▲ 470 ▼ PSA: Nova Launcher has been owned by analytics company Branch since 2022 (www.androidpolice.com) submitted 2 years ago by spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to c/privacyguides@lemmy.one 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments Since a few folks seem unaware of this, I'm posting anew for visibility.
[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) lawnchair indeed ☞ https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/app.lawnchair permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aleph@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's the outdated version. It's best to use the latest nightly build from here: https://lawnchair.app/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) why is it "best"? not baiting, just curious. it's an offline app that functions correctly. Why would i need to keep it up to date like an os or a browser or a host file? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago More features, bug fixes, and better compatibility with the lastest version of Android. permalink fedilink source parent [–] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the pointers. Now running lawnchair. Just wish it had app updates via f-droid or store... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yup, it's been some time since there was a coherent team development effort being made on it. Until they get their act together, maybe using Obtanium would work? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aleph@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's the outdated version. It's best to use the latest nightly build from here: https://lawnchair.app/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) why is it "best"? not baiting, just curious. it's an offline app that functions correctly. Why would i need to keep it up to date like an os or a browser or a host file? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago More features, bug fixes, and better compatibility with the lastest version of Android. permalink fedilink source parent [–] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the pointers. Now running lawnchair. Just wish it had app updates via f-droid or store... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yup, it's been some time since there was a coherent team development effort being made on it. Until they get their act together, maybe using Obtanium would work? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) why is it "best"? not baiting, just curious. it's an offline app that functions correctly. Why would i need to keep it up to date like an os or a browser or a host file? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago More features, bug fixes, and better compatibility with the lastest version of Android. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago More features, bug fixes, and better compatibility with the lastest version of Android. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the pointers. Now running lawnchair. Just wish it had app updates via f-droid or store... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yup, it's been some time since there was a coherent team development effort being made on it. Until they get their act together, maybe using Obtanium would work? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yup, it's been some time since there was a coherent team development effort being made on it. Until they get their act together, maybe using Obtanium would work? permalink fedilink source parent