Zone Edge Launcher and drawer

BIALY

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About this app

A smart hidden launcher and sidebar that works on top of ANY app. This app will not replace your current home screen launcher. It works as a hidden side loaded launcher. If you liked SwipePad in the past, this app is a better alternative with more features.

Features

★ Fast and fluid launcher that can work as a sidebar, apps drawer or an edge launcher.
★ A single swipe launcher for any installed app or shortcut.
★ Arrange shortcuts into easy to reach Zones (Categories).
★ Add apps, shortcuts or action buttons.
★ Freely resize displayed windows into pop-up window, sidebar, full screen.
★ Customizable trigger areas.
★ Customize every single aspect of the app from colors, backgrounds & icons.
★ Easy to learn and use.
★ Small memory usage.

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Disclosure: the app supports the use of Android's accessibility service to enable more features such as enabling split-screen mode.. etc. Enabling this service is completely optional. We guarantee that no user data would be collected if you enable the service when using the app.

Ratings and reviews

Really nice launcher built on a good idea. My only quibbles after several months of use are that (a) I'm finding the index lookup is just a bit too fiddly - it's hard to pick M, for example, or any other letter, on the first try, and that's how it gets you to your apps ... and (b) it seems a bit laggy sometimes, with several seconds delay before the app icons display after you select the index letter.

I got this to replace my beloved SwipePad. It's very good & has some extra cool features that I like, but one of the main things I want is the direct dial/SMS but those shortcuts don't work, or even a shortcut to a contact. I tried giving it permissions but it doesn't show up in the app list for contact permissions. Also, you can adjust the visible width of the zones on the edge, but it doesn't effect the actual touch zones which are way too wide & intrusive so they are triggered easily. Bummer!

This is a fabulous app. I love that I can put all my commonly used apps in easy reach without having to search for them or go down a long long list. Just can't be beat. ❤️ However, I do have one wish for a feature: I wish I could easily move an icon from one zone screen to another (with whatever special icon I created for it), without having to delete it and totally recreate it elsewhere. 🤔 Though I'm not a programmer, maybe something similar to share but only "shares" to other ZL screens? ❓

What's new

A soft release (0.4.5)
- Visual UI enhancements
- Letters index now allows non-English languages by default (optional)
- More efficient app picker
- The app is now automatically disabled in landscape orientation (optional feature - avoid accidental touches in games/videos)
- Fixed the inability to turn off the background service
- Fixed blacklist feature not working on some devices
- Fixed adding shortcuts feature on some devices
- Fixed backup/restore bugs