Launchers are one of the most special features of Android, only an application can completely change the user interface and experience on a smartphone or tablet. Flow Home is one of launchers different ones that are available in the Play Store, and the last update brought good and bad news.
Flow Home reached beta 20 and brought support to Reddit, unfortunately, due to the closing of an API by Facebook, the launcher lost support to the social network. After installing it from the Play Store, it is necessary to enter an invitation code, which can be found on the app’s Twitter.
After installing and logging in with the invitation, it is necessary to log in to some services: Flow Home currently supports Twitter, Tumblr, Feedly, Reddit and Instagram (you must log in to at least one of them for the app to work). The next step is to choose one of the available themes and allow access to system notifications.
Home and the app drawer. / © ANDROIDPIT
Once ready, the launcher is divided into 2 pages: the first shows the posts of the services above, in a magazine format; while the second is the app drawer per se. The first page also has a floating button, which has three functions:
- with a normal touch, a mini-launcher appears that brings the most frequent apps;
- with a long press, opens the app search page;
- when you slide the button up, it shows a feed filter, which lets you choose one of the services.
In addition, the top bar shows the widgets and settings.
Feed filter. / © ANDROIDPIT
From the main page, it is possible to dismiss the stories with a swipe to the right or open a pop-up mini-menu with a long touch, which allows you to enjoy, retweet, share, among other functions (depending on the application) .
Space for widgets and app search page. / © ANDROIDPIT
In summary, Flow Home is a great launcher for those who use Twitter, Tumblr, Feedly, Reddit and / or Instagram as the main applications of their Android, since it brings these apps directly to the first screen of your smartphone. It is light and fluid and has no problem, bug or crash during the time I used it.
Flow home is in beta20 version, occupies about 35MB and requires Android 4.0.3 or higher to run.
Flow Home (Beta)
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