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Android’s most beloved launcher may be done for good (www.androidpolice.com)
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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 125 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

I hate being hinted and asked to click on the link, so I save you a click:

It’s the end of an era: the founder and original developer of Nova Launcher — Kevin Barry — has stepped away from the development of the iconic custom launcher. This essentially marks the end of the road for the launcher, as it is unlikely to receive updates or new features. For years now, Nova Launcher has been the go-to launcher for power Android users, standing out for its plethora of customization options and features.

Now that Nova is in literal limbo, if not allegedly in the hands of some data miner, there should be talk about substitutes.

  • This app may share these data types with third parties
  • This app may collect these data types
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 52 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

That talk about substitutes happened when it was initially handed over to said data miner, and anybody concerned should have switched back then. I did, moving to Lawnchair, and never looked back. Oodles of other options are doubtlessly available.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 6 hours ago

I'm quite satisfied with lawn chair too

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 11 points 13 hours ago

I would be so happy if Kevin got accidentally 'hacked' and the source leaked, by now im so ingrained in nova that it just feels wrong switching.