End of an era: Nova Launcher's parent company lays off practically everyone
End of an era: Nova Launcher's parent company lays off practically everyone
Layoffs have reduced the Nova Launcher from twelve members to just a single one man team. What does this mean for the launcher's future?
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Branch Metrics sucks. They fired almost of all people working for Nova.
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I looked for a new launcher when the sale was anounced a year ago and was sad to find no launvhers I can customize that much.
I went for Kvaesitso (https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso also on F-Droid) and stuck with it since. I really like the concept althought it might not be for everyone.
10 0 ReplyAll I want is to remove the mandatory google search bar and calendar/weather widget at the top of the home screen on my pixel.
While alot of the third party launchers I've seen look cool and functional, in this case I would love just more simple one.
4 0 ReplyYou might be interested in lawnchair. It's open source and based off the Google launcher (AFAIK) but you can remove the search bar and other things.
The one on f-droid is two versions out of date. Latest one is from their website:
8 0 ReplyIt's almost perfect. I all miss, is the ability to stack the icons on a folder, and set the folder background transparency when expanded.
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