Android launcher actually worth switching to? (lemmy.ml)

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I've seen quite a few launchers on F-Droid, but I really fail to see what their advantages over the stock one are. I mean, what can be meaningfully different about arranging apps in a grid? But I guess the existence of so many options goes to show I just don't get the gist of it.

So what launchers actually provide some interesting features that make it worth switching to them?

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[-] exu@feditown.com 1 points 1 hour ago

I can somewhat recommend Dragon Launcher. It's gesture based around "app circles". You arrange your apps in custom circles of arbitrary nesting and swipe to get there.

The main downside imo is the extreme pace of development; most releases fix this or the other issue while introducing new bugs. The config format also doesn't appear particularly stable through upgrades, it's probably time for a config reset for me.

[-] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

I remember when that was launched and thought it looked like a novelty, but checking it now it looks incredibly mature. I'll give it a go today. It actually looks really good. Thank you.