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Nova Launcher could soon introduce Nova AI, a built-in AI assistant complete with a chatbot, and a new Nova Plus subscription tier

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[โ€“] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 25 points 2 hours ago (4 children)

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.

[โ€“] Jeremyward@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago

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 ๐Ÿฅฑ

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.

[โ€“] Speculater@lemmy.world 3 points 25 minutes ago

Switched about a year ago and it works perfectly!

[โ€“] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world 4 points 38 minutes ago

I second this. Lawnchair is great.

[โ€“] NoXPhasma@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I've tested several popular ones and landed at Lawnchair as well. Plus point for being FOSS.