YAM Launcher

YAM Launcher is a minimalist text-based launcher for Android with weather!

AppID:	eu.ottop.yamlauncher
Author:	Otto Petäjä
License:	MIT
Donation:	Webpage LiberaPay
InRepoSince:	2024-08-26
LastRepoUpdate:	2024-11-15
LastAppUpdate:	Unknown
LastVersion:	1.6
Categories:	System, Theming
APK source:	Codeberg/Forgejo/Gitea
Google Play:	Check if it's there

YAM (Yet Another Minimalist) Launcher is a minimalist text-based launcher for Android with weather integration.

Key features:

- No flashy effects, icons or other distractions. Perfect for digital minimalism.
- Customizable shortcuts for your most used apps.
- Weather integration with [Open-Meteo](https://open-meteo.com/). (optional)
- Work profile support.
- Search on the bottom of the screen.
- Contacts searching functionality. (optional)
- Customizable fonts and font styles, defaults to your system font.
- Material You support.
- Simple by default, customizable under the hood.
- Accessibility Actions support.
- Open-source under the MIT License.

WhatsNew:

Feature release

- Shortcuts can now be renamed

- Contacts can now be added to the home screen

- The GPS location now uses network location when available

- Status bar text now follows the launcher's text color

- A Finnish translation has been added

- A crash upon calendar launch has been fixed (by @alrajdev)

- Empty app names are now blocked (by @alrajdev)

- The text style default value has now been fixed (by @alrajdev)

- A common array file has been made (by @alrajdev)

- A .gitgnore file has b

Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos.

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While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.

Packages

Version 1.6 (2024-11-15)

Android Versions:

Target: 14.0
MinVer: 12.0

App Configuration & Special Access

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

18 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
kotlinx.coroutines (Utility)
library support for Kotlin coroutines.

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Version 1.5 (2024-09-27)

Android Versions:

Target: 14.0
MinVer: 12.0

App Configuration & Special Access

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

18 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
kotlinx.coroutines (Utility)
library support for Kotlin coroutines.

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Version 1.4 (2024-09-16)

Android Versions:

Target: 14.0
MinVer: 12.0

App Configuration & Special Access

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

18 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
kotlinx.coroutines (Utility)
library support for Kotlin coroutines.

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YAM Launcher

Packages

Version 1.6 (2024-11-15)

Android Versions:

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Features:

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18 Libraries detected:

Version 1.5 (2024-09-27)

Android Versions:

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Features:

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18 Libraries detected:

Version 1.4 (2024-09-16)

Android Versions:

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Features:

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