Getting started
How do I make Sleek Launcher my home screen?
Open Sleek Launcher and follow the setup, or go to your phone’s Settings → Apps → Default apps → Home app and choose Sleek Launcher.
How do I go back to my old launcher?
Choose your previous launcher in Settings → Apps → Default apps → Home app. Uninstalling Sleek Launcher also brings your old home back.
How do I open Settings?
Long-press an empty spot on home. You can also long-press the clock to change its style.
Some features say “set Sleek Launcher as your home app”. Why?
Things like pinned app shortcuts and some gestures only work for the phone’s current home app.
Permissions
Why does Sleek Launcher want usage access?
For screen time, daily limits and Focus. Android’s usage stats are read on your phone and never leave it.
Why notification access?
Only so the Music widget can show what’s playing and its controls. Sleek Launcher ignores your notifications.
Why Do Not Disturb access?
So a Focus session or mode can turn Do Not Disturb on and give back your previous setting when it ends.
Why contacts, calendar, location and physical activity?
Each is optional and asked only when you turn on the feature: contacts for contact search and the People widget, calendar for the next event and Calendar widget, approximate location for weather and the automatic theme, physical activity for the Steps widget.
Using Sleek Launcher
Why is there no blur on my phone?
The frosted blur needs Android 12 or newer. On older versions, Sleek Launcher fades the home screen behind panels instead.
Does Focus block apps everywhere?
Focus applies to apps you open from Sleek Launcher. Apps opened from a notification or the Recents screen aren’t paused. It’s a calm nudge, not a parental-control lock.
Do work-profile apps work?
Yes. They appear in their own WORK section in the drawer, with a switch to pause work apps.
How does app lock work?
Sleek Launcher asks Android for your fingerprint, face or screen lock before a locked app opens from it, and never sees your biometrics or PIN.
Your data
Do I need an account?
No. There is nothing to sign up for.
Does Sleek Launcher collect anything?
Only usage statistics and crash reports, sent to Google Firebase to help us fix bugs and improve the app. They never include the apps you use, your screen time, contacts, notes or photos. Turn them off any time in Settings → Share usage & crash reports. See the Privacy Policy.
How do I move to a new phone?
Android’s own backup can restore Sleek Launcher’s settings on a new phone signed in to the same Google account. Sleek Pro comes back from Google Play.
How do I delete my data?
Everything is stored on your phone. Clear Sleek Launcher’s storage in Android settings, or uninstall it, and it’s gone.
Sleek Pro
I don’t see the free trial.
Google Play offers one free trial per Google account. If you’ve had one before, the plan starts without a trial.
How do I get Pro on a new phone?
Use the same Google account and open Sleek Pro; your purchase comes back from Google Play. You can also tap Restore at the top of the Pro screen.
How do I cancel?
In Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions. Pro stays on until the end of the paid period.