Android

KLWP (Netrunner modified by me) & Nova Launcher

Keeping it clean

Niagara Launcher + Caelus Duotone icons

Klwp & Pixel Launcher

Having fun with material you

I LOVED Windows Phone, and was DEVASTATED when it got discontinued. As a result, for the past 5 years, I've slowly trudged along, trying to reach a position where I can make my Android phone look and (kinda) function like my old Lumia 525.

After years of research, Square Home Launcher. The dev is awesome, and the one-time fee isn't that bad.

Here's how my screen looks:

https://pixelfed.social/p/ElPussyKangaroo/592883078695439839

If it's not cute, I don't want it ✨

Launcher is SquareHome Launcher, populated (mostly) by kustom widgets. Using PowerLine for a quick-glance battery strength reading (green line) at the top. The calendar at top scrolls (from calendar.google.com) and is part of a 6-sided shape with rotating faces — a SquareHome native widget. On that rotating widget cube I also have a Google Keep note for quick notes and info, a quick dialer, a favorite photo, and a list of recent alerts. The folders below, which are custom art, speak for themselves. The three-dot bubble opens up to Gmail, Google Tasks, Google Voice, Google Calendar, and a repeating alert app (Reminder Pro). The bar at bottom is another kustom widget, showing the status of the cell, wifi, and Bluetooth radios. Color bars indicate signal strength. • Also generally recommend the "Bottom Quick Settings" utility, and can't live without "Missed Notifications Reminder" utility. You should check them out.

Neo launcher + arctic icons dark

Clean is the way. All apps stay in the up-swipe menu.

I've had this setup for probably close to three years now and I don't see it changing anytime soon. I have a very similar theme on my desktop with the background changing hue depending on different programs running. The launcher is Lawnchair with the Arcticons Dark theme from F-Droid.

Huh, there was a thread for this earlier over on c/asklemmy

Anyway here's mine. I keep the top bar on because I like seeing my notifications.

Nova Launcher, Crayon icon pack, Comic KWGT widgets

Edit: And here's my old one on this phone, I found a screenshot of it.

Okay, mine is very easy. Pixel 7.

Have had this unchanged for 4 years!

Material you based design, one of many in the AIO launcher Apps and actions can be launched via search, and there is support for DuckDuckGo bangs

Wallpapers change every day, picked up from the Internet.

All applications are placed in categories, the most popular above category for quick launch (updated automatically, depending on the launch count)

The most ugly - multi-colored icons. I have to use an icon pack close to the default android, otherwise, randomly installed applications without support of icon pack will stand out.

Not too cute, but quite humanly usable.

Recently started using Kvaesitso, the background changes every 12 hrs, lawnicons with theming enabled.

Edit: think i'm gonna switch to Arcticons You, I like it slightly better.

Nothing special. I just love looking at my son. And material you + enhanced wallpaper makes a perfect home screen for me.

I've become pretty lazy, just Niagara

I've basically had this same setup since I got my first Android phone (Motorola Droid X). I keep my most frequently used apps on the top row and then the bottom row is for the standard "utility" applications. Never really felt the need to deviate from this setup, despite using different launchers. I've used, in the past, GO Launcher (in the very early days of it's existence), Nova Prime, various versions of stock android. One UI is in the screenshot. I've gravitated away from getting to eccentric/complicated ever since getting out of college and have tried to go for just simple/easy to use.

TL;DR: I'm boring 😁🤷‍♂️

This is a little old (Twitter app isn't a thing anymore lol), but it's the best screenshot I have. Custom widgets made by me for battery, alarm, media.

Icon pack: Nebula icons (purple icon, on the Play Store) Launcher: Samsung One UI Home, using Good Lock's Theme Park module to use Play Store icons.

There are also hidden stacked widgets, hiding battery stats, earbuds control and a music player widget. It's in the row above the dock but is hidden behind an empty KWGT widget.

Got my pixel 6a just a couple weeks ago so this is kind of a work in progress heh, nova launcher and Simplit icon pack.

I built my own android version from LineageOs, just changed some colors and added one setting, but was so proud of myself that I named it HeimchenOs(after the crickets in my garden)

Square Home
Widgets: Kwgt, Today Weather, Month + Agenda

How do y'all make your shit so cool. I just shove all my most used shit on the home screen.

I usually use Monet icons, but I'm just testing Delta icons and liking them so far.

Nova launcher, KWGT for the widget, Lines free icon pack

Nothing crazy like others but here's mine with kwgt.

Pixel 7 with a barely customized Nova Launcher, because I'm basic but I need rounded square icons.
The background looks iffy in the shot, but it's a live wallpaper from Shader Editor running Machine DNA's GLSL shader with minimal tweaks needed to make it fit on the phone.
That weird twitter icon is a Firefox PWA running twitter.com with various userscripts installed, to remove antifeatures and bad logos.

Niagra launcher <3

Nothing too fancy, but colorful.

The background is generated by TerraTime, which also provides the neat little clock in the upper right corner. The daylight and cloud cover are accurate to near real-time. eWeather provides the radar map and the hourly weather widgets. I can see most of what I want to know about the weather at a glance.

I've been using Nova as my launcher for a very long time. Half of the icons are folders containing related apps. The phone and text buttons on the bottom open nested folders containing one-button dial and text icons for my most frequent contacts. Almost every icon also has a secondary swipe-up function, which gives me direct access to everything I regularly use.from just one screen. I have another screen that shows my work and personal calendars side-by-side and that's all I need.

Device: Galaxy A71

I like minimalism - and I'll avoid downloading any apps unless necessary, it's an unhealthy OCD. 💀😅

Wallpaper : part of the default ones on the Google pixel 7pro. The wallpaper is rotated daily which will change the device theme thanks to Material You

Launcher : Nova launcher

Widgets : Another Widget for the one at the top, the Google search bar at the bottom

Icon pack : Oreo Icon Pack mostly but the app does not exist anymore. The icons are still there since it's a Nova backup from at least 5 years ago

Each icon is a folder. I setup nova to open the first app of the folder with a swipe up on the icon and to open the folder when tapping on the icon

Also I have a swipe right gesture that opens Google News as a left pane

Microsoft Launcher, Clock Widget self made with KWGT

I'm still working on my background in kustom live wallpaper. I added a screen for easy use in the car. My app icons are Umbra by Vertumus.

Animated in KLWP: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10VIyDcVwaOH6SUuY7LK-iJzSNfG9mIOT/view?usp=drive_link

Screenshots

Nova launcher, custom made icons in purely B/W to match my background image. Some are entirely self made, some come from various online sources, some are AI generated and manually retouched.

Opening the folders on the home screen shows the app icons in color, otherwise transparent overlay would be a messy mix of lines.

(example with opened "security" folder)

Single screen homepage, no widgets. I hate animations and scrolling.

Using KWGT Pro (paid) with Koda for KWGT slightly modified.

Wallpaper is from iOS 17 carplay. I like using this app for browsing for good stock wallpapers.

Icon pack is Flora (paid) very nice material design icon pack that's not too noticeable if some are not themed.

This is Nova launcher latest beta.!