27Purple

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[–] 27Purple@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

It's a Pixel-esque launcher that aims for "pixel, but more". I can't remember why I didn't stick with it which to me means it can't have ducked, but it didn't make a big impression.

[–] 27Purple@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

They've said they're gonna honor existing paid users but there are no guarantees.

Edit: They confirmed they're honoring existing prime owners, so we're good for now. New users face $5 subscription.

[–] 27Purple@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Long time Nova user, trying out others now because the Pixel launcher is too boring.

Niagara for a scaled down ui. 8 apps on the home screen, rest is in a super easy to reach list on the edges of the screen. Currently on day 3 and liking it. Paid version is either €12 a year or €40 lifetime. Basically all the flashy stuff you see of it is locked behind the paywall.

Hyperion is good, pretty close Nova relative. UX needs tweaking. Dock and home screen are completely separated so you can open a folder in the dock and one on the home screen at the same time. Minor things like that.

Octopi I did a quick review of on the other site. Tl;dr navigation / interaction is kinda laggy (gestures, tapping, moving things), doesn't have google feed integration but customization is top tier, better than nova imo. I left it because of the interaction issues.

Smart Launcher is built around a search function. Not my thing so I moved on quickly. UI/UX is good though.

[–] 27Purple@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

TL;DR: Sold off, dev team was (figuratively) slaughtered, OG dev is pretty much out of the picture, new owner is planning on injecting ads into the launcher and we basically know nothing else about the future of it. I.e they're turning it into a cash grab.

[–] 27Purple@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Sounds like my experience so you're not alone. Tried it on both a Pixel 8 Pro and P10 Pro XL. Its foundation is good, but it needs a lot of polishing.

[–] 27Purple@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Låst artikel, någon som har möjlighet att copy-pastea texten?

Tragiskt men knappast någon ovanlighet kan jag tänka mig, i någon bransch. Överlämning och utbildning verkar vara rena giftet för företagen.