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[APP] Atom Launcher! Spiffy! Now 1.2! Atom Store Open! Updated apk!

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NOW 1.2 THE ATOM STORE IS IN THE PLAY STORE!
--Description
Light and Easy!!
Atom Theme & Atom Store Grand Open!!
Atom Launcher, state of the art launcher for Android’s new OS; ICS, is now on market
5 Million download, SSKIN - now introduce you our new launcher for ICS
Experience new optimized ICS launcher if you have ICS version android phone
*** Features
- High quality : Launcher for Ice Cream Sandwich (from Android ICS 4.0.2)
- Light & Easy : Offers Select Options by light and easy launcher
- Stylish : Stylish UI with backgrounds, icons, and points colors
- Smart : Optimized themes for ICS, Automatically supporting existing launcher such as SSKIN and Go Launcher
- Fun: Offers fun-interactive themes by various backgrounds, live backgrounds and ICS’s widgets
*** Atom Launcher Spec.
- Supports for ICS’s widgets and menu: Widgets located on upper side of screen (search bar or clock)
- Available for Changing Display Settings on Hidden Dock: Emotional Filter Effect, Various Screen Switching, Opacity Adjustment
- Available for Changes by Setting Point Color Changes: Available for Color Changes for widgets, Menu, Guide, or icons
- Live Background: Changes to dull backgrounds with dynamic backgrounds
- Wide-Range Theme Support: Wide-range theme support by Atom Launcher and also existing SSKIN and GO Launcher themes
*** Attention
- Available from above Android OS 4.0.2 version
- The application needs 10 MB in total to save theme resources.
- Because of enhancing usability, installed theme doesn’t appear
- Not Available for Tab Device (X-large screen)
- Badge: Display missed call, unread message (Supprots only defalt apps on your Android device, Could not support the funtion by devices)
*** Upgrade Info
+ What's new in version 1.0.0
Updates
- fixed exception error
- fixed malfunctions on All Apps edit mode
- changed setting list
- fixed disppearing error for Wokspace icons
Additional Functions
- Flipping display
- Possible to change icons indivisually
- Possible to chane app name
- Link to Atom store
+ What's new in version 1.1.0
Updates
-upgrade the function bringing Home screen setting from defalt setting
-improved All Apps grid mode
-Fixed text errors on Atom menu
-Fixed error in moving items on Workspace
Additional Funtions
- Add All Apps Grid mode on lancher setting
- Add scroll-funtion for folder icon and folder guide
+ What's new in version 1.2.0
**Updates
- fixed the error that All Apps open slowly on the first page and last page
- fixed the error that some apps are duplicated or disappeared on the hidden app list
**Additional Funtions
- start supporting Muti-Wallpaper themes
*** Customer Support
Please leave reviews or comments on Google play reviews
Your review will be appreciated.
For more information or support, please visit
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/atom.home
- CS E-mail: [email protected]
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I will update this threads w/ more pics etc when I can. I replied to the Atom/Nemus project manager and told him to make a thread since I had made the previous Nemus (holy grail) thread and didn't keep it updated like i should, so once he joins & gets enough posts to link this thread can be deleted and his thread should be used, but I wanted to pass the knowledge until that happens.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23047314#post23047314
I look forward to testing. IT'S NOT MY APP! From some geniuses n da East!
Here is the email i recieved:
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Dear dskrilz,
I am the project leader of Nemus Launcher.
Thanks for introducing our apps in XDA developers.
I should deliver this thank message long ago, please understand that I had a busy time to handle issues.
Finally we upgraded our launcher to ICS version, newly designed and implemented for ICS and JellyBean.
If you have a ICS device, can you test our new launcher?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dlto.atom.launcher
Also I want to notice our new launcher to XDA-developers site as you did before,
but I'm not familiar with that site.
It will be helpful if you could give me some advice/tip for posting that forum.
Best Regards,
SeungMin
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4.0+ ICS ONLY ...... bla bla ....... it won't run on your TI86 either :victory:
Here are some tips for those who were having trouble accessing some features:
Use Desktop Visualizer to make shortcuts w/ custom icons.

So I have downloaded the Launcher. It seems fast.

This launcher is a breath of fresh air. Very clean and smooth. One thing I would like to request is a Google Play link in the atom widget. Nice work
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Whoah this has amazing potential, great job for a first release.
A minor feature request which I'm sure is coming:
custom icon for icons/groups on desktop.
Cheers, keep up the good work, greatly appreciated :victory:

Could someone post the apk for some reason it says it doesn't support my phone

Are you on running on ICS? Please don't post the apk, as I am not the dev and I don't want to do it w/o permission and I don't want to affect his Play Store stats. If you are on ICS and you've tried market spoof apps, and it still won't install, PM me and I will get it to you. I will ask the dev if I can post it meanwhile.
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Just fixed the image links and made a little graphic. Feature list later.

dskrilz said:
Are you on running on ICS? Please don't post the apk, as I am not the dev and I don't want to do it w/o permission and I don't want to affect his Play Store stats. If you are on ICS and you've tried market spoof apps, and it still won't install, PM me and I will get it to you. I will ask the dev if I can post it meanwhile.
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Just fixed the image links and made a little graphic. Feature list later.
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Yeah I'm running Ics, but my phone us mdpi so that might have something to do with it
Sent from my LG-VM670 using Tapatalk 2

Pretty nice! Can't wait till more themes are available.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA

reaper420 said:
for some reason it says it doesn't support my phone
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yep same thing for me also

like a pretty sweet launcher. works fine on my xe. thanks for the heads up....:good:

Working wonders on CM9 I777, thank you, first home replacement I've considered in my ics stage. Ah the good ol' days of LP
Can't wait to see what's next!

Just need custom gestures like apex or nova and military time for the atom widget and Im Happy
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium

Tablet support? Not compatible on my a200 running stock ics

works great
Thanks

Go Launcher EX icons work

good fast and nice launcher. Cheers

Looks great.
I'll give a try with my I777 AOKP.
ty

China
I remain suspicious of all of these free Chinese apps. GO launcher and all the widgets, LBE, MIUI
If we went back 20 years, when I was a kid and had smartphones then there is NO WAY we would be using a bunch of apps from the Soviet Union. China is a modern Soviet Union. Has anyone done any real research into these apps? Decompiled, sniffed traffic, etc? Maybe I'm insane, but we need to start to look deeper into these apps from China.

Wow just found out u can resize folders I to bar style to show up to 5 apps in a 5x5 grid
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium

Just tried this on my phone and it's great! Very good, keep it up, maybe when more features & themes are added to this launcher I will switch and use this instead of Apex.

[APP][2.1+] Smart Launcher

Smart Launcher
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Hi everybody, i'm the developer of Smart Launcher. There were other threads on xda about my launcher but I thought it was a good idea to start another one, update by me, to talk about its development. I hope this is not against the forum rules and if it is, i'm sorry.
Smart Launcher is an innovative launcher characterized by a minimalist design, low memory usage and an user-friendly UI that let you start any application with a few taps.
It is currently the only launcher on the store to features automatic cataloging of installed apps!
The developing team is composed by just me, so please be patient if sometimes i'm late with the updates.
Version 1.2.8 (current)
You can download it from the Google Play Store.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree (copy and paste)
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerpro (copy and paste)
Here the beta tester community on Google Plus
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/114803489211052363907
Thank you

GinLemon said:
Smart Launcher
Hi everybody, i'm the developer of Smart Launcher. There was others thread on xda about my launcher but I thought it was a good idea to start another one, update by me, to talk about its development. I hope this is not against the forum rules and if it is, i'm sorry.
Smart Launcher is an innovative launcher characterized by a minimalist design, low memory usage and an user-friendly UI that let you start any application with a few taps.
It is currently the only launcher on the store to features automatic cataloging of installed apps!
The developing team is composed by just me, so please be patient if sometimes i'm late with the updates.
The current version is 0.10.31 and you can download it from the Google Play Store.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree (copy and paste)
I'm working on a new version that bring new clock styles, new bubbles style and a strong code optimization in the drawer. There is a bug that cause the launcher to crash on drawer on some devices and I'm trying to understand why this happens. If you'd like to try the new version you can download and install this package. Let me know if any error occurs.
ginlemonblog.com/dev/ginlemon.flowerfree.0.11.22.apk (copy and paste)
Thank you
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tested the new version on my optimus one p500, no force closes so far

what's the difference between the free and pro version...also testing it right now

Im using the pro version, im loving it! Can we request features? If so id like to request these:
- Option to add widgets on homescreen
- Option to change app drawer icon
- Add folders in app drawer
- Different clock styles

nvm, I got a force close when I tried to add an app to another category and now apps don't appear on the app drawer and I mean no apps appear on the app drawer.

2am said:
what's the difference between the free and pro version...also testing it right now
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Pro version has widget support and more colors for the bubbles background. (and it help me with the development!)
fcb13 said:
Im using the pro version, im loving it! Can we request features? If so id like to request these:
a) Option to add widgets on homescreen
b) Option to change app drawer icon
c) Add folders in app drawer
d) Different clock styles
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a) It's a features i'd like to add in future.
b) Drawer icons are already themable, categories icons no at the moment.
c) Sorry, I don't think to add this feature in future.
d) I'm working on it.
zeratos said:
nvm, I got a force close when I tried to add an app to another category and now apps don't appear on the app drawer and I mean no apps appear on the app drawer.
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What device are you using?

I really do like this launcher. I purchased the pro edition. My two complaints-
1. Can't resize widgets
2. I'd like to be able to add sections/pages/categories. For example, I'd really like to have a favorites category.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium

kiltedthrower said:
I really do like this launcher. I purchased the pro edition. My two complaints-
1. Can't resize widgets
2. I'd like to be able to add sections/pages/categories. For example, I'd really like to have a favorites category.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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1. I hope to manage to add this feature asap;
2. It's not so easy. If the original set of categories change, the auto-catalogation will stop working. I'm searching for a solution...

my words are. just keep the launcher simple and lagg free.. dont bloat it too much. just keep the basic functions... testing it right now.. =)

GinLemon said:
Pro version has widget support and more colors for the bubbles background. (and it help me with the development!)
a) It's a features i'd like to add in future.
b) Drawer icons are already themable, categories icons no at the moment.
c) Sorry, I don't think to add this feature in future.
d) I'm working on it.
What device are you using?
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I'm using an LG optimus one, it seems the only way to fix the problem to uninstall and install the launcher again.

Are you still developing this app? I just found it last night and love it. I have one problem... Running sense based ROM and when I try to use this launcher it removes my gallery from my camera app. Any idea how to fix it?

This is a cool launcher. A couple of things I would suggest is to remember where you were in the drawer when you open it instead of always starting with the phone. Another thing is when you you launch an app from the home screen it doesnt go to where you left the app it goes to the start page.

Just a message to thank you for this really nice launcher. Il love it !!!

Just started using this launcher from Trebuchet, fast and simple.....loving it!!! Keep up the excellent work and keep it simple!

This launcher is really awesome, I don't know if it is caching or just optimization, but opening it after almost every app ( 512 mb RAM aren't so much if you use CM and lastest GApps... ) and finding it already ready is fantastic!
The only thing I'd like is a category-free old-fashion drawer. I really like the JB default one, with horizontal paginating and effects, and having it would be the best for me. I find really difficult to use categories, I like to swype between pages of apps and find them all. With even this choosable, my Home would be perfect and fast!

N1 launcher
Sent from my ST26i

I am really liking the appearance and function of this launcher as well. I can not figure out how to add an XDA APP shortcut on the screen though. It just allows me to select the XDA APP from within the launcher but that one does not have my preferred forum start page saved, if you know what I mean. I have a galaxy S3 from verizon so that is the forum I would like to go to when I select the XDA APP. However, becuase it links from the App drawer and not a shortcut, I have to manually search for the verizon galaxy S3 everytime.
Am I missing something?

This is my favorite launcher. Im using pro and I love it.
*Gingerbread clock style is not enough in turkish language. Some of day names is not looking correct.

Great Launch
Just want to congratulate you for this app. It's really AWESOME. KISS rule at state of art.

iconback, iconupon support ?
GinLemon said:
Smart Launcher
Hi everybody, i'm the developer of Smart Launcher. There was others thread on xda about my launcher but I thought it was a good idea to start another one, update by me, to talk about its development. I hope this is not against the forum rules and if it is, i'm sorry.
Smart Launcher is an innovative launcher characterized by a minimalist design, low memory usage and an user-friendly UI that let you start any application with a few taps.
It is currently the only launcher on the store to features automatic cataloging of installed apps!
The developing team is composed by just me, so please be patient if sometimes i'm late with the updates.
Version 1.2.8 (current)
You can download it from the Google Play Store.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree (copy and paste)
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerpro (copy and paste)
Thank you
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Hi GinLemon
I am currently developing themes with multi launcher support. I was wondering if smart launcher supports or could support the feature of iconback, iconupon and iconmask. This would mean that icons we don't or haven't themed would still have a resemblance to the rest of the icons making the launcher/theme much more uniform.
I am testing this launcher on my no name $60 tablet this was bought as a worst case scenario device and it is working very well, I think I might keep it on here. Below are the specs of the device if it helps.
SOC
Name: Allwinner A13 @ 1.2Ghz
CPU Architecture: Cortex-A8
Cores: 1
GPU: Mali-400MP
RAM: 353Mb
System
Android Version: 4.0.4
Kernel: 3.0.8
Cheers
Christian

[App][4.0+][v1.5.7][Personalization] Exquisite Drawer - a new way to launch your apps

Testers needed: Please refer this post
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Hey guys,
I want to show you my first app "Exquisite Drawer" which I have just released to Play Store.
You can get it right here:
Lite Version: Exquisite Drawer Lite
Pro Version: Exquisite Drawer Pro
You want to know which changes made it recently to the app?
Here you go. Changelog in Post #2
This app I wanna share with you is a replacement for your standard App Drawer.
Now you might think:
"What the heck? Nobody needs this since every phone has already an App Drawer"
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And you are right. But then. Go into your apps and look......
Does it look good? Really?
I don't think so. And this is the reason why I created Exquisite Drawer.
What is different with this app? Why would you want to download?
That's a good question. To answer this let me show you some screenshots:
From these Images you can get a lot of information what the app is able to do but I will list the main features here:
- Change Colors of Text and Background individually (so there is no dependency on other elements)
- Enable or Disable sertain UI Elements for your liking (such as Actionbar or Titlestrip)
- Change Textsizes
- Use system or inbuilt font
Also you have the ability to display two different images within Exquisite Drawer.
One on top of the Applist and the other below.
So every time you want to launch an app you will see your favourite image.
The best thing about this is that those images do not affect your workflow since they scroll out of view.
Another exciting Feature is the inbuilt Theme-Switcher. For now there are 6 different designs which can be applied by only one click. At the end of this Post you will see them all.
What else to mention?
The lite version is a stripped down version of the app.
But you get a bunch of features over there too:
- Theme Chooser
- Change background color of Titlestrip
- Change fontsize of Titlestrip
- Hide Applicationicons
- Hide Actionbar
- Enable/disable Headerimage and/or Footerimage
- Choose a custom picture
- Choose side of Navigationdrawer
What are the pro only features?
- Use a custom Font from your sd-card
- Change background and font color of Actionbar, Applist, Navigationdrawer
- Change Textsize of Applist and Navigationdrawer
- Disable various Itemdividers
When I say you can change the color you propably thing about a list of predefined Colors which you can choose from.
But this is not the truth.
Infact you can choose any color you can imagine.
This screenshot shows the Colorpicker:
The same for Fontsizechanger which can be choosen incrementally.
So this was a quite long post. And when you reach this point I wanna thank you. Now there are only some Images to come. At first you will see the whole bunch of settings which are available and after that you will see all of the available Designs.
I hope you like it.
Ocean Blue:
Red Fire:
Purple Rain:
Gaucous:
Soft:
Black 'n' White:
Here are the links again. Just for convenience:
Lite Version: Exquisite Drawer Lite
Pro Version: Exquisite Drawer Pro
Thank you so much for reading all of this. If you have suggestions, problems or other genereal feedback please feel free to comment to this post.
I will try to answer it as fast as possible.

Changelog
Version 1.5.7
- Two new Designs added "Xda Light" and "Xda Dark"
Older Changelog:
Version 1.5.6
- Bug fix: Long press menu does not show up when both images are hidden
Version 1.5.5
- Initial Release

ivan123 said:
It's good idea, keep going
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Thank you very much

ok having to write this all again cause it failed previously and message disappeared
anyways i wasn't really expecting anything special when i came here but was curious to see what it was about. so i decided to take it for a quick test drive and i must say im pretty impressed. even considering that it was just a lite version an all lol
the theme options are pretty cool even on their own. (pro allows more color/customizing of course). i was digging the simplistic black n white look too! also like the long hold app option that allows you to go pro, launch app, show app in play store and uninstall app. nice job there!! although i was slightly curious why purple rain & black n white theme didn't have these options?
overall was working smooth, don't remember coming across any bugs which is very good!! couldn't test battery life cause only used for a short period but im pretty sure it wouldn't have affected it much!
well want to say, keep doing what your doing dev! thumbs up from me!! :good:

Mobzter said:
although i was slightly curious why purple rain & black n white theme didn't have these options?
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There you found a bug. I will look into it.
Thank you very much for your feedback and the kind words.

Exquisite Apps said:
There you found a bug. I will look into it.
Thank you very much for your feedback and the kind words.
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aaah didn't think it was a bug lol thought it might have been a simplistic version
well glad to be of some help and anytime pal! :good:

Bug Fix
The Bug mentioned above has been fixed. A new release is published to Play Store.
Have fun with the new Version.

New Designs
Hey guys,
just wanted to share a status about current development.
At the moment i am working on two new designs.
Those are inspired by xda.
Share your thoughts with me.
How do you like it?

Exquisite Apps said:
Hey guys,
just wanted to share a status about current development.
At the moment i am working on two new designs.
Those are inspired by xda.
Share your thoughts with me.
How do you like it?
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Great app, keep up on the designs.

Really promising I like to keep my device nice and minimal looking and this does the trick nicely. Cant use it as my default just yet as I rely on custom groups and categories to organise my millions of apps. But it looks like thats on your to do list so keep up the good work. I'll be sure to keep checking back!
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

ajgftw said:
But it looks like thats on your to do list so keep up the good work. I'll be sure to keep checking back!
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You've got it.
The first thing I am now gonna doing is to improve the performance and just after that custom groups are the next point which I gonna take care about.
Stay tuned.

Exquisite Apps said:
Hey guys,
just wanted to share a status about current development.
At the moment i am working on two new designs.
Those are inspired by xda.
Share your thoughts with me.
How do you like it?
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looks good. allowing even more alternatives
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

The mentioned two themes are in the new Update which I has released just this moment.
Hope you like it

What a fantastic app! Have to admit I wasn't sure what to expect, but I have to say it is awesome and I've already purchased the pro version. Well worth $1.30. I would've paid twice that. Very functional and visually impressive. Can't wait to see where the development goes in the future. Great, great job!
Sent from College Basketball's "GroundZero" Lexington, Ky

Cool app. Will give it a go for a few days
Sent from my GT-I9505G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

androidaholic11 said:
What a fantastic app! Have to admit I wasn't sure what to expect, but I have to say it is awesome and I've already purchased the pro version. Well worth $1.30. I would've paid twice that. Very functional and visually impressive. Can't wait to see where the development goes in the future. Great, great job!
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Thank you really really much.
And to all others of course too.
Thank all of you for your kind words.

Icon Packs
Will there be support for icon packs?

Bionic22 said:
Will there be support for icon packs?
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This is definitively on my To Do list. But I actually don't know when it will be available. The next thing I am working on is to improve the overall performance and loading process. When this is ready for primetime I will implement new features such as:
- custom Categories
- hiding Apps (with a special feature )
- Exporting and Importing Designs
- Iconpack support
and many other things.
Thank you for your suggestion.
Also to everybody:
If you feel that anything is missing just write me. Also when you think that some strings should be improved just say something and I will look into it.

Really great. Thanks
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Is there any way to make this the default drawer from the home screen when you push the app drawer button? Would quite like to give it a try with the Google Now launcher.
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[APP][4.4+ FOR NOW] Active Launcher - A revamped and unique launcher

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Hi all and welcome to a new era, nowadays with Google's fantastic platform updates, an increasing amount of applications and launcher are being released. All offering different and unique features. But this launcher however stands out amongst most of them. Why do I say this? Give this launcher a try and you will most likely get your answer straight away. This launcher has a cutting edge interface, all inspired by the formerly known application "Google Search/Google Now" of course we have to credit Google for this experience and they deserve the applaud, because the app is simply amazing.
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You can skip this part if you wish, unless you want to know how this launcher came about. So one night (about a month ago). I was tired and went to my room to sleep, all snug and warmed up in bed, this is usually the time when random ideas and concepts flow through my mind. One of these concepts was to design a Launcher that looked like Google's design scheme. I thought this would be a great way to learn about Android development and make my idea into reality. So I quickly noted this idea down, a week passed by and I stumbled upon the note and I wondered a bit. And after a deep thought about this, I hopped on my computer and whipped up some magic in 2 weeks. It's now been three weeks (This will differ in future, since I doubt I'll be updating this story). And I felt like releasing this new Launcher because I want opinions from you guys on how I can make this Launcher work and function. So I present to all, Active Launcher!
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I am open to feature and other suggestions, I have just started the project, I hope you all like it.
Thanks for using Active Launcher, this launcher will not be released to the Play Store for now, as there is still quite a bit to work on.
Also Active Launcher will be available on older Android devices in future releases.
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1.0 - Initial Release
- User friendly interface.
- Google Now UI.
- Google Now animations.
- Card View.
- App Drawer.
- KitKat Layout (Depends on device).
- Built in clock.
- Built in date finder.
- Improved acelleration.
- App dock.
- Transclucet app dock.
- Extra options.
- Fixed application launch errors after re-opening an activity.
- Fixed headers in both welcome screen and main screen.
- Corrected sizes of images.
- Full Google Search implementation (Fixed).
- New layouts with buttons.
Currently not applications of this sort are supported, so you will have to contact me so I can add the application to the database.
Supported applications in categories. So when clicking a button, and nothing happens, as stated, please contact me.
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My current plans are -
- Home-screen windows - (Yes, 5 or home-screen which can be entered in when swiping from the left).
- A better app drawer implementation - (So you don't have to scroll lots -.-).
- Theme Settings - (Already implemented, just some final workaround, so you can change the blue scheme to other colours).
- Your suggestions - (Let me know in the thread!).
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- App Drawer - (Lists system apps ._.).
- Anything else? - (Let me know).
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[x] Active Launcher 1.0 Beta - Download [20140514]
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If you like this Launcher, don't forget to hit the thanks button!
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Waiting for 4.3 jb

@mobihack I am planning to release it for ICS and above, though I don't know exactly when I will do this but it will be done in a few future releases.
Sorry that you cannot test it out, just hold on tight.

Ok man

Looking good so far,
but as you said some apps doesn't open, for example evolve sms for messaging.
And i have some strange really big icons in the app drawer.
Would you mind to open a google+ page for this launcher?

MarcelBo said:
Looking good so far,
but as you said some apps doesn't open, for example evolve sms for messaging.
And i have some strange really big icons in the app drawer.
Would you mind to open a google+ page for this launcher?
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Thanks, and yeah some apps will not open, because the default messaging apps are set.
In future releases I will add a feature where the user can select which app to run.
And as for the app drawer, yeah some icons are random and big.
This is slightly difficult as I'm going to completely ditch that app drawer and implement a different one.
Here, I just created the Google+ page.

krishneelg3 said:
Thanks, and yeah some apps will not open, because the default messaging apps are set.
In future releases I will add a feature where the user can select which app to run.
And as for the app drawer, yeah some icons are random and big.
This is slightly difficult as I'm going to completely ditch that app drawer and implement a different one.
Here, I just created the Google+ page.
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Thank you i just joined
If you need help, just say something, i'm not a dev, but i could help with translate it in german and i'm a graphic designer

MarcelBo said:
Thank you i just joined
If you need help, just say something, i'm not a dev, but i could help with translate it in german and i'm a graphic designer
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Thank you, I will surely let you know later on the translation bit and the graphic designing bit too. Thanks
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Great concept even though not really usable yet. Looking forward to future updates :good:

@Jamin_1 Thanks for trying Active Launcher. Hopefully this Launcher works out in the future. As for now it's still in Beta and there is currently allot of things to work on. As you stated it definitely isn't made for daily use. But this gives the users a taste of what's coming ahead .
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krishneelg3 said:
@Jamin_1 Thanks for trying Active Launcher. Hopefully this Launcher works out in the future. As for now it's still in Beta and there is currently allot of things to work on. As you stated it definitely isn't made for daily use. But this gives the users a taste of what's coming ahead .
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You're right.
Thank you so much for your hard work and the early release :good: Your launcher attracted my interest and I will keep testing it.

At last something new and up to date with Google's great UI design. It's time to say goodbye to still great, but bit old Nova and Apex.
Hope to see this project evolve in to something mature and useful as these two.

Looks interesting! I'll definitely keep an eye on this!
I'll wait out until those app drawer bugs are fixed until I try this out myself

Looks good. for a long time i have been searching for some new kind of launcher and your project is promising

Thanks guys for the support, I will surely continue this project.
Hit me up with some features that you'd like to have in this Launcher.
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Hey man, this project is very exciting. I really like the concept and appearance. Great implementation of translucent statusbar. So here's my feedback:
Like the idea of system apps in app drawer. Maybe, instead of removing it completely, make it optional
Always listening feature possible? I definitely tried "Ok, Google" to my own humorous disappointment, lol.
Make app drawer button and blue part under it auto hide and have ability to pull it up just like notification tray is pulled down.
Maybe instead of just cards for each app, there could be multiple "card screens" or homescreens that each house cards with information relevant to particular apps. For example, the Contacts app could have its own cardscreen with contact cards with options to call or text that person at the bottom of their card.
With that said, the following are more far-fetched ideas:
Make app cards launch app with just a swipe. If u could swipe immediately into certain apps, that'd be epic, dude.
Notifications, such as text messages, could come up directly in the launcher as cards ready to act upon.
Yea, so don't have as many far-fetched ideas as I thought.
Anyway, really like where this is going. Hope you continue to imaginate!!

@Justinchi thank you for your feedback! Many of your ideas had already been mentioned on the Google+ page and for the other ideas you have, they're really good. And as for the swipe feature, its possible
I will be debasing the application on a different layout as working with this single layout will mean, too much work.
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krishneelg3 said:
@Justinchi thank you for your feedback! Many of your ideas had already been mentioned on the Google+ page and for the other ideas you have, they're really good. And as for the swipe feature, its possible
I will be debasing the application on a different layout as working with this single layout will mean, too much work.
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Ah cool

Looking forward to ur launcher......the kitkat ui is much popular now bt the launcher is quite disappointing now because lack of customization....so waiting for ur stable release nd wish u best of luck for ur development.....hope it will become a huge hit in market....[emoji106]
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Waiting for 4.0+ compatibility

[Q] Launcher

Hello everybody!
First I want to underline that I know that there is no any "best launcher", it is just a matter of taste.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
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I am writing here, because I am tired... I am looking for a suitable launcher for me for a few months...
I have tried almost all launchers from google play and a lot from xda that are not on google play...
I should mention that my phone is now: Samsung Galaxy S i9000 and I am running currently Dirty Unicorns rom (4.4)
So... I am looking for launcher that is at the same time: stable, fast, light-weight, doesn't consume a lot of ram and is customisable...
WHAT I USED TILL NOW:
1. launcher 3 - It is great, very fast, stable etc. but it can't be customized for example: I can't hide apps in app drawer (it is a must have option for me)
2. Launcher google now - Fantastic launcher, but not light-weight and the only way to customize it is to install a special xposed module... Also I had a few problems with this google's product - for example: when launcher 3 was installed, google launcher wasn't working properly and was always asking me to change him to default (but he was )
3. APUS launcher - this one would be the best... But it has a lot of unnecessary add-ons which slows my phone down... Also I am not using defalut LCD density, but smaller one (200dpi) and with this density this launcher had a lot of problems -- cutting text, icons looked wired and were 'raged' I would say... That's why I had to resign of using it
4. Nova Launcher - good one, but not for me, I experienced bugs with widgets and it also made my phone slower (a lot of people can argue with this, but that's what I felt after using it)
5. Smart Launcher 2 - Just terrible, nothing more to say
6. Vire Launcher - A lot of customizations and the 3D transitions are great, but too heavy - slows my phone a lot
7. Inspire launcher - Problems with LCD density and almost all customizations are paid
8. Solo launcher - This one I am using now, is very stable, has a lot of customizations, the drain of battery and ram is not that big, but I have expereienced a few bugs - i.e. with transtitions in app drawer or with wallpaper, that's why I need to change it...
9. Go launcher EX - just NO
10. KK Launcher/S Launcher/Galaxy Launcher - Great, but makes my phone a lot slower
11. Swift Open - This launcher is one of the greatest, and has a lot of benefits, I love it, but the only thing is that it still is in beta stage and has some bugs and till the developers make it bug free I need sth else...
I am also saying no to those launchers:
-dodol Launcher
-Buzz Launcher
-ZERO Launcher
-EverythinMe Launcher
Well I checked more launchers, but there is no need to write more...
My question is, does anyone know a launcher suitable for me?
If yes then write here about it!
PS. I would make my own launcher, but I am beginner in programming, for now learning basics of c++, so pls don't say "Make your own launcher"

BlackLie said:
Hello everybody!
First I want to underline that I know that there is no any "best launcher", it is just a matter of taste.
I am writing here, because I am tired... I am looking for a suitable launcher for me for a few months...
I have tried almost all launchers from google play and a lot from xda that are not on google play...
I should mention that my phone is now: Samsung Galaxy S i9000 and I am running currently Dirty Unicorns rom (4.4)
So... I am looking for launcher that is at the same time: stable, fast, light-weight, doesn't consume a lot of ram and is customisable...
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Here is another one that I'm currently checking ... but not started yet to play with:
lightning_launcher_extreme > check on the playstore "net.pierrox.lightning_launcher_extreme"
You will find a bunch of tutorials on youtube as well for an idea.
It looks like very customizable and light-weight.
My 2 cents, then. Hope it helps.

baudbox said:
Here is another one that I'm currently checking ... but not started yet to play with:
lightning_launcher_extreme > check on the playstore "net.pierrox.lightning_launcher_extreme"
You will find a bunch of tutorials on youtube as well for an idea.
It looks like very customizable and light-weight.
My 2 cents, then. Hope it helps.
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Hi, thanks for the answer I have already tried this one and it's not good enough and I don't need customizations like rotation of icons or making strange looking groups , also it is paid now (sometime ago it wasn't) ...

Besides Trebuchet, the new SlimLauncher that comes with SlimKat builds would probably be perfect for RAM usage. It looks like your i9100 hasn't had builds for a while and wouldn't have the latest one, aside from the fact that you're running DU.
Here is a link to the SlimLauncher.apk v1.0. All credit goes to Griffin Millender, @gmillz of SlimROMs.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001613805

NoSpamDan said:
Besides Trebuchet, the new SlimLauncher that comes with SlimKat builds would probably be perfect for RAM usage. It looks like your i9100 hasn't had builds for a while and wouldn't have the latest one, aside from the fact that you're running DU.
Here is a link to the SlimLauncher.apk v1.0. All credit goes to Griffin Millender, @gmillz of SlimROMs.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001613805
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I will try it as soon as I get home, thank you very much [within 10 hours]
Btw. My device is i9000 and we have stable SlimKat there (although I never tried it)

NoSpamDan said:
Besides Trebuchet, the new SlimLauncher that comes with SlimKat builds would probably be perfect for RAM usage. It looks like your i9100 hasn't had builds for a while and wouldn't have the latest one, aside from the fact that you're running DU.
Here is a link to the SlimLauncher.apk v1.0. All credit goes to Griffin Millender, @gmillz of SlimROMs.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001613805
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I just tried it and it has all feautures I need and seems not to slow down my phone - but It is to big (resolution of icons and layout)
So thread is still open

You're welcome. Look under General > Icon Size...
It's there.
Keep in mind that SlimLauncher is still being worked on.

Slow down? Just look and feel or you have measurements?
I started using my first launcher Nova few days ago initially hesitant but feel phone is faster.
We cannot add pages in moto g default launcher it max to 5 pages fixed.
Still feel 4+ mb app size for a launcher is memory overhead.
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@NoSpamDan - Well it changed my icons size and fits great, but I will in a minute upload a ss of a layout bug Thank you I will check inside the app and see how the layout is there and maybe fix it myself, but not at the moment... @vikraminside - Just look and feel The change is seen from the beggining, so I am trying to avoid such launchers, it's just my opinion, anyway thanks

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What bug?
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What bug?
And people who take the time to respond to you do appreciate your expression of thanks by clicking on the "thanks" button...
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Homescreen should be higher than it is at the screenshot (the icon of play sotre is cut and the rest is hidden under the menu...
And done...

UP

@gmillz is there a known bug in the screen shot posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56938130 ?
Re: spacing?
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BlackLie said:
Homescreen should be higher than it is at the screenshot (the icon of play sotre is cut and the rest is hidden under the menu...
And done...
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What happens when you select Widgets and long press one to add to home screens? Doesn't the bottom bar disappear, revealing the whole screen for widget placement? It did for me...

NoSpamDan said:
What happens when you select Widgets and long press one to add to home screens? Doesn't the bottom bar disappear, revealing the whole screen for widget placement? It did for me...
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Yeah, it seems to be good, when I am adding widget...

Nova launcher ignoring non English font apps. Its a flaw I found.
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