BIG Launcher
August 13, 2024
More About BIG Launcher
✔️ 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
🌏 69 languages: Afrikaans, Shqip, አማርኛ, العربية, հայերէն, Azərbaycan dili, বাংলা, български, မြန်မာစာ, Català, 简体中文, 繁體中文, hrvatski, česky, dansk, nederlands, english, eesti, Filipino, suomi, français, Galego, ქართული, deutsch, ελληνικά, ગુજરાતી, halshen hausa, עברית, हिन्दी, magyar, bahasa indonesia, italiano, 日本語, basa jawa, ಕನ್ನಡ, 한국어, Kurdî, latviešu, lietuvių, मैथिली, bahasa melayu, मराठी, norsk, ଓଡ଼ିଆ, فارسی, polski, português, português brasileiro, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پن٘جابی, română, русский, српски, srpski, سنڌي, slovenčina, slovenščina, español, svenska, Tagalog, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ภาษาไทย, türkçe, українська мова, اُردُو, Oʻzbekcha, tiếng việt, Yorùbá
Latest Version
5.5.1
August 13, 2024
BIG Launcher
Communication
Android
1,736,651
Free
name.kunes.android.launcher.demo
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User Reviews
Tucker
1 year ago
We got a small phone (Unihertz Jelly 2E) for when our kid is at summer camp. I love it but a full android launcher on a screen that size is hard to work with. Also, since it's really for our piece of mind (emergency calling, location tracking), a limited experience is better. This fits the need perfectly. Like most people, I don't buy a lot of apps but I bought this.
Tony
1 year ago
Needing several apps and to pay for additional ones to use basic functions send a little mean, when all we basically need is a big icon viewer! Thanks for the generic response. Yes you do need more to the point it pushes you to install at least 2 more apps to go with this. Big phone and big message, that's 2 additional apps. If it was in one then might make sense. I'm the target group installing for a 91 year old!
Fay Cooke
3 years ago
Have 1 issue. In a call if i use the keypad button i get the message "available in full version" and no keypad. Very annoying when working with voicemail. I have purchased the full version and everything else works as described. Can you help please Ps using Samsung s5 with latest updates. Help desk quickly resolved issue. 5 stars
A Google user
6 years ago
I have been checking several apps for an elderly acquaintance and I am positively impressed by this one. I like the developer's approach , the result is a very clean solution but yet versatile enough. The only missing part for a complete solution is a large-size letter keyboard. Why hasn't one been included? ( I would appreciate the developer's reaction) If not because of this I would have rated this app 5 star
John Williams
2 years ago
Just restored this app and its companions after not using them for a few years. My eyesight has deteriorated in that time and I'm amazed that I can use the phone again without reaching for my specs. Developer was quick to respond and very helpful restoring the licence. The paid extras are definitely worth having.
Marg Bath
2 years ago
Not very customizable, you get stuck in apps and difficult to navigate. Edit: way better & free options out there! Went through every menu option and everything available for documentation, videos etc and it is very restrictive. example, icon labels.. I'd like to put some usable text there but you can barely get a full word to show even with decreasing the label size and text size as much as possible. Also sucks that you need to install apps for texting etc all with ugly/outdated UI. Don't buy!
John Addo
1 year ago
My mother needs a simpler phone so I decided to try BIG Launcher. I must admit: it is good so I paid £8.99 for that. I needed the BIG Phone (£6.99) and BIG SMS (£4.49) to simplify things for her. I would have preferred it if I could pay one upfront payment for everything so I know how much I'm paying in total... ...but to be honest, the apps work well together. My mother does indeed find the phone a lot easier to use now. She can use the texts and calls easily. I can't complain about the apps.
Home Yeheskiel
4 years ago
Great app. I used it for several seniors. Really useful and easy to operate. However, how come it is not offered at Google play store for Android box such as flowfon or beelink? Is there a way to download it for these devices other than Google play store? In addition it would be great if one can migrate all screens, buttons and settings from one (broken) device to another, without the bother of customizing it manually all over again.
Mark Macc
4 years ago
I put this app on a elderly relative's tablet and it's fantastic. Big clear buttons and easy to configure. I normally search out free apps but this was well worth the purchase. It would be nice to see a couple of future enhancements. I would like the option to remove the signal strength graphic as it's pointless on a tablet. Second I would like to be able to configure the SOS button to email a number of recipients. This app fit my needs hence five stars..
Cl Mahajan
3 years ago
I was initially really releived to have come across this application. I purchased all launcher, contact,and phone app. But I am disappointed with the bugs inside each application. Even if I change options like don't ask to end call, or dial directly instead of going into the options. The app automatically go back to default options. This is really bugging for a otherwise great app. I am hoping that these get resolved
A Google user
5 years ago
I have an elderly parent who was struggling in making the transition from a flip phone to a smartphone. I downloaded the demo version onto my own phone and was really impressed how it performed. The simple and clear UI was so easy to use. I.purchased all parts of the application and installed it on my Mother's phone. She really liked it but unfortunately but there appears to be some proprietary software in the phone (Vodafone) which prevents Big Phone from being the default dialer. Daniel was extremely helpful in trying to resolve this issue but it seems the phone is not compatible so was given a refund. Such a pity as this excellent app was perfect for my Mother's needs.
Eric J
3 years ago
Testing launcher apps to install on my mother's phone. This one is clear, customisable, easy to read. The one thing I would like to see added is a button that takes you directly to the dialer instead of clicking the phone icon, then having to click a menu option to go to the dialer. So you can have one step buttons for both your contacts, and the dialer directly on the main screen. When explaining phones to the elderly, I see panic whenever something takes more than one step.
Johanna Rosner
4 years ago
This app forgets most of its own settings after a reboot. Some settings it forgets even during normal use. Been playing around with it since hours, trying to research and find solutions. For example you choose your Favorites among the contacts - Next reboot they are not favorites anymore. Favorites are empty again. You choose you not to show "my contacts" , but only favorites. That one is gone after like a couple of mins later too, without reboot. Other bad things: The setting to directly dial when clicking a contact does not work at all, even the app does not forget the setting itself. There seems to be no visible option add "Favorites" itself to the main screen as button. Even thats what most (old) people would want normally. When opening contacts there is no green "Dial" symbol or anything. You need to click on the textbox where is the phone number to dial it, which is not very intuitive. OS: Android 10 / AndroidOne, Phone: Nokia 2.3 Too bad i already paid for both Big Phone and Big Launcher. UPDATE: I just figured out why this happened: It seems it cannot properly deal with SIM contacts. I moved my contacts to the phone storage and now it does not forget favorites & other settings anymore. And yes i have activated the inheritance, but that was not the cause of the problem. Its still active and now its fine.
Norman Buchignani
2 years ago
This is a really thorough, well thought out three linked phone apps for seniors. I just set up a phone for an elderly relative who never had a mobile phone before. He found it intuitive and easy to use. I strongly suggest that those doing the same as I did spend some time customizing these apps, as the more you work with them the more you will get a sense of how much they can do. They are intended to be simple for the user, but behind that simplicity they are powerful. Buy the full version!
A Google user
5 years ago
A few nonths ago I bought the full app for my moms phone. Now when I changed the phone I had to buy it again because the aplication was split in multiple apps (launcher, dialer, sms). The old app was working perfectly but now that it's split, I have difficulties with receiving sms. Had to switch to different launcher. 4 stars because the dev team is really nice and offered a fast resolution.
Peter Dowding
3 years ago
I don't need the "big" features (yet!) but enjoy using this launcher - clean, simple, reliable, well thought through & executed & fast too. Can now use any icons or images which was a much appreciated update. Surprisingly customisable once you learn your way around. They even provide a comprehensive users manual - who does that! Yes, it cost a bit, but I'm more than happy with my purchase.
A Google user
5 years ago
Just getting this phone set up for my 92 year old father. It seems to be exactly what he needs to transition to a smart phone from a flip. Minimal swiping, large icons, safety features to prevent him from pressing wrong buttons. It was pretty easy to customize it and the help manual helped tweak it.
A Google user
5 years ago
I needed to set up an Android phone for my octogenarian parents. This looked like it would be perfect, except for one fatal flaw: no MMS messaging! They live for photos and videos of their grandkids and greatgrandkids. Not being able to do that, unfortunately, is a deal breaker in this case. That is very unfortunate, because except for that, this is by far the best launcher of its type available, and I've looked hard! Big kudos for the way the launcher DOES integrate its own dialer and SMS messaging. If that's all you need, this is your best bet.
Danny Vaughan
3 years ago
Extremely good for elderly non tech savvy folks. Recently purchased my mom a smartphone after never owning one. This makes it easy for her to use and she even learned how to text page. Would like to see more applications this way and potentially add in features for video calling through Google Duo and sending pictures in SMS messages. Those two added features would make this suite of apps perfect. She now is able to communicate with the rest of the world on the go and not get confused. Amazing.
C JV
1 year ago
Absolutely the BEST launcher suite for the elderly/non-smart phone savvy and is worth every penny! I have installed it on every one of my mom's phones. The instruction manual is excellently put together: comprehensive, easy to understand, screenshots demonstrating every preference and function. People complaining about its lack of features: that's the whole point! My only wish is that the 1 and 2 button layouts included the menu bar (with time and date, battery status). Thank you for this app!
