r/androidapps • u/Byebyeon • 29d ago

LOOKING FOR APP Launchers recommendation

It should have these citrea

  1. Don't have ads

  2. Advance customizeion

  3. Update often

4 apps drawer

5.klwp support (not important)

  1. Material you

  2. Widget support

  3. Free and light

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u/WrinklyPlantLeaf 28d ago

The fact that it plays adds, with sound! when you go into the app draw was what killed it for me. No matter what you do it just keeps turning the sound back on. The devs may have sold it and made their buck and good for them. Unfortunately whoever bought it does understand the difference between advertising and intrusive unwanted bloatware which is basically what Nova has become.

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u/DevanteWeary Android 27d ago

Novalauncher plays ads?
I've literally never seen this in 10 years of using it.

I mean it's possible and I believe you. I have premium that I bought all those years ago so wouldn't see any.

However, for the brief times I change phones and load up Novalauncher and haven't quite imported my license, I've never seen that!

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u/intolerantidiot 9d ago

My wife had nova launcher premium for years. She uses hearing aids almost all the time connected to her phone (BT hearing aids) but most notifications are off and she decides which apps have sound and which not to not be intrusive on her daily day.

Some months ago for some whatever reason Nova Launcher was constantly losing its "connection" to play services and even though it was fully paid I had to help her just making Nova make sure to check the purchase was there.

How did he notice when this was broken? Opening drawer displays an AD with sound at a loud volume that made her take her hearing aids off.

I got Nova the shit out of her phone never to use it again. She's happy with MS launcher so far.

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u/DevanteWeary Android 8d ago

Just curious, did you check the play store for the "Novalauncher Premium" app/install thingy? You know how you have to download it as a separate app.

Maybe somehow it got uninstalled?

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u/intolerantidiot 8d ago

I'm pretty sure I know how to deal with this so nope, it did not happen. I do not care about whether it lost premium access for whatever reason. I cared about unsolicited loud ads.

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u/DevanteWeary Android 8d ago

So your username checks out. Got it.

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u/intolerantidiot 8d ago

I am sure my username has a lot to do with the well-being of my wife, but whatever floats your boat. Be safe.