Yeah, I am in this boat too, regardless of the quality of the controller, I can't go without the back buttons anymore.

It has really spoiled me.

Just realized now that Connect labels subscribed communities as "Frontpage".

All solved!

How do you switched to your subscribed communities in connect? I seem to only be able to switch to 'all' or 'local'.

According to this article, an analytical giant by the name of Branch last year?

https://www.makeuseof.com/nova-launcher-branch-is-it-still-safe-to-use/