If you think the iconic ADW Launcher 2 hasn't been updated, think again. Time might seem like a straightforward journey from cause to effect, but from a non-linear, non-subjective perspective, we actually released this update three years ago—you just didn’t notice! We get it; not everyone has 1.21 gigawatts to spare.
We've taken Google's recommendations on app options and settings to heart. Yet, as the ability to speak doesn't equate to intelligence, we've done the opposite. Why? Because without freedom of choice, there's no creativity. A launcher without options is just plain boring.
You might find the sheer number of settings overwhelming, and that's a normal reaction. Maybe you're not ready for it yet, but your kids will love it. With approximately 3,720 to 1 odds of configuring it to your liking, the math confirms ADW Launcher 2 as the best launcher out there.
Yes, we have screens, icons, and widgets. You can even create your own! If you prefer something ready-made, dive into themes or widget and template packs. Is your device's desktop looking dull? Change it, Sam. It's your style, your rules. Whether you want to do it or not, there’s a setting for that—tweak it, change it, shaken, not stirred.
Remember, "There’s no such thing as ‘the unknown,’ only options inside ADW Settings." Are you going to miss out?
Endless Features
Most of the application has been reprogrammed and redesigned from scratch, with a plethora of new features added. Here are just some of them:
- Support for Android 7.1 launcher shortcuts (limited support on older versions down to 5.x)
- New icons effects section where you can choose image filters and compositions. It's awesome!
- Dynamic UI coloring that adapts to your wallpaper's colors.
- A new way to manage screens by holding down an empty area of the desktop.
- New methods to add widgets and shortcuts.
- New way to change the wallpaper, lock/unlock the desktop, or access settings by holding down an empty area of the desktop and selecting an option.
- Added fast scroll app drawer style.
- Added indexed fast scroll app drawer style.
- Added some desktop transitions.
- New section to configure icon badges.
- A visual mode to configure desktop, icon appearance, folder appearance, and app drawer options.
- Option to change the top panel/widget.
- Option to change the content type of the bottom panel (dock/widget).
- New wrap folder mode for folders, allowing you to launch the first app in the folder on tap and show the folder contents on swipe up.
- New fast application search in the app drawer.
- Improved app categories in the app drawer.
- Improved way to manage user gestures.
- Improved way to apply internal and external themes.
- Improved context menu for all desktop objects.
- 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.
- Initial extensions for the custom widgets (time/battery).
- Check out the ADWExtensions pack for more extensions (weather, Gmail, etc).
- Template manager to remove, add, and share templates easily.
- Improved icon properties dialog.
- Improved folder properties dialog.
- Backup manager in advanced settings/system to import data from other famous launchers (if you miss one, report back to us so we can include it!)
- Possibility to set a secondary action on desktop shortcuts. Swipe up over the desktop shortcut to execute the secondary action.
- Probably 2 or 200 things we’re forgetting…
- A bunch of wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff inside!
