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# Feature Comparison

## Feature Comparison: Launcher 3 vs. Launcher 4

All features are part of the BlueFletch Launcher platform:

<table><thead><tr><th width="132.6171875">Launcher 3 Feature</th><th>Feature/Functionality</th><th width="131.8984375">Launcher 4 Feature</th><th>Feature/Functionality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>No AppConfig object</td><td>AppConfig</td><td>Introduces a new appConfig object to centralize configurations for individual applications</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>No reusable app configurations</td><td>Application Object Variables</td><td>Supports reusable app configurations with key-value pairs</td></tr><tr><td>Quick Start Applications Folder</td><td><ul><li>Appears as a footer on the home screen.</li><li>Prioritizes the first folder in a group for display on the Launcher.</li></ul></td><td>Quick Start Applications Folder</td><td><ul><li>Appears either as a footer or anywhere in the workspace.</li><li>Supports layout options like columnSpan and rowSpan.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Layouts</td><td><ul><li>Apps grouped by roles into folders or groups.</li><li>Role-based app visibility.</li></ul></td><td>Tabbed Layouts</td><td><ul><li>Apps grouped into tabs linked to layouts.</li><li>Widget with shortcuts to tab pages.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Custom Field Display</td><td><ul><li>No IMEI capability.</li></ul></td><td>Custom Field Display</td><td><ul><li>Enables the use of IMEI as a unique device identifier instead of just the serial number.</li><li>Customers can configure the Launcher to display the IMEI in the header.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Theme</td><td><ul><li>No options for iconShape.</li></ul></td><td>Theme</td><td><ul><li>A new field, iconShape, has been introduced to define the shape of app icons in the main workspace.</li><li>Supported values for this field include roundedCorner, square, squircle, and circle.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><ul><li>No footer option; only custom headers.</li></ul></td><td>Footer</td><td><ul><li>Footers can now be configured just like headers.</li><li>Any widget can now be a footer.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Custom Intents Platform Actions</td><td><ul><li>No support for polling for changes or updates to a Site List URL.</li></ul></td><td>Custom Intents Platform Actions</td><td><ul><li>BlueFletch Launcher can now specify a Site List URL for downloading site information.</li><li>This enables polling for changes or updates to the Site List URL.</li><li>When the broadcast action com.bluefletch.action.ACTION_UPDATE_SITES is received, the Launcher triggers polling for updates to the list via a Custom Intent.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Luggage Tag</td><td><ul><li>No geofencing lockdown functionality.</li></ul></td><td>Luggage Tag</td><td><ul><li>With geofencing lockdown functionality.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Secure Device</td><td><ul><li>Secure Device config block part of Launcher.json Settings configuration.</li><li>Variables using 'unsecured' and 'secure' at the beginning of the variables.</li></ul></td><td>Secure Device</td><td><ul><li>With its own config block secureDevice.</li><li>Any reference to 'unsecured' and 'secured' had been removed.</li><li>A new 'enabled' field is added to turn secureDevice mode on/off more easily.</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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