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You can place all your most frequently used widgets on the same screen to keep up-to-date with all the latest local news, weather and traffic. The built-in app search tool will help you easily find an app on your phone or online.
Yandex.Shell is available as a free download for users worldwide.
Please familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement before installing the app: http://legal.yandex.ru/shell_mobile_agreement/?lang=en
What's New
GO Launcher EX:Theme&Wallpaper
GO Launcher is a stylish, smart & slim system for your Android phone. The 2015 brand new version "GO Launcher Z' provides 365-day updated themes & HD wallpapers to decorate your screen, and abundant widgets, gestures & tools to make your ideal phone. Its previous version "GO Launcher EX" ranked as NO.1 launcher in Google Play with over 200 million users!
Stylish: Decorate every corner of your screen with updated themes & wallpapers. Get them from theme store!
Smart: Insert your brain into the phone with tools, widgets & gestures;
Slim: 4M APK to enhance phone performance.
Highlight features:
APPs management: Hide & Lock APPs to protect phone security;
Store: Theme store & APP center brings you fashion & fun;
Transition Effect: XX effects available, magic every slide!
Contact us: firstname.lastname@example.com
Follow us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/golauncherTwitter: https://twitter.com/golauncher
Google+ community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105697161638224913835
Use of this app is governed by our Terms of Service: http://www.goforandroid.com/en/term-of-service.html and Privacy Policy: http://www.goforandroid.com/en/privacy-policy.html
Smart Launcher 2
Smart Launcher 2 is an innovative launcher, featuring minimalist design, low resource requirements and a user-friendly interface that allows you to launch any application with just a few taps.
SL2 has been downloaded by over ten million people!
Smart Launcher 2 is completely different from any other launcher on Play Store. It has been written from scratch.
The Flower
It gives you access to the most common apps. No need to select every time a specific app for the activity you want to start. The double tap option allows you to launch a second activity from the same icon.
The Drawer
It automatically organizes your apps into a few important categories. Exploring and finding your apps has never been so easy.
Themes and lockscreens
Almost every element of the UI is customizable. SL2 supports every Apex and Nova icon set, and more than 300 themes have been created specifically for Smart Launcher!
Plugins, Notifications and Customizable gestures
Add features by installing what you need. Get notifications directly on your homescreen
and assign gestures to your favorite apps to allow you to start them faster.
Hide unused apps
You can hide whatever apps you want, and if you want to protect your apps against prying eyes you can protect them with a password.
One launcher to rule them all
SL2 is optimized for almost every Android device. You can use it on your phone, on your tablet and even on your Google TV. Every part of SL is designed to be comfortably used both in portrait and landscape mode.
Constantly updated
Since June 2012 SL2 has been updated more than 150 times. It completely supports the latest Android API, and we always listen to user suggestions. Do you want to help us with the testing of new versions? Join the beta g+ community https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/114803489211052363907
We don't collect any personal data about you. If you like SL you can support the project by purchasing SL Pro. More info here
Nova Launcher
Nova Launcher replaces your home screen with one you control and can customize. Change icon themes, colors, layouts, animations and more.
Reviewers love Nova Launcher and you will too
For my money, Nova Launcher is the best of the AOSP-style launchers available in Android. --Android Police
Nova Launcher has some very capable hands behind it --Phandroid
Our favorite is Nova Launcher, which strikes a great perfect balance between incredible performance and high customizability without getting too gimmicky and difficult to use --Lifehacker
Chock full of features you won't find in the stock launcher, and comes highly recommended --Android Central
• Ok, Google - Use Google Search's hotword right from the home screen, just say the words Ok, Google. Note: Google does not support all devices or locales yet. This limitaiton applies to Nova Launcher as well.
• Color Theme - Set the highlight accent color for the launcher
Also individual Color controls for labels, folders, unread count badges, drawer tabs and background
• Icon Themes - Find thousands of icon themes for Nova Launcher on the Play Store
• Subgrid positioning - Much greater control than standard launchers, Nova Launcher allows you to snap icons or widgets half way through the desktop grid cells
• Customize App Drawer - Custom tabs, Vertical or Horizontal scrolling, Custom effects
• Infinite scroll - Never far from your favorite page, loop through the desktop or drawer continously
• Backup/Restore - Sophisticated backup/restore system allowing you to backup your desktop layout and launcher settings
• Scrollable Dock - Create multiple docks and scroll between them
• Widgets in dock - Place any widget in your dock, such as a 4x1 music player widget
• Import Layout - No need to rebuild your desktop from scratch, Nova Launcher can import from most popular launchers. Including the one that came with your phone.
• Fast - Nova Launcher is highly optimized to do it's work quickly and quietly, keeping the animations smooth and letting you use your phone as fast as you can move your fingers.
Nova Launcher Prime
Unlock the following extras by purchasing Nova Launcher Prime
• Gestures - Swipe, pinch, double tap and more on the home screen to open your favorite apps
• Unread Counts - Never miss a message. Unread count badges for Hangouts, SMS, Gmail and more using the TeslaUnread plugin
• Custom Drawer Groups - Create new tabs or folders in the app drawer
• Hide Apps - Keep a clean app drawer by hiding never used apps
• Icon Swipes - Set custom actions for swiping on app shortcuts or folders
• More scroll effects - Such as Wipe, Accordion, and Throw
360 Launcher-Fast, Free Themes
360 Launcher is an powerful home launcher. We offer you a series of highly customized features, tens of thousands themes, wallpapers and fonts, plenty of lock screens, a lot of transition animations, app starting animations, dozens of widgets, and even icons and icon background. As the best home screen replacement, it offers you many first-ever features to customize your own homescreen experience. It is really a nice present for people who take their Android for lifestyle and partner in life.
★ Our users really love 360 Launcher and you will too!
"I like it... This is Greater Then All Launcher Like Go Launcher ,Next Launcher Its Superb App"-- Rajat Sarkar
"Super fast I've used a lot of launchers which all were bad but this one is the BEST of all!!! thank you!"-- Ivette salas
"Much better than other Launcher! Love this!! Good job Play store ! "-- Lego Magtibay
"Cool! Pleasantly surprised. I'm very glad that I downloaded it ! " --–Annie Lim
"Excellent !!! I installed on the phone ,and it works without a glitch. All Awesome! Thanks to the developers !"-- Rex Paul
★Now millions+ FREE themes, wallpapers and lock screens are provided !
They are beautifully produced, but more importantly, most of them are free !
Please check our thread in XDA-Developers before leaving low rating and bad reviews.
If you love ADWLauncherEX or GO Launcher EX, you will love it even much.
1. SMOOTHLY transition animation effects, many scroll effects ,Such as Wipe, Accordion, and Throw. 360 Launcher is highly optimized to do it's work quickly and quietly, keeping the animations smooth and letting you use your phone as fast as you can move your fingers.
2. Lots of personalized themes, wallpapers and lock screens to choose. Download 360 Launcher to enjoy over millions+ FREE themes, icons and live wallpapers.
3. User customized folder to manage apps category. Long press an icon to drag and drop it over another one to create a folder.
4. Convenient custom home screens, and there're many great GESTURES: Swipe, pinch, double tap and more on the home screen to open your favorite apps.
5. Built in plenty of widgets, such as clock, calender, task manager, device switcher
6. Powerful apps manage: SORT the new installed apps, recently viewed apps, and HIDE the apps that you don't want to be seen .
7. Built in Cleaner that clear up your RAM.
8. Built in power saving widget that saves you more BATTERY.
9. Use T 9 on home screen to search for what you want to open.
10. Custom Drawer Groups - Create new tabs or folders in the app drawer.
11. Supported many Languages , such as English (Special thanks to Melvin Chng Yi Cong, from Malaysia), Chinese, French(Special thanks to Johan Jaworski, from France), Russian(Special thanks to Mr.Roman, from Russia), Spanish(Special thanks to Jordi Luna)
Contact us:
Themes and Wallpapers: http://meihua.360.cn/
Home at XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345601
Sina weibo: http://e.weibo.com/360launcher
Forum: http://bbs.360safe.com/forum-110-1.html
Company official website: http://www.360.cn
奇虎360 (NYSE:QIHU) Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd
Give us five stars and feedbacks to make 360 Launcher better and better each day.
360 Launcher Team loves you all and never going to let you down !
APUS Launcher-Small,Fast,Boost
Recent Update:
● Home Screen: Now you can double tap home screen to lock screen, and we have added many home screen transition effects;
● APUS Mobile Search: New experience in trending searches
● APUS Radar: Now you can see who else are using radar nearby
● APUS Theme: Introducing APUS Theme, stunning themes are waiting for you to use
● Smart Folder: Swipe to home screen inside folders
● APUS Selection: Discover new apps for you every day
● I'm Lucky: According to Murphy's law, every app you need will show up in I'm Lucky eventually
Features of APUS launcher include:
► Smart Folder - Simply put your Clash of Clans and Candy Crush Saga into Game folder, your Instagram and Snapchat into Social folder.
► Priority Apps - Simply put Facebook, Twitter and other apps you use the most on your first screen, that's the top speed to start apps.
► Enhanced Apps Market: Introducing a new layout for accessing the Apps Market to browse, discover, and download apps with ease.
► APUS Notification -You will never miss important messages again from your friends and family, by putting small badges on home screen icons to keep you notified, available for Call, SMS, Whatsapp and Gmail.
► APUS Boost - Speed up your games and apps, clean-up memory (RAM) and boost your device. APUS Boost works directly from your home screen, help you go through the speed limit.
► Notification Toolbar - Provide instant switches such as Flashlight, mobile data and WiFi. Make your phone running on faster speed .
► APUS Wallpaper - Full of HD wallpapers that can be used for both home and lock screens.
► Techcrunch: Saving as much as 80% of a device's memory when it runs — thanks to its size, it takes up less than 2MB of memory, [APUS gives] more juice and that's always appreciated, particularly by those with lower-end phones. http://tinyurl.com/l57lwuz
► Business Insider: [APUS Launcher is a] beautiful launcher that organizes your apps into various folders, such as Communication, News & Books, and Media, among other categories. It's light and slick, and adds a bit of personality to your Android phone. http://tinyurl.com/q26bpxw
► CNET: APUS is dedicated to building the smallest, fastest, simplest user system for Android it can. http://tinyurl.com/lbumdpx
Stay connected!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/APUSGROUP
Twitter: https://twitter.com/apusgroup
Feedback: firstname.lastname@example.com
Privacy Policy: http://tinyurl.com/q9zwbbr
Website: http://www.apusapps.com
Google+ User Community: http://tinyurl.com/l2t2yvg
Terms of Service: http://tinyurl.com/ma8gk6k
About APUS Group:
Founded in June 2014, By developing apps that optimizes the Android operating system to make it easier to use, more convenient, and faster, APUS Group is dedicated to reimaging the UI and UX for the world's fastest growing mobile operating system.
So far as a small startup, APUS Launcher has ranked No.1 in 30 countries and ranked top 5 in over 50 countries under Personalization Category in Google Play.
Solo Launcher-Fast,Boost,Smart
What Can Solo Launcher Do For You?
Solo Launcher will fix all of your Android performance problems!
Solo Launcher can clean your system, save memory space, boost the speed, effortlessly browse global online content, and decorate your android phone with thousands of themes and hundreds of customizable settings.
☆No.1 App on the Google Play Personalization Worldwide Chart, the No.1 Launcher on Google Play!
☆Over 50 Million Users, The Highest Rated Among the Top 3 Most Downloaded Launchers, The Best Choice For Your Android Devices.
☆Integrated Solo 2.0 Trash Cleaner and Speed Booster Makes Your Phone Smart and Clean!
☆All New Material Designed 2.0 User Interface, Clean and Stylish.
★Highlights of Solo Launcher★ – FREE App Manager & Phone Booster
Fast and smart search for global content.
Cleans your system's trash files, free up space and boost performance with the press of a button.
Assign functions to swipes, taps and screen pinches. Hold and operate large-screen devices with one hand.
5000+ free, downloadable themes and icons to customize your phone, with more added regularly.
Automatically pastes icons to your Home screen by calculating your preferences.
Other launchers may lock their premium content behind paywalls or ads, but Solo Launcher delivers the complete package, absolutely free!
★Features of Solo Launcher★ - Clean & Fast
Smart Global Search
- Solo Search delivers you global content. You need only input a keyword or give a voice command. Smart recommendation with Cloud Relevance Computing (CRC) recommends the best apps for you!
Solo Market
- Over 300 personalization settings and more than 5000 themes to choose from, have your device how you want it!
Visualized Setting
- "What you see is what you set"
- Clean and intuitive settings interface. You can preview the settings and make your decisions smoothly and easily.
Smart Homescreen Icon Management
- Automatically places your frequently used app icons on the desktop. Find what you need without delay!
Custom Drawer Groups
- Organize apps into tabs and folders in the app drawer for a smarter, smoother experience.
Nine Simple and Efficient Gestures
- Assign your own shortcut commands to swiping, tapping, and pinching your screen.
Unread Message Count
- SMS, emails and call notifications.
Smart Widgets
- Customized animated clock/weather widget, One-click Cleaning widget, Solo Smart Search widget, and more!
"OK, Google" Hot word Search Now Live!
- Enjoy voice search right from the Home screen or any app drawer, without touching the keyboard.
★What are People Saying About Solo Launcher?★
►"Solo Launcher stands out by having the same features as other smart launchers while still being free, and adding some sweet gesture controls." — Lifehacker
►"Hola! Solo Launcher makes your screen smarter and stylish! Splendid! Go Solo go go go!" — Ricardo
►"I like the transparent theme! So cool! It really accelerates your phone and boosts the speed!" — Daniel
►"Brilliant! Everything is better with Solo Launcher! Small yet fast!" — Bart
For any suggestions, feedback or theme requests,
please go to our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/sololauncher
or email us at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Official Website: http://www.NewBorn-Town.com
Want more from Solo Launcher? Get more free themes: right here!
Cheetah Launcher
Cheetah Launcher delivers a personalized and intelligent Android Launcher which contains cool functions, fun decorations and premium themes.
Highlights of Cheetah Launcher:
☆Cheetah launcher intelligently discovers your most commonly used apps and places them on the homescreen for your convenience.
☆Free, stylish and various themes make your phone shine immediately. Unique installation-free technology makes it 5 times faster than similar launchers in using themes.
☆ Fast, smooth and simple: Smoother than system launcher while occupying 50% less RAM;
Features of Cheetah Launcher
1. You can download various kind of themes in Cheetah Theme (Menu > Theme > Apply Theme)
2. Long tap and drag one icon to another to form a new folder, or go to App list > Menu > New Folder
3. Dozens of special animations like screen rotation (Menu > Screen Setting > Animation Setting)
4. Long tap an app icon to edit the picture, quickly uninstall it, or edit its related folders.
5. Use two-finger gestures to zoom in and out. You can also add, remove, and customize extra screens.
6. Hide inactive apps by going to App list > Menu > Hide App
7. Add apps in batches to the main screen or a specific folder (long tap screen > batch add pps / open folder > tap 'Add' button)
8. Cheetah Launcher is a totally free application, with no in-app purchases. On installation we request the permission of 'Direct dialing' to enable you to dial from your homescreen.
dodol Launcher
http://goo.gl/amXEzP ☞ Please join to dodol launcher Community
Meet thousands of high quality themes (wallpaper+icons) created by the top designers. Themes will be available for free for the time being.
Most widely used widgets like Memory Cleaner and Quick Settings are applied automatically on your home screen. You can not only decorate your phone nicely but also use your phone at a high speed.
Your phone will become a piece of artwork itself with the totally new wallpapers and icons.
Share the screenshots on your Instagram or Pinterest.
You can always show off your smartphone to your friends even if it is not a brand new one!
You can also change your ringtones, fonts and keyboards in your own unique style.
** Notification **
· Dodol Launcher is only compatible with Android 4.0.3 or later versions (ICS, Jelly Bean). It may not be compatible depending on the device model.
** Customer Service **
· Theme shop: http://me2.do/GEVRAtuB
· Facebook : http://goo.gl/DyCmWo
· Instagram: http://instagram.com/dodol_official
· Community: http://goo.gl/amXEzP
If you have any problem using the launcher, please send us the Screenshot/ Smartphone Brand/ Android version/ Launcher version info along with the detailed description of your problem or errors to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you!
Apex Launcher
"Fantastic app that has the potential to give your phone a complete makeover. I highly recommend it." - MakeUseOf
"Even after a lot of customization, Apex Launcher feels super fast." - Pocket Now
"We must say it is as smooth as butter." - Droid Life
Five Best Android Launchers - Lifehacker
The 25 Tastiest Apps for Ice Cream Sandwich - PCMag
Must-have apps for the Nexus 7 - ZDNet
• Customizable homescreen grid size and up to 9 homescreens
• Scrollable dock with up to 7 icons per page and up to 5 pages
• Infinite & elastic scrolling (homescreen, drawer and dock)
• Fancy transition effects (tablet, cube, etc.)
• Hide elements as you want (persistent search bar, status bar, or even the dock)
• Customizable icons and labels for shortcuts and folders
• Choose different folder preview styles and background
• Multiple drawer styles (transparent/opaque, horizontal/vertical, paginated/continuous)
• Drawer apps sorting (title, install date, mostly used)
• Hide apps from the drawer
• Lock your desktop to prevent accidental changes
• Enjoy homescreen gestures (pinch, swipe up/down, double tap)
• Advanced theme engine (icon packs, skins, etc.)
• Backup/restore settings and data
• Optimized for both phones and tablets
• Lots of other customization options!
Apex Launcher Pro (Paid Version) Features:
• Powerful drawer customizations (unlimited drawer tabs, folders in drawer)
• Unread count notifications (provided by the free Apex Notifier extension)
• Dock swipe actions (swipe up and down actions)
• More gesture options (two-finger gestures)
• Additional transition effects (accordion, cross, etc.)
• Flexible theme options (ADW, LauncherPro, Go Launcher themes)
• Enhanced folder support (batch add, merge folders)
• Advanced widget options (widgets in dock, overlapping widgets)
• More features on the way!
• Pinch the screen to access screen previews (like Exposé or HTC Sense).
• Long press an icon to drag and drop it over another one to create a folder.
• Long press icons/folders on the desktop and choose edit from the popup menu to customize icons and labels.
• Drag, hover, and drop app icons over the delete button at the top of the screen to quickly uninstall apps.
• Long press an app in the hide apps list to quickly launch that app.
• Switch to single screen wallpaper mode to fix wallpaper zooming issues.
• Enable the Root Helper in advanced settings (root required, Android 4.0 only) to add widgets from the drawer.
• Access widget data: Only used to create and display widgets on the homescreen. (Android 4.1+ only)
• Application information: Used to display warnings when other launchers are running.
• Control vibration/Status Bar/Wallpaper: Standard launcher functions.
• Network communication: Used for anonymous usage/error reporting (optional).
• Phone calls: Used when you create direct-dial shortcuts on the homescreen.
• Storage: Used to backup/restore settings and desktop data.
• Superuser: Required to add widgets from the drawer (Android 4.0 only).
Love Apex Launcher? Rate us on Google Play. We're always trying to make Apex Launcher better. If you have questions or suggestions, please share them with us!
Hola Launcher - Simple & Fast
Hola Launcher has only 1MB+ installation package size which is almost 90% less than the normal launchers, such as GO, Apex, Nova etc.
Hola Launcher has extremely small memory usage which is almost 40% less than the system launchers, and is also 20% less than the other so-called-fastest launchers.
Hola Launcher is currently occupied the least privacy privileges in all Launchers,such as APUS, ZERO, CM. Hola Team are determined to protect user privacy privileges mission.
Regardless of the fast and small unique features, Hola launcher has almost all the basic features for launcher that you need. And we also provide thousands of themes, wallpapers and fonts for your personalization usage.
★Our users really love hola launcher and you will too!
"Hola improves my phone's speed, but What i like the most is it's easy to operate and save my phone's space!" - Mark
"I love the Hola Swipe! It's very easy to use." - Cindy
"Nice!!! I have installed it and it works excellent. Everything's perfect here!" - Tom
"Small package, very easy, very fast and makes my battery live longer." - Jennifer.
Hola Swipe - A simple swipe from the corner to search for your recently used and newly installed apps.
Hola Boost - Speed up your phone with a single click.
T9 Search Engine - Double-click on the screen to look for anything on your phone.
Hola Box - Sliding up with two fingers to activate the hidden files function.
Simple editing - Long-click on the phone to get more customrizing options.
Personality - We provide high quality themes, wallpapers and fonts.
Weather Forecast - Kindly weather forecast support for your needs at any time.
Heart APP - Hola provides cool and funny APP every day, make you say goodbye to APP Store!
Hola Launcher, smaller, yet bigger!~Let us bring you a more beautiful android life!
Contact US
Company official website: http://www.holalauncher.com/
Visit our facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/holalauncher
If you have any question, please contact us: email@example.com
If you find Malicious promotion, please contact us:email@example.com
Hola Launcher is available in following languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, French,Thai , Vietnamese, Arabic, Indonesian, Polish, Greek.
Especially thanks to Dimitris Sarlis for Greek translation.
Hola Launcher Promotion Policy:
One Launcher
We also plan to launch our theme shop in our next release, giving you access to well over 500,000 quality HD wallpapers, 1000+ theme icons and 100+ 2D/3D visually-stunning LIVE Wallpaper. All for FREE.
Read below what some of our early beta users have to say about ONE Launcher.
"My current favorite is ONE Launcher, which strikes a great perfect balance between incredible performance and high customizing without getting too gimmicky and difficult to use."" - Andy Clarke,
"I must say it is as smooth as butter." - Damien Rod
"Like the one launcher. Most importantly, this one is clean and minimalist. Love it. Looking forward to more customizable themes!" - Robin Teo
■ KEY Features ■
★ Simple, lightweight @ only 6MB in size.
★ clean & un-cluttered home screen replacement.
★ Customizable home screen with lots a theme options
★ Smart widgets: The desktop Clock & Calendar icons, dynamically display the current date and time with snazzy animations & effects!
★ Buttery smooth Screen Transition Effects. Doesn't lag even on older Android devices. Lots a screen transition effects e.g. Rotate, Bulldoze, Windmill, Cube, Scale, Flip, Fade, etc. More to be added in our weekly updates.
★ Hand-picked FREE HD Retina-ready quality wallpapers preloaded for your personalisation.
★ Receive real-time notification and display them in your lock screen. You get a quick glance at your daily activities. Simple, no-fuss.
★ Efficient battery management.
★ Flexible theme options, 3rd party Launcher Themes support coming soon!
★ Effects - Rotate, Bulldoze, Windmill, Cube, Scale, Flip, Cross-Flip, Snake, etc. Desktop Scene Mode: Snow, Rain, Bubble, Stars, etc. Edit Effect: Tingle, Breathe, Twinkle;
★ More features on the way! Updated Weekly!
Show us some LOVE. Like ONE Launcher? Rate us on Google Play. We're always trying to make ONE Launcher better.
If you like this app, please consider giving us 5 stars, thanks
★ How to set ONE LAUNCHER as default launcher?
Go to "Preferences", turn on "Set Default Launcher".
★ How to turn on ONE LAUNCHER Lock Screen?
Go to "Preferences", turn on "Start LockScreen".
★ Where to get more wallpapers?
In the wallpaper store!
★ How to uninstall ONE LAUNCHER?
You can uninstall it in the last item in the launcher settings(Preferences), or in the google play store client.
Clean. Uncluttered. Lightweight.
Minimalist does not mean under-featured.
Apple, iPhone, iOS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and other countries and regions around the world
C Launcher-Speedy Brief Launch
C Launcher is a highly customized launcher, featuring user-friendly interface, minimal battery consumption, and speedy mobile searches that protect your privacy from third parties the perfect way while offering the ultimate personalized DIY launcher experience.
Main Features:
- Fast and simple - Find, download, and uninstall apps, themes and more from the search bar.
- Friendly interaction - Contextual launcher that delivers what you need with every single detail.
- Safe - App protects your privacy in the perfect way, protecting your phone from third parties.
- Save battery, clean junk files, and speed up device with one tap
- Easily find what you need. Find, download, and uninstall apps all from the search bar
- Hide apps and protect your privacy with a stretching gesture that locks your Apps
- Passcode/pattern lock, IOS style lock screen.
- Application unread notification count (Address feedback)
- Smart folder automatically organizes your apps based on functions.
- Smart widgets like fast cleaner, weather clock, and power saving to save time.
- FREE nice live wallpaper (NEW)
- Change default lock screen theme (Address feedback)
- Customize phone with thousands of categorized themes, wallpapers, and icon packs.
- DIY your very own theme with only 3 steps.
- Personalized greetings
More features are coming soon, stay tuned.
♥ More FREE live wallpaper
♥ Quick launch panel on lock screen
♥ Friendly navigation and clean UI without pushing you to do what you don't like
Users' Voice
Our users really love C Launcher and we believe you will too!
"Very nice app. easy to use on core 2. Very smooth" - Kunal Patel
"I love it! It makes my phone more adorable!" - Ashley
"We can search our app easily it does not take more time .it helps to manage app as our wish ...." - Gita Bag
"I have been using this theme for weeks, Its nice, interesting. Simply i love it" - Hussein Mussa
"This is so unique and have not found anything like this. Very proud user and would very much recommend this To anyone.....Thanks C Launcher for amazing app..." - Jessica Pyles-Snethen
Make your phone play by your rules, with C Launcher! C Launcher is available from Android 2.3+.
1.How to hide and unhide apps?
Stretch out with two fingers on screens. For the first time, go Setting>Password Setting and tap + to choose apps to be hidden.
To unhide apps, enter Hide Interface by above steps, tap + and uncheck apps that's been hidden.
2.How to find my hidden apps?
Stretch out with two fingers on screens and enter password.
3.How to find C Launcher Settings and more?
Swipe up on screens.
4.How to enable locker of C Launcher?
Swipe up on main screen and go Preferences>Locker>Open Lock Screen
5.How to change wallpapers?
Long press any space and swipe right to go Wallpapers>Choose wallpapers
For any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clauncher
G+ Community: http://goo.gl/K1RRh9
Website: http://c-launcher.com/
Email: email@example.com
CM Launcher - Boost, Secure
The safest launcher in the world!
SMALL - Just 1MB, CM Launcher dramatically improves your device while being the most lightweight launcher in the world, even beating out APUS, GO Launcher, Nova Launcher and more.
SLEEK - Accelerate your startup speed by 100%! Make your apps load quicker, search the net with speed, and make full use of the capabilities of your phone with no dead weight.
SECURE - Includes the world's #1 antivirus engine, which protects your personal info and app data, as well as blocking viruses and malware.
SMART - Automatically organizes your apps into intelligent folders based on your habits, and recommends the apps that are popular with people in your neighborhood.
STYLISH - Customize your unique wallpaper to fit your personal style!
Your comments help us to make our products great. If you have any suggestions or comments, you are more than welcome to get in touch with us in our beta community at Google+: https://plus.google.com/communities/108059376787244543323
or contact us directly:
Buzz Launcher-Smart&Free Theme
"Buzz Launcher" is a highly customizable launcher that enables you to apply shared Homescreens to your own smartphone. Buzz Launcher is an ad-free custom launcher that has more than 800,000+ free themes (the largest number of free themes among launchers)! Freely download, apply, customize, share, and even create Homescreens! (Available from Android 4.0.3+)
With Buzz Launcher, you can:
• Customize so much more than just your wallpaper or theme.
• Change between multiple smooth, fast, and easy Transition effects.
• View all Homepacks in a glance NOW: http://www.homepackbuzz.com
• Apply new home screens at a touch of a button, instantly!
• Personalize your homescreen with robust icon, wallpaper editing features
• Download and implement completely free homescreens within 5 seconds!
• Share home screens with a single touch via Facebook, Twitter, and Google+!
• Explore unique widget features such as clock, date, and battery
• Create your own customized widget using Buzz Custom Widget (Free)!
• Show your Homepacks to your friends
"Prepare to have your mind blown. Buzz Launcher is perhaps the most revolutionary Android launcher we've seen yet…….Words seem inadequate to properly describe the beauty of Buzz Launcher, which is undoubtedly the most highly customizable and visually stunning Android launcher we've tested" - Laptopmag
" You don't need to know the best place to get wallpapers, or even the best widgets, because other people have shared their masterpieces with you."- Android Headlines
"Buzz Launcher is one of several awesome launcher apps out there, but it's distinguished by its versatile functionality and rich community of themers" - Phonearena
★ Links ★
• Official Site: buzzlauncher.com
• Contact us: firstname.lastname@example.com
• Partnership inquiries : email@example.com
Buzz Launcher is friends partnering with UCCW, The day before widget & Memo Widget, Sol Calendar & Sol Mail, Battery Widget Z, Power Toggles, Minimalistic Text
★ Buzz Communities ★
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/buzzlauncher
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/buzzlauncher
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/buzzlauncher
• Google+ Designer community:https://plus.google.com/communities/106084851484318701445
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Atom Launcher
▶ Main Features
-Theme Maker: Easy way to make my own Atom theme with my gallery and theme images.
- Atom Bar: Google search, digital clock, clock + Quick Setting, clock + Google Search
- Streamlined Widgets: Memory Cleaner, Flash, Clock, Memo Calendar, Quick Setting, Contacts
- Gestures: Easy controlling through Swipe up/Swipe down/Double tap gestures
- Edit tray: Simple and easy management of applications with a quick and easy edit mode.
- Smart Folders: Supports customizable folders on your home screen. You can resize folders and directly launch without opening the folder.
- Dock Bar: Access up to 20 of your favorite apps instantly.
- Hiding Dock: Home screen Lock / Filter effects / Screen switching effects / Transparency settings
- Icon Customization: Mix and match icons and gallery images among themes.
- Icon Setting: Size control / Name Hiding / Naming color changing
- Point Color Change: The color of Atom bar, menu icon, and guideline can be changed with color picker.
- App Grids: Home screen size to max of 6*6 / All apps screen to max of 5*6. (More divided grid is available according to the amount of Apps visible.)
- Home Screen Copy: Bring the home screen you have set up in another launcher over to Atom Launcher.
- Hiding Apps: Hiding the installed applications. (When you search the apps on All Apps, hidden apps can be found).
- Backup / Restore Settings: Backs up your settings with up to three different themes and icon sets.
- Multi Languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese
▶ Tips
- You can combine the photos in your gallery with Atom icons to use as a theme
- You can move, make folder, delete, and hide apps all together by Tray feature while in Edit mode
- Sliding up/down gesture feature on Atom bar, home screen and dock bar.
- Memory cleaner and flash 1x1 size widget.
- Atom Menu provides Atom's various menus as icons.
▶ Atom Family App
☆ All in One Widget
Provided Widgets - Memo, Monthly Calendar, Daily Calendar, Quick Settings, Contacts, Search Bar, Digital Clock, and Analog Clock.
☆ Atom Store
The new themes, icon pack and widgets are updated every week from sophisticated, simple theme to hand drawing of famous illustrators. (Try searching All in One Widgets/ Atom Store!)
- Available for Android OS version 4.0.2 and above.
- Requires 20 MB of space to save theme resources.
- The application's icon don't appear to enhance usability
- Not available for Tablet Devices. Ex) Galaxy Tab (Extra-Large Screens)
- Badges: Display missed call, unread messages (ATOM only supports default apps on your Android device, does not support device-specific functions)
- Due to resolution issues, service is currently inactive for "Optimus View"
- Certain manufacturers' default widgets don't appear on Atom Launcher, due to compatibility issues
▶Customer Support
Please leave us reviews of the application. (Five stars reviews are really helpful to us )
If you have any comments, ideas or feedback, please leave a review or send an email.
- CS mail: email@example.com
- Blog: http://blog.naver.com/atomlauncher
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Atom.Home
L Launcher - Lollipop Launcher
1. Based on Android 5.0 launcher, support for Android 4.0+ devices
2. Support swipe right to Google Now; Enable OK Google from all L Launcher screens (require Android 4.4+);
2. Support icon theme, compatible with most icon pack (same as Nova launcher,solo launcher,go launcher,apex launcher,etc)
3. Translucent status bar and navigation bar (Android4.4 + devices, and Galaxy S4, S5, Galaxy Note2/3, Tab2/3 ,etc )
4. Transparent status bar clone for Android 4.0-4.3
19. Handy Sidebar, and can drag-out Sidebar anywhere
5. Drawer features: Hide app, Create folders, Sort app, Quick A-Z bar
6. Drawer style: Horizontal, Vertical, Vertical with category
7. Many Desktop and Drawer transition effect
8. Many gestures and Dock icon gesture
9. Unread Counts/Notifier
11. UI Size Mode: Small, Medium, Large, Extra large
12. Live wallpapers: parallax effect, blur, multi-wallpaper
17. Backup and restore launcher setting and layout
18. Import layout from other launcher
20. Highly customizable, MANY options:
[Launcher Desktop :]
+ Set launcher desktop grid
+ Set icon size, icon text size/color, hide icon text
+ Lock desktop option
+ Hide search bar, status bar
+ Hide shadow, indicator
+ Infinite scrolling
+ Set launcher default Home Screen to Left, Middle or Right
+ Wallpaper scrolling
+ Theme support: such as Galaxy, iOS 8, Win 8 icon pack
[Launcher Dock :]
+ Multi Dock pages
+ Number of Dock icons
+ Dock icon size
+ Hide Dock
+ Drawer icon position
[Launcher Drawer :]
+ Set launcher drawer grid
+ Drawer folder
+ Set icon size, icon text size/color
+ Background transparent
[Launcher Sidebar:]
+ Launch from everywhere
+ Quick toggle
+ Favorite apps, Recent apps
+ Clearner
[Launcher Folder :]
+ Max rows and columns
+ Folder background
+ Folder preview style
+ Bulk add for folder
Lollipop launcher, Android 5.0 Launcher,
Google Now Launcher
User reviews:
1. Very good alternative to Google Now launcher, Nova launcher with very many options. -- André
2. Love this launcher Yoooooo.....thank u so much for a great launcher...after a long time I found this launcher has fulfilled all expectations of me, a perfect launcher...!! -- Saral
3. Very good launcher Nice looking, fast, very similar to android lollipop. Also very stable and has not given me errors. I give it 5 stars. -- Luis
4. Best launcher IMHO, I've used every launcher over the years. This launcher allows all the customization you want and the icon editor works fine. I love the sidebar and using double tap to turn off the screen was my favorite feature on my old LG G2. -- Shawn G
5. Amazing !! I can't believe i am experiencing the lollipop like UI without any actual update on my phone ... It has make my phone completely classy and handy !!! Completely recommended .... Go for it !! Good job!! -- Devesh Kedia
Permissions explaination:
Please refer to L Setting -- Help
Email: email@example.com
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Yandex.Browser for Android
• Turbo Mode from Yandex browser not only speeds up the loading of pages, but also videos. Open up webpages and watch videos without any slowdown.
• Yandex understands which site you need, even without the exact address: it knows which page to open immediately, saving you time.
• Answers to several questions are instantly displayed without having to leave a page. Any site is available in one click with Tableau.
We are happy to hear your feedback so that we can take it into account in the new version. We answer all questions relating to the browser. You can write to us directly from the app (in Settings / Feedback) or via the feedback form on http://feedback2.yandex.com/mbrowser.
Quick and convenient access to your favorite sites
• Tableau automatically appears when clicking on the Yandex.Browser address bar or opening a new tab. It's a selection of links to sites that you frequently visit.
• You can manually select the sites you want and pin them to Tableau so that they'll always be there.
Fast video and page loads, saving on data charges
• Turbo technology allows Yandex.Browser to compress the content of webpages and videos so that you can load them faster, even with a slow connection, saving on data charges.
Search with less clicks
• The browser will show facts and figures in search suggestions, such as the weight of a brick, or the capital of Madagascar.
• Yandex.Browser on tablets opens a webpage next to the search results so that it's easier for you to navigate and find the site you need.
SmartBox for web addresses and queries
• The browser understands site addresses and search queries entered either from a keyboard as well as with your voice.
• Recognizes a number of webpages based on simple descriptions, such as if you enter [financial times] or [wikipedia], then the browser will open them right away.
Syncs your data
• Syncing makes it convenient to use the browser on different devices: there's no need to set up your bookmarks or favorites again, they'll automatically be transferred from your computer to your device.
• All of your browser's bookmarks are kept in a special Yandex server: even if your device fails, they will still be safe.
"Push to Call"
• Click on telephone numbers that you find in your browser, and your computer will tell your phone to call that number for you (if syncing has been enabled on Yandex.Browser on both devices)
Send messages no matter where you are.
Get push notifications about new mail.
With the Yandex.Mail app you can:
- send and receive messages with attachments;
- use push notifications so you no longer have to check your mail manually;
- search your messages;
- group messages by subject;
- filter messages by label, for example "Unread" or "Flagged";
- manage your Yandex.Mail for domain mailboxes.
- Transfer data from your cell phone to computer and back again, all you need is an internet connection.
- Your files will be completely safe on Disk, even if your mobile or tablet gets lost or broken.
- To share a file or folder, simply send a link to it and save on mobile data charges.
- Photos taken through the app will be instantly available on all your other devices.
- Get up to 20GB on Disk for free, and if that's not enough, you can always purchase additional packages of 10GB, 100GB or 1 TB.
The Yandex.Disk computer application is available at disk.yandex.com.
See the world
- The comprehensive map of the whole globe is regularly updated;
- Satellite images and street panoramas help you find your way around;
- Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian city maps are available offline.
Look up the business directory
- You can search addresses as well as cafes, pharmacies, ATMs, gas stations and so on;
- The convenient directory allows you to look up organizations to get detailed info such as office hours, contact details, ratings and a list of services;
- Voice search lets you navigate maps while on the move or behind the wheel;
- Your favorite places can be saved as bookmarks.
Find the best route
- Get real-time information about traffic jams, accidents, roadworks, police speed radars, etc.;
- Route mapping takes into account traffic jams;
- All stops for public transport routes are displayed.
If you're connected to the internet you can access more than 40 languages through the app and translate between any pair (for example, from English to Danish). For more common language you'll find detailed dictionaries with examples of usage and can hear how words and phrases are pronounced.
Other features of Yandex.Translate:
– Simultaneous translation as you input text
– Prompts for quick text selection
– Dictionary entries with examples of usage
– Automatic language detection
– Option to add translations to Favorites
– Saved translation histories
One offline dictionary takes up approx. 600 MB.
There are pronunciation examples for Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.
Complete list of available languages: Albanian, Arabic, Azeri, Armenian, Belorussian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Swedish, and Vietnamese.
Type your questions or use the voice search feature. The app will show instant answers to popular mobile searches such as: maps to the nearest café or ATM, weather forecast, news or images. Furthermore, the app will generate translations of foreign words. Yandex search for mobile will also display the latest news and weather for a city of your choice.
Search suggestions for queries such as area codes, facts or exchanges, help you find what you need even more quickly by providing possible answers before you've even entered your query in full.
You can also install a widget (4x4) on your desktop containing a search bar and information about weather and traffic in your city and exchange rates.
Yandex.Search not only helps you find information online but on your phone as well, including contacts, messages and other apps.
Find out the current temperature, wind speed, pressure and humidity at a glance.
The background color and graphics also change depending on your local weather.
Open the app to get a detailed forecast for the day and an overview of the next nine days. Also the state of water in the background picture will help you assess the situation at a glance. Use the search feature to view the weather in a different town or city, while keeping your location as the default. Your default city can easily be changed in the settings menu.
The desktop widget comes in two sizes, 2x1 and 4x1. Its background also changes depending on the weather, for example, the colder it is outside the more the icon freezes up. If you want to leave your background as it is, select the transparent widget background option. You can change the level of transparency in the settings menu. You can also select how often weather information should be updated or manually install updates. Please familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement before installing the app:
The Yandex.Metro app offers the following features:
- optimal journey planning;
- estimated journey times;
- "Podorojnik" ticket refill (St. Petersburg only);
- If you are a proud owner of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, Google Nexus S, HTC One X or Sony Xperia S supporting NFC, you can also use the app to see how many trips you have left on your metro pass in Moscow.
Yandex.Browser Beta
Please note, the beta version may be unstable and is intended for experienced users who are willing to report bugs and problems. You can send your feedback through the browser settings or to email@example.com. Your messages will help us make our browser better.
If you already have the major release of Yandex.Browser installed, you won't need to delete it – the beta will work in parallel.
Money transfers
You no longer have to find a suitable ATM or endure the hassle of internet-banking. The transfer takes less than a minute. On one screen you enter the card details, while on the other you confirm the transfer with a password from your bank (via 3-D Secure*).
Registration is not required to use the app.
You can enter the card number manually, or simply take a photo of it with your smartphone's camera and the app will do the rest.
- Visas and Mastercards of all Russian banks are suitable for transfer.
- Commission is 1.9% of the transfer sum, but fee is no less than 40 rubles.
- Maximum transfer sum is 70,000 rubles.
- You can send up to 4 transfers in a day, and up to 100 in a month, from one card.
- 3-D Secure is a technology wherein the bank provides the cardholder with passwords for confirming online payments (via SMS or scratch cards for example). If your card does not have such protection, contact your bank and ask them to enable 3-D Secure.
- Financial services are provided by "Arius" LLC.
This app will let you:
- pay for internet service, even if it's been cut off;
- top up your online game accounts;
- buy public transport tickets;
- send money to other users;
- view a map of the nearest places to add money;
- check your balance on the go.
Yandex.Money is accepted by such companies as MTS, Beeline, MegaFon, SkyLink, Yota, Rostelecom, Comstar, NetByNet, Dom.ru, Akado, Tricolor, Raduga, NTV+, Skype, SIPNet, QIP.ru, Zebra Telecom, Kaspersky Laboratory, Panda, NOD32, ABBYY FineReader, and many others.
More options are available on the Yandex.Money website https://money.yandex.ru/.
Before installing the application, please read the terms and conditions of use: https://m.money.yandex.ru/doc/524667.
Select important filters and the app itself will choose an appropriate product. For example, you can specify the screen size of a television or the maximum weight load of a washing machine. You can browse shoes, clothes and accessories for both children and adults, after choosing the size, material, style and other parameters.
In addition you can see detailed specs of products, read customer reviews, compare prices and choose the cheapest deals on Yandex.Market.
You can start using Yandex.Market on one device and continue from the same point on another. Items from your wishlist are stored on all your devices after signing in.
With Yandex.Market you can:
- search products by manufacturer, price and more;
- filter suggestions by price;
- find a product by name, or by scanning a barcode or QR-code;
- find out the characteristics of a product, read reviews by actual customers and leave your own;
- start your search on a computer and then continue on a smartphone;
- contact the store directly from the app or go to the website for online ordering;
- see store locations on a map.
Если вы оказались в незнакомом месте, приложение покажет, какие остановки есть поблизости и что на них останавливается. Маршрут любого автобуса или трамвая можно посмотреть на карте — так вы легко поймёте, подходит он вам или нет.
Данные о транспорте в реальном времени доступны для следующих городов: Москва, Московская область, Санкт-Петербург, Екатеринбург, Казань, Омск, Нижний Новгород, Новосибирск, Пермь, Воронеж, Калининград, Красноярск, Челябинск, Череповец, Липецк, Астана.
Список видов транспорта может отличаться по городам.
Новые города и возможности появятся в следующих обновлениях.
Yandex.Traffic widget
You can quickly switch to Yandex.Maps from within the app.
You can also receive current traffic information for a optimal route (in Moscow and Ukraine only).
The widget is available in three sizes: 1x1, 1x2 and 2x2.
You can select your town and specify the information update frequency in the settings menu. You can also plot and find out traffic conditions for a optimal route in Moscow or anywhere in Ukraine (beta version).
Features of Yandex SpeechKit technology include:
– Voice activation
Just say "Yandex, record!" to start recording.
– Speech recognition
As you speak the app turns your speech into text.
– Voice-activated control
Edit texts using commands such as "Delete last word", "Start new line", or "Add happy emoticon". Yandex.Dictation not only recognizes words, but also understands their meaning, so there are no limitations on the types of commands you can use.
– Punctuation placement
The app inserts punctuation marks based on pauses in your speech.
– Speech synthesis
You can listen to your text by using the command "Read all".
All recorded texts are automatically saved in the app. After you've registered on Yandex.Disk, they will also be saved there. Any recording can be sent directly from Dictation via SMS or email, as well as posted on your social network pages.
The app is currently a Beta version. Make sure you speak clearly into the microphone and clearly articulate each word through to the end so that the app understands you. If it doesn't recognize the correct word, please correct it using the "Correction" button. This will help the app make fewer mistakes in the future. Help Yandex develop speech recognition technology by sharing your reviews and ideas using the feedback form.
Available in Russian.
The Yandex.Taxi app is a quick and easy way of ordering a taxi. Cars are normally dispatched within 7 minutes and you can track their location on the map in real time.
- Order a cab without calling the dispatcher – your order is sent directly to the drivers in your area so they reach you as quickly as possible.
- The app shows all the necessary information about the driver and their car.
- Refine your search, for example, smoker or non-smoker, children's seat, receipt etc.
- Track the location of your car on the map,
- Get price estimate in the cities supporting this feature,
- Rate your journey, which will affect the overall score of the driver.
The app is currently supported in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Voronezh.


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IS the adjustable hipbelt for this pack padded?
Arrived quickly and as advertised. Will update after using on Grand Canyon river rafting trip....
OverBoard 20 Liter Waterproof Backpack
This OverBoard 20 Liter Backpack is waterproof and will float safely if dropped in water. This roll-top backpack has an internal capacity of 1,200 cubic inches.
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ITEM#: 13247511This OverBoard 20 Liter Backpack is waterproof and will float safely if dropped in water. This roll-top backpack has an internal capacity of 1,200 cubic inches.
- Fully welded seamless construction
- PVC and 600D nylon
- Class 3 waterproof rating: waterproof so tight it floats or can handle quick submersions
- Padded shoulder strap, back and lumbar
- Adjustable sternum strap
- Adjustable waist belt
- Top carry handle
- Out elasticized bungee
- Two outer elasticized mesh pockets
- Internal pocket
- Three closure options: buckle the ends together on top, buckle ends to side buckles and cinch down tight, or secure in place with the grey nylon Velcro strap on top
- Choose from blue or yellow (with black sides and accents)
- Dimensions: 17 inches high x 9.5 inches wide x 6.5 inches deep
|Blue Yellow
|Exterior Pocket
|Interior Pocket
|17 inches high x 9.5 inches wide x 6.5 inches deep
|600D nylon, PVC
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Arrived quickly and as advertised.
Arrived quickly and as advertised. Will update after using on Grand Canyon river rafting trip.Read More
Waterproof backpack
Great bag. Exactly as described. Bought it as a gift and he loved it. Highly recommended.Read More
Good backpack
I was very pleased with the backpack. It has worked out well. It's comfortable and does a good job of keeping things dry.Read More
Great all around
I bought this bag to protect my camera gear from water during wet landings on vacation. I also used it as my carry-on bag for the flight to my destination and on the return home. It holds a ton and definitely keeps things dry. I love the side pocket and the front elastic, though one of the ends of the elastic pulled loose on the trip home. That may have been me being reckless. Overall I love the bag and intend to use it for kayaking when the weather warms. Love the bright yellow color also.Read More
Good waterproof bag
The bag is a good size for carrying stuff to and from work while riding my bike. I have been rained on a few days already here in Singapore and it has protected my laptop and documents well during the rides.Read More
Waterproof Backpack
The backpack is exactly what i was looking for. it arrived quickly and in good order. There are cheaper options out there but they don't have the same quality, well worth the extra bucks - although this is still a cheap bag considering how well it is made. The product is well described and does exactly what they said it would do, i.e. it keeps you stuff dry. Highly recommended.Read More
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No, this isn't padded, only the shoulder ones are padded. Thank you.
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Benefits of Using a Travel Backpack When Traveling
Travel backpacks offer a number of benefits for all types of travelers and may be an attractive alternative to larger tote bags, duffel bags and miniature suitcases. Whether you're traveling with a backpack over a long distance or traveling by plane with a small backpack as a carry-on, use a travel backpack designed with extra compartments and tight-fitting, portable style to ensure a comfortable travel experience. Easy to stow and store: The design of a travel backpack makes it easy to store it in overhead bins in a bus, train or airplane. The soft sides of a backpack let it conform to tight storage spaces. Many travel backpacks have compression straps that let you cinch the packs contents down to take up less space. Comfort: Travel backpacks put less strain on your body than most other kinds of luggage because their weight doesn't pull on one side of your body. Travel backpacks are designed to evenly distribute their load on your shoulders and hips, making them easy to carry for several hours. Thick straps with lots of padding make it even more comfortable. Keeps travelers organized: Many travel backpacks are designed with several compartments to store smaller items, such as water bottles, a cell phone, MP3 player, PDA, passport and subway tokens. This makes it easier to stay organized while traveling, ensuring that all your basic items and accessories are within easy reach. Easy to move around: Probably the biggest benefit of using a travel backpack is the ease of movement it provides. You don't have to worry about dragging a rolling suitcase up a flight of stairs. A travel backpack is also easier to maneuver through a crowd of people than most other types of luggage. Protects items from the elements: Many travel backpacks are made with water-resistant and waterproof fabrics that protect your valuables no matter what the weather forecast may look like. Travel backpacks made with polywick fabric, ballistic nylon and other weatherproofing materials are especially beneficial for travelers who will be outdoors for most of their trip. View All Backpacks Back to Guides Directory View All Backpacks
How to Waterproof Fabric Outdoor Furniture
Most fabric outdoor furniture is water-resistant but not waterproof. Even patio furniture that is waterproof may lose its water-repelling qualities over time. To maintain your investment, fabric patio furniture should be waterproofed after cleaning or seasonally (in the spring and again in the fall, before it is stored for the winter). Not all waterproofing formulas are equal. For best results, choose a product that specifies it is for use on outdoor fabrics. And check the furniture manufacturer's instructions; using some products may harm the fabric and void your warranty, if you have one.
What to Pack for Africa's Highest Peak
Imagine that you are planning a trip that will take you from the equator to Antarctica in seven days. Now imagine that you have to limit the amount of gear you pack to 35 pounds or less. The task is getting more complicated. What kind of luggage would you choose and how would you pack for a trip that encompasses such extreme changes in climate and altitude? When Erica Davis, a paraplegic athlete, and Tara Butcher, a physically challenged athlete, climb Africa's highest peak, they will have to answer exactly those questions. The challenge: Mount Kilimanjaro rises from nearly sea level all the way up to 19,330 feet. The trail climbs from the hot bushland through rain forest, moorland, alpine desert and arctic glaciers up to the rocky Uhuru peak. A climb like Mt. Kili presents special challenges when it comes to luggage, clothing and gear. Being prepared for the weather and temperature extremes is a necessity, but it's also important not to pack too much. There is a 35-pound weight limit to each piece of luggage carried by a porter. Most climbers pack one 35-pound capacity bag to go up with a porter and one small daypack to carry up themselves. The daypack: Erica and Tara will have 7 days to summit Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. As they pass from one ecological zone to the next, their needs will change and so will the contents of their daypacks. Each day Erica and Tara will repack their daypacks in anticipation of the specific challenges of the day's journey. In general, their daypacks will include things like water, snacks, dry clothing, waterproof gear and sunscreen. The importance of keeping clothing and gear dry cannot be overstated. When choosing a daypack, a small to medium backpack made of lightweight, moisture-resistant material that comes with a removable waterproof shell will be ideal. It's also helpful if the backpack has convenient access to a water bottle compartment or can accommodate a water bladder. Plenty of pockets, zipper compartments and hooks are also handy. What to pack: A sturdy but lightweight water-repellant duffel bag with a capacity of about 35 pounds is ideal for the trek to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The bag needs to have room for plenty of layers of breathable, moisture-wicking clothing and layers of fleece clothing, as well as a waterproof layer. To save space, it's a good idea to pack clothing that does double duty, such as pants that easily convert into shorts. Aside from clothing, the climb will also require accessories like sunglasses, hats and gloves, plus equipment like trekking poles and a headlamp, as well as toiletries like sunscreen, insect repellent and a first-aid kit. Support the Challenged Athletes Foundation: Overstock.com and the C.H.E.K Institute are co-sponsoring Erica and Tara's climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in order to raise awareness for athletes with physical challenges who wish to participate and compete in sports. Portions of the proceeds will benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). CAF raises funds to give physically challenged athletes the opportunity to stay active and competitive in the sports they love. To show your support for physically challenged athletes like Erica and Tara, donate now to the Challenged Athletes Foundation for the Fit 4 Kili Climb. View All Luggage Back to Guides Directory View All Luggage
Water-Resistant Watch Quick Facts
Many people want a timepiece that is waterproof. A watch cannot be completely waterproof because it is made of many different parts, but a water-resistant watch is a great investment, and many can be worn while swimming, showering, and even diving. These sport watches and dive watches are available in a range of styles, for men and for women. Consider these facts when shopping for a water-resistant watch.
Wheeled Backpacks vs Travel Bags
Most airlines allow flyers to bring a purse or backpack onto the plane in addition to their carry-on luggage. Wheeled backpacks are increasingly popular due to their large storage capacity and ease of transport. Others prefer smaller, convenient travel bags for their lightweight designs and easy access. Although both are excellent choices, they offer slightly different features to travelers. Before you choose whether wheeled backpacks or travel bags are best for you, consider their differences to make sure you pick the right one to fit your travel habits.
Messenger Bags vs Backpacks for School
Are you shopping for a bag to take back to school this year? You'll carry that bag every day, so you want it to have the right features and the perfect style. Which is the best for you: a messenger bag or a backpack? Each one has pros and cons, so you'll want to ask yourself a few questions and consider all your options before you choose.
Backpack Buying Guide
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Is astilboides tabularis a fun plant?
I'd like to plant this with some Wallich's wood fern (Dryopteris wallichiana). Both go to 3 ft+ and are definitly contrasting leaf patterns. I don't have huge beds, but I can afford two 3x3 spaces for the Astilboides.
Is this a plant you have or would like to have in your garden? What about Darmera peltata? I realize there are fabulous tropicals, but I want a perennial.
Do these look out-of-place in a garden?
Davey, all I can tell you is that I've tried twice to grow this astilboides in my shade garden. It seemed to need more attention to its' watering needs than I could supply. It never got very big but didn't totally die either, as it returned in spring. If it comes back this year I think I will grow it in a large container where I'll remember to water it often and then replant it in the garden in fall.
Astilboides is a much better plant imho. It does need regular water and part shade but much less water then Darmera. No matter what I did for my darmera it always looks ratty and horrible by the end of the season. Darmera stays nice till frost.
Give it well amended soil with lots of compost and manure, water it well, especially if you have a dry spring when it is first coming up and you may want to bait for snails when its first leaves are just poking up in spring. It isn't a plant that I would put in my perennial border but it looks great by some big rocks near my pond. I have had mine about 5 years and it is huge with leaves over at least 2 feet across. The big white Astilbe like flowers in summer are neat too.
Darmera is an OK plant and I have seen great photos of it near water and ponds but the spot I picked for it behind my pond was not wet enough. It does have very cool early spring blooms that come up before the foliage but I eventually got tired of it and dug it up last year.
I think there is a photo of my Astilboides in "my journal".
Why not in a perennial border? Just curious.
I didn't realize how much water the Darmera would require. I saw it in a bog garden on HGTV's Gardner's Journal and wondered how much moisture it would require.
I don't know. I have seen it in a perennial border and just didn't care for it. It is more a specimen plant I guess. The Astilboides likes its moisture too but not as bad as the Darmera. And the Astilboides won't look as bad if it dries out.
I've got fantastic darmeras in Washington state. They like really swampy wet feet with full sun if possible. Mine get 4 feet tall and the round leaf about 2 feet in diameter.
If you're into the big leaf tropical effect, you might try "sum and substance" hosta. It gets HUGE, unlike any other hosta I've seen. I've got 18" diameter leaves and the clump is about 6 feet across.
All the best,
Ditto on 'Sum and Substance' - mine is about 5 years old now and is about 6' across and the leaves are about 2' long and 18" wide. It is huge!
I also suggest petasites. There is the plain green, and a variegated form which I am growing in my shade perennial bed with hostas, ferns, lamium, and arum. They do take a lot of water, but mine seems to be coming along much better this year than last (it's first).
I think my astilboides is fun: big leaves, unique shape, fast grower, and a light chartreuse color that shows up well in shade. I planted it this summer, and the leaves are beautiful - no damage from insects or weather. It's very sturdy and cheerful.
This plant does very well with me. I have it growing in shade with some early morning filtered light. The soil is always wet. I have heavy clay. I ve divided it several times in the last four years and it takes over. I doubt this is a plant for zone 7 or higher.
I like my Astilboides Tabularis - especially the giant nasturtium leaf effect. I keep it in a pot standing in a shallow pond to avoid the wilting that seemed to happen as soon as my back was turned for 2 minutes. I found that the leaves scorch very quickly if it is in sun and gets too dry. Sunshine doesn't seem to be such a problem as long as the soil is nice and damp. I also discovered that if the leaves become damaged and you cut them back it will respond with a fresh crop - very obliging.


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Steps you can take to rescue yourself:
Exercise breathing control! You are better off letting the gasping sequence pass – usually 1-3 minutes. You need to get control of your breathing – and keep from swallowing water should you slip below the surface while you are struggling.
Escape from the side where you broke through – you know that back ice is strong – but not if the ice beyond is even thick enough.
Keep body horizontal – kick and pull. Try to keep arms out beyond edge of break; kick as you would when swimming; trying to pull with hands and fingers. (You may have to break edge of thinner ice back to find a stronger, supportive thickness).
Always keep arms extended out onto ice. If you succumb to the cold and pass out, your sleeves may freeze to the ice keeping you from slipping down below the surface. This also keeps a portion of your upper body out of the water (heat loss by water is 25X faster than by cold air).
Roll away from the hole. Once out onto the ice, don't try to stand! First roll, then crawl to solid ice or ground.
As a rescuer – your safety comes first. Stop/Think/Send for help. Reassure victim; offer instructions (all those points above).
From a safe distance, push something toward the victim to grab onto (branch, ladder, etc.) Offer a rope or even an extension cord with a looped end that can slip around shoulder and hook under arm, and pull victim out to safety.
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A rain experiment conducted by Chinese officials unexpectedly cooked up a snowstorm this month whereby the resulting snowfall prompted flight delays and traffic problems all over Beijing.
The experiment itself was a concerted effort to dispel drought conditions that have prevailed in Northern China for more than 10 years.
Thus, that's the reason why officials from the Beijing Weather Modification Office found themselves seeding clouds with chemicals.
'We won't miss any opportunity of artificial precipitation since Beijing is suffering from the lingering drought,' was the words of Zhang Qiang, head of the office.
They might have being planning for rain but ended up with heavy snowfalls that brought most of Beijing to a standstill. Furthermore, folks were also faced with freezing temperatures of 29 Fahrenheit as well as strong winds.
Following the second snowstorm, officials are now stating that the storms were not man-made events.
Meanwhile, experts are now fretting about the after-effects of tampering with the weather.
For instance, Zhao Nan, a Beijing-based engineer, is horrified at the vast amounts of chloride used to melt snow from urban street after the storm. He notes that this amount, amounting to more than 5500 tonnes, could easily damage a building's steel structures.
Well sodium chloride is just salt.
And that's what we use in good old Britain to melt snow.
About 2m tonnes a year according to some random google linky.
I know what you mean, it would help if we knew what type of chloride they used (i.e. whether it was sodium chloride, potassium chloride or one of the others). I'm also guessing that they probably used sodium chloride since it will be the cheaper option. I believe the engineer quoted in the article was also upset that they used half of the amount allocated for that year in just a few days.
but the chinese are known for not stringent building standards
Cloud seeding does NOT drastically alter temperatures. What a bunch of crock. People are idiots if they believe that the Chinese government could cause snowstorms.
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Insulating PEX hot water pipes
My home was built with PEX water pipes. The water heater is in the crawl space and I would like to insulate the lines to help reduce the heat loss from the hot water lines. I have not been able to find much information on how this should be done. All of the poly and fiber glass insulation tubing that I found says its usage is for copper or iron pipe. The PEX manufacturers say to use the poly type insulation. I also have not been able to find what to do with "Ts" and elbows. While some products show them, others don't
I am confused and would like to hear from anyone out there that has any experience with this. Any and all help would be gratefully appreciated.
Both fiberglass and poly pipe insulation can be used all all the types of pipe commonly found in residential construction. The designation that it is for Iron Pipe or Copper Tubing is simply telling you the internal diameter of the insultion.
Pipe is defined by its "inside diameter" commonly expressed as ID and the size is officially listed as "IPS" (iron Pipe Standard), while "Tubing" is defined by its "outside diameter" commonly expressed as OD and officially listed as "CTS" for the copper tube standard.
By example, if you have a 1/2 galvanized iron pipe the internal diameter of the pipe is 1/2" but the outside diameter is equal to the inside diameter and two times the wall thickness, thus a 1/2" iron pipe actually has an outside diameter which is slightly larger than 3/4" so the internal opening in the insulation for 1/2" iron pipe has to be slightly larger than 3/4" to reach around the pipe.
The IPS standard is a standard dimensions for iron pipe that is published by the ASTM ( American Society for Testing & Materials) and it is fundamentally the same for Galvanized Iron Pipe, Brass Pipes, PVC pipe & ABS pipe.
CTS is the ASTM standard for Copper Tubing, but it is also used as the standard for CPVC & PEX tubing so if you want to insulate PEX you would select insulation that is sized for copper tubing, although even if you were to use the IPS size, which is larger and would fit rather sloppy, none the less it would insulate just as well. (In fact, a purist could probably make an argument that the larger insulation might insulate slightly better because the additional trapped air space is also insulating.)
Pay very close attention to the insulation when you buy it. Some insulation is formed as a continuos tube, while some is a continuous tube but it has be cut lengthwise and a glue and a thin plastic separator has been put in the cut.
The continuous length type is often used when the insulation is being installed during initial construction because the pipe can be slipped through the insulation before being fitted into place. If you were to try to use that type during a retrofit you would not be able to get the pipe inside the insulation unless you either disconnect the pipe or cut the insulation.
For retrofit The poly type is much more user friendly because it is flexible and easy to use in tight quarters. It is also the best for insulating PEX because often the PEX is bent around a corner in a continuos run rather than using an elbow, however when doing so the PEX has a long radius bend which is very difficult to cover with rigid lengths of fiberglass insulation, whereas the poly will just bend with it.
For retrofit such as your project when you get the insulation make sure you get the type that has the opening on one side. You then open the insulation, slip it over the pipe, then pull the protective strip and the glue will seal the opening on contact. When you come to a tee you slip the insulation of from the opposite side of the tee side opening and just continue running the insulation in a straight line. You then go back and slip another length of insulation on the line connecting to the tee and slide it up tight against the insulation covering the tee. You need not worry about gluing it because slight gaps here and there will have nearly a negligible effect on the overall run.
Thank you for the great, detailed information. It will be a big help when I go shopping for the insulation.
I am not quite sure I understand the procedure for insulating around tees. I am trying to picture what you described in your message but I'm not certain that I get it. What I think you are saying is that I skip the tee and pick up the straight run following the tee. If that is the case, it seems very easy. I was also considering covering the exposed pipe under the first floor sinks. Does this make any sense or just stick with the crawl space pipes?
Once again, thank you very much for the information you shared.
Rather than get you more confused with a long winded explanation I took a few minutes and made up a simple illustration which may help you.
Or as you mentioned,when you come to a fitting, hanger or a joist you can simply cut the insulation and start again on the opposite side. (Lets face it, this ain't rocket science..LOL).
I would insulate all the hot water lines that are accessible and if you live in a cold climate where those lines in a crawlspace are subject to freezing I would insulate both the hot & cold lines.
Occassionally when doing rework over a slab we have to run lines through the attic space. In that case I insulate both the hot & cold lines. The hot to help deliver hot water to the load quicker and the cold to reduce the likelyhood of condensate forming on a line in summer and dripping on the ceiling below.
Let me add another tip:
Pick up some cable ties (zip ties). They come in really handy to secure the ends of the insulation where the adhesive doesn't really hold. Also good at tees.
If you have insulation that's slightly too large, the zip tie will close down the air gap at the ends to keep in the heat.
I miter the insulation at an elbow - it only takes a second, and it looks much better. That said, a little bit of pipe exposed isn't going to make much difference in terms of heat loss.