- U-Kevin Barry ushiya iphrojekthi futhi Igatsha limisa uhlelo lokuvula umthombo we-Nova Launcher.
- Uhlelo lokusebenza lusaku-Google Play, kodwa ngaphandle kweqembu elisebenzayo, mancane amathuba okuthi lithole izici ezintsha.
- Isibuyekezo sokugcina esishicilelwe ku-Google Play Isitolo sibuyela emuva kuMeyi 18, 2024.
- Iziphazamisi ezingenzeka ngezinguqulo ze-Android ezizayo futhi zidinga ukuhlola ezinye izindlela.

I-ecosystem ye-Android ilahlekelwa ngomunye wabantu abangomakadebona: Kevin Barry uyishiyile i-Nova Launcher, ishiya intuthuko ingenaye umholi ocacile. Uhlelo lokusebenza luhlala lutholakala, kodwa inkombandlela yephrojekthi isalokhu ibuzwa.
Ngemuva kweminyaka yokuvula indlela yokwenza ngokwezifiso ku-Android, isiqalisi singena esigabeni esibucayi: ngaphandle komdali wayo ophethe futhi nekhodi ivaliwe, azikho iziqinisekiso zokuziphendukela kwemvelo noma ukusekelwa esikhathini esimaphakathi.
Kwenzekani ngempela?

Ukuphela kwalesi sigaba Kuqinisekiswa uma uBarry ememezela ukuthi useyahamba eGatsheni futhi uyazihlukanisa ne-Nova Launcher. Ngonyaka odlule, ubengunjiniyela oyedwa osebenzayo, futhi elungiselela ukukhipha ikhodi ukuze avule iphrojekthi emphakathini.
Lokho kuvulwa ngeke kubone ukukhanya kosuku: Igatsha licele ukumisa uhlelo lomthombo ovulekile futhi limise ukuthuthukiswa obekwenziwa. Isinqumo inqamula impande okuwukuphela kwendlela yangempela engaqinisekisa ukuqhubeka ngaphandle kwenkampani yomnikazi.
Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, akukho lutho oluqhumayo: uhlelo lokusebenza lusatholakala kokubili kuzinguqulo zayo zamahhala nezikhokhelwayo (i-Nova Launcher Prime). Kodwa ngaphandle kobuholi bezobuchwepheshe noma imephu yomgwaqo, ukugcinwa isikhathi eside akuqinisekile.
Kusukela ekuthengeni eGatsheni kuya ekubhrekeni

Umlando wakamuva uyadlula Ukutholwa kwegatsha kwe-Nova Launcher ngo-2022. Kwabe sekuthenjiswa ukuthi ngeke kugxambukele entuthukweni kwaze kwaphakanyiswa ukuthi Ikhodi izokhishwa uma umsunguli eshiya inkampani; nezinyathelo zakamuva, lokho kuzibophezela ihlale incwadi efile.
Ngo-2024, kwaqala ukudilizwa futhi iqembu lehliswa laba okungenani: kusuka kubantu abayishumi nambili kuya kunjiniyela oyedwaLokhu kuncishiswa kuchaza okuningi kokuhamba kancane kokusebenza kanye nomuzwa wokuthi iphrojekthi isamisiwe.
Idatha eku-Google Play Isitolo iqinisa lo mbono: Isibuyekezo sokugcina esishicilelwe sisuka ngoMeyi 18, 2024. Ukuvula inguqulo ye-premium namathuluzi ahlobene (afana ne-Sesame) nakho akusebenzi iminyaka, uphawu lokukhathala kwe-ecosystem ezungeze isiqalisi.
Ingabe isatholakala futhi yini abasebenzisi abangayilindela?
Namuhla, noma ubani osebenzisa i-Nova Launcher angaqhubeka nokwenza lokho: azikho izinguquko ezisheshayo ekusebenzeniIzikrini zasekhaya, ukuthinta, nezinketho kuzoqhubeka nokusebenza kumadivayisi amanje.
Ubungozi buvela lapho izinguqulo ezintsha zesistimu zifika: Ukweqa ngakunye kwe-Android kwethula ama-API nezimfuneko okuthi, ngaphandle kokulungiswa okuvamile, kungaphula imininingwane ebalulekile (ukugqwayiza, izimvume, ukuhlanganiswa kwewijethi, noma idrowa lohlelo lokusebenza).
Okunye okuphambili ukusatshalaliswa: uma isoftware iqongelela ukungahambisani, I-Google Play ingakhawulela ukulanda emafonini akamuva. futhi ngisho ukuyihoxisa kamuva. Njengoba kungekho zibuyekezo noma ikhodi yomthombo ovulekile, noma yikuphi ukulungisa kungokokubona kwegatsha.
Okunye kanye nendima yeziqalisi namuhla

Kulabo abafuna ukuba sohlangothini oluphephile, kunezinketho ezithuthuka ngenkuthalo. Isiqalisi seNiagara Igqama ngendlela yayo ye-minimalist kanye nokuzulazula kohlu; I-Lawnchair iphinda ngothando ukuzizwisa kwe-Pixel; futhi Isikhangeli se-Smart inikeza inhlangano yedeskithophu enamandla.
Umongo nawo awusizi: I-Android isifana kakhulu futhi Izendlalelo zabakhiqizi sezithuthukile, ukuvala igebe eligcwaliswe ngaphambilini iziqalisi zezinkampani zangaphandle. Noma kunjalo, kusenomphakathi owazisa ukuguquguquka nokucwengisiswa okwenziwe nguNova.
I-Nova Launcher iyaqhubeka nokulayisheka, kodwa ukuthuthukiswa kwayo kumisiwe, ikhodi yomthombo ovulekile ethenjisiwe ngeke iqhubeke, futhi ibhola lisenkundleni yeGatsha. Labo abayisebenzisayo bangaqhubeka nokwenza kanjalo ngaphandle kwezinkinga, nakuba kuwumqondo omuhle ukuba nezinye izindlela esandleni uma kwenzeka izinguqulo ezizayo ze-Android ziqinisa izikulufu.
Ngingumshisekeli wezobuchwepheshe oguqule izintshisekelo zakhe "ze-geek" zaba umsebenzi. Ngichithe iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-10 yempilo yami ngisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu kanye nokukitaza ngazo zonke izinhlobo zezinhlelo ngenxa yelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi. Manje sengiqeqeshelwe ubuchwepheshe be-computer nemidlalo yama-video. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi sekuphele iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-5 ngisebenza ngokubhalela amawebhusayithi ahlukahlukene ezobuchwepheshe nemidlalo yevidiyo, ngenza izindatshana ezifuna ukukunikeza imininingwane oyidingayo ngolimi oluqondakala yiwo wonke umuntu.
Uma unemibuzo, ulwazi lwami lusukela kuyo yonke into ehlobene nesistimu yokusebenza ye-Windows kanye ne-Android yomakhalekhukhwini. Futhi ukuzibophezela kwami kuwe, ngihlala ngizimisele ukuchitha amaminithi ambalwa futhi ngikusize uxazulule noma yimiphi imibuzo ongase ube nayo kulo mhlaba we-inthanethi.