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qwerty12 · 05-23-2021, 06:04 PM

I've taken Modificator's E-Ink Launcher and made some small changes. My fork is based on shunf4's fork.

Changes:

From shunf4: custom sorting of applications + more (see his repo link for details)
Date format in the status bar has been changed (you may or may not consider this a feature)
EinkBro (and possibly others are/) is launched properly and it will no longer crash on startup
You can tap-and-hold an application's icon to adjust its DPI, like in the original Moann launcher
- You can see the applications' App Info as well
The cut-down Xiaomi version of the standard Android settings can be launched
- and if you tap and hold the icon, you can open the accessibility (TTS settings are accessible from here) and locale settings
The Lock screen button works: you'll be asked if you wish to grant EIL device admin rights
The uninstall option is hidden for system applications
A brightness button has been added. Tapping it will let you set the brightness of both cool and warm LEDs, holding it will toggle the backlight
A contrast button has been added. Tapping it will let you set the contrast, holding it will let you change the refresh mode
A "refresh" button has been added. Tapping it will refresh the screen, holding it will trigger the device's functionality to free up memory

You can, of course, hide all these icons through EIL's Apps Manager.

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The APK can be found here: https://github.com/qwerty12/E-Ink-La...eleases/latest
Source: https://github.com/qwerty12/E-Ink-Launcher

I can't seem to find already-built APKs, but https://github.com/NevermindZZT/InkLauncher is also a very nice launcher available in English, with "bedside clock" functionality.

05-23-2021, 06:04 PM	#112
qwerty12 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 2168210 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Boox Nova 3, Xiaomi inkPalm 5	I've taken Modificator's E-Ink Launcher and made some small changes. My fork is based on shunf4's fork. Changes: From shunf4: custom sorting of applications + more (see his repo link for details) Date format in the status bar has been changed (you may or may not consider this a feature) EinkBro (and possibly others are/) is launched properly and it will no longer crash on startup You can tap-and-hold an application's icon to adjust its DPI, like in the original Moann launcher You can see the applications' App Info as well The cut-down Xiaomi version of the standard Android settings can be launched and if you tap and hold the icon, you can open the accessibility (TTS settings are accessible from here) and locale settings The Lock screen button works: you'll be asked if you wish to grant EIL device admin rights The uninstall option is hidden for system applications A brightness button has been added. Tapping it will let you set the brightness of both cool and warm LEDs, holding it will toggle the backlight A contrast button has been added. Tapping it will let you set the contrast, holding it will let you change the refresh mode A "refresh" button has been added. Tapping it will refresh the screen, holding it will trigger the device's functionality to free up memory You can, of course, hide all these icons through EIL's Apps Manager. The APK can be found here: https://github.com/qwerty12/E-Ink-La...eleases/latest Source: https://github.com/qwerty12/E-Ink-Launcher I can't seem to find already-built APKs, but https://github.com/NevermindZZT/InkLauncher is also a very nice launcher available in English, with "bedside clock" functionality. Last edited by qwerty12; 05-23-2021 at 11:22 PM.