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
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@MANGOES _ARE_LIGMA try lessphone
@Sarah Izmailova Fuck you too
Lol, same here.
Dear website devs, please don't f**k with scrolling physics.
Amen!
fr. It's extremely laggy on Firefox.
^This lol
I thought my phone was going insane lol
Exactly this. Product pages on apple's website are the worst offenders imo
This launcher will be great for Oled screen
Yes
I think that's intentional
And for your eyes
how this is a launcher
I’m just a little scared of screen burn in though since it would have so many straight lines that barely move whenever you are just in the “homescreen”
TechAltar: So, I have been using 'Ratio' for about a week now.
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MKTrash
@@deletedaccount966 what's up with you?
@Gypsy Dancer,Doing good, thanks for asking.
Grow up
Why? I can't get the joke. 😕
This is Windows Phone but with more steps, and I love it
Not available for my XZ2 Compact tho, in fact the website doesn't list any Sony phone 😿
ayy lmao just watched 8:50
was going to comment the same after watching few secs lol
Yes it is reminiscent of Windows Phone with a lot of new tricks.
you beat me to it.MS had a good thing going, too bad a combination of factors killed it.
I finally reluctantly switched to Android last year..
Damn, this changed from a launcher to a very, very, very ambitious project.
bro tree is accessible ?
I wish they add an option to have a swipe up to app drawer
So that ur home screen is not clustered and u get the tiles look in app drawer.
For years people wanted better screens and stuff, and when they got there they started inventing the software to make everything monochromatic. Cool. :D
People r idiots first they went from curved/ non flat screen to flat screen, black n white to colored , now they r going back to curved screens , colourless pictures.etc
Some idiots can never be satisfied even with all the goods
Lol it's all very dumb isn't, will check it out anyways lmao 😂
It's meant to minimize distractions which is very essential to do in this day and age. I turn my phone on Monochrome mode from developer settings so that I don't get distracted during Digital School work.
It's because some people started to abuse it
@@VAIBHAVALWAYS as if saying all that makes you any less idiotic 😂
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.
Well, it's an OS, i don't know why he said that this was a launcher
@@francescomarialeo Yeah, when i went to subscribe into their newsletter it is an OS. I was too excited because I thought this was a launcher.
@@maedhyne damn i wanted a launcher like that
@@ograkthemonkeyhunter2743 yeah me too, sadly, what we saw in this video is too good to be true for a launcher lol
Have you tried the launcher?
dude youre the best tech reviewer, so informative, no theatrics just pure information. love it
Wish he would use his old background song again though (Tarantulas by Christian Nanzell). Fit super well and was nice.
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.
Update?
This is like a whole another os on top of android ! This is incredible
I wish they add an option to have a swipe up to app drawer
So that ur home screen is not clustered and u get the tiles look in app drawer.
its more like a windows phone
I like the way you've aesthetically designed your table for background.
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.
Yeah, they should just release their own GSI, a Custom ROM distribution. If they just want to release a launcher, they better release it on Play Store.
@@abhrish Exactly. Easier for both parties. Both rooted users and unrooted.
Cause the vast majority of users will not know how/ want to deal with rooting their phone, or simply cannot due to a locked bootloader.
It's so much easier to just push a button to install an app than to spend a half hour setting up your phone from scratch, so 99% of people won't even bother to give it a shot.
@@eddydrouet1888 oh yeah, the locked and impossible to unlock bootloaders from those carrier-locked phones.
But, they already made a phone with their UI. There are even programs that can automatically convert ROMs to GSIs, albeit with some minor kinks that need to be straightened afterwards.
Mainly because GSIs suck, I guess. If u have the option to use a ROM specifically built for ur phone, always do so. I don't disagree with the custom ROM thing completely, I just think they should make it open source so that people can built and optimize it for their own devices, if they decide to make it a ROM.
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...
I am very much looking forward to getting to test this out, it seems pretty amazing to me, very customizable which is something very important to me. Excited to try it.
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.
Android is everthing but open - it's pseudo open if anything. Closed code. It is as open as Windows, i.e. not very much. Perhaps open for people who know very little about software development.
LyR open relative to IOS*
This is so cool and original! Woah. Thanks a lot for this video!
Never have I ever been so tempted to switch to android. So Clean!
07:24 I thought that MacBook was touchscreen 😂
Wow. I wish major Android companies would adopt a sleek design language like that.
when i get my android phone
i am definitely going to try this out
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.
@MANGOES _ARE_LIGMA I think the launcher, but again, I'm not sure how many updates the developers are planning to have.. if it's not that often having a subscription isn't the best of things.
We just asked for a simple launcher and i think, they think we asked for complex paid ecosystem. But i appreciate their ambitiousness.
I think they just want our money lol
@@Ariarus They are ambitious and want to aim high, and create something wonderful, and release creative energies, which coincides with consumer/user demand, and the bills aren't going to pay themselves, and they, like everyone else like money. Everything coincides neatly.
If the product is good I'll pay for it but that being said most launchers have a free version or are a very cheap one time fee. I'll wait until the full version to judge but it looks like they're trying to milk us a little too much with a subscription model, at least compared to other similar developers, but we will see.
Niagara Launcher is so far the simplest launder available right now
Agreed. Launchers are a dime a dozen, and at the end of the day, they're just a middleman app to get you to your other apps and info.
This makes me want to use android phone again
I loved the Design from the Zero.. Cant wait to try out Ratio on my 7t Pro... Thanks for showing this to us
What is the Zero ?
What's a 7t pro? :P
@@pennryan970 Oneplus 7T Pro....
@@jbli19 oh wow, sorry for some reason I wasn't aware there was a 7t pro. Thought it was just t's and pros, no combos. Nice device 👍👍 I just got a 7t
@@pennryan970 No worries. Oneplus always releases 4 device a year. April the normal and pro varient, and in October slightly upgraded version (T model's)
Bring the *old techaltar music* back!!
🔥🔥🔥🔥
agreed this and the other music is the best for me
Get the fuck out.
@@paveltrout no
Old song is called Tarantulas by Christian Nanzell. But yes, TechAltar, please bring it back!
All good things must come to an end
Basically everything Windows phone did. but a little more complicated, windows phone was and still is ahead of everything else
A Launcher directly from Microsoft that is exactly like the Windows Phone was would be perfect :D
(I know, that MS already has a launcher but it isn't very different from any other launcher)
@@maikwei8402 i used to have a windows phone, and am currently a lot happier than I expected to be with their launcher. It is not the same, but the differences are usually in the "not that important" range ( i dont love square tiles )
I'm still amazed at how many features Windows Phone had that still don't exist elsewhere. Like as far as I can tell, I can't pin a contact group to my home screen and use it to text everyone in that group. And Windows Phone was beautiful. Android and iOS are just bland.
This is a bad take.
There are Android launchers that Emulate Windows Launcher and I didn't like Windows Phones They lacked in many fields than Android and IOS but I will agree though the launcher had its esthetic.
The entire experience of Biloc os feels so futuristic yet simple and minimal at the same time. Great 👍
Lovely, lovely launcher!
I just signed up for the invitation since my phone is not listed in the already compatible devices!
I hope I can get it soon!
Same with me i hope it comes soon fingers crossed
Its not a launcher is a rom
Interesting, but if I can't get a calendar widget showing my daily appointments at a glance on the home page, then it's a non-starter.
This looks fantastic! Gonna sign up for the beta and hope I get it soon.
Also great video, love your channel!
I love it because it's not just a launcher to make phone UI pretty (and laggy & slow) like most of launchers, but it makes things a lot more functional and expands and adds new functions. Recommended!!
This launcher looks really high quality. Might give it a try.
this is not a launcher it's a o.s
You have excellent taste in music. Sepultura is the best thing ever from Brazil!
That contrasty look on oled screens is gorgeous. Fluid animations, quick response, productivity oriented launcher. This is good. As was your review!
The music, the content and delivery of information in a video is spot on and done right. It's good to see you experiment a bit differently from time to time ✌🏻
Glad you liked the change!
Most launchers seem gimmicky or kinda clunky, but this is just so clean. Definitely signing up.
You'd be foolish
That’s the purpose of launcher. To make it fancy or any other gimmick.
I use Nova Launcher to have a simpler, cleaner home screen and app drawer than Samsung's launcher allows
@@iamdave84 Me too. I've tried pretty much all the other popular launchers but always come back to Nova
@@iamdave84 same
The ultimate was Nokia's Z launcher, but unfortunately it was discontinued.
damn that was a great launcher.
Yes! I used it a lot and loved how you could just swipe down and open any app you wanted
yeah
No, Nova Launcher
@@ArunNarasimhan_arun1997107 How is that any different from Android's app drawer though?
Dude, I know lots of people here are much happier to pay one time for a launcher, but I'd be willing to pay for a subscription to support this team and project. Like many people are saying, it seems like more than a launcher, and I'd love to see the concept executed to the end.
I've never liked minimal launchers, but you got me to sign up for this launcher
Subscription fee for a launcher? Good luck with that...
Yea, that's where they will fail. Either make it a 5-10$ one time payment or don't sell it at all. Like nova launcher did.
@@LEONSKENNEDY91 Action Launcher too
Ya one time payment is good
the problem is, when they are consantly working on the launcher and improving it, they always need to search for new clients, if they do not find a certain number of clients every year they have to shut it down... if you have a subscription modell you can survive with your existinf client base...
lol broke boi cant afford 5 dollars?
Sepultura, that fine metal from Brazil..!
I'm amazed by the "quantity" of delivery from this company, when I can hardly see its products have a commercial success
Not bad. I'm using niagara launcher since 2018 and I love it. Black background, white icons and its even much simpler than this launcher. You only get 1 simpler.
Admittedly, customization software itself then becomes its own form of time-wasting for me.
I have the same problem with Ubuntu. You get used to it 😂😜😜
also they slow down performance.
@@hellNo116 I use kubuntu and spend a lot of time making it look exactly how I want to
@@aronkvh yeah i get it. however i don't like to do it. i prefer to waste time to find solutions to obscure problems that are already solved...
i prefer to code rather than argueing with my computer. linus torvalds himself uses vanilla gnome over fedora. if gnome is enough for him, i don't see why is not enough for me. personally i would like to go to i3 but even though i liek to tinker i cannot tinker with my os nor my windows manager, for a long time since i don't have it anymore.
i'd rather waste time over my latex file and how to make it look as i want.
earlier this year i wasted like 3 weeks to learn how to set up vim how i like it. at the end of the end i failed and i am back to sublime for plain text editor.
tinkering is fun but as long i have an interface that doesn't annoys me i am more than happy with it.
Ubuntu and kubuntu
Meanwhile I am using windows 8
wow, this looks fantastic.
This looks like an awesome launcher, I'll seriously give it s try once it launches
For a second I thought this will make me switch platforms, but certainly not with a subscription system.
It's a really interesting project and I'd be willing to try it, even if it requires a subscription, but I don't know if the approach of porting it to individual devices is the way forward. I love my Meizu 16th, but there is no ways they will consider it with this small of a market share.
this is crazy. im looking forward to this. might as well switch from my iphone to this later
I wouldn't advise it. This thing barely qualifies for Alfa state. For someone with an iPhone, anything with Nova Launcher it's more customization that you can handle. I suggest to get a one plus, and keep it stock or slap nova on it. That should do the trick untill you become familiar with tweaking.
I don't consider myself an avg Android user, but not a power user either. Just to reset my phone, it takes me sometimes half a day, to place everything exactly as it was, tie everything, reshape everything back again, reconfigure the permissions and conditions back to where they were etc.etc., and that's with making some use of system copies, otherwise it would take me days.
@@TTks124 thanks for the advice!
Finally something different about the way we use our phones. I love it.
It also reminds a little bit about Windows Phone. That integration and minimalist dark screen look. I just love the chromeless design and negative space.
I'm looking forward to the final version... For anyone else, Niagra Launcher is another very interesting one. The UI is changed completely here as well. The home screen is replaced by a simple list and the aesthetic is very minimalistic.
I really want to try it out, but my moto Z2 Play isn't available at the moment, maybe it'll be supported later on!
For some reason this reminds me of that 'ello' social media platform.. am I the only person that remembers that??
Sadly one has to wait for the Launch as you sign up for it and are warned their is a long wait..unless someone knows different! Thanks for a great video ..
this looks cool, phone imagined as a tool first. I want to try it, might help me use it less
The ui looks eerily similar to Spotify
3:50 what is that pinky stuff?
seems like a vibrator
Its a pink hippopotamus
Hippo
Ratio dildo, you get free of cost when you install the launcher.
I am gonna try it but I can also recommend square home, looks similiar to windows phone but also is very usefull.
Unlike many no disctraction launcher there is no compromises like hard to get to app
Five minutes ago I didn't know anything about this launcher, and now I really want to install it.
Great video! I love how you showcase ideas and products on such a deep and geeky level. Very interesting!
That seems pretty cool, but it looks a bit sluggish? And who is going to pay subscription fee for a launcher lol
Depends how much it is, if they ask 5 euros a year or something, and it changes how I use my phone, sure. If they ask 5 euros a month, maybe I'll find something else.
@@jadoei13 You know they're not going to ask for 5 Euros a year though. I generally find Android subscriptions ask for almost as much as Netflix or Spotify
Niagara is trying to get people to do subscriptions. I'd love to have the pro, cause it's my favorite launcher next to Nova, but I'm not paying a subscription for a launcher
Really good and unique content! Keep the good work going...
I hope they can allow you to set specific apps as "stay away from" apps by setting them to a black & white screen whenever you turn Focus Assist on.
No one:
Windows Phone in 2012: "This video"
A lot of the concept seems taken from the windows phone ...… only thing is, when it was Windows phone, people just criticised. The hell out of it.....
👌
People actually liked that homescreen, it was the one pro that people actually praised the windows phone on, like literally check any fucking review, it was a great UI and nobody really hated it, the problem was that the windows phone never got a strong app ecosystem which led to it's downfall
I have a windows phone, the UI is great and convinient but the problem was there were barely any apps, hell even CZcams wasnt available.
@@HeYoNiA not because it wasn't possible, it was because Google and the other app companies ganged up against windows phone... There was a youtube app and several youtube clients. They were way better than the Google youtube app..... Google had them pulled out of the app store. Same with Snapchat with 6snap and many other apps.
@@opeyemiojutiku1264 I never mentioned it being impossible? i just said the apps were limited.
That looks absolutely sick. I hope they can allow changing the color of the hue.
I find this app pretty very interesting, the only problem right now is phone compatibility. Only high-end phones have the possibility of using this app which is sad for now.
SEPULTURA!!!!! Hugs from BRAZIL here!!!!!!
Love this app already but I don’t see the point of a subscription model. I’ll pay for it if it’s a one-time payment.
Yeah in a way, but with software I'm not sure I'd always agree. You want them to update the app with new app support, bug fixes ect. A subscription model is a great way to motivate them to keep developing the app. The only problem is that subscription models are often way more expensive over the course of several years. If instead they just make it no more a few euros a year, then I'd be alright with that.
FINALLY! Really wanted to buy the phone but lacked some flagship features that I felt I needed. Been waiting for this OS release ever since!
This looks great. I might try it when it comes out!
It's kinda sad that OnePlus 6 isn't available, however, I'm willing to pay for this app
Well 6t is on list....and 6 also..... maybe not right now but we need whait little bit
If they just wanted to release a launcher, better release it on playstore instead of doing subscription model
...BlackBerry 10OS was this built with this idea in mind...simplification and the 'get in and get out' approach to phone usage...I still use mine today (Z30 and Passport)...and I always find that I can go to the device, find what I need/need to do/to respond to quickly but still effectively...can routinely do what can be done (and sometimes not done) on other phones in a fraction of the time...one of the reason for my still stellar battery life...less screen on time for the any given task...
I'm a power user that uses my phone alot, so I'm not sure if this is for me, but it looks fantastic and I want to try it out for sure!!!
I'm a simple man,
I see OnePlus 7 Pro,
I like.
Tfw OnePlus 6T is not on the list lol
I hope it'll be available some day. This launcher looks dope af!
Just install the oneplus 7 launcher and see if it works. They are essentially the same phone
@@NoName-mg2yj hmm alright. I'll give it a shot.
@@CoffeeEmblem did it work?
@@onestepup9950 I signed up for an invite. Will have to wait till I get a download link haha.
@@CoffeeEmblem Did you select OP7?
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😮 it's like what the Windows phone could have been! I only watched this because it's techaltar, and I will always watch techaltar, even if launchers bore me, but I'm glad I did, because it sounds absolutely fantastic! It's sort of what I would have imagined a smartphone to be before iPhone and Android showed up
Currently I'm using nova launcher and i think this has changed my mind. Thanks 😊
Stay with Nova. Ratio, a launcher you have to sign up for.......ermmmmm no
Tumbsup for Nova launcher
@@mistermatix8241 yeah it's based on invites. And they seem to make for only highend flagships
It was going so well, until the "subscription" model. I am strongly against subscription based models, and having such a nice and new way of using a phone ruined by such a crappy system is a real shame. Other than that, great video!
Not to mention it's over 300mb.
Nice to see more enterprises going for this minimalist designs more so this days, i guess subscription will be too step to buy but more competition is always better
This OS or Launcher is like what interface of a Sci-Fi movie or series. Simple, clean, minimalist, lines. No more gradient and multi-layer color.
Damn, I think my most used apps are about to change from CZcams, Instagram and Twitter.... To this damn launcher alone 😁😁
I wonder how long it is going to take apple to copy this and call it innovation. 😂
I have to say this is the first time I can say android has started to look significantly awesome. Reminds me of Windows phone UI.
Windows UI was so smooth and powerful
No this fucking sucks its like Apple watch os but for a phone
@@jadgbanzer9246 it's like windows os
This looks incredible, really hoping I get prerelease access!
Just loved the concept!!!
Ratamahatta - Sepultura
Nice
** this launcher will help yoh spend less time on apps
*me* spends 48 hours trying to figure out what to do
Where can i find that launcher?
@@_kiaz_ you have to sign up for them at their website
@@mr_ks_gaming i did the same but still no link to download.
@@UsamaKhan-dg1vu same i also registered for it and got the email , but still didn't got anything :-)
This looks awesome ! I would be ready to pay good money for this
Boi this looks really good
I can't wait for it to be released
The idea of minimalism dies already when u get a big phone.
Yeah man but the problem is that no good phones come in small size these days. That's the only reason why I'm still using my S9.
buy iPhone SE and put Android in it
I agree
But I'd give a pass for an all screen phone like 1+ 7 pro, mi 9t,etc
@@n3gi_ bro try mi 9 SE compact and pretty good phone
I guess. To me bigger phones are easier to hold, I personally had a hard time holding smaller phone because I'm dumb and twirl my phone in the hand also I can get a good grip on the phone
if this were an open source project, i'd actually be excited because the community could make it work. but since it's a small company trying to sell a proprietary layer on top of proprietary OS it's just a matter of time until it crashes and burns or is bought by a company that ruins it.
It looks fun, but a tad complicated. It also looks like it would struggle to run smoothly on less than flagship tier phones. I'm a Nova Prime user and I'll be sticking with it. Great video!
5:50 yes it does. Changed to a light UI in Discord on mobile exclusively because I just couldn't see jack squat with the dark mode on sunny days
2:30 if anyone wants to know that what is in the right of ID icon, the seventh one. Its Hindi which pronounces like "pay".
Info no one asked for lol
Jesus christ it took me 2 minutes to find it 🤣🤣 what a waste of time about sthg I don't even care 😂😂
@@yerbal87 What did you find, this comment or that Hindi Letter on google or somehwere, and if google then how did you found that. Did you took screenshot and then reverse image searched that?
The icon on the launcher...😂😂
Good but Nova launcher has everything I want. Basically I get all the features from the video by set up my digital well being app and installing kde connect in both my phone and desktop.
Just watched your video and downloaded the app ,it’s just The my kind of thing that I had been looking for ,thanks .I am just loving it ,shall definitely buy the pro version, I have a Q ? The settings for drawers and later in the video shown are in the pro version ? because swiping from the left isn’t doing anything
well the concept is good but if u add tasker automation support which help to show some folder and apps during particular time, as we cant see the app we can try to open and other toggles in tasker as well