Adw is back. You remember it right. It was the launcher that gave you your first taste of Stock Android when you noticed just how bad Sense or TouchWiz used to be. It also used to be the Launcher of choice in CM, that is before ICS came along.
Writing on the Adw Blog AnderWeb says:
It’s been a really long time without updates for ADW.Launcher, really really long time.
ADWLauncher Ex was updated “more recently“, but from now on things are gonna be different.
Since ADW/Ex 1.3.3.7, both applications share a common core, making them easier to maintain and improve. Expect much more from this, really.
I love the way he says the 7th of December 2011 is “more recently”, as of this moment that was the last time Adw Ex was updated. But since I have always had a soft spot fo Adw but more recently with the like of Apex and Nova leading the way, I personally love Nova and won’t use any other launcher these day, Adw has been left far behind as the kind of story you tell to the young ones – “Back in the old days we used Adw for our launching needs.”
The full changelog is quite impressive. I am off to give it a shot now. Here is hoping that Ex gets updated quickly as well.
- Revamped engine to merge ADW/ADWEx functionalities.
- Settings to modify icon sizes
- Settings to modify text colors, shadows, etc
- New visual configuration helper
- New ADWSetup screen for an easier way to add items and access tweaking functionality
- Improved android compatibility from 1.6 to 4.1!
- New visual AppWidget picker (android 4.1+ only)
- New theme engine with improved support for most popular launcher themes
- New ADWSettings layout
- New animations when moving desktop items
- Fling desktop items to send them to the trash
- New optional ActionBar for most common actions
- New desktop transitions
- New desktop indicators
- New way to hide apps from your app drawer
- New app drawer tabs to manage unlimited application groups
- New app drawer visual styles
- New app drawer open/close animations
- New gestures settings to perform common actions
- New easy way to manage folders
- New different folder visual styles
- New folder previews styles
- Manually reorder folder contents by drag-and-drop
- Double tap desktop icons to bring up editing menu
- Double tap desktop icons to bring up editing menu
- Long press desktop Widgets to bring up editing menu
- New easy way to adjust screen sizes/margins
- New backup/restore system
If your feeling a little nostalgic, or if you have never come across Adw before hit the download link and give it run.
ADW.Launcher Play Store Link
via ADW Blog
I’m Robert Best, founder of this little site that you are looking at. And I hail from Lisburn. That is in Norn Iron, or Northern Ireland as everyone else calls us. Now on my 9th Android phone I am always looking for interesting and new things to do with Android. When I am not thinking about Android or anything Android related I can be found making music for either for my solo project or for one or two of the bands I am currently playing with. And there generally is not a moment of the day that goes by without you being able to see me with a cup of black tea.
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