Used to be my favorite launcher and I, too, abandoned it. Sad, really.
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2024
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I still use it. Where did you move to?
I was using the pro version, but later switched to Lawnchair. Still using Lawnchair, it's great.
"This app is not available for your device because it was built for an older version of Android."
Pixel 7 here, am I missing something?
The Play Store link (Lawnchair v2) has not been updated in years. There is a ground-up rewrite (Lawnchair v14) which is being worked on slowly but is currently only able to be sideloaded from their site, and is apparently still missing most of the features from v2.
From what I gather, though, development is happening at a snails pace with "when I feel like it" updates.
Lawnchair hasn't had a new release in like 6 years.
Personally, I'm using Kvaesitso (available on fdroid). https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso
It's the best I've found for me post-nova
Lawnchair is being updated it is just only being updated on its Github page.
It was my go to launcher for years, but this weekend I decided it was time to see what else there was. I ended up on Niagara Launcher and have been liking it! Took about a day to get used to it- it's definitely different. There's not really an app drawer, and as far as I can tell there's only one home screen and one place for widgets (you can have more than one, but you flip through them). I like how simple it is and how quickly I can get to everything.
I went back to action launcher which I really like.
I basically have one home screen with links to my most used stuff.
It has covers which I believe originated here but was later possible on Nova. Basically you make folders of apps that you can tap to open, but you can set that to swipe instead so that the tap just opens the first app in the folder
So for example I listen to podcasts way more often than music from my phone, so I have a folder for audio where I can tap to open podcasts or swipe to open the folder and get to music.
I then have a slide in drawer that has the weather and my calendar and that's basically it. Very rarely need to go to the main app list once this is set up. I will likely never change this as I don't really use that many apps regularly.
I switched to smart launcher and bought lifetime cause I feel like its actually a really great option I never heard of or tried until I stopped using nova. Lawnchair is good too but for now im sticking with smart launcher.
I used to use nova and switched to Niagara a couple of months ago. It very different but super sleek
I moved to Hyperion. It's essentially the same just less polished
I've been trying off and on to use Hyperion for a while now but it's just been too buggy for me
I still use it, removed auto-update from the store. Hopefully it doesn't just poof.
Is your version from before it got sold to the ad company?
Not them, but same dealio here, and yes.
Version 7.0.57 was the latest version before the acquisition. You can still get it off apkpure.
How do you turn off auto-update for a single app?
- Go to Play Store
- Go to app.
- Click on 3 dot menu in upper right corner.
- Deselect "Enable auto update"
Oooooh good idea
It's still my launcher of choice and I'm going to ride it until the wheels fall off.
Yeah same. Since nothing comes even halfway close, might as well use it.
Plus, the thing is AFAIAC feature complete. So as long as Barry can keep working on bugs cropping up with new versions, I'm happy with what I got.
GOAT launcher. Hopefully it doesn't meet its demise. The features should be implemented into stock android experience...
Link please?
What link are you referring to?
GOAT launcher, obviously
Oh, i was just referring to Nova as the Great Of All Time (GOAT) 👍
+est
Bought Nova just to nearly kill it. Fuck you Branch
If I was able to choose icons for some apps myself after applying a theme, I would immediately switch to Lawn Chair. But for now it's still Nova Launcher without internet access for me..
NEO LAUNCHER FTW
Still needs a lot of time to mature, but yeah neo launcher ftw
Good. It was a great launcher.
Does this mean it's going to become unusable or something? I've been using it for years. I've got icons, and an app drawer, and that's it.
I guess i'm not using 90% of it, given the reaction, and my.lack of noticing anything's changed.
I use DNA launcher
I stayed away because I was worried it would drain battery faster