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Add to SafariWhen comparing SF Launcher 2 vs Essential Launcher, the Slant community recommends Essential Launcher for most people. In the question“What are the best launchers for Android?” Essential Launcher is ranked 26th while SF Launcher 2 is ranked 51st. The most important reason people chose Essential Launcher is:
In spite of being a basic minimal launcher, it supports widgets.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Easy to use, card-based interface
The home screen is organized into cards that can be scrolled vertically. Cards can contain widgets or collections of apps. Swiping from the left gives access to all apps and swiping from the right gives access to all widgets. These can then be added to the homescreen. It's possible to customize the order, color, transparency, size and what how much information or apps a card displays.
Pro Clean, material design inspired aesthetic
The look of the launcher is inspired by Android 5.0 Lollipop and material design. It follows material design color scheme, has a card-based layout and a Google Now-like, header with a stylized image of a city at the top of the homescreen that changes throughout the day.
Pro Widget support
In spite of being a basic minimal launcher, it supports widgets.
Cons
Con Interface is not optimized for widgets that can be scrolled
Since the interface is based on vertical scrolling cards, widgets that can be scrolled (like a calendar widget) can get in the way of easily scrolling through the list of cards. It is possible to turn off widget scrolling in the settings to avoid these issues, but limits functionality of widgets.
Con No customization
In terms of total customization, it is even more spartan than KISS.
Con Only one widget
In spite of this, the widget chosen takes up all the desktop space.
