it was bothering me for at least two weeks now with “nova launcher can’t open network connection”. today it finally presented this shitty ad dialog with missing reject all option where you can either accept all, or dive into few dozens of separate section, each of them containing few dozens sliders, all of them enabled by default.
let this be warning to others and you can deal with it before it surprises you when you are somewhere outside.
what privacy concious launchers do you people use? i have tried kiss launcher, but that doesn’t seem to be for me.
i want classic launcher where i have icons on desktop where i put them and i can manipulate them blindfolded, not something that is trying to reinvent the wheel.
That reminds me, I really need to find an alternative to nova launcher, but for now grapheneos lets me deny network access to it completely, which helps a lot.
Something that annoys me immensely is how 99% of the launchers on f-droid are “type on the search bar to find the fucking app”
Personally, I use Fossify Launcher, which is “default android launcher, no bullshit”
I mean honestly that’s one of the things I really like about these type of ecosystems is that I can just search for an app rather than scrolling through my hundred 150 whatever number of apps I have installed at this point.
that is why people have icons on the desktop. you do you, but i for one don’t want to type the name of the app i am using on the daily basis instead of it being one click.
I personally hate icons on my desktop. Why close the app im using just to open another?
Why close the app im using just to open another?
because you can’t use two of them at the same time? what does that have to do with method of launching that another app and comparing two clicks/gestures that can be done one handed, vs typing into some search box, which is a lot more complicated and longer operation?
Those are rookie numbers
literally 984 😔
Fyi, those consent banners are illegal in the EU.
You can file a complaint with a data protection authority: https://noyb.eu/en/your-right-lodge-complaint-article-77
do you have any experience, first or second hand, with whether filing such complaint is more than just waste of time?
My standard is “Fast Draw”. F-Droid
The only limitation is you can only have one widget. So if your home screen is typically widget-heavy, this probably isn’t for you.
It also only sorts apps alphabetically, but that’s how I like it, so isn’t an issue for me.
I use lawnchair. From f-droid.
Fossify launcher is good and simple too. (Also on f-droid).
I downgraded my nova. I paid for premium and they still sneak in ads and background tracking bullshit.
Bro are you seriously telling me that you thought Nova was a privacy minded ecosystem?
