Olauncher, Foss and actually minimal
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Apex Launcher. Left Nova a while back and it offers basically the same features without the aggressive bullshit. And while the pro version is somewhat subscription based the lifetime price (7โฌ here) is absolutely reasonable. `
I actually prefer Apex too
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Action Launcher
I've used ton of diffefent ones over the years but always come back to Nova
Since it's not mentioned, I use Before Launcher to help reduce phone usage. It still has some customization, folders, and a notification filter to block out noise.
I'm currently running an IOS knock-off. It's "ok". I don't want widgets, search bars, clocks and whatnot. Just 4-5 quick access apps on the bottom and left/right swipe across the rest of the icons without clicking into menus or sub-screens.
Anything recommended that does that without too many permissions, and doesn't have added "app library" and widget screens? Always looking to tweak things a bit.
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Total Launcher -- I didn't see this mentioned anywhere in the comments. When Nova sold out, I tried out a handful of launchers and landed on Total for the customizability.
I have used many over the years. Lots of great ones, but it came down to taste for me. A few faves were Niagara, Nova, Lawnchair and the stock Pixel launcher. But for the last few months, I have gone back to Square Home. I was a huge Windows Phone enthusiast, so I just really wanted to go back to that vibe. It took a decent amount of time to get it set up and exactly how I wanted. Worth a try if you want something different.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.squarehome2
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Neo launcher, it is foss and can use Neo Feed (which is also foss) it is stable, has cool features and a backup function. Also it is under active development.
I like Lawnchair, it's FOSS, runs very beautifully and supports gestures (though that requires root and Quickswitch module)
Ruthless launcher! Came from a Pixel to Samsung and can't deal with their UI. Ruthless allows mostly replicating the Pixel look I'm used to.
Probably not very helpful for you on a Pixel, but maybe it helps someone else :)
Nova honestly. Though it looks rather vanilla but its what i live with.