So, anybody know a good launcher to use once Nova goes offline?

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        11 months ago

        NP, I’m surprised it’s so rarely mentioned in this type of post. I used Lawnchair for a while after Nova was bought out, but I think I prefer Hyperion…

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    11 months ago

    I’ve been working on a launcher for a while now, do help me test it out!

    Features include:

    • Widget stacks (with auto scroll)
    • Swipe up and swipe down to launch different apps
    • Display app drawer icons as tiles or a list
    • Individually resize home screen icons, for mixed-size icon layouts
    • Freely position and resize a widget or icon
    • Frosted glass background for widgets (experimental)
    • App drawer folders
    • Fade a widget
    • Separate layouts for different screens for foldables
    • Tap a folder to launch its first app (swipe to open folder)
    • Assign a nickname to an app for instant app search and launch (e.g. searching “ff” launches Firefox instantly)
    • Lots of custom animations and haptics

    Planned features include:

    • Profile switching with Tasker support
    • Square tiles for app drawer
    • Swipe to open a widget pop up

    https://lemmy.world/post/14530643

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      11 months ago

      Can you group the app drawer by letter so that I can immediately jump to ‘S’ to launch Sync for Lemmy? It’s pretty much the entire reason I can’t move away from Microsoft Launcher. I feel this is an essential feature, and I’ve tried basically every launcher I can find.

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    11 months ago

    Does anyone know of a good open-source launcher? I know there’s FastDraw and Olauncher, but I wouldn’t mind having some more alternatives to try out just to find one that truly works best for me.

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    11 months ago

    I tried a bunch. The only one I really love is Niagara. It’s simple and awesome.

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    11 months ago

    PSA: Nova Launcher’s owning company sells their user data. It was a good launcher when it first came out, but it’s been nothing but a downward spiral from there.

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      11 months ago

      I’ve been using Nova for ages, probably back from the KitKat days on a Samsung phone running Touchwiz, i.e. when everything from the vendor side was crap.

      I just switched back to my Moto G5’s stock launcher. Honestly, it already does everything I did with Nova. It supports theming, adaptive icons, you can configure the density of its grid, etc. So I uninstalled Nova. Fuck it.

      Realistically I think most stock launchers are probably perfectly adequate for everything normal users want to do these days.

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        11 months ago

        I used to use Total launcher to make the most convoluted home screen possible that literally nobody but me knew how to use. Like several circles you swiped on in different directions to open folders, absolutely no labels, etc. Now I just use the stock pixel one lol

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          11 months ago

          I miss swiping on icons. I used it for opening folders. Like Firefox would have all my most used browsers like Chromium Firefox Focus, and Firefox Nightly. My Messages app would have all my messaging apps. Camera had Photos, and photo editing apps. I barely had to go to the drawer.

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            11 months ago

            Likewise. I use Total, and I have 12 folders on my homescreen, each of which can be swiped up, down, left or right to open specific apps or run specific actions. So, 48 options without ever leaving the home screen :-)

            I very rarely have to even open a folder, let alone the app drawer (in fact Total doesn’t really even seem to have a built in app drawer, although it exists somewhere in the background)

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      11 months ago

      But, but, they assured us that that wasn’t going to happen? You mean they lied??

      JFC, what a fall from grace for Nova. Sad to see.

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      11 months ago

      I’m opted out of that in my settings, it’d be quite the scandal if they were ignoring GDPR?

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        11 months ago

        I’ve amended my comment to make it more clear. I didn’t mean to imply the app sends your data to third parties, only that the company who owns it profits off of third party information brokering. Where that information comes from is beside the point in my opinion.

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    11 months ago

    Dammit lol that’s the one I picked to use

    Maybe it will keep working unchanged for a while

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    11 months ago

    I switched to Lawnchair a while back (android 14 broke folders in nova for me). It’s not got the same depth of customisation, but ive found it pretty good alternative. And so far seems quick and reliable.

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    11 months ago

    I used Nova for years. When they got bought out I switched to a bunch of different launchers. My favorite turned out to be Kvaesitso.

    It was weird for me at first because having apps on the main screen was something I’ve grown acustomed to. You can have a row if you want though. There is an option. After using it for a few weeks, I realized their layout works best for me.

    Let me know if there are other launchers you recommend. I appreciate it.

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      11 months ago

      I tried to like Kvaezitso, and I loved some of the features, but it’s too strict in others that I didn’t like. I want Lawnchair and Kvaezitso to make love and have a perfect baby.

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    11 months ago

    Why do you need a new launcher? You’re good to go for several years until (if) Android implements some completely new feature. Right now Nova has pretty much everything.

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    11 months ago

    When I found out how scummy they were with user data I moved to KISS launcher. It took a few days to get used to but I’m very happy with it now.

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      11 months ago

      KISS launcher is exactly what I was looking for in a launcher. 5 always used apps at the bottom calendar and weather widgets on the home screen, search for everything else. It seems like it used to have a lot of problems with custom icons but lately it’s been pretty much perfect.

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        I’ve been using KISS for a couple years now very successfully and I love it.

        Should you decide to stick with it, here’s two tiny tips:

        • Should the custom icons ever actually give you trouble, most issues can be fixed by going to the KISS Launcher options → Advanced → Restart KISS. It will reload all items from scratch.
        • You can actually have a couple more ‘quick access’ apps set by going to KISS Launcher options → User experience → Gestures and defining ‘Launch…’ actions. For example, I launch my messaging app with a right swipe, my e-mails with a left swipe and note-taking with a long hold anywhere on the launcher.
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    Been using KISS over at F-droid for a few years now after moving on from Nova Launcher. It isn’t for everyone but it isn’t run by goons.

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      11 months ago

      Tried it but it has a few things I don’t like, minor things but the most important is the apps drawer as list

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          11 months ago

          I’m not used to it, if I need something in the middle/end, I have to scroll to the bottom. I know it has letters but I’m not used to it so I keep forgetting

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      11 months ago

      I used KISS for a while and found mlauncher, which is similar in concept, to work better for me. I had to force KISS to restart frequently enough where it became a problem.