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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

PSA: Nova Launcher is owned by an analytics company

www.androidpolice.com

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PSA: Nova Launcher is owned by an analytics company

www.androidpolice.com

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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

cross-posted to:
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Nova Launcher has been acquired by analytics company Branch

www.androidpolice.com

Hopefully, this isn’t the end of an era for Android launchers

Since a few folks seem unaware of this, I’m posting anew for visibility.

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Depends how important some features are for you, e.g. read here https://help.niagaralauncher.app/article/20-sesame-integration

Right now its probably OK, but Nova was also OK for a while. If a FOSS launcher does this and is popular, it will be forked. Niagara won’t be forked.

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