BigDoggenest
Lurker
I've tried a few other launchers and it could be my patience that was the problem, but they seemed to never have customization that I needed, were just too busy/annoying or were too complicated for my simple needs.
Then I found Action Launcher 3. I love it.
It has a pullout app menu on the left which you can hide apps from and sort by how often they're used, alphabetically and probably a few other ways.
There is still an "Apps" button (if you so choose) that can also be customized like the pullout list, although separate from it. I use the pullout app menu for the most often used and have all the apps I need (see: hoarder) but rarely (see: never) use hidden while my "Apps" button has all of my apps alphabetically for when I can't find an app because I'm using one that I have hidden or I use it uncommonly and it's hidden from my eyes in my quick list, etc.
There's also a bar you can pullout from the other side which functions for me like a utility screen for widgets that I don't want so easily butt-pressed but need on hand like the flashlight, widgets to call/text to my girlfriend and my Pokémon fix.
There's also much deeper customization with swipes, taps, home button presses and probably much more (of which the only one I could ever remember was customized was a double tap of the home button to go to recent apps and a triple tap to clean my ram.
In short, it gives me my perfect blend of wanting things easy to get to but clearly segregated by how I use them while giving me the satisfaction of knowing I can get much deeper into the dark world of serious customization.
Uploaded is a screen shot of my "utility belt" because I feel like I describe things like a toddler. Also this is my first post here so I feel slightly awkward for some reason. I just felt like throwing that in there.
Then I found Action Launcher 3. I love it.
It has a pullout app menu on the left which you can hide apps from and sort by how often they're used, alphabetically and probably a few other ways.
There is still an "Apps" button (if you so choose) that can also be customized like the pullout list, although separate from it. I use the pullout app menu for the most often used and have all the apps I need (see: hoarder) but rarely (see: never) use hidden while my "Apps" button has all of my apps alphabetically for when I can't find an app because I'm using one that I have hidden or I use it uncommonly and it's hidden from my eyes in my quick list, etc.
There's also a bar you can pullout from the other side which functions for me like a utility screen for widgets that I don't want so easily butt-pressed but need on hand like the flashlight, widgets to call/text to my girlfriend and my Pokémon fix.
There's also much deeper customization with swipes, taps, home button presses and probably much more (of which the only one I could ever remember was customized was a double tap of the home button to go to recent apps and a triple tap to clean my ram.
In short, it gives me my perfect blend of wanting things easy to get to but clearly segregated by how I use them while giving me the satisfaction of knowing I can get much deeper into the dark world of serious customization.
Uploaded is a screen shot of my "utility belt" because I feel like I describe things like a toddler. Also this is my first post here so I feel slightly awkward for some reason. I just felt like throwing that in there.
