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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 195 points 1 week ago (6 children)

They got a new owner years ago. No one should still be using it. Lawnchair has been great for me.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 61 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Holy shit the screenshots on Play store are depressing

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You want to use one of the much more recent nightly or beta builds.

https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can you remove the search bar at the bottom of the home screen?

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's what I do. It's fully customizable.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

Hm maybe I'll try it out.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 17 points 1 week ago

I used to use lawnchair. Good reason to switch back.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

I ducked off the Nova train with their fishy new owners a few months ago. My one complaint about Lawnchair is that the search function is slower and less effective, otherwise it's great!

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

If anyone is looking to try something new - I really enjoyed ~~Waterfall~~Niagra after dropping Nova.

[–] Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

+1 for Niagra. It takes a few days to get used to but it's the launcher every power user didn't know they wanted. Lifetime purchase options and a very responsive/passionate dev

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Seconded. Looks good and I've found browsing by letter is way faster than the traditional folders (although you can still use folders with premium). I bought the upgrade after a few months.

[–] Nelots@piefed.zip 2 points 1 week ago

I picked up Lawnchair when I de-googled my phone a bit more than a year ago. There were a couple launchers I considered, but honestly the name is what sold me. And I haven't missed Nova since.

[–] extrahazmat@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Made the switch last year. Have had no issues,especially now that you can do folders.