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End of an era: Nova Launcher's parent company lays off practically everyone
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I keep hearing about Niagara and everyone says the same thing, it's different.
Could you describe how it's different? Just the setup, or is it different when you're using it?
The whole concept is different. I've just started trying it and the gist of it is that it's basically only the app drawer, but on steroids. There is no home screen to arrange, you simply set favorite apps that show up first. Anything else you select by scrolling through the alphabet, which seems quick enough if you know the app name you're looking for.
I can already tell that I would love it more if favorites were redesigned a bit to use the initial space better. But this would betray the simplicity they are trying to achieve.
So you can set up some options. I have mine set where I can swipe up or down on left or right side and it pulls up this like.. Rocket dock alphabet which you can find your apps. The whole thing, as another user posted, makes it so you don't need an app drawer or a home screen. The home screen is your favorite apps. You can view messages if you set messages as your favorite app. Same with emails or discord etc.