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Does Android still need third-party launchers? (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/android@lemmy.world
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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Too bad they sold out to a data analytics company

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I agree with you. I still use Nova, they had a solid update recently and my phone is feeling snappier than ever. It does concern me, however, that they're tracking every interaction with my phone now 😮‍💨

    I'm normally very privacy centric - very conflicted about Nova Launcher because I like the launcher so much...

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    You could download an earlier version from before they were bought, it's what I'm doing. Still better than every other launcher I've tried. I'm also preventing it from accessing the internet via GrapheneOS settings, but I don't think every OS can do that.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    try neo launcher

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Neo Launcher is decent, but it's definitely not in the same league as Nova yet in customizability.

    I'm not sure why it's just about the only classic style FOSS launcher though. Everything else is some sorta search or widget based thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    I really wish there was another launcher that allowed all of

    •Multiple pages for widgets and things

    •Empty pages

    •Scrolling wallpapers

    •A totally transparent home page

    Every other launcher I've tried allows for maybe one of those.

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