Uninstalled within seconds. I’m trialling Hyperion launcher now, which seems pretty crisp.

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    By default it does look similar. However it has customization options comparable to Nova, or at least I was able to easily replicate how I’d configured it.

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      Sure, but what are those? Maybe I’m the issue, but the website seems to be made for people who are already intimately familiar with the possibilities of a custom launcher, because they’re hardly listed anywhere, there’s no list of features or anything.

      Well, there is one list, but it’s

      1. “Pixel design, but more customizable somehow” How? Dunno, isn’t explained
      2. “The latest android features” which is cool but also something I have on my stock launcher
      3. “QuickSwitch support” which is not explained (some research makes me believe it’s API access to the default launcher that’s needed to show recent applications, which is also a feature my native launcher has) and needs root according to the FAQ. So can I not access my recent applications if my phone isn’t rooted?

      And the wiki is just from the dev side, which is interesting, but doesn’t provide the proper info. I’m sure it’s cool if so many people here like it, but the website’s doing a poor job at showing that off.

      Edit: Basically it seems to me like the selling points of most Android forks, which are generally “We’re slightly worse in some areas, but generally have feature-parity, possibly slightly better customization/settings, and you’re free of Google spyware” which is admittedly a selling point, but here you don’t even get rid of spyware if you’re on regular Android, and if you are already on a fork, then why bother?

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        You can change the icon pack, font, grid size, colours, etc all to your preference.

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        I would suggest simply installing it to see if you like it, or remove it if you don’t. Customization is not something easy to describe without listing menu items