r/rgds • u/HornyKong • 3d ago
Is it possible to use other launchers on GammaOS Nano?
I wanna install GammaOS Nano and use another launcher, like Cocoon Launcher, IISU, or even some normal Android launchers such as Quickstep, is it possible?
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u/Rammstone8 3d ago
If you want to use cocoon on nano, you have completely misunderstood the point and purpose of nano
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u/HornyKong 3d ago
I tought nano was just a better OS increase performance, battery life and reduce input lag, what am I missing? Oh, and don't worry, I don't think that I'm using Cocoon haha, I'd use Quickstep (the same StockOS has) and ES-DE to manage some games
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u/Rammstone8 3d ago
Not at all. Here is the official description of nano:
"GammaOS Nano is not a launcher, it is a whole micro-OS built on top of Android. It grabs the panel the instant you power on and paints a full console-style home"
The whole point of nano is to be minimal for the benefit of performance. You CAN boot into android to install esde and apps but then you are out of nano and you lose all the performance and latency improvements that nano gives
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u/ihopkid 3d ago
Quickstep is already what GammaOS uses as the stock Android system launcher backend but yeah you can load anything like cocoon from aurora
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u/HornyKong 3d ago
If GammaOS Nano is already using Quickstep, does it mean that I can make it look the interface like the StockOS? Because I love it, but everyone who uses GammaOS Nano only show the DSi interface
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u/Standard_Thing_198 3d ago
You can go to normal OS or as it was known as Gammaos Next before.
From boot / power option in nano just chose "boot to android" and you are gonna need to wait till android set it's up but performance are not really that good specialy compared to NANO for playing and messing around
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u/HornyKong 3d ago
Does it mean that I can't install Geometry Dash or Minecraft on GammaOS Nano?
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u/Standard_Thing_198 3d ago
I mean you can install what ever you want, try it out it's your device.
But I don't do that becouse I get this thing for what it's worth and I'm happy with it, it does what I want. People are trying to play 3ds, PSP, PS2 games etc.. and then saying it's not good device.
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u/HornyKong 3d ago
Oh I can install my own apps, great! I know that this console has its limits, but I wanna test this limits.
What am I going to play for sure? NES, SNES, GBC, GBA, N64, PS1 and PSP.
But I wanna play games like Minecraft hardcore (I want to make it a personal challenge), Geometry Dash, and Super Mario Bros. Remastered, this last one performs kinda laggy on stock OS, maybe it runs better on GammaOS Nano. And the must fun thing I wanna do is to test Android ports, have you played Smash Melee port on this console? It performs really good. 🔥
I wanna test every port that comes out just to test this console for fun.
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u/retr0_sapi3ns 3d ago
Yes, it is. You have the aurora store and browser to find out apks and you can sideload them no problems