Kia ora!

I’ve been an ios user for 100 years at this point, but used to be deep in the android scene before then. I’ve just got an android for a work phone and am wondering what’s changed in the last 10 years - what are your essential apps, settings, customisations? I’ve had a hunt around xda but can’t seem to find much in the way of roms for my model (Samsung A04) - back in the day it seemed there was a thread for every device!

What do I need to know?

  • J_C___@lemmy.placeEnglish
    15·
    2 years ago

    I’m interested to hear what others say but I’ll throw in my two cents

    • Nova launcher is still king
    • Fdroid store for open source apks
    • Newpipe app -> disable YouTube
    • EvilColeslaw@beehaw.orgEnglish
      15·
      2 years ago

      Didn’t Nova get sold to some analytics company? Not sure if that’s who I’d trust with my launcher.

      • green_witch@beehaw.orgEnglish
        9·
        2 years ago

        UGH that is awful.

        Thanks for posting that. Goodbye Nova.

        Are there any launchers that are recommended?

        • GhostMagician@beehaw.orgEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          I ended up giving on custom launchers after that and going with what was included on the phone or custom rom. So not sure which ones are good alternatives.

          • green_witch@beehaw.orgEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            I don’t have any particular needs for a launcher, but I just like having options for things, etc.

            Honestly, looking through a few I’ve seen so far… they just aren’t terribly appealing. I’ll probably be in the same boat as you.

            • Andy@programming.devEnglish
              2·
              2 years ago

              It’s already elsewhere in this thread but Niagara launcher is fantastic and worth a try.

    • cnnrduncan@beehaw.orgEnglish
      9·
      2 years ago

      I personally wouldn’t recommend a closed-source Launcher owned by a marketing/analytics company, especially if you’re the kind of person to use F-Droid!

      • FuyuhikoDate@diggit.xyzEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        As a long lasring Nova launcer User: what other launcer would you reccomend with the Same Features?

        • cnnrduncan@beehaw.orgEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          Honestly I haven’t found any that have as many features while also respecting me as a user so I’ve ended up sacrificing a little bit of customisation in exchange for security and privacy. I’m currently using NeoLauncher and it’s pretty decent!