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this looks promising.
- only 2mb
- can load icon packs
- customizable text size & color
- customizable grid sizes
- widgets if you care for them (i don’t use any)
i use lawnchair because of it’s extreme customizability.
Most Android launchers are just forks of AOSP’s Launcher3. I wanted to try something different—building from scratch while welcoming new developers and applying solid coding principles and best practices to keep the project alive for the long run. Open-source Launcher3 forks often end up abandoned because of their complexity, making it tough for newcomers to contribute. And, not gonna lie… a lot of them are still written in Java and rely on legacy APIs.
Meanwhile, many closed-source launchers are starting to get greedy—locking features behind paywalls and sneaking in trackers. My goal is to give everyone the joy of using powerful features without compromising privacy.
Currently it’s quite buggy but I can see this replacing Nova Launcher for me in the future.
Still using Nova? I stopped using it when Branch bought it, about a year after I bought the paid version.
Yup. Couldn’t find any FOSS launcher to replace it. However I have an apk from before the times they got bought, though I also blocked it on the firewall and always used like that anyway. It doesn’t get update from Aurora Store too because it’s in the blacklist.
same here. i installed and will keep updating to see where it goes; when or if it can replace lawnchair