Fossify Launcher

★★★☆☆

Same basics as the built-in Android launcher: a home screen for app icons, optional additional screens, grouping multiple apps in a folder – and it doesn’t push a “news” screen or force a Google search bar on you!

Unfortunately it’s not quite ready for prime time. As of version 1.5:

• It doesn’t rotate. Always running in portrait mode is fine for my phone, but I often use my tablet in landscape mode.
• Widget support still needs more work. It’s better than it was in 1.0, but some widgets (including Fossify Calendar’s event list, which is the main one I use!) still disappear the moment I add them.

I’ll continue keeping an eye on new releases, though!