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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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[–] 41 points 2 years ago (9 children)

If you want to do something crazy, like not have a search bar on your home screen, then yes.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (7 children)

    What does this mean? I don't have a search bar on my home screen, and I'm not using a third-party launcher.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Depends what phone you have - Pixels have a search bar on the home screen by default (not sure if they can be turned off on later models, maybe?)

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

    I haven't used anything other than Nova on my Pixel 7 Pro since I almost immediately realized I couldn't find a way to turn it off in Pixel Launcher. The whole ad campaign that they ran around personalization was a complete joke, feels like an iClone and I hate it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Agreed - although, just to check you know about Nova being bought out a few months ago by a firm known for data harvesting? If you did and/or are fine with it no worries. If you didn't, it's worth looking into (and sorry to be the bearer of bad news).

    I used Nova for years, but have switched to Total - less slick and user friendly to set up, but very customisable, even more than Nova.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago*

    You may be using the default launcher that came with your phone, but if you don't have the search bar, then it's still a 3rd party launcher. Google's launcher forces an immovable search bar on to your home screen.

    -Edit-
    It's possible this has changed in the years I've been using an alternate launcher. It's been several years since I switched and never really checked back to see if it was still true.

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