SideControl APK

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What's new in SideControl 4.11

Editor's review

Download the latest SideControl application, version 4.11, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Personalization app is developed by Jawomo and is easy to download and install.

Previous versions, including 4.11, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.

Description

App permissions

SideControl 4.11 APK requires following permissions:

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.

Ratings and Reviews

Rating: 4.2/5 based on 5K+ reviews

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5 ★ I've just spent the past 2 days trying every swipe launcher out there-no lie. I can officially say Side Control is the very BEST one. The options border on overwhelming there's so many. I had a heck of a time figuring out how to make my #1 favorites bar show. You go into Gestures then down to Right Touch area and assign a gesture to it (I assigned 'short slide'). Hope that helps someone 😁. I gladly gave them my $2-extremely well done app. Thanks!

3 ★ This app does serve it's purpose and does it fairly well, however, it's graphics are painfully slow and I've found no way to change that so far. Delays everywhwre. A few features that I've seen work with other apps but not other this one (on my note 5) are back button and notification pull down. I've seen several apps have issues with the notification shade but lots of apps have the back button working. Add those features and speed it up and it's 5 stars.

4 ★ Really like the functionality and the ability to customize. But one star deducted because shortcuts aren't working properly, specifically Greenify. If I assign either the Hibernate Now or Hibernate and Lock shortcuts, Side Control just launches the Greenify app, NOT the shortcut. And running these Greenify shortcuts was actually the main reason I installed Side Control, ironically.

5 ★ Extremely customizable. I've bought and used practically every other sidebar and/or floating launcher available, wasting lots of time and money in the process. Should have started and ended here. No perceivable options missing, and intuitive, just like his other app, Floatify. Can't praise this dev enough.

4 ★ Makes switching apps quicker since it eliminates the need to go to home screen first. Those precious seconds add up. In many cases, a particular app which you think you used just a minute ago has gone to fourth or fifth place in the recent apps screen so annoying to find that way. With side control, you'll always have a few choice apps at the ready.

3 ★ A must have. So convenient: everything just one gesture away. EDIT: Bug Report: Isn't displaying Smoke & Glass Icon Pack properly. All of the 'template' generated icons are totally garbled when displayed.

4 ★ Potentially a 5 stars app. Unfortunately already buggy in this free (trial) version. The long slide gesture doesn't work (please fix), the shape of the activation buttons have changed without having changed any setting about them, it interfere with my eye filter disabling it from time to time, randomly. You'll be happy to pay for the pro version if those bugs will be fixed. (galaxy note 3, lollipop).

3 ★ This is a really great app with tons of ways to personalize to your likings. The only thing I don't like is the notification that I cannot get rid of. It is insanely annoying. Get rid of that and its a 5-star app!

5 ★ I've been using "Floaters", Launchers and clever tricks to multitask within Game Of War on this Boost Prevail LTE...for months. I bet I've tried them all. SideControl should definitely look into ways to get their name out more. Well done, developers!!!

2 ★ Update: This is for the paid pro version it's nearly a year later and it's worse than ever. Developer has either abandoned the software or he can't fixit. Was fantastic but now the apps don't populate on the sidebars they're just blank when slid out. This is on S4 running lollipop. Contacted the coder but he's too busy to help with individual problems. Had to delete sidecontrol and install sidebar instead which works well

5 ★ Helped me in the case of a broken screen digitizer - 1 cm width of the top screen is dead/inactive; because of that, dragging down the notification bar wasn't working. With this app I can now "drag-up" the notification bar instead. Many thanks! P.S. the Toggle mobile data doesn't seem to work on any side.

3 ★ I have used this application on my note 3 but it doesn't work on my note tablet. I will give 5 stars if you fix this issue I'm having. I get the side bar but no icons. Any idea? I'm on 5.0

3 ★ UPDATE : REINSTALLED AND ALL IS WORKING FINE! Unfortunately the 5.1.1 update broke the app. Every swipe action is dead!

4 ★ Nice app. I liked beaing able to customize how the side-bar looks & being able to control its speed. Didn't give 5 stars bcoz of the annoying notification. Other than that, it's good.

3 ★ after I updated my s4 to lollipop, switchr stopped showing the recent apps. this app has quickly came to my rescue because I multitask often. the app works & does its job well. my only grippe is that the app has a persistent mitigation on my expanded notification

Previous versions

SideControl 4.11 APK for Windows (#50, 2.2 MB)