Be nice
- New Swipe distance setting: choose how far you pull before a swipe up or down triggers (Short, Medium, Long)
- Fix tint settings sometimes resetting themselves; your icon and folder tint choices now stick
- Refreshed the Settings selectors with Material 3 segmented buttons
It started as a tool to launch apps in split-screen mode to avoid forced rotation on tablets and foldables, and has evolved into a full-featured home screen replacement.
Key features
- Modern design: Built entirely with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 Expressive for a smooth and responsive experience.
- App pairs and split-screen: Create app pairs to launch two apps side by side for multitasking and to avoid unwanted rotation. Works on phones, tablets, and foldables when the system allows split-screen.
- Folders: Organize your apps into groups to find them easier and faster.
- Hidden items: Optionally hide any apps; they move into a dedicated Hidden items folder that you can manage from Settings.
- Widgets: Add up to two widgets to the Favorites and widgets page for at-a-glance information. Long-press a widget slot to pick, replace or remove a widget.
- Swipe down: On the Favorites and widgets page (and additional widget pages on phones), swipe down to open an app you choose in Settings.
- Large-screen layout: On large-screen devices, the Favorites and widgets page uses a two-pane layout where the right pane can host additional widgets.
- Configurable dock: Customize the dock on the Favorites and widgets page to launch the phone, messages, browser, or your favorite apps with a single tap. Long-press a dock icon to change the app, clear the slot, or open settings.
- Grouped apps and custom labels: Group multi-launcher apps into one entry in Settings. Tap to pick an activity; long-press for app info, uninstall, favorites, and custom names. Favorite whole apps or individual activities independently.
Whether you need a full replacement for your home screen or just a better way to multitask, Be nice adapts to you.
- Author: Thomas Künneth
- License: Apache License 2.0
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- Lists inside app widgets now scroll; long-press and page swipe still work
- Hide section headers in the swipe-down app list, matching Settings
- Fix Hidden apps overflowing; tap an app to open it
- Fix a crash when widgets fail to start
- Fixed a rare crash when loading folders
- Library and tools upgrades
- UI refinements
- Fix some bottom sheets on smartphones in portrait mode
- Choose icons, labels, or both for the favorites list
- Fix favorites icon grid disappearing when two large widgets fill the screen