Panels

Panels, side-launcher, sidebar, edge screen, gestures, smart sidebar, launcher

App stats

Version: 1.476 (Last updated: 2024-10-16)
Creation date: 2020-01-06
Permissions
Identity: find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts
Contacts: find accounts on the device, read your contacts
Phone: directly call phone numbers
Other:
  • choose widgets
  • update component usage statistics
  • view network connections
  • access Bluetooth settings
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • reorder running apps
  • draw over other apps
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • modify system settings
  • Google Play license check

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App summary

Panels is the most customizable sidebar (edge screen) on the market!
Panels is a launcher on the edge of your screen that will change the way you use your phone. Our tool provides a quick access to your favorite apps, shortcuts, contacts and widgets. No more scrolling through the launcher pages, contacts and settings, simply swipe the edge screen. Boost your multitasking and increase productivity!

And the many ways to multitask is not all. Unlike other sidebar apps our edge screen has many features for you to customize. You can alter sidebar's row and column counts and make the edge screen as big or small as you like. You can also customize colors and position of each and every panel, change icon and text sizes, set individual gestures for any app, contact, panel or tool.

Panels Features
• Multitasking and productivity booster
• Works with any launcher
• One hand operation with intuitive gestures
• Always-on-top launcher on the edge of your screen
• Quick access to apps and shortcuts
• Edge screen gestures
• Folders
• Website shortcuts
• Widgets on the edge of your screen
• Floating widgets
• A-Z app drawer
• Contacts
• Notification badges
• Accessibility shortcuts
• System settings shortcuts
• Adjustable item count
• Custom colors
• Position - Left, Right, Bottom
• Icon pack support
• Auto-start on boot
• Blacklist
• Backup locally or using Drive
• Automation apps support
• Dark theme support


Apps and shortcuts - long press and add any apps or your favorite games to fast access and launch them from any other application and without navigating through your home launcher. Boost your multitasking!

Widgets - from google calendar to calculators, add any widgets to the sidebar and launch them with a single edge swipe

Floating widgets - Launch widgets in a separate window on top of other apps, minimize the widget to icon size while browsing your device

Gestures - use gestures to trigger individual items. Or set a gesture to call any panel

Folders - group similar apps using built-in folders

A to Z App Drawer - with only a single tap, A to Z app drawer is the quickest way to launch installed apps

Contacts - add your favorite contacts to the sidebar and access phone, sms, email apps, Whatsapp and Viber

Position - place any sidebar panel on the Left, Right or at the Bottom edge of your screen

Accessibility shortcuts - this includes Home, Back, Recent, Power, Screenshot(Android P+), Lock screen(Android P+) and more

Notification badges - long press any app icon to preview notifications

Icon Packs - download any Icon Pack from the Play Store and apply all icons with one click or customize individual icons. You can also turn any photo from your gallery into an icon

System settings shortcuts - access system preferences with one click and without searching through the settings

Adjustable item count - change the position, item rows and columns counts and make Panels look and feel the way you like.

Color schemes - you can customize each and every panel individually or all at once. Ability to load and save sidebar colors.

Other customization options - you can customize icon and panel size, hide labels, haptic feedback and more

One hand operation - place your sidebars wherever you like, adjust the size and navigate with a single hand

Automation and third party apps support - You can launch individual panels using the shortcut from any third party tool

Use this site if you have issues with the app not staying alive:
https://dontkillmyapp.com/?app=Panels

Don't forget to check the tutorial videos!

Go to Settings - FAQ to find out solutions for some common problems

Accessibility API
Accessibility Service is required to determine the current top app when using the blacklist. Accessibility shortcuts also require this service. No user data being used or collected.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Customizable and functional app for organizing and accessing applications and widgets.
  • Works well on Samsung devices and has a streamlined design.
  • Easy access to applications via swipe from the edge.
  • Helpful for users with large screens, reducing the need to navigate to the home screen.
Cons
  • Crashes frequently, especially on certain devices or Android versions.
  • Trigger and widgets can become unresponsive or disappear.
  • Customization options can be confusing or unintuitive.
  • Issues with app icons changing to defaults and rearrangement of apps in panels.
Most mentioned
  • Crashing issues
  • Customization limitations
  • Trigger responsiveness problems
  • Differences in functionality between devices (especially Samsung vs. TCL)
  • Desire for more advanced features (like freeform app launching and individual row customization)
User reviews
Love the app on my Samsung Galaxy devices. But the trigger keeps disappearing on my TCL TAB8 LE. Its running Android version 12. Any tips or advice? UPDATE...to creator... Ill try that dont kill my app. But Im in my 70s and dont understand some of these troubleshooting apps. Thanks for your quick response to try n help. (FINAL UPDATE) THE APP IS AWESOME. I have it on my Samsung tabs and it works perfectly. Its the TCL Tabi le that is causing problems. In short,the TCL is a poorly created tablet.
by Steve Corley, 2024-10-31

This app is usually excellent, but recently it has been crashing for no apparent reason about once per day. When it crashes there's usually media playing that crashes when panels crashes and I have to restart my phone to get panels and therefore whatever media app, to start working correctly again.
by Wisest Panda (Panda), 2024-09-27

I like this app a lot; it's a nice tool to group and organize apps on the phone. My only significant gripe is that icons and action buttons positioned next to triggers can be unresponsive and you need to manipulate the screen to get to them. Takes my old brain seconds to realize what's happening then I have to stop to deal with it. You can piddle with the invisible width but that has it's own issues.
by Dan Harrington, 2024-08-29
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