Take a moment to think about which Android app is at the center of your smartphone. If you answered the phone app, you’re likely still stuck in the early 2010s. But if you answered the launcher, you’d be correct. That’s why picking the right home screen makes all the difference to the quality of your phone usage experience.
This is even more important when choosing a home screen for an older or less equipped device. I found myself in this predicament recently when I pulled my grand old Android tablet from the depths of the defunct device drawer. One UI Home just wasn’t cutting it anymore, so I sought a minimalist, lightweight Android launcher to bring back some much-needed pep. The answer, I’d soon discover after trawling F-Droid, was Mako.
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