Lawnchair.
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i like this one https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso
I switched to Kvaesitso a month or two ago, it's pretty much perfect for me
What is wrong with launcher repositories not placing a screenshot if their launcher in the readme.md
Because some people consider the readme to mostly text and informative. This one does link to the actual website, which does contain screenshots. To answer your question: nothing's wrong with it. 😉
That aside, I've been on Kvaesitso for quite a while, now, and it's quite nice. You kinda have to get over it being different from a lot of other launchers.
wish i could buy one for me :((((
you wanna get weird? give KISS a try
I still cry myself to sleep after the premature death of Windows Mobile, so I use Launcher10, which brings the Tiles back to life.
I started experimenting with a super minimalist Folder Launcher, but it doesn't seem ready for release yet, a couple of crucial (IMO) features (like default settings, bulk edits, proper apps list) are still missing.
There's also Fossify Launcher Beta, which is an open source launcher. It's fairly basic, but gets the job done. A super cool feature of the Fossify apps (since two releases ago) is the option to set your own fonts from a file, so I'm running their Calendar, Phone, Contacts, Calculator, etc., all with the Nothing Phone's dot font.
I use the fossify launcher
Long time Nova user, trying out others now because the Pixel launcher is too boring.
Niagara for a scaled down ui. 8 apps on the home screen, rest is in a super easy to reach list on the edges of the screen. Currently on day 3 and liking it. Paid version is either €12 a year or €40 lifetime. Basically all the flashy stuff you see of it is locked behind the paywall.
Hyperion is good, pretty close Nova relative. UX needs tweaking. Dock and home screen are completely separated so you can open a folder in the dock and one on the home screen at the same time. Minor things like that.
Octopi I did a quick review of on the other site. Tl;dr navigation / interaction is kinda laggy (gestures, tapping, moving things), doesn't have google feed integration but customization is top tier, better than nova imo. I left it because of the interaction issues.
Smart Launcher is built around a search function. Not my thing so I moved on quickly. UI/UX is good though.
Thoughts on Lawnchair?
Hey, I'm using that. It works fine.
…well, I have little to no expectations from a launcher beyond "can have pages, shortcuts, widgets, and hide apps", so there's that. It got a few visual customization regarding icons and grid size, and so on. The biggest praise I can give them is that nothing seemed out of place or annoying.
Yeah every battery in my 4 lasted a winter before having to be replaced. Not sure that's all that environmentally friendly.
Is there something wrong with the Nova Launcher that I should know about?
!enshittification@lemmy.world
Joining that immediately
TL;DR: Sold off, dev team was (figuratively) slaughtered, OG dev is pretty much out of the picture, new owner is planning on injecting ads into the launcher and we basically know nothing else about the future of it. I.e they're turning it into a cash grab.
Is it ads for paid users as well?
That's the whole reason I downloaded it was to get away from cash grab companies! Well I'm glad I found out, I'll try Lawnchair now.
Kvaesitso is really nice ! And it's open source
I really like octopi launcher
Lawnchair
Dragon Launcher. You'd be surprised of how well Radial menus actually work with touchscreens. It's great, you don't want to go back afterwards.
Edit: radial
I use Pie Launcher on mine, but then again i am a bit strange at times.
Here is how it looks like for me.
You should be using PieFed with the Pie launcher.
That's awesome I hate it
Bruh what the fever dream fuck!? Am I a fuckin normie or can someone back me on that being extra af?
Cool though
Fairphone is nice. Flashed /e/os on it, now its even without 99% google shit :D
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bring back USB3.0/DP out on the FP7 and I'll bite. The FP6 going to USB2.0 screwed the pooch for me.
Want kind of use cases do you have for your phone that that's relevant? Sure it's nice to have, but I can't even remember when I last moved files to/from my phone
As another commenter said, seedvault is a huge part of it. That, and when I am taking video to upload somewhere, it would take forever to transfer a 20-120 minute 4k file.
And file transfer isnt the only reason. Android 16/17 are bringing desktop docking features, and thats s feature I've wanted on phones since Android 8. I have a device with DP out now, and as someone who owns a dock its a game changer for events where I need to display to something fast. I can't wait for it to be a fully fleshed out DE. (Not to mention the fact that Chromecast is a shitty format that my is doesnt even support)
Fast Seedvault offline backups. Say you're traveling and wanna backup your phone to a fast usb ssd, or you need to transfer everything to another phone without Internet
Me too but mostly because it's kind of awkward
KDE connect solved that issue for me nicely haha
I wish they were sold in the States at a more reasonable price. Murena's prices are ridiculous.
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Based.
posted from my Fairphone 5
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