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End of an era: Nova Launcher's parent company lays off practically everyone (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, anybody know a good launcher to use once Nova goes offline?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When I found out how scummy they were with user data I moved to KISS launcher. It took a few days to get used to but I'm very happy with it now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

KISS launcher is exactly what I was looking for in a launcher. 5 always used apps at the bottom calendar and weather widgets on the home screen, search for everything else. It seems like it used to have a lot of problems with custom icons but lately it's been pretty much perfect.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've been using KISS for a couple years now very successfully and I love it.

Should you decide to stick with it, here's two tiny tips:

Should the custom icons ever actually give you trouble, most issues can be fixed by going to the KISS Launcher options → Advanced → Restart KISS. It will reload all items from scratch.
You can actually have a couple more 'quick access' apps set by going to KISS Launcher options → User experience → Gestures and defining 'Launch...' actions. For example, I launch my messaging app with a right swipe, my e-mails with a left swipe and note-taking with a long hold anywhere on the launcher.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I've actually been using it for years but I've never messed with the launch gestures before. That's a super useful feature.