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[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
All he is saying and I'm with him is that the previous way NOVA handle the widgets, where the widgets are catagoriesed by the widget name makes finding the widget much easier compare to now. If it's not broken, why fix it. The way NOVA is handling now is the same as the next launcher does. Where all the widgets are in one big list, as before we have another choice of sub_catagories. I'm not saying the new way is bad, but the old way is much more efficient in my opinion. Anyway, the dev may change it again later, we shall see.
[Nova Launcher] andrewilley:
The problem is this beta is not an incremental upgrade from the last stable Nova release, Kevin has had to start from scratch with Google's brand new launcher base code, and make his own modifications all over again.

So we need to blame

Google

for breaking stuff in the name of looking all trendy and modern, and hope that Kevin can get around to re-fixing the bits that we're most concerned about sooner rather than later.

Andre
[Nova Launcher] d8389:
Hide clock stopped working on my device with last betas.

Device GT-I9295

ROM 0 5.0.1 - TW
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
In drawer apps are not.properly margined or placed as the sides of the screen remains empty which doesnt look nice , there should be an option to adjust apps posn in drawer or they should be fixed ( using nova beta without tabs , device -s4
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
In latest nova beta 27 , status bar is not pure transparent???
[Nova Launcher] blu3angel:
Beta 27 still force closes when adding app to a own folder at screen... Using cyanogenmod rom 12.1 android 5.1....

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nova Launcher] AF_624:
Maybe a stupid question, using beta 26 how to configure menu button?

Thanks..
[Nova Launcher] fcasoli:
I would like to sort apps in drawer…

Thanks

Galaxy Note 4 + Gear 2
[Nova Launcher] salimtn:
Thanx its the launcher,i cant find old dock backgrounds since v24
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
I think there is no option for sorting of apps in nova..
[Nova Launcher] fcasoli:
I would like to sort by

Alphabetical

Installation order

Manual sequence

Frequently used first

Galaxy Note 4 + Gear 2
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
In nova launcher, apps are already in alphabetical order but there is no option for sorting like time, date etc...
[Nova Launcher] :
Any idea why some of my icons are appearing black and white? :confused:

Jiake jk760 running 4.4.4 Nova beta 27
[Nova Launcher] Regnas:
Why your screenshot is looking like touchwiz? Is this nova?

Mine is fully transparent...
[Nova Launcher] geogaddi47:
Tesla Unread

Any chance of an update for Tesla Unread? It no longer shows notification counts for the latest version of Facebook.
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
I dont why it is showing translucent status bar but when I restart nova launcher , it automatically got fixed. ..
[Nova Launcher] rippedwarrior69:
I have LG g3 using nova launcher. The settings in app drawer is different then the one in the pull down menu. The settings in pulling down men will stay tabbed view while the settings in app drawer revert back to list view. Android 4.4 any ideas how to fix this?
[Nova Launcher] tu3218:
Latest version taking 200mb of ram?? Seems a bit much. Running on Verizon Note 4. Anyone else seeing this?
[Nova Launcher] kadopt:
Nova here is using 23mb, sgs3 and cm12.1.
[Nova Launcher] andrewilley:
21 MB here on a Galaxy Note 3, so 200MB seems excessive indeed.

Andre
[Nova Launcher] salimtn:
60 mb here with simple homescreen

Grand 2 4.4.2 stock touchwiz
[Nova Launcher] SupErWinBros:
nice

use4ful
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Plzzz help me , when I play games on my S4 or surfing the Web in Google Chrome etc., my wallpaper always changes to other wallpaper automatically , I am on 5.0.1lollipop ..plzzz fix this issue also I am not only the user which is facing these kind of issues but there are many s4 users which are suffering from these bugs. .
[Nova Launcher] jazzespresso:
Latest beta pretty bad, consumes RAM like crazy. In fact, even if not selected default launcher, it still running on background (I killed, it still comes back running on background). And you don't need to tell me this is "beta", I am aware of it. Now many people like new betas and where Nova Launcher goes, but pretty much everything same s...t, nothing new, other than bringing some fancy animation as @Thebear j koss said.

All based on Google's Lollopop launcher 3 code, they don't bring anything to new table...nothing... remember that adding bunch of fancy animations is not considered new feature!, OK?

A lot of people here, I am sure, hate Samsung's TouchWiz launcher, LG's Home launcher, and HTC's Blink Feed (now called Sense Home) launcher. However, only a few probably admit that they brought something new the table whether you hate it or love it. For instance, I love the way how TouchWiz creates app folder and much better looking than plain ugly Launcher 3's (thus Nova, Apex,..etc ). You may probably going to say "but you can customize this or that", ...still it does not make it nice. Another example, I love the way how TouchWiz adjust screen from portrait mode to landscape, but Nova (maybe does it a bit faster) when turn screen from portrait to landscape, all widgets on the screen looks squeezed..

I am NOT here to praise TouchWiz launcher nor HTC's Sense Home launcher (if you thought that, you read it all wrong). The point I am making here; if these are beta (not final), why not differentiate yourself from competitions, not the fancy animations, or ugly colors..
[Nova Launcher] iamnotkurtcobain:
How much RAM does your device have?!?

40 mb ram. That's nothing.
[Nova Launcher] JohnSpawnVFX:
Speak for yourself. And I have 2 gb ram
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Help me plzzz. ..????
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Uninstall, and install Official Nova from play store. Don't use the beta. Simple. You have waaaay too many issues to be using the betas

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
But I want latest featured that's why I use beta also will this problem be solved in the upcoming stable nova??,
[Nova Launcher] adl:
RAM usage for me is pretty high as well. Nexus 5 with kitkat 4.4.2.

4 screens, 8 widgets, 5 folders so nothing to fancy going on. Also nothing changed on the homescreens compared to the pre-beta version of Nova, where RAM usage was definetely lower (somewhere around 40mb RAM i think).
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Here is mine .,only 27 mb...
[Nova Launcher] abu46:
I am using the latest nova launcher prime with elun icon pack on my Htc one m7 5.0.2. The dynamic calendar icon does not update daily on my htc one, it only updates if i change the icon pack and reselect elun. The same is the case with alos icon pack!! The same works fine on my motog 5.0.2. Kindly help as i really love the feature.
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Try to apply theme from inside the theme app...
[Nova Launcher] andrewilley:
No idea, you'd need to provide a lot more detailed information on your problem and maybe some debug logs (and also post somewhere where the dev might see it - the Google+ beta-testers area for example) for your issue to even be investigated. If you are unable or unwilling to do that, you are probably not the sort of person who should really be using a beta version anyway.

Also, if the "many s4 users which are suffering from these bugs" that you mention could post too, that would help too.

Andre
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Okay I will send it at Google + with Kevin Barry tag, so that he will look at this problem ...
[Nova Launcher] phobius87:
I'm using LG G2, stock rom, 4.4.2., no root. I used Nova launcher in couple of periods in one year, but allways decided to go back to stock launcher. The reason for that is that I allways notice some small jitters and lags when scrolling through home screens. Those jitters are small, like frame skipping, but they are driving me nuts. This happens with every other custom launcher, except stock LG Home launcher. However, last night I sideloaded a port of HTC Sense 7 launcher, and it was smooth just like the stock LG launer.

So, I'm starting to wondering if Nova launcher and other custom launchers (like Apex, Action Launcher...) aren't using entire hardware of my phone. Maybe they don't use GPU rendering or something. I tried to check "Disable Hardware Overlays" in "Developer settings", but I still got those little stutters and lags.

Is there anything I can do to get Nova launcher to be smooth at 60 FPS. I'm sure my G2 is capeble of this?
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Try playing with animation scale in developer settings of your phone. Most are set to 1.0 and work better at .5. Also see if gpu rendering is checked. If so uncheck it. Nova has always been smooth for me on all my devices.

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY
[Nova Launcher] khaytsus:
You might be specific about how you have things set up.... Lots of desktops? Lots of icons? Lots of folders? Lots of widgets? Custom icon theme? etc

Possible there's a bug somewhere, or simply that 10 screens full of folders and widgets uses lots of ram..
[Nova Launcher] adl:
Yo are right, could have been nore specific. I addes these things in my previous post:

4 screens, 8 widgets, 5 folders so nothing to fancy going on. Also nothing changed on the homescreens compared to the pre-beta version of Nova, where RAM usage was definetely lower (somewhere around 40mb RAM i think).
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
There is no option of widget padding in matterinova 27 ??
[Nova Launcher] JohnSpawnVFX:
I have 27 and I have that option.
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Plzzz help me how to do that , or screenshot plzzz.
[Nova Launcher] JohnSpawnVFX:
Long-press the widget and a pop-up menu will appear
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
No padding here..
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
You have to remember these are betas, you want all the stuff from stable Nova implemented into the gel launcher. Truthfully a lot of the stuff from previous Nova you probably won't see for a long time if at all. Rewriting all the code may take months. There is nothing special with the Nova betas, it is the google launcher with experimental features being implemented. As the website says there will be bugs and requests for features will be taken into account but before features are fully coded in, a stable build needs to be released. And #1 rule here is to never ask for an eta. A stable build my drop tomorrow, might be months. If you are having issues and you are not getting the support you want, it is advised that you roll back to the last stable version. Believe me, you are not missing out on anything by not using beta versions. These are released to get feedback as obviously Kevin cannot test on every device and android build himself.

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
But padding was there in earlier matterinova. .also I am not asking for eta , which website are u talking about ..provide me the link.
[Nova Launcher] niteh@wk:
I believe padding is widget dependent. Some have padding and some don't. It has been this way even before materinova. Did this same widget you're using have padding in older version of materinova?
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
No padding even on gsearch..
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
You just asked like a day or 2 ago if a stable build was going to be released soon. Link is in the 2nd line of the OP.

http://novalauncher.com/beta/.

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Man I asked a week ago..
[Nova Launcher] Royyx:
I prefer it pre-update but I still love it either way
[Nova Launcher] Pfeffernuss:
Depends on the widget you use, as has been said already... :good:
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
I tried many widgets but there is no padding also in matterinova 25 there was an option of padding even on gsearch , as u said all widgets are not supported but I tried many widgets but there is no padding , it mean this feature is flop in nova..
[Nova Launcher] Pfeffernuss:
As you can see it's not a flop, it works fine, when you select the proper widget :good:

If not, simply revert to the stable version and wait.
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
I dont why beta has removed padding or restricted padding on many widgets as this feature was working good in stable..
[Nova Launcher] Mikulic1802:
Are you kidding? Padding is working fine, it was never possible to enable it on all widgets, and its working exactly the same as before. You cant enable padding on Google search widget or custom widgets like xwidget or zooper widget, because you can edit that widgets in their settings
[Nova Launcher] Pfeffernuss:
Removed?

Padding padding padding as far as the eye can see :good:

Nova launcher ftw! :cool:
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
So you broke the 1st rule. And now all you are doing is complaining about features missing or not working on beta builds constantly. If it is not up to par for your liking, then go to the stable version. You will have all your features and it is stable. Not sure what you think the advantages are for using the beta. They are released just to test and you can see the progress of what is in store. Read from the link I posted about how to be a beta tester.

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY
[Nova Launcher] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
That's the point. Stop asking for an eta. It's one of the main rules here and also considered an integral part of this forum's etiquette. Please by all means continue reporting bugs (by supplying the necessary info and logs, via the proper channels). But continually asking/requesting a new stable release (and I've been paying attention, you do this frequently) is rude, counter-productive, and clutters this thread
[Nova Launcher] joluke:
+1
[Nova Launcher] Hesham Sleem:
i am using nova #materinova27 and it is great just shadow in top and bottom on desktop isn't working

Thank you :good:
[Nova Launcher] Fiti_99:
Anyone knows how to change the folder icon size? It looks to small in beta
[Nova Launcher] DirkStorck:
Can someone please tell me how I can add more screens? Can't find a plus button or a menu.

Thanks ☺
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
It's like the google launcher need to hold screen and the bottom menu will open with options for wallpaper, setting, or widgets. Need to drag a widget onto a screen to start a new screen. Another "feature" which is like going back to the stone ages of Android, in my opinion. I have no clue why anyone would like the new launcher base. It's just awful.

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY
[Nova Launcher] ROMAddiction:
You didn't realize that you can just add a blank page, did you? When that bottom menu opens up, flick to the right and hit the gigantic white circle with the sizable plus sign. A message pops up and hit the Add Blank Page option. Boom. Blank page.
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Nope. I am not using Nova beta. Still 3 years behind Nova stable 3.3. I don't just update apps because they are the newest. Newer does not necessarily mean better.

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY
[Nova Launcher] aalupatti:
Anyone know why the ability to multiple apps at a time to the home screen was removed. I clearly remember using it a long time ago.

Thanks
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
I think you are kidding with me , now see that gsearch has an option for padding , sometimes this option appears and sometimes not....
[Nova Launcher] zelendel:
Ok Enough from everyone. Here is the way it is.

Lets get back on topic. IF you have issues with what that is then look at the title of the thread.

Everyone knows that the dev is a more of a private person so he doesn't always respond to every single thing. Just because he doesn't reply doesn't mean he did not see it.
[Nova Launcher] andrewilley:
I don't use a ton of widgets (5) but I can remove padding on all of them in latest beta.

Andre
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
How??
[Nova Launcher] DirkStorck:
Thanks! Found it :) And you have drap the widget to most right screen...than you see a new screen with a plus :D
[Nova Launcher] Pfeffernuss:
Like this.
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
No padding ..
[Nova Launcher] Pfeffernuss:
Version 3.3, done.

Keeps this thread clean as well. More useless "no padding" posts and it's another user on the ignore list. Had it with this subject :rolleyes:
[Nova Launcher] kingvortex:
I'm using materinova 27. The padding option is there on the Google widget every time for me (and every other widget I've tried it on). Perhaps there's some sort of issue/bug preventing it from showing consistently on some devices/roms.

The correct thing to do if you're experiencing this is to go to the beta community and report the issue, then wait to see if it's fixed in a later version. Arguing back and forth in this thread is achieving nothing, especially as Kevin doesn't participate in this thread and hasn't for a long time.

Sent from my C6603
[Nova Launcher] Pfeffernuss:
Haven't answered you? Made lots of screenshots showing that most widgets do work and some don't. With zero thanks.

I have had it with your "questions" but most of all your intonation. No more visible posts from now on. Good luck! :good:
[Nova Launcher] Mikulic1802:
Ok i was wrong, but is it possible that you didnt know that there are 2 different widgets, yours is google search widget from Google app, and other one whitout possibility for padding is search widget integratet in nova launcher. Go to widget picker and you will see that there are two different ones
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
thanks for helping me guys , as you know this is beta so I am waiting for stable release also hoping for best launcher in the world...
[Nova Launcher] Pfeffernuss:
Already showed him that...
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Yes There are two widgets but sometimes it shows padding and sometimes not , as I am using beta that's why these kind of bugs are there ..but thanks for helping me brother..:):)
[Nova Launcher] zelendel:
Wow Really? Ok as it seems I was not clear last time so let me make it crystal clear.

1. This is not a support sight

2. The topic of this thread is not about the beta

3. There is a google plus community for the beta. Use it.

4. If you are gonna be rude then dont post.

5. If you are posting about the same issue because you didnt get a reply the last time, Dont.
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
Is this possible to make new thread for beta ...
[Nova Launcher] andrewilley:
You're welcome to start one if you want, have fun over there. Not that the developer will see anything you write though, so as has already been said you'd be better joining the Google+ beta area for that, rather than repeating yourself here.

Andre
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
If I will create that thread then no one will give a single reply , can owner if this thread create beta thread or any moderator. ..
[Nova Launcher] kingvortex:
A beta thread would have already been created if it was going to happen.

If you have issues with the beta, then you should report them in the G+ community where Kevin is actually active, like has been suggested to you multiple times now.

Pushing this issue is only likely to cause a moderator to delete your posts, so I would just accept it if I were you.

Sent from my C6603
[Nova Launcher] AakashKaushal98:
I posted many times to that g+ , but not even a single comment to my post that means no one watch at my post even Kevin Barry also not...but you kind of people help me here for my worst posts....
[Nova Launcher] kingvortex:
Just because Kevin didn't reply to you, doesn't mean he didn't see your post. Thousands of people post there, so you cannot possibly reasonably expect a personal response. That is the place he is active and will see posts about bugs/issues. Posting here where he hasn't been active for almost a year is futile as Kevin is the only person that can do anything about bugs.

Please, don't keep pressing this issue. A senior moderator has already told you several times, so continuing on will only lead to you getting in trouble. I'm only trying to prevent that. Please understand and post in the correct place in future.

Sent from my C6603
[Nova Launcher] andrewilley:
The G+ beta discussion area is the only place where Kevin might read your postings. However it is, of course, quite possible that he has a lot bigger things to think about than something as relatively trivial as checking the remove-padding option on a few random widgets.

You've said your piece, and repeated it multiple times until even the moderators are fed up, so just as a bit of friendly advice it might be worth stopping now before someone starts to think of you as trolling and takes appropriate action.

Andre
[Nova Launcher] mahercs:
Hey guys and gals. I don't know if this was mentioned, but a search comes up with way too much stuff. On the latest couple of Beta updates, my dock always returns to the "main" screen after I exit an app. I have three docks on infinite scroll, but I am always kicked back to the center one. For example, on the left side, I open my photo gallery, and after closing it, the dock is reset again to the middle dock. It never did this before and I don't see a setting for it. Is this a known bug, a new feature, or am I the only one experiencing this?

Sent with Turbo speed!
[Nova Launcher] Pfeffernuss:
Yes, same here. Didn't look through all the options yet but as you say there is no option for that I will just leave it at that and wait for v28 to show up :good:
[Nova Launcher] coolhof:
No you're not the only one.

I have notice it to.

I also use three docks.

And there is no option available to stop it.
[Nova Launcher] mistermojorizin:
Came back to beta and everything's working a lot better. Love the new passing function for widgets!

Only bug I noticed is if I create a desktop shortcut for airplane mode using secure settings, it stops working after restarting nova. Had no problems on the 3.3 stable. 4.2.2 droid maxx, beta 27

One request, the search in the drawer, give us the option to make it's background dark and semi transparent. My icon pack doesn't work on light backgrounds. My whole phone is themes to show a 50 percent transparent dark overlay over the launcher wallpaper. It looks amazing, can't compare with the cartoon look of material design. So the only thing that stands out is that white background of the search dialogue in nova s spp drawer
[Nova Launcher] duckredbeard:
I just installed Resurrection Remix ROM (a 5.1 ROM) on my tablet and I no longer have the hide clock option.
[Nova Launcher] tu3218:
How do I leave the beta so I can just run the regular nova that's in the play store? Looked again today an it was taking 278mb of memory on my Note 4. Want to try just the regular play store version. I already left the community but every time I download, it still does the beta software. Any ideas?
[Nova Launcher] marcran75:
There's a link in the op for Nova 3.3 where it says "release apk". You would have to uninstall the beta version before installing 3.3.
[Nova Launcher] ylexot:
I believe you can go into Nova Settings, select "Check for updates...", open the menu (three dots in top right corner), and then switch from Beta to Play Store.
[Nova Launcher] marcran75:
While that may be true it will do him no good. You cannot install a previous version over top of what he already has. I believe if he went into his app manager on his phone he could probably uninstall updates. That option doesn't show for me cuz I'm still on 3.3. I'm just guessing.
[Nova Launcher] JohnSpawnVFX:
That option only appears on a system app. He'll probably have to uninstall Nova Beta and install Nova Stable.
[Nova Launcher] :
I run nova in tablet mode (by using app settings and appropriate resolution), but in landscape mode it doesn't have page index.. Can i add it somehow with a mod or something?

Thanks,
[Nova Launcher] SyCoREAPER:
Anyone know how to get Nova Launcher to keep things sorted Alphabetically. I have to consistently go into my folders in the Drawer and click Sort. It keeps forgetting the alphabetical order.
[Nova Launcher] RodimusConvoy:
Finally decided to make Nova my only launcher, and wow I'm wondering why I didn't do it soon. Its pretty good.
[Nova Launcher] killchain:
You have to leave the beta program, not the community. Go to the page that allowed you to join, it should have the "leave" option. It should be showing you stable versions in Play Store after that.

sent from my brick