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Interesting android launchers?

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Anyone try any good launchers lately? Something with interesting features or workflow.

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RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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Niagara launcher.

It’s legitimately the best launcher I’ve ever used. It breaks the typical mould of pages of icon grids and replaces it with a vertical list of 8 or so of your most used apps.

It makes my workflows so much faster and I can’t go back to the typical Android home screen format.

This is what mine looks like right now:

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RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
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And if you feel that the pricing for the full version is ridiculous, you can try out the KISS launcher that is similar in not using a home screen, but free and FOSS.

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Minty95@lemmy.world
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smallaubergine@kbin.social
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Yeah I can’t go back to normal style launchers. Niagara is great

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Dips@feddit.de
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+1 for Niagara

What app are you using for the dynamic island?

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RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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DynamicSpot

It has so many customization options, that it’s an even better solution than Apple’s.

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Aties@lemmy.world
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Niagara was an easy 5 stars and lifetime purchase, but I now have a seething hatred for apps that stick random words as a prefix; for example, “myCigna” or “Fly Delta” because it ruins alphabetical sorting. I rate them 1 star for their ridiculous naming practices, but I feel like I need to do something more drastic to communicate my anger.

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RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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This is going to blow your mind: You can change their listed names.

Long press the app in the list, then press its name in the popup. It’ll let you change it.

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