Launcher search, like AIO Launcher or OpenLauncher

Using /e/OS Applications
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Hello, I am looking for a new launcher.
The OpenLauncher from f-Droid is quite nice, but I can’t resize the widgets, or I don’t understand the system there with the arrows, I can press and drag there, but the widget doesn’t resize. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.benny.openlauncher/
I’d like the AIO Launcher even better, but officially you can only pay for it via PlayStore, but since Google is evil, I can’t get anything from Google on my mobile. I wrote to the developer and asked if you can buy the app outside Google, just wait and see. https://aiolauncher.app/
Does anybody know a launcher similar to AIO Launcher? It may cost a little, as long as you can buy it outside the Play Store.

Thanks :slight_smile:

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You know nova launcher ? The ‘total launcher’ has more features as Nova and is free :smiley:
Widget resize or overlapping, no problem :smiley:

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Hello,

Thanks for your suggestion, I have looked at it, so I installed it. But for the “fine” things you need a license again, that would be no problem, if you wouldn’t need the evil Play Store again…
I could also write to the developer, but there is no new announcement on the homepage since September 2017, so I think that the launcher will not be developed any further, unfortunately…

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I’m getting updates from time to time. The last one is 3 weeks ago. So the dev is working on it. Contact the dev on this address geek21c@gmail.com

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Yes, this is the next problem, why do all developers always have Google email addresses? That alone keeps me from writing to them…
With Google and its services I get a choking in the neck…

At the moment I use the Fairphone 2 Launcher, it’s not what I want, but for me it’s better than the “original” /e/ Launcher.

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Official site: https://lawnchair.app/
FOSS fork: https://gitlab.com/oldosfan/librechair

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There are also Zim Launcher and KISS. I could not get used to KISS. Zim is working fine, has many features (side bar, etc.).

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Hello,

the developer of AIO Launcher had replied and told me how to use the purchase version. So the search is over for now.
Thanks for the tips and help here :slight_smile:
But I will still check out the other launchers, you never know :slight_smile:

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Do you have total launcher running with shelter by any chance? Shelter shortcuts seem to crash TL on my phone about once or twice a day, thinking of going back to zim

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I’m using TotalLauncher since 1 year on 4 devices with shelter and never have had any issue with it

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cool thanks for the info, will investigate a bit further then to figure out the cause

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Could you please share how getting the licence / app for AIO Launcher does work without Play Store?

App Download (from the Dev it seems) is also on XDA: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-aio-launcher-one-home-screen-t3700931/page14

This is the free version, and yes, it’s pretty nice! I’ll stick with kiss however.

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Hello,

please write to the developer, because it is so easy and costs nothing. I don’t want it to make the rounds and not get any money for it, I hope you understand.
zobnin@gmail.com …unfortunately a Google address, I first adorned myself, but then I wrote to him.
Out of gratitude I transferred 8€ via PayPal.
One more question, do you use the microG services? If yes, it will be a problem :slight_smile:

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This is what it looks like for me now, so far I am very satisfied :slight_smile:

Hahaha, now I see what it looks like behind the Notch :slight_smile:

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But Nova is not Open Source. I think

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Nova is only good as paid version and yes closed sources. TotalLauncher has more options in free version nova. TL is also not available in f-droid, only with Aurora. You can ask the dev for sources, so it’s a ‘little’ open sources. I’m using it since years. I never have seen any wen connection from it. And you can disable complete wen access. So I have done. It works still perfect.

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ok with Open Launcher. working and Open Source.

Zim is also right but it is not active.

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Hi,

just preparing an /e/ teracube for my mother… I am looking for a VERY SIMPLE launcher. The one she’s used to on a Huawei shows 3x4 large icons, and that’s enough.

Does anyone know a launcher for this demographic?

Danke & Grüße von
nobi

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Go to F-Droid and search for “launcher.” There are several simple ones available, with screenshot illustrations, including Text Launcher, Pie Launcher, and more.

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@Taurus, thanks and yes, I know F-Droid. But I was looking for a launcher which can be configured to be easily usable:

  • big icons (i.e., configurable grid of icons, not text)
  • call widgets (I thought this was out-of-the-box, but it’s not. Even the same app as on my Fairphone, when used on /e/ Teracube with OpenLauncher, does not offer widgets for some reason)
  • live project for fixes (so, no Lawnchair)

Even these few requirements are difficult to satisfy, it seems :frowning:

Danke & Grüße von
nobi

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