I tried out Smart Launcher again and it certain has improved since I last tried it earlier in the year, there's some Nova/Niagara features I have now noticed has been added (eg tap to launch first app in folder, swipe to open folder). But it still has a weird bug where my wallpaper shifts to the left every now and then. Not sure if it's due to me using a foldable.
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Been looking for a video player after having a number of great years with MX but it's now on a subscription model (I had the paid version). Plus MX will randomly crap out with some of my videos. Moved over to Pi Player which seemed quite similar but started having a couple of issues. Now I'm on Arc - worked very well straight out of the box, downloading subtitles also flawless. The free version has been great and there is a one off paid version but not needed to jump yet.
I've been trying out Next Player since it's FOSS (also available on F-Droid), works pretty well so far. Did try VLC but always kept running into weird bugs. I do miss MX but big shame what it's become now.
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I'm currently using Nova Video Player on mine, seems to be working fine for me and the main appeal was it catalogues your media.
I spoke too soon regarding Arc. Every single video I play has a sync issue which means I have to close the app and start the video again to get it working properly. Plus it suffers from bad slow down if you skip/rewind the video. On to the next one - I'll try Nova.
I've used VLC for a while now. No issues here. Just wish they had pinch to zoom instead of fixed ratios.
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