Lightning Launcher 9


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✨ Quest-Styled UI Overhaul

The look and feel of the app has been updated to match the new Quest UI

  • Expect a flat look with connected buttons and sharper corners
  • Settings dialogs have been extensively updated
  • A new font is used throughout the app

📦 One App, Many Groups

You can now add the same app to multiple groups

  • Switch from Move to Copy while in Edit Mode to copy apps to an another group
  • If an app is present in multiple visible groups, it will only appear once on the list
  • When moving an app, additional copies will be removed

🚀 Improved Performance

Significant under-the-hood changes have been made to eliminate lag

  • When opening Lightning Launcher after a full restart, apps will now load much faster
  • The app list will be displayed as soon as possible, even if some icons are still loading
  • Searching apps and switching between groups are drastically faster

🌐 Quest Browser Web Apps

Use native-style web apps on your the Quest, with full support for WebXR

  • Websites can now be in a native-style window using the preinstalled Quest Browser
  • This is now the default behavior, though all old options are still available
  • Due to system limitations, websites must still be added through Lightning Launcher or Lightning Browser

🌍 New Translations

Lightning Launcher is now translated into every language the Quest supports

  • Lightning Launcher will use the language selected in your system settings
  • Aside from English and Chinese, translations are generated and may contain errors
  • If you find a significant translation error, please leave an issue or create a pull request with a correction

🪟New Translucency Option

Use "Preserve Details on Translucency" to get smarter partial wallpaper transparency for Quest 3/3S

  • Wallpaper will appear normal when passthough is off
  • When passthrough is on, darker areas of the wallpaper are more transparent, lighter areas less
  • On by default, but can be changed in Advanced Settings

⚙Misc. Changes

  • Quest Game Tuner features will again open in the same window (Quest v76)
  • Lightning Launcher displays more nicely when minimized (Quest v76)
  • APK size reduced from 2.9mb to 2.4mb

Files

LightningLauncher-9.0.0.apk 2.4 MB
2 days ago

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