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I'm interested to hear what others say but I'll throw in my two cents
Didn't Nova get sold to some analytics company? Not sure if that's who I'd trust with my launcher.
I personally wouldn't recommend a closed-source Launcher owned by a marketing/analytics company, especially if you're the kind of person to use F-Droid!
As a long lasring Nova launcer User: what other launcer would you reccomend with the Same Features?
Honestly I haven't found any that have as many features while also respecting me as a user so I've ended up sacrificing a little bit of customisation in exchange for security and privacy. I'm currently using NeoLauncher and it's pretty decent!
https://www.androidpolice.com/nova-launcher-acquired-by-branch/
UGH that is awful.
Thanks for posting that. Goodbye Nova.
Are there any launchers that are recommended?
lawnchair is open source and on fdroid
Thanks!
I'm going to try that one out and see how I like it. Btw your avatar is very cute!
thanks ! ^^
I ended up giving on custom launchers after that and going with what was included on the phone or custom rom. So not sure which ones are good alternatives.
I don't have any particular needs for a launcher, but I just like having options for things, etc.
Honestly, looking through a few I've seen so far... they just aren't terribly appealing. I'll probably be in the same boat as you.
It's already elsewhere in this thread but Niagara launcher is fantastic and worth a try.