Switched to Niagara Launcher a few years back... it's awesome... clean, fast and actually different (most other launchers are just icon packs)
this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2024
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I switched from Nova Launcher to Lawnchair (GitHub) over a year ago. I think it's great. https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair
Latest release says it's from 2018 though...
there are recent git commits, they appear to be working on the beta
https://lawnchair.app/blog/lawnchair-14/
article is dated this month
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Is there evidence that they are collecting data from the app?
I love Nova launcher but will switch to an alternative if I have to.
It is a closes source program owned by an analytics company. I don't know if there's a good way to conclusively tell, but why else would they have bought it?
Thank you. I was not aware of it. Uninstalling now
I switched to Kvaesitso (https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso) and Lawnchair (https://lawnchair.app/downloads/).
Not quite the same customization, but worth it. Kvaesitso is my primary and I love it.
I second Kvaesitso, never used another launcher again
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it was JULY 2022 and almost nothing seems to be changed
how would you know?
So what's the recommended replacement?
I will not go back to the stock launcher because they're dog water.
I didn't hear about it before but I now have Niagara launcher. It was weird at first but after a few days I love it.
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Woah, seeing Nova launcher name with enshittification makes me trip down memory lane.
I remember using one of these launcher apps on my Jelly Bean 2013 lenovo phone, Nova Launcher app being one of them that felt good to me, though as time passes and more I delve into rooting and custom roms, I just stick to whatever launcher is included in the rom or just use stock launcher. Maybe I'm becoming old timer that need "it just functions, simple, and no bs" guy. Been using stock launcher on android since 2016.
So I've been using nova for awhile, and recently it's started to work less and less. I feel like this has gotta be the nail in the coffin for me.
Any recommendations for a new launcher? I really like nova, and would like it to function similarly.
Dang this is my favorite. I might look into a good alternative later on. I'm not on my phone that much anymore.