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Introducing... Octopi Launcher (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What does it do that other, FOSS launchers on F-Droid don't do?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

it's still under lots of development, but here's a few:

Better support for foldables (separate layouts for each screen)
(Auto-scrolling) widget stacks
Fine/ free positioning of home screen apps and widgets
Resizable home screen icons
Display drawer items as tiles (or single list)

[–] akilou 4 points 7 months ago

Fine/ free positioning of home screen apps and widgets

This sounds cool

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Sounds really interesting. I'm thinking about getting a foldable that doesn't allow different layouts for the screens, will probably check it out if I get one. Does it allow the swipe down gesture to open notifications?