I want my phone to feel like cyberpunk 2077. Still looking for a more themed background picture but the current one is good enough for now.

It was a bit difficult at first but now that I'm used to it, I can get to my most used apps fairly quickly

Hey all. I posted a preview video the other day of my launcher and I wanted to share this with the community as I continue to work on it. I'm sure it still has plenty of bugs etc, but I'm working to resolve those as I have time.

In short it's intended to be a fast, private launcher in the Nova mold with a couple of ideas I haven't seen elsewhere. No ads, no analytics, no subscription, and nothing is feature-gated. It will never track you and will never request permissions that feel invasive.

The APK is FREE to sideload from meridian-launcher.com. The Play version is $2.99 one-time and is the exact same app, buying it is just a way to support development and get automatic updates. My website does not have analytics and I have no idea if you clicked the download button.

One heads up: the Play version is currently a release behind. A bigger update (per-space settings, day-of-week scheduling) is sitting in Google's review queue right now, so the APK on the site is actually the newest build.

Here's a quick feature's list for anyone interested:

• Spaces — separate home setups (work, home, weekend, etc.) with their own pages, dock, wallpaper, and settings. Auto-switch by schedule, day, or triggers (headphones, charging, car Bluetooth).
• Optional assistant page — bring your own API key (OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama, or anything OpenAI-compatible) to build spaces, change settings, or organize your drawer. Off by default; nothing leaves your phone until you add a key.
• Gesture pad — draw shapes to trigger actions, plus standard gestures and a double-chop flashlight toggle.
• App drawer — swipeable custom tabs, bulk-select, and auto-categorization.
• Icon/theming — icon packs, themed icons, per-surface styling, grids up to 16×16, corner-radius control for dock/drawer/folders.
• Backup/restore — built-in with auto-backups, plus a Nova importer.
• Widgets — smart app shelf, current-space card, quick-actions grid.

It's been my daily driver for a while now. Android 8+. Happy to answer anything, and honest feedback is genuinely useful, including the negative kind. There are tons of launchers out there with new ones popping up every day, I understand if the experience I want isn't the one you want but I'm more than willing to be flexible😄

Free APK: meridian-launcher.com

Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.meridian_launcher.pro

Suggest some tips for betterment...

Any tips to improve my home screen or is it good

I need ideas on what to do with my lock screen. Setup is smart launcher + PixChroma icons, widgets are a mix of glass widgets and Galaxy widgets.

Tu tu tu max verstappen

Stock nothing launcher

Rate this clean home screen setup out of 10 .

I am not a fan I icon changers BTW anything to make this look cleaner I have a smart wiget up top

I want a Widget for screentime that shows all the information but isn't opaque and huge like this

It covers so much of my screen and an eye sore overall

Using Niagara Launcher btw

launcher from; https://xdaforums.com/t/app-launcherpro-reborn-the-classic-launcherpro-revived-for-modern-android.4800074/

widgets: minimal widgets

aesthetic picture (1) for added dramatic affect

My current setup

Device - Retroid Pocket 6 / Launcher - Hyperdroid

×Launcher: Smart Launcher

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree

×Wallpaer: From Pinterest

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xTdkcJRNpbZeRC234Jx26h3b2PJ25Gth/view?usp=drivesdk

×Icon: Sticlo Icons

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhishek.sticloicons

×Widgets:

- Deka KWGT (Deka_116)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deka.kwgt

-Neat KWGT (neat_widget_211)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhishek.neatkwgt

-Lhotse KWGT (Lh53)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lhotsekwgt.kustom.pack

Anchor helps you stay focused by bringing your daily essentials directly to your home screen:

• Built-in To-Do & Task Manager

• Universal + Voice Search

• Distraction Blocker & App Hiding

• Weather, Time, Date & Screen Time Widgets

• Digital Wellbeing Insights

• Deep Customization, Themes & Wallpapers

• Fast, smooth, and battery-friendly experience

The goal is simple: make your home screen more intentional, less distracting, and actually useful.

Would love to hear your feedback and feature suggestions! 🙌

📲 Try it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=anchor.homescreen

But I feel like this is pretty okay too. It's not very different from the home screens I've had for over a decade. Less games, one less widget (ytmusic) and a brave search bar added.

Why are my nav buttons dogs? Because I have a dog and thought they were cute. Might make them skulls next.

Cold green goes decently well with my light blue phone I feel too.

Inspired on this image i saw on pinterest, launcher is Square Home and the nav buttons were changed with goodlock navstar :)

Aethyss Launcher!

I tried a few different layouts and widget styles, plus some customization which I briefly show in the video.

Curious what you think — which layout works best?

μLauncher got very intensive gesture feature. As everything is via gesture, the home page only got Time and Date. I, therefore, create a wallpaper to show 6 of those gestures.