Apex Launcher - helps you create a customized homescreen experience on your Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) device.
NOTE: Due to limitations of the Android framework, you won't be able to add widgets from the drawer unless Apex Launcher is installed as a system app (root required). Please read the FAQ for more information.
Tips:
· Pinch the screen to access screen previews (like Exposé or HTC Sense).
· Long press an icon to drag and drop it over another one to create a folder.
· Long press icons/folders on the desktop and choose edit from the popup menu to customize icons and labels.
· Drag, hover, and drop app icons over the delete button at the top of the screen to quickly uninstall apps.
· Long press an app in the hide apps list to quickly launch that app.
· Reboot after installing as system app (root required) to add widgets from the drawer. Apex Launcher features:
· Customizable homescreen grid size and up to 9 homescreens
· Scrollable dock with up to 7 icons per page and up to 5 pages
· Infinite & elastic scrolling (homescreen, drawer and dock)
· Fancy transition effects (tablet, cube, etc.)
· Hide elements as you want (persistent search bar, status bar, or even the dock)
· Customizable icons and labels for shortcuts and folders
· Choose different folder preview styles and background
· Multiple drawer styles (transparent/opaque, horizontal/vertical, paginated/continuous)
· Drawer apps sorting (title, install date, mostly used)
· Hide apps from the drawer
· Lock your desktop to prevent accidental changes
· Enjoy homescreen gestures (pinch, swipe up/down, double tap)
· Backup/restore settings and data
· Optimized for both phones and tablets
· Lots of other customization options!
What's New in This Release:
· Sort apps in drawer (pro)
· Support Apex Notifier v2.0
· Added icon label shadow in drawer
· Fixed app/shortcut picker style
· Fixed notification action/gesture on TouchWiz
· Fixed indicator animation
· Updated translations
What's New in 2.0.3:
· Transparent status bar for Galaxy S4
· Improved theme support
· Misc fixes and optimizations
· Updated translations
What's New in 1.2.5:
· Improved unread Gmail notifications (pro)
· Option to choose search bar style (ICS or JB)
· Add widgets from drawer w/o root (JB only)
· Fixed voice search icon bug in JB
· Fixed direct dial shortcut for SGS3/TouchWiz
· Updated translations
What's New in 1.2.4:
· Fixed FCs for Android 4.1 Jellybean
· Updated some graphics to Jellybean style
· Minor bugfixes
· Updated translations
What's New in 1.2.3:
· Separate home screen preview and management UIs
· Launch screen management from Apex menu or settings
· Reduced vertical margins for vertical drawer
· Updated translations
What's New in 1.2.1:
· Better theme support
· Improved desktop and dock gestures
· Fixed a layout issue on phones
· Other bug fixes and improvements
· Updated translations
What's New in 1.1.1:
· Added option to keep Apex in memory
· Added dock options for tablets
· Long press menu key to start search
· Improved tablet transition effect
· Fixed margin settings on tablets
· Fixed wallpaper issue under single screen mode
· Fixed a bug with desktop data backup/restore
· Other bug fixes and improvements
· Updated translations
· New permissions are used for unread count notifications in the pro version.
What's New in 1.0.5:
· Merged changes from Android 4.0.4
· Fixed force close after reboot
· Fixed transparent drawer bug
What's New in 1.0.4:
· Fixed force close when loading drawer
· Fixed icon size issue on tablets
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Supported operating systems:
Google Android 10.x, Google Android 4.0, Google Android 4.1, Google Android 4.2, Google Android 4.3, Google Android 4.4, Google Android 5.x, Google Android 6.x, Google Android 7.x, Google Android 8.x, Google Android 9.x
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