Beacon Launcher Guide: Simple and Stunning!

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  @ThockTheYounger · 1 year ago

  Thank God I got a new project to tinker with! I was thinking about actually playing some games on my handheld.

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• ED

  @edpulella_art · 1 year ago

  Fun fact, the box art you have set for Stardew Valley in your Android section is a painting I made :) never thought I’d see it pop up in this context

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  @BeaconLauncher · 1 year ago

  OMG no wayyy 🤯 thank you so much for this video, it'll be extremely helpful to new users ❤️🙏

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  @SMASHINGblargharghar · 1 year ago (edited)

  A tip for those who don't want to or can't contribute to the screen scraper patreon -- you can speed up your scraping by contributing media. Find a game that lacks media and add it. The easiest way to do this is find games that don't have videos, find a "gameplay no commentary" video on YouTube, then download a 30 second clip and upload. That said, I did donate and felt it was worth it -- but I also contribute and keep adding threads to my account

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  @Besic-Ahmed · 1 year ago

  Its insane that there are so little videos on beacon launcher i love it

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• GL

  @GlassActivist · 8 months ago

  Beacon has some significant advantages over ES-DE. You can back up the art you've scraped and then import on a new device. You can split your game list between the internal and external storage. It doesn't constantly rescan your library, so you can start playing instantly. Beacon also returns to Beacon when you exit a game. Beacon is also in the Play Store. Beacon doesn't look as fancy as ES-DE, but it is faster and more intuitive. I'm sticking with Beacon and have uninstalled my other launchers.

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  @NashCityRob · 1 year ago

  Been using beaconsince launch, absolutely the best launcher. Love Daijisho, but Beacons just better and feels cleaner. Great review, but there's still alot more you can do, like the wallpapers and music.if you have Gif attached to your games, the gif can play in the background.

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• SO

  @soloistcool · 1 year ago

  the bubbles did it for me, i’m sold

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  @renolc-games · 1 year ago

  Been using Beacon on my Odin 2 for a while now. I’ve tested many launchers, but this is my favorite. The best mix of simple, clean, with just enough configuration.

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• BA

  @BambinoPinguino · 8 months ago

  This seems so much simpler and cleaner than dealing with ES-DE. I'll have to give it a shot

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• DL

  @dlopes06 · 1 year ago (edited)

  My favorite frontend! I love that it supports touchscreen and has Android apps integrated. It’s also very lightweight, making it feel snappy, smooth, and also very easy to configure and set up.

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• CA

  @cactusmanbwl1990 · 1 year ago

  Holy crap Beacon is amazing. I finished setting it up before the video was even finished. Will be my go-to launcher from now on.

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