Hello,
I was using Evie Launcher for years and now sadly cannot install it on my new P8P because the apk is abi v7 only :-(
The GOS stock launcher has fixed rows/columns so I am looking for an alternative where I can customize that, and with proper widget support. It's pretty frustrating, haven't found anything yet, tried a lot launchers from fdroid and izzy repos, searched on git...
Lawnchair (12 and 14 releases) and Neo Launcher (latest) don't work at all, as others already reported in this forum. They lag/freeze, and in my case, even the folders are completely broken, no folder name, no background, the icons are just "floating" on the screen, no more than 4 apps per folder, as more seem to get lost. And the terrible lag of 10-20s when swiping up from the bottom - there was an upstream issue with that, which is marked as solved, but not for me as of today. Futhermore, widget support/customization is missing/broken too.
To me the launcher is crucial to UX, how come that current android versions or whatever else causes launchers to be that broken? What did G change to completely break apps like lawnchair/neo launcher that way?
I'm really frustrated as I can't seem to find a launcher that works with custom row/column settings (and doesn't spy on you). I cannot proceed setting up my new phone without a proper launcher, too central to me.
Any hints? Much appreciated, thank you.