Ahh sonofabitch! It’s already updated for me and there is no changelog. Turned off auto update.
Edit: and uninstalled. Lawnchair FTW.
Just get the older APK form one of the mirror sites.
You should really not have automatic updates on. Aside from the fact that you also should have moved away from Nova years ago when Branch first acquired them.
Yeah. Totally correct. That one slipped by.
Annnnd TIME! About 1 hour.
95% interface and widgets swapped over to lawnchair!
Boom!
Yep. I recently bought a used Pixel 8 and wanted to install a new launcher - my googling turned up Nova launcher, but the app said it had ads, so I looked a bit further and installed Lawnchair instead. Does the job!
I’m getting really tired of companies pissing all over my name!
Shouldn’t have tried to disassemble Johnny 5.
No disassemble!
No disassemble!
Newton Crosby. Jackass.
time to go super…
Thanks for this post, I quickly turned off auto-updates 👀
I only started using it half a year ago, but it was still the best from all the launchers I’ve tried 😔
Thats why you want open source software, its the only software you can trust, its the only software that won’t fuck you over
Except when it goes from open source to closed lol
At which point it simply gets forked from the last release/commit. Unless the project nukes all of the history and no one comes forward with a backup.
And, they would typically need the consent of every contributor to legally change the license, unless they had been forcing contributors to sign over rights to their code before contribution.
Until these mfs relicense their sht and we have to fork
at least forking is an option you can choose, and someone else with decent reputation in the foss community will probably also do it before you, instead of just accepting being fucked up the ass with no lube for the third time this week
Luckily I bought the prime version in 2018 or so for a few cents. Means I only have to configure Lawnchair when I get a new phone. Win for laziness.
Don’t forget to leave a bad review before uninstalling it.
I just switched to Octopi. For me, it’s an almost perfect replacement. Plus it’s a local developer.
Is this open source?
(I couldn’t find it)
If you want FOSS, check KISS launcher. Its feature rich, light on resources, and available through F-droid.
Can confirm, only one that had feature parity for most of my nova setup
I showed my wife the before and after of my home pages. She said, “They’re the same.”
Happy.
Awesome app, replaced Lawnchair. Development simply moved too slowly on LC
is it new? cant find it on the launcher comparison table https://grabster.notion.site/6671f3b62d8043c4aaaae22a241e3f05?v=91d9b664887643298f85fe18044d3560
thanks for this table!
Nova is rated as advanced customisability, and in this table Bridge Launcher is the only FLOSS launcher that has advanced customisability and is not discontinued, but based on the app page it’s basically a programming platform, not an actual launcher :c
Laughs in iOS
You’re only laughing because you’d cry otherwise
I recommend Kvaesitso, very snappy with lots of functionality.
That’s my second favorite after Smart Launcher
Am I just not seeing it or do they not seem to allow icons on the desktop?
they do? you go to the settings, home screens, and increase the dock rows.
It just looks like none of the screen shots are showing desktop icons which is weird
if you think its a bug, i think you can create an issue here https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/issues
I did try that when switching from Nova but it ran quite horribly on my phone. I’ve since switched to Olauncher and while the absolutely minimalistic style took some time getting used to, I don’t want to go back anymore.
Is it not possible to have a launcher that modifies the menu that appears when you slide down from the top of the screen (brightness and notifications menu…)?
I would really like a separate menu for quickly changing brightness and volume
I believe that is all part of the OS and not anything a launcher can do. Unless you disable it at a system level and then have a launcher that was setup to display a custom similar menu when you did the swipe gesture. But I still think it would only work on the home screen and not inside any apps.
I see, sad stuff
Hopefully Graphene gets custom UIs one day
Thanks for your answer
Dumped Nova as soon as the sellout was announced. Replaced it with Octopi, which I found to be better anyways.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.otp.octopilauncher&hl=en_US&pli=1
I stopped auto-updates when the last death happened. Now I’m exploring Lawnchair.
If they stick with ads only for unpaid use, I’m okay with that. Software authors need to make a living.
Overall, I’m happy to see Nova Launcher getting support again. I’ve tried a half-dozen other launchers without finding one that really does everything I want.
I switched from nova to Niagara a few years back and after the break in period, I love it.
Also swapped to Niagara a few years back and paid for the pro license last year or so
Been pretty worth, though I kinda miss the customization options of using kwlp+nova
AFAIK the app is the same in both free and paid case. Which doesn’t necessarily mean paid version gets the adds as well, but it’s more likely the case. 🤷♂️
You’re right, but a lot of apps work the same way, and only serve ads to unpaid users. I’m hoping for the best.
I switched to Action Launcher years ago and have been very happy with it.
