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Nova Launcher could soon add a proactive AI assistant that sucks up all your data
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this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2026
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What a great advertisement for almost any other launcher.
Lawnchair is my go to if anyone wants a pretty simple and customizable launcher that respects your privacy.
I downloaded the APK for the old version before they added the spyware and bloatware, but i turned off auto updates and Google Play keeps trying to get me to update Nova launcher to the newest version ๐ฅฑ
Not going to happen and the best part is there was no forced update within the app so im going to keep using the old one till it breaks.
Switched about a year ago and it works perfectly!
I second this. Lawnchair is great.
I've tested several popular ones and landed at Lawnchair as well. Plus point for being FOSS.