Ratio hands-on: the ultimate Android launcher

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Ratio is a new Android launcher from Blloc. It brings most of the features of Blloc OS, as well as the minimalistic design over to OnePlus, Pixel and other Android phones.

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Ratio: Designed to minimise distractions
Me: Gets so obsessed with the concept I get distracted within the launcher itself

[SK-vwin]

This launcher will be great for Oled screen

[kufahmeeran]

Dear website devs, please don't f**k with scrolling physics.

[anmolpreetsingh]

TechAltar: So, I have been using 'Ratio' for about a week now.
MKBHD wants to know your location!

[xerzy]

This is Windows Phone but with more steps, and I love it

[vandelayindustries]

This looks insanely clean. I never considered switching away from the default OnePlus launcher (other than using Nova, but it doesn't work well with gesture navigation), because I saw it as an integral part of the smartphone experience to have app pages and a regulare app drawer. Now I realize that a launcher is nothing more than the gateway to the *actual* smartphone experience: the apps. I really want to give this a go and see how it affects my smartphone usage and how I think of smartphones in general.

[goated.content]

Damn, this changed from a launcher to a very, very, very ambitious project.

[mgkole]

For years people wanted better screens and stuff, and when they got there they started inventing the software to make everything monochromatic. Cool. :D

[teknyu]

dude youre the best tech reviewer, so informative, no theatrics just pure information. love it

[maedhyne]

My eyes were tingling the whole time. I can't wait to try this launcher (and slap Whicons icons in it) but I have to finish this video of course.

[MohamedSalahYouTube]

This is like a whole another os on top of android ! This is incredible

[Ludix]

Damn, I'm in love too. This is exactly the kind of innovation we need from tech companies.
And things like this are exactly why an open OS like Android is so important.

[myrmeko]

Instead of just a launcher, why not make a whole GSI?
Since GSIs don't require to be ported to individual devices.
They should make their own UI with this minimalist and extremely useful design.

[VipinYadav]

07:24 I thought that MacBook was touchscreen 😂

[AvijeetGhosh]

I like the way you've aesthetically designed your table for background.

[ykd]

We just asked for a simple launcher and i think, they think we asked for complex paid ecosystem. But i appreciate their ambitiousness.

[saifhussain]

I literally was thinking about how great this OS is the other day and then I see this wonderful news! Can't wait to try it out...

[omsrswt]

A subscription model would be repelling. I'd rather pay a fixed price for it and use it on my current phone forever. Then if I love it and adapt to it, I'll buy it again for my next phone.

[liteoner]

Wow. I wish major Android companies would adopt a sleek design language like that.

[soonerproud]

You have excellent taste in music. Sepultura is the best thing ever from Brazil!