Item: Smart Launcher 5
Rating: 8.3
Author: Manu Galvez

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Smart Launcher 5's review

Published: 2014-05-06, by Manu Galvez.

Smart Launcher 2 puts every app in its place

8.3

Auto-categorize apps
Minimalist yet well-designed interface
Accessible and efficiency booster
Animations, gestures and themes
Falls short on variety of themes

"A launcher to organize it all"

GinLemon's Smart Launcher 2 is for those who believes organization leads to efficiency. It's way easier finding a thing you are looking for if it's where it is supposed to be, isn't it? Smart Launcher 2 automatically puts your installed apps into categories you can easily access from the homescreen.

Thus, it removes the "home screen" to turn it all in a better organized app drawer. From the vertical left-side bar you can switch from one category to the next (messaging, Internet, games, media, productivity and settings). Obviously, you can re-organize the apps within categories at your very own whim.

The Pro version adds a secondary screen where you can place widgets. It also includes a carousel-style lockscreen as well as more transition and customizations.

Apart from auto-categorizing, Smart Launcher 2 has been optimized for multi-device, supports most-known launchers' set of icons, allows hiding apps and search them from a quick search bar. Animations, gestures, themes wrap the experience.

Although it may fall short regarding variety of themes compared to other launchers, it's a well-designed, balanced and accessible launcher. Highly recommended.

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by Emmanuel , Appszoom

May 06, 2014

Description

Smart Launcher is back and has been completely renewed! Smart Launcher is the innovative launcher that makes your smartphone or tablet faster and easier to use.

What's in Smart Launcher?

Ambient theme

Smart Launcher automatically changes the theme colors to match your wallpaper.

Adaptive icons

The icon format introduced with Android 8.0 Oreo is fully supported and available for any Android device! Adaptive icons means not only customizable shapes but also beautiful and bigger icons!

Automatic app sorting

Apps are automatically sorted in categories, you won't need to waste time organizing your icons anymore!

Designed to be used with one hand

We moved the items you need to interact the most in the bottom part of the screen where they are easier to reach.

Ultra immersive mode

You can now hide the navigation bar in the launcher to maximize the screen space

Smart search

The Smart Launcher search bar allows to quickly find contacts and apps or to perform actions like searching on the web, adding a contact or performing a calculation.

Built-in clock widget with weather

The built-in widget has been redesigned to show info like alarm, next event and weather.

On screen notifications

Smart Launcher will now show you which apps have active notifications without requiring to download an external plugin. This makes the feature more stable and reliable.

Gestures and hotkeys

Both gestures and hotkeys are supported and configurable. You can turn off the screen with a double tap or show the notification panel with a swipe.

Customization

Smart Launcher is completely customizable thanks to many options. Hundreds of themes are available to downloads and icon packs are fully supported

Protect your apps

You can hide the apps you want and if you want to keep them secret, you can protect them with a PIN.

Wallpaper selection

Smart Launcher includes a very efficient wallpaper picker that allows you choose between many sources of pictures. You can also backup your wallpaper before to try a new one!

Smart Launcher is community-driven project, regularly updated with new features to support the most recent Android APIs and new devices. You can join our community and find out how to become a beta tester using this link: https://plus.google.com/communities/114803489211052363907