Lawnchair - Android Launcher has early access release on play store.
Lawnchair - Apps on Google Play
geteilt von: https://feddit.org/post/4104964
I've been using the releases from github for a while, but this is a great step towards availability for many.
Is there something I would be missing when moving from Nova?
As someone who used Nova for ... shit, feels like a decade, I was also concerned about this when switching (I heard Nova was sold to an ad company and was super sketchy) but after using Niagara Launcher for the past month, I realized Nova was more complex than I ever needed. I haven't tried Lawnchair yet, but don't be afraid of switching unless there's a hyper-specific feature you can't live without. Give another launcher a shot for a week and see if you're really missing Nova still!
I was on nova too. I tried a couple of launchers and settled on lawnchair. I like that it doesn't try and force a new way to interact with your icons and screens.
It hasn't the amount of flexibility of Nova, but I really didn't need all that, I just want a nice stable launcher I can set up and forget.
Too bad the development speed makes a snail look fast
You can help, that's how open source works
This is absolutely great! Thank you so much for sharing. It's my launcher now
Can I create shortcuts to files and use a custom picture as an icon on the home screen?
I've never really liked any other launchers I've tried, but this one does look nice.
For those who have used it, how does it improve on the standard Pixel launcher?
Unfortunately Lawnchair hasn't been well on Android 15 for me. Hopefully there's an update coming soon
There will be full A15 compatibility just in time for A17
I thought lawnchair was dead for many years. Didn't realize someone doing development in it
If you're switching from a github alpha (debug) version, this version will install side-by-side with your current version, so there should be no risk of data loss. However, it's always good to backup your settings, layout, icons, and wallpaper anyway, and this will also let you restore these things in the Play Store version.
To create a backup of you current Lawnchair settings:
It's weird having both versions installed. When I open my app drawer and search for Lawnchair, I only get one result, and now that I've restored my backup, I can't even tell which version is being launched when I tap that icon. Thankfully the alpha version is named "Lawnchair (Debug)" in the Apps list, and I can now uninstall the debug version.
I tried it the other night on my Pixel (Android 15) and had no issues. I've been trying out different launchers in an attempt to find one which isn't asking for a monthly or yearly sub and has horizontal app drawer as an option! Both of which are getting to be more rare these days. I couldn't see where to make the drawer scrollable on Lawnchair, so I skipped it for now.
I only wish lawnchair had continuous, looping scrolling
Thanks
Can recommend Lawnchair. Have been using it for a couple of years now.