and it was sold to a swedish company that plans to develop/support it further. Hopefully they do it well.
Well they’ve already added ads and tracking so “well” is not on the table at this point.
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jbloggs777@discuss.tchncs.de 5 days ago
I have used Nova Launcher for years. Was surprised I hadn’t already bought it. Discovered a 3 buxk playstore credit from google, so I paid 1 buck in the end. An easy decision.
Apparently it was in maintenance mode for years with a single developer who left in late 2025, and it was sold to a swedish company that plans to develop/support it further. Hopefully they do it well.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
jbloggs777@discuss.tchncs.de 4 days ago
True… many people don’t get the opt-out option, I suppose. There are alternatives, anyway.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I have it. No ads. It has two tracker libraries (Branch, Bugsnag) that get blocked by tracker control.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Narrator: They aren’t
jbloggs777@discuss.tchncs.de 5 days ago
Perhaps. Software comes and goes, and paying a small one-off amount for something genuinely useful, after many years of service, is acceptable to me. There are alternatives too, which is good.