ock88

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[–] ock88@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you so much! A video speaks a million words and yours helped me to instantly identify what's causing this.

What happens is that when you remove apps from a folder until one is left, that app remains as a folder, and currently this launcher doesn't allow you to drag one folder over another.

A workaround is to tap that "folder" and drag that last app out from its "folder", into the other folder you want it to be in.

A fix for this is planned, thanks for highlighting this confusing behaviour ;)

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's not a known bug, could you provide more details? I just tried creating a home screen folder with 4 apps, and am able to.

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Do you mean the A-Z bar on the right of the drawer in Microsoft Launcher?

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I've been working on a launcher for a while now, do help me test it out!

Features include:

  • Widget stacks (with auto scroll)
  • Swipe up and swipe down to launch different apps
  • Display app drawer icons as tiles or a list
  • Individually resize home screen icons, for mixed-size icon layouts
  • Freely position and resize a widget or icon
  • Frosted glass background for widgets (experimental)
  • App drawer folders
  • Fade a widget
  • Separate layouts for different screens for foldables
  • Tap a folder to launch its first app (swipe to open folder)
  • Assign a nickname to an app for instant app search and launch (e.g. searching "ff" launches Firefox instantly)
  • Lots of custom animations and haptics

Planned features include:

  • Profile switching with Tasker support
  • Square tiles for app drawer
  • Swipe to open a widget pop up

https://lemmy.world/post/14530643

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Do give my work on progress launcher a try

https://lemmy.world/post/14530643

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Thanks for the report. Right here is actually fine to share feedback.

In terms of status bar and label colors, I'll have to add in manual controls. Currently, things are handled by the system, which means different ways of displaying on old and new Android versions.

By bumping screen size, you adjusted the scale/ density of your screen items right? That's one scenario I have not thought of. What you encountered is partly by design - the launcher detects a different screen and allows you to configure a new screen from scratch. I have plans to add a prompt to let users confirm if this is what they want, or if they want to copy over an existing layout.

I do have a long to-do list, mainly to bring this up to speed in terms of features. There are occasional reports of crashes which I'm also investigating

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Thank you. That's my test device as well, so it could be due to the app list retrieval process. I'll look into it further

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the screenshots. I may add an option to display a frequently launched/ pinned set of apps. As for finding recently installed/ updated apps, the sort modes above should be helpful.

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Folders wise, currently only 2 apps are shown as previews. It should be an easy task for me to code more preview styles.

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Great suggestion on the "wizard"/ guide on first launch. The launcher starts a bit empty otherwise.

As for the app sorting, is there a reason why you prefer a permanent sort choice (by date)?

App shortcuts are definitely on my to-dos, and they will be supported as swipe/ gesture actions as well.

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

It will be priced very competitively, as it's a personal project and I do not need to pay anyone else ;) Nova's model before it's bought over was great. i still recall being part of those who paid $0.10 for it. The Google group is how Google currently handles closed beta sign-ups, not very intuitive, I agree.

[–] ock88@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Thank you and look forward to hearing any issues you faced

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by ock88@lemmy.world to c/android@lemdro.id
 

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
  • Blur for widget and dock background (experimental)
  • Home screen and app drawer folders
  • Fine/ free positioning of home screen apps and widgets
  • Big home screen icons
  • Swipe up/ down actions for icons
  • Display drawer items as icons or tiles (or single list); sort by installed date or updated date
  • App search + instant launch
  • Assign a nickname to an app for instant app search and launch (e.g. searching "ff" launches Firefox instantly)
  • 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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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by ock88@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world
 

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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