This project is a custom built Android Launcher built for Flip Phones and takes a D-Pad first approach. This Launcher features 3 main pages accessable via the left and right keys on the D-Pad and is geared towards the Vortex V3.
- Display and open current notifications
- Add and remove apps from the home screen
- Displays currently installed applications on the apps screen
- Trigger app uninstall from apps screen
- Open app details page from apps screen
- Display currently playing music on the home screen
- Launch dialer from keypad
- Save apps added to the home screen
- Add additional themes and colorways
- Update design for notifications page
- Fix the App Context Menu
- Pressing the back button too many times will restart the launcher
- Some apps listed in the menu will launch the previous launcher (Vortex V3 specific issue)
- Some notifications do not display correctly
| Device | Buttons | Notifications | Other issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vortex V3 | ✅ | ✅ | Known Bugs |
| Olitech EasyFlipSmart | ❌ | ❌ | Buttons do not correctly identify |
| Doro 731x | ? | ? | Launcher needs to be replaced, unable to test further |
Some devices (mainly devices running Android Go with the Low Memory flag) seem to have removed the ability to grant notification access on the device itself. This usually presents with a screen that reads "This function is not available on this device". If you run into this issue, please run the following ADB command to grant notification access.
adb shell cmd notification allow_listener com.example.simplelauncher/com.example.simplelauncher.MyNotificationListener