Ruthless Launcher
Ruthless Launcher is a lightweight, yet feature-rich launcher based on Amir Zaidi's Shade Launcher.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
Features
- Launcher
Ruthless Launcher News & Activities
Recent activities
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What is Ruthless Launcher?
Ruthless Launcher is a lightweight, yet feature-rich launcher based on Amir Zaidi's 
Shade Launcher.
Features:
Parity with the latest Play Store release of Shade. Everything, including Grids, Accent Colors and Smart Unread are all included.
Supports Adaptive Icons Packs
Smart Unread displays your topmost notification right in the Glance widget. It also displays weather information as well as music track information, and you can skip tracks by double tapping the track
Change everything from fonts, icon shapes and sizes, app launch animations, custom grids, swipe gestures and more.
Oh, you live for that minimal aesthetic? Disable whatever components you don't need and enjoy that awesome wallpaper.
A simple swipe to the right and BAM! For Google's Feed you'll need the Pixel Bridge add-on: https://telegra.ph/Googles-News-Feed-Addon-08-02 Also, other custom News Feed apps like Homefeeder are supported too.
You can hide apps by long pressing an app's icon in the app drawer and by dragging over to the top-right corner. Want to quickly access your hidden apps? Just type in the word 'HIDDEN' et voilà!
Secured Vault allows you to lock sensitive apps with your on-device biometrics (Hardware compatibility varies between devices).
This free app contains no ads and no feature is hidden behind any sort of pay wall.
Comments and Reviews
Ruthless is the best privacy respecting launcher for Android. It may not be open-source, but according to Exodus, it has no trackers, and it is forked from an open-source project. Super useful features, fast, highly customizable, overall great option!