I wish they were sold in the States at a more reasonable price. Murena’s prices are ridiculous.
What launcher should I replace Nova with?
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muxika@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 11 hours ago
Yeah it’s pricey. I’m on a fairphone 4 and that was easily over $700. I have at the same time had a very easy time replacing the screen when it broke, and have just stashed several of the more breakable components, which it’s nice that I can do that super simply.
I don’t think fairphones are much cheaper from fairphone directly, though I might be wrong. Overall, I don’t game on my phone, and the fairph on be 4 has been able to tackle all my needs pretty well without issue. Most of my gripes come from minor glitches or certain features lacked in lineageOS, but tbf, it’s still a very solid OS despite those minor issues.
grranibal@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
Tariffs go brrrrr
(Good luck friend, I hope the price drops soon or that you find a good alternative :D )
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
I wish they’d get their security in order.
It would be the perfect Graphene phone if they did.
roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
Try out Niagara. It only takes about 5 minutes to set up.
If you’re like me, you’ll think it’s too simplistic, you think you want all that nova launcher shit. But do yourself a favor and give it a try. Pick a background, pick an icon pack, select a few favorites and that’s all you need to try it out.
After that if you want to really dig in there isn’t much (some of these things are pro features, I can’t remember which because I decided to get it so soon after trying it out), it’s like 45 minutes to customize your clock, do the custom widget (multiple widgets can share space, you just swipe through), decide if you want music controls on the home screen, and set up pop-ups (like a folder but more, can be in your favorites or your app list), and hide apps from the list (either because they’re in a pop-up or you just never use it).
I tried it out a while ago when the original developer quit the company that bought it. Did a quick setup, played around for 30 minutes and bought pro right away. I was very surprised at how much I liked a simplistic launcher.
You’ve got nothing to lose but 30 minutes, check it out.
JCSpark@lemmy.ca 36 seconds ago
+1 for Niagara. I’ve been using it for quite some time, and I love the simplicity of it. No clutter and just a quick launcher. I have a widget stack for my calendar, tasks, and Firefox search.
nightm4re@feddit.org 11 hours ago
j_elgato@leminal.space 8 hours ago
Digging it so far
Enshittification - Migration
appears to be a perpetual cycle. Stop giving Joe Rogan your $12 each month and your email provider announces it’s agenda to gargle MAGA balls… Now, all we need is an open source alternative to US healthcare…
Lumidaub@feddit.org 11 hours ago
Highjacking your comment to ask generally: Is there an easy way in lawnchair to put my apps into folders in the dock? Going through settings is kind of tedious and the automatic caddy thing puts half of them into some catch-all category because it can’t identify their purpose.
That’s so far the only thing that I find annoying about lawnchair. Nova spoilt me because it made that part so easy.
I’ve also not found a way to arrange my widgets without padding between them. That’s a bit unfortunate because it means my todo list doesn’t fit next to my calendar anymore but I can deal with that.
HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 7 hours ago
kvaesitso is pretty nice and is what I use
tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
I just got a new phone and I’m trying Kvaesitso to move away from Nova, but I just can’t get used to it.
I think I just really like the paradigm of having a ‘desktop’ where I can freely arrange my most used apps in a specific layout, and Kvaesitso - by intentional deaign choice - doesn’t allow it.
Which is really a shame for me because I love the ethos, I love the open-source approach, and I love that it’s a wholly original launcher rather than a fork of the stock or anything else.
A great launcher for some I’m sure, but to me it’s like even after I unlock the device I’m still stuck in something that feels like a lock screen to me, and I feel weirdly trapped and claustrophobic.
Not sure why it makes me feel that way, but it does!
HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 4 hours ago
Ah yeah it’s not for everyone. I like having a clean homescreen and call things up as I need them so it works for me. I make use of the tagging too.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 hours ago
lawnchair.
j4yc33@piefed.social 7 hours ago
Based.
posted from my Fairphone 5
DarthFrodo@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I’d like to buy a Fairphone, but the missing IP68 rating is concerning to me. I really don’t want to have to worry about my phone dying if I get into a rainstorm for example, especially while traveling.
RepleteLocum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 hours ago
It really shouldn’t be hard to make. Im typing this on one and there really is just the back with screws which could be tricky, but a replaceable gasket should do the trick even if it isn’t going to survive a few meters of water.
GlenRambo@jlai.lu 7 hours ago
Faiphone is being frog marched out of Australia. Each telco is shutting it down and blocking IMEIs. Sucks for the people that imported them.
Cant even use it as data only. So unless you use it as puerly on WiFi it’s going to landfill. 🙃.
Also. Lawnchair nightly/beta.
Khaliso@slrpnk.net 6 hours ago
…why?
Alvaro@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
That’s a fair and practical perspective. Longevity, repairability, and not having to replace a device every couple of years are reasons a lot of people can relate to. Sometimes sustainability starts with simply using things longer.
shneancy@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
ew an ad
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 11 hours ago
It’s a fair cop
thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com 11 hours ago
I only really have a problem with ads that are for shite. Ads for things that are specifically ethically better and provide an alternative to the evil mainstreams feel more like necessary PSAs
pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
mortalic@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Really hard to beat the Fossify launcher. Very similar to vanilla android, available on F-Droid… Far superior to /e/os having icons scattered everywhere.
TheKaul@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
Seconded, been using the fossify launcher for probably over a year now. Only thing I wish it had was customizable icons, but otherwise it’s perfect.
cRazi_man@europe.pub 11 hours ago
Use this table and try a few. Find one you like. You can check the privacy report for trackers etc on the Exodus site.
I tried a whole bunch of launchers and settled on Pear launcher. I keep KISS launcher solely for the search (launch KISS search on double tapping the home button).
Micromot@piefed.social 10 hours ago
Do you know if there is something similar to Niagara launcher?
cRazi_man@europe.pub 4 hours ago
No idea bro. Install and try them out. I don’t remember Niagara from when I trialled it.
amos@slrpnk.net 11 hours ago
RmDebArc_5@feddit.org 11 hours ago
Schorsch@feddit.org 11 hours ago
Good luck to you for the next decade. I have a Fairphone for my job and it’s an absolute pile of (responsibly produced) garbage. It would be way easier to use a Pixel for 10 years than this sluggish outdated mess is.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 11 hours ago
See, My trick is that My last phone was even slower and more outdated, so this new one still feels like the future. And when I upgrade to the next model in 2036 I’m gonna be having such a good time. It’s all thanks to the power of being poor
iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 5 hours ago
My wife got a Fairphone 3 and it was really slow She gave up and bought a used Samsung. I took he old Fairphone and it turns out she just had a really slow SD card, which I discovered by removing it so she could take her pictures with it. After getting rid of that it was fine…
the_swagmaster@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
Which model Fairphone is it?
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
Just discovered graphene runs on my two year old Motorola. Very cool that they support multiple manufacturers.
7101334@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
So, I use Nova on my Galaxy Note 9. Nova asked me to allow ads. I just kept closing the message until it stopped popping up.
I don’t see ads anywhere on my phone.
Where are the ads supposed to be? Or is the concern more data harvesting than actually displaying ads?
n3cr0@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I couldn’t be happier than with my Fairphone. Of course, I ditched the original firmware and went for something more lean and privacy-focused.
It has lots of storage which I also extended with micro SD. Now I have my whole music collection for offline-listening.
I can even turn the phone completely off by pulling the battery.
If you complain about your FP, you may wanna try flashing /e/OS or CalyxOS (once they are back) or GrapheneOS (They will port it, soon for the device).
whimsy@lemmy.zip 11 hours ago
Any source on the grapheneOS? Because everything that I’ve read about it says that fairphone just doesn’t meet the hardware requirements for graphene’s security models
n3cr0@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Maybe I’m wrong about the GrapheneOS. I have no specific source in regards to FairPhone. However, they announced Graphene to be ported to several devices. (It had been Google Pixel exclusive, until now.)
HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
You’re the real MVP mate
xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
I wish Fairphone is availabke in my country. Well at least he still have HMD/Nokia, but looks like they recently limited the models they sell here
Una@europe.pub 10 hours ago
Why not both?
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 9 hours ago
Both is good!
linkinkampf19@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Been using Octopi Launcher, and it’s a decently solid replacement for Nova. I actually think it’s more flexible as you have customization tucked behind the single long press on your home screen. With Nova I always had to figure out the best way to swipe up from the bottom and more than half the time end up opening the app drawer.
jeeva@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Do you find there to be a split second of delay when you switch to it before it’ll respond to pressing things? Unsure if I’m going mad, or holding it wrong, or something.
linkinkampf19@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Honestly I’ve not noticed. Granted, I have a 5 year old sub-flagship Samsung (A70), so there’s a little sluggishness all around.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today 11 hours ago
Octopus Launcher has been great so far!
flandish@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
have they come up with a reasonably priced “dumb” phone with an eink display?
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
I haven’t seen any. My wife has a Minimal Phone, which is android, but heavily nerfed in what it can actually run. I can’t recommend it though until they fix the connectivity issues. It frequently has problems with wifi and bluetooth, also poor general cellular signal.
flandish@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
i find that would help with my adhd and distractions. but yeah. a good one is not there yet. thanks though!
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 10 hours ago
Checkout [Yantra]github.com/coderGtm/yantra-app-launcher) it’s a minimal launcher that mimic a command line, distraction free but still has a lot of features and is open source!
exu@feditown.com 11 hours ago
I just switched to Dragon-Launcher and like it a lot. Gestures are great to use and the devs are super responsive.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 11 hours ago
Fairphone is nice. Flashed /e/os on it, now its even without 99% google shit :D
MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
I use lineageOS personnally and you can install it without any google apps as well. And the updates are quite frequent.
krashmo@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Have you had issues receiving group messages on e/OS? RCS is borked but I figured that would be the case. Not getting group texts is a problem though and I’ve tried every solution I can find but nothing seems to work.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 6 hours ago
Can’t tell as I don’t use RCS.