And thanks for all the Tempeh
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Sad to read, but not at all surprising. I remember how much damage control Kevin was doing back when the sale to Branch happened.

I hope he has learned something about trusting the word and contracts from entities like Branch from the whole thing.

    • misery mansion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      I switched to action launcher years ago and it still works great. The ability to have a default app in a folder is so convenient, you tap to open the app you use most, or swipe to open the full folder. I’m not aware of another launcher which allows this.

      I only have one screen for everything I need because of this feature, with the full app list available on the left and a widget panel with my calendar and weather on the right.

      I never see it mentioned in these threads though, I guess because it’s not FOSS. I tried lawnchair and the gap in features is massive.

      • foggenbooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        7 days ago

        Action can do this? I’ll have to check it out, because that’s the feature from Nova I can’t live without. My whole home screen has been built around it for years.

        • misery mansion@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          7 days ago

          Action can do this. I believe it was implemented on Action before Nova anyway but it’s years ago at this point… But yeah that’s the main feature I miss with all the other launchers.

          I can’t quite remember how the in app purchase element of it works, I appear to have paid to be a supporter in 2022, I think around then maybe is when they changed payment models and annoyed people idk.

          It’s too integral a part of my usage for me to worry about, as much as I love FOSS stuff. I’m totally happy with the small amount I’ve contributed. The app is still releasing updates.

    • SanguinePar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      I use Total Launcher - it has up and down swipe gestures but also left and right. It’s a bit of a learning curve, much less intuitive than Nova was at its peak, but very customisable.

      • hefty4871@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        I tried total launcher. Even bought a license. It didn’t have the app icon swipe. For example if I swipe up on the phone app icon it launches the contacts app. Swipe up on the messages app icon to launch Signal. Great way to easily access a bunch of related apps without cluttering the home screen.

        • SanguinePar@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          6 days ago

          Agreed, that’s exactly what I do too - I use icon swipe all the time though, so I’m confused why you don’t have it.

          Admittedly, I swipe folder icons rather than individual apps, but it definitely works, here’s a quick video (link lives for 2 days): https://streamable.com/liybvg

          EDIT - looking again, I can’t set swipes on individual app icons either, just the folder icons. Weird, never noticed that before!