The Faster Than Light Launcher
Make no mistake, this is the fastest launcher you'll ever run. Small, light, configurable. The Gingerbread launcher as it should have been. No useless stuff, no compromises. Performance and usability are the driving forces here.
On version 3.0, most of the limitations on the Lite versions 2.x.x were removed. 3.0 Lite users have almost the full 2.x.x Pro specifications. 3.0 Pro users have a all new game to play now: The Pro version can use existing ADW, GoLauncher and LauncherPro Icon and Dock themes, giving FTL and unprecedented array of possible theming. You can even mix Dock and Icon themes from different launchers. Google Play is yours for the take.
The Lite version still has some of the configurable options pre-loaded that cannot be changed. A lot more stuff is configurable on the full version, check the Pro Version Extras feature list below. Performance or user experience are in no way impaired on the Lite version.
Important: FTL supports all resolutions and ICS, but only 800x480, 854x480, 960x540 and 480x320 devices have 3D drawer enabled! Also ICS has no 3D drawer because it does not contain the "old" opengl interface. But as it is natively accelerated anyway, 2D drawer should be very fast.
Lite Version Features:
- Tweaked for extreme speed and smoothness
- Fully accelerated 3D Waterfall app drawer
- Option to use "normal" 2D app drawer
- Choice between 3 and 5 icon Dock
- Configurable Support for launcher auto-rotation
- Configurable Infinite looping of homescreens
- Configurable support for scrollable widgets
- Configurable number of homescreens: from 1 to 9
- Configurable bounce effect on homescreen transitions
- Configurable wallpaper scrolling
- Configurable transition speed of homescreens
- Configurable default homescreen
- Configurable "swipe up" to one of the following:
*show homescreen previews
*open app drawer
*hide status bar
*show and hide status bar
*open and close dock bar
- Configurable Homescreen grid: From 4 to 6 rows
Pro Version Extras:
- Theming support: The Pro version can use existing ADW, GoLauncher and LauncherPro Icon and Dock themes, giving FTL and unprecedented array of possible theming.
- Configurable support for resizeable widgets: only when adding them to the homescreen, you cannot edit them later.
- Configurable Homescreen grid: From 4 to 6 rows, and 4 to 6 columns
- Configurable Dock icons size
- Configurable "swipe down" and "swipe down" independently to any of the following:
*show homescreen previews
*open app drawer
*hide status bar
*show and hide status bar
*open and close dock bar
- Includes anim speed: precise control over core Android windows/transition animation speed
Basic Instructions:
- On first boot, homescreens will be empty. Long-press anywhere and start adding stuff!
- You can add/change the shortcuts on the dock bar: Long-press the place you want, and wait for the a popup to show, allowing you to choose what activity you want there.
- You can uninstall apps directly from the homescreen: long press the shortcut (even in the app drawer), drag it to the trash can that appears where the dock was. If you drop it immediately FTL will only remove the shortcut, but if you wait a bit before droping, FTL will offer to uninstall the app.
Download link from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lowveld.ftllauncherlite
Try it, you won't regret it!
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it does not work well on my xperia mini st15i..i am not able to access all apps in app drawer...
is this for higher resolution device...??
fast is an understatement for homescreen switching of this launcher ..can u make the app drawer with grid view as fast as the home screen transitions? that would be legendary!..n ya add screen previews for homescreens, we are on android not ios
akshay13071990 said:
it does not work well on my xperia mini st15i..i am not able to access all apps in app drawer...
is this for higher resolution device...??
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Sorry mate,
Currently it is for HDPI devices, 480x800 screens. It should be filtered by the market, I'll check it out.
But I'll try to add MDPI support in the future! Thanks for the heads up!
Cheers
bondx99 said:
fast is an understatement for homescreen switching of this launcher ..can u make the app drawer with grid view as fast as the home screen transitions? that would be legendary!..n ya add screen previews for homescreens, we are on android not ios
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Longpress the appdrawer icon on the dock for screen previews.
Cheers
good work, but can u explain why FLT need rights to call numbers / read personal contacts?
[email protected] said:
good work, but can u explain why FLT need rights to call numbers / read personal contacts?
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The permissions are the standard one from the stock launcher, plus the WRITE_SETTINGS for configurations.
Those you are asking about is to be able to add contact shortcuts to the homescreens and calling from there.
Cheer!
lowveld thanks for developing this for us
don't mean to put you down, but i think there will be countless requests about new features and AFAIK merging new features might bring the speen down... so it'll be a hard way to develop a new launcher (given that there are many counterparts in market)
crescal said:
lowveld thanks for developing this for us
don't mean to put you down, but i think there will be countless requests about new features and AFAIK merging new features might bring the speen down... so it'll be a hard way to develop a new launcher (given that there are many counterparts in market)
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Don't worry mate:
No compromises!
I will not add stuff that brings performance down, nor will I turn this on some GoLauncher clone or such.
This is my personal vision of what a launcher should be like. Of course there's still some stuff missing that I really want to get working.
Cheers
[email protected] said:
good work, but can u explain why FLT need rights to call numbers / read personal contacts?
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Because of that you have the possibility to call numbers and read personal contacts. For me those are necessary functions
@lowveld: great work, but for me it's useless without widgets. What about calendar, weather, messages, email? I know everyone is telling you what's still missing, and I don't want you to implement this right now. But did you even thought about any widgets?
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FTL - widget support
eyahl said:
Because of that you have the possibility to call numbers and read personal contacts. For me those are necessary functions
@lowveld: great work, but for me it's useless without widgets. What about calendar, weather, messages, email? I know everyone is telling you what's still missing, and I don't want you to implement this right now. But did you even thought about any widgets?
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Ok guys,
This can be hard, specially when you're used to Sense, but FTL, or any other non-sense launcher, does not support Sense widgets.
So you can only use standard android widgets with this. Anything out of the market, not written specifically for a given launcher (hint, go Launcher widgets) will work.
Personally, I use Android Pro Widgets for contacts, calendar, facebook and etc, check it out, it's really good. Also, FTL supports native widget scrolling, which makes APW even better!
Cheers
lowveld said:
Ok guys,
This can be hard, specially when you're used to Sense, but FTL, or any other non-sense launcher, does not support Sense widgets.
So you can only use standard android widgets with this. Anything out of the market, not written specifically for a given launcher (hint, go Launcher widgets) will work.
Personally, I use Android Pro Widgets for contacts, calendar, facebook and etc, check it out, it's really good. Also, FTL supports native widget scrolling, which makes APW even better!
Cheers
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Okay however
problem solved
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22344069&postcount=2344
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Any plans for a version that works on 720p devices?
bL33d said:
Any plans for a version that works on 720p devices?
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Well, let's see how the current versions fare. It they do good, I will invest the time to provide MDPI and 720p support later. It's not exactly straightforward...
Cheers
Could you add the QHD screen optimizations?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22222957
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Planning to test this launcher too.
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I would rather like to have this launcher for X10 mini pro, which is QVGA 320x240... I still didn't saw any kind of "smooth" launcher just for that small screen...
great work, i'll follow this one
This is my second Android app. I develop this little app because I prefer 3rd party launcher (e.g. Apex) than existing Sense 4 Rosie. Existing hacked Sense 4 Rosie (full version) currently doesn't support non Sense widget correctly and is less feature-rich than many other launchers.
Even if you install a 3rd party launcher, Rosie still consume your precious memory as a system service. But if you freeze Rosie and thus release it from memory, you'll lose your lockscreen app shortcuts. After painstakingly reviewing the codes in HTC shortcut components, I found that Rosie actually act as a content provider to supply information of its launcher bar shortcuts to lockscreen. So without Rosie, lockscreen has no information to construct its shortcuts. Therefore I wrote this little app to replace the role of Rosie as the content provider. What's more, it allows you to select your own apps with a simple config screen and store the data separately. And it doesn't stay in the memory permanently.
Installation instructions:
Uninstall Rosie (Freezing doesn't work because Android doesn't allow two content providers of same type) ** You're reminded to make a backup first **
Install HTC Lockscreen Shortcut Provider
Run Lockscreen Shortcuts
Select your app for the 4 shortcuts
Hit back to save settings and notify HTC lockscreen
MD5: 0003C1476B0B096E63B21B5AAAB4C6FB
** I tested this app on my Incredible S and Virtuous Infinity 1.35 but I believe it works on other devices too using Sense 4 as base **
Change log
1.01
- Added broadcast message to HTC lockscreen so no reboot is needed!
Awesome work!
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slaya811 said:
Won't install for me
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Any error? Have you removed Rosie? What ROM are you using?
great work.
i have tested it on the htc one with sense 5 .
only want to see if it works. and YES.!
it works also on sense 5
edit: wrong reply. i mean your app on htc one x
This is my second Android app. I develop this little app because I prefer 3rd party launcher (e.g. Apex) than existing Sense 4 Rosie. Existing hacked Sense 4 Rosie (full version) currently doesn't support non Sense widget correctly and is less feature-rich than many other launchers.
Even if you install a 3rd party launcher, Rosie still consume your precious memory as a system service. But if you freeze Rosie and thus release it from memory, you'll lose your lockscreen app shortcuts. After painstakingly reviewing the codes in HTC shortcut components, I found that Rosie actually act as a content provider to supply information of its launcher bar shortcuts to lockscreen. So without Rosie, lockscreen has no information to construct its shortcuts. Therefore I wrote this little app to replace the role of Rosie as the content provider. What's more, it allows you to select your own apps with a simple config screen and store the data separately. And it doesn't stay in the memory permanently.
Installation instructions:
Uninstall Rosie (Freezing doesn't work because Android doesn't allow two content providers of same type) ** You're reminded to make a backup first **
Install HTC Lockscreen Shortcut Provider
Run Lockscreen Shortcuts
Select your app for the 4 shortcuts
Hit back to save settings and notify HTC lockscreen
MD5: 908C34BB0DE29F44279F8C5EA4137627
** Currently this app has been tested to work with Sense 3.6, 4, 4A and 4.5 **
Change log
1.41
- New option to hide app title
1.4
- Add support for Sense 4.5 (thanks Patrics83 for testing new version and support!). You MUST uninstall any previous version first.
1.3
- Add support for Sense 4A
1.2.1
- Fixed FC when loading installed apps
1.2
- Add support for Sense 3.6
1.1
- Added broadcast message to HTC lockscreen so no reboot is needed!
Love your work! :victory:
Works beautifully on my EVO 4G LTE.
Thank you so much. :laugh:
Add some screenshoots please
Team Venom Roms have this feature in VenomTweaks
m4cq said:
Add some screenshoots please
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Screenshots for want? The lockscreen and shortcuts are unchanged, just like they do with Rosie installed.
sgtrhd said:
Team Venom Roms have this feature in VenomTweaks
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Oh, I don't know about it. Just hope they release ROM for IncS too.
it can be use with no HTC device?
ryomakun said:
it can be use with no HTC device?
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No, this app only works with HTC lockscreen.
Today I did some testing on various Sense versions and would like to let you know my findings:
Hybrid 4A (e.g. UKB X on IncS) - OK
Sense 4.1 (e.g. ViperX on One X) - OK
Sense 4A (e.g. UKB V on IncS) - No shortcuts in lockscreen
Sense 3.6 (e.g. ARHD on IncS) - Lockscreen shortcuts appears and update correctly but shortcut app cannot be launched when unlock
At this moment, my first priority is to support Sense 3.6. After that I'll work on 4A.
Just posted 1.2. Now supports Sense 3.6.
Posted 1.2.1. Fixed FC introduced in 1.2.
Updated to 1.3. Now support Sense 4A.
Version 1.4 just uploaded. Sense 4.5 is now supported. You MUST uninstall any previous version first.
Just uploaded 1.41. New option to hide app title.
This is my second Android app. I develop this little app because I prefer 3rd party launcher (e.g. Apex) than existing Sense 4 Rosie. Existing hacked Sense 4 Rosie (full version) currently doesn't support non Sense widget correctly and is less feature-rich than many other launchers.
Even if you install a 3rd party launcher, Rosie still consume your precious memory as a system service. But if you freeze Rosie and thus release it from memory, you'll lose your lockscreen app shortcuts. After painstakingly reviewing the codes in HTC shortcut components, I found that Rosie actually act as a content provider to supply information of its launcher bar shortcuts to lockscreen. So without Rosie, lockscreen has no information to construct its shortcuts. Therefore I wrote this little app to replace the role of Rosie as the content provider. What's more, it allows you to select your own apps with a simple config screen and store the data separately. And it doesn't stay in the memory permanently.
Installation instructions:
Uninstall Rosie (Freezing doesn't work because Android doesn't allow two content providers of same type) ** You're reminded to make a backup first **
Install HTC Lockscreen Shortcut Provider
Run Lockscreen Shortcuts
Select your app for the 4 shortcuts
Hit back to save settings and notify HTC lockscreen
MD5: 0003C1476B0B096E63B21B5AAAB4C6FB
** I tested this app on my Incredible S and Virtuous Infinity 1.35 but I believe it works on other devices too using Sense 4 as base **
Change log
1.01
- Added broadcast message to HTC lockscreen so no reboot is needed!
Based on Xperia Home 5.1.S.0.0 from Xperia Z.An advanced Xperia launcher with added functionality
Original Features:
- Arrange, add and remove home screens
- Organize your apps in the App drawer by placing them in folders (only available when sorting method is "Own order")
- Search for apps in the App drawer
- Share apps on social networks
Functionalities added:
- Support for any resolution and any DPI setting
- User selectable desktop and App drawer grid size (from 3x3 up to 12x12)
- User assignable swipe, pinch and double tap gestures and button actions
- Infinite scrolling
- Hiding apps on the app drawer
- Support for Go Launcher and Launcher Pro icon packs
- Personalize individual shortcuts' icon and label
- Backup & restore launcher settings
- Adding shortcuts to launcher actions and to any activity
- Others
Changes from stock 5.1.S.0.0:
- Installable as normal APK on any Android 4.0.3+ device / ROM
- Maximum number of home screens increased from 7 to 11
- The new Xperia Z dock background image also applied for HDPI and MDPI (besides XHDPI)
- Removed shortcut for selecting Sony color theme (themes do not work on most devices, if your device supports it, you can change the theme in: Settings -> Display -> Theme)
- App Drawer: The desktop scrolling effect also added to the app drawer
- App Drawer: Removed the backplate image
- Slightly decreased stiffness of the scrolling dynamics for the desktop / app drawer
Information:
- Very limited customization features in comparison with Xperia Launcher 0.X.X and 1.X.X - to be changed!
- Full functionality is available only if the app is installed as system app (push to /system/app at set respective permissions - requires root)! - to be changed!
- If installed as normal app (no root needed), you'll be able to add only Xperia widgets to the desktop - to be changed!
- The Xperia widgets compatible with Xperia Launcher 1.X.X are also compatible with 2.X.X
- No support for custom DPI - to be changed!
2.0.5 (Build: 2094) 13.Mar.2013
- Fixed: Force Close after device reboot
- Fixed: Random Force Close when the application is running in the background
- Fixed: Posibility of Force Close on pinch in/out (HTC HD2, possibly other devices too)
- Fixed: "Keep application in memory" not always switching from ON to OFF and vice versa
- Added: An option to select color for the color filter for: ClockWidgets, MusicWidget and OnOffTools (Launcher Settings -> APPEARANCE -> XperiaΓäó Advanced Widgets Color Filter)
- Changed: App drawer button image is changed for LDPI
IT WORKS GREAT HOPE YOU WIlL LIKE IT
DONT FORGET TO HIT THANKS :good::good:
1 of the best launcher
thanks so much for sharing this... downloading right now
Thanx Bro for the Launcher...
PLEASURE
Xperia pulse ervice
Dude can you tell me whats this PULSE service running in the background for Xperia Launcher consuming considerable amount of RAM. stopping it also doesnt create any problem is there a way to freeze it?
thanks in advance.
What is the difference between this and this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2103403
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hunter008 said:
dude can you tell me whats this pulse service running in the background for xperia launcher consuming considerable amount of ram. Stopping it also doesnt create any problem is there a way to freeze it?
Thanks in advance.
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your old launcher services are running background
Re Pulse service
majeed619 said:
your old launcher services are running background
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i removed my old launcher. installed and converted this new launcher. still the Pulse service is running every time i reboot my device. is there a way to get rid of it permanently?
HUNTER008
Hunter008 said:
Dude can you tell me whats this PULSE service running in the background for Xperia Launcher consuming considerable amount of RAM. stopping it also doesnt create any problem is there a way to freeze it?
thanks in advance.
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Hunter008 said:
i removed my old launcher. installed and converted this new launcher. still the Pulse service is running every time i reboot my device. is there a way to get rid of it permanently?
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BETTER YOU USE ROM MANAGER AND TURN OFF SERVICES WHICH U DONT NEED :laugh:
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