Nova Launcher just got another update despite being ‘dead’

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TL;DR

• Nova Launcher is getting yet another update with version 8.1.6 beta.
• The latest update resolves a bug that was causing the launcher to crash when performing a search in the app drawer.
• These regular updates might seem like someone is still actively developing the launcher, but that may not be the case.

Nova Launcher is receiving yet another update, despite its founder, Kevin Barry, announcing in September that he would no longer be involved in its development. At the time, Barry had stated that he was the only one working on the third-party launcher and that with his departure from Branch, the analytics firm that acquired Nova Launcher in 2022, the project would no longer be maintained.




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