Most people are familiar with the ADW Launcher by AnderWeb, especially after it was integrated into the CyanogenMOD project. ADW Notifier is a nifty little add-on that adds one simple but infinitely useful feature to the launcher: little red bubbles on certain specific icons. These red bubbles (see pictures below) always show a number, but depending on the icon, it means different things. For example, the first picture below shows my Gmail icons with a 1 in the bubble, which would signify 1 unread message, but a 1 over the dialer means the number of missed calls, unread tweets over Touiteur, etc. Autokiller is my favorite, as it actually shows the amount of free RAM.

AnderWeb is actively developing this add-on, and is adding support for new applications such as the recent addition of the popular third-party email client, K9Mail.  As an active ADW Launcher user, I find this add-on quite useful, especially as more application support is added, and certainly worth the $.69 cents. I’ve been using it since it was in beta, and I actually find myself reluctant to switch Launchers now because I like the feature so much. I highly recommended it to ADW Launcher users. A simple yet useful addition to an already feature-loaded launcher.

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Jason Bowdach

Jason is a technology and media enthusiast. He loves the Android OS, although his interests go far beyond the cell phone platform. He enjoys keeping himself up-to-date on the film and cinematography industry, as well as the ever-changing world of personal computers and gaming. He studied Communications - Media Studies and Organizational Psychology at San Diego State University, and is pursuing a career within the broadcast media industry. In his free time, besides playing with the never-ending supply of custom Android builds or theming, he enjoys caring for his 60-gallon aquarium, training his white-golden retriever puppy, catching up on quality films and TV shows, and playing the occasional video game.

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