[Android Apps and Games] Nx Biotic:
Original Post (6/29/2020)

So, Your in the market for a new launcher app replacement? GCA Launcher? Lawnchair? Nova Launcher? Action Launcher? Pear Launcher? So many choices? Maybe your that guy/gal who switches launchers for certain profiles or environments. A question remains as you make your choice, is their an easy way to switch to my favorite launcher and is there a way to manage them more easily than what the android os provides? Well, I may have an answer!

(Edited 5/25/2023)

(Looking back at the op above from 2020) That was the question almost 3 years ago. How can we take a core feature of android and manage it? We answered it. In 2023, new questions came to the confront us. What launcher apps are safe to use, what launcher apps are legit and not cloned? Do they have ads? Why does it need access to my storage? Why is it connecting to the internet? We explored those questions and came up with a solution this year.

In June of 2020, XDA Developers had this to say about No'Me, https://www.xda-developers.com/nome-launcher-manager-switch-multiple-launcher-apps/

My Vision for No'Me changed as well as the angle for my vision of this app. First off, the name needed a rebrand. Second, No'Me needed a rewrite... And I had a few tricks up my sleeve.

I'd like to introduce No'Me's biggest update in 2 years. Welcome Launcher Ops! Launcher Ops is a next generation Launcher App Manager and Analyzer. There are 2 main features Launcher Ops focuses on.

Firstly is management, allowing users to quickly switch to and from different launcher apps quickly using the Companion app, Launcher Quick Tile, and it's brand new launcher switcher interface! Launcher Ops now allows users to switch the default launcher app programically without needing access to the android settings. This works by tapping into a relatively new api called Role Manager. The Role Manager API is not available on all android os and could possibly be blocked on some heavily skinned firmware and if it isn't available, will fallback to our original method of switching Launcher Apps. Launcher Ops will also create App Shortcuts inside of its Launcher icon of any Launchers it's discovered to quickly launch them or allow the user to pin a shortcut to their homescreen.

Secondly, This is the main new feature of Launcher Ops existence today, Deepsight. Deepsight is a brand new feature developed to allow users to Analyze and Inspect their current homescreen app or one they plan to use. By using Deepsight on a launcher, Launcher Ops will identify the following...

-Any agressive or high risk permissions accessed

-If it has Ads

-If it uses Google services or has micro transactions

-Is the launcher up to date and use the latest android SDK?

-Does it have the correct permissions set to operate correctly

-Identify how many Permissions, background services and activities are running or accessible

-Identify if its a clone or related to launcher3 in any way

-View it's activity list to see what and where and how

-View to see if it will support quick switch from Magisk to see if it has access to overlay services

-Grade it's overall analyzes by checking all of the above as well as any sketchy pings like messy labels, excessive activities and services running in the background and dangerous permissions

As a side bonus, Launcher Ops will also compare all the launcher apps installed and identify which ones are using high risk permissions.

Another bonus to Launcher Ops? It's powered by OPEN ONE UI. A smooth and easy to understand user interface that mimics Samsungs ONE UI for all with some custom views in the mix.

With as much work I put into Launcher Ops this year, I did lock some things up to a License requirement.

*Requires a License

-Permission Querry Tab

-Discovery Tab

-Permission Details Tab in Deepsight

-Overlay Support Tab in Deepsight

-Grading Details and specifics of flags causing grades to decline or increase

I hope you all enjoy Launcher Ops and find a use for it to discover clones or launchers that need to be questioned.

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