Apex Launcher 推出了 v1.3 Beta 版本。新版本以 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Launcher 為藍本，所以有不少 Jelly Bean 的特性和優點。
Jelly Bean 特性
例如：當在 Home 畫面放置 Widget 時，其他圖示會自動移開騰出位置。若 Home 畫面位置不夠時，Widget 會自動調整大小配合。另外，這個新版本還大幅改進了 Home 畫面和 Drawer 效能。
v1.3.0beta1 (Aug 1, 2012)
– Rebuilt based on Android 4.1.1 Launcher, lots of JellyBean goodness
– When placing widgets on the screen, everything else automatically moves to make room
– When they are too big, widgets resize on their own to fit on the homescreen
– Quickly remove apps/widgets by flinging them to the edge of the homescreen
– Major performance boost for homescreen and drawer
– New app enter/exit animations (JB only)
– Switched to phone layout on 7″ tablets (e.g., Nexus 7)
– Added background for widgets in the drawer
– Fixed icon ordering bug within folders
– Other improvements and bugfixes
– Unlimited drawer tabs and new drawer management UI (pro)
– Improved drawer tab switching for vertical drawers (pro)
– Fixed Play Store widgets on JellyBean
– Fixed paid theme (icon pack) issue on JellyBean
– Lots of other improvements and enhancements
– Updated translations
筆者安裝了試用，新版本在 Home 轉頁時明顯較之前版本更加流暢。使用下來亦未發現有任何問題。
這個 v1.3 版本只是 Beta，所以還未發佈至 Google Play Store，但可在下面的連結下載 APK 自行安裝。
http://apex.anddoes.com/Download.aspx?type=beta
資料來源：XDA