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[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We already know it went to shit, I'm sure everyone here and on Reddit already moved over to another launcher or stuck to the last good release for the time being. I think that's enough Nova Launcher news.

I don't even see what it's appeal is, it looks like any other launcher. Why do y'all care so much?

[–] redplayer5@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I switched away from it only recently. There is nothing else that is as customizable, intuitive, and polished. My app drawer was organized with different pages. I used most of the built in gestures. When using an icon pack, it automatically rethemed the missing icons to a color scheme that matched. I use octopi now and I have had to download other apps to get a closer experience to what I was used to.

I've tried most of the other suggested launchers but they feel clunky or take longer to find what I need. It also takes a long time to tinker with a new launcher. I think it's taken a few weeks for me to find something that works well enough and I still hope that Nova gets an open source fork.