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Nova Launcher could soon add a proactive AI assistant that sucks up all your data (www.androidauthority.com)
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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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[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (5 children)

Somebody please give me a lightweight alternative.

Had the pro version for years. I dont want niagra or lawnchair. The pixel launcher sucks.

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 0 points 25 minutes ago

Lawnchair

[–] tmjaea@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Go foss to avoid further enshittification.

My fav: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.home

[–] retiredIdentity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

I have been enjoying octopi launcher. Has pretty much the same as nova for settings and shortcuts.

[–] aln@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Smart launcher will let you import your nova backup and transition seamlessly. That's my recommendation.

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I hate this suggestion but it is the only one I've been able to stomach as something that operates like Nova: Microsoft Launcher

Its actually quite decent and mostly seems to be a forgotten piece of software so it hasn't been enshitified.

[–] kirisamemarisa@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 hour ago

i used it for a long time, then moved to nova

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I did come across it and it looked good but I cant instlall it. Its bad enough google are on my phone.

I did install Niagra and it seems better than before.