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I have tried alot of launchers but never really settled on one that meets all my needs. I have also read all the threads on reddit about FOSS launchers.

My preferences:

  • Multiple pages
  • Widgets on home screen
  • search function; app/contacts/ddg

The closest one yet is NeoLauncher, but the search function is not quite there I reckon.

Any suggestions?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Neo Launcher, working for me. Try playing with these options

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Sadly its buggy for me. The search function just searches for either web or apps. I have fiddled around with everything.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Neo launcher and then have KISS launcher for searching.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you use two launchers at the same time?

[โ€“] mobcharacter 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, the widgets can not be resized to be very small, compare with Neo launcher and you'll see the difference.

[โ€“] BloodSlut 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How important is having app icons and pages for you? If its something you're willing to compromise with then I would suggest mLauncher. Its very minimal but it's almost entirely searched based. I wasn't too keen on the idea at first but I have gotten used to it and it feels very fast and efficient overall.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I tried it now. I want the option of having widgets on my homescreen, I did not see that option. And from my point of view, the search functionality is not anywhere near Kvaesitso or Kisslauncher.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same here, a very nice search launcher and doesn't use almost any resources

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have tried it but it has no second page and no widgets on the home screen without a swipe, can you tell me how you did these two?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I am not sure what you mean by second page, but widgets can be added in home screen when toggle of "fill the entire screen height" from settings under clocks section.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AIO launcher is simple and clean and functional. Try it: https://aiolauncher.app/

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know...ask maintainer.

[โ€“] jcrabapple -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can only find a GitHub page for translations for Ruthless Launcher. Is it actually FOSS? Please note that this is a community for free and open source Android software.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I can't get the searchbar to show results for apps and at the same time offer to search the web.

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