[dev here] The Internet access is required only for the daily wallpapers and nothing else. The messages pop up based on date. Many users seem to like it but if I hear any more complaints, I'll consider removing them.

Thanks for the clarification (and your work on Olauncher)! I knew I should have checked the source code before posting my comment. I don't think they need to be removed, but I would appreciate an option to disable them.

Not who you replied to, but I would personally prefer them to be opt in. The most recent message was sweet, but it also felt a little intrusive or ad-like. Love the launcher!

[dev here] The Play Store page has more details and reviews: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.olauncher

Why are Close and Save so next to each other?

I think you should mention the differences b/w Olauncher and your launcher in the readme. That will make it clear to people why they should give this a try.

By the way, Olauncher already has a ultra minimal version with the exact same name: https://github.com/tanujnotes/Ultra

Hey tanjunotes, i'm a big fan of your work and olauncher. Thanks, that you gave me with your work an insight in launcher development. And of course, thanks for the hints. I will add the differences to olauncher in the readme soon. I'm new to hackernews. I didn't read your answer, until now.

[Olauncher dev here] There's no Firebase integration in the Olauncher and never was. It literally collects no data. The releases on the Play Store, F-Droid and Github releases [APK] are all built from the same codebase, which is available on Github. Not sure why it's flagged.

Hey, man! Thanks for the awesome launcher. It's made my phone so much more useful to me. It finally feels like the tool it is.

Is there any way to support the development — financially or otherwise?

Thank you! You can get the pro version or by me a coffee.

Pro Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=719880784008107493... BMAC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tanujnotes

Have you tried Pro Launcher?

Disclosure: I'm the developer of Pro Launcher.

I made a minimal Android launcher called Olauncher during the pandemic. It now has a million downloads with 4.8 rating. A year ago (Jan, 2023) I launched the pro version, called Pro Launcher, and it's doing well.

Both available on my Play Store account called Digital Minimalism: https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=719880784008107493...

interesting - can you help me understand how much it represents in terms of revenue ?

I have been using a solo WhatsApp group as my "notes app" for years. Quite common with Android users. But when I needed a dedicated notes app to get a little more organised, I couldn't find anything satisfactory. The popular notes app are way too complicated for my purpose. The lesser knowns usually don't have a good UI/UX. And there's also the issue of privacy.

I needed a privacy respecting notes app which worked like whatsapp. So I built exactly that - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.makenoteto...

Took inspiration from Signal and called it Note to Self.

Location: Mumbai, India

Remote: Yes

Relocate: No

Technologies: Android, Kotlin, MVVM, Firebase

Resume: https://bit.ly/tanujresume1

Email: thetanuj@hotmail.com

OP here. I checked out your app and it's pretty good. I think I'll stick with no icon launcher. That way, users will have choices based on their preference of icon or no icon look. :)