After Working on it alone for a year, the founder and original developer of Nova Launcher Kevin Barry has stopped working on Nova Launcher and the open sourcing efforts. More Info: https://teslacoilapps.com/nova/solong.html

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[–] ThunderLegend@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I'm surprised to see how many people use launchers ...I've always found them heavy for my shitty phones..AOSP launcher seems good enough for me to wanna try something else.

[–] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've only used launchers to avoid enshittification e.g. Google Search box or other proprietary features that I don't want.

[–] ThunderLegend@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I see..maybe I can't see the need for a launcher because I've been using lineage OS for a couple years..

[–] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Pretty much! I see the same now on GrapheneOS. No need for another launcher.

Except I use KISS launcher, which is a whole other experience.

[–] camelbeard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I started using them back in the day, when most phones had a very limited launcher. I have used nova for many years, it has a ton of customization options. I'm not sure how it is these days, but previous phones also came with thing that I did not like and could not disable or remove. Like a permanent Google search bar, or the Google assistant being a dedicated page on your home screen.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

What even is it? Is it like fdroid for example?

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

That was/is the best part of Nova launcher. Highly customizable, but not laggy or slow

[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I used it many years ago, perhaps 10, and started using it again because it allows me to rename PWAs. I have four instances of Frigate running for various locations and now i can edit their name based on location.