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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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i think my Samsung had this shitty search feature or something that wanted to put a bunch of shit on one of my pages. Can't quite remember. But I know Google recently did the same thing with the Pixel. There's this fucking search bar that takes up the whole bottom of the screen on every single page. And they won't let you remove it. That alone was enough for me to switch.
That damn search bar was the only reason I ever started looking at launchers. I used LG and Samsung phones for years and wanted a more streamlined interface closer to stock android, so I got a pixel.
And the very first time I turned it on, I was incredibly disappointed to see this giant Google logo nailed to the bottom of the screen, existing only to provide functionality that I don't want.
So into the launcher rabbit hole I dove.