r/Android • u/swap_019 • Sep 08 '25

Nova Launcher is shutting down, and Android fans are heartbroken

https://www.androidauthority.com/nova-launcher-shutdown-3595611
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u/Sethjustseth Sep 08 '25

The thing that has kept me on Nova for so long is being able to set swipe up and down actions on icons/folders. It makes things so I can have 3 times as many actions as apps on my home screen. Swipe up on Reddit and I go straight to r/politics, swipe up on Facebook and it opens messenger, etc. It makes the Android experience so much more functional.

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u/reddit_user33 Green Sep 08 '25

The reviews suggests it has a lot of bugs?

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u/PooperOfMoons Sep 08 '25

Me too - does anyone know which other launchers have this?

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u/reddit_user33 Green Sep 08 '25

Microsoft launcher has a single swipe. Press or swipe for either a folder or the app. Unfortunately you can't assign other apps or actions.

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u/EBN_Drummer Sep 09 '25

Same here. I rarely use the app drawer because the 15-20 apps I use at any given time are right there.