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Maybe something for the Pixel phones? I've been using ADW for a long time now, and was wondering what some frequently used launchers are. (I used Cyanogen for a long time, too.)

There are lists all over the internet, but I'm interested in what the Lemmy crowd likes. Thanks!

Edit: Thanks guys - a few of these were on my radar, some I hadnโ€™t heard of or seen in the Play/f-droid lists. Having the reasons why you like each of them helps me figure out what I want from a launcher (for instance, the purchase of Nova by a company known for its data collection is a big turn-off even though it seems loved) - since you guys laid out some pros and cons of a bunch of launchers, it gives me a better picture!

Edit 2: You guys, this is a great resource for figuring out which launchers look like something worth trying (for me), and which ones are in the stores but not what I'm looking for. Without just trying them all, that is... And considering that I hadn't even heard of all of them...

This has been a huge help for me, and I hope some others out there got something out of the post! I should be replying to everyone, but I'm not ... Sorry. But I did read everything and have already started compiling a list in my head, and started tagging and categorizing. And those who included screen shots and links and lists and opinions and FOSS alternatives/forks - they helped! This whole thing helped!

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[โ€“] NightOwl@lemmy.one 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just in case people aren't aware Nova was acquired by Branch. Putting it out there so people can decide whether that matters or not.

https://www.androidpolice.com/nova-launcher-acquired-by-branch/

[โ€“] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Nova until ~~7.0.27 IIRC~~ 7.0.20 was not purchased by Branch.io analytics company. And Nova 6 continues to be their best launcher release that I actively use (Prime license) without internet and without any issues.

Edit: 7.0.20 is the final release pre acquisition.

[โ€“] NightOwl@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's nice. Needing to know what version to stick with is additional information people will find handy if they choose to use Nova over a general "I use Nova" recommendation. And whether buying a premium license to stick with an older version is something they want to do for those who never bought Nova.

[โ€“] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago

I stick to the 6.2.18 version, as v7 brought fundamentally bad changes with the rewrite. Works very well.

[โ€“] pandarisu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use Nova. After seeing this, I have disabled internet access for the app (I use LineageOS, where this is an option). Is that enough to avoid any potential downsides, or is there anything else I should be aware of?

[โ€“] NightOwl@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Been a while since I used Nova myself, but when I last checked the branch integration was only present on the beta version of the app.

The normal version hadn't been updated since December 2021, so I think that version is fine with it being from before the branch acquistion.

[โ€“] kioshi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I also did it but via Adguard. I think there's no option to block internet access for an app in Samsung One UI. Only found option to disable background use of internet for apps