Finally got annoyed enough with google at a glance and it's inaccurate weather that I downloaded Nova launcher so I could banish the widget. I hadn't bothered before because the latest Android versions had most of the same functionality

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

I'm a weirdo and so I use a launcher called KISS. There are different options but how I have it set up, it's mostly a clear screen except a search bar at the bottom with some favourites pinned above it. Then if you tap the search bar, it fills the screen with a list of the most commonly used apps. Or you can tap a button on the side of the search bar to see all apps, or start typing the app you want.

I also have gestures set up, so I swipe different directions on that blank home screen to open different apps.

I was previously using Pie Launcher, where there are no apps or widgets on your screen until you tap and hold and a circle of your pinned apps appear, then you swipe to the one you want to open. KISS was a bit less frustrating for others to use, but still a bit haha.

I love it though. For a long time I had the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day on my wallpaper, so having a clean home page meant I could see the picture really well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh wow, I forgot about APOD!

I loved some of their colourised nebula images

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah lots of cool stuff. You can use Muzei and the Muzei APOD plugin to automatically change your background each day.

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