If you swipe left you get to Google News. Is it possible to replace this feed with another app? Maybe an independent news service?

  • @Bear83170@beehaw.org
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    121 year ago

    If you can turn off swipe left to Google news, get a RSS feed reader, put a full screen widget on page one and all your apps on page 2. Make page 2 your default for home.

    • NothingOP
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      21 year ago

      Yes, that’s probably what it will come down to. Thanks.

  • @hydra@lemmy.world
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    61 year ago

    Kinda miss the old Google logo, it reminds me of the pre-enshittification internet but that was never meant to last anyways…

  • @flimsyberry@lemmy.world
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    31 year ago

    I’m unsure whether a drop-in replacement exists. I use Lawnchair. It doesn’t have the newsfeed when swiping left, but if you’re okay with changing your flow a bit it could be good (enough) for you. You could create something with widgets (or maybe plugins) that replicate what you currently have.

    • NothingOP
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      11 year ago

      Interesting thought. I haven’t thought of that yet.

  • @InfiniWheel
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    31 year ago

    LibreChair launcher had that but its had no updates since 2019 or something

      • @InfiniWheel
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        21 year ago

        Oh, no. Lawnchair has been back for a while now, they are rebuilding it from the ground up and deliver updates through their Telegram channel, though it still lacks a lot of the old features. LibreChair was a fork of the old LawnChair that aimed to replace the google centric features.

  • Soullioness
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    31 year ago

    I think so. I mean, it depend what phone or more specifically what launcher you use.

    • NothingOP
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      21 year ago

      That I need a launcher is clear to me. But which app then offers its own feed that I reach by swiping left?

      • Soullioness
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        21 year ago

        Oh, I understand now. All I know is Google and Samsung but there surely are more. Sorry I don’t know.

  • @Ahmed@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Personally I use the news widgets from Stock Widget app. You cannot choose the news source but instead you can specify the topics you like by adding some keywords.