If you believe that ADW Launcher 2 hasn't seen an update in ages, think again! From a non-linear, non-subjective perspective, we might have just dropped this update three years ago, and you're only catching up now. Don't worry—we know not everyone has 1.21 gigawatts to spare!
We've taken Google's recommendations on app options and settings to heart, but as the ability to speak doesn't necessarily make us intelligent, we've done the opposite. Without freedom of choice, there's no creativity, and the Launcher would become dull. You might find the plethora of settings a bit overwhelming, and that's a totally normal reaction. But trust us, your kids are going to love it. With approximately 3,720 to 1 ways to configure it to your liking, math doesn't lie—it's the best launcher out there.
Yes, we have screens, icons, and widgets too. What more could you want? In fact, you can create your own or use themes, widget, and template packs to personalize your device's desktop. Change it up whenever you want; it's all about your style and your rules. Whether you choose to tweak it or not, there's a setting for everything—shaken, not stirred.
Remember, "There's no such thing as 'the unknown,' only options inside ADW Settings." Are you going to miss out on this?
Endless Features
We've reprogrammed and redesigned most of the application from scratch, introducing a host of new features:
- Support for Android 7.1 launcher shortcuts (with limited support on older versions down to 5.x).
- A new icons effects section where you can choose image filters and compositions. It's awesome!
- Dynamic UI coloring that uses your wallpaper colors.
- A new way to manage screens by holding down an empty area of the desktop.
- New methods to add widgets and shortcuts.
- A new way to change the wallpaper, lock/unlock the desktop, or access settings by holding down an empty area of the desktop and selecting the option.
- Added a fast scroll app drawer style.
- Added an indexed fast scroll app drawer style.
- Included some desktop transitions.
- A new section to configure icon badges.
- A visual mode to configure desktop, icon appearance, folder appearance, and app drawer options.
- An option to change the top panel/widget.
- An option to change the content type of the bottom panel (dock/widget).
- A new wrap folder mode for folders. Tap to launch the first app in the folder, and swipe up to see the folder contents.
- A fast application search in the app drawer.
- Improved app categories in the app drawer.
- An improved way to manage user gestures.
- An enhanced method to apply internal and external themes.
- An improved context menu for all desktop objects.
- A new Custom Widget object. You can add new custom widgets from the widget list, import them from friends and other developers, create, edit, and share your own.
- Some initial extensions for the custom widgets (time/battery).
- Check out the ADWExtensions pack for more extensions (weather, Gmail, etc).
- A template manager to easily remove, add, and share templates.
- An improved icon properties dialog.
- An improved folder properties dialog.
- A backup manager in advanced settings/system. Now you can import data from other popular launchers (if we've missed one, let us know so we can include it!)
- The ability to set a secondary action on desktop shortcuts by swiping up over the desktop shortcut to execute the secondary action.
- And probably 2 or 200 other things we might be forgetting...
- A bunch of wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff inside!
Tags : Personalization
