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of getting Stardew Valley since it’s only $5 but I did some research and apparently the mobile version is a bit out of date, idk.

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

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      Hmm, I’m not usually into deckbuilding games, but that does seem like something perfect for touchscreens

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    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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    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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      ooh, AppOps sounds nice +1

      although I am already using the premier audio player: foobar2000 :D

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      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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    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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    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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      Tasker

      oh damn thats dope, I’m usually not into automated stuff but that seems cool

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

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      Oh damn, I didn’t realize it was on Android OR free. thanks!

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      Is that the same one thats on steam? Looks a lot more fun than other idle games I’ve checked out

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