RIP Nova Launcher

2 years ago by ray to c/androidapps

Hi everyone, Rob here. I imagine you've seen the seen the news by now. It sucks. We've gone from a team of around a dozen people to just one full time developer -- the original founder, Kevin.

TheAlbatross 5 points 2 years ago

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ray 7 points 2 years ago

Same... Though with the latest Android it's been so buggy I gave Smart Launcher a try for the past few months and have mostly been happy with it. It's annoying that I can't easily have 3 screens with one in the center being the start but I got over it.

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Shadow 1 point 2 years ago

That's my smart launcher complaint too. I ended up just turning off the panel to the left, since I found it buggy.

Otherwise it's great and I'd recommend to anyone moving off Nova.

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Andromxda 3 points 2 years ago

Lawnchair and other FOSS options like Kvaesitso for the win!

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terusgormand8465 1 point 2 years ago

Sad, we are at the end of an era.

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