Nova Launcher is changing under its new owners, and you might want to grab a lifetime license before it goes away forever.

Nova Launcher has seen its ups and downs, but with its recent purchase, do our readers still feel enamored by it? Our survey results are in!

In September 2025, Nova Launcher bid us adieu after a 14-year-long journey. It made Android customization more accessible to the point where it became a trend. Everyone was sharing their home screen ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Back in July 2022, when mobile app metrics firm Branch acquired the popular and well-regarded Nova Launcher for Android, the app’s site put up one of those self-directed FAQ posts about it. Under the ...

Just over a year ago, you'll remember Ars reporting that our beloved Nova Launcher was on "life support" due to a previous buyout from Branch Metrics, a company that collects user analytics and sells ...

Nova Launcher has long been a beloved choice for Android users seeking a customizable and feature-rich experience, standing out as a top alternative to the standard Google Pixel Launcher. With its ...

After years as the Android customization go-to, things are seeming dire for Nova Launcher, and we might be saying our goodbyes to the iconic launcher that helped shape the Android platform. It was ...

Dylan Coyle is a reporter for Android Police, and there isn't much he doesn't cover across the Android fold. At a basic level, regardless of how complex a topic is, he tries to make it easier for ...

For more than ten years, Nova Launcher has been the go-to app for Android users who wanted their phones to feel like their own. It wasn’t flashy. It wasn’t loud. But it let you control the home screen ...