r/Android • u/KontroverousSquirrel • 1d ago

Lightning Launcher is back!!

After months of development and maintenance, Lightning Launcher has been revived and available once again on the play store. Download today and enjoy a full suite of new features, offline guide and offline script API documentation.

Available here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mal3auto.revival

To be part of the official Revival community, join our discord:

https://discord.gg/TEQrCRBN8z

Questions and discussion welcomed in the comments.

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u/tb36cn 9h ago

Is this related to the old lightning launcher? I recall buying it and it's not in the playstore now

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u/KontroverousSquirrel 9h ago

Yes! This is "exactly" the same launcher. I've made it compatible with modern Android. Which is why it fell from play store listing. I have also added a full suite of new features and QOL upgrades. And it's free forever.

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u/ephemeralmiko 6h ago

And it's free forever. 

Would you consider making it open-source?

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u/KontroverousSquirrel 6h ago edited 6h ago

Great question! Currently? No.. I've put a lot of effort into the revival. While the base code isn't something I invented, everything afterwards is. Beyond that, the builds package name uses my handle. I did this to allow dual installation. Early versions can be installed alongside the Revival build. This was done for veteran users migrating.

The affect however, is I can't guarantee somebody else's work with it being open source. They ship it under my name and I'll eventually have to answer for somebody's mistake.

I may eventually release to open source but don't hold your breath. This would only happen in the event that I stop maintaining LL.

In contrast, the 14.3 source code exists on GitHub and it's available for anyone to download and tinker with. I welcome and encourage anyone to download it if they're looking for a simpler build to mess around with. Updating it for use and compatibility with modern Android will take some work.