Easy Launcher: A Minimal and Clutter Free Android Launcher
Easy Launcher is a minimal and clutter free Android launcher designed for swift access and streamlining your operations. This minimal launcher provides favorite app quick access by displaying your most-used apps on the home screen in text format. No use of INTERNET permissions ensures your data remains private, while you can secure your privacy and data with fingerprint lock for selected apps and settings.
Core Features and Functionality
- Hide Apps: Easily conceal apps you don't want visible, keeping your home screen clean and focused on essential content.
- Rename Apps: Personalize your apps with custom names that sync seamlessly between favorites and all apps.
- Locking: Secure your privacy and data with biometric hardware for authentication.
- Crash Reports: Report crashes via email, including log files for effective troubleshooting.
Personalized Customization
The app offers extensive personalized customization to suit your preferences:
- Font Colors: Customize font colors using our color picker.
- Position: Align Date, Time, and Apps to Left, Center, or Right.
- Padding: Adjust padding between favorite apps and all apps.
- Font Size: Set font size for each element on the home screen.
- Toggle Items: Control display preferences on the home screen.
Gestures and Possible Actions
Possible gestures include swiping gestures to navigate in different directions (up, down, left, right) to access various features or move between screens. You can use a double tap to quickly tap the screen twice to perform a predefined action or activate a feature. Interaction with the clock displays additional information such as alarms, while tapping the date opens the calendar app. Tapping on the battery icon allows you to access battery usage details.
Possible actions include:
- Open Specified App and Display App List.
- Screen Locking and Show Recently Opened Apps.
- Notification Drawer Access and Quick Settings.
- Power Dialog to control power options such as restart or power off.
- Take a Screenshot to capture your screen instantly.
- Disable Gestures to temporarily or permanently customize your device interaction experience.
Technical Specifications
Below is a summary of the technical details and required permissions for Easy Launcher:
| Author | DroidWorksStudio |
| License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
| Version | 0.3.3 (33) |
| Android Requirement | Android 7.0 or newer |
| Architectures | arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64 |
The app utilizes several permissions to provide full functionality:
- android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER: Allows the app to programmatically modify the wallpaper.
- android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR: Allows the app to expand or collapse the status bar.
- android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC: Needed for biometric authentication methods such as fingerprint.
- android.permission.VIBRATE: Allows the app to control the device’s vibrator for haptic feedback.
- android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES: Allows the app to view the list of all installed apps.
- android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES: Allows the app to request the uninstallation of packages.
- com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM: Necessary for the app to set alarms on the device.