[kwlug-disc] OT: Android launcher app ?

[Chris Craig]

Your question got me nostalgic for iGoogle, which was a customizable home
screen for Google with lots of widgets that you could arrange arbitrarily.
I don't know why Google got rid of it!

But there are some 3rd party clones that look pretty nifty. These are all
browser based:
 * https://igtab.com/
 * https://www.protopage.com/
 * https://www.symbaloo.com/

As for Nova Launcher, I've heard that Smart Launcher 6 is the one that most
people have migrated to, but there's also Hyperion, Niagara, Octopi,
Lawnchair

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> A bit off topic, but I don't think the cabal would mind much ...
>
> The Android launcher (i.e. home app) that I have been using for many years
> has gone to the dark side.
> It was Nova Launcher.
> They got bought, then sold again, and the current owner is in the data
> collection business ...
> So I uninstalled it.
>
> I want a basic multi page launcher, i.e. you swipe left or right for more
> icons, and make each page for a category, e.g. utilities, weather,
> astronomy, and so on.
>
> It should have also have a configurable number of columns and rows, so it
> works on a tablet and a phone.
>
> Ideally it would be open source, so it would be on F-droid, and contains
> no anti-features.
>
> Presently, I am using Fast Draw from F-droid.
> It does the job but forces the icons to be alphabetically sorted, which is
> annoying.
> It also forces the phone aspect ratio on the tablet, which is also
> annoying.
>
> Any other recommendations, experiences?
> --
> Khalid Baheyeldin
> Composed on a mobile device.
> Please excuse any typos and/or brevity.
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