A fast and simple Android home screen for seniors and people with vision problems.
✔️ BIG Launcher makes the smartphone suitable for seniors, children, and people with eye diseases, motor problems or the legally blind.
✔️ Visually impaired and technically challenged users can use simple and easy-to-read interface with ease.
✔️ There is no fear of making a mistake and losing everything with stress-free navigation.
✔️ And it also features the SOS button which can save lives!
☎️ replaces the user interface of almost any Android phone or tablet with enlarged buttons and texts.
👴 designed in consideration with seniors and the visually impaired to provide maximum readability and easy use.
👉 controlled by single touches, leaving no room for errors.
🛠️ easily customizable to match your needs.
🌎 put the shortcuts for apps, websites, contacts, widgets and more directly on the home screen.
📺 add more screens and access them by swiping or pushing the buttons.
🔎 find the apps quickly with instant search or recent apps list on the top.
🔒 hide the apps you don’t want to use to protect users from getting lost in the navigation
📦 BIG Apps Suite
Simple apps for seniors and people with vision problems.
🔹 Android 10 and Android Go compatible
🔹 100% accessible
🔹 high contrast color schemes and three different font sizes allow you to use your phone without glasses.
🔹 additional color themes and icon packs are available for download
🔹 extended support for Talkback screen reader allows legally blind users to use their phone with ease and confidence
🔹 all the apps can also be controlled by a hardware keyboard or via the Tecla wheelchair interface, enabling users with paralysis to have full and precise control of the smartphone without touching the screen.
🔹 compatible with Android 2.2 or higher. BIG SMS requires Android 4.4 or higher
🔸 BIG Launcher - Your new home screen
🔸 BIG Phone - Easy to use phone and contacts
🔸 BIG SMS - Messaging editor with large fonts
🔸 BIG Alarm - Alarm as simple as possible
🔸 BIG Notifications - Make all the Android notifications really big
🆓 BIG Launcher free version limitations
- you can customize only the right column of buttons
- only 5 additional screens allowed
- password protection of the configuration and the preferences is not possible
- a screen reminding you to buy the full version is shown from time to time
🌟 Winner of the Vodafone Smart Accesibility Awards
🌏 52 languages: հայերէն, Azərbaycan dili, বাংলা , български, 简体中文, 繁體中文, hrvatski, česky, dansk, nederlands, english, eesti, suomi, français, deutsch, ελληνικά, halshen hausa, हिन्दी, magyar, bahasa indonesia, italiano, 日本語, basa jawa 한국어, Kurdî, latviešu, lietuvių, bahasa melayu, norsk, polski, português, português brasileiro, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, română, русский, српски, srpski, slovenčina, slovenščina, español, svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ภาษาไทย, türkçe, українська мова, tiếng việt,
العربية, עברית, فارسی, پن٘جابی, اُردُو
v5.2.0
+ added our custom design to Preferences
+ added appearance and accessibility preferences apply instantly on change
* fixed visibility of call's duration preference option
* fixed visibility of call's no screen fix preference option
* fixed Delete contact preference option transfer between companion apps
* fixed rare incorrect translation in menu dialog when resumed from background
v5.2.0
+ added our custom design to Preferences
+ added appearance and accessibility preferences apply instantly on change
* fixed visibility of call's duration preference option
* fixed visibility of call's no screen fix preference option
* fixed Delete contact preference option transfer between companion apps
* fixed rare incorrect translation in menu dialog when resumed from background
v4.9.0
+ added Widgets popup dialog in our design
- removed system Widgets popup dialog
* fixed potential memory leak when not finished Widget's configuration
* fixed slow loading Preferences icon when it is on a big button
* fixed rare ARN when updating apps database on a background thread
v4.8.0
Set targetSDK=33 (Android 13) and fix what it needs:
+ added billing lib version 6
+ added new Bluetooth Switcher dialogue
* changed day of week to better representative in VI language
* changed chance to see review dialog
v4.7.0
Set targetSDK=30 (Android 11) and fix what it needs:
* changed apps listing due to new permission
* changed background toast popup messages fonts to the system default
* changed toast popup message position to the bottom of the screen
v4.6.0
+ added billing lib version 3
v4.5.0
+ added wifi signal strength indicator to home screen header (option in preferences)
+ added customizable big buttons icons (can use any image)
+ added starred functionality to big button config
+ added contacts functionality to big button config
+ added contacts search by name/surname (option in preferences)
* speed up with more parallel threads: contacts and number functionality, signal icon, badges update
v4.5.1
* fixed: fixed missing day of week on home screen in IW language
v4.5.0
+ added wifi signal strength indicator to home screen header (option in preferences)
+ added customizable big buttons icons (can use any image)
+ added starred functionality to big button config
+ added contacts functionality to big button config
+ added contacts search by name/surname (option in preferences)
* speed up with more parallel threads: contacts and number functionality, signal icon, badges update
v4.2.0
+ added dynamic and pinned external shortcuts
+ added 3x5 big buttons screen layout
+ added starred/all contacts filter to contacts (option in preferences)
+ added option to enable/disable blinking notification on the button in the button config screen
+ added tap outside to close the dialog (option in preferences)
+ added privileged behavior for BIG apps (option in preferences)
+ added clear badges action - can fix external apps blinking (option in preferences)
v4.1.1
* fixed missing overriding icons for phone/contact on big buttons
v4.1
+ added higher quality app icons to the big buttons
+ added deep link functionality to big button URL functionality
+ added enter in dialer/keypad invoke primary action
* fixed bad description in Preferences for SOS message
* fixed rare ARN during boot because of slow storing badges from third-party apps
* fixed rare ARN when registering SOS GPS location provider
* fixed rare crash when cropping the contact photo
v4.1
+ added higher quality app icons to the big buttons
+ added deep link functionality to big button URL functionality
+ added enter in dialer/keypad invoke primary action
* fixed bad description in Preferences for SOS message
* fixed rare ARN during boot because of slow storing badges from third-party apps
* fixed rare ARN when registering SOS GPS location provider
* fixed rare crash when cropping the contact photo
v4.0.1
* fixed crash on ringtone selection if READ_STORAGE_PERMISSION is not granted
* fixed rare crash on sms intent if a draft sms exists and SMS permission is not granted
v4.0.0
Set targetSDK=29 (Android 10) and fix what it needs:
+ added new WiFi Switcher dialogue
* increased resolution of contacts photos when reading from camera
* changed storage to FileProvider
- removed all raw files access
- removed EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions
v3.9.2
* fixed missing contact photo on big buttons
v3.9.1
* fixed low quality of contact phstos on big buttons
* fixed rare ARN when loading contact photos on big buttons
v3.9.0
* SMS: reorganized Messages preferences
+ Phone: added button with SIM position receiving an incoming call (option in Preferences)
* Phone: fixed text with the duration of the call longer than an hour
+ added big buttons label position option to Preferences
+ added more options to Safe borders dialog
v3.9.0
* SMS: reorganized Messages preferences
* SMS: fixed missing "Run MMS app" button on some Android version even it was set in Preferences
+ Phone: added button with SIM position receiving an incoming call (option in Preferences)
* Phone: fixed text with the duration of the call longer than an hour
+ added big buttons label position option to Preferences
+ added more options to Safe borders dialog
+ added dialog to choose a default launcher when it's cleared as default in Preferences
v3.8.0
+ added custom text size on big buttons
+ added translated text 'automatic' by the system to language dialog
+ added three dots menu to all devices even with hardware button
* fixed no signal update for some network types
* fixed rare ARN when updating signal
* fixed rare ARN when switching wifi state on the big button
* fixed rare crash when inherited from an external shortcut
v3.6.0
+ added translations: az, bn, ha, hy_AM, jv, ku, pa_IN, pa_PK, ta, te, ur_PK
+ added round application icon
+ added black color option for the bottom navigation bar (option in Preferences)
+ added system language title to language option
* reorganized preferences
* fixed badge button not blinking if one of many notifications removed
* fixed bad link to the full version from the nag activity
* fixed rare crash on some Motorola phones because of no black navigation bar support
v3.5.0
+ show/hide alarm icon (option)
+ show/hide duplicate contact items (option)
+ enable buttons with no functionality (option)
+ button blinking on 3rd party app notification (option)
+ activate buttons on long-press (option)
+ website shortcut button functionality
* default SOS text is SOS!
* automatic license check on first launch
* improved notifications updates
* black navigation bar on all devices
* faster loading
BIG Launcher has been divided into multiple apps due to the new Google Play Store policy.
Each of them has to be downloaded separately:
BIG Launcher
BIG Phone for Seniors
BIG SMS for Seniors
BIG Launcher 3.4.3
* notifications engine fixed
BIG Launcher 3.4.2
* fixed boot crash
BIG Launcher 3.4.1
* fixed notification arn
* updated gl, it translations
v2.8.2
+ added language: sr
* services updated for better performance
* fixed two rare bugs
v2.8.1
* fixed SMS delivery service crash
v2.8
+ Android GO compatible
+ added in-app permissions wizard
+ added SMS store option
+ added MMS application option
* fixed few rare bugs
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v2.8
+ Android GO compatible
+ added in-app permissions wizard
+ added SMS store option
+ added MMS application option
* fixed few rare bugs
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v2.5.9
* remove external access to applications provider
v2.5.8
* fixed missing apps on Android 8
* fixed translations: bg, et, pl, ru, tr, ug
v2.5
+ set photo in contact editor
+ alternative layouts
+ third-party icon pack support
+ preferences shortcut in the apps list
+ text labels for big buttons
+ preferences background fixed for e-ink devices
+ share text to sms message
+ ability to change dpi of resources
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v2.5.8* fixed missing apps on Android 8* fixed translations: bg, et, pl, ru, tr, ugv2.5+ set photo in contact editor+ alternative layouts+ third-party icon pack support+ preferences shortcut in the apps list+ text labels for big buttons+ preferences background fixed for e-ink devices+ share text to sms message+ ability to change dpi of resourcesVisit http://bit.ly/BLchangelog for complete changelog.
v2.5.6* added support for following languages: українська мова* fixed LTE signal indicatorv2.5+ set photo in contact editor+ alternative layouts+ third-party icon pack support+ preferences shortcut in the apps list+ text labels for big buttons+ preferences background fixed for e-ink devices+ share text to sms message+ ability to change dpi of resourcesVisit http://bit.ly/BLchangelog for complete changelog.