Thread 106535114

Press F to pay respects...

Meanwhile, here's my personally recommended alternative for get you started on looking for one:

https://kisslauncher.com/

>>106535114 (OP)
Launcher people are pretty funny to me, vast, vast majority of the time the greatest waste of time and inefficiency will be the result of you sitting your ass and watching youtube and not how many half A presses you need to turn the app on
The only practical use for custom launchers today is for aesthetics and I think the new android look is pretty nice

>>106535114 (OP)
What are the chances of this thing actually going open source now?

>>106535490
I agree but I need for my launcher to be able to bring hidden apps when searching and stock samsung launcher can't do that, otherwise I would use it.
So I have to use a third party one, Lawnchair.
>>106535998
About 0% less or less.

>>106536393
It was stipulated in the contract

Is there literally any reason to update at this point? It all just gets worse.

>>106535114 (OP)
context nigga. this shit died years ago

>>106536521
Just read about that but who will even enforce that now that the whole Nova team is out?

>>106536521
>contract
Lmfao. If [CORP] pays enough or looks mean enough, [CORP] is allowed to ignore the clauses of the contract.

>>106535114 (OP)
works on my machine

>>106536665
This. I used Nova up until the Branch Metrics takeover in 2022.

>>106535114 (OP)
>pay respects
imagine respecting proprietary software

It's been shit. I still use it but the apps have been disappearing randomly for like half a year now. I guess I'll have to get used to the Samsung launcher

>>106535114 (OP)
Everyone else reacting to Nova officially dying outside this site says to use:
>Smart Launcher
>Default Samsung Launcher with Good Lock
>Lawnchair
>or try something new with Niagara Launcher
as a replacement
shill me on Kiss

>>106537178
I liked Niagara but for some reason it keep freezing after unlocking at random times so it was really frustrating. It wasn't really freezing its just i couldn't click on any apps.
I even gave them my shekels. Im on samsung. Anyone else have this issue?

>>106537178
>shill me on Kiss

Minimalist, simple, ultra-light on resources, fairly customisable, available in multiple languages.

It has all you'll ever need if you're not a fan of the clutter even Google can get guilty of these days...

Even on Tablets

>>106537566
...almost forgot

Still actively developed, and open source.

God damnit

>>106537412
Must be trying to phone home

>>106535114 (OP)
im still mad that next launcher 3d died which was basically go launcher on steroids. we will never get fancy stuff like that anymore.

>>106535114 (OP)
What's happening to Nova??

>>106538407
jewish ads company with backdooring & pushing spyware history bought it, now every single activity involving nova launcher are logged & sent to israel to be sold to the highest bidder.
on top of spying on you, they also can detonated your phone if your behavior are determined not kosher enough

I moved to Lawnchair half a year ago, I can't actually remember what prompted this though. It feels very much like a customizable Pixel stock launcher. I do miss the "recent apps" thing when partially pulling up the app drawer.

>>106538407
Jews

>>106535114 (OP)
I haven't used Nova in like a decade, I've been using KISS for the past few years too

>>106538560
>>106538666
Oy vey, I’ll make sure it’s off for Shabbos wouldn’t want the neighbors to think I’m running a disco.

>>106535114 (OP)
I had to drop it when I moved to foldables, as it never supported those. Google needs to start pulling licenses on these devs that revoke or downgrade what you purchased and try and force you to a new model (Dictionary.com and AccuWeather, I'm looking at you) though.

>>106535114 (OP)
Pie Launcher off FDroid, took off some local apps for the photo, but it saves a lot of time IMHO. Only downside is having to drag from the very top for notifications which is a literal drag.

>>106538716
>Google needs to start pulling licenses on these devs that revoke or downgrade what you purchased and try and force you to a new model
If they were the type to do something like that, they wouldn't have effectively killed side loading.

>>106538560
God damn it. Is EVERYTHING jewish now?

>>106537178
Just installed Lawnchair. Thought this was abandoned years ago, but the latest beta just dropped this week.
It just works, too. Including homescreen rotation, which was the only reason I used Nova anyway (no other launcher detected my phone rotating for some reason).

>>106538716
>Google needs to start pulling licenses
They do this all the time
>Mandatory edge to edge handling and 16 KB page size support when targeting Android 15
>Forced rotation and adaptive layout support for large screens on 16
>Forced dark mode on 16 QPR2
If the app doesn't comply, Play Store blocks the install (and hides the app iirc) from higher android versions
>revoke or downgrade what you purchased
You did knowingly buy a problematic device, though. Foldables are really lucky to be driven by Samsung flagships, otherwise they'd get ignored by apps as much as tablets and chromebooks

What the fuck is the point of Nova or any of these launchers that are basically identical to the default launchers? I use AIO Launcher because everything is in a list and is designed to be thumb scrolled, otherwise I'd just go with the default one provided by the Pixel factory image.

I use Nova because it allows me to change folder icons from the fuck ugly default icon to a normal icon of my choosing. How most launchers don't have this option is beyond me. You think I'm gonna forget that my icon is a folder because it doesn't show me all the shitty little apps in it 24/7? I created the fucking thing, I should know what's in it. I've been using the same layout with slight tweaks since my Galaxy S3. I perfected the phone home screen 13 years ago, and can do anything I need to do faster and with fewer steps than anyone.

>>106535114 (OP)
I stopped using nova years ago when they sold out. I've used Discreet launcher from the fdroid store and it has been everything I wanted in a launcher.

I use the fossify launcher its the most basic classic launcher which is all I need. I use a lot of those fossify apps from f-droid, I like that they make no fluff basic alternatives

>>106535114 (OP)
I remember using it back when I was still a hope-filled teenager with a girlfriend back in highschool
though I knew they would someday fall out after they came out with the pro jewry
godspeed

Any alternative launchers with the classic iconized, sliding app drawer? I don't like the modern approach of using gesture to open up the app drawer, much less those that you navigate by scrolling

>>106541742
This, plus "tap to launch first app, swipe up to open folder". It's useful for keeping my home screen decluttered while still having a lot of apps there.

>>106543184
I just never install more than 30 apps so they all fit on one screen.

I like the fossify launcher, most launcher are overcomplicated.

>>106541742
this
plus unround the corners of the icons and lets me make a more compact grid of them

>>106535490
I use Niagara Launcher. Hard to go back to the old school grid ones after this.

>>106543200
>samsung

>>106535114 (OP)
good riddance

>Unortunately launcher has stopped
this shit made me switch to iOS

>In 2022 it was contracted that the app would be open-sourced if its founder Kevin Barry left the company
>In 2023, CEO and co-founder Austin left the company
>In August 2024, Branch made significant cuts to the 12-person Nova Launcher team, laying off everyone but Barry
>September 2025, I have been preparing the Open Source release of Nova Launcher, however, I was ultimately asked to stop working on Nova Launcher and the open sourcing effort.
Luigi did nothing wrong

>>106544406
I never liked them anyway...
In terms of hardware, either you get fragile Chink-shit, or the best money can buy.
Just like every other Korean product.

Unlike the Note 7, at least they're honest about it being intentional this time.

just tried both kiss and lawnchair
noped out of kiss immediately but lawnchair allowed me to replicate my old layout