Microsoft Launcher crashed on my phone, erased all my settings and won't start again. What launcher are you using and why do you recommend it?
Microsoft Launcher crashed on my phone, erased all my settings and won't start again. What launcher are you using and why do you recommend it?
I was a Nova Launcher user for many many years, but then Microsoft Launcher came with basically the same features as Nove and a few new killer features, so I moved to it.
But today I woke my phone up and everything was gone. My screens, widgets, folders... And even if I wanted to set everything up again, I can't because Microsoft Launcher won't start.
So... yeah, fun times. Won't be using Microsoft Launcher ever again, even if they fix it.
What are you guys using? And what killer features does you launcher of preference have that make you use it?
I use Niagara launcher. It is fantastic if you want to get to anything with just one hand, but it is unusable if you do use a lot of widgets. Have been using this for almost a year now, this is the way to go!
Pixel launcher. It's sufficient, but lawnchair works too if you require more customization.
The one thing that made me not use the Pixel launcher is that you can only add screens to the right. Even if you disable that stream of clickbait trash they want you to have on the left of your homescreen.
Niagara Launcher literally changed the way I use my phone. I can't recommend it enough.
Microsoft Launcher does have some problems, sometimes when I hit the multi-task button it shows just my main homepage and no other apps, but hitting home and then multi-task again takes it back to normal. Haven't had any major issues besides that, sorry for the lost configurations.
Until I settled on Microsoft, I used Nova a lot, attempted Lawnchair but didn't like it that much.
If you are open for something very goid but a little different take a look at the fabulous Niagara Launcher.
Niagara Launcher literally changed the way I use my phone. I can't recommend it enough.
I am using Nova Launcher for years on my main phone. Recently, I was fascinated by Niagara Launcher, but after a month I switched to Nova (version 8, beta) again. On my second, lower spec phone I'm using Lawnchair. I also heard good things about Hyperion launcher.
I finally ended up going back to Nova too. There's only one feature I'm missing from Microsoft Launcher, the feature that made me move from Nova to it in the first place, the scrollable wall of widgets. But I guess I'll have to live without it.
For stock-based launchers, I used Nova for a very long time, until it was bought. I then switched to Lawnchair, but it lacks many customization features, and there has been no update in about a year.
Recently, I switched to Kvaesitso, which is open source, very different in it's UX language, and that I'm enjoying a lot. Only downside I've found is that it's not always very fluid.
If you want to try something drastically different, try Mere Launcher. It's a minimalist launcher I made partly to reduce the "stress" of a busy home screen.
I used to use Lawnchair, which is great but has some bugs - like sometimes not being able to interact with icons on the top row - and development seems dead on it. I switched to (and paid for) Nova a couple of years back and don't plan on switching again. I'm still on Nova7, but I believe 8 is coming soon.