Winter Update: What's New in Niagara Launcher?

[@pratikgayen2201]

niagara lifetime subscription has been my most expensive subscription ever, but without a doubt, its the best one

[@BloodScientist]

Having been someone who has always android and stuck with the launchers that came with phones (HTC, OnePlus, Pixel), I one day decided to change the icons on my home screen. That's how I discovered Niagara and paid for the pro version. Love it! Thanks very much.

[@anankuek4650]

YES Ive been struggling with my youtube addiction for the longest time ever! Thank you Niagara team, cant wait for the new features!

[@sarthak_7]

Usage breaker is really innovative. Glad that you took time to implement this.

[@MarcoRulli-yj8be]

The backup feature is simply crucial. Thank you for the implementation

[@LukeExists]

I love Niagra Launcher but have drifted away in recent years. That usage breaker is so good! Time to hop back in! Congratulations on graduation!!

[@shafismaili1347]

There's this weird battle between "customisation" and "wellbeing" people in the comments 😅

[@deathr0w1]

What we really want is wellbeing customization

[@xansurnamehere]

What we really want is customization wellbeing

[@espinita.]

What we really want is wellbeing customization

[@StavDor]

Finally, Backup & Restore feature

[@anthonystallcup2370]

This the only launcher that's worth paying for yearly, 💕😊

[@KyleMiller]

Congratulations on graduating & standing up the business, gentlemen.

[@manoj20wk]

No matter what, I'm always circling back to this.

[@aromal]

I asked for this feature one year back. Thank you Niagra❤

[@ethanhunt6763]

Hope those changes don't mess up the best launcher of all time.

[@_xaviell_5302]

I'm so thankful for backup feature. Was wondering the same as I was thinking of upgrading smartphone.

[@icuwan280]

backup is peak, also just buying Niagara pro before the price increase made me feel like I've saved some money for myself

[@TheStarryMan]

Even tho I don't like subscriptions, Niagara is so good and helpful that I can't help but pay for it!! It's too good 😂❤❤ love you guys!! 💕

[@mpusch88]

Congrats on finishing school, looking forward to seeing what you guys can do with more time. Excited for backups as well!

[@MathieuLLF]

Congratulations on being able to do this full time now!

[@Cindanela]

Please add both wellbeing nonsense and more customization nonsense. Well, klwp is already great with Niagara but the br screen function is a bit finicky, might be klwp problem though.

[@SoulDuckling126]

We're now full circle

[@_MR.UNKN0WN_]

I like how Niagara, also working on productivity. It always nice to have a good balance of visual changes ( customisation ) and digital wellbeing. Good work Peter, i think we r on the right track ❤❤

[@idahoprime]

I will always love Niagara launcher but i have to say that i really dont care about the well-being features and would rather have more customization options. I would pay extra money if you added a color picker as a theme option instead of it randomly picking from the wallpaper.

[@NiagaraLauncher]

Thanks for the feedback. You can currently select from several colors extracted from the wallpaper and some set colors. You can change the color used by going to Niagara settings > Look > Theme color. -Tam

[@idahoprime]

@NiagaraLauncher thanks, I did know that, and it is nice, but sometimes it simply doesn't give me the color I want. That's all

[@riasad_7]

been using Niagara launcher for 5 years+ I hope I can continue for rest of the life.

[@bblande]

Your English is very good for someone who does not speak it as a first language! Also...America loves bureaucracy too! 🤣

[@voxxthehuman]

The only launcher I trust!!

[@srivatsajoshi4028]

I have been using niagara since it was first released and it was the first launcher I stuck around with instead of switching to another shiny thing a month later. Its been almost 4 years now. Thats for all the work! I hope the finances are in order for you guys because I feel bad for getting the pro version for a steal more than 2 years ago. That little money has given me so many features over the years. Best perchance ever!! Is there a way I can donate more money to the project? I would hate to see this financially un viable for you guys

[@YusufEnesBaran]

Thank you.

[@sounaksadhukhan]

I love rhe usage breaker! Please also make it so that the choosen apps will close after a selected time automatically and also a pop up when opening rhe app which will ask if I really want to open it 🙏

[@synthslayer]

please add wellbeing instead of customisation nonsens ;)

[@Azul74741]

Thanks!!!

[@kekw6963]

Digital Wellbeing already provides usage breaker in my device.😅

[@juniorsousa8715]

Muito bom 🇧🇷

[@PrabhatXLR8]

Please add "Double tap to lock". I use big phone and it is hard to bring down the thumb to Niagara logo to lock the phone and I don't prefer to use lock button too much.

[@NiagaraLauncher]

We already support double-tap to lock. Please check our help page article: help.niagaralauncher.app/article/19-double-tap-to-sleep -Tam

[@PrabhatXLR8]

@NiagaraLauncher Thanks for reply. May be its just me but tapping on alphabets to lock have 2 problems. First, when I unlock phone again I get to see alphabets only and I need to go back for home screen. Second, again its too narrow space for big hand people like me. Double tapping anywhere on screen is much better option in my opinion.

[@amarnadhmadugula6111]

Please restore the widget stack navigation ive been asking this for while but your team isnt responding? What is this? Didnt expect this from you

[@SoulDuckling126]

Calm down mate, they probably can't answer all email/inquiry.

[@Maxr1998X]

Do you mean that the widget stack doesn't loop when reaching the end? That usually happens when you have an accessibility service enabled that's acting as a screen reader. In this case, we explicitly disable the feature since it would cause issues with those screen readers. There were very few cases where the launcher went into that state even though the users said they didn't use a screen reader; we aren't sure yet what's triggering it but I'm guessing the system is misreporting something there.

[@amarnadhmadugula6111]

​@@Maxr1998X Yeah it's not working even if I Stop the accessibility they've replied me months ago that they'll check it out but no update after that

[@amarnadhmadugula6111]

​@@SoulDuckling126 ok bro thanks 👍

[@Maxr1998X]

@@amarnadhmadugula6111 yes, unfortunately, as we couldn't reproduce it, there wasn't much to say. It definitely sounds like a system issue, where *something* is reporting as an accessibility service while it shouldn't..

[@servodeCRISTOeternamente]

Saudações do Brasil! Soli Deo gloria!

[@squidwardtentacles7069]

You are all university students? How old are you guys? 😮

[@NiagaraLauncher]

Yep, Niagara Launcher started as Peter's side project during his studies, and then all of us joined one after another because the idea was awesome! The average age in the team is 25 :) - Tam

[@StavDor]

Maybe built in backup-restore feature finally

[@Maxr1998X]

Good guess 😉

[@stealthieOne]

Maybe fix the bug where the apps on main screen will launch a different app than the one being touched. Or the bug where it's laggy

[@MrDhunpagla]

What is new now 😊😊😊😊😂😂 eagerly awaiting

[@betocarvaJR]

A no, I changed devices before the 😅 backup.

[@kindofanmol]

LETSGOOOOOOOOO 🚀

[@FERARANASO]

Exelente lo aprecio

[@giampaololeone.roadjam]

May be dont limit swipe on alphabets.

[@ps2batman]

please add customisation instead of wellbeing nonsens

[@thiagomendes211]

Perfect! I don't see any importance in the well-being stuff

[@corryholt2564]

I have been told a year ago the pebble icon shape would be added.

[@SoulDuckling126]

Why not both? Tbf Digital Wellbeing is already a built in feature from Google/Android itself.

[@shafismaili1347]

Wellbeing is usually done as an add on. Niagara does everything better than other launchers, so it will probably do wellbeing better too.

[@sarthak_7]

Stop this nonsens. It already has lot of customisation. It shouldn't lose it ease of use and minimalism.

[@lilgue]

I Actually love the minimalism of this launcher NEVER overcomplicate it please 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@penthi5021]

Wao

[@narutokunn]

Whats with the nonsense comments??

[@Code-WithAI]

Niagara Launcher has always been my favorite for its simplicity and functionality-been using it for 3 years, including 2 years with Pro! In the AI era, integrating AI for smarter personalization and productivity features would be a game-changer. I'm a backend AI Python developer and would love to collaborate on this. Feel free to reach out to discuss!

[@CristianViorelPasat]

dislike for using the stupid "premiere"

[@DeArca7]

Please add wellbeing instead of customisation nonsens

[@biikman1]

You've got that backwards ;-)

[@vvill-ga]

Need wellbeing!

[@biikman1]

@@vvill-ga naaaa we Don't

[@corryholt2564]

I can't find any need or use for it. Ever. If you do need it. You may have issues a launcher could never solve.

[@anthonystallcup2370]

😂😂