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Just because a lot of people might be looking for alternatives, here is some:
Minimal Launchers:
Work in progress:
Proprietary Launchers:
Anyone know if any alternative supports app-drawer paging? Ive tried around six in the last few days, and none so far have. I'm open to trying other workflows but the "catch all" dock isn't it.
I like to keep my home screen with a few widgets and the dock - stuff I want to see often, but not open an app for like weather and calandar.
When I open the app drawer I see a page full of everything I use daily, then I can swipe to the other pages organized for work apps, games, and other crap.
Folders don't work as well because they usually sorted at the top of the screen and not quickly reached.
I've tried some of the minimislt scrolling launchers, but 1) I dont remember the exact name of every app and 2) for me, having to scroll through a list 100+ apps to get to "outlook"(for work) is not faster than having a page of my 20 most used apps.
Lightning Launcher if it still exists
From what I found, the short answer is no.
Long answer, summarized from a form post: the original dev got sick and launcher was left in limbo. Someone eventually contacted dev, the dev got better but "left android" and gave the person permission to open source it.
It is now avalible on GitHub, but does not seem to have an apk for download.
Love this list and I use Pear launcher currently on my Android 15 beta device. It has some quirks but overall I am happy with it over stock. Especially since I can add folders to the bottom bar.