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.

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    This is unfortunate but anyone who speaks Russian will tell you this app name is hilarious.

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    Does anyone know of any launcher that has a functionality like “covers” in Action Launcher?

    Basically, where you can group multiple apps behind one app icon that covers them. Never saw a better approach. Don’t use drawer at all anymore. Everything is grouped.

    Unfortunately, seems it’s not maintained anymore. Still works with latest android, but that won’t last.

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    Currently it’s quite buggy but I can see this replacing Nova Launcher for me in the future.

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        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.

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      same here. i installed and will keep updating to see where it goes; when or if it can replace lawnchair

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    Lawnchair feels better, but some this is a completely separate project , it’s worth keeping an were on.