Hi fellow Moto members..
I couldn't find an existing thread for this excellent program, so I guess it's cool to start one ?
The variety of available launchers on the market doesn't really make it easy to chose the "right one".
Like many of you, I ran the Nova launcher Pro for quite a while now but in all honesty:
I wasn't REALLY satisfied because I needed a bunch of additional little helper programs to design my phone layout the way I wanted (or at least get close).
It seems there is indeed a better launcher out there, not only for modders but for users who can appreciate a truly fast, stable and lightweight-footprint launcher in general:
(Free version, does not contain ads or other malware)
- A donate version is available (includes 1 "secret" functionality, no clue what that could be)
- A few free/pay plugins are available ("Unread" plugin is highly recommended to display missed calls/sms/mails directly on screen elements)
Main features (as I see them)
- TRULY lightweight (205 kilobyte !!!) and blazingly fast.
- No bloated flamboyance or 3D gadgetry
- Potential for customisation, both in functional and visual terms. You can make your phone look like android, windows, firefox or totally customised in a matter of minutes.
- Important functionalities for every situation are provided in an intuitive manner
- Although it's a bit different than other launchers, it takes little to no time to understand all the functionality it offers
- The author of the launcher, Pierre Hebért (Pierrox), can be contacted easily and is quick to react when people are having problems
Screenshot1 shows a spontaneous layout I made. The entire screen took me about 25 minutes to make.
A little introductory video
It's a bit hard to outline all the functionalities LL offers, I'll try anway...
LL customisation itself:
- Assignment of buttons / gestures (single/double/long press)
- Notbar visibility / screen animations
- Default settings for screens /elements / folders, makes editing of elements a lot easier
- Properties/behaviour of background color or graphics (e.g. manual resize, auto-resize, overlay)
- Manage themes / load / save
- Simple preview function (via swipe gesture, saves LOTS of time when modding )
Screens/Elements/Folders/App Drawer (yes, you can take care of all these things, collectively or individually):
- You have an indefinite number of homescreens to all sides, zooming in/out (e.g. by gestures) can group several homescreens as a collective new homescreen (with smaller icons of course)
- You are not bound by the usual x*y rows/column patterns when placing elements, although you can use this scheme if you like.
- You can add applications / shortcuts / app-Widgets / LL-widgets and folders to your desktop. And if you have multiple homescreens, you can even assign scrolling points to an element.
- You can place elements across different homescreens, on top/below each other and rotate them freely.
- For every element you insert, you can set text / symbol / overlay / background / position / alignment / box / gesture properties (Screenshot 2).
- You can copy settings from element to element.
I admit, I was a bit reluctant after first installed the launcher, because its "look and feel" was a bit different compared to all other launchers I had tried in the past.
But as a matter of fact, not only will you get used to it within minutes, you will also appreciate its intuitiveness.
And although this launcher is a modder's wet dream, I can wholeheartedly recommend to ANYONE who is looking for the fastest and smallest launcher available.
I hope more people look into this app, because it's really superb and maybe we can use this thread to share our experiences and questions :