Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 7 months ago

PSA: Nova Launcher has been owned by analytics company Branch since 2022

www.androidpolice.com

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PSA: Nova Launcher has been owned by analytics company Branch since 2022

www.androidpolice.com

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Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 7 months ago

cross-posted to:
[email protected]

Nova Launcher has been acquired by analytics company Branch

www.androidpolice.com

Hopefully, this isn’t the end of an era for Android launchers

Since a few folks seem unaware of this, I’m posting anew for visibility.

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I greatly appreciate this

I had no fucking clue for two years. How much longer would I have remained ignorant? Frightening.

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