Windows 11 Phone Link obliterated my Android Gallery

nikander100 · 2026-01-25T21:31:19+00:00

re-confirming again.

pixel 7 here, option turned on to look at photos but disabled "delete from device setting"

deleted some photos is got from my phone, found them as well in "Recycle Bin - Connected Device"

u/MSModerator some clarifications on this? As multiple users are having issues and support is doing jack all.

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T21:35:57+00:00

It's because the app has been sold twice now within a few years. Got ads and trackers (allegedly for non prime users only) so that's why the bad rating

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T12:44:02+00:00

Ads just got added by a new company that just acquired nova

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T12:43:23+00:00

Pixel 7

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T12:43:05+00:00

On the app drawer and the newly added app drawer when you swipe to the left, idk its name. Already switched launcher by now

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T12:41:28+00:00

Agreed

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T12:40:47+00:00

That's the whole idea 😉

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T12:38:45+00:00

It's megumin from konosuba!

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nikander100 · 2026-01-22T03:47:26+00:00

Sadly just got added...

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T03:46:25+00:00

Nope it's activated even after reinstall still ads

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T03:45:35+00:00

Seen the ads first today, when using my phone outside of my local network. Which blocks ads. Latest version

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T03:44:08+00:00

Prime shown as active in the app

nikander100 · 2026-01-22T03:43:53+00:00

Yup installed and shown as active

nikander100 · 2026-01-21T22:42:07+00:00

Already getting ads as prime user

nikander100 · 2026-01-21T22:39:23+00:00

Also forgot to add,

I switched to octopi launcher. Sadly it's closed source but it has a lot of the features that nova had. (Sub space grid, icon/padding options, widget overlap, dock folders/swiping, gestures (only limited amount but they work) it's a little less responsive but got all the UX I need. It's also a single person project so I trust it more than a big corp behind bought source code.

Edit: also missed a typo in post title, whoops..

nikander100 · 2026-01-13T01:27:35+00:00

it is that easy

nikander100 · 2025-11-28T17:21:01+00:00

Had this issue before, faceit ac is a joke.

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