Layoffs have reduced the Nova Launcher from twelve members to just a single one man team. What does this mean for the launcher's future?

Branch Metrics sucks. They fired almost of all people working for Nova.

  • experbia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    weird. who could have predicted a rug pull from an analytics and spyware company… lol.

    if you get in bed with adtech vipers and don’t anticipate problems, you’re gullible as hell. if you don’t stop them (or worse, if you let them) ad people will sell you, your soul, and your passion to the devil for a single penny.

    • Moonrise2473@feddit.itEnglish
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      4 months ago

      It could be worse, like zipoapps that immediately ruined the simple mobile tools with ads and scammy weekly subscriptions

      At least, for now, it looks like they acquired it for philanthropic reasons

  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Nova is still my primary.
    I just disable all its network and data permissions. It all still works just fine, and doesn’t have any way to send any data home.

    I’ve tried most all the others, and always come back to Nova

    • forbiddenlake@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      You’re posting this brief message a lot, so I googled it, and, no releases since October 2022? Only on f droid and is there really no way to pay other than PayPal donations? Am I looking at the right neo launcher?

      Development isn’t dead, but the lack of releases and fees (one time purchase, please) don’t give me confidence.

  • Kokesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    What is the best replacement? I’ll hold on to Nova as long as possible, but if for some reason they screw it in some way…

      • Deconceptualist@lemm.eeEnglish
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        4 months ago

        I don’t understand why someone would want a “search-focused” launcher. You mean I have to bring up the on-screen keyboard and type out the name of an app instead of just scrolling & tapping an icon with 1-2 simple motions? Yuck. What am I missing?

        • Celediel@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          4 months ago

          You mean I have to bring up the on-screen keyboard and type out the name of an app instead of just scrolling & tapping an icon with 1-2 simple motions?

          It just means you have the option to do both. Kvaesitsio has the app drawer one would expect, and a persistent search bar.