Samsung announced on Monday evening that it will host a livestreamed Galaxy Unpacked event on September 4, strategically positioning itself just five days ahead of Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 17 event on September 9.

The virtual event, scheduled for 5:30 a.m. ET (2:30 a.m. PT), will stream live on Samsung.com and the company’s YouTube channel, according to an official Samsung announcement. The timing appears deliberate, as Samsung seeks to capture attention before Apple’s traditional fall product launch window

  • foggenbooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    That’s a feature of the launcher. I use Nova Launcher, but there are plenty of others to choose from that don’t do that. The launcher is essentially the “home screen or desktop” of your phone, including the app drawer. It can be swapped out depending on taste. So with that changed the only thing that remains “Samsungy” is the notification shade and the main settings menu.

    • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Does switcher the launcher affect the performance in some way? I think I read somewhere that the default launcher is still running or something. But that didn’t really make sense to me.

      • foggenbooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 days ago

        No, and if it does it would be an unnoticeable amount. I’ve run custom launchers since the Nexus days. If I ever load the stock launcher it’s slow to start so that indicates it hasn’t been sitting in RAM.

        There’s so many extra things you can do with custom launchers that I would have a hard time going back. One thing I like about Nova that I haven’t seen anywhere else, is folders within icons. So I can make a folder called “Messengers” and put all my different messaging apps in it. I then put Signal as the first in the folder (because I use it most) and in the folder setting select “launch first app” as the tap action and “open folder” as swipe up action. The folder then just becomes a Signal icon and works like a regular Signal icon, but if I swipe up on it, all my different messaging apps come up. Its great and I have these hidden folders for everything. My camera app is actually my gallery, picture editors, etc. My Phone app is also my contacts, meeting app, you get the picture. Keeps my home screen nice and tidy but I still have everything categorized and easy to reach.