However, what can be inferred from the teardown of this launcher, which will likely debut in Android 7.1 with the Pixel phones, are some intriguing potential changes to launcher icons and the return of
launcher shortcuts.
As for
the launcher shortcuts, they were originally found in the second Android N developer preview, and seem to act much like iOS» 3D touch functionality — though it's unclear whether the shortcuts will be accessed through a pressure sensitive display, long - pressing or some other gesture.
There's also support for Android 7.1 Nougat's
launcher shortcuts, along with a new «Timeout» screen lock method, a new quick start feature to change major settings faster and much more.
You also get
the launcher shortcuts introduced in Android 7.1, which pops up quick options, depending on the type of app you tap and hold on.
Launcher shortcuts have to be supported by the launcher and require an app with the added functionality.
In the latest Android N developer preview, one feature that has captured the attention of many is the new support for
Launcher shortcuts.
Launcher shortcuts are added to the Android version of the app with the new update.
A new feature called
Launcher Shortcuts debuted on the latest beta of Android N and Google has now confirmed it's a feature ready for Android manufacturers to support pressure - sensitive screens.
Google has confirmed the new «
Launcher Shortcuts» feature that debuted in the second beta for Android Nougat is ready for pressure - sensitive display technology.
We say might, because at the moment it comes down to the wording of
a launcher shortcuts API, which talks about «dynamic shortcuts».
The second iteration of the Developer Preview has code to support something called «
Launcher Shortcuts» and the folks at Phandroid, in association with Nova Launcher's developer, have gotten together a working demo of how an app might take advantage of it.
Phandroid uses a simple app to quickly show the 5 - day forecast from the Weather app, but the possibilities of what you could use
the launcher shortcuts for seems pretty vast, especially with a pressure - sensitive display.
Sadly for fans of the Dark Theme and Night Mode,
Launcher Shortcuts, advanced multitasking shortcuts, those funky new folder icons or the shutter button in video mode, it looks like these features may not make the cut.
These launcher shortcuts let your users quickly start common or recommended tasks within your app.
Other features like the Redesigned Settings Menu, Smart Storage and App
Launcher Shortcuts are not worth losing sleep over.
Launcher Shortcuts — the ability to create custom action shortcuts on your home screen — has officially been axed for Android 7.0.
Among the most noticeable changes are
launcher shortcuts, colored media notifications, autofill API support, and notification channels.
Apps you install from APK files will work just like an Android app you download from Google Play, gaining their own windows,
launcher shortcuts, and taskbar icons.
Launcher shortcuts are also exclusive for the Pixel launcher and it is but obvious that Pixel's phone application would come armed with one.
You can expect features such as Battery optimization options, Advanced Reboot, Ambient Display, Smart Storage,
Launcher Shortcuts, etc. from the custom ROM.
Some of the features included in the update are Quickcuts (
launcher shortcuts), round icons, All Apps drawer, new widgets, Google «Pill,» tinted dock background, new folder styles from the Pixel Launcher, caret page indicator and much more.
As of now, we know about an Android N feature called
Launcher Shortcuts that will be the first to do so.
If you cast your mind back to Google I / O 2017 you might remember Google demoing notification dots (which are essentially numberless notification badges with nifty
launcher shortcuts) which would be coming up in Android O.
There are two methods to utilize in this theme — completely clear app icons and gesture
launcher shortcuts — and while the former is available on almost any launcher that allows custom icons, the latter is a little harder to come by.
Nova Launcher has also implemented the Android 7.1
launcher shortcuts, meaning when you long - press a supported app, you'll get more options than simply Edit or Remove.
Google's new app shortcuts (previously known as
launcher shortcuts) are one of the few new features that rolled out as part of Android 7.1 Nougat.
Additionally, there are
launcher shortcuts, many customization options, extensions, and tons of other modern features.
What we did find to be a drag was the new camera
launcher shortcut, moved from double - clicking the now non-existent physical home button to the side power button — you may miss capturing a Kodak moment until you retrain your muscle memory and find a case that doesn't make hitting the side buttons so difficult.
Not exact matches
These include a rustic default theme (which reminded us of an Andrew Wyeth painting), the Lenovo
Launcher - a widget that allows you to launch your e - mail / browser / eReader / media player, the ability to close apps from the layers menu, and the App Wheel - a rotatable widget with thumbnail
shortcuts to your six favorite apps.
It's basically a customizable
shortcut launcher that you can pop up from anywhere in the UI.
Regardless, the new functionality of Samsung's latest Android
launcher seems like a good alternative to the regular One - handed mode, especially for people who tend to keep their home screens relatively free of app
shortcuts.
Keyboard
shortcuts on the KEYone are tied to the BlackBerry
Launcher app though, so if you are an Android tweaker and want to use a different Android launcher altogether on the KEYone you are going to lose some of that functi
Launcher app though, so if you are an Android tweaker and want to use a different Android
launcher altogether on the KEYone you are going to lose some of that functi
launcher altogether on the KEYone you are going to lose some of that functionality.
AOSP NeatROM Android 4.4.2 Custom ROM for Galaxy S3 I9300 is based on SlimKat builds and its main features are as following: Real Dark Slim interface, notification drawer
shortcuts, support for rebinding all hardware keys, Nova
Launcher set as default, Superuser, Darker Camera, Darker Gallery, revamped lockscreen target options, wake up on charge, volume rocker wake, volume rocker music control, enable / disable support for camera widget lockscreen, power connectivity alert, ascending ringtone, mute Camera shutter sound, Quiet hours, SlimCenter, CRT screen animation, battery icons, notification transparency, QuickSettings full customization support and tons of other great features that you can discover only by testing this new ROM.
BlackBerry
Launcher lets you organize apps, widgets and
shortcuts on customized home screen panels for instant access.
But Acer's tossed in some interesting software improvements, including a lockscreen with quick - launch
shortcuts, and a neat little «Ring»
launcher that lives on top of the home screens, but only when you call for it to.
To the right of the
Launcher is a handy
shortcut that takes you directly to settings; having this icon placed here saves you from having to dig into the status bar below for the settings.
It's basically just a
shortcut to the Market — but the Kindle Fire
launcher recognizes it.
Both
launchers allow finger dragging of the application
shortcuts from the Extra screen onto the home screens.
According to Phandroid, Nova
Launcher developer Kevin Barry tried to test out the new «dynamic
shortcuts and pinned
shortcuts» feature, but he was not able to.
You can also long - press on icons to get
shortcut options, and the neat trick with them is you can drag any of those
shortcuts out and make it a top - level icon in your
launcher.
In fact, there are a slew not even mentioned here, like how to create really useful
shortcuts with Nova
Launcher, for example.
And there is more: Action
Launcher v26 brings several Android O inspired features including notification tweaks as well as Notification Dots, Notification Previews, and a brand - new App
Shortcuts panel.
In particular, users can take advantage of rounded icons on the Pixel
Launcher home screen, along with app
shortcuts.
1.1.1: - Screen off animation (default, CRT TV, Fade)- Disable keyboard full screen on landscape mode (support for Htc, Google, Aosp, Swift keyboards)- Disable
shortcut auto install while on
launcher 4x5 grid (to avoid grid re-sizing)- Add an option to kill all front App activities (It requires granting Root access to System user)- Few other improvements
- Lockscreen
shortcuts: — added additional slot — added option for scale correction - QuickSettings management: — added option for Haptic feedback (vibrate on tile press)-- QuickAppTile: use default theme for
launcher dialog — Moto: improved scaling of Signal tiles (WiFi, Cellular)- Battery settings: — percent text in status bar is now independent of existing stock percent text — added master switch for battery settings - Recents: added option for always visible Clear All button (non-OOS only)- Actions: improved killing of foreground apps — kills only what's really visible to the user — removes killed task from the recents panel - Screenshot: use native method if available (e.g. uses OnePlus screenshot on OOS)- GB's App Launcher: added option for choosing theme - Media: allow volume keys skip track for music playing remotely - Fixed app init on FBE devices for lockscreen shortcuts and QuickApp tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih
launcher dialog — Moto: improved scaling of Signal tiles (WiFi, Cellular)- Battery settings: — percent text in status bar is now independent of existing stock percent text — added master switch for battery settings - Recents: added option for always visible Clear All button (non-OOS only)- Actions: improved killing of foreground apps — kills only what's really visible to the user — removes killed task from the recents panel - Screenshot: use native method if available (e.g. uses OnePlus screenshot on OOS)- GB's App
Launcher: added option for choosing theme - Media: allow volume keys skip track for music playing remotely - Fixed app init on FBE devices for lockscreen shortcuts and QuickApp tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih
Launcher: added option for choosing theme - Media: allow volume keys skip track for music playing remotely - Fixed app init on FBE devices for lockscreen
shortcuts and QuickApp tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih Firinci)
Translations updated Bugfixes Changed saving method to JSON for future compatibility Added Android Nougat
shortcuts (can be used with Action
Launcher 3)
Adaptive icons will be supported in the
launcher,
shortcuts, device Settings, sharing dialogs, and the app overview screen.
As of the July 2017 update, this animated clock icon displays in Action
Launcher for the Google Clock app, for desktop
shortcuts as well as in the All Apps drawer.
Action
Launcher v26.0 also sees the introduction of an Android O style widget picker, accessed via the new App
Shortcuts UI:
Action
Launcher was the first launcher to support Android 7.1's App Shortcuts, and also the first to bring app shortcuts to earlier versions of Android (5.1 or
Launcher was the first
launcher to support Android 7.1's App Shortcuts, and also the first to bring app shortcuts to earlier versions of Android (5.1 or
launcher to support Android 7.1's App
Shortcuts, and also the first to bring app shortcuts to earlier versions of Android (5.1 o
Shortcuts, and also the first to bring app
shortcuts to earlier versions of Android (5.1 o
shortcuts to earlier versions of Android (5.1 or later).