Android users are spoilt for choice when it comes to options to customise their home screen launchers, and one of the most popular, ADWLauncher, has just released a premium version serving up new animations, some tweaks and a desktop preset feature.
The new ADWLauncher EX ramps up the customisation options with five different app drawer styles, eight different desktop transition animations, and the ability to customise icons.
All of the original features of the original ADWLauncher are present and correct so you’ll still be able to mess about with new themes and extra layout options, with the latest version also promising code improvements to make things run faster all round.
Differences between ADW.Launcher and ADWLauncher EX
ADWLauncher EX is based on the ADW.Launcher opensource code with a lot of new additions and improvements, like for example:
- 5 different app drawer styles/behaviors
- 3D Nexus One like applications drawer
- 2 different plain vertical applications drawers styles, the “old one” and a new fast and smooth one
- 2 different Iphone-like horizontal applications drawers, a traditional paginated one and a new one with continuous fling
- Different desktop transitions (8 at the moment): new animations while navigating through your desktop screens. Try them all, they’re crazy!!!
- New Icons configurations/look and feel: Tweak your desktop icons, change its sizes, add coloured backgrounds, change font size, color, etc!
- New fast presets mode: Quickly change the whole desktop configuration by 1 click!
- Editable desktop icons for applications, shortcuts and folders!
- Lots of code improvements
ADWLauncher EX is a $3.30 download for Android phones, with the original ADWLauncher remaining free – check it out in the Android Market or scan in the QR code below.
