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title: Android Launchers
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author:
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- KemoNine
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publishDate: 2024-09-02
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lastMod: 2024-09-02
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toc: true
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draft: false
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categories:
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- tips
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- tech
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tags:
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- android
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changelog:
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- date: 2024-09-02
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text: "Initial creation"
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---
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## Attribution
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{{< back_to_top >}}
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This tip is a syndicated copy of part of KemoNine's [blog post](https://blog.kemonine.info/blog/2024-09-01-android-tuning/) about tuning Android.
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{{< end_section >}}
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## What?
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{{< back_to_top >}}
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This page outlines a number of different launchers that can make working with an Android device less frustrating. It's a simple list and it's assumed you can sort which launcher you prefer based trying the options that look most compelling (or all of them).
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{{< end_section >}}
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## Good Android Launchers, A List
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{{< back_to_top >}}
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- [olauncher](https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher) / [pro launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.prolauncher) by digital minimalism
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- for focused devices (boox book devices / fiio music devices / etc)
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- simple, straightforward and gets out of your way
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- has some basic amenities but is very clearly 'a textual list of apps' above all else
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- [niagara launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bitpit.launcher)
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- great text launcher
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- if you're into text lists, this is a good one to review
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- can do widgets and more on 'main page'
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- very good 'list style'
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- youll want pro to get at all the fancier tunables
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- if you're into olauncher or text launchers, this is worth looking at closer
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- [smart launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree)
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- highly tunable
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- mash up of Nova and microsoft launchers
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- probably a better starting point than Nova these days
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- no way to have separate layouts for phone and tablet modes
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- [square home](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details/Square_Home?id=com.ss.squarehome2&hl=en_US)
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- think windows phone launcher and windows 8 start menu tile/dash board setups
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- literally: this _is_ a proper hot take on the windows 8 and windows phone launcher stuff
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- [aio launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.execbit.aiolauncher)
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- minimal launcher with lots of 'bells and whistles'
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- feels like a big text dashboard
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- [nova launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher)
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- great, been around forever custom launcher on the whole
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- no way to have separate layouts for phone and tablet modes -- this is a deal breaker
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- seeing implications the devs have no interest in foldable phone support / dual screen support
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- may be on life support post-purchase from the original dev/team
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- smart launcher is probably the better choice as of the writing of this blog post
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{{< back_to_top >}}
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