CircleLauncher

db-ware

- July 15, 2015

Everyone

Productivity

( 4,259)

Description

This widget will help you to start your prefered apps or call your best friends - but with style!

!NEW! moved swipe functions to new free app 'CircleLauncher Swipe'

You can add some frequently used apps, contacts or bookmarks to this launcher and start those apps, contacts or bookmarks with one click from a circle, a horizontal or a vertical line. Use the included launcher icons, load your own image or use a icon from any icon pack (CircleLauncher icon packs, ADW and Go Launcher icon packs supported). If you slide over the icons, they are animated a little bit mac-like ... just try it!

Parallax FX [beta]: look behind the widget like on iOS7! This effect can be enabled in the settings: 'More Settings' > 'More ...' > 'Parallax FX' - the result is highly dependent on the sensor in your phone ... some are perfect, other will not work very well. Looks best with '3D Image Live Wallpaper' :-)

Additional features in the full version:
- custom icons for the icon on the homescreen
- support for ADW icon packs for the icon on the homescreen
- vertical and horizontal launcher versions

Some icons in the screenshots are from 'CircleLauncher IconPack One', 'Minimal UI', 'Glasklart Go Nova Apex Theme', 'Circles Theme', 'Motif' and 'Rain' - the clock is 'lockscreen watch'.

Please don't move the app to the sd card - it won't work!

If you noticed a bug or have any questions, please send me an eMail.

Required permissions:
Directly call phone numbers
- direct calls for the contact version direct from the app

Read contact data
- is required to display the contact list

Read browser's history and bookmarks
- is required to display the bookmark list

Modify/delete USB storage contents modify/delete sd card contents
- reading and writing of the backup files

Control vibrator
- optional vibration if the launcher will open

French translation by Johan Jaworski.
Chinese translation by Leo Yang.

Reviews

4.4

4,259 total

5 2,777

4 892

3 280

2 103

1 207

Kyle Fritz

I will change this review to 5 stars once they fix this recent issue: for the past few weeks, when I start clicking the widget, it won't respond... It's only after a few seconds (up to 5 or so sometimes) until it starts to register my clicks. The app was perfect until then. I'm guessing... Since it's been so long since it was updated, that they're not keeping up with the new Android versions

Leon Mc Kenna

Great app but needs a little refinement. Have paid for this app and think it is a great app launcher. It's unique, I haven't noticed any slow down since install and it has a lot of tweaks you can make. I didn't give it 5* because it does need some attention. For those of you who are having problems opening up the Configuration menu when it is not a circle I have found a workaround. Set a long press to hide/unhide menu. Then press the widget and then press your long press button.

Kryss Perry-Bartlett

Great app I've used this app for years and love it! I have 5 different launchers on my phone (used on Samsung S3, Sony Z2 and Samsung Edge 7). It's extremely customusable! The only problem I've noticed is on the square setting I can't get back into the settings (which I just tried to see how it looked and I don't use this anyway) .

Sam Stone

Very Good Developer is quite responsive when reached out to and this thing is dripping wet with all the effort put into it. There are few limitations which the developer showed concern for but could not change in my case. I certainly won't fault anyone when I can directly see how invested they are in their work. No issues that can't be dealt with. Enjoy.

Rob Meyer

Long time CL user great app..one thing since getting new phone Long time user. Keeps my home screen clean to view my wallpaper and open with a circle array. Only one downside, cannot change closing animation as it defaults and remains sliding down and out. Note 5.

Ashley Sheridan

Button in lower right corner? I just switched from an HTC to the new Galaxy S6, and for some reason when I click in the spot I designated to open my circle of apps, a small button for accessing settings pops up with it. I've used this app for years and never had this icon pop up before, and tbh I'm not a fan. I use this app to make my screen look extremely clean, with everything transparent. This icon really negates the purpose with which I use the app imo.

User reviews

Kyle Fritz June 21, 2017

Leon Mc Kenna May 23, 2016

Kryss Perry-Bartlett November 15, 2016

Sam Stone October 30, 2015

Rob Meyer August 31, 2015

Ashley Sheridan December 22, 2015

Keith Higgs December 4, 2016

Question Unable to add icons from Click/Minimal/Switch UI due to error that's states icon could not loaded. Can you clarify if the app supports these icon packs? Also all my icons are themed but the circle launcher shows the default icons, is there a way to change them lime your screenshots without root? Thanks

Shea Deadly August 24, 2016

Upgraded to Note 7 For some reason it says "unable to load image" on every custom image type I try to make my icon. I had the same image on my galaxy 6 but it won't work on Note 7! Help please!!

Lucy Lang May 11, 2017

Help it keeps saying icon won't load when I try to change the launcher icon? I loved this on my phone so decided to buy the full version. Different layouts are cool but quite useless if it doesn't blend in with my theme. Have tried installing light version too and restarting tablet. Help! Have a Samsung galaxy tab A 6 if everything works as it should would be a 5 star. Plus help so can change rating, don't wanna regret buying this :(

kevin beasley March 29, 2016

Almost perfect Love this app and it's Features, only bad thing is there is no way to move/backup a configuration from one phone to another. So each time I upgrade or buy a new device, I have to configure it from the beginning. Otherwise five stars

A Google User July 28, 2015

Amazing still after 4 years long story short I was a frequent user of this app when I purchased it four years ago, but since then I stopped using it until recently. This app is simply amazing, cool features to customize to your harts content.

Henry E October 24, 2015

Excellent Best mini launcher of all, but a lot of customization seems to have no useful purpose. I use 2-letter category designators rather than icons, keeping my desktop uncluttered. When VERTICAL was selected, I found no way to get back.

Mitch Cain August 19, 2016

Few improvements Great app, however when circle launcher is open it does not show the notifications next to I.e messages. Missed a lot of messages because of this. If this is fixed, or if there's a way to configure this it would be 5* from me

Erik Maher January 19, 2016

Love this app! I'm a minimalist, wanted a screen with no icons whatsoever, here's how: Set CircleLauncher's transparency to 100%, and set Label color to a highly-contrasting color from your background image. I set my widget label to say, "As you wish, my lord", positioned right where my thumb would naturally go. There were only two icons I couldn't remove; one was a flashlight widget, I solved that problem by downloading ASUS FlashLight app instead, which could then go into CircleLauncher like any other app. The other was an ES File Explorer shortcut to my user folder. For this, I created a new screen, set the shortcut's icon to 5 x 5, used a favorite photo as the icon, and used Carousel screen swipe effect. Now, I have two screens with no icons, only the Android app button and the status bar. Suggested (really cool) combination of settings in CircleLauncher: Launcher style Circle, Show centered, Opening animation Roll in from top, Speed 0.5, Closing animation Bounce, Speed 0.5, and in More settings, Fullscreen without the status bar. The app has the ability to Backup configuration. I hope the Restore will work - but setting everything up only took me about 10 minutes.

Charlyene Johnson May 2, 2017

App hasn't been updated since mid-2015. Have used the app for years on multiple phones and love it, but it's really time for an update. There are display issues on the S8+.

Seetwist Productions January 17, 2017

Crashes a lot, 5+ times everyday. Used to enjoy this, but it causes lots of my other apps to crash unexpected, especially streaming services. Podcast Addict, Reddit Is Fun, WWOZ, Pandora, and more unexpectedly stop working now that I use this, whereas the didn't before. Otherwise, it's a nifty idea. -Note3

Darril Heitzman February 7, 2016

3 1/2 years Is how long I've had this launcher. This is my 4th phone,same launcher. I'm lazy,so once it's set up,I enjoy the one touch service. Update: People, once u set up ur various types of launchers,before u update, go into each launcher, save each one,update ur app,then go back to homescreen(if they've disappeared)long press, drag circle launcher to homescreen, open,then scroll down and restore configuration, launcher restored. Mainly on samsung devices.

Tenzin McGurn September 9, 2015

Hmmm Could be what I've been looking for for ages but can only set 1 widget then my launcher crashes. I'm on KK Launcher 5.0. What's the best launcher for these apps (but not stock touch wiz lol)

Luis O. Antongiorgi July 15, 2015

It WAS pretty good.... Overall I like the app. When I have it set up its pretty awesome. Helps keep things clean & in order. My ONLY issue is that every time, EVERY TIME it updates my original circle launchers dissappear & I have to remake them from scratch. This'll be the 3rd time that I'll be doing this & it's getting to be quite frustrating & tedious. Since it has happened more than once I had to lower what would've been my original choice of rate, which would've been 5 stars....

db-ware July 20, 2015

The disappearing widgets is a known issue with TouchWiz and Android 4.4.2 - until Samsung this has fixed, the only workaround at the moment is to use another home app.

David L February 8, 2017

Pretty buggy for me. Keeps losing settings, especially if I set up two widgets. Takes a while to set up, not worth the time since it just changes and deletes stuff. Importing your own icons is a real pain.

James Hilyard Jr. April 9, 2017

Only let's you make one icon. Wanted one for contacts and another for apps but I when I set up the second icon it disappears immediately. Can't believe I wasted money on something so limited. Buyer beware.

Pisinee Phatchrasophon January 7, 2016

Love it! I haven't been able to find a better widget than this!! I've been using this for 2 years and I keep downloading this for every new phone I get

Geoff B September 25, 2016

Settings??? Down to 1 star for utter lack of support. Bookmarks freeze phone too. I think I've waste my money

Mark Bearden December 27, 2015

One fatal flaw - couldn't upgrade without loss of all settings I loved this product and would give it five stars for over four years of using it. But finally I abandoned it for its one glaring flaw: the creators did not commit for years to storing the circle definitions in a stable data structure that was maintained across versions. Repeatedly, when I upgraded, I lost all definitions and would have to spend an hour recreating all my customizations. After doing this five or more times, I was finished.

Drake Hei December 30, 2016

Great app Was getting tired of the ugly folder appearances. This works great. If only i could pin it to the bottom row it would be perfect but that might be an android issue.

Shankar Thangavelu December 14, 2015

Its good but cannot edit after it is set once With the recent android version it has become very difficult to edit after it is set. Is there a work around?

Esti McCrory July 5, 2016

Pretty good, with small flaws Takes a bit of tinkering to get the results you want, but very flexible and handy. Minus one star because there seems to be no way to edit horizontal or vertical launchers.

Malarie Perelshteyn December 14, 2016

Perfect for what I need Thought I wouldn't use it, but it's great for lumping all of my messaging stuff together! I love that I can add my own pictures to the circle, too!

Lee Jones March 24, 2016

Used to be awesome Since getting my new Samsung S7 edge which I use with Nova launcher if I create a widget with any other type of style other than the circle I can't access the configuration menu. If I can't get it exactly as I want it first time (which I cant) it's useless. It says tap the menu button button but there isn't one. Any suggestions because I used to love this app?

Jason Agee October 1, 2016

Best of it's kind! Been using this from android 2.1-5.0.1, works flawlessly. Circle launcher is a fantastic way to organize app launching. Think of it as an advanced folder with many options and visually very cool. You can setup launchers as widgets or shortcuts to access from the home screen. The cool thing with the shortcut option is that it can be used with the free "CircleLauncher Swipe" app that will allow you to launch your circle launchers from any app screen edge with up to 6 hotspots. This app makes using android a much more fluid and enjoyable experience! Get it, it ROCKS!

Nestor Leal Jr August 4, 2015

Helps organize and clear the clutter Been using this app for years throughout different devices and still love it.

Selena Wolf May 4, 2017

Would love the ability to make a text message circle like you can for phone. Also adding any other random stuff you want linked like a specific google sheet.

Rebekah Spencer August 9, 2016

Love it on all my devices I have used Circle Launcher on two phones and a tablet and love how I can customize to fit my needs from device to device. The ability to customize my icons in addition to grouping them helps keep my devices' screens neat and organized. A beautiful and useful product. I have never had any issues with it after several years of use.

Georgi Minkov August 4, 2015

Best app for the purpose No discretion needed, never crashes, never freezes, only issue widged sometimes disappears when app updates, not a big deal. Money well spent.

Greg Visentin July 10, 2016

Useful and fun This app is great. I use it for commonly used apps and contacts. The options for opening and closing the widgets make it fun and makes IPhone users jealous

Eric Manktelow July 15, 2015

Keeps homescreen tidy A great widget to keep my frequently used apps on my homescreen without the clutter of icons everywhere. Changing the order of the apps can be fiddly.

Tanner Mindel December 27, 2016

Slow startup makes it unusable for about a minute to 2 minutes. Nvidia shield portable

Aaron Thomas July 29, 2015

Not" loved it" But Love it, Brilliant idea for having a clean home screen knowing all the time your favourite app is hiding there. Reminds me of cleaning my room as a kid and throwing it all under my bed. My room looked spotless so will your home Screen if you use circle laucher. :-)

Michael Anderson December 27, 2016

Formerly excellent, now unusable Stopped reading min icons some time ago, now recently started crashing nova launcher whenever trying to edit configuration.

Nate Holcomb June 13, 2016

COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT This is by far the best custom launcher I have come across. I have it in use on every android device I have. It lets you sets png files as the icon and gives great options for customization. A+ software that keeps getting better in every update.

What's New

- app icon changed (as required by Google)

- minor bug fixes

Additional information

Updated

July 15, 2015

Installs

50,000 - 100,000

Current Version

3.4.2

Requires Android

2.1 and up

Content Rating

Everyone

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