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favorite launcher? and why (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was using the Nova launcher forever, but it's been getting buggier and buggier and support just blames android. plus I understand there are privacy concerns about them these days

I switched to hyperion, and it works just fine except for one feature, and I can't get support to respond anywhere for any reason.

which launcher do you use, and why do you like it?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

I like KISS, because it's different.

I have it set up with a blank screen, with a small number of pinned apps. So my home screen is a search bar at the bottom with 5 or so small icons above it.

When I tap the search bar, it shows me my most used apps. I can search for anything else, and choose to view the whole list if I want. You can also web search from it a bit like the Google one but without the data harvesting.

I also use gestures. A swipe left, right, up, or down on the home screen opens various apps for quick access.

Previously I used PieLauncher which was even more different.