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I was using Hola launcher for 1-2 years until today. Couldn't uninstall it fast enough when I discovered they injected a page redirect to malware when you open Chrome (or any other browser I assume). Is this type of shit allowed in the app store or is there any way to report them for this? It would be sweet justice to see them suspended/removed for this type of garbage but I realize I'm probably dreaming in color.
tldr: Fuck Hola launcher you slimy sacks of shit.
edit: Would it be ok to do an announcement post for this here? Anyone with Hola launcher might be totally baffled like I was as to how Chrome became infected with malware. But it was Hola launcher all along. Those sneaker fucks. I wasted hours trying to identify the cause. Never suspected Hola. Fuck.
edit2: App link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hola.launcher&hl=en Check the reviews. Many people reporting the issue. Clicking on Chrome icon redirects Chrome to mysearch.com.
edit3: I have reported it to Google. Please report it if you have experienced it: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/contact/takedown
This one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hola.launcher&hl=en
What they have done is inserted a redirect into the browser through the launch icon. It's fucking brutally sneaky. Probably millions of people now using a malware search. It's fucked. I really wish something could be done.
I'm having pretty good luck with "Home Switcher" Also I really am liking Hola Launcher right now. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hola.launcher&hl=en
First hiccup I'm seeing is when you unlock the phone it's random. This was the same for CLauncher as well.
You either gotta slide right and then you see the FirePhone DP lockscreen or vice versa. Be nice to be able to disable the FirePhone's screen if I was planning on sticking with a given launcher.
EDIT: "This was because with CLauncher comes with a lock screen styled as iOS and it activated once the launcher was installed." I've removed it since then. I have just the FireOS lock screen now.
Judging by the email address they make Android launchers?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hola.launcher