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I ditched it for Lawnchair, and I have no regrets. Works just as well as Nova did.
Lol nah. I tried it recently. Lawnchair is lacking in so much customization compared to Nova it's kind of appalling to compare them imo.
That being said, if you are ok with the Pixel launcher and pretty basic / generic customizations Lawnchair is a pretty awesome app.
What are you guys doing to your launchers that needs so much configuration? I've been happy with Lawnchair for years. I set my gestures and that's about it.
I like to categorize my apps. In Nova I have them divided into Web / Media / Games / Tools / System and I can swipe between each page (horizontally) of them. I use quite a few apps to do a lot of things tho, so *shrug.
I also really like the Sesame search integration, Lawnchairs adaption of Pixel Launchers is good. But there is style and behavior customization that Nova offers that Lawnchair doesn't.
I am pretty particular about making my phone just look and behave the way I want it, of course it changes over time as phones and apps get better but yeah.... It's largely why I preferred Android from the start and have stuck with it
Agreed. Lawnchair was highly recommended, and when I tried it, I realized it's recommended by people who were never actually utilizing Nova's full potential. It's basically just pixel launcher with more bells and whistles, and that's not what I want. I use Nova because I wanted to make my own launcher that looked and worked exactly the way I wanted it to, not just be pixel launcher with some minor customizations.