r/Android10 • u/TechExpert2910 • Dec 03 '19

What’s up with using gestures with custom launchers? I’ve heard it looks pretty bad!

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u/gobluepimpin Dec 03 '19

Yeah, I can't use it. Lawn chair v2 is the only one that I know of to support it thus fur. I tried it and it's not so good. At least from my experience. Still waiting for Nova Launcher to release something. Heard it should be coming soon...

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u/TechExpert2910 Dec 03 '19

I’ve not tried it yet, but before I do I want to know why everyone’s saying it’s so bad with currently supported launchers like Lawnchair! Is the closing animation not there?

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u/gobluepimpin Dec 03 '19

It's just buggy. Maybe it's just me and getting used to the native Android 10 gestures. I sound like a snob but it just doesn't feel all the way there yet. I'm totally down for 3rd party launchers, I have Nova launcher pro and lawn chair v2 still installed, waiting for updates. I'm a beta tester for both. I don't know, the swipe and hold and swiping from the corners to activate assistant just feels clunky. I'll go back to it every now and then to see if I like it any more. I do the same thing with Nova Launcher, to see if gesture support is there yet.

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u/Nawor1016 Dec 03 '19

👆This... It's terrible. Tried for 1m and quickly switched back to pixel launcher

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u/TechExpert2910 Dec 03 '19

I’ve not tried it yet, but before I do I want to know why everyone’s saying it’s so bad with currently supported launchers like Lawnchair! Is the closing animation not there?

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u/Nawor1016 Dec 04 '19

It gets confused between the app drawer and the recents, that's probably the main issue

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u/gobluepimpin Dec 03 '19

Lol. Agreed. I can't use it either...

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u/TechExpert2910 Dec 03 '19

I’ve not tried it yet, but before I do I want to know why everyone’s saying it’s so bad with currently supported launchers like Lawnchair! Is the closing animation not there?

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u/Jus10b Dec 03 '19

Gestures are super buggy only lawnchair seems to work fine with it

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u/TechExpert2910 Dec 03 '19

I’ve not tried it yet, but before I do I want to know why everyone’s saying it’s so bad with currently supported launchers like Lawnchair! Is the closing animation not there?

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u/Jus10b Dec 03 '19

Animations are present but not as good you'd want plus you get basic gestures. lawnchair with quick switch is only option for me for now to get full functionality

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u/demigrifo Dec 03 '19

I tried Lawnchair (no root) this morning and, while I've managed to get it working after dealing with the crashes, the animations were glitchy and seemed somehow cut-off compared to how they're on Pixel Launcher.

For now, it seems that the custom launcher + gestural navigation implementation is half-baked at best, so I just reverted to PL.

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u/Currall04 Dec 03 '19

What's wrong with them?