I already have Nova Premium (my preferred launcher) which is what people have recommending. Was thinking of getting Stardew Valley since it's only $5 but I did some research and apparently the mobile version is a bit out of date, idk.

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[–] 12 points 3 years ago (2 children)

not 100% relevant to the post but do not use nova they got bought out by an ad/tracking company and shouldn't be trusted to be a launcher

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    damn, thats a bummer, time to try out some FOSS launchers :(

    any recommendations? I basically just need screen shortcuts, folders, and notification icons would be nice. also maybe pages but I could do without that with folders

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I use lawnchair launcher if you're willing to use a beta version from a project that may or may not be dead and hasn't been updated in like half a year unfortunately the up to date version isn't on the playstore I don't think and I don't remember where you can find the up to date version sorry :(

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Slay the Spire is a fantastic roguelike deckbuilding game, and I think the mobile version is around that pricepoint

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You can rent a movie through Google Play. I do that can't find the movie I want to watch on any of the streaming services I'm subscribed to.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Stardew Valley is a great choice, if you are into gaming maybe some of the android ports for GTA? Like GTA 3 or Vice City.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 years ago

    I already have the classic GTA games on steam, plus I tried the mobile ports when they first came out and I could NOT deal with the touch controls.

    Think I'll just go with Stardew if I cant find anything else, since I doubt I'll ever buy it on desktop and these kind of daily grind simulators are great for mobile

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    AppOps: It's a permissions manager that lets you grant apps "fake permissions". Basically, it makes an app think it has a certain permission, but when it tries to use it it doesn't get any data.

    It's very hard to pirate, and root is not required :) It costs 3.00$

    Also consider checking out Poweramp, It's one of the best local music players out there (1.00$)

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If you're the kind of person who already bought Nova then you probably already have it as well but look into Tasker just in case you haven't heard about it yet.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Both pc and mobile Stardew Valley are on version 1.5. At one point mobile didn't have the 1.5 update, but that got sorted out a while ago. It's a great game, I'd recommend getting it! :)

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That's reassuring! I'll probably end up with Stardew Valley then :D

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, the 1.5 update took a while, but it's there now and it's great!

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Dope, and it seems like the perfect kind of mobile game to play for like 15 minutes at a time.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Stardew Valley is great even if it's out of date (though I'm not a huge fan of the interface on mobile)

    Minecraft is also great on Android these days

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 3 years ago

    It's from their "opinion rewards" thing where you get Play credits for taking short surveys; they don't give a lot, and I don't get them frequently because I usually have my location data turned off which is how they determine which surveys to give you, which is why I really don't want to waste the money I've already got

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Consider grabbing the DLCs for Vampire Survivors, because that game deserves the $5 they don't ask for on mobile.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Magic research is idle game crack. I have been playing it a lot.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Look through the apps you already have and see if there's a premium version of whatever you got

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Buy some icon packs for Nova. I'm using Linex, and liked Lines, Min, Minoir. aCalendar, Another Widget is amazing.

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