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KISS Launcher on Windows Pc

Developed By: Neamar

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 4.081 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.21.0
Size 523.1 KB
Release Date March 07, 24
Category Personalization Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data. [see more (5)]

What's New:
* Mitigate crash because of broken shortcuts* Mitigate crash because of frequent shortcut changes* Mitigate spinner running forever on app start* Improved... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Start programs from your new home screen by typing in a few letters.

The app adapts to how you use it, making finding what you want even faster.
Your data never leaves your device... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download KISS Launcher and install on Windows PC. KISS Launcher is free Personalization app, developed by Neamar. Latest version of KISS Launcher is 3.21.0, was released on 2024-03-07 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of KISS Launcher is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 4,081 users, 407 users had rated it 5*, 2,726 users had rated it 1*.

How to install KISS Launcher on Windows?

Instruction on how to install KISS Launcher on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install KISS Launcher 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 KISS Launcher using BlueStacks

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Once installed, click "KISS Launcher" 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 KISS Launcher on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "KISS Launcher" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Start programs from your new home screen by typing in a few letters.

The app adapts to how you use it, making finding what you want even faster.
Your data never leaves your device, and you can expect to save battery life
and speed up your device compared to complex and bloated launchers.
KISS is just 250 KB and never connects to the Internet.

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93% of users that try KISS for a week are still active users after 3 years.
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GPLv3+ copylefted libre software means everyone can use, see, change and share at will, with all.
GitHub.

Help, customizations and screenshots.
Website.

This app makes use of Android Accessibility API to allow "double tap to lock" feature. No data is accessed or stored in the process.

* Usable privacy
* Speedy simplicity
* Functional beauty
* Mitigate crash because of broken shortcuts
* Mitigate crash because of frequent shortcut changes
* Mitigate spinner running forever on app start
* Improved loading of icon packs
* Icons for tags now have same shape as other icons
* Show light text in dialog for custom icons
* Favorites list now uses long press delay from Android (@syphyr)
* Orientation of `Add widget` screen is no longer set to portrait
* Add setting for sort mode of results when shown by tag.
* Various bug fixes
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 read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
Allows an application to request deleting packages.