Octopi launcher so far looks to be the closest to what can replace Nova for me, but an absolute deal breaker for me is the inability to separate business-apps within the app-drawer to a separate page.
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THB@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
For anyone looking for more customization, Octopi Launcher has been the closest replacement for me. I’ve tried Lawnchair, Niagara, et al.
Localhorst86@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
THB@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
It’s possible with tags, but requires an extra step to hide. I ended up having all the same tabs as I did with Nova.
1 - You tag those apps “Business” 2 - Long press on the “Business” tag tab and uncheck “Show apps in all apps list”
Octopi is great but I’ve definitely found settings hidden all over the place. The dev is fond of hiding them inside long presses of various things.. XD
Pzulu@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yep, 100%
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 weeks ago
I really like Niagara tho, it’s real smooth to use and can look great. But it’s something you have to adapt to, it’s a completely different workflow.
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I went from the stock launcher to Niagara and I didn’t feel the learning curve was steep. I did watch a couple of their YouTube videos first before switching.
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 weeks ago
Yeah, it’s not that it’s hard to learn, but it’s simply a completely different concept. The tutorial videos were a great help!