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Before Launcher

Take back your time

5.0
•2 reviews•

3 followers

Take back your time

5.0
•2 reviews•

3 followers

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The average person loses two hours a day distracted by their phone. Own your time with Before Launcher.
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Launched in 2019View 1 launch
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Android•Productivity
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Michael EvansJoel ButlerLuke Freeman

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Michael Evans
Michael Evans

Before Launcher

Maker
Hello! We are so excited that the Before Launcher is publicly available. Thanks for any and all feedback you may have. We love technology (heck we've built our fair share of it), but it was distracting us to the point of it being detrimental to our lives. The smartphone is a toolbox that can house millions of useful tools. Use those tools when you want to use them, not when you get distracted by some notification or app. We wanted something neutral. So, we built the Before Launcher. Our product encourages focus, and mindful phone usage. The Before Launcher has three core features: a clean and simple tool focused homescreen, a powerful app launcher, and a notification filter (kind of like a spam filter) to transform almost any Android phone (7.0 and up), for free. By reducing the number of notifications that interrupt you, and removing clutter from the home interface, the Before Launcher reduces your number of unplanned decisions and distractions, giving you time back. Our product isn’t a replacement for evaluating your relationship with technology. Plans laid out by folks like Catherine Price, Cal Newport, and Tristan Harris are still immensely valuable. We are happy to talk with anyone more about it. But, from what we’ve found from our beta tests, this product does help. Thank you so much for the time.
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6yr ago
🦏 rhino
🦏 rhino

A great way to take a step back from the constant connection to your phone...while not giving it up completely.

Pros:

Does exactly what it is designed to do. Reduces the clutter of all the notifications while still allowing important ones through.

Cons:

All of my initial cons have been addressed by the developers and are now features in the app.

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6yr ago
Varun Choraria
Varun Choraria
Launchaco

Launchaco

This is the launcher that I was waiting for. Just discovered it, and already installed on my Phone. Wonderfully designed. Kudos to the makers, keep making this awesome.
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6yr ago
Michael Evans
Michael Evans

Before Launcher

Maker
@miraclepreneur Awesome. Thank you!!!
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6yr ago
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