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minus-squarespiritedpause@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 months agoYou can find some solid open source alternatives here, the ones I like most are Lawn Chair and Kvæsitso: https://alternativeto.net/software/nova-launcher/?license=opensource
minus-squaremerde alors@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-28 months agolawnchair indeed ☞ https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/app.lawnchair
minus-squarealeph@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoThat’s the outdated version. It’s best to use the latest nightly build from here: https://lawnchair.app/
minus-squaremerde alors@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agowhy is it “best”? not baiting, just curious. it’s an offline app that functions correctly. Why would i need to keep it up to date like an os or a browser or a host file?
minus-squarealeph@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoMore features, bug fixes, and better compatibility with the lastest version of Android.
You can find some solid open source alternatives here, the ones I like most are Lawn Chair and Kvæsitso:
https://alternativeto.net/software/nova-launcher/?license=opensource
lawnchair indeed ☞ https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/app.lawnchair
That’s the outdated version.
It’s best to use the latest nightly build from here:
https://lawnchair.app/
why is it “best”?
not baiting, just curious. it’s an offline app that functions correctly. Why would i need to keep it up to date like an os or a browser or a host file?
More features, bug fixes, and better compatibility with the lastest version of Android.