I bought this launcher here due to my distrust in Google's IAP system. Thanks for having a non-IAP paid version! Previously, this version wasn't being kept up to date with the one available on the Play Store, but after sending an email to the developer, the app is being kept up to date here on Amazon as well.
As far as the app itself, it works great, although the map function seems to be broken, as the images never load on my Nexus 4 or my 2013 Nexus 7.
Only thing I'd like to see as far as a new feature is an option to control the speed that the orbs slide in and out at, as it seems to be a little on the slow side.
SAO Launcher
3.6
| 20 ratingsPrice: 5
Last update: 07-08-2024
Latest updates
What's new in version 3.0.3- Fix apps/sms/contacts never showing up
- Fix slow orbs from last release
Product Details
Release Date: 2013
Date first listed on Amazon: December 23, 2013
Developed By: Xlythe
ASIN: B00HGIQNLO
Customer reviews:
3.6 out of 5 stars20 customer ratings
3.6 out of 5 stars20 customer ratings
Developer info
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Product features
- Swipe to launch from anywhere
- Call, text, open apps, and create shortcuts
- Completely customizable
Product description
Launch SAO Launcher by swiping down from the top right or left corners. Various orbs will fall down, giving you access to contacts, applications, settings, and more. When you're finished, tap away to dismiss the orbs.SAO Launcher can be extended with themes and extensions, found inside the Store (Settings Orb)! Themes can change the entire look and feel of the app, from images to sounds and fonts. Extensions, meanwhile, will add additional orbs to SAO Launcher, giving you enhanced functionality. Best of all, both have public APIs! Anyone can write a theme or extension and easily share it with others. Get started with the following links.
http://xlythe.com/saolauncher/theme.html
http://xlythe.com/saolauncher/extension.html
User Data Privacy
Information not provided by the developer.Technical details
Size: 4.5MB
Version: 3.0.3
Developed By: Xlythe
Application Permissions:
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- Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
- Access fine (e.g., GPS) location
- Access information about networks
- Access information about Wi-Fi networks
- Initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed
- Change network connectivity state
- Change Wi-Fi connectivity state
- Access the list of accounts in the Accounts Service
- Get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc
- Open network sockets
- Manage the list of accounts in the AccountManager
- Read the user's contacts data
- Read from external storage
- Read only access to device state
- READ_PROFILE
- Read SMS messages
- Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
- Monitor incoming MMS messages, to record or perform processing on them
- Monitor incoming SMS messages, to record or perform processing on them
- Send SMS messages
- Open windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other applications
- Request authtokens from the AccountManager
- Access the vibration feature
- PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
- Write to external storage
- Write SMS messages
- Allows sending in-app billing requests and managing in-app billing transactions
- com.google.android.apps.googlevoice.permission.FETCH_CONFIGURATION
- com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Minimum Operating System: Android 4.0
Approximate Download Time: Less than 1 minute