DownloadIf you believe that ADW Launcher 2, the original and best launcher of all time, hasn't seen an update, think again. From a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, we released this update three years ago. Don't worry if you missed it; not everyone has 1.21 gigawatts to spend on staying up to date!
We've been keeping up with Google's recommendations on app settings and options. However, we believe that true creativity stems from freedom of choice. That's why we've made ADW Launcher 2 the opposite of restrictive. You know, without the ability to customize freely, a launcher can become quite dull.
You might find the plethora of settings overwhelming, and that's a completely normal reaction. We understand if you think it's too much, but rest assured, your kids are going to love it. With approximately 3,720 ways to configure it to your liking, ADW Launcher 2 stands out as the best launcher, and math doesn't lie.
Yes, we offer screens, icons, and widgets. You can even create your own widgets or choose from a variety of pre-made themes and widget packs. If your device's desktop feels boring, just change it. Your style, your rules. Whether you prefer to tweak it, change it, or keep it shaken, not stirred, there's a setting for it.
Remember, "There's no such thing as 'the unknown,' only options inside ADW Settings." Are you going to miss out on this?
Endless Features
Most of the application has been reprogrammed and redesigned from scratch, with a plethora of new features added. Here are some highlights:
- Support for Android 7.1 launcher shortcuts (with limited support on older versions down to 5.x).
- A new icons effects section where you can choose image filters and compositions. It's awesome!
- Dynamic UI coloring that uses your wallpaper colors.
- A new way to manage screens by holding down an empty area of the desktop.
- New methods to add widgets and shortcuts.
- A new way to change the wallpaper, lock/unlock the desktop, or access settings by holding down an empty area of the desktop and choosing the option.
- A fast scroll app drawer style and an indexed fast scroll app drawer style.
- Some desktop transitions added for a smoother experience.
- A new section to configure icon badges.
- A visual mode to configure desktop, icon appearance, folder appearance, and app drawer options.
- Options to change the top panel/widget and the content type of the bottom panel (dock/widget).
- A 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.
- A fast application search feature in the app drawer.
- Improved app categories in the app drawer.
- An enhanced way to manage user gestures.
- Improved methods to apply internal and external themes.
- An enhanced context menu for all desktop objects.
- A new Custom Widget object, allowing you to add, import, create, edit, and share your own custom widgets.
- Initial extensions for custom widgets (time/battery), with more available in the ADWExtensions pack (weather, Gmail, etc).
- A template manager to easily remove, add, and share templates.
- Improved icon and folder properties dialogs.
- A backup manager in advanced settings/system, enabling you to import data from other popular launchers (if we've missed one, let us know so we can include it).
- The ability to set a secondary action on desktop shortcuts by swiping up over the desktop shortcut to execute the secondary action.
- And probably 2 or 200 other things we're forgetting...
- A bunch of wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff inside!
