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Lawnchair News
18 Apr, 11:09edited
Lawnchair 15 Beta 3 is here!As many of you know, the Android launcher landscape is changing rapidly over the past few months. To welcome users looking for a new, open-source home, this release now supports importing backups from Nova Launcher!What it imports • Home screen and dock grid layout • Widgets and folders • Selected icon packHow to use it 1. Open Lawnchair Settings 2. Tap the three dots (⋮) in the top right corner 3. Select "Restore Nova backup" and choose your fileNote: Other Nova features not mentioned (like app drawer categories and icon swipe gestures) are not yet supported and won't be imported. You may need to do a little manual tweaking after the import.While this is a major milestone for Lawnchair 15, our team is still working hard to improve and polish the Lawnchair 16 experience. Stay tuned for updates!Donate on Open Collective • View full changelog on
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18 Apr, 11:09
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28 Feb, 12:11
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Lawnchair News
28 Feb, 12:09edited
Lawnchair 15 Beta 2.1 is here!While our focus remains on Lawnchair 16, we've decided to do a hotfix release to address common issues regarding the current experience of Lawnchair 15.This release contains the following changes:Adds a toggle to disable icon closing animations (GestureNavContract), which can resolve animation glitches on certain OEMs (like One UI) Fixes widgets failing to add when it requires a configuration step on Android 14 and up Fixes web search timeout not working (improving search performance when offline) Fixes Google Feed not showing properly (requires Lawnfeed 4.0) Fixes icon shadow not being applied correctly.This release also includes new translations from Crowdin, and other minor performance improvements.Alongside this hotfix, we have also released Lawnfeed 4.0, resolving issues with the Google Feed not working in the Play Store or Nightly releases.
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Lawnchair News
30 Dec 2025, 08:23
Hey everyone,Our end-of-year Lawnstate post is now live! It covers the new 15 Beta 2 release and gives a first look at the ongoing work for Lawnchair 16.Inside, you'll find: An overview of the A16 rebase. Screenshots of the new UI in development. News on the ecosystem, including LawniconsRead the full post here: https://lawnchair.app/blog/lawnstate-2025-reflection/
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Lawnchair News
25 Dec 2025, 13:24edited
Hey everyone, and happy holidays from the Lawnchair team! 🎄We're excited to announce that Lawnchair 15 Beta 2 is now available for download!This release contains several bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements that make the Lawnchair 15 experience much more stable and enjoyable. Some of the highlights include:- An improved search experience - Infinite home screen scrolling - The ability to reorder apps inside app drawer folders - ...and many more fixes for crashes and visual bugs!A huge thank you to everyone who made this release possible: our code contributors on GitHub, our translators on Crowdin, and our financial supporters on Open Collective. Your support is what keeps this project going.We'll have a full Lawnstate blog post coming soon with a look back at the year and a deep dive into the ongoing work for Lawnchair 16.For now, enjoy a more stable home screen for
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25 Dec 2025, 13:24
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Lawnchair News
23 Jul 2025, 12:05
Hey everyone! We're kicking off something new today: Lawnstate.This is our new "State of the Project" blog where we'll be sharing a lot more about what's happening behind the scenes. The goal is more transparency and a clear vision for the road ahead.In the first post, we cover the future of Lawnchair 15, how we're putting your Open Collective donations to work, and the big UI/UX overhaul we're starting.Check it out and let us know what you think! https://lawnchair.app/blog/lawnstate-building-momentum/
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Lawnchair News
14 Jul 2025, 14:22edited
Lawnchair 15 Beta 1 is here!We're excited to release the first beta for Lawnchair 15, a foundational update based on Android 15.This version works with QuickSwitch from Android 10 to Android 15 (initial release). Higher Android versions (including QPR releases) are not yet officially supported.The biggest new feature is one of our most requested ever: App Drawer Folders. You can now create and reorder custom folders to finally organize your app drawer.This release is packed with many other improvements, from a more powerful dock to dozens of UI refinements.Read the full announcement on our blog: https://lawnchair.app/blog/lawnchair-15-beta-1
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14 Jul 2025, 14:22
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Lawnchair News
12 Jul 2025, 02:02
Wow. In just a few hours, we've had over 50 people volunteer to help triage Lawnchair issues. This response is incredible, and it shows how strong this community is. Thank you.To manage this effectively and get everyone into a single, organized place, we must centralize our communication.Running this across both Telegram and Discord is unfortunately not possible. We will be using a private channel on the Lawnchair Discord for the Triage Team, as its tools (threads, roles, permissions) are better suited for this specific task.Therefore, we are using a role-based system to get everyone onboarded. Please follow these two steps carefully:Step 1: Join the main Lawnchair Discord Server using this permanent link:https://discord.gg/3x8qNWxgGZStep 2: Once you have joined, go to the #general channel and post the phrase "here to help with triage".A moderator or I will then grant you
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Lawnchair News
11 Jul 2025, 13:21edited
Hey everyone. To help us get Lawnchair 15 ready, we're looking for a couple of volunteers to help triage GitHub issues.What it is: Helping us label, close duplicates, and confirm bugs. No programming knowledge is required. Why it matters: It's one of the biggest bottlenecks slowing us down. Clearing it helps us focus on coding the next release.If you are interested in contributing, please follow the instructions below
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Lawnchair News
1 Jan 2025, 04:03
Happy New Year from Lawnchair!As we step into 2025, we want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible milestones we achieved in 2024:Highlights from 2024: - Released Lawnchair 14 (beta) in April after two years of anticipation! This update brought global search, smartspacer integration, and various improvements. - Made Lawnchair (in Early Access) and Lawnicons available on Google Play in September! Lawnchair has already surpassed 100K downloads, while Lawnicons has reached 10K downloads. - For Lawnicons, we created a total of approximately 6000 icons and implemented several UI tweaks, along with improved documentation and icon guidelines to assist contributors. - Launched our Open Collective account to support development, raising $1200 already! We've also decided to use $50 to accelerate the AOSP merge for Lawnchair 15. - Refined our documentation and website for a better user
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Lawnchair News
10 Oct 2024, 15:10
We have opened the possibility to sponsor us via GitHub! The earnings from this will go to the open collective we launched recently, which helps fund Lawnchair development. You can sponsor us here: https://github.com/sponsors/LawnchairLauncher You can also directly fund us via the open collective found here: https://opencollective.com/Lawnchair
GitHubSponsor @LawnchairLauncher on GitHub SponsorsLawnchair is an open source Android launcher based on Launcher3, with the look and feel of Google's Pixel Launcher.
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Lawnchair News
11 Sept 2024, 22:00edited
We are teaming up with third-party launcher developers (Smart Launcher, Niagara, Nova, etc.) to launch a survey (initially made by the Smart Launcher devs) to identify how widespread OS issues are for third-party launchers.This critical feedback will help show our concerns to Google. We'll present the findings at a Google event in October, so we're aiming to gather as much data as possible to ensure accurate results.Take the survey below to help improve the experience for all third-party launcher users:https://forms.gle/kDQgs2Cd98w4Xydt6AOSP 15 merge is still WIP and there's some broke stuff but should have less conflicts
Google DocsSurvey on Issues with Third-Party Launchers on AndroidWe are gathering feedback to understand the experience of users with third-party launchers on different Android versions. Your input will help us improve the user experience and identify potential issues. This survey focuses on general Android issues affecting…
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Lawnchair News
8 Sept 2024, 19:44
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Lawnchair News
8 Sept 2024, 19:44edited
Been a while huh...Today Lawnchair 14 got approved by @GooglePlay!Enjoy Lawnchair 14 on the Play Store by joining the beta, download Lawnchair here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.lawnchair.playAlongside that, you are now able to download Lawnicons (based on 2.11.0, ~5000 icons) at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.lawnchair.lawnicons.playFor those oldschool people still enjoying Lawnchair 2, it will stick around for a while, it will now be known as Lawnchair Legacy!Lawnchair Legacy will probaply not stay forever, as Google keeps increasing the minimum sdk version. Lawnchair Legacy already is already being blocked to download on some devices.
Google PlayLawnchair - Apps on Google PlayThe customizable Pixel Launcher — no clever tagline needed.
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Lawnchair News
21 Aug 2024, 13:27edited
Lawnchair 14 Beta 3 is here! This release works with QuickSwitch from Android 10 to Android 14 QPR3.This release contains numerous improvements: UI improvements UI text refresh: all text is now Sentence case to match Material You guidelines Proper tablet support: the launcher and settings UI now adjust accordingly to the larger width Color scheme improvements: Lawnchair now matches the Android 14 and Pixel Launcher colors Added support for predictive back when navigating in Settings Added support for Android 14's per-app language feature Added new fonts in font picker Search improvements Improved permission handling for contacts and files search settings Improved performance of search results Added the ability to switch search algorithms Added new web search providers: Google & DuckDuckGo Added new dock search bar providers: Yandex Added additional dock search bar customizations Added
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Lawnchair News
21 Aug 2024, 13:27
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Lawnchair News
5 Aug 2024, 13:10
🚀 We’re excited to announce that Lawnchair is now accepting donations through Open Collective! Your donations will help us continue supporting the project in a more sustainable way and improve Lawnchair for everyone.To make a donation or learn more, visit our Open Collective page at https://opencollective.com/lawnchairEven if you can't donate, we still appreciate other forms of contributions, like spreading the word, contributing code, or providing feedback. Thank you for your continued support!
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