Looking for a replacement launcher for the OnePlus Launcher

Using /e/OS Applications
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#1

Hi there,

just playing around with /e/ the past week, but i dont really like the BLISSlauncher. So i installed simple launcher from fdroid. But its too simple for me and there not much features. On my daily driver i use the OnePlus Launcher and iam looking for something simmilar.

I read throug this post about launchers: Alternative Luncher - #24 by 18yt8zhg
I tryed some but none of them gave me the right vibe.

Now i would like to ask some Oneplus users what you people use with /e/OS?

What i would like in a launcher:

  • same astetic as the oneplus launcher
  • same features and as customaziable as OP-launcher
  • icon pack support
  • no tracking or as little tracking as possible (since i try to cut google out of the stuff iam using as much as possible and dont want to exchange its with other tracking)
  • still in development

A bonus would be free and open source.

Iam curious to read your suggestions.

Cheers
KGOP6

#2

Was wondering, have you tried the OnePlus Launcher itself? You can get it via apkmirror. Never thought of it until now.
Maybe I’ll test a few, see what works and what trackers they may have. Lots to choose from.
oneplus launcher - APKMirror

On my OnePlus 8T, not running /e/ but crDroid w/microG, I use TEL (Termux Expert Launcher). Doesn’t fit your critera though.

The main “standard style” launcher I did use the most, previously, was LeOS Launcher. For me it had the best handling of icons. Lawnchair was in a strange state and Neo Launcher wasn’t yet Neo.
A direct download is here…
Release version 12.1 · LeOS-GSI/LeOS-Launcher · GitHub

LeOS-GSI main page

Haven’t really tried Neo Launcher in awhile but it might be worth checking out.
Neo Launcher - IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

#3

I’ll recommend lean launcher. It is an open souce launcher found on f-droid, works al lot like nova, allows rotating (nice on tablets) and works very well for me. Only issue I have with it is that the google branding on the search bars is sticky (only the logo, you can select DDG or bing for searching.

#4

Disregard the OnePlus Launcher stuff. Tried a bunch of versions but they all failed.

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Guess I was hopeful. A long time ago a dev, who would later join the Lawnchair team, had a standalone version of the OnePlus Launcher. Too bad it was a one-off thing.

#5

Thanks for all the replys. I got stuck with neo launcher. So far it does what i need and works well.