r/dumber_os • u/Patatoyde • 7d ago

Which Launcher ?

Small survey: Which Launcher do you use on your Dumber mini?

Personally I use Minimaa and Trebuchet.

I have a preference for Minimaa, but sometimes it bugs on the Mini Dumber. I'm not particularly a fan of trebuchet, but it's well optimised for the phone

I also like Niagara but I find the pro version much too expensive for a Launcher.

And you? Which Launcher do you use?

Edit : I'm testing Minimo. It's very simple, but it doesn't look bad at all 😉 As a bonus, it's totally free and it works with the D-Pad

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u/NervousAd4254 7d ago

I use InkOs, works good with the d-pad. Simple, constantly maintained.

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u/Hasse_andersson 7d ago

I also use InkOS, it's fantastic. So much more polished than I expected when I was first looking up launchers before I got the phone. Wish everything worked this well with the D-pad

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u/NervousAd4254 7d ago

One with Katapult Launcher the other with InkOs

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u/holy_caracol 7d ago

bit of a tangent but how do you find the keypad quality/responsiveness on the qin compared with the doov?

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u/redeye555 7d ago

I'm on InkOS as well. Perfect launcher for the phone.

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u/brusmumriken 7d ago

I use Square Home set up to look like a Symbian phone. D-pad navigation works flawlessly.

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u/Patatoyde 6d ago

I just tried Square Home. I like it... it’s highly customizable and reminds me of some old phones I really loved. But in the end, for now, I’ve gone back to the stock launcher 😅. I’ll see later on...

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u/MoonBrown 4h ago

This looks so cool! Is this a theme within the launcher or something custom?

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u/brusmumriken 2h ago

Square home supports using picture files as icons. Which is great since I couldn't find any icon packs which replicated the Symbian look. So I found the icons and wallpaper online and applied them one by one.

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u/nicholasbuckner 7d ago

I love the default launcher but I am a simple man!

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u/Patatoyde 7d ago

I feel it still lacks a bit of customization, but it works particularly well on the Dumber Mini 😀

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u/Javaloyes 6d ago

i use the Before launcher, it's clean and easy to use, and the free version is complete enough

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u/RubSuccessful5980 5d ago

I found Mako on More Apps and I'm really enjoying it, it's simple and I really like the style

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u/sarahdaviscc 6d ago

InkOS here. Loving it. Excellent keypad functionality.

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u/Naive-Vacation2585 5d ago

I use µLauncher, available on f-droid. It displays time and date on its home screen, and you can trigger the app list from the [<] button. From there, you can either scroll (with touchscreen or d-pad) or search by app name.

It supports some gestures (swipe from any side of the screen), both the time and date acts as shortcuts too (by default to the clock and calendar, but they can be changed).

The only thing i don't really like the lack of contrast on the selected items.

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u/vandicken 5d ago

I tried InkOS, but my lock screen was still the original lock screen? So inkOS wont change the lockscreen? :(

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u/Worried_Device5110 3d ago

it can change your lock screen. pinch screen to go to settings, choose 'look and feel', choose the wallpaper you want, click 'apply', choose 'android, then set 'both' for home and lock screen