Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoPSA: Nova Launcher is owned by an analytics companywww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square325fedilinkarrow-up11.12Karrow-down123file-textcross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up11.09Karrow-down1external-linkPSA: Nova Launcher is owned by an analytics companywww.androidpolice.comAvid Amoeba@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square325fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·8 months agoOn the Google Play page data safety section, they seem to share and collect about as much data as Nova.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoI figured as much considering their heavy ad spend on the play store. They pop up as the number one result as an ad for every launcher search I make.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI found an alternative called Olauncher.minimal af launcher. Play store says it collects and shares nothing, though I don’t know how easy it is to fool. It seems ok so far, though I’m not sure I really want a minimalist launcher.
On the Google Play page data safety section, they seem to share and collect about as much data as Nova.
I figured as much considering their heavy ad spend on the play store. They pop up as the number one result as an ad for every launcher search I make.
I found an alternative called Olauncher.minimal af launcher. Play store says it collects and shares nothing, though I don’t know how easy it is to fool. It seems ok so far, though I’m not sure I really want a minimalist launcher.