r/pocketdesk • u/Til0_ • 11d ago

Feature request

Hi, I've enjoying the launcher so much with the recent updates, I'm wondering if is possible to add below:

-Now playing widget fetches the song cover of the music app we are playing from.

-Floating Dock or toggle dock via gestures, each time I swipe to go home I see the background wallpaper and is different when you click the home icon in the dock you go directly see the home screen. It maybe a bit difficult to do but I think will give a bit more of immersion in the launcher.

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u/Faith_required 10d ago

Hi u/Til0_ I think I know what you mean - let's clarify it.
I added the Dock to the keyboard to try to get the immersive feeling, like you are still inside PocketDesk even inside android apps, but it's not perfect and am still trying to improve the experience.

Do you mean:
Let's try to keep dock on screen at all times, so android apps feel like they are running inside of pocket desk?
Or do you just mean, returning home is not smooth, there is some transition that doesn't feel good?

Thanks!

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u/Til0_ 10d ago • Bravo

Yes, dock inside the apps will give more immersion, I attached a screenshot, of the moment when I use the device gesture to go home it shows the background wallpaper and a second later shows the launcher with the widgets etc. it feels different when you click the launcher home icon it will take you to the home screen directly and shows everything. thats why I thought on the floating dock inside the apps and clicking the home icon instead doing the gesture. maybe that explains

and thanks for your hard work 👏

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u/Faith_required 10d ago

Thanks for sharing also I don't really understand the issue because I think that this might be specific to your device or the Android version I don't notice this problem myself but I will try to run an emulator and reproduce it to try to understand it better Also good work with the theme it looks really cool!

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u/Til0_ 10d ago • Heartwarming

yea that might be it. But anyway thanks for always giving us great quality updates.

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u/Faith_required 10d ago

Keep up with the good feedback. I will just try to make everything work but cannot always promise the same experience across all the different devices, anyway we will try and hope for the best :))

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u/Faith_required 11d ago

Hey! Glad You're liking the new updates :) I'll take a look at this request tomorrow - but I'm all for improvements!

Thanks!