Olauncher. Minimal AF Launcher

Digital Minimalism

About this app

Are you using your phone, or is your phone using you?

Olauncher is a minimal AF Android launcher with just enough features. By the way, AF stands for AdFree. :D

🏆 Olauncher for Android remains the nicest home screen interface of any phone I've ever used. - @DHH
https://x.com/dhh/status/1863319491108835825
🏆 Top 10 Android launchers of 2024 - AndroidPolice
https://androidpolice.com/best-android-launchers
🏆 8 best minimalist Android launcher - MakeUseOf
https://makeuseof.com/best-minimalist-launchers-android/
🏆 Best Android Launchers (2024) - Tech Spurt
https://youtu.be/VI-Vd40vYDE?t=413
🏆 This Android Launcher Helped Me Cut My Phone Use in Half
https://howtogeek.com/this-android-launcher-helped-me-cut-my-phone-use-in-half

Please check out our user reviews to learn more.


FEATURES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

Minimalist homescreen: A clean homescreen experience with no icons, ads or any distraction. It helps you reduce your screen time and increase productivity.

Customizations: Resize text, rename apps, hide unused apps, show or hide the status bar, app text alignments, etc.

Gestures: Double tap to lock screen. Swipe left or right to open apps. Swipe down for notifications.

Wallpaper: A beautiful new wallpaper, daily. No one said that a minimalist launcher has to be boring. :)

Privacy: No data collection. FOSS Android launcher. Open source under GPLv3 license.

Launcher features: Dark & light themes, dual apps support, work profile support, auto app launch.

To maintain the simplicity of such a minimalist launcher, a few niche features are available but hidden. Please visit the About page in settings for the complete list.


FAQs:

1. Hidden apps - Long press anywhere on the home screen to open settings. Tap 'Olauncher' on the top to see your hidden apps.

2. Navigation gestures - Some devices do not support gestures with a downloaded Android launchers. This can only be fixed by your device manufacturer via an update.

3. Wallpapers - This Android launcher provides a new wallpaper daily. You can also set any wallpaper you want from your phone settings or Gallery/Photos app.

Our About page in settings has rest of the FAQs and several other tips to help you make the best usage of Olauncher. Please check it out.


Accessibility Service -
Our Accessibility Service is used exclusively to let you turn off your phone's screen with a double-tap gesture. It is optional, disabled by default and doesn't collect or share any data.

P.S. Thank you for checking out the description till the end. Only a few very special people do that. Take care! ❤️

Ratings and reviews

I've been looking for a minimal launcher for months now. I remember scrolling past Olauncher and it just seemed too good to be true, especially with so many other competitors. It's been a few weeks since I downloaded Olauncher and set is as my default launcher (it took me some days to transition) but I am so happy with it now! I've reduced my screen time, got back into reading more, and most importantly I've stopped opening apps for no reason. On the downside: I miss having some widggets!

WOW!! I love this. Simple and elegant interface. I love the idea of Litephone, but I need access to some apps. Olauncher grants that. Vanilla, text-based interface that allows normal use of all Android apps. I do miss Google's weather and calendar widget. I like that apps auto-launch when search becomes unique. I don't like when apps have duplicate names and I can't tell what they are without icons or publisher info. That part of the app drawer needs work. Actually, it already allows renaming.

It has really helped me quit doomscrolling and accidentally ending up on Social media out of habit. Just that simple extra step to find things makes it easier to stop and think, "Do I actually want to spend time on this?" I have also spent more time on the apps I do actually want to use, like the Bible and Duolingo. Thanks a ton, I feel like I have my life back! Hoping the app stays free 🤞

What’s new

* Improved pinyin search
* Improved app search by handling special characters
* Fixed - uninstall and app-info for work profile apps
* Fixed - auto launch not working with SwiftKey keyboard