If you ask, what app can make a disruptive change in the mobile phone experience?
I don't know what everyone will think of, but the machine brother will definitely vote for the "starter".
Some fans may not know much, the launcher is the desktop of the Android system.
We can install a third-party launcher to replace the original one on the system.
The machine brother recalls the previous time of doing the machine, and the deepest impression is the brushing machine and tossing the desktop.
Flashing is for smoother phones, while desktop launchers are mainly for efficiency and beautification.
But it's been a decade, and now it seems that few people have mentioned such a thing as a starter.
Are they all cold?
In fact, there are not, but there are many excellent starters that continue to appear.
However, they are no longer going to go the big and complete path, but to the other extreme.
Next, follow the machine brother to see what the Android launcher has become now.
Olauncher
Think of that year, one of the biggest motivations for the machine brother to change the starter was to change the icon pack.
A set of exquisite icons is at least neater and fresher than the icons that come with each app.
However, icon packs can sometimes be difficult to cover all apps.
Then the ultimate solution comes.
This Olauncher was cut off directly with the icon.
The entire interface is extremely simple, and the app on the main screen will only display the name, and there will be no icon at all.
You can set up two themes of dark and light, which is actually the difference between white and black characters.
If auto wallpaper is turned on, it will also download wallpapers of the corresponding tones by theme.
In terms of functionality, it is also reduced to the point that it cannot be refined anymore.
Swipe in to enter the list of all applications, you can search or manually open the app.
Of course, there is still no icon, but there is an option to hide the app.
Both swipe left and swipe right open the App, which can be set in the options.
All that's left is double-click the lock screen, the number of home screen apps, and there's really nothing else.
What the? You say it's a bit rudimentary.
It's called small and beautiful, a compromise for simplicity and extreme efficiency.
If nothing else, since using this Olauncher, the brother doesn't even want to brush the phone now.
This, perhaps, is the meaning of minimalism.
Before launcher
The next Before launcher, logically like the above, promotes minimalism and focus.
At first glance, it's a bit of a dream back to Windows Phone.
Compared with the previous one, it has a little more details.
The home screen is also a pure text style, this time even the wallpaper has been minimalist.
In operation, swipe left into the application list, there are icons here, it is more convenient to find.
You can also arrange apps in different orders, which everyone should be familiar with.
In addition, the personalization of the Before launcher is simple, but not quite a few.
For example, it supports changing icon packs and themes.
The number of built-in themes has reached 68 models, although it is just a change of color, but there are some quite good-looking.
Although the highlight function is a little less, the machine brother still feels that it has achieved both operational and visual minimalism.
There should be a lot of people who will take this bite.
Minimalist phone
When the machine brother first heard the name, he thought which manufacturer had launched what new machine.
It turned out to be just an Android launcher.
However, if you dare to call this name, there must be something.
Open a look, worthy of minimalism.
The home screen only has a clock and a circle of battery display, and also did a charging ring animation, which was well received.
Below is the familiar text-only app.
There are also two quick-start app slots on the bottom two sides, the default is the phone and camera.
In addition to that, it's all about sliding left into the app list on the right.
Nothing else seems to be there?
Don't be disappointed, be fierce in the back.
This minimalist mobile phone, the real big trick is to "quit Internet addiction".
First of all, it has a built-in timed reminder that can count the length of time the app has been used.
Of course, this alone is certainly not enough.
So it made such a riot operation, pre-timed before opening the app.
For example, the machine brother wants to touch the fish brush vibrato, through this minimalist mobile phone to open the vibrato, there will be such a prompt.
The machine brother is not too crazy, then choose a 30 minutes.
Enjoying the pleasure of immersive fishing, this prompt popped up, and thought it was "insufficient balance please recharge".
Of course, it's actually the app that runs out of time.
It can be lasted for 15 minutes.
If you really can't control your own hands, the minimalist mobile phone still has a unique skill.
It can directly give you to block the app, how long you can block it, the shortest 4 hours, the longest 7 days.
Not only that, but it also recommends that you block other apps that have been used for a long time together.
It's a dead end.
If you try to open a blocked app, you'll see a taunted prompt.
Sometimes, you can see various tips for quitting your phone elsewhere.
In short, it is to find a way to get you to quit the phone.
This effect is even comparable to some system-level features, and meditation enthusiasts are ecstatic.
Ratio
This starter is both simple and efficient, and also brings the frigid style to the extreme.
The theme is this style of black and white gray, and the application icons are also made into black and white.
The logic of its home screen is somewhat special, divided into two parts.
The top half can be placed in the app, but it is only allowed to be placed in the "drawer", similar to a folder.
The default classification is also quite fine, that is, it may be a little unsatisfactory in our case, and there are only a few apps that are classified.
The second half can choose to be app resident, which is the same as the Dock bar of many launchers.
At the bottom is the App Quick Search, which shows recently opened apps and contacts.
Of course, you can also swipe up to open the list and rummage through it manually.
There is a saying that the first order of the Chinese is not supported, and the experience is really poor.
In addition, this launcher, the left and right pages are also quite interesting.
The left side is similar to a negative screen, you can view the weather, information and other information.
You can also add some widgets, such as calculators, unit conversions, etc., which is quite convenient.
On the right is a so-called "Conversations", which, according to the understanding of the machine brother, is actually a aggregation of notification messages.
This way all the messages can be viewed here.
However, it is still a problem of water and soil, and the support for our commonly used Apps is not very good.
Ratio also has a deeply hidden highlight called the "Application Dashboard".
In simple terms, it is also a function of counting app usage information.
Inside you can see how much space the app has taken up, how much traffic it has used, how often and how long it has been used recently.
The duration of use will also be displayed on the home screen, reminding you to use less and don't be on top of it every moment.
In fact, the machine brother has looked at this black- and white gray style for a long time, and it is difficult to think about it.
I don't know if you found it, these Android starters introduced by the machine brother are emphasizing minimalism, focus and efficiency.
Unlike the old starters with complex functions and high degree of customization in the past, it is not a style at all.
If you think about the reason for the emergence of the starter, it is not because the mobile phone manufacturers did not do well enough at that time.
Now the systems are good enough to think of a third-party starter.
Instead, some differentiated launchers are more popular.
Anyway, the machine brother thinks that sometimes the new machine is changed back and forth, and there is no fresh feeling when it is touched, and it is better to change a starter to play.
Of course, this change is not a problem without freshness, and may even quit the mobile phone.