I agree, except that it would be so nice to have a real
launcher with widgets, customizable app locations, android notifications, etc..
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.
With a variety of home
launchers, lock screens,
widgets, custom ROMs, android users change the way their phone looks according to the time or their mood.
Both devices will come preloaded
with Swype as well as a «pre-configured home screen» (read Alcatel
launcher)
with the most «essential apps and
widgets pre-loaded.»
-- Overall features of AOKP, CM10 and PARANOID ---- Custom JellyBam Settings
with preferences ---- Tons of customizations ---- GAPPS Included ---- Hacked youtube
with 720p playback ---- Bravia Engine ---- Awesome audio Mods ---- XLoud sound mods ---- Themes and Mods in JellyBam style ---- Latest CM10 / AOKP Kernel compiled from sources ---- New Mali driver ---- Exynos HWComposer ---- Lockscreen
with x8 Custom app targets ---- New optimus 4x circle lockscreen ---- Ability to customize color and alpha of the optimus lockscreen ---- Bravia Engine libraries ---- Bravia XLoud audio libraries ---- Paranoid Android settings ---- Per - App - DPI Changer ---- Per - App - Color ---- Custom home action and hardware button in lockscreen ---- Quick / Long click on weather and clock actions ---- JellyBam Panel in settings app ---- AOKP and CyanogenMod Settings ---- Mass storage mode ---- Apollo Music Player (Themed)---- Quick SMS ---- Init.d scripts ---- JellyBOOM script ---- Media quality tweak ---- 3G and GPS Tweak ---- RAM Optimization + Multitasking ---- SmoothScrolling tweak ---- V6 Supercharger included ---- Trebuchet
Launcher ---- Touchwiz
Launcher with samsung weather
widget ---- JellyBam custom Bootanimation by metallaxis ---- Center Clock / No clock / Right Clock ---- Volume Panel (Volume Rocker allows you to change ALL volume levels in one Menu)---- Lockscreen Weather ---- Lockscreen Vibration on / off toggle ---- Performance / Color Settings ---- Brightness Control Slider ---- Multilang ---- JellyBam Style --
Wi - Fi and Bluetooth
Widget — Using a Wi - Fi widget with Nova Launcher makes turning on and off Wi - Fi much faster and easier without having to go into the setting
Widget — Using a Wi - Fi
widget with Nova Launcher makes turning on and off Wi - Fi much faster and easier without having to go into the setting
widget with Nova
Launcher makes turning on and off Wi - Fi much faster and easier without having to go into the setting menu.
Magazine UX is a very slow
launcher when you use it to its full potential — like when you have it filled
with email, social media and a few other
widgets, which makes it take a few seconds to load.
Deodexed Pre-Rooted Super Fast Note 5 Icons (Not Theme) Tab S Settings S6 Toggles Note 5 Sounds — Boot animation Lightly Debloated Tab 4
launcher without Google search Multi window S6
widget (XWidget) Tab 4 Weather
widget if you like it Build prob Tweaks Note 5 and S6 Wallpapers Bravia Engine 4 Double Tab to sleep Amplify Pre-installed Replaced Clock and Calculator
with Google clock and material calculator Tinted Status Bar Note 3 Ultra power saving mode
with Greyscale Viper4Android Added Lite Clean master Tab S File Manger Note 4 Memo S5 SPlanner
The MeeGo operating system is particularly interesting, since the company has spent some time tweaking the OS
with home screen
widgets and a custom, finger - friendly program
launcher.
Rainmeter works by installing community made «skins», many of which can change how the desktop works
with widgets like app
launchers, RSS and email readers, calendars, weather reports, and many others.
The team has also integrated a new search bar into the bottom of the
launcher,
with multiple functions like finding apps or contacts, or performing calculations, and the ability resize
widgets without snapping them to the normal grid (something that should please enthusiasts).
Google has supercharged the Pixel
Launcher's new top - of - the - screen
widget with the addition of calendar events and traffic information alongside the weather and date.
We like that HTC kept the
launcher, since it continues to be one of the most polished,
with the best
widgets, and great theming capabilities.
This was possible before
with widgets and certain
launchers, but now Google is making the process much easier.
As a side note, your
widgets won't restore
with Nova
Launcher's restoration process.
Unlike the stock
launcher with the Pixel 2 and 2 XL, Nova made the search
widget optional so you could stick
with the older dock design if you wanted.
LineageOS also includes a handful of its own apps, like the Trebuchet home screen
launcher, the clock home screen
widget, a File Manager
with root file access, a custom music player, and a terminal emulator.
Subgrid positioning in Nova
Launcher gets you the consistency of a grid
with just enough give to get your
widgets and apps in just the right place.
The app also features integration
with Light Flow, Cloud Print, Apex
Launcher Pro, Nova
Launcher, DashClock
Widget, and more.
You'll need to update to the premium features for more options, though, including Action
Launcher's Covers and Shutters (think
widgets that launch from folders and individual apps
with a simple swipe).
This time around, Google is doing away
with the «pill» and weather
widgets that took up the top section of the
launcher, instead bringing back the search bar and placing it in a much more sensible place — under the docked icons.
With the Pixel 2, Google introduced a new launcher with a search widget at bottom of the screen within the d
With the Pixel 2, Google introduced a new
launcher with a search widget at bottom of the screen within the d
with a search
widget at bottom of the screen within the dock.
When it comes to the Android OS, Vertu's gone close to stock Android here,
with only a custom
launcher, old - school - style notification shade, and a few
widgets on top of Android 6.0.1.
It's worth noting that the newest Pixel 2
Launcher has the added bonus of featuring a functional At a Glance
widget, along
with Google Now integration, adding tremendously to the Pixel experience while on your Galaxy S9.
In terms of design, one video shows off a lockscreen that is quite reminiscent of Pixel
Launcher's «At A Glance»
widget with the time, date, and weather displayed.
Android also allows for much more customization than iOS,
with alternate
launchers,
widgets, shortcuts, backgrounds, lock screens and a variety of settings.
If you are one of those who do like that position, Nova
Launcher now offers it as well but does one better by letting you replace that searchbar
with any
widget of your choice.
Even that can be rectified up to a point
with FTL or Holo
launcher which allows all
widgets on the home screen.
Perhaps the biggest changes to the way we're used to using Android phones is in the
launcher, where EMUI eschews a traditional app drawer to leave all of your installed apps on the home screens along
with your
widgets, much like you'll experience on Apple's iOS (and this is hardly the only time you'll say that phrase
with this phone).
The Android
launcher also got a bit more useful
with the first home screen
widgets, while basic video recording capabilities came to the camera app.
OnePlus's
launcher has an iPhone - style
widget shelf, but otherwise mirrors the look of the Google Pixel
launcher,
with a vertical swipe revealing the app drawer.
Android O can't come fast enough to many of us, and Action
Launcher wants to scratch that itch
with an Easter egg they've extracted from the Android O version of the Clock app: both the app icon for the Clock and its analog clock
widget reflect the current time down to the second,
with a smooth sweeping second - hand.
Rather than packing your
launcher with a bunch of icons, you can utilize
widgets to get quick information in a beautiful package or provide one - tap access to a particular functionality within your apps.
Plus, Android is an open OS, which means it's easier to customize
with awesome
launchers and
widgets.
The photos leaked now on Weibo (via AndroidPure) show the Nexus Sailfish
with the new Nexus
launcher, which replaces the larger Google Search
widget with a smaller, simpler G tab.
The
launcher is just as fast as the current version
with Oreo, but I noticed that the «Wallpapers», «
Widgets», and «Home Settings» icons are visible behind the app drawer when it's open for whatever reason.
We've seen a few early looks at possible Pixel
launchers with the search bar and various
widgets in different places, so it's tough to say if this will be exactly what we see on October 4.
If you're like me and love to tinker
with custom
launchers, icon packs and
widgets, you'll love the freedom and tweaks that CyanogenMod offers.
Widgets have gotten some love here, too,
with Action
Launcher adopting an Android O style
widget picker and the Google Pill
widget finally getting that Pixel
Launcher edge when you set it on the left side of your screen
with Google Now enabled.
The handy Quickpage, a home screen
with support for
widgets that's always accessible
with a swipe from the right hand edge, used to be an Action
Launcher Plus feature but is now included in the free version.
If you're not as nitty - gritty
with your grids and
widget placements, Action
Launcher will get your theme up and get you on your way without much fuss.
The quick settings on the top has a RAM management
widget,
with the rocket
launcher to free RAM (basically by killing background apps), and the entire screen area is filled by several toggles.
Also of note, the two devices might ship
with an exclusive Nexus
Launcher that gets rid of the app drawer, adds a permanent calendar
widget, and features animated onscreen buttons for the Google Assistant.
He says that
launcher developers would need to rename their launcher with the same package name as the Pixel Launcher in order for the weather widget to work, but that would also keep those launchers from being published in the Google Pla
launcher developers would need to rename their
launcher with the same package name as the Pixel Launcher in order for the weather widget to work, but that would also keep those launchers from being published in the Google Pla
launcher with the same package name as the Pixel
Launcher in order for the weather widget to work, but that would also keep those launchers from being published in the Google Pla
Launcher in order for the weather
widget to work, but that would also keep those
launchers from being published in the Google Play Store.
And the Pixel
Launcher, Google's proprietary home screen app, now comes pre-installed
with an app drawer and weather
widget optimized for the tablet's screen size.
Off by default, Pop - up
Widgets, along
with Typing Action and keyboard shortcuts, make the
launcher both simple for new users and attractive to long - time Android and BlackBerry enthusiasts.
With a
launcher you can change the color scheme, icons, backgrounds, and lots of other details to define your ideal home screen, app drawer, and
widget combo.
It runs on Android 5.0.2 lollipop
with Sense 7 UI on top.Sense 7.0 comes
with themes you can create
with one click and a personalised app
launcher widget as well as new lock screen
widgets.
Sense 7.0 comes
with themes you can create
with one click and a personalised app
launcher widget as well as new lock screen
widgets.