TL;DR: Sold off, dev team was (figuratively) slaughtered, OG dev is pretty much out of the picture, new owner is planning on injecting ads into the launcher and we basically know nothing else about the future of it. I.e they’re turning it into a cash grab.
Is there something wrong with the Nova Launcher that I should know about?
It’s got ads now
!enshittification@lemmy.world
Joining that immediately
TL;DR: Sold off, dev team was (figuratively) slaughtered, OG dev is pretty much out of the picture, new owner is planning on injecting ads into the launcher and we basically know nothing else about the future of it. I.e they’re turning it into a cash grab.
also Nova Launcher rolls out stability fixes, confirms $4.99 annual subscription for new users
Is it ads for paid users as well?
They’ve said they’re gonna honor existing paid users but there are no guarantees.
Edit: They confirmed they’re honoring existing prime owners, so we’re good for now. New users face $5 subscription.
That’s the whole reason I downloaded it was to get away from cash grab companies! Well I’m glad I found out, I’ll try Lawnchair now.