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Nova Launcher gets a new owner and... ads (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 185 points 9 months ago (12 children)

They got a new owner years ago. No one should still be using it. Lawnchair has been great for me.

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  • [–] 60 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Holy shit the screenshots on Play store are depressing

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  • [–] 47 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    You want to use one of the much more recent nightly or beta builds.

    https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago

    I ducked off the Nova train with their fishy new owners a few months ago. My one complaint about Lawnchair is that the search function is slower and less effective, otherwise it's great!

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    If anyone is looking to try something new - I really enjoyed WaterfallNiagra after dropping Nova.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    Seconded. Looks good and I've found browsing by letter is way faster than the traditional folders (although you can still use folders with premium). I bought the upgrade after a few months.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    I picked up Lawnchair when I de-googled my phone a bit more than a year ago. There were a couple launchers I considered, but honestly the name is what sold me. And I haven't missed Nova since.

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