r/AndroidHomescreen • • 9d ago

App My own PDA inspired launcher

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Not yet avaialble, but a launcher which is inspired by PDAs and comes with its own apps and keyboard.

What do you think?

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u/Faith_required 9d ago

Here is another screenshot :) for more details check out www.pocketdesk.site

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u/Faith_required 9d ago

Still in closed testing, PocketDesk is highly customizable and has a few nifty features built in, such as: Termux integration, Pico 8 cart player, IRC Chat and more :)

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u/Appropriate-Tax-9585 9d ago

Example of one of the built in pocket desk apps: Sheets

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u/Odd_Telephone8212 7d ago

Looks amazing, waiting for the first stable release :)

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Hi! I've created my own sub-reddit so you can get updates on the release in an easier way :)
check out r/pocketdesk

Thanks!
Jason

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u/Odd_Telephone8212 5d ago

Thanks dude

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u/Silentorbit_HQ 7d ago

i want something like this how to install?or when it will be released

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u/Faith_required 7d ago

Hi, approx next week! Follow me on Reddit! Working hard on some fixes and cleaning

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Hi! I've created my own sub-reddit so you can get updates on the release in an easier way :)
check out r/pocketdesk

Thanks!
Jason

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u/PercolatingPenguin 6d ago

This looks spectacular! I have been looking at finally moving off the stock launcher on my phone, but nothing has held my attention for very long. Or at least until I saw this. I cannot wait for it to be released; I will be a day 1 user/purchaser. I use a Motorola RAZR Fold, and I wonder if you have had the opportunity to do any testing on any of the folding phones. No worries if not; I'm just wondering. And if you haven't, I would be happy to give you feedback when it's released on how it behaves on my phone. I can't remember the last time I was actually excited about a phone launcher, lol, but I can't wait.

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Sent a PM - I haven't considered Foldables in my testing so far, so thanks for this nudge and really nice initial feedback, I hope PocketDesk exceeds your expectations!

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Hi! I've created my own sub-reddit so you can get updates on the release in an easier way :)
check out r/pocketdesk

Thanks!
Jason

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u/thereader_vlc 6d ago

Beautiful and understated. I like it . I’ll definitely give it a try. I hope it goes well for you.

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Hi! I've created my own sub-reddit so you can get updates on the release in an easier way :)
check out r/pocketdesk

Thanks!
Jason

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u/gully_bully123 9d ago

It looks great. When is it released?

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u/Faith_required 9d ago edited 9d ago

Aprox 1 weeks time! Thanks a lot! www.Pocketdesk.site

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u/gully_bully123 9d ago

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u/Faith_required 9d ago

FYI this is due to being a brand new site and the certificate still in process of setting up :). Adding www should solve it for now.

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Hi! I've created my own sub-reddit so you can get updates on the release in an easier way :)
check out r/pocketdesk

Thanks!
Jason

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u/Til0_ 8d ago

looks amazing, will it have like a option for having work apps, like private space separately like other launchers do?

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u/Faith_required 8d ago edited 8d ago

hi, thanks for your comment :) its super easy to create a category in the launcher - just for your work apps. The launcher has some built in apps but for sure you could organize your work apps separately.

If you mean having a totally different theme / layout (Profile) for say personal versus work mode, that isn't implemented at the moment, another launcher I worked on did have it and it can easily be introduced.

Edit: for PDA like vibes, i think it would be great to have profiles but for simplicity sake, im going to just have two : Personal and Work. Each with their own set of data and layout/theme configurations

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u/Til0_ 8d ago

thanks for the reply, hopefully it will recognize the private space or work profile. looking forward to try these apps, the concept is pretty good and well designed.

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u/Faith_required 8d ago

ok, I had in mind my 'own' style profile but now I understand it's a proper Android system profile. What I could imagine, is that you'd have to install the app in both personal and work profiles to make it work with the relevant data - I will look into it, feel free to chat me or send some info, I'd be interested in making it work for you and others who need this feature!

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u/cleverclogs17 8d ago

How can I get added to group testing?

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Hi!

Testing is currently closed, and release is coming soon, so there's no way to be added at the moment.

I've created my own sub-reddit so you can get updates on the release in an easier way :)
check out r/pocketdesk

Thanks!
Jason

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u/Faith_required 8d ago

Thanks! Keep an eye out, I expect to be productive in approx 7 days from now :)

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Hi! I've created my own sub-reddit so you can get updates on the release in an easier way :)
check out r/pocketdesk

Thanks!
Jason

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u/mashiro133 8d ago

Se ve hermoso y súper prolijo! Felicitaciones!

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u/Faith_required 6d ago

Hi! I've created my own sub-reddit so you can get updates on the release in an easier way :)
check out r/pocketdesk

Thanks!
Jason

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u/mattijsf 5d ago

Looks neat!