PSA: Nova Launcher has been owned by analytics company Branch since 2022
PSA: Nova Launcher has been owned by analytics company Branch since 2022
Since a few folks seem unaware of this, I'm posting anew for visibility.
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Yikes! I've been using it since like 2018 and liking it. Any alternatives?
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I switched to Niagara and while it's not anything similar I've really enjoyed learning it.
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You can find some solid open source alternatives here, the ones I like most are Lawn Chair and Kvæsitso:
https://alternativeto.net/software/nova-launcher/?license=opensource
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lawnchair indeed ☞ https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/app.lawnchair
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That's the outdated version.
It's best to use the latest nightly build from here:
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why is it "best"?
not baiting, just curious. it's an offline app that functions correctly. Why would i need to keep it up to date like an os or a browser or a host file?
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More features, bug fixes, and better compatibility with the lastest version of Android.
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Thanks for the pointers.
Now running lawnchair. Just wish it had app updates via f-droid or store...
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Yup, it's been some time since there was a coherent team development effort being made on it. Until they get their act together, maybe using Obtanium would work?
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Switched to Niagara after Nova was bought off, but lately using the KISS launcher which does the job similar to Niagara when configured, and it's FOSS.
Lawnchair is quite basic.
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I've seen a lot of people suggest lawnchair 2 will be checking it out myself.
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