SideControl on Windows Pc
Developed By: Jawomo
License: Free
Rating: 4,2/5 - 4.615 votes
Last Updated: December 24, 2023
App Details
| Version |
4.11 |
| Size |
2.2 MB |
| Release Date |
December 11, 14 |
| Category |
Personalization Apps |
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App Permissions:
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps. [see more (22)]
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What's New:
4.10- NEW: Lollipop Support- Icon pack optimization [see more]
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Description from Developer:
With SideControl you get full control over your phone! From everywhere, at any time!
Gestures | Sidebars | Multitasking - all in one!
Lock your phone, kill all running apps,... [read more]
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About this app
On this page you can download SideControl and install on Windows PC. SideControl is free Personalization app, developed by Jawomo. Latest version of SideControl is 4.11, was released on 2014-12-11 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of SideControl is 4,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 4,615 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 281 users had rated it 1*.
How to install SideControl on Windows?
Instruction on how to install SideControl on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop
In this post, I am going to show you how to install SideControl on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...
Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.
[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.
Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.
If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!
Step By Step Guide To Install SideControl using BlueStacks
- Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
- Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
- Once installed, click "SideControl" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D
[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more
[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.
How to install SideControl on Windows PC using NoxPlayer
- Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
- Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
- The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "SideControl" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.
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With SideControl you get full control over your phone! From everywhere, at any time!
Gestures | Sidebars | Multitasking - all in one!
Lock your phone, kill all running apps, switch to recent app or open latest notification with a swipe.
Easily launch apps or even shortcuts to contacts, tasker profiles, bookmarks or similar.
Create different SideBars with categories like apps, games, tools and launch them with a dedicated gesture!
It's all your choice. Customize and speed up your phone handling.
Easy multitasking! Simple, fast and efficient!
NEW: Use all 45+ SideControl actions in other apps! Start actions directly from your homescreen launcher!
Just add a new shortcut and select a SideControl action.
NEW: Auto open notifications in grid popup window! (4.3+)
LOLLIPOP SUPPORT:
• Google removed recent apps API in Lollipop, so blacklist and recent apps will not work!
• I will try to bring back these features asap.
FEATURES:
• Compatible with homescreen launchers (Nova, Go, ADW,..)
• Icon pack support (Nova, Go, ADW,..)
• xHalo mode support (floating window, Xposed + root needed)
• xMultiwindow mode support (Xposed + root needed)
• Xposed advaced features (root required!)
• Low battery consumption
• Up to 3 Touch Areas to start Gestures (Custom size, style and position)
• Up to 8 predefined Gestures per Touch Area
• Up to 4x Favorites Lists to Categorize your Apps
• SideBar / GridView with Apps and Shortcuts
• Full Shortcut support (Tasker, System settings, Direct Calls, Messages,...)
• Fast and fluid handling
• Easy configuration
• Backup & Restore settings
ACTIONS:
• Open Application/Shortcut (Direct Calls, System Settings, Tasker Profiles,...)
• Open last notification (4.3+)
• SideBar Recent Apps
• SideBar Notifications (4.3+)
• SideBar Favorite Apps #1-4
• GridView Recent Apps
• GridView Notifications (4.3+)
• GridView Favorite Apps #1-4
• Toggle 2 last Apps
• Last Apps (Cycle)
• Next Apps (Cycle)
• Show Settings Bar
• Show Notification Bar
• Go to Homescreen
• Open Taskmanager
• Flash/Torch (1 min. Timer)
• New Calendar Event
• New Message
• Toggle Auto Brightness
• Toggle WiFi
• Toggle Sound
• Music Pause,Play
• Music Next
• Music Previous
• Kill all running (Xposed)
• Kill foreground app (Xposed)
• Power menu (Xposed)
• Take screenshot (Xposed)
• Screen off (Xposed)
• Back key (Xposed)
• Menu key (Xposed)
• Search key (Xposed)
• Media Pause/Play (Xposed)
• Media Next (Xposed)
• Media Prev (Xposed)
• Kill foreground app & screen off (Xposed)
• Back key & screen off (Xposed)
• Cancel all notifications
• more to come...
To use Xposed features your phone needs to be rooted!
SIDEBARS:
• Multiple SideBars / GridViews
• Recent apps, notifications, favorite apps and shortcuts
• Create different sidebars with categories like apps, games, tools ...
• Custom actions on Double tap, Long press, Push out
• Custom actions: Open in xHalo / xMultiwindow, Show app info, Kill app...
• Running apps indicator
• Fully customizable style (Size, color, label, opacity, backgrounds, rotation...)
INFO & SUPPORT:
• Interested in translating? just follow link below and download files.
• If you experience any problems tell us, we will fix it!
• Any suggestions how to improve the app? let us know!
• http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672134
This app uses the Device Administrator permission.
4.10
- NEW: Lollipop Support
- Icon pack optimization
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
