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Mar

Chameleon Launcher v2 Now In The Play Store For Everyone, Also A New Cheaper Phone-Only Version

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

If you've been chomping at the bit to get your hands on the Chameleon update that Kickstarter backers saw earlier this month, the wait is finally over. Released just a little while ago, v2 is now available to the public.

This updated version of the radical take on Android's launcher brings support for folders and linked folders, app launcher widgets, updates to most of the stock Chameleon widgets, and a bunch of overall performance improvements. This is also the first version to support phones, a feature that has been long-requested by lovers of the launcher.

For those who only want the phone version of Chameleon, the team decided to release a more affordable version ($2.91) which provides just that.

Mar

Chameleon Launcher 2.0 Brings Phone Optimization, Multiple Home Screens, Widget Enhancements To Kickstarter Backers

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Applications, News

In a post to its official blog today, the team behind Chameleon Launcher announced version 2.0, which simultaneously hit the Play Store. The update, which is – for now – only available to Kickstarter backers and pre-order customers, brings a handful of popularly requested features. Perhaps the biggest of these is optimization for the small screen. Yes, Chameleon is now specifically optimized to work on your smartphone as well as it does on your tablet.

As part of the optimization (which supports screen resolutions of 720x1280 and up), Chameleon has gained the ability to hold multiple home screens in each context.

Jan

Teknision Shows Off Chameleon On Phones – Oh, And A couple Of Updates To The Tablet Launcher, Too

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Oh, Chameleon launcher. There has been no shortage of you on Android Police. Yet here you are once again, resting comfortably in our spotlight.

I know, I know – many of you are tired of hearing about Chameleon. But this time it's different. Very different. You see, Teknision – the dev team behind Chameleon – is finally showing off the illusive phone launcher. A few weeks ago, they called out to the community for some alpha testers – 25 to be exact. They had filled all those slots in a matter of minutes it seems, proving that you – and so many others – really want to see what Chameleon can do on a phone.

Dec

Chameleon Launcher Is Coming To Phones - The Team Is Looking For 25 Alpha/Beta Testers To Help Work The Kinks Out

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Ever since Chameleon Launcher was released, users have been wanting to see a version designed for phones. Looks like that time is finally coming, as the Chameleon dev team has posted a call for 25 alpha/beta testers for the new project, requesting that they have specific phone models to test on:

HTC One X+
HTC One X
Samsung Galaxy Note® II
Samsung Galaxy Note™
Samsung Galaxy S3
Nexus 4
Galaxy Nexus
MOTOROLA RAZR HD LTE
LG OPTIMUS G
DROID DNA By HTC
MOTOROLA RAZR MAXX HD

It's pretty clear that they want to get this thing running on the current top dogs as quickly as possible - if you think you can provide valuable, well thought-out feedback, head to the source link to find out how to get in on the action.

Nov

Chameleon Launcher For Android Tablets Now Just $3.99

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, Deals, News

When Chameleon Launcher first hit the scene with promises of a "new Android homescreen," people were excited. As we started to see more and more of this unique launcher, excitement continued to grow. Then we finally got our hands on it, and well - it wasn't what we hoped for. The dev team behind Chameleon have since worked hard to bring more widgets and features to the launcher, increasing not only its usefulness, but reasons you'd actually want to abandon the stock experience for something different.

But there was one thing still holding most users back from even giving it a chance: the price.

Sep

Chameleon Launcher Leaves Beta Status, v1 Is Now In The Play Store

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Hey, guess what? After about 18 hours as a Release Candidate, Chameleon Launcher for Android tablets is now available in its full v1.0 glory. That's right, it's no longer beta.

It has been a twisty, turny, windy, and other non-straight words journey for Chameleon, so it's nice to see the launcher hit its first full release. According to the Chameleon Blog, there are still a few kinks to be worked out (which makes me question the "final" release status), but hopefully that'll happen relatively quickly.

If you backed Chameleon on Kickstarter, you should be able to grab the app from the Play Store now.

Sep

Chameleon Launcher Beta Updated To 0.9.5 - First Release Candidate Build

Posted by David Ruddock in Applications, Apps/Games, News

The team at Chameleon Launcher appear to be keeping up their breakneck-pace for updates, and today have hit a significant milestone in that ongoing process: their first release candidate. It's a pretty big deal for the once-upon-a-time Kickstarter project, and while I personally haven't found much use for it, there's no denying the Chameleon team has absolutely blown through the bugs and issues from the first beta released just a little over a month ago. The 0.9.5 release adds the following:

Here are some of the things included in this build:

Added Dashboard Manager animations when adding/deleting a Dashboard.

Sep

Chameleon Launcher Updated (Again) To v0.9.2, Brings Improved Memory Usage, Performance Enhancements, And Smaller File Size

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Two days ago, Chameleon received an update that brought one of the biggest features yet: the widget API. Not content with one big update this week, however, the Chameleon Team has just push a major performance-improving build to the Play Store, bringing the launcher up to v0.9.2.

The list of fixes and improvements is a good one this go around:

Major improvement to memory usage.
Much faster start-up, especially for devices running ICS or newer.
More stable, with several bug and crash fixes.
Improved adding/removing of Dashboards.
Improved Time/Date based conditions (Dashboard context).
Improved “Edit Conditions” View (now faster and uses less memory).

Sep

Chameleon Beta Updated To Version 0.9.0 - The Widget API Is Here!

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Since the Chameleon beta first became available, the most requested feature has been for more widgets. The initial build only offered a handful of choices, and while they were all useful, they didn't showcase the launcher's usefulness. More recently, the team updated the application to offer even more widgets, adding a bit more value to the launcher.

Now, however, the launcher has received what I think is its biggest and most important update thus far: the launcher just hit version 0.9.0, which brings the first version of the widget API. Why is this a big deal, you ask? Because developers can now start working on their own widgets just for Chameleon!

Aug

Chameleon Launcher Beta Updated To v0.8, Brings New Widgets, Bug Fixes, And Performance Enhancements

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Chameleon Launcher received what I would call its first "major" update today, bringing the launcher up to version 0.8.0. Naturally, you can expect performance improvements and bug fixes, but the update also brings something that users have been asking for since the beta launched: more widgets.

The new offerings in the widget department include Facebook, time, and a "switches" widgets that brings power control options to the launcher. Unfortunately, the switches aren't yet customizable, so you're stuck with a stock set of options that includes airplane mode, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, brightness, GPS, and sync. Hopefully the Chameleon team will bring the ability to customize these in a future update.