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Nova Launcher Changes Ownership (www.droid-life.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/android@lemmy.world
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Does anyone know this company? I hope it's Nova launchers saving grace.

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[–] 39 points 9 months ago (19 children)

I used to love Nova Launcher, but I just can't trust it anymore. There are too many open source options that are getting close enough without having to worry about them spying on your behavior.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (18 children)

    As someone still using Nova, got a suggestion for me?

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  • [–] 28 points 9 months ago

    My top customizable FOSS launchers:

    Kvaesisto
    Search-based with native-themed widgets and app drawer. Lots of integrations, reliable, and my personal daily driver.

    Lawnchair
    Drop-in replacement for Pixel launcher with some friendly features. Very active development.

    Ion Launcher
    Automatic app folders by category and decent customization options.

    Einstein Launcher
    Highly customizable and built from scratch. It's under 3MB and already pretty capable, although it's a young project and still in alpha

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

    Hyperion or Lawnchair are ones that I see people switching to. I just went back to stock.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    If you're using Graphene, you can disable network access entirely. I'm still in the market for something new, though.

    I don't like Lawnchair, unfortunately. I'll check out KISS as someone suggested. I bought Pro Launcher years ago, but didn't use it... Maybe I can stay this time.

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

    I've been using Niagara Launcher, it's a completely different style of launcher that I think fits more in line with how we hold and interact with smartphones. I don't think I can ever go back to the traditional app icon grid layout style launcher.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I tried it for a half day, and really struggled with how different it is. Any thoughts on that? I don't always search for an app by name in Nova, often I go by the autopilot of where it lies on my home screen

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I've used Nova for many years, then I switched to Niagara. Like you know where your apps are on grid style launchers, you know which letter locates which app on Niagara. You dont need to search for an app, just draw with your thumb across the letters.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Revert to a version of nova launcher from a few years back.

    All the features I needed from it were finalised years ago, so why update?

    The usual nebulous comments like "bug fixes and performance improvements" in the changelogs isn't really a strong reason for me.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    That's one of my long running pet peeves, actually. Having your changelog be the exact same bullshit, alongside updates every two days for as long as i've used the product, really don't inspire any sort confidence in a product.

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