@dobey Naming noted.
I should have made myself clearer: I don't like the fact that after booting and unlocking the device, I get nothing but my wallpaper, and I have to perform extra steps to get to something I've come to expect as a homescreen. There's just nothing given to work with. I can only imagine a new user experiencing this... and it doesn't seem pretty. Therefore, I assumed the temporary nature of this little fact.

Thank all of you for your answers. My OnePlus is on the way now, and maybe I'll look into the PinePhone when it launches.