TRInvictus 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)

Just get nova (free) and call it a day.

Last year i tested a number of launchers and concluded that lawnchair and nova were the best. I stuck to nova for the ability to have no bottom bar. Another interesting option in case the above two don't work is Hyperion. Proprietary, but robust.

alex_herrero Dunno, I only switched over to Nova Prime a few months back but I haven't been asked to reconfirm yet. Honestly I don't think you'll be asked to reconfirm unless you reinstall the app, and persnonally I wouldn't even worry too much if I had to grand network access for 2 min every half year or so.

Nova I a great launcher and I haven't looked back since I switched over. You'll get 90% of the way the free version, Only paid features I really missed was notification badges and custom swipe shortcuts.

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    trilogy6202 Personally I wouldn't even worry too much if I had to grand network access for 2 min every half year or so.

    If one is worried about an app maybe leaking information, blocking the app from communicating most if the time is very different from really blocking it, because an app can buffer up whatever data it might want to leak and send it out whenever it can communicate.

      de0u fair point. For Nova Launcher I don't think it's necessary to provide network access again after initial registration of the Prime key.

      alex_herrero For what it's worth, I just updated to 8.0.14 (beta channel) and I didn't have to reapply the prime license.

      Personnaly, I use unlauncher (I tried Nova, Kiss and Niagara), reproduct a dumphone interface very well, satisfied overall.

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        Murcielago clean launchers are nice, but only a small fraction of people is willing to put up with non-existence of widgets and shortcuts and thererefore most don't use them.

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          I agree with that. I finally changed the Laumcher because I love shortcuts. But I always like to switch to Olauncher from time to time.

          a month later

          Whenever I try to install it says installation failed because package appears to be invalid

            4 months later

            lz-numn-rnn I will just say that lawnchair isn't fully open source and requires some proprietary blobs and stuff to work librechair addresses this if you are curious

              5 days later

              Guysinhowr librechair

              Something to try, thanks for mentioning it.

              Lawnchair still not working properly on my phone, black screens now and then, as usual.