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Lightning Launcher V12.8.1

Just a minor update to to fix a few bugs.

This is the first of the year, of course more releases will come later 😉

Here it is! V12.8 is available now, with major improvements and a special price for Christmas, enjoy !

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I am glad to announce Lightning Launcher V12.8!

This new version brings two major enhancements which are animated GIFs and fullscreen panel edition.

With animated GIF, it’s easy to add a bit of fun and eye candy in your desktop. And since GIFs can be controlled from script, this can also be used to create special effects.

Panels are now edited using the full screen estate, just like folders. This makes it easy to move and customize items, even in the tiniest panel. I hope this will make docks, sliding windows, or object groups creation a much more pleasant experience.

Beside that, there is also an improved script editor and new image handling APIs to use with scripts. These are geeky tools, but its nevertheless a lot of fun to play with!

If you like this new version, please don’t forget to rate it 😉

And as good news never come alone, Lightning is now on sale, Merry Christmas!

Available for everyone 🙂

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Lightning Launcher V12.7

I am pleased to release Lightning Launcher 12.7 with cool new stuff. 

There are tons of enhancements and bug fixes in it, but probably the most important things are:

– support for persistent icon pack: each new icon added in the container will be automatically themed with the icon pack set in the settings (as long as the icon pack is still installed)

– a new hierarchy screen displaying all desktops and all items in a “hierarchical” view, allowing easy move and reorder.

– various goodies like HTML labels, Google account selection for unread GMail badges, a new app launch animation option

– more Android 6 support (work in progress)

New things are already in the pipe for 12.8, stay tuned…

Full ChangeLog: http://www.lightninglauncher.com/wordpress/change-log/ ‎

A new version of Lightning Launcher is online, with the brand new “Floating Desktop” feature! It remained a long time in beta, but it’s now available in the stable channel for everyone – version 12.6. Hooray!

A floating desktop is a desktop that can be displayed anywhere, anytime. Just swipe from an edge of your screen and the floating desktop will be displayed above any other app, always ready to launch apps or display widgets, just when you need it. And since this is a Lightning desktop, you can use pretty much the same features as found in a regular desktop: widgets, folders, panels, scripting and so on. Enjoy!

And you know what? To celebrate this event Lightning is on sale, 50% off for a limited time, spread the word!

Lightning is available on the Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher_extreme

V12.4 is finally ready 🙂

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V12.4 A brand new editor UI for Lightning Launcher.

I am really excited about this new release! It’s all about a new builtin editor where changes are directly done in the desktop: no more frequent switches between the settings screen and the home screen. The goal is to make editing in Lightning smoother, easier, faster, more fun!

For an introduction on how the new editor works, please have a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkh_RdH8FTk

I would like to say a big thanks to the beta testers, they really drove the development of this version in the right direction!

Update is in progress right now, the new version will appear soon on your device 🙂

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Lightning V12.2 is out of beta. You should receive the update soon, Google servers are updating 🙂

This release includes many bug fixes and several minor improvements but most importantly it includes an optimization to reduce the app drawer launch time when the number of apps is above 200 or 300. It should also help in maintaining the memory use at an acceptable level when using many apps or background images.

More to come soon.

Enjoy!