And thanks for all the Tempeh
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Sad to read, but not at all surprising. I remember how much damage control Kevin was doing back when the sale to Branch happened.

I hope he has learned something about trusting the word and contracts from entities like Branch from the whole thing.

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      17·
      7 days ago

      Lawnchair is what I’m currently using, and it’s improving. They’ve had a large development push recently. Another one I’ve looked at was SmartLauncher.

      I tried Kvaesitso for a while but ultimately it wasn’t for me

      • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
        9·
        7 days ago

        Kvaesitso takes a little to get used to. It is not like a traditional launcher and is no where near as customizable as Nova but I still really like it.

        If you don’t like having a ton of icons, only use a limited number of widgets, you like to use a search bar, and you don’t like shoving things in the app screen in to folders, I suggest giving it a try.

        The home screen only allows one row of icons. You have a set of icons as your favorites in the app screen. You can use tags, rather than folders, to organize icons.

        It is different but it is very polished.

        • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
          5·
          7 days ago

          I found that after a good part of a year, I wasn’t using the widgets menu at all and it would take me more time to find the right tag than if I had folders that benefit from muscle memory

          I do get the appeal though, it’s very polished

          • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
            2·
            7 days ago

            You seem to know what you need but if you decide to try it again, you can set favorite tags. Clicking a favorite tag will put all the icons to the top.

            But yeah I can understand why it’s not for everyone. The widgets only allow for full width so customization is limited. Tags and the search bar will limit muscle memory. I can probably open my most used apps blindfolded in Lawnchair or Nova. I can’y do that with this launcher. I see your point.

    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      7 days ago

      Nova is ridiculously big shoes to fill, but I’ve had a decent experience with hyperion.

      I mostly use Niagara these days though, I’ve come to like the list layout more than icon grids.

      • misery mansion@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        7 days ago

        I switched to action launcher years ago and it still works great. The ability to have a default app in a folder is so convenient, you tap to open the app you use most, or swipe to open the full folder. I’m not aware of another launcher which allows this.

        I only have one screen for everything I need because of this feature, with the full app list available on the left and a widget panel with my calendar and weather on the right.

        I never see it mentioned in these threads though, I guess because it’s not FOSS. I tried lawnchair and the gap in features is massive.

        • foggenbooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          7 days ago

          Action can do this? I’ll have to check it out, because that’s the feature from Nova I can’t live without. My whole home screen has been built around it for years.

          • misery mansion@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            7 days ago

            Action can do this. I believe it was implemented on Action before Nova anyway but it’s years ago at this point… But yeah that’s the main feature I miss with all the other launchers.

            I can’t quite remember how the in app purchase element of it works, I appear to have paid to be a supporter in 2022, I think around then maybe is when they changed payment models and annoyed people idk.

            It’s too integral a part of my usage for me to worry about, as much as I love FOSS stuff. I’m totally happy with the small amount I’ve contributed. The app is still releasing updates.

      • SanguinePar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 days ago

        I use Total Launcher - it has up and down swipe gestures but also left and right. It’s a bit of a learning curve, much less intuitive than Nova was at its peak, but very customisable.

        • hefty4871@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          6 days ago

          I tried total launcher. Even bought a license. It didn’t have the app icon swipe. For example if I swipe up on the phone app icon it launches the contacts app. Swipe up on the messages app icon to launch Signal. Great way to easily access a bunch of related apps without cluttering the home screen.

          • SanguinePar@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 days ago

            Agreed, that’s exactly what I do too - I use icon swipe all the time though, so I’m confused why you don’t have it.

            Admittedly, I swipe folder icons rather than individual apps, but it definitely works, here’s a quick video (link lives for 2 days): https://streamable.com/liybvg

            EDIT - looking again, I can’t set swipes on individual app icons either, just the folder icons. Weird, never noticed that before!

    • SeductiveTortoise@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      I used neo for a while, and it came close. but at least for me it had some issues with energy hunger and I think it lagged from time to time. maybe it’s fixed by now.

      edit: still no new release since December 2023. sad

      • DarkSirrush@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        7 days ago

        Yeah if it weren’t for the laundry list of glitches and no new releases since I think 2022 (the December 2023 date was a mistake, there was no change at all, it just overwrote the release date) I would also be using neo. But i got really tired of accidentally resetting all my damn widgets because I moved an icon wrong, and having to manually remake them since they wouldn’t restore from backup.