G+_Brandon Giesing / CosiC Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Action Launcher PRO Review I may frequently review keyboards, but before I really got into using alternative keyboards, I used a lot of alternative launchers! My first launcher was ADW which is one of the few launchers from Pre ICS to be updated to the Holo UI. I have since been using the default launcher as I didn't change anything that much anymore and I find that I only use one page. However, I thought I would give a second chance to alternative launchers with one that has a lot of unique features! This is a look at #actionlauncherpro So when you first launch the launcher, you get a small tutorial that explains some of its own unique features! I will get to these later. The first time you launch it, it will allow you to import from your stock launcher or some others. You can get back to this from the settings later on. First thing you will notice is that the App Drawer is not in the dock. It is a sidebar that you can access by bezel swiping from the left side or pressing the icon in the upper left hand corner. This is called the QuickDrawer and it also has your widgets. However it is not the only way to use widgets! This brings me to the second thing that you may notice. If you imported from your stock launcher, you will already have icons. If not drag one out. On an app icon, you will see 3 bars in the corner. This is a shutter. Do a quick swipe on the icon and it will show the widget for that app! This saves a lot of space for widgets that you don't always want on your screen. Now the third feature is slightly hidden. If you have a folder, you can click on the menu button inside the folder to turn it into a cover! This will make it a normal app icon so that the first app in the folder is click able, to access the rest of the apps, drag up just like you did on the cover! It will open the folder like normal! Now what is wrong with this launcher? Not much except that the swiping action on the covers and shutters are sometimes mistaken for a delete swipe that was introduced in Jelly Bean. Meaning you have to recreate your home screen. Should you buy this app? Absolutely! It is a unique take on launchers. Download from here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrislacy.actionlauncher.pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrislacy.actionlauncher.pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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