Circle SideBar is an app by zeeshan in the Personalization category, listed since at least August 2019. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit and MIPS, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 19 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including call phone, display over other apps and modify shared storage.
Ratings
4.6out of 59 ratings
5 ★78%
4 ★0%
3 ★22%
2 ★0%
1 ★0%
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v27.0
1. Fixed the 'Dialer app opening contacts' issue reported. Please remove and add the icon again to completely solve this.
2. Fixed the Direct Dial Shortcuts - Please provide the CALL Permission in case of Lollipop and above for this to work.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Circle Sidebar - An application to make your android experience better, provides easy multitasking from anywhere and anytime!
It's fast and highly customizable. Users can easily customize the way it works and the content it holds. It runs in the background and can be easily accessed from any screen with just a swipe. The user can even set it to start at boot.
Features:
1. Easy controls - All the settings are provided in the main screen with descriptions of each function for better understandability and to avoid confusions.
2. Completely customizable with the way it is triggered. Options for triggering width, height and position are given. The user can easily adjust it to their convenience.
3. Include Favorite apps - Users have full access to the all the apps installed on the phone. At any point, a user can choose what apps to be displayed in the sidebar.
4. Haptic feedback provided to give a response to the user as an acknowledgment to their sidebar calling request.
5. Option to apply custom icon packs is included. Install any icon pack from the store and choose it from circle sidebar.
6. Option to vary the icon sizes is also provided.
7. After the second update, option to add shortcuts was included based on user request. (Pro Feature)
8. App icons and list are completely customizable - choose icons from a different range of icon packs or use a custom image of your own.
9. Based on user requests, the option to Black Listing Apps is included (Pro Feature). Sidebar automatically disappears in the selected apps.
10. Circle Sidebar timeout can be set after the third update.
11. Enable/Disable infinite scrolling based on user preference.
12. More features to come :)
Last Update:
* Fixed the most reported issue: Now touch outside the Sidebar is not registered by the background.
* Fixed the issue with the service closing itself in the background.
* Fixed the triggering problem on touch. (previously it worked only on Tap)
* Added option to set the timeout for the sidebar.
* Added option to disable infinite scrolling.
* Added option to set BlackList Apps. (Pro feature) (Sidebar will automatically disappear in the selected apps)
More features:
* Now supports lock screen enabling.
* Added device orientation based blacklisting.
Added Quick Settings:
- Now you can set a second circle for quick settings. You can set it to infinite scroll with all the quick settings or you could limit to the favorite settings.
- The Quick Settings added are:
1. Wifi toggle.
2. Bluetooth toggle.
3. Screen Rotation.
4. Flash Light toggle.
5. Airplane toggle.
6. Brightness Mode.
7. Volume Control (Supports both media and ringtone volumes depending)
8. Music Control: Play / Pause
9. Music Control: Play Next / Play Previous Track
10. Hotspot Toggle (toggling could be a little slow on some devices)
11. Location Services Toggle.
12. Ringer Mode (General / Vibrate / Silent)
13. More to come... Drop your suggestions on email.
PERMISSIONS REQUIRED:
STORAGE - Required for including shortcuts of a file on the device storage or to create an icon.
CALL - Required for direct dial shortcut to any specified number.
Please use the Reports section in the app to directly interact with the developer via email.
Any Feedback, suggestions, and bug reports are much appreciated.
If you like the app please share it with friends and family and leave a rating on play store.
All the major updates released are based on the user requests and suggestions, please feel free to drop me an email anytime!!
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Signature matches the Google Play versionChecked by the source store on Mar 1, 2018.
Certificate issued to “Zeeshan Ahmed P”This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature verifiedMar 1, 2018
Validated against Google PlayMar 1, 2018
Antivirus scan passedNov 15, 2020
Tested by the source store's staffMay 2, 2018
Signed byCN=Zeeshan Ahmed P, L=Bangalore, ST=Karnataka, C=91
Uploaded by “catappult”Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (19)
Circle SideBar requests 19 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
Call phoneSensitiveandroid.permission.CALL_PHONE
Display over other appsSensitiveandroid.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Circle SideBar APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is e5ccf8b2746750461e603c35561a113a.