Hi everyone, especially those of you who have tried launchers I’ve never tried…
Like a lot of people I dropped Nova a while back, following the beginning of the inevitable decline, which seems to be continuing as expected.
I’m back on a stock launcher for now, and it’s been fine but it lacks things… I miss the good days of Nova and being able to tweak everything!
The problem I’ve had with launchers I’ve tried is that they either don’t offer folders for the app draw, or if they do they don’t work right.
For example, lawn-chair would have an icon in and an icon out of the folder every time an app updated. 🤔
Also, I have a work profile on my device, courtesy of Shelter. Launchers seem to struggle with this, muddling up apps or missing them entirely sometimes.
Can anyone suggest a launcher which can handle folders well, and a work profile without issues?
Thanks! T
Are you on a Samsung phone? If yes you can check out the good lock module home up. That enables a lot of customization options on the Samsung stock launcher.
Although I can’t vouch for it since I sometimes use either Niagara launcher or kvaesitso.
The former is a simple minimalist launcher of just having 8 quick apps and a list of apps that’s easily searchable or use alphabetical quick scroll. You can kind of make folders in it, but I don’t have the words to describe how. They do it differently than nova. I’m really just giving a quick summary; there’s a bit more to it if you want a change.
Sorry that I don’t have a close 1:1 nova replacement. I just didn’t use it since way back when I got it for a dollar or something stupidly low. Something just didn’t click.
Kvaesitso is also a semi change than nova launcher. No folders for apps though. But it has a dedicated infitine vertically scrolling page for widgets. The app drawer have a section separate for pinned apps and most used apps, before showing the whole app drawer (and doesn’t “hide” the pinned and most used apps like some launchers do).