. . . that allows the user to hide apps in the drawer?

    • matti@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      Second for kiss … You have to get used to it and understand the concept. I really really like it now.

      • hedge@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        KISS is nice, but since I can barely type on a smartphone this probably won’t work for me, but thank you both for taking the time to respond!

    • Hyperi0n@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I just downloaded KISS because I got bored of using Lawnchair for so long now and I do like how fast it is. Everything in my favorites at the touch of a finger is nice. Thank you for recommending this.

      • plactagonic@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        It has lot of customisation - I use simple UI (it hides history and you can add widgets) and swiping shortcuts.

    • dillydogg@lemmy.oneEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Also shout out for the TinyBit launcher fork for someone who wants custom icons and a few extras with the same concept

    • Atemu@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I also used it for a while but I find that I use a set of apps all the time and simply tapping a known position on screen is just so much faster.

      “Normal” launchers have searchable app drawers too, so that works for the rest.

    • hedge@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Thanks; however I wasn’t able to find a way to hide drawer apps with it, like with nova launcher. Also looks like it hasn’t been updated in a while

      • bardm@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Open launcher settings - drawer - hidden app shortcuts - check those you don’t want to see. I’m using 2.0-2589 on android 13 and it works great.

    • itsmect@monero.townEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Neo Launcher is great! Switched over from Nova Launcher because they had all the customization features I wanted, without the being tied to google play store. Also recommend the Neo Feed RSS reader, which integrates right on the home screen.

    • Hyperi0n@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      For some reason, Neo crashes every time I boot it! Both from F-Droid and Aurora. It looks really good too. What do you like about Neo? :)

  • sibloure@beehaw.orgEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    Lawnchair Alpha version is beautiful and modern. I’ve tried many launchers before but have stuck with Lawnchair since I found it a year ago. Get the the official github alpha version - the version in the Play store or F-Droid is not the same.

    • Provider@feddit.deEnglish
      0·
      2 years ago

      I took a look at their twitter screenshots and it seems like it’s similar to the stock android launcher if i’m not mistaken?

      • sibloure@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Yes I think so. I had not used android before switching to Grapehene so I’m never sure what is stock Android and what isn’t.

  • bet@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    It’s not GUI (no icons, no widgets) but I have for many years preferred

    Search Based Launcher (Minimalistic home-screen) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.vackosar.searchbasedlauncher/

    It uses the text names of apps for launching them, and allows both hiding and renaming apps. Renaming is helpful for dealing with e.g. “Voice” being both Google Voice and Voice Audiobook Player.

  • gaael@beehaw.orgEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    I use Olaucher and it works great for me. You just long-press any app in the drawer and you get the “Hide” option.

    It’s of course FOSS, I use the F-Droid version.

    It’s entirely text though which I like, but maybe that doesn’t fit your needs - no icons and no widgets.

  • Sivilian@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    I have been using Neo launcher and I love it, but I hear it is not great on non pixel phones.

  • BigTechBlows@lemmy.oneEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Discreet Launcher is my favourite. Works great on phone or tablet.

    One thing to note is it doesn’t support widgets.

    • zeekaran@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Controls your home screen and app drawer. Nova was the popular one until they sold out.

      • itchy_lizard@feddit.itEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        ok. what’s wrong with the built-in AOSP “launcher”? Is there some important feature for home screens that I’m missing-out on?

        • gaael@beehaw.orgEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          It boils down to preferences imho.

          I like text-based stuff in general, so having a launcher that displays my favorites app as text and launches any app as soon as I type the beginning of its name is a real plus for me.

          Open-source and de-gafamisation also matter to me, so I want to make sure knowing my launcher doesn’t track me - I usually choose one that’s available onF-Droid for this reason.

          OLauncher has these features and has a smaller footprint than default launchers, sl I swapped.

          But afaik there’s nothing “wrong” with the AOSP launcher.

        • zeekaran@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          Customizable grid size on both the home screen and app drawer are the two biggest for me. Also being able to hide apps from the drawer while keeping them installed. Home screen gestures are a big one that I don’t personally use anymore.