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Nova Launcher could soon add a proactive AI assistant that sucks up all your data (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 1 day ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Nova Launcher could soon introduce Nova AI, a built-in AI assistant complete with a chatbot, and a new Nova Plus subscription tier

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[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 1 points 26 minutes ago

Where my Smart Launcher crew at? Usually you guys show up when it's time to shit on Nova.

Anyway, if you like the features an ease-of-use of Nova, and you are looking for an alternative, Smart Launcher all day. A played with so many of the other launchers mentioned in this thread before I found SL, and it really feels like the best to me. But that's just like, my opinion, man.

[–] SilentRampage34@lemmy.world 2 points 36 minutes ago

Something I cannot find in any other FOSS launcher that is the one part of Nova I want to keep: gestures on home page folders. Home page icons that I can swipe up or down to do independent actions and can be an app or folder of apps. Nothing I've found seems to have the same features in this regard.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Ewwwww....

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone that gives a single shit about their data being sold to third parties should have dumped Nova a long time ago.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This is the first I've heard about any privacy issues. I dumped Nova recently because I found a good FOSS launcher.

[–] dodekaphilist@lemmy.world 2 points 51 minutes ago (1 children)

Mind sharing which launcher you switched to?

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 46 minutes ago

Dragon Launcher. Apparently it isn't on Play; you have to use F-Droid.

[–] sheetzoos@lemmy.world -1 points 2 hours ago

"Could" always does a lot of heavy lifting in headlines.

Aliens COULD invade at any time!

Your dad COULD be a robot!

This article COULD get a lot more interactions with this one simple trick!

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

So basically any advantage over the native launcher is void?

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago

well if you didn't jump ship in 2022 i guess this is your time

[–] CreativeCider@feddit.org 10 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Lawnchair for graphene

[–] dalekirkwood@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Kvaesitso is really nice as well

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

+1 for lawn chair

[–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah it's time. Nova was great but now it's fully enshitified. I went with Niagara. There's a short learning period, less than a week for me to feel comfortable, but I love it. Very simple and clean.

[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Same, it's great

[–] FE80@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Lawnchair runs fine on GrapheneOS.

[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

And on pretty much every other android too.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 16 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Lawnchair is a pretty good FOSS launcher.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Can confirm. I switched from Nova Launcher a year+ ago. I haven't noticed any downgrade. Lawnchair feels cleaner, better.

I guess proprietary software has no option but enshittification once an open source alternative exists. The proprietary product becomes strictly for chumps, so they make it a full on scam.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 14 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

What does any of this do? What problem or need is it addressing? I'm honestly so confused by 99% of technology these days, it seems to be nothing more than an electronic pacifier for an entire generation of ADHD addicts.

[–] Yoshi@futurology.today 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

By adding launchers you can customize the Android "desktop" way more in depth and it enables you to add for example custom app icons

[–] dalekirkwood@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

I don't think that's the point. The point is the AI features being added for no reason

[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I like olauncher. Took a while to get used too.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

Oh great: one more AI to disable.

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

https://github.com/JackEblan/YagniLauncher this should be fine for most of you

[–] seallander@lemmy.world 0 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Just disable it's network permission.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

how do you do that on samsungs?

[–] silentdon@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

Or better yet, just uninstall it

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