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Nova Launcher could soon add a proactive AI assistant that sucks up all your data
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this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2026
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ew... it is my favourite launcher but I disabled updates once it got acquired ๐ญ
Does anyone know of a launcher with similar customisability? All the active launchers I found focus on minimalism and no or monochrome icons, while Nova lets me arrange my colourful icons in whatever way I want, reskin them, etc ๐
Edit: Lawnchair's Nova backup import feature in their newest beta release pushed me to try it out, let's see ๐
Edit 2: ok it seems to only have lost my home-pinned website bookmarks, so this could be a workable solution ๐
I'd recommend Niagara Launcher but I think they also got acquired feelsbadman. We're going to be forced into Linix Phones at this rate.
Lawnchair worked out pretty well for me, might be worth a try for you too? I just had to ignore that their promotional screenshots are all boring monochrome, turns out the launcher itself doesn't force any colours :)