HenriDellal / emerald

Simple and customizable launcher for Android
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Will the project still be updated? #112

Open Bardock88 opened 8 months ago

Bardock88 commented 8 months ago

First of all, a quick hello 🙋🏻‍♂️ and I ask this question because I believe that this project has a lot of potential and that it would bring more options to the repertoire of home screen launchers. If you continue with this project, I would like to contribute to the localization of my language.

HenriDellal commented 8 months ago

Hello. Thank you for reaching out. This project has been inactive for years for various reasons, the main reason is that it needs a lot of changes to work properly on newer Android versions. I didn't decide on the project's future though, so currently I'm not prepared to answer this question. Yet I wanted to let you know that I don't ignore messages or contributions.

josephg5 commented 6 months ago

thank you for emerald launcher. my only launcher for years, even now android13 mostly working fine. just came here to check updates.

ghost commented 6 months ago

Hello. Thank you for reaching out. This project has been inactive for years for various reasons, the main reason is that it needs a lot of changes to work properly on newer Android versions. I didn't decide on the project's future though, so currently I'm not prepared to answer this question. Yet I wanted to let you know that I don't ignore messages or contributions.

For what it's worth, seems to be working fine for me on Android 14, as it was in 13. Hope you keep it alive. Maybe people request a bunch of features these days, but for those of us who want a simple grid with all applications ( with customizable icons ) and absolutely nothing else, with no permissions or unnecessary functions, this is perfect.

Bardock88 commented 6 months ago

Hello. Thank you for reaching out. This project has been inactive for years for various reasons, the main reason is that it needs a lot of changes to work properly on newer Android versions. I didn't decide on the project's future though, so currently I'm not prepared to answer this question. Yet I wanted to let you know that I don't ignore messages or contributions.

Hello again, the launcher, if it is a good idea, can be installed only for older versions of Android or if it is possible to develop 1 Legacy version (Android 1.6 to 8.0, for example) and 1 Advanced version (Android 4.4 to Android 14, for example). But of course, everything has its time and conditions to happen, without rushing, the best thing is to put your main daily personal goals ahead and then dedicate yourself when you have free time to working on the project.

Thank you very much for answering me and may we have a blessed year this year 🙋🏻‍♂️ 🏳️ 🌎 🕊️ 🏳️.