It seems that the wave of tech layoffs will not be going to finish quickly. Now, the favored Android launcher app — Nova Launcher has introduced the layoff of its total group.
Nova Launcher’s mum or dad firm, Department, has laid off nearly all of its workforce, together with practically all the Nova Launcher group. Solely the app’s founder, Kevin Barry, stays as a full-time developer.
Barry has now shared a publish on the current standing of Nova Launcher. He mentioned that Nova and Department will proceed working collectively and he’ll proceed to regulate the course and improvement of Nova Launcher.
Learn the whole publish right here,
“I am Kevin Barry, the unique creator and first developer of Nova Launcher. This week Department parted methods with some workers together with folks concerned with Nova. We recognise this determination is a blow to people who’ve finished nice work at Nova and Department and can do nice work sooner or later. We thank them for all their onerous work and we want them the perfect. I personally actually realized rather a lot from so lots of my coworkers and treasure my time with them.
There was confusion and misinformation in regards to the Nova group and what this implies for Nova. I might wish to make clear some issues. The unique Nova group, for a few years, was simply me.
Ultimately I added Cliff to deal with buyer assist, and when Department acquired Nova, Cliff continued with this position. I additionally had contracted Rob for some dev work previous to the Department acquisition and a while after the acquisition closed we have been capable of carry him onboard as a contractor at Department. The three of us have been the core Nova group
Nevertheless, I’ve at all times been the lead and first contributor to Nova Launcher and that hasn’t modified. I’ll proceed to regulate the course and improvement of Nova Launcher.”
Nova Launcher has lengthy been a staple for Android customers searching for customisation choices past their machine’s default launcher. The app’s intensive characteristic set and smooth interface have garnered a devoted following.
Nova Launcher’s mum or dad firm, Department, has laid off nearly all of its workforce, together with practically all the Nova Launcher group. Solely the app’s founder, Kevin Barry, stays as a full-time developer.
Barry has now shared a publish on the current standing of Nova Launcher. He mentioned that Nova and Department will proceed working collectively and he’ll proceed to regulate the course and improvement of Nova Launcher.
Learn the whole publish right here,
“I am Kevin Barry, the unique creator and first developer of Nova Launcher. This week Department parted methods with some workers together with folks concerned with Nova. We recognise this determination is a blow to people who’ve finished nice work at Nova and Department and can do nice work sooner or later. We thank them for all their onerous work and we want them the perfect. I personally actually realized rather a lot from so lots of my coworkers and treasure my time with them.
There was confusion and misinformation in regards to the Nova group and what this implies for Nova. I might wish to make clear some issues. The unique Nova group, for a few years, was simply me.
Ultimately I added Cliff to deal with buyer assist, and when Department acquired Nova, Cliff continued with this position. I additionally had contracted Rob for some dev work previous to the Department acquisition and a while after the acquisition closed we have been capable of carry him onboard as a contractor at Department. The three of us have been the core Nova group
Nevertheless, I’ve at all times been the lead and first contributor to Nova Launcher and that hasn’t modified. I’ll proceed to regulate the course and improvement of Nova Launcher.”
Nova Launcher has lengthy been a staple for Android customers searching for customisation choices past their machine’s default launcher. The app’s intensive characteristic set and smooth interface have garnered a devoted following.
