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
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Lightning Launcher
Sort, search, and launch all your Quest's apps and games.
Status | Released |
Category | Tool |
Author | Ethan M. |
Tags | launcher, Oculus Quest, Open Source, Virtual Reality (VR) |
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