ICS Launcher is an app by Team Syndicate in the Productivity category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 14 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including read contacts, call phone and modify shared storage.
Ratings
4.3out of 59 ratings
5 ★78%
4 ★0%
3 ★11%
2 ★0%
1 ★11%
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Ice Cream Sandwich Launcher is a home replacement app designed to give you the look and feel of the newest Android update by Google, Android 4.0
Features:
★ Clones Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4
★ In-Launcher status bar with ICS theme
★ Smooth and snappy on proper devices (ask for help)
★ Drag and drop cross-hairs (Garden Cross-hairs)
★ Home screen gestures
★ Auto cache dump
★ Tons of settings and features
★ Official ICS 4.0 widget resizing, screen indicator, search bar, analog clock, and wallpapers (or create your own).
★ Hide labels on desktop and drawer
★ Supports all static and live wallpapers
★ Scrollable and re-sizable widgets
★ And so much more!
What is planned for future updates?
★ More transitions
★ More widgets
★ More status bar icons
Quick Tips and Help:
★ICS Launcher is designed to replace your Stock Launcher. It can be undone by going to settings > applications > manage > ICS Launcher > Clear Defaults.
★Click "menu" hardware key to access System and Launcher settings
★Long-click on any desktop screen to add icons, widgets, and wallpapers
★Swipe up on any home screen to hide the notification bar. Swipe down to bring it back.
★This Launcher may not run properly on all devices such as relatively antiquated or low-end phones!
★If you are experiencing Force Close errors, try clearing cache by pressing your menu hardware key on the home screen, select "manage apps", and open "ICS 4.0 Launcher" under the "All" tab. Alternatively, you can uninstall and re-install the 12/20 update from the market.
★For support, be sure to send us an email as we cannot respond to individual comments on the market!
Important Information:
Avast reporting as malware?! No it's definitely not malware, it is the AdNetwork SDK which has been certified by Verisign and fully approved by Google. Avast and a few other outdated scanners will mark this as a potential risk because of the required permissions. Don't be fooled, use a scanner with legitimate identifiers like Lookout Security or AVG. Read our privacy policy or contact us for more info.
Then why are there so many permissions? Well, most are required for the app drawer and home screen controls. The others are necessary for our AdNetwork's SDK and are explained in more detail here -http://www.startapp.com/permissions/. All permissions added are completely harmless and at no point do we collect or store any personal information! Our user's privacy is a top priority, but please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
This app will provide a few useful shortcuts on your device in the form of a search bookmark link and home screen icon. This gives us a few cents each time the app is downloaded for the first time and will help us out a lot in developing more apps. If you do not want to use these new tools, you can simply ignore or delete them by dragging the icon to the trashcan and no harm is done (our app remains the same, no need to uninstall it). Thank you!
If you have any questions or comments, please visit our website or send us an email and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Note to Dedicated Users and Fans:
To those of you that have been supporting Syndicate Apps and using our launchers and themes for the last year, you may have noticed that some of them haven’t been updated in a couple months. We appreciate your dedication and feedback more than can be expressed in writing and are extremely sorry for the wait, but this is only because we have spent the last 6 months straight developing a new launcher that will be the most advanced and customizable app on the market when we are ready to launch. The apps we have released in the meantime are to make sure individual features and add-ons work before integrating them into the beta project (and only specific styles for those features at that). So don’t despair because the real thing will be out soon and completely change the way you look at your phone or tablet. Stay tuned and check our site for updates!
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
Certificate issued to “SA”Not the developer's name (“Team Syndicate”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Uploaded by “apps”Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (14)
ICS Launcher requests 14 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
Set wallpaper hintsandroid.permission.SET_WALLPAPER_HINTS
Required hardware & features
Portrait screenandroid.hardware.screen.portrait
Telephony (SIM)android.hardware.telephony
Touchscreenandroid.hardware.touchscreen
ICS Launcher APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the ICS Launcher APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store flagged this file with a security warning. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is fe9e02fc75bed517a7de95d557abe801.