Nitter link provided instead of Twitter post. Screenshot below.

    • Dirk Darkly@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I love KISS. Anyone picking up my phone would just see a blank screen with seemingly no function unless you know to swipe.

  • Marxine@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Been using lawnchair since forever, I try to avoid closed source apps as much as possible, so Nova was never an option for me.

    • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      Just wish it would get more development.
      The last Alpha is from August 8 and even then the current iteration is a shell of what Lawnchair was during the V2 Alpha days

      • IdleSheep@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Consider using Neo Launcher. It’s open source and actively developed and is basically what lawnchair aimed to be.

  • dsmk@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I tried the alternatives people were suggesting on reddit at the time:

    • Some are clean (no trackers, etc), but change the experience too much and I want a traditional launcher.
    • Some work like I expect them to, but Exodus ( https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/ ) shows lots of trackers… moving from one that might track in the future to one that already tracks is not a good move.
    • Open source alternatives, which I prefer, either move very slow (Neo Launcher) or are dead.
    • Not all handle gesture navigation or Android 12/13 well.

    So I’m still on Nova. I did upgrade to the beta as after a certain A13 update the stable version started bugging out, but that’s it. I use LineageOS and can remove internet access from apps, so that’s what I did. My hope is that Neo Launcher becomes more active, but until a few things are improved/fixed, I’ll stay on Nova.

    I could just use the stock launcher on LineageOS btw… the reason I don’t is that it’s easier to backup an app and restore it after a reset/moving ROMs.

  • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Why do you need to trust a launcher with your data at all? Why does it ever leave your device? This made me very skeptical about them.

  • SmugBedBug@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I made the jump to Niagara and have enjoyed it so far. I really enjoyed Nova, but there’s no going back at this point.

  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zipEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    Im not even sure what this all means? Ive been using Nova Launcher since my Galaxy Note 2, though… maybe I should stop using it?