I’ve been using the releases from github for a while, but this is a great step towards availability for many.

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      You can remove the Google search bar and replace it with the one of your choice.

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        That was honestly the only thing i needed from a launcher when i got my pixel 6a two years ago, but there is so much more to it as i later discovered. All the tweaking that is possible on top of the (very good) pixel launcher, which it was built upon but had this one flaw.

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          Same here. I literally swapped to Lawnchair to get rid of Google search from my home screen.

          Unfortunately it doesn’t support Private Space yet.

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      Feels somewhat close to the Pixel launcher, with icon packs support, with a couple of extra features and doesn’t belong to a company that is trying to monetize it to hell.

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        Dumb question, I’ve been using Nova launcher since forever but I think there was some drama recently about it being acquired. Is that the major difference between it and lawn chair?

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          One of them. The other is that this is open source which has certain implications that don’t exist exist for Nova.

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          Nova is more flexible, but honestly I find that Lawnchair strikes a good balance between simplicity and customizability.