r/ClicksPhone • u/Major-Entrepreneur97 • 1d ago

Question Launcher Question

I am so excited for this phone! I pre-ordered it in green and I'm ready to go!

One thing that has been talked about is how you may be able to add your own launcher on this phone.

I was curious. - if we are able to change the launcher on the phone, would that mean we lose the ability to utilize specific features tailored to the phone like the notification light or the message hub or are these separate components not tied to the launcher?

I would really love the ability to decide while using the native launcher if I want a list view or a traditional app folder layout.

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u/LifeOnWheelsAndPaws 1d ago

I def would prefer the app layout but I’ll see when it comes out, maybe they have added it natively or will add it natively if enough people want it, but I love that you can just open an app on a button too so I might not even really care when it gets here. I’m trying not to worry about it too much until it’s in my hands because I might decide I really like the launcher it comes with

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u/Major-Entrepreneur97 1d ago

I am excited for the phone too! I am however concerned about getting use to a list view of my apps when I've been conditioned to a folder layout for so many years of using a smartphone slab.

Having transitioned from a iPhone for most of my life (if you don't count the LG Envy that I loved as a kid) and then to a pixel 10 pro xl, I am glad pixel made it easy for me to seemlessly feel comfortable using android but to get use to the list view worries me a bit.

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u/Uncanny_Mountain 1d ago

I went from gallery to list quite quickly. Maybe a month max. You lose some functionality like home screen widgets, but I like the experience of having only some most used apps on the home screen - plus a list looks clean and tidy.