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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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By adding launchers you can customize the Android "desktop" way more in depth and it enables you to add for example custom app icons
I don't think that's the point. The point is the AI features being added for no reason