So, they replied via #Twitter, you can read our interaction here:

https://x.com/YourOnlyONEofcl/status/1791640156719448149

(you'll have to click on each post as Twitter doesn't display the reply-tree well)

Summary:
* They're too busy to add an option to choose between left/right and top/bottom when in landscape mode.

(Even though they already have the code, just add an option to switch?? Since according to them we are a minority, then there should be less bug reports (if any), so just offer a switch so the minority can choose it, it's working anyway.)

* So, they chose to force everyone back to Nova 7 default - left/right in landscape.
* Also, it is the spec and what Google is doing.
* The lack of consistency and bad UX when switching between Home and App Drawer (left/right and top/bottom respectively) is also just following #Google.

Lastly,

> It's clear that they're _doing something right for once_. (emphasis mine) ( https://x.com/NovaLauncher/status/1791646821686669708 )

A very strange way to word it. It gives me a picture that there are strong disagreements in the company of Nova vs. the developers.

Well, it's understandable. I've worked in CS for 20 years, and yes, 70% to 80% of the time, we disagreed with the developers. ROFLMAO!!!!

But, seriously, when Nova launcher first launched, it's objective was to provide a better Android launcher with features and options that the users needs not to just follow Google blindly. (Keywords there are: follow and blindly.)

That convinced me to go Pro.

Sadly, it appears that things changed. The mission and vision now is to follow Google even if there is no consistency in UX with the way Google do things.

I hope we don't see less features from Nova in the future, because there are other things Nova implemented that is not the way of Google. I mean, if their new objective is to just follow Google, it makes me worry for its future.

> We received countless pieces of negative feedback regarding Nova 8's original dock placement, and precisely zero pieces of positive feedback until now.

Oh, and I did praise Nova 8 when it fixed the landscape left/right bug. (Yes, I consider it a bug.)

So, no, it wasn't “precisely zero pieces of positive feedback until now”. Failed attempt at blaming a [pro] user.

In any case, it is human nature to be vocal about things they don't like. So, even if it is “precisely zero”, it doesn't mean they don't exist.

Anyway… nothing can be done there. What's important is I've said my piece, brought it up to them. No regrets on my part.

@novalauncher #Nova #WithNova