The Nova Launcher app's return seems confirmed after receiving two surprise updates recently, although there are some things you should know.

For months, Nova Launcher fans feared the worst. In September, longtime developer Kevin Barry confirmed he’d left Branch Metrics, the company that acquired Nova in 2022—fueling worries that the beloved Android launcher had reached the end of the road. Then, last week, a surprise v8.1.3 build began hitting devices. And now there’s already another one: