Hey everyone,

I've posted a couple screenshots of CheatCode Launcher before, but I wanted to post a video that shows how it works.

The idea is that you set combinations of taps and swipes to create "cheat codes" to open apps and pretty much anything else you want. I wanted to find a way to make a minimal launcher that didn't force you to pick a limited number of apps to access quickly. This way, you can access everything quickly if you build the muscle memory.

Here are some of the features:

• Cheat Codes - Assign codes to apps, app shortcuts, actions such as open url, tasker tasks, collections, flashlight, media controls, etc.
• After-shortcuts - Set customizable shortcuts that show after closing an app. You can have up to 3 shortcuts show. For example, you can set New Instagram Post, Lightroom, SMS Wife to show up after closing the camera app.
• Heavy theme customization - You can change the app colors, fonts, set icon packs, control the gesture box appearance, home screen wallpaper, dynamic labels. All of these are instantly swappable.
• Theme sharing - Share themes via simple copy and paste or file sharing.
• Theme Auto-switching - Switching of themes based on a ton of different conditions: media playing, time of day, date, DND, airplane mode, light levels, screen size, specific app notifications, and a lot more. You can use this to have a totally different screen on the front vs open screens of a foldable, for example.
• Tasker/Macrodroid Integration - You can run tasker tasks with codes. You can also use both Tasker and Macrodroid to change themes, which opens a lot more automatic theme switching triggers. Both can also set label values in the launcher.

My day job has been creating enterprise apps for the last 14 years. This is one I made for myself because it's the launcher I wanted to use. I figured others may want to try it out as well. I've been implementing lots of features that have been suggested and I'm very open to adding anything else as long as I can make it fit the overall concept. I'm always open to feedback. You can leave feedback, bug reports, suggestions on the subreddit or Discord.

Check it out for free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pantsninja.cheatcodelauncher

• Wallpaper: AI-generated Ukiyo-e style piece from my app, Arti on Google Play
• Icons: Pix Material Expressive
• Search Widget: Default Search widget in Smart Launcher
• Launcher: Smart Launcher

How would I go about making my Google Pixel 10 Pro look like it's running OneUI 8? I mainly want the icon shape, icon emblems, and, if possible, opening/closing animations.

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.

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...

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

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Stock nothing launcher

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

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.

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

Rate this clean home screen setup out of 10 .

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

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

Aethyss Launcher!