The beta version was more stable than the current release, so I’m promoting it to stable. The release has only minimal changes from the last beta.

Works only with LL V14 stable.

This means Beta testing is over and I wont be handing out any more free codes for now. Already sent codes will continue to work until end of this year.

As this is now finished (thanks to all testers), I have time for new ideas. Bug reports and feature requests welcome!

Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faendir.lightning_launcher.multitool

Experimental:

– Alternative music control mode: Has to be turned on for each player. Might allow to control players which have a broken implementation of standard controls. Expect larger latencies in this mode. (worked with Poweramp alpha for me Masaoka Taro)

– Supports multiple music widgets in parallel. Will probably not work with old widgets.

Other:

– Shows Trial state/expiration in the settings

– Fixed problems with license detection (thanks to Family Wijbenga)

Free unlock codes for all paid feature are still available to beta testers. Just send me an email at support@faendir.com.

You can sign up as a beta tester here https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.faendir.lightning_launcher.multitool

As the previous version: Only works with latest Lightning Beta.

– Keep lists sorted (requested by Family Wijbenga)

– Tap on album cover opens latest player (requested by Lionel SANCHEZ)

– Cover will now be transparent if there is none available (instead of the most recent one) (requested by Lionel SANCHEZ)

– Unresolved: Icons are not loaded and show the default Android icon instead (reported by Ian Macdonald and Lionel SANCHEZ and confirmed by me). Pierre Hébert and I are currently trying to identify the issue.

Thanks to all the people who reported and requested, it eases the development a lot.

Free unlock codes for all paid feature are still available to beta testers. Just send me an email at support@faendir.com.

You can sign up as a beta tester here https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.faendir.lightning_launcher.multitool

As the previous version: Only works with latest Lightning Beta.

Edit: b6 with a hotifx for a bug which prevented the buy button from doing anything.

Implemented “Appdrawer in any container” from scratch!

Now tolerates other items in the container. Items can now be moved to subcontainers without a problem. Items will not overlap with other items attached to the grid.

Let me know which features you were using in the old app and are now missing or which options you’d like to see in general.

I have taken the old app out of the Play store and will not support it anymore. This integrated version will serve as replacement.

As with the Music widget you can get a free unlock code if you are a beta tester. Just send me an email at support@faendir.com.

You can sign up as a beta tester here https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.faendir.lightning_launcher.multitool

As the previous version: Only works with latest Lightning Beta.

Now you can add items directly from LL, no need for custom buttons anymore. Thanks to Pierre Hébert for that.

This is experimental on both Lightning and Multitool side, but it seems to work quite fine for me. Just don’t expect it not to crash.

This is the first version that is not compatible with Lightning < v14b3!

As a result there will be no stable release until Lightning goes out of beta.

As always: Feature requests welcome!

Reminder: You can still get the Music widget feature for free until end of this year if you are a beta tester and send me an email at support@faendir.com

You can sign up as beta tester here https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.faendir.lightning_launcher.multitool

Supports different scale modes for the album cover:

– Overscale: Fill whole area, some parts may be cut off

– Underscale: Scale cover down until it fits in the area, might have blank spaces

– Stretch: Scale the image to the area, ignoring the side ratios, might be distorted (this is as it was before)

Music widget is now a paid feature, simply because I am now in college and have to care for myself. However, there is a 7-day trial and I will be handing out promo codes to Beta testers. Just send me an email at support@faendir.com with the email you used to register for beta tests.

You can sign up as beta tester here https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.faendir.lightning_launcher.multitool

Beta is finished, the update just went live.

New functions:

– Music widget (a nice example can be seen here https://plus.google.com/104446012376605910726/posts/ht4wUEHCUs5 by Masaoka Taro )

– Automatic Lightning Backup: Never lose your setup again because you forgot to make a backup.

Automatic Backups can be scheduled anywhere between daily and weekly at a time of your choice.

Note that most functions in this app require the Repository Importer to be installed. To avoid problems, this should be installed BEFORE installing this app.

Special Thanks to all Testers: Chris Chastain, Lionel SANCHEZ  and the other 20 people who sent reports anonymously.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faendir.lightning_launcher.multitool

I pushed a new Beta version for my Multitool, now including Music widget replacement for all devices (starting at Lollipop).

It would be great if you could test it a bit:

I am happy about any kind of feedback, but I’m particularily interested if there is an app which doesn’t work with this, or one that works but shouldn’t.

The advantage of this widget replacement is:

– It only runs when Lightning is in the foreground! No battery usage otherwise.

– You can customize it a lot, because it is built out of normal LL items.

For those who follow my activities: this is the successor of the Metadata receiver script. I created it because that script only works with either root or only some specific apps.

Be a Beta tester! https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.faendir.lightning_launcher.multitool