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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

Didn't this get purchased by some conglomerate recently? I know there was a reason I held it back from updates.

Edit:

Ah yes, it's in the article of course:

"If you haven’t heard from nova in a while, it could be because they were in the news over a year ago when analytics company Branch acquired the brand from its creators Kevin Barry and Cliff Wade."

[–] henchman2019 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

I stopped using it because of that for a while. I have not found another launcher that has the swipe up and down on home screen icons to open other apps, put 9 icons in the dock and a few other things I can't remember right now...

I blocked all Internet access to nova to circumvent analytics. Not sure if it's working but until I find a different launcher...

[–] glimse 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Man I'm so with you. I love my 6 icon home screen with swipe actions and "secret" menus (with Tasker)

[–] henchman2019 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] glimse 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a couple invisible buttons that don't do anything when clicked but swiping opens up a Tasker window for a couple of home automation things. It's overkill but I love it

[–] henchman2019 2 points 1 year ago
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