ock88

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[–] ock88 3 points 7 months ago

I'll share here if I open source this or a variant of this

[–] ock88 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Do let me know any issues you encounter

[–] ock88 4 points 7 months ago

Used the plural of Octopus, perhaps I should go with Octopus Launcher instead?

[–] ock88 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not in the immediate future, but I have been thinking about this since I wrote the first bits of code.

[–] ock88 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fair comment. I do not have trackers that may pose a privacy issue, and it will remain so.

[–] ock88 1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I plan to follow the model of Niagara and Nova launcher, but without recurring subscriptions and tracking. Closed beta testers will receive free codes to unlock the full version, so they get to enjoy all features they have now.

[–] ock88 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Coincidentally I was working on this a few days back. Mapping actions (including search) is definitely on my to-do.

I may group the widget list for faster loading, my initial thought was to have something different from the standard, and that was why I went for a search-based approach. Good suggestion.

Which aspects do you feel the speed can be improved? Also to share that there's an animation speed setting where you can make animations much faster or slower

As for settings, things like preview are planned ;)

Thanks for the overall feedback!

[–] ock88 1 points 7 months ago

Perhaps Octopus Launcher ?

[–] ock88 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I've been trying to replicate this. Do you have apps with non English names?

[–] ock88 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

it's still under lots of development, but here's a few:

  • Better support for foldables (separate layouts for each screen)
  • (Auto-scrolling) widget stacks
  • Fine/ free positioning of home screen apps and widgets
  • Resizable home screen icons
  • Display drawer items as tiles (or single list)
[–] ock88 1 points 7 months ago

Just did, thank you

[–] ock88 1 points 7 months ago

Do let me know your feedback and any issues you faced :)

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