Übrigens: GrapheneOS mit Kvaesitso Launcher auf dem Pixel 9 Pro. Beste Kombo!

https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/

#android #grapheneos #kvaesitso #launcher #privacy #security #opensource

I accidentally made my phone extremely boring and I really like it.

Few days ago I finally dumped Nova Launcher (used to be great for the past ~8 years or so but recently underwent a massive enshittification) and looked for alternatives. I found Kvaesitso, a FOSS launcher with a "search-first" approach similar to Nova: instead of scrolling through lists of apps there's a universal search bar where you type the first few letters of an app, action, contact, chat, ... and hit enter - a bit like I do stuff with rofi (or dmenu in olden times) on Linux.

By default when you pull up (or down) the search bar in Kvaesitso it initially shows all installed apps until you start typing something to filter the list. There is however an option to reverse that and show nothing until you start typing.

At first I activated that option simply because I prefered the cleaner look, but it had an interesting effect: Before, when I unconsciously/automatic reached for my phone (which happened in literally any second I'm not actively doing something else), I scrolled through app icons until I found some random distraction to waste my time with.

Now when I pick up my phone I'm looking at a blank search bar and actually have to consciously think about what I want to do because I have to type that thing I want in, and most of the time I realize that I don't know what I want to do and that there was no reason to grab the phone, so put it back instead of just doing some random shit.

It's only been a few days but I already noticed that I reach for my phone much less often, and when I do I often pause before even unlocking it and put it right back, because I realize I just don't know what to do with it (unless I actually want to do something with it). Apparently the hurdle of having to actively think about what to waste my time with is too much for my brain and not worth the effort just for the questionable reward of a bit of mindless distraction.

#android #kvaesitso #digitaldetox #boredom

Kvaesito has to be one of the prettiest launcher I've used yet, I don't usually post home screen pics but this just looks to nice not to post.

Feat. LineageOS 23.2.

#kvaesitso #lineageos #homescreensetup

Moin Fediverse 🍵

Heute morgen mal #kvaesitso installiert.

Nice!

Der default /e/os launcher ist nicht meins.

Now that #novalauncher is evil, I'll shamelessly promote my favorite #Android launcher: #Kvæsitso. I found that I've been mainly using the search function for all other launchers anyway and Kvæsitso is designed around just that. The ther two handy things it has are a thumb-friendly quick access list and a widget list. That's it. That's the launcher. It's perfect.

https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/

#kvaesitso

#NovaLauncher is adding more trackers to its latest version? After many years of paid usage, I'm switching launchers on #Android.

It might be a change for the better, as I'm giving #Kvaesitso a try. It's licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later and available on F-Droid.
https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/

Das neue Handy war der Anlass, endlich Alternativen zum #NovaLauncher auszuprobieren, bevor der Launcher den Bach runtergeht.

- Der #NiagaraLauncher ist ohne Kauf oder Abo nur ein stylischer App Drawer ohne weitere Funktion.

- Der #Kvaesitso Launcher könnte für mich funktionieren. Aber ohne sortierte Apps, in Ordnern oder hier Tags, ist er witzlos. Die Apps in Tags zu sortieren ist ungenügend und maßlos frustrierend. Eine nachträgliche Bearbeitung der Tag-Inhalte ist scheinbar auch nicht möglich. Somit für mich unbrauchbar, wenn ich praktisch jede App über die Suche starten muss.

- #Lawnchair habe ich erst gar nicht ausprobiert. Er ist Beta.

Ich bin kurz davor doch wieder den #NovaLauncher zu installieren. 🤷‍♂️

I started using Kvaesitso Launcher on my Android phone and I am never going back, especially not to Samsung's defaults.

https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/

#kvaesitso #android #ricing