Screenshot from the linked tweet of the setting in Android 14 QP2 Beta 3:

    • RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      That’s already possible. I have my default browser set as Firefox and for Google to open links in browser.

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      10 months ago

      Just for anyone looking how to do this, you should have your default web browser set to Firefox (settings -> apps -> default apps) then swipe up from the home screen, search for the “Google” app, tap your profile picture in the top right, and go to settings -> general -> uncheck “Open web pages in the app.”

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    10 months ago

    I wish they’d get rid of the hard coded day and date on the first screen. Who thought that was a good idea?

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      10 months ago

      Isn’t lawnchair dangerous to use since it hasn’t been supported for 3 years? Just asking, simply an assumption on my side.

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        If there’s some security vulnerability, perhaps. That said it’s not ingesting data from the web. It’s ingesting data from me and some of the installed apps. It’s not a huge attack surface. I haven’t heard of CVEs for Pixel Launcher for example. Doesn’t mean there weren’t any. With all that said, I’m using the actively developed version.

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            Look on GitHub. There are daily builds for the actively developed branch. When I checked a few months ago, new features and fixes landed often.

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                Again, there are daily builds that can be downloaded straight from GitHub and installed. That’s what I’m running. The only significant downside to it is that new builds don’t install over old builds so you have to backup/restore via the launcher’s settings.

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                  Okay, I think I just didn’t understand what you meant.

                  Where do I find these daily builds though? I’m being extremely oblivious right now

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                  Found it, but I’d need to make a Github account to access these debug APKs

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    Wow, that’s perfect. I’m actually really used to Niagara Launcher right now but I might consider Pixel Launcher. It’s just sooo smooth on a Pixel, no other launcher quite gets there, even Niagara.

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      I’ve really come to like Nova. It’s one of the few that is as smooth as the pixel launcher

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        It’s not. Particularly the switch to a multitasking view and some animations cannot be as smooth for any third party launcher due to the fact that the required API is not available to them. I don’t remember the details but I think it’s only available to system apps? I know it can be achieved with root but I don’t want that.

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          Just switched to Nova Launcher on my Pixel 7 about a month ago. Every once in a while —like, maybe once a week or so—it’ll take about a quarter second to load the home screen when I go to home. About as frequently, there will be a slight visual glitch when I launch an app, where the icon zooms out instead of in; but that doesn’t affect how long it takes to launch the app. I’ve also noticed an increase in my battery life, despite tripling the number of widgets since switching to Nova.

          Anecdote isn’t the singular of data, though.

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        I’ve been using Nova for years and love it too, but it seems to be a bit unstable on my Pixel 7 Pro. Sometimes when pressing the home button, I just get a blank wallpaper until trying again. Other times the launcher freezes until I go into settings and force close it. It’s not happening often enough to make me switch yet, but often enough to be annoying.