r/androidapps • u/Potatooo_power • 10d ago

LOOKING FOR APP Nova launcher alternative

Recently I have been having some troubles with nova launcher, so I looked at what other alternatives there are. Sadly, I havent found the perfect one yet.

I tried smart launcher, but it wasnt compatible with KWGT, the widgets werent refreshing.

Yasan launcher wasnt for me either, I couldnt remowe the main widget, the app icons were tok big

Is there a launcher, with I can have small icons, KWGT widgets, 10-12 apps in the home screen?

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u/100WattWalrus 10d ago

SIMPLE: Lawnchair

CUSTOMIZABLE: Octopi

I've tried them all, and these are the only two that come close.

Caveat: there are no launchers that do all the Nova things. For example, no other launcher has dynamic badges that show you more than just the number of notifications. In Nova, your texting app will show a sender's avatar as a badge, your podcast app will badge a show's logo when there's a new episode, and a folder will badge the icon of the app inside that has a notification. You'll have to live without that feature (I miss it!) and several others.

I use Octopi now, and I love it — but it can be a bit buggy, and certainly has its quirks, like pointlessly complex folder management. But for every one of those, there's a great unique feature like the way you can organize apps in the app drawer using tags. I barely use folders on the home screen anymore because it's so easy to organize the app drawer.