Branch Metrics sucks. They fired almost of all people working for Nova.

  • PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I just reset my phone (because reasons) and while I was happy to use Nova for so many years, I decided to switch - trying ADW Launcher now.

    Looks like it was a smart move.

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      3 months ago

      Isn’t ADW already dead for years? Last update on f-droid was 13 years ago.

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        3 months ago

        😲 13 years?? I had no idea! Wild. Okay maybe I need to find a modern alternative - but haven’t found anything yet that’s so nice as Nova was.

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      3 months ago

      Wow, there’s a name I haven’t heard for years, not since my Bionic!

      I have a copy hanging around. I need a software indexing tool to keep track!

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        3 months ago

        Nova just worked so well for me. Have looked into other launchers and they just aren’t the bee’s knees. ADW might not be the best either.

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          3 months ago

          To me the whole home screen paradigm just doesn’t work, at all. I don’t keep anything on the home screen, I find it clumsy and disorganized, with things hard to find - just like with the desktop paradigm on Windows.

          It seems like a good idea, it just doesn’t work for me. I can’t find anything on my computer desktop - the inability to organize it other than giant icons of stuff just makes it overwhelming, and it’s the same problem on a phone.

          I use a combination of folders (Folder Organizer) and Notification Shortcuts (Notification Toggle), because that makes so much more sense to me. Notification Panel

          It seems a different paradigm for phones would be more effective than reproducing a desktop.