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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android a30 app guy the everything me launcher has generated a lot of media attention and today it's leaving beta which means we are going to take a look at it okay let's start out with what this launcher actually does it is a launcher like Nova and a v8 so it'll be replacing your home screens with its own it comes with five home screens to start but you can change it to one three five or seven if you prefer at the top is the search bar at the bottom rest the prediction bar and all the apps are sorted into smart folders the prediction bar is pretty nice what it's supposed to do is deliver applications that are contextually relevant to whatever it is that you're doing so if you're a work it'll deliver work apps and when you're at home it'll deliver entertainment apps I only had the app for a few days before this review and after some tweaking here and there it did a fairly good job at knowing what apps I wanted and when once it gets your habits down it's fairly accurate and handy we'll talk about smart folders next smart folders divide all of your applications up into folders based on what type they are and any application you download after that is automatically added to its respective folder they each have their own wallpaper which you can customize and alongside your apps will be recommendations for more applications in those same categories which is nice if you're looking for something new the last big feature is the phone search and frankly this was my favorite feature you can search for pretty much anything and it'll give you your results in both applications and on the web so if you search for say Arrested Development it'll give you Netflix and YouTube as the applications and then the opportunity to search popular websites like IMDB or Google the search bar can also filter through your contacts to make it easier to find them aside from these things everything me launcher acts like a normal launcher with your standard home screens app drawer widget drawer and long press for launcher preferences and phone settings the design is pretty standard you still have your usual home screens that you can swipe through on each home screen you can add applications and widgets just like your average launcher the prediction bar and search bar are only on the main home screen so you don't have to worry about those taking up space everywhere the app drawer and the widget drawer are your standard swipe style they put a lot of work into the design specifically so things don't appear static each Smart Folder has its own customizable wallpaper in addition to the regular wallpapers on the home screen actually even your searches have their own wallpapers so if you use this launcher and all of its features you will view a system that looks consistently different which we really enjoyed there were also a lot of small things the search bar greets you every time you open the home screen and there are little animations here and there to make things look more active which we also really enjoyed it's not as customizable as your Nova or your apex launchers and we wish there were more ways to customize but even without these elements it's still a fresh enough of an experience to enjoy it ok so here's what we liked the prediction bar once it's learned your browsing habits is actually fairly accurate it took a little effort on my part but it didn't take long for the prediction bar to deliver results I actually wanted the search bar is outstanding being able to search for a lot of things and then having multiple ways to engage with my search results was refreshing especially for things like movies TV and music titles the smart folders are awesome especially for a guy like me who uses a bunch of applications this is not too different from a v8 scattegories except for there are more options for smart folders and they're easier to customize with the dedicated wallpaper and the recommendations for each one it helps make everything feel like a richer experience the design was very well done it has enough of the typical Android experience to make the learning curve minimal but enough new things to make it feel like a different experience not every app is perfect and that includes this one so here are a list of things that we didn't like so much we wish they would have integrated their search bar a little bit better with Google now while there are some things I'd rather search for in everything me search there are a lot of commands in Google now that would have meant to the experience and made it drastically better plus fans of Google may not like having to open two different search apps depending on their needs there are instances where the recommendations and the smart folders can get a little bit in the way the sponsored apps are usually apps I wouldn't be caught dead having on my phone so I can say definitively that the ads are not as contextual as the rest of the launcher there are some things that context just doesn't fix in the new section I only saw news about things I don't care about from sources I never read from it would have been nice to see news about my actual interests instead also Bing lastly it is region-locked I don't know the full list of regions so you'll have to check the Google Play Store and see if you can install it or not region locks are never a good thing overall this is one of the most unique launchers available today it's close enough to the typical Android experience to familiar while different enough to feel brand new the contextual elements aren't perfect but they are still a major step forward compared to most of the competition there are some things that need to be improved and likely will be improved in future updates however the pros outweigh the cons by a large margin so if you're looking for something a little bit different we recommend you check this out once again I'm Joe heading the Android Authority app guys don't 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