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Nova Launcher, the favored Android launcher thought to have shut down in September 2025, is formally again, however with a twist. The app began receiving common updates in November forward of an possession change this month. Department Metrics offered Nova Launcher to the Swedish firm Instabridge, which shortly started laying the groundwork for in-app commercials. Now, the current updates to Nova Launcher seem to have damaged the app, with customers on Reddit reporting vital bugs and crashes.

The latest Nova Launcher beta construct, model 8.2.8, began reaching customers just a few days in the past. The most recent model 8.2.8 can be rolling out throughout the secure channel as of Saturday, January 24, based on the app’s Google Play Retailer itemizing. Because the replace’s launch, a number of Reddit customers (1, 2) are experiencing crashes instantly after putting in Nova Launcher. Persevering with to launch the app masses a “Nova Launcher retains stopping” pop-up for some customers.

Reddit customers took fundamental troubleshooting steps, together with reinstalling the app and re-enabling it, to no avail. As a brief resolution, customers can obtain and set up the APK for an older model of Nova Launcher. Some customers counsel turning off computerized Play Retailer updates within the meantime. It’s price noting that not each Nova Launcher person is experiencing the crashes, and this bug appears to particularly have an effect on the preliminary app setup course of.

The foremost setup crashes aren’t the one points beginning to plague Nova Launcher customers. Individually, a number of Reddit customers (1, 2) are seeing their dwelling display screen app icons disappear after leaving an opened app or unlocking their system. The bugs span throughout a number of telephone fashions, with Reddit customers reporting points on Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and OnePlus telephones.

The issues with Nova Launcher’s newest replace, which additionally launched advertisements, have kicked off Instabridge’s possession of the fan-favorite launcher to a rocky begin. Notably, Instabridge stated its job “is to be accountable homeowners” and gained’t present advertisements for paid Nova Prime customers. Nonetheless, followers have expressed concern about one more possession change. Nova Launcher was first acquired by Department Metrics in 2022, which then spun off the app to its present proprietor Instabridge.

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