Really love this launcher. Can't recommend more!
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#12This is what I use - https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher , and it's amazing!
The git README is pretty minimal. Can you summarise what it is that you like so much about this?
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#13Man there are about 50 Android launchers on F-Droid: https://search.f-droid.org/?q=launcher Feels like picking a distro when going to Linux. Notable changes compared to it's base Finn's Launcher: https://github.com/jrpie/launcher/blob/0.1.0/docs/launcher.m... (link is broken in readme on master branch) Compatible with work profile, so apps like Shelter can be used. Compatible with private space ... The name of this o…
I guess it's been a while, but using µ in a name isn't exactly unprecedented, μTorrent was the BitTorrent software to use at the time, and so that discussion played out then. Everyone just called it uTorrent because it was the easier thing to type and made the pronunciation obvious and singular.
Until just now I would have sworn uBlockOrigin used μ. It's the first thing I've installed after the OS since it existed, but your lack of mentioning it made me check.
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#14Why does android seemingly require a million launchers?
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#15Why does android seemingly require a million launchers?
It does not require them. It allows them, while also having alternative means of app distribution than the expensive and proprietary app store.
You see the signs of a thriving app ecosystem, not a sign of deficiency.
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#16Back when I was on Android, there used to be a launcher by Nokia called Z Launcher. The idea was simple: the home screen could only show the six apps. However, you could draw a letter on the home screen with your finger, and it would be recognised and used as a beginning of the search query for app names. Of course, you would only get six search results, but you could always draw the next character to get better results.
And there was some basic ML to learn which app was more likely to be used at which time, location, etc. so that the right app could be shown at the right time without having to scribble anything. It was the most efficient way to launch apps I have ever used.
According to Wikipedia [1], it got removed in 2018 which is right before I switched to iOS. I do remember trying to replace it with KISS Launcher[2], but it just wasn't the same.
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#17Why does android seemingly require a million launchers?
It doesn't "require" a launcher at all; but the people have the freedom to change theirs.
Kinda like MacOS users only have Aqua, whereas Linux has a lot of DEs, the choice of which is entirely handed to the user.
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#18This is what I use - https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher , and it's amazing!
The git README is pretty minimal. Can you summarise what it is that you like so much about this?
The launcher itself is also very clean and minimal, with a text-only UI. You can pin up to 8 apps to the home screen and the rest are accessible through search. You trigger search with a swipe, and when only a single matching app remains for your query, it automatically opens it, making it pretty efficient.
E.g., if you don't have Firefox pinned, you can swipe and type "fir" (or any other unique substring) and it will open just like that. It's great for muscle memory.
My only complaint with it is that the developer sometimes sends messages (e.g., happy new year) and there doesn't seem to be any way to disable it. I don't see why a minimal launcher should have internet access at all.
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#19Man there are about 50 Android launchers on F-Droid: https://search.f-droid.org/?q=launcher Feels like picking a distro when going to Linux. Notable changes compared to it's base Finn's Launcher: https://github.com/jrpie/launcher/blob/0.1.0/docs/launcher.m... (link is broken in readme on master branch) Compatible with work profile, so apps like Shelter can be used. Compatible with private space ... The name of this o…
The character "μ" itself is called μι or μυ (both pronounced "me"), and is the exact equivalent of Latin "m". For some reason, English speaking countries tend to pronounce it "mew" (they also pronounce "π" as "pie"). But English speaking countries mispronounce so many words it's par for the course anyway.
Pet peeve: I really hate when they replace "μ" with "u". Completely different letters. Of course replacing capital Latin "E" with capital Greek sigma ("Σ") is even worse.
As to the μlauncher: It's anyone's guess as to how the author meant for it to be pronounced. I'd call it "me"launcher or "micro"launcher (micro is also pronounced wrong in English BTW, it's not MY-crow, it's more like mee-CRAW )
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