So I just got a Moto Razr and am going to start setting it up. I’ve been outside of the android ecosystem for a long time. Can I get some recommendations for anything and everything? I recently read the Nova launcher has gotten much worse since I last used it. I’m also not sure if I should do a launcher or just use the base OS. I know that there are loads of articles out there, but I’m getting really tired of wading through AI gen articles and would love your personal experience.

Thanks in advance!

  • Yaky@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    After using iOS for around 3 years and going back to Android, Android has more simple, pragmatic and free apps.

    I like droidify as a store for FOSS apps (comes with several repos enabled by default, including F-Droid and Izzy).

    For the basics: Breezy Weather for weather, CoMaps for navigation, Markor or Fossify Notes for notes, Aegis for 2FA, Gadgetbridge for smartwatch.

    As for launchers, people like Niagara, but it’s subscription for the pro version. Lawnchair is a classic-style customizable launcher. Other mainsteam apps are pretty much the same as iOS.

    • PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      I appreciate it! Especially the store recommendation, because wow trying to use the stock store is crazy for me right now. If you switched recently do you mind me asking how you migrated all the saved passwords and such?

      • Yaky@slrpnk.netEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        I use Sync in Firefox to sync favorites and site passwords, but outside of that, I usually start clean. Sometimes I need to manually copy notes, 2FA keys or such, but mostly I set things up as I need them.