also had nova before. same as others: switched to lawnchair. basically the same featureset (at least for the stuff I use)
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Lawndesk. Its not on play store, you have to download apk from github, but it does not have a drawer.
Every app is on the desktop, i organise them into folders and have a single home page with all the apps.
The default one in Lineage, since I don't use the launcher at all
Action launcher
Been using the Fossify suite for a while. The Fossify Launcher works well enough.
I also used Nova until recently. In a similar post I saw that someone mentioned Octopi Launcher, and I liked it so far. Some features that I liked in Nova are missing, but apart from that, I find it to be a good replacement for now.
TLDR: Octopi Launcher
...Microsoft Launcher.
It does what I want, has no ads and basically is so smooth I forget I even have a custom launcher installed.
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Lawnchair
Though it is a bit buggy for me.
I use Niagara. I needed something that was linear to help stave off the urge to browse.
Square home 2.
Been using Fast Draw for a minute now. I like the simplicity and the lack of even the desire for a search bar. The only problem I have is that it can't handle a widget well, and can't handle more than one widget at all.
I want to try Mako and Olauncher, but I'm afraid of malware and data collection. Any advice?
I find the stock Samsung launcher for one ui 3 pretty comfortable, but if I were to pick a different launcher, I’d probably just grab fossify launcher, since it’s pretty dang lightweight, especially on my old hardware.
I also switched to niagara launcher since I'm also on an old device and need something minimal. Big question though: which launcher other than nova has the most shortcut options? Not just swiping on folders, but double tapping, double tap +up etc. That's the basic thing I miss from nova.
OLauncher is great. I used Nova for a long time but I'm happy with OLauncher. It's also available on F-Droid which is pretty neat.
I use μLauncher, its a quite different foss launcher based on swipe actions. It works well for me. Check it out, its intresting.
I don't use a launcher and haven't seen the need for one.
Agreed.
Funny that someone downvited you.
I've used Folder Organizer and Notification Toggle for so long that I have to think about how to use plain Android.
The home screen/launcher idea just doesn't work, on a phone or a PC.