PSA: Nova Launcher is owned by an analytics company

Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.world – 1084 points –
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Since a few folks seem unaware of this, I'm posting anew for visibility.

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Given for months now I keep randomly experiencing UI hangs requiring me to kill Nova, that day may have finally come...

I thought it was from Samsung, never crossed my mind it could be nova that is hanging. Sad days.

Hmm, I've had it happen once, thought it was odd. Are you on a Samsung too, like the other comment? How often does it happen?

Nope, Pixel 6 running Android 14. It's highly variable but I'd say it happens... every two or three days, sometimes multiple times a day. To say it's aggravating is putting it very mildly.

Ok, that is pretty bad. As mentioned, I've had it happen once. I use the app search function a lot, which I've set to the swipe up gesture, and it just stopped working that day. Had to find a way to force reset the launcher. Having that happen every 2-3 days to multiple times a day would be a dealbreaker for me.