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cmgvd3lw ,

After I switched to gesture based navigation, I haven’t found a third party launcher that works seamlessly with it.

299792458ms ,

I have tried Kvaesito, Niagara, Nova, Kiss and Lawnchair(and forks), personally I prefer Lawnchair because it it the most standard regarding workflow and has all if not most features one would want in a launcher. Plus the fact it is fully FOSS and supports Arcticons. If you have a small number of apps you typically launch then Kiss or Niagara(Paid Pro version recommended) would work nicely.

Canadian_Cabinet ,

1+ for Lawnchair! It’s virtually the only launcher that supports gesture navigation without a weird delay or issues

tigerjerusalem ,

I still use version 7 of Nova, it’s the only launcher in the market that knows how to handle icons. Any other is frankly a disaster, they can’t make them look good at all.

strawberry ,

Noe launcher. used nova on my pixel 6, now neo on my pixel 8

RamblingPanda ,

This hasn’t been updated for almost two years, at least on f droid. And I had massive issues with my pixel 8 pro

Undearius ,
@Undearius@lemmy.ca avatar

There hasn’t been a release in some time but work is still being done.

github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher/…/main/

apfelwoiSchoppen ,
@apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world avatar

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.

Cris16228 ,

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

apfelwoiSchoppen ,
@apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world avatar

Fair, it has a drawer that’s a list but i realize it is slightly different than expectation.

Cris16228 ,

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

LittleLordFauntleroy ,

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.

xyguy ,

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.

Acamon ,

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.

Frog ,

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.

jol ,

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.

lemmyvore ,

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.

southsamurai ,
@southsamurai@sh.itjust.works avatar

Yeah, just use an older version, don’t update, and it’ll function fine for a while.

april ,

Dammit lol that’s the one I picked to use

Maybe it will keep working unchanged for a while

b000rg ,

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.

dual_sport_dork ,
@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world avatar

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.

Paradachshund ,

I had the same experience when I recently had to get a new phone. Stock launchers have improved a lot.

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