Some history, by way of earlier HN submissions:<p>"Everyone’s favorite Android launcher just got acquired by an analytics company" (2022-7-19) <<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32153506">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32153506</a>><p>"Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support" (2024-8-9) <<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41205497">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41205497</a>><p>"Nearly everyone working on Nova Launcher has been laid off" (2024-8-10) <<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41210291">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41210291</a>>