Just be careful, Nova Launcher is owned by a user telemetry collection company now and the majority of the original dev team was kicked from the project not too long ago.
That was enough reason for me to lose trust in them and switch to something else. If the app hasn’t gotten shady yet, I feel it is only a matter of time.
I am aware. I haven’t noticed anything yet but I do plan on looking into an alternative next time I have to buy a new phone. My note 20 ultra is 5 years old at this point, but I don’t have a reason to upgrade yet. I like my pen and SD card.
I’m using Niagara personally but I know it’s radically different and probably not something I’d recommend to anyone looking for an experience comparable to Nova. Niagara is also not FOSS if that is a priority for anyone.
I know there are some FOSS launchers out there with similar features that folks on Lemmy have recommended, but I don’t know them offhand and haven’t used them myself enough to judge quality.
I use nova launcher. My Samsung phone still pretty much looks like android from 10 years ago.
Just be careful, Nova Launcher is owned by a user telemetry collection company now and the majority of the original dev team was kicked from the project not too long ago.
That was enough reason for me to lose trust in them and switch to something else. If the app hasn’t gotten shady yet, I feel it is only a matter of time.
I am aware. I haven’t noticed anything yet but I do plan on looking into an alternative next time I have to buy a new phone. My note 20 ultra is 5 years old at this point, but I don’t have a reason to upgrade yet. I like my pen and SD card.
Install something like Rethink DNS or DDG App Tracking Protection to see what telemetry the app is sending without your knowledge.
Any suggestions ?
I’m using Niagara personally but I know it’s radically different and probably not something I’d recommend to anyone looking for an experience comparable to Nova. Niagara is also not FOSS if that is a priority for anyone.
I know there are some FOSS launchers out there with similar features that folks on Lemmy have recommended, but I don’t know them offhand and haven’t used them myself enough to judge quality.
I use Kvaesitso, it is one of the better open source launchers with a lot of customisability and a very clean design.