Introducing... Octopi Launcher (lemmy.world)

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Hi everyone!

I'm happy to share my app, Octopi Launcher, which I've worked on for quite a while now.

Octopi Launcher is a launcher for Android, built with the latest trends in mind, which includes visual and haptic effects, and support for foldables.

Features:

App drawer, dock and homescreen
Different homescreen for different screen layout/ orientation/ size/ foldable position
Widgets and (autoscrolling) widget stacks
Home screen folders
Fine/ free positioning of home screen apps and widgets
Big home screen icons
Swipe actions for icons
Display drawer items as icons or tiles (or single list); sort by installed date or updated date
App search + instant launch
Icon pack support
Wallpaper blur when opening app drawer (on supported devices)
Work profile support
Fun animations, reflections and haptic effects

Screenshot album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8xiXqSABV7Rhad139

Firstly, join the Google Group to gain access: https://groups.google.com/g/octopi-launcher-alpha-testers

Then, use this link to download the closed beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.otp.octopilauncher

I'd love to hear your feedback below, and have a nice day!

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

You can actually float/ pin a widget to make it behave like a dock.

As for the actual dock, that can be achieved too by creating a folder, changing it to grid mode, and resizing it to the size you want. You can then float/pin it too.

Google Now slide left won't be planned soon as it requires Google not to change and break things in future, which is something I can't control. As a work-around, you can assign the Google app to the gesture when you swipe right

this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2024

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