready)
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 cd ~/Documents/code/crkl
 git status
 git tag -a v1.16.2-circle -m "Circle: lasso brand, VIP chips, shortcuts, ship docs"
-# git push origin v1.16.2-circle
+git push origin main
+git push origin v1.16.2-circle
 ```
 
 ## Install
@@ -29,11 +30,7 @@ adb shell am start -n com.example.crkl/.MainActivity
 
 Re-enable **Circle Overlay** after every reinstall.
 
-## Headless emulator (if GUI never reaches adb)
+## Emulator tips (macOS)
 
-```bash
-$ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator -avd CrklEmulator -no-window \
-  -gpu swiftshader_indirect -no-snapshot-load -grpc 8554 &
-adb wait-for-device
-adb shell 'while [[ -z $(getprop sys.boot_completed | tr -d "\r") ]]; do sleep 2; done; echo booted'
-```
+Prefer `make emulator` (launchd) — agent/Cursor sandboxes often kill nohup qemu.
+Then: `make wait-emulator && make install && make smoke`