https://github.com/ricknout/lens-launcher
A unique, efficient way to browse and launch your apps
https://github.com/ricknout/lens-launcher
android-experiment fisheye launcher
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A unique, efficient way to browse and launch your apps
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ricknout/lens-launcher
- Owner: ricknout
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2016-03-31T23:28:53.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-01-31T15:12:51.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-31T09:06:58.587Z (29 days ago)
- Topics: android-experiment, fisheye, launcher
- Language: Java
- Homepage: https://experiments.withgoogle.com/lens-launcher
- Size: 29 MB
- Stars: 214
- Watchers: 19
- Forks: 60
- Open Issues: 14
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
# Lens Launcher
Lens Launcher is a unique, efficient way to browse and launch your apps.
Instead of scrolling long lists or swiping through multiple pages, Lens Launcher implements two unique features:
• An Equispaced Grid that displays all of your apps, regardless of screen size or app count.
• A Graphical Fisheye Lens to quickly zoom, pan and launch apps using touch gestures.
Lens Launcher also includes a full Settings menu to tweak all aspects of the Lens; Distortion, Scaling, Icon Size, Haptic Feedback, etc.
The Graphical Fisheye Lens algorithm is derived from methods proposed by Manojit Sarkar and Marc H. Brown. Their original 1993 paper, titled Graphical Fisheye Views, can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6Nqy9y098RLa2pqNVFUcUhIZXM
Major contributions to Lens Launcher have been made by Rish Bhardwaj (@CreaRo)
You can download Lens Launcher on Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nickrout.lenslauncher
## Build from Source
If you'd like to build from source, you may do so easily with [Docker][1], but
if you are wanting to contribute it may be better to install the build tools on
your machine.
### Easy Way
Building the APK is extremely easy using [`docker-compose`][2], all that is
needed is to run the following inside the repo's directory:
```bash
docker-compose run --rm gradle
```
Then download the APK inside
`lens-launcher/app/build/outputs/apk/app-release.apk` to your phone to install.
### For Development
1. Install the latest Android SDK from [Android Studio][3] and accept the
licenses.
2. Install Java JDK 8 from [Oracle][4].
3. Run `keytool` and create a keystore following the command prompts.
4. Generate an APK with `gradlew` like below:
```bash
gradlew assembleRelease \
-Pandroid.injected.signing.key.alias=$KEY_ALIAS \
-Pandroid.injected.signing.store.file=$KEY_STORE_PATH \
-Pandroid.injected.signing.store.password=$KEY_STORE_PASSWORD \
-Pandroid.injected.signing.key.password=$KEY_PASSWORD;
```
[1]: https://docs.docker.com/
[2]: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
[3]: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
[4]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html