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I was using the Nova launcher forever, but it's been getting buggier and buggier and support just blames android. plus I understand there are privacy concerns about them these days

I switched to hyperion, and it works just fine except for one feature, and I can't get support to respond anywhere for any reason.

which launcher do you use, and why do you like it?

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[–] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Smart launcher. Because it has automatic app categories and supports smart gestures and is a nice replacement for Nova launcher.

I also like Niagara launcher for its smoothness and fast search based app launch

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I used Nova for a while and even paid for the upgraded version, but it's kind of specific in what everything looks like. Like you can use a phone and know immediately that it's running Nova. I switched for that reason.

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

Categories, dynamic material you theme, smart display off are the main reasons I use smart launcher.

Plus, its not sold to an analytics company like nova launcher.