Aye OS [AndroRadar]

*Nova Launcher has been sold to Instabridge* Swedish company Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher, ensuring the beloved Android customization tool isn’t shutting down. This is the second time Nova Launcher has been sold, first to an analytics tracking company called Branch. The new owners promise to maintain Nova’s core identity: speed, performance, and user control. *The Tracker problem* The latest update of Nova Launcher 8.2.4 puts new Ad Trackers Facebook Ads (advertisement) Google AdMob (advertisement), on top of the Branch (analytics) Bugsnag (crash reporting) Google CrashLytics (crash reporting), and Google Firebase Analytics (analytics) *Easy explain* Version 8.1.6 (Previous) • 2 trackers: • Branch (analytics) • Bugsnag (crash reporting) • 30 permissions Version 8.2.4 (Current) • 6 trackers: • Facebook Ads (advertisement) • Google AdMob (advertisement) • Branch (analytics) • Bugsnag (crash reporting) • Google CrashLytics (crash reporting) • Google Firebase Analytics (analytics) • 36 permissions