Hello folks. Four minutes ago, I got a notification that Nova now has ads, despite Me disabling updates. Three minutes ago, I uninstalled Nova. Any recommendations for a new launcher?

My ideal launcher would be completely free, have plenty of customisation options, and the only updates would be bugfixes and op-in features that I am not notified about. I first installed Nova years ago, to make My new phone’s home screen look like the last one’s. And I’m not about to change My ways now, so hopefully the new launcher lets Me recreate the look and feel of the very first smartphone I ever owned over a decade ago.

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All the best,
A cranky old wizard

  • mirisgaiss@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    does octopi let you have icons with no titles? first I’ve heard of it, and it’s one of the reasons I keep the old version of Nova that I have. for some reason very few launchers support this, but it’s how I’ve use my home screen for 10+ years. the search method of opening things drives me batshit.

    • N0MAD@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      You can turn off titles on the home screen but I don’t see anything in the settings for the app drawer. However, I did just try while writing this, to rename an app and leave a space for the name and it accepted that. While it would be a pain to do for every app, it is possible.