LarvaLabs Retires SlideScreen
Some bad news for those of you who missed that sense of organization missing from Android. Larva Labs, the developers behind SlideScreen, have decided to shut the SlideScreen project down after recent updates to the Gmail application. In the update, Google intentionally restricted access to the application’s data. This is likely a security move in light of all of the malicious malware attacks as of late.
SlideScreen needed access to that data to show users’ emails on the alternate homescreen. SlideScreen was one of the first desktop replacements for Android and it did more than mimic or build upon the default launcher. Slidescreen sought to make your homescreen more organized, informative and meaningful to you. It displayed Facebook updates, Tweets, email, stocks, weather updates and more in an easy-to-view layout. It was pretty much a necessity for people coming from WinMo.
It’s gone now, though, as they’ve decided not to continue after the latest shun. They have made the most recent beta APK available for all to download. Unfortunately they have not open-sourced the project, but we’re hopeful that can come with time. It’s been real, SlideScreen. Be sure to read our interview with Larva Labs that touches not only on SlideScreen, but other great applications and games developed by them. [Larva Labs]