Is W Launcher safe?

W Launcher is a fast, lightweight launcher inspired by Palm webOS. Features an authentic webOS heritage visual design, frosted glass Quick Launch dock, "Just Type" real-time search, Material You dynamic system theming, and an interactive card-stack notification dashboard.

Developer: achunt2143
Category: Theming
Earliest archived version: 05 Jul 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per IzzyOnDroid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from IzzyOnDroid

22 Sept 2026

3.5.0

Palm webOS 2.2.4 heritage redesign with open-source Lato typography. Frosted glass Quick Launch dock with specular highlight and floating icons. Persistent "Just Type" search bar with instant app filtering (Fixes 15). Fixed navigation pill overlap and scaling on modern devices (Fixes 24). Material…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.achunt.weboslauncher

Latest APK SHA-2568a8ce135c0cfc71a16ab6d44b6fa8fb441c456533abf151c7866f01f30d483c9

Signing certificateB0:52:87:72:A9:6E:6F:4D:5F:3A:EC:ED:62:FA:91:E8:F8:34:8B:55:E0:E9:D8:06:0B:26:26:DD:91:6E:86:DD

MIN ANDROID26TARGET37ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 3.0.0 (05 Jul 2026), latest 3.5.0 (22 Sept 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 3.0.0 and 3.5.0.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3.5.022 Sept 202626+→3.0.005 Jul 202626+→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceBinary repo · izzyondroid

Permissions7 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessQUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

Declared permissions

android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.QUERY_USERS com.achunt.weboslauncher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗