I've tested many fdroid launchers and the best one for me is kvaesito, good customization and stable; in the past I always used KISS since I liked that experience but it feels a little dated today, and kvaesito can replicate it pretty good.
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It will have minimal impact on anything. Good you are starting with something.
Give octopi launcher a try. It's the best one I tried so far.
E/os reports 0 trackers.
Samsung OneUI collects telemetry which they use for ad targeting and sharing with third parties along with other uses. They've also had multiple leaks in their software adjacent to OneUi.
I like lawnchair a lot. Not having news/AI crap constantly loading is defenitaly a plus for battarty.
There's some knockoff/divided forks, here's the version I use.
https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair
Additionally, NetGaurd is great for locking down what has internet/cell access. It uses VPN, so if you already use that it won't work, for only 1 VPN can run at a time.
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It sure could make a difference. Another option would be to get an app that lets you choose which apps are allowed internet access, such as NetGuard: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard
Personally, I use mu launcher It's minimalistic and uses gestures instead of icons
I pretty happy with this: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.eblan.launcher/ It have all i need, also double click to lock screen. No need to use any hardware buttons. Also easy on battery and have enough of customisation.
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