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What is the most privacy friendly launcher on android?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i tried kiss once, it is such a good launcher, I just wish they can pin more than one line of icons on the homescreen.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I got it specifically to cut down on my social media usage (clearly not working because here I am lol) so for me that was a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Olauncher is open source, and really fast.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This. If you can live without icons and widget it's one of the best.

There is also mLauncher, a forked version of olauncher.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Looks pretty similar to Before Launcher without folders and filtered notifications

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I use neolauncher, it is pretty good even though it is in its early days. It is also avaliable on izzyondroid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think it's been updated in almost a year.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I am happy with neo launcher as well. Can make it look how you want.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

it still seems to be actively developed https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher , just havent have a release for a year.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just use plain built-in Trebuchet, and I can't think of any privacy issues related to it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I use minimalist mLauncher from f droid is simple, minimalist and I spend less time on phone because phone didn't make any distraction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I love using the lynx launcher, zero trackers and it can incorporate arcticons too. Worth a try without question!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have been using Discreet Launcher for some time now. It's fast and and distraction-free. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.vincent_falzon.discreetlauncher/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is slightly slower than KISS. Too bad it doesn't support widgets.

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