Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's
foggenbooty@lemmy.world 3 days agoI have a Samsung S23 and literally none of the issues you describe. I swapped the launcher out but other than that it’s stock. I don’t use any of the Samsung services so yes, there is some bloat there, but it takes up minimal storage so it’s not a big deal.
I have sideloading, don’t have any subscriptions, have amazing Work/Private sandboxing, and I have DeX which is so damn good. I came from Pixels and I honestly thing a lot of the tweaks Samsung makes to Android are real fixes to things Google ignores. It’s not perfect, of course, but I’m not seeing much better from Apple or Google right now.
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
From the androids I’ve used, cheap/old ones, on the main screen when you swipe all the way to the left, it always loads Google news.
Can that be disabled on your Samsung? I’m asking, not as a criticism, but genuinely. I really think dexmode is really cool. I think I could do all my work with just a Samsung and dex mode.
foggenbooty@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s a feature of the launcher. I use Nova Launcher, but there are plenty of others to choose from that don’t do that. The launcher is essentially the “home screen or desktop” of your phone, including the app drawer. It can be swapped out depending on taste. So with that changed the only thing that remains “Samsungy” is the notification shade and the main settings menu.
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Does switcher the launcher affect the performance in some way? I think I read somewhere that the default launcher is still running or something. But that didn’t really make sense to me.
foggenbooty@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No, and if it does it would be an unnoticeable amount. I’ve run custom launchers since the Nexus days. If I ever load the stock launcher it’s slow to start so that indicates it hasn’t been sitting in RAM.
There’s so many extra things you can do with custom launchers that I would have a hard time going back. One thing I like about Nova that I haven’t seen anywhere else, is folders within icons. So I can make a folder called “Messengers” and put all my different messaging apps in it. I then put Signal as the first in the folder (because I use it most) and in the folder setting select “launch first app” as the tap action and “open folder” as swipe up action. The folder then just becomes a Signal icon and works like a regular Signal icon, but if I swipe up on it, all my different messaging apps come up. Its great and I have these hidden folders for everything. My camera app is actually my gallery, picture editors, etc. My Phone app is also my contacts, meeting app, you get the picture. Keeps my home screen nice and tidy but I still have everything categorized and easy to reach.