smartisan-launcher-maintained

Project Overview

Smartisan Launcher Maintained is an unofficial version maintained based on the last publicly released Smartisan launcher APK. It preserves the original 9-grid/16-grid, multi-panel view, themes, page animations, and desktop organization experience while fixing compatibility issues encountered by the old launcher on modern Android. The maintained version focuses on issues that regular users can directly perceive: installation failures on new systems, default launcher setting anomalies, theme download failures, icon pack mismatches, search instability, contact permission annoyance, missing app clone entries, and domestic ROM background restrictions.

This project is not a rewritten Launcher. The maintenance goal is to preserve the original style as much as possible and fill in modern system adaptation within a controllable scope.

Key Features

• Modern Android adaptation: Maintenance for common installation rules, runtime permissions, app visibility, default launcher entries, and status bar immersion issues on Android 12 ~ 16
• Domestic ROM background setting guidance: Provides entry points for battery optimization, auto-start, and background running settings on common ROMs
• Theme maintenance: After the original theme server became unavailable, switched to maintained theme Release / Gitee mirror, fixing theme downloads
• Icon pack support: Supports third-party icon packs
• Search stability: Fixed search instability issues
• Contact permissions: Reduced contact permission annoyance
• App clone entries: Fixed missing app clone entry issues

Target Audience

• Users who like the Smartisan OS launcher
• Users on modern Android (12-16)
• Non-Smartisan phone users

Quick Start

1. Download the latest APK from Releases or Gitee mirror
2. Install on your Android device
3. Grant necessary permissions on first launch
4. Set as default launcher

Core Advantages

• Unofficial maintained version for modern Android with compatibility fixes
• Preserves the original Smartisan launcher 9-grid/16-grid and design style
• Continuously maintained with adaptation based on real device feedback
• Provides domestic ROM background setting guidance

System Requirements

• OS: Android 12 ~ 16

Notes

• Gesture navigation, multi-task transitions, back animations, and default launcher restrictions are usually influenced by ROM and system launcher framework, not necessarily app bugs
• Reading the known system limitations guide before downloading is recommended