Be nice

Thomas Künneth

About this app

Be nice is a modern Android launcher built with Jetpack Compose.

It started as a tool to launch apps in split-screen mode to avoid forced rotation on tablets and foldables, and has evolved into a full-featured home screen replacement.

Key features

- Modern design: Built entirely with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 Expressive for a smooth and responsive experience.
- App pairs and split-screen: Create app pairs to launch two apps side by side for multitasking and to avoid unwanted rotation. Works on phones, tablets, and foldables when the system allows split-screen.
- Folders: Organize your apps into groups to find them easier and faster.
- Hidden items: Optionally hide any apps; they move into a dedicated Hidden items folder that you can manage from Settings.
- Widgets: Add up to two widgets to the Favorites and widgets page for at-a-glance information.
- Large-screen layout: On large-screen devices, the Favorites and widgets page uses a two-pane layout where the right pane can host additional widgets.
- Configurable dock: Customize the dock on the Favorites and widgets page to launch the phone, messages, browser, or your favorite apps with a single tap.

Whether you need a full replacement for your home screen or just a better way to multitask, Be nice adapts to you.

Ratings and reviews

5*****++ for making app pairs. 3½*** as a launcher. It's early days, but I'm hoping to change folder icons using an icon pack (unless I've missed something, currently, I can only choose from letters, numbers, or emojis) and arrange apps within folders. Good start developer! It'll be interesting to see where it goes. FYI: the Yahoo Sports large widget won't allow scrolling through favorite teams' scores.

it has the potential to be great! just add 2 things: 1. a niagara launcher type app list with icons and the ability to display notification to the given app 2. a more windows phone like app drawer with the option to select and jump to a letter

absolutely fantastic app. the latest update gives the ability to change favorites, which is really important. Thank you so much! where's the donate button?!

What’s new

- Hyperscroll no longer lands letter sections under the status bar
- Favorites can be shown as an icon grid, with optional labels
- Libraries and tools upgrades