India's online gamblers may turn to measures such as virtual private networks and proxy credit cards for placing a bets in the wake of a gambling ban in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/society/india-gaming-illegal-sites-gambling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #india #gambling #apps
Dan Gillmor
and 2 others
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I'm writing this post here today in hopes to bring some attention to something that is near and dear to my heart, and that's an update to the current situation with Nova Launcher, that I worked for and with for nine years up until August of 2024.
For those that haven't seen the news, Kevin Barry, the founder and developer of Nova has left Branch which in turn means he's now no longer involved with Nova Launcher in any way going forward.
https://teslacoilapps.com/nova/solong.html
For the past year or so Kevin has stated that he was working on the open source version of Nova Launcher so that if/when this time came, it would be out in the open and the community could take it over and contribute to it and have it continue being developed.
However, it seems that Harish Thimmappa and others at Branch had told him to stop working on that effort as they didn't want him to continue doing that for unknown reasons. This is sad news because this was something that former CEO, Alex Austin, had promised both via a contract and publicly that if Kevin were to ever leave Branch, Nova Launcher would become open source. You can find that quote here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/w2q6al/comment/igzoniu/
and another very similar quote with similar conversation here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/w2q6al/comment/ih25ntz/
The reason for this post is to try and draw some attention to the folks at Branch, specifically folks like Harish Thimmappa to do the right thing and honor these promises and any writings in the contracts from 2022 and to fully focus on releasing Nova Launcher as an open source app.
The community deserves this more than anything, since that was something that Kevin was very adamant about when he allowed Branch to acquire Nova Launcher back in 2022. Plus, this is just something that Branch should do since it is something that has been promised.
There is currently a petition on Change.org to try and get Branch to do this as well. After only 3 days of it being posted to Change.org, it sits at almost 1,500 signatures, and that's with very little to no press coverage at this time, which is something that would be super useful to bring full attention to this situation. You can find the petition here:
https://www.change.org/p/make-nova-launcher-open-source-let-the-community-continue-its-development
I ask that everyone who sees this post can share it with their followers as I would love to see Branch do the right thing and follow through with their promises that were made back in 2022 when they acquired Nova Launcher and release it fully as an open source app now that Kevin is no longer working for Branch and not involved in Nova Launcher.
I'm going to tag some folks below that I worked with at Branch in hopes of getting this post seen by as many folks there as possible.
#NovaLauncher#Nova#Branch#BranchMetrics#OpenSource#OpenSourceNova#Petition#Android#Apps#Google
Cassidy James :gg: :fh:
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Sketch Friday Drop.
Tomodoro app icon sketch. A task and a pie timer.
Tomodoro app icon sketch. A task indicated by a checkbox and a progressbar/timer below.
Shaper app icon sketch. A symbolic icon with controls on a stack of papers.
Gamepad Mirror app icon sketch. A console controller split in the middle.
Late Sketch Friday.
Sketch Friday Drop.
Tomodoro app icon sketch. A task and a pie timer.
Tomodoro app icon sketch. A task indicated by a checkbox and a progressbar/timer below.
Shaper app icon sketch. A symbolic icon with controls on a stack of papers.
Gamepad Mirror app icon sketch. A console controller split in the middle.
Cassidy James :gg: :fh:
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I'm writing this post here today in hopes to bring some attention to something that is near and dear to my heart, and that's an update to the current situation with Nova Launcher, that I worked for and with for nine years up until August of 2024.
For those that haven't seen the news, Kevin Barry, the founder and developer of Nova has left Branch which in turn means he's now no longer involved with Nova Launcher in any way going forward.
https://teslacoilapps.com/nova/solong.html
For the past year or so Kevin has stated that he was working on the open source version of Nova Launcher so that if/when this time came, it would be out in the open and the community could take it over and contribute to it and have it continue being developed.
However, it seems that Harish Thimmappa and others at Branch had told him to stop working on that effort as they didn't want him to continue doing that for unknown reasons. This is sad news because this was something that former CEO, Alex Austin, had promised both via a contract and publicly that if Kevin were to ever leave Branch, Nova Launcher would become open source. You can find that quote here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/w2q6al/comment/igzoniu/
and another very similar quote with similar conversation here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/w2q6al/comment/ih25ntz/
The reason for this post is to try and draw some attention to the folks at Branch, specifically folks like Harish Thimmappa to do the right thing and honor these promises and any writings in the contracts from 2022 and to fully focus on releasing Nova Launcher as an open source app.
The community deserves this more than anything, since that was something that Kevin was very adamant about when he allowed Branch to acquire Nova Launcher back in 2022. Plus, this is just something that Branch should do since it is something that has been promised.
There is currently a petition on Change.org to try and get Branch to do this as well. After only 3 days of it being posted to Change.org, it sits at almost 1,500 signatures, and that's with very little to no press coverage at this time, which is something that would be super useful to bring full attention to this situation. You can find the petition here:
https://www.change.org/p/make-nova-launcher-open-source-let-the-community-continue-its-development
I ask that everyone who sees this post can share it with their followers as I would love to see Branch do the right thing and follow through with their promises that were made back in 2022 when they acquired Nova Launcher and release it fully as an open source app now that Kevin is no longer working for Branch and not involved in Nova Launcher.
I'm going to tag some folks below that I worked with at Branch in hopes of getting this post seen by as many folks there as possible.
#NovaLauncher#Nova#Branch#BranchMetrics#OpenSource#OpenSourceNova#Petition#Android#Apps#Google
Self-Host Weekly (5 September 2025)
#Newsletter feedback addressed, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #rwMarkable - a checklist and to-do app, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!
https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-09-05/
#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #smarthome #development #app #apps #software #feedback
@neil pointed me to this: https://developer.android.com/developer-verification
This will make alternative app stores like #fdroid mostly useless on #android devices with a stock rom, since most apps won't install at all, unless also available through the play store.
Being the dev of the #floss #apps #TinyWeatherForecastGermany and #imagepipe, it is unlikely that the apps will be available for devices running a stock rom in the future, since I likely won't share my private keys with G****e nor will I give them a copy of my ID.
Tim Chambers
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🧩 Other browsers: “install a 3rd party extension.”
Vivaldi: “we built it in.”
🧩 Other browsers: “install a 3rd party extension.”
Vivaldi: “we built it in.”
Elena Rossini ⁂
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Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)
Teaching moments from @elena, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #OpenArchiver - an #email archiving platform, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-08-22/
#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #app #apps #software #fediverse #activitypub
Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)
Teaching moments from @elena, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #OpenArchiver - an #email archiving platform, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-08-22/
#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #app #apps #software #fediverse #activitypub
sebsauvage
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OpenFreeMap
OpenFreeMap lets you display custom maps on your website and apps for free.
#openfreemap #openstreetmap #maps #custom #forfree #webdev #python #js #opensource #webdesign #app #apps
Silicon Valley has shifted into its artificial intelligence age — some call it the "hard tech” era — and the signs are everywhere. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/11/tech/silicon-valley-hard-tech-era/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #siliconvalley #tech #socialmedia #defense #apple #netflix #google #internet #apps #markzuckerberg #facebook #ai #chatgpt
OpenFreeMap
OpenFreeMap lets you display custom maps on your website and apps for free.
#openfreemap #openstreetmap #maps #custom #forfree #webdev #python #js #opensource #webdesign #app #apps