For those of you that still follow me for the Nova related stuff, I have put together some notes from my meeting yesterday with Instabridge, the company that has just acquired Nova Launcher.

You can view that Google Doc here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/196X8pkXSs37YUBwTm6-uVbnFrALSWl3faEQnJUlRQek/edit?usp=sharing

#Nova #NovaLauncher #Acquisition #Instabridge #Meeting #Android #Apps

For those of you that still follow me for the Nova related stuff, I have put together some notes from my meeting yesterday with Instabridge, the company that has just acquired Nova Launcher.

You can view that Google Doc here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/196X8pkXSs37YUBwTm6-uVbnFrALSWl3faEQnJUlRQek/edit?usp=sharing

#Nova #NovaLauncher #Acquisition #Instabridge #Meeting #Android #Apps

Using the Kagi Search Android app? How would you improve it?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kagi.search

#Kagi #Search #Android #Apps

hat jemand eine #Empfehlung für einen guten (möglichst deutssprachigen) #Artikel zum Thema #privacy / #Datenschutz bei #Android #Apps, die man unhinterfragt aus dem #GooglePlay Store installiert? So was ganz allgemeines, gut verständliches?
Dann bitte dringend her damit!

So I try to use the 'Internal two way sync' function in the Android @nextcloud app for a while now. Use case: Trying to sync my @signalapp backup with Nextcloud. It just doesn't upload the .backup files or other ones (as test). Doing this on a Fairhone 6 with the latest /e/OS.

Has anyone have an idea how to simply fix this?

#Nextcloud #Signal #Android

During the migration to #AGP9, I noticed that the (Triple-T) Gradle Play Publisher plugin is now in maintenance mode. We currently use it to publish an app to the Play Store from our CI pipeline. Even though there’s already a pull request to make the plugin compatible with AGP 9.0, I’m not entirely comfortable relying on it long-term. Do you know of any good alternatives? How do you typically publish an Android app to the Play Store from CI?

#Android #AndroidDev #Gradle #PlayStore

Tech savvy fedi folks! I am looking for a solution to segregate work and private apps on a Pixel Android phone. The aim is to control when I receive work notifications or Teams calls from specific apps. There seems to be an option for an Android Work Profile, but that requires my IT department to set it up? Are there any solutions you have implemented that work for you? #android #pixel

I played with my mastodon client on Android a bit, trying new ones, uninstalling, reinstalling, and my notifications stopped working. If this happens to you, long tap on the application icon, tap details, storage and cache, wipe everything. It worked for me.

Also, it helps to clean up a bit on the authentification tokens in the mastodon settings on the web. I hadn't done that in a long time.

#mastodon #android

I played with my mastodon client on Android a bit, trying new ones, uninstalling, reinstalling, and my notifications stopped working. If this happens to you, long tap on the application icon, tap details, storage and cache, wipe everything. It worked for me.

Also, it helps to clean up a bit on the authentification tokens in the mastodon settings on the web. I hadn't done that in a long time.

#mastodon #android

A great time to remind you all that there's a website, browser addon, and app that can remind you when you are about to use a non-European service and suggest a European alternative:

🌐 https://www.goeuropean.org
🧩 https://www.goeuropean.org/browser-extension
📱 https://www.goeuropean.org/brandsnap-go-european-app

#GoEuropean #Europe #Firefox #Chrome #Vivaldi #Android #iOS

A great time to remind you all that there's a website, browser addon, and app that can remind you when you are about to use a non-European service and suggest a European alternative:

🌐 https://www.goeuropean.org
🧩 https://www.goeuropean.org/browser-extension
📱 https://www.goeuropean.org/brandsnap-go-european-app

#GoEuropean #Europe #Firefox #Chrome #Vivaldi #Android #iOS

https://www.howtogeek.com/nova-launcher-has-a-new-owner-but-its-not-looking-good/

Nova Launcher has been acquired and resurrected, new versions will be rolling out with updates, bug-fixes and..... advertisements.

Yup, it sucks, not only are ads already showing up in the free version, but a dig through the code has revealed a lot of extra callbacks to Facebook & Google for ads and other services

#NovaLauncher #Android #Advertising #ads #enshitification

https://www.howtogeek.com/nova-launcher-has-a-new-owner-but-its-not-looking-good/

Nova Launcher has been acquired and resurrected, new versions will be rolling out with updates, bug-fixes and..... advertisements.

Yup, it sucks, not only are ads already showing up in the free version, but a dig through the code has revealed a lot of extra callbacks to Facebook & Google for ads and other services

#NovaLauncher #Android #Advertising #ads #enshitification

Popular Android launcher app Nova Launcher has seen some ups and downs over the past few years. Now the new owner is promising to resume active development... but possibly at the cost of ads in the free version. https://9to5google.com/2026/01/20/nova-launcher-new-owners-ads/ #Android #apps #NovaLauncher

Heads up for #novalauncher users: new owner, now includes Facebook and Google ad tracking

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46686655

#enshittification #novalauncher #android

Nutzt jemand den Nova-Launcher unter Android? Ich würde raten dringend zu wechseln. In einen Launcher gehören keine (User-)Tracker. 🙈

#android #novalauncher

https://www.heise.de/news/Nova-Launcher-Neuer-Besitzer-integriert-offenbar-mehr-Werbung-11146979.html

Nyt kun Keep-sovellus sotkeutuu Geminiin, Googlen kalenteriin ja ties mihin muuhun ja meni sitä myöden aivan pyllyilyksi, niin minkä "muistilappusovelluksen" olette todenneet Androidilla itsellenne toimivimmaksi, sillä vaihto on nyt edessä.

Keep on ollu sopivan yksinkertainen, siinä saa tehtyä rastitettavia listoja (esim kauppaa varten) ja samat muistilaput on saanu auki myös koneella selaimen kautta.

Vastaavat ominaisuudet olis kiva, mutta kuulen mielelläni erilaisista vaihtoehdoista.

Plussaa, jos ei kytköksiä tietojenkalasteluun, Amerikkaan, Googleen jne.

#kysymastodonilta #googlekeep #apua #sovellus #android

#NovaLauncher is adding more trackers to its latest version? After many years of paid usage, I'm switching launchers on #Android.

It might be a change for the better, as I'm giving #Kvaesitso a try. It's licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later and available on F-Droid.
https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/

Nutzt jemand den Nova-Launcher unter Android? Ich würde raten dringend zu wechseln. In einen Launcher gehören keine (User-)Tracker. 🙈

#android #novalauncher

https://www.heise.de/news/Nova-Launcher-Neuer-Besitzer-integriert-offenbar-mehr-Werbung-11146979.html

Heads up for #novalauncher users: new owner, now includes Facebook and Google ad tracking

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46686655

#enshittification #novalauncher #android