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. Nova Launcher is no moreKevin Barry, Nova’s founder and only developer, announced over the weekend that he’s leaving Branch, the company that bought Nova in 2022. The plan to release Nova as open source has also been scrapped. The last stable release of Nova Launcher came in May 2024. For now, you can still grab Nova Launcher from the Play Store.