Differences to the original Launcher

Notable changes compared to Finn’s Launcher #

µLauncher is a fork of finnmglas’s app Launcher. Here is an incomplete list of changes:

  • Additional gestures:

    • Back
    • V,Λ,<,>
    • Edge gestures: There is a setting to allow distinguishing swiping at the edges of the screen from swiping in the center.

  • Compatible with work profile, so apps like Shelter can be used.

  • Compatible with private space

  • Support for app widgets

  • Support for pinned shortcuts

  • Option to rename apps

  • Option to hide apps

  • Favorite apps

  • New actions:

    • Toggle Torch
    • Lock screen
    • Open a widget panel

  • The home button now works as expected.

  • Improved gesture detection.

Visual #

  • This app uses the system wallpaper instead of a custom solution.
  • The font has been changed to Hack, other fonts can be selected.
  • Font Awesome Icons were replaced by Material icons.
  • The gear button on the home screen was removed. A smaller button is show at the top right when necessary.
  • The search algorithm was modified to prefer matches at the beginning of the app name, i.e. when searching for "te", "termux" is sorted before "notes".
  • The search bar was moved to the bottom of the screen.

Technical #

  • Improved gesture detection.
  • Different apps set as default.
  • Package name was changed to de.jrpie.android.launcher to avoid clashing with the original app.
  • Dropped support for API < 21 (i.e. pre Lollypop)
  • Fixed some bugs
  • Some refactoring

The complete list of changes can be viewed here.

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