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How to breathe new air into your 2yo phone: install and use a new launcher. Just installed the one from Microsoft and looks and feels awesome

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    Where do these trolls come from?
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    Oh no! He's saying something good about Microsoft! Throw stones!
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    How does a launcher affect performance, a part from adding extra bloat to an already bloated OS?
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    @RantSomeWhere I do. Not into that.
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    @feroza it doesn't, but it looks nicer, that's the purpose of my post, sometimes you want to give it a face-lift. And my phone never felt bloated, even after updating it through two major versions.
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    @Mayhem93 Oh, my mistake, I somehow added "performance" to the post in my mind.
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    Personally, Nova FTW ! Super fast , really simple and very customizable. The one from Microsoft is actually pretty good tho.
    Also, quick tip : on Android, under developer option you can reduce time taken for animation. It feels way better after that.
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    @MrEliptik I've used nova before, now I'm just trying something new, besides I want to be able to receive and send text from my win 10 laptop
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    How to breathe new air to a 5 year old smartphone? Just install the latest official OS from the manufacturer. It’s faster and has no bloatware.
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    @lastNick my 2 year old HTC 10 barely has any bloatware and it's almost as fast as I'd love a phone to be.
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    @Mayhem93 Are official updates available?
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    @lastNick the last major one is Android 8, the rest are just security updates (but that's uncommon and doesn't happen even once every 6 months)
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    @Mayhem93 That’s great. Let’s talk again in 3 years from now.
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    @lastNick I'll be having another phone by then
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    @Mayhem93 I understand ! I think I did the same back then. In case you want something else, with "message" from Google you have a web interface. Pushbullet can also let you send SMS from any computer.
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    @MrEliptik what I got doesn't use any web interface, just goes through win 10. And I still use web interface for android messages, but I don't receive notifications if I'm not on the page :/
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    @Mayhem93 Ok i get it. If you activated notification and let Chrome running in the background it works no ? With pushbullet it works for sure !
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    @MrEliptik ofc it does, it's just that it's baked in. I never used pushbullet, and I don't think I need it. I want a more streamlined experience. Without having to install extra stuff (yes, I still have to pair my android with win 10)
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    I'm still using a Motorola Moto G from 2013 (paid 220 $ back then). I flashed the latest LineageOS (bases on Android 7) that receives updates once a week, and I use Nova launcher prime with notification count and full Google integration. I have to deal with some lag once in a while since it has just 1 GB of RAM and apps are getting bigger and heavier (with no apparent reason), but otherwise it's so good that I'm not willing to change it even if I could, battery still lasts a full day and I can find battery and display replacement parts for less than 20 $ if i need (replaced the display twice already and it was pretty easy to do too).

    What I want to say is that you don't actually need a new phone. You just need to buy one good phone and you have to know how to use and maintain it. Flagship devices can last 4+ years if used properly
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    @michezio it's not that, it's the fact that I get bored and I like to buy new stuff from time to time. I still got my HTC one m8 from 4 years ago and still works fine (it's stock)
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    Actually I have that launcher and am quite impressed by it. And not a M$ fanboy.
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