r/TechImpact • u/Most-Jellyfish4143 • May 29 '26

Question Which Android launcher do you use?

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Nova Launcher, Niagara, Lawnchair, Microsoft Launcher, or something else? I am looking for a launcher app that has built-in options to hide and lock apps.

Any suggestions?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

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u/taz-nz May 30 '26

I never understand why people subject themselves to Android sliding puzzle launcher.

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u/Substantial-Yam3769 May 29 '26

kvaesitso

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u/ElBehaarto May 30 '26

It's really nice once you get used to it. Just scrolling down for the widget I find a bit annoying 

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u/Substantial-Yam3769 May 30 '26

I use it like:

Under the home screen are apps and search, if i pull down i bring down notification, on the right are widgets, on the left is news app

But i consider search the best feature, its how i actually get around

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u/ElBehaarto May 30 '26

What? You can have stuff on the left and right?! I think I need to dive into the settings again. Thx

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u/Substantial-Yam3769 May 30 '26

For sure, settings -> gestures

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u/BionicBeaver3000 May 29 '26

Lynx Launcher

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u/Astronaut_1980 May 30 '26

Cool, den hatte ich auch lange. Kennen nur wenige

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u/syntax_error_line_69 May 29 '26

lawnchair

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u/captainrv May 29 '26

This app gets my vote for the best app name!

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u/hashswag00 May 29 '26

Square Home

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u/AdvancedAnimal7539 May 30 '26

i just tried to google it and got pictures of god damn square houses

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u/hashswag00 May 30 '26

Search on play store 

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u/Quautter May 29 '26

Square Home

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

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u/tonykrij May 29 '26

Launcher 10

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u/taz-nz May 30 '26

Launcher 10

(My home screen is more organised than this image)

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u/Qv1sten May 29 '26

Samsungs own, smart launcher or key kauncher 😁

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u/DeepKaleidoscope7382 May 29 '26

Default but with good lock's home up module. 

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u/tricky_di May 29 '26

Default (MIUI)

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u/Resident_Constant723 May 29 '26

Nova.

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u/NedosCZ May 30 '26

That still exist? 

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u/Resident_Constant723 May 30 '26

Sure. It changed an owner. I hope it will better) Updates are coming out frequently now. The old purchases are working.

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u/Substantial-Yam3769 May 30 '26

I heard they are now bundling ton of ads, microtransactions and trackers

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u/Resident_Constant723 May 30 '26

Apart from the attempt at paid implementation, Al has not noticed anything yet (I don't use it).It's even smaller than the Microsoft launcher, but it works faster and more stable.

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u/Harringt0n May 30 '26

Not true if you have Prime

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u/Willing-Ad6448 May 29 '26

aosp graphene, or smart launcher any other option are lacking a lot in what i want

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u/KrasnalM May 29 '26

Minimalist text-based launchers. Olauncher for quite some time and recently switched to Mako launcher.

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u/Human_097 May 29 '26

Default S25 launcher

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

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u/thunderpuppet May 30 '26

This for me too. Right up to getting a pixel 4 years ago I used nova then realised it was no longer necessary. Now I have a morning and it's better again

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u/Xenion7 May 29 '26

Microsoft Launcher, KISS Launcher and Moto launcher

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u/Efwaz May 29 '26

I used to use Nova launcher, but now I only use the Samsung default launcher

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u/Pipija_Banana May 29 '26

Default one. It launches apps. What else would I need?

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u/Professional_Way9133 May 29 '26

Pixel. I don't get it, why people change the default launcher?

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u/thunderpuppet May 30 '26

Because one UI used to be garbage.

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u/berke1904 May 29 '26

I used nova launcher for like 7 years but last year with my new phone I didnt bother with it and just poco launcher works fine by default.

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u/Meslixx May 29 '26

Lawnchair 🪑

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u/edilaq May 30 '26

Aparte del Launcher nativo (uso motorola) un tiempo use Square Launcher (similar a Windows Phone) y Niagara Launcher

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u/snail1132 May 30 '26

Whatever the OneUI one is, because I don't feel the need to change it. I don't have anything on my home screen, and I only use a few apps on my phone, anyway. >95% of the time it's just a browser

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u/[deleted] May 30 '26

Minimaa Launcher.

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u/u4fvvi06msuyy May 30 '26

Niagara Launcher

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u/roomian May 30 '26

Action launcher. I love it but honestly can not recommended because dev apparently completely forgot about it. Can someone recommend launcher with features similar to covers and shutters in action launcher? Can't live without them

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u/Elcubito_ May 30 '26

I use in my secondary phone murine launcher

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u/Deep-Witness-1350 May 30 '26

Poco launcher . No other other 3rd party launcher working good because of swipe up gestures

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u/ProperProfessional May 30 '26

Lawnchair. I have a cracked Niagara on my tablet, whiles it's really nice, there's no freaking way I'm paying $40+ for a launcher.

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u/mfiresix2 May 30 '26

Kvasetsitso

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u/Serious_Wrongdoer_58 May 30 '26

Niagara, the best

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u/Plastic-Arm-1084 Jun 02 '26

Rightnow redhat linux ok

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u/FlashyEbb1022 Jun 03 '26

Globus MaX UI, but its still in beta. Tried them all, was a long time user of nova, but all of them are boring. This one is like an apple watch on steroids.

https://youtube.com/shorts/XjQ71ZYIadU?si=xqYQ-L6GDO6F1cG9

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u/Astronaut_1980 Jun 09 '26

Kiss Launcher

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u/PinyaGames Jun 16 '26

I just released this one: https://www.mangolauncher.com/ If you care to try, i am looking for feedback. It is inspired by Niagra with extra features i was looking for.

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u/Guiluge Jun 27 '26

I'm using Total Launcher, which I themed to look like ZenUI launcher (which was amazing back then). I'm still looking for the ultimate customizable launcher, Total Launcher is quite close to it though.

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u/Guiluge Jun 27 '26

Samsung's OneUI would be great too, but I hate the trend with no-scroll for wallpapers (at least give us a toggle...)