Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

…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 question heading “What does Branch want with Nova?,” Nova founder and creator Kevin Barry started his response with, “Not to mess it up, don’t worry!”

This is pretty sad. When I still had an Android phone this was the only launcher I ever used. One of the first apps I ever paid for, all the way back on Android 4.0