'Force large covers' and 'Always show close icon' is actually such a good combo! I'm so glad, SF2s ui paradigm feels much more logical to me this way, along with nonpaged launcher and 'quick settings on power menu'. Now top edge swipe open toggles while closing apps is still enough acessible without additional tap&hold, long tap kinda irritates me anyway.

Also, pointless and not pretty 'handle' of the launcher is easily hideable, which finetunes the ui experience. I just renamed the png-s.