Nova Launcher has been acquired by analytics company Branch
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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize that you were the same that wrote that message.

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