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Branch Metrics sucks. They fired almost of all people working for Nova.

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[–] Blaze 102 points 3 months ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's pretty much already very usable. I have been on version 12 alpha for a long time and now on 14 beta 2, all in all since nearly a year.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

Seems like it is missing a lot of the conveniences that I was once used to with Nova, though. No ability to reposition the search bar or keep it in place on other pages, no docked apps, no button to open the app drawer, the home screen grid has fixed padding and so on.

I've since switched to Niagara which has been okay, but I've never found anything else like Nova since.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

I've had it freeze up on me several times, where I had to reset the app to get it working again. It works most of the time, but I wouldn't recommend it yet for general use.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: the original Lawnchair's founding developer is the TSA nofly list hacker

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dont go selling me harder on it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I mean it is a fine launcher. Personally I use Pie Launcher cause I'm a bit insane. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.markusfisch.android.pielauncher/

[–] LiveLM 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lol development on it halts and resumes almost randomly, I've given up hope long ago.
Which really sucks as it's the only launcher to have QuickSwitch support AFAIK.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Development has been steady. 8 beta has been available with about monthly updates for a few years or some such, in official Nova Discord.

They launched the beta in play store recently as well. Been using the beta since they shared the first apk.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I've been using the 14 nightlies for months now, 0 issues. It's very nice and responsive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Wait it's in Beta? I've been using it for like over a year

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

TotalLauncher has been a great replacement for me. Jumped ship a number of months ago

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago

Neo Launcher is the way. FOSS with all the same features as Nova.