Subj : Nova Launcher issues
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Sun Jan 25 2026 03:04 pm

  Re: Nova Launcher issues
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Sat Jan 24 2026 09:59:21

 PF> I've been a big user of Nova Launcher for Android for some time. There
 PF> were some concerns as the company, it fired all of their developers in
 PF> 2022 and the app was running on autopilot.

 PF> The company was bought in 2024, and the new version add Facebook and
 PF> Google tracking - https://lemdro.id/post/lemdro.id/35049920

 PF> From 2 trackers to 6 trackers. From 30 permissions to 36. And two of the
 PF> "trackers" are for ad stuff, like Facebook Ads.

 PF> I switched to Lawnchair, a F/OSS launcher I used when I used LineageOS.
 PF> Looks almost identical to my Nova setup.

i gonna check that Lawnchair Launcher, but in general there is no Launcher like Nova. I still have Nova running. i thought about using an older apk, from before the sale. I currently run the official last Nova version but disabled internet access for it.

Mindsurfer

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