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. 🤷♂️
Niagara Launcher erhält künstlerisches Update mit neuen Themes, Uhr-Widgets und Wallpaper-Optionen
https://www.schmidtisblog.de/niagara-launcher-erhaelt-kuenstlerisches-update-mit-neuen-themes-uhr-widgets-und-wallpaper-optionen-1787143/
I really like how I customized the lock screen (fig 2) with Xiaomi clock style, and the home screen (fig 1) with Niagara launcher. More clock styles would certainly be nice though!
Unfortunately Xiaomi MIUI deeply integrates gesture navigation into their own launcher, so I'd have to put up with the three button navi bar at the bottom of the screen. But it is not a problem so far.
#Android #customization #Xiaomi #launcher #NiagaraLauncher
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The week felt stranger as it went on, with background worry about the fallout of the assassination of an American fascist. There were comforts to be found on the fediverse and the wider web, though.
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Celestine started her first full week of grade 1 today. She has settled into the routine again well.
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With Nova Launcher shutting down, I tried out Pixel Launcher again for the first time in years. It’s lacking a lot of the little quality of life features Nova Launcher was so good at. I might experiment with some alternative launchers later, but I’ll definitely miss Nova Launcher.
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After some looking around for recommendations, I decided to try out Niagara Launcher as a Nova Launcher replacement. So far I’m liking how it can be shaped into a minimalist launcher.
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I noticed this charm hanging from a tree by the stairs up to my home tonight.
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This little starling was hopping about at my feet while I waited for a bus at the terminal this morning.
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These verbena stood out as dusk approached last night in Dartmouth.
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They’re consistently excellent album after album, so Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life is Beautiful! coming out in November has me excited. The first two tracks are hopeful, glorious songs.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mJtKTILPZtbkpCS6nnQoVbV0OatiaM0Vw&si=ADAJ3qCZs9F4b6wt
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I just backed the game Chuck, because it’s exactly my kind of game: a romantic solo TTRPG with simple mechanics but heartbreaking stakes.
“Chuck is a romantic comedy TTRPG by Tyler Crumrine illustrated by Brianna Lei. Inspired by the manga Minami’s Lover by Shungiku Uchida, Chuck is a solo game that follows your with your now extremely tiny romantic partner, Chuck.”
The illustrations look absolutely wonderful.
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I need to do further pruning of my tabletop game collection, and it has me thinking about components.
Most games have all needed components in the box, but the waste of amassing dice alone seems absurd. I got rid of most game boxes and unnecessary bits from games, but as I downsize further I’m thinking of what to do with duplicated components across multiple games.
I shifted my games buying toward printable and digital games, and choosing what to keep to support that is part of this thinking.
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The video for The Dears’ “Tears of a Nation” is a very DIY and simple experience, but that haunting song has its hooks in my brain even more after watching it.
https://youtu.be/mdbN7bXEimo?si=gkWG3Bl9BoMFGM6U
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Today’s episode of This Filipino American Life is an interview with Chrissa Sparkles, including discussion of her songs “Fuck ICE” and “Don’t Fuck a Fascist“.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lhRNIDAT9Ug4T6bPWatUuUL_o0TQKdW2c&si=8pIDRRv4lWKQvxDB
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We went on a short walk and the signs and stickers we spotted were a weird mix.
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https://apollolemmon.com/2025/09/14/social-digest-2025-09-07-2025-09-13/
Since #NovaLauncher is about to die, I've started to take a look at some #Android #launchers that got recommendations on the web.
I have to confess: don't get why people like #NiagaraLauncher:
https://niagaralauncher.com/
Its usage patterns look like worst-case UX to me. Instead of taking advantage of spacial memory and quick access to frequently used apps in an array of icons, the user seems to scroll through a very long all-app list with only a few favorites on top with optional search. Just one dimension. It's so much more effort to invoke an app ...
IMO this kind of minimalism sacrifices usability in order to get a better look at the desktop background - which is simply black in my case.
Has anybody a recommendation for a launcher that is as much similar as possible to Nova? 🤔
Gonna have to use my iPhone for about two weeks now because Department of Commerce regulations forbid carrying the testing phone into China (exceptions can be applied for but I won’t bother).
Omg I really miss the Niagara launcher 🥹 that was the main feature that allowed me to cut down on news and social media (sorry folks I haven’t been posting much at all here) because I can hide those apps from Home Screen and also access them quickly if I need to.
Niagara Launcher bringt frischen Wind: Neue Themes, Icon-Pakete und Community-Features für Android
https://www.schmidtisblog.de/niagara-launcher-bringt-frischen-wind-neue-themes-icon-pakete-und-community-features-fuer-android-1779997/
Still no custom launcher possible #Apple? I miss my #niagaralauncher since switching back to #iOS. With quite a few other items:
No proper alternative keyboard (Florisboard ftw!) and the keyboard sucks.
Nothing similar to @fdroidorg on iOS. With the alternative appstores in EU I was hoping this would be possible. And lastly, KDE connect only has limited functionality.
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