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Re:Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps by floppyd on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @07:50AM (#44297999)
What's strangely missing from the list of FOSS android apps is a simple "pixel-like" launcher. I have some old devices that I use for small tasks, and I'd love to install the very basic launcher on them, basically the only thing I need is a paginated grid on the desktop, a scrollable list of apps in the main app menu, and a swipe up gesture to bring this menu. I checked a lot of launchers some time ago, and all of them either go hard into "minimalism/functionalism" and don't even show icons, or go deep into customization and fail to be lightweight.
Re:Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps by glenstein on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @08:13AM (#44298170)
There is a Fossify Launcher beta on F-Droid.
Re:Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps by mcv on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @09:10AM (#44298756)
I didn't know it was in beta, but I'm using their launcher. It's mostly great, except for widgets, which it frequently loses. But I can have way more icons on my homescreen than I used to have.
Re:Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps by floppyd on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @07:04AM (#44308767)
Oh it looks absolutely perfect, thank you so much! Must've not been out yet when I was checking out different launchers
Re:Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps by polyaniline on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @07:53AM (#44298021)
Check out Lawnchair.