Nova Launcher has been acquired by analytics company Branch
www.androidpolice.com
Hopefully, this isn’t the end of an era for Android launchers

Since a few folks seem unaware of this, I’m posting anew for visibility.

  • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
    1·
    8 months ago

    No mentions of an alpha for nearly a year, all the recent comments are people lamenting its apparent abandonment!

    • peregus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      Well, first of all, let me say that people lamenting over an open source project is very sad. The comment I’ve linked is from a Neo Launcher contributor and, as you can see, there’s been continuous work on the project.

      • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Yeah I know, that was my original point. I think it’s fine to be sad that an open source project is stagnating, especially if you’re a keen user but don’t have the knowledge to change the codebase yourself. Thankfully I didn’t see anyone being rude or demanding, that’s the real bad sign.