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I'm a Nova refugee, and I've been satisfied with Lawnchair as a replacement. It isn't as feature rich, but it hits the key notes.
Edit: Lawnchair site: https://lawnchair.app/
Same. It doesn't do crazy fancy things, and just works. But then I've long since given up on my phone doing any fancy things. I'm fine with it being boring. The only thing I want is folders on the main screen and a couple widgets.
I second this, just be sure to backup your settings if you upgrade, it likes to forget things on upgrades I've noticed.
I'm ootl, what happened to Nova? I have it on my old phone.
I think it's been bought by a shitty spyware company who swore that they will not be mining your data. I bought it many years ago and that made me switch to Kvaesitso.
Development of Nova went to shit after it was bought out, too. I dropped it when some major bug I now forget the details of was introduced and my reports went ignored for a full year.
I still have it and I can't get off it because my whole flow depends on a feature that no other launcher seems to have.
I have all my apps in folders, but the folders when tapped will launch the first app in the folder. If I swipe up on them the folder opens.
So for exameple I have what looks like a Camera icon. If I tap it Camera opens as expected, but if I swipe up on it all my photo related apps are there. It allows me to keep a simple easy to use home screen but then all my apps are grouped underneath. It's awesome and the best feature Nova ever made.
Action Launcher had that before nova, both went to poop sadly
That sounds like a very cool feature. Have you tried suggesting to other launchers?
Same, also a Nova refugee using Lawnchair.
One thing I don't like though, is if you change the homescreen grid size it destroys everything and you have to start over with your homesdreen icons.