Quick Tile
Swipe left for contacts, weather, settings shortcuts, and today's events.
ANDROID LAUNCHER
Focus faster with a clean, customizable home experience.
Core Launcher is built for speed and control: instant app search, smart quick tiles, widget board management, app lock, hidden apps, and deep visual tuning.
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Core
Launcher for Android phones and tablets
Widget Page
Swipe right and arrange widgets with drag, resize, and edit mode.
Privacy Tools
Hidden apps with passcode and optional biometric confirmation.
Deep Customization
Theme, icon size, grid, text color, app categories, and widget controls.
GALLERY
Real Core app screenshots.
Phone
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7-inch Tablet
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10-inch Tablet
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Screenshots taken from the current Core Android app build across phone, 7-inch, and 10-inch devices.
FEATURES
Everything the app gives you, clearly organized.
Fast App Drawer
Launch apps instantly with typo-tolerant fuzzy search, optional alphabet scrollbar, and support for pinning and reordering your most used apps.
Quick Tiles
Add favorite contacts, one-tap system setting shortcuts, weather data, and calendar events with countdown info for what is next.
Widget Board
Add Android widgets, move them on a grid, resize from corners, and remove widgets in edit mode with visual handles.
App Privacy Controls
Hide apps from normal view and protect the hidden-apps area with passcode authentication plus biometric confirmation when available.
Internet Speed Monitor
Show an optional status-bar overlay for live network speed, with adjustable horizontal and vertical offsets.
Backup & Restore
Export settings to JSON and restore later. Core detects required permissions before importing and guides users through missing access.
EXPERIENCE
Designed for daily speed without visual clutter.
Set Core as default launcher
Switch from your existing home screen and start with the guided onboarding flow.
Personalize layout and style
Pick light/dark/system theme, tune icon size, change grid columns, and adjust drawer text color.
Add utility panels
Turn on Quick Tile and Widget pages, then shape them around your real daily workflow.
Protect hidden apps
Enable passcode and recovery key for the hidden-apps area.
PERMISSIONS
Transparent permission usage.
Package Visibility
Used by the launcher to discover installed apps, search them, and support launcher management flows.
Contacts
Used for contact photos, starred contacts, favorite contacts in Quick Tiles, and contact search actions.
Calendar
Used to display today's events and event countdown in Quick Tiles.
Biometric
Used for optional biometric confirmation in the hidden-apps passcode flow.
Notification Access
Used only to count unread notifications per app and show badge counts on launcher icons. Notification message content, sender, and body are never read or shared.
Overlay Permission
Used for the optional internet speed indicator drawn above the status bar. No screen content is captured.
Internet
Used for weather data integration through Open-Meteo based on the city you enter.
DOWNLOAD
Get Core and check technical compatibility.
Core Launcher
Package: com.scinecis.launcher
Current app version in project: 1.1.17 (versionCode: 22)
Core is distributed through Google Play.
FAQ
Common questions
Does Core support widgets?
Yes. You can add, move, resize, and remove widgets on a dedicated widget page.
Can I hide and lock apps?
Yes. Core supports hidden apps and app lock with passcode and biometric options.
Can I back up my settings?
Yes. Core exports launcher settings to JSON and supports restoring from backup.
Is it customizable?
Core includes theme control, grid size, icon size, app categories, gestures, and more.