Edge Card Launcher: Side Panel

Reactiv Studios

In-app purchases

About this app

Access your favourite apps, contacts, shortcuts, websites and settings from anywhere, easy & fast!

Edge Card Launcher is an overlay launcher/side panel with beautiful Material design and pleasing animations, accessible from any screen with one swipe. It is carefully designed for one handed use.

Edge Card Launcher comes with tons of functionality and customisation:
● Add apps, contacts, websites, in-app shortcuts and more.
● Adjust volume for media, calls, ringing, notifications and alarms.
● Adjust display brightness.
● Control media with play/pause, next and previous buttons, and view currently playing media info (pro feature).
● Switch media output to phone speaker, bluetooth or other connected devices.
● Open system notifications or quick settings panels.
● Turn on flashlight, open voice assistant, switch between ring/vibrate/silent modes, take screenshot
● and much more!

To open the launcher from any screen, just swipe on the edge of the screen (pull & release the handle).

The app is fully customisable to your liking: It supports icon packs, dynamic colors, dark and light themes.
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Accessibility service API use:
Edge Card Launcher uses Accessibility service to perform the following actions on user input:
● Take a screenshot
● Lock the screen
● Open the notifications shade

Note: This app does not use the Accessibility service without user action or to bypass any privacy controls or to collect any data.
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Edge Card Launcher needs one core permission to draw app overlays, and the following optional permissions for full functionality:
● Modify settings: To adjust volume or auto rotate device screen;
● Camera permissions: To turn on flashlight (torch mode);
● Read contacts: To add favourite contacts for easy access;
● Bluetooth: To control bluetooth device volume.
● Notification access: To view currently playing media info.
● Accessibility permission: To take screenshot, lock display, show quick settings and notifications.
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Ratings and reviews

Great app, like the new update. Please implement a feature to lock the position of the bar. My kids have been moving it all over my screen. Edit: there appears to be a bug where the app stops running if using a hidden bar. Doesn't matter if battery optimization is turned off. Edit2: had to dock it more stars. There is no way to temporarily pause anymore so you can access things like allowing location access for a website.

I've used this app for years now, and I actually forgot that I even downloaded it because it just feels so much like it's just part of my phone and daily use. At least, it DID. Version 5 is terrible in comparison. Much the same as other reviews, upon update, the app erased all my previous settings, asks for permissions it already has, and will not stay in the location I put it. I will be looking for a replacement.

The November 7th update has brought about a cleaner and modern look. Once open, the Edge Card is more intuitive to use than it was before. However, in rewriting the app, the developers have made opening the edge card unintuitive, requiring a swipe up or down rather than away from the edge. MOST IMPORTANTLY: This requires permissions to draw on top of other apps. This can cause issues with your phone browser. The update removes the ability to pause the App so you can handle website permissions.

What’s new

Brand new version 5.0 with a fresh coat of design and plenty of new features! Edge Card Launcher is now faster and more lightweight, completely rewritten in Jetpack Compose. Don't forget to leave a rating and review!