Comment on Nova Launcher, one of the most popular Android home screen replacements, is basically dead
hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I am currently using Nova with internet access blocked. There is one feature no other launcher I have ever used has that Nova does: swiping on an icon on the homescreen up or down allows to launch a different app or activity.
I want to find an open source replacement but no matter what launcher I find, they all lack this feature.
lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I just went launcher shopping recently - Total Launcher lets you assign different swipe shortcuts for four directions and a few other options IIRC. It’s very customisable so I’m giving it a go in parallel with my normal default of Kvaesitso.
hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I’ll give this launcher a shot. It’s UI and setup is clunky comparatively to Nova. But I will play around with it more yet!
lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Yeah definitely not as polished from a setup POV, that threw me too
hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip 19 hours ago
I’ve been playing with it. And I can’t say I love it like I love Nova.
It sure seems customizable, but the UI and wording about options could be better.
I can’t seem to make my taskbar/dock have more than 4 icons.