Changing your launcher.

Riejufixing · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jun 2018 Karma :

Have you changed your launcher? Why? What did you change it to? Were there any unexpected nasties?

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Yes. I find this rather effective.

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martin734 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 28 Aug 2019 Karma :

This one can launch 12 at a time
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Kawasaki Jimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Oct 2015 Karma :

Change the gearing, you say? Hmmm...

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xX-Alex-Xx · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2019 Karma :

I'm never changing my launcher. The missile is supersonic by the time it's 25 feet off the launcher ....

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Riejufixing · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jun 2018 Karma :

My goodness, I did not know people were so unaware. FWIW I may try Evie or Niagara.

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xX-Alex-Xx · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2019 Karma :

If you want a serious answer, Nova has been my choice for years. Mostly because of:

Custom size icon grid on the home and app drawers
Multiple app drawers (one for common use stuff, one for rarely used)
Totally hide unused icons
Backup all settings to google drive

But there’s a load of other small stuff in there that most other launchers don’t have. it’s well worth the couple of quid to get the premium version.
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UncleFester · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Jun 2013 Karma :

EVIE is nice without the need to fiddle - i could never get on with NOVA, it always felt like too much hard work.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

xX-Alex-Xx · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2019 Karma :

Installing a launcher is hardly "hacking". It's the same as installing any other app from Google Play.

iOS is VERY limited with what you can do with the look and feel (I swapped to iPhone, and honestly the lack of cusomisation drives me nuts - who the hell thinks only 4 icons wide on a large screen is suitable, even worse on iPads until iOS13.....). Using a different launcher makes the phone work for you, rather than the other way around.

Apple's good for privacy, but they're about 3-4 years behind when it comes to features vs Android.
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The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

Nova.

Simple and easy. I like having all apps I use on my homescreen so I rarely need to open the menu/app drawer or whatever it's called.

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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

I used to fuck with my phone a lot, now I just kinda live with it. I'm tempted to root and flash my P30 Pro, but only to change the default installed apps.... and I loathe to wipe it and fuck around when I'm using it for work Laughing

Otherwise, im using Evie.

My last phone was using NOVA and it was nicer than the default launcher for sure, but Evie just feels nicer.

Easy-X · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Karma :

Do people still use Trebuchet? I seem to recall putting it on an El-Cheapo Chinese iPhone (but actually Android) knockoff as the installed launcher was full of malware.
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bladerunner · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Karma :

not sure what launcher is called..but the us gov launched some "secret" sats from an old 30 year old minute man ICBM yesterday rather than going the usual rocketlab,spacex,euro launcher etc.....and fuck me it was supersonic in less than 17 seconds.....like holy shit 1, it still works after 30 years, 2 it's the fastest I've ever seen an orbital rocket get off the launchpad,go supersonic and get to orbit in like 60 seconds!! 3, it did it so fast the take off to turning to follow the earths curve for orbit made it look like it just failed and would explode any second!!! amazing these guys developed this so long ago before gps was a thing!! half the people who designed and built these things have died of old age!! and 30 years after being made and due to be scrapped.....it works as soon as you hit the launch button!
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