Welcome to Niagara Launcher's Feedback Board 💙

A place to submit feature requests and bug reports for Niagara Launcher.

How to request a feature:

Please read our article on feature requests before submitting your feature request.

A feature should be...

  • Simple · Easy to configure and easy to use. As few settings & toggles as possible.

  • Impactful · Either appealing for many or necessary for some.

  • Universal · Has to work everywhere: in every country, on all phones.

  • Independent · Doesn’t add complexity if it’s not being used.

How to report a bug:

  • Please provide a clear and concise description of the bug.

  • Always include steps to reproduce the bug.

  • If possible, include screen-shots or a screen-recording.


We prioritize posts with higher numbers of upvotes. These are more likely to be reviewed and implemented.

Auto-Switch Themes on a Schedule (Focus, Night & Weekend Modes)

The Feature: Add the ability to automatically transition between themes based on a user-defined schedule (time of day and/or day of the week). ​How It Works: Users can select a primary theme and an alternate "Scheduled Theme" (e.g., setting a start/end time or selecting specific days like Monday–Friday). The launcher handles the switch silently in the background. ​Use Cases & Impact: ​Deep Focus: Automatically switch to a minimal, monochrome theme during working hours to reduce app distractions. ​Work/Life Balance: Revert to a vibrant, colorful theme on weekends and evenings when off the clock. ​Digital Wellbeing: Trigger an ultra-minimal theme (e.g., dark mode, hidden icons) late at night to help wind down before bed. ​Why this fits Niagara Launcher's core design principles: ​Simple: Requires only a basic time/day toggle under the existing Theme settings. No complex conditional rules required. ​Impactful: Directly enhances productivity and digital wellbeing—two primary reasons users choose minimal launchers like Niagara. ​Independent: If a user doesn't set a schedule, the launcher behaves exactly as it does today. It adds zero complexity to the everyday user experience if left disabled. ​Universal: Time-based scheduling relies on standard system clocks, working flawlessly across all devices and regions.

Kartik Hariharan about 1 month ago

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Feature Request

Physical Keyboard Shortcuts vs Search

Especially with the onset of your collaboration with Clicks Communicator, I highly recommend allowing a physical short press/long press application launcher, or at the very least allow us to turn off the default smartsearch feature. Currently Niagara launcher overrides my Pastiera Keyboard and Unihertz application shortcuts for its own smart search (even though all smartsearch features are turned off) and this is not the intended behavior. I want to be able to press my physical keys from the homescreen to instantly launch an application. I believe most Clicks users would agree that this is a nice feature. I would also hope that this feaure doesn't get in the way of quickreply, because I like that about Niagara! Love the product! Thanks!

Brandon Varco 19 days ago

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Feature Request

Events from multiple Google calendars not appearing in calendar widget

On a Motorola Razor 2025 running Android 16. I have four Google/Gmail accounts set up on my phone with various sub-calendars, both natively created as well as subscribed. Everything works as expected in the Google Calendar app, however only one native calendar (the primary calendar of one Google account) as well as one subscribed calendar (from the same Google account) are displaying events in the calendar widget. All calendars are visible and selected in the Niagara calendar settings filter, but only events from the two calendars are showing up. I’ve cleared cache and storage, restarted the app, and uninstalled/reinstalled, but nothing has fixed the issue.

Peter Elliott 7 days ago

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Bug Reports

​Gesture navigation home screen redraw delay (~1 sec lag returning to home)

When using full-screen gesture navigation (swiping up from the bottom of the screen to return home), there is a ~1-second delay before Niagara's app list, favorites, and shortcuts appear on the screen. I am aware this issue commonly affects third-party launchers due to Android's gesture navigation implementation, but wanted to submit a report in case there are device-specific tweaks or recommendations for my setup. Steps to reproduce the behavior: Enable gesture navigation in Android System Settings. Set Niagara Launcher as the default home app. Open any application. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen. Observe the ~1-second delay/blank screen before Niagara's interface fully loads. Problem occurs with other Launchers: Yes (present in other 3rd-party launchers, but does NOT occur on the default stock launcher).

Radek about 1 month ago

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Bug Reports