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[Nova Launcher] zelendel:
Wow so you have the stats to show where you know more about how a launcher is used then a developer that gets constant updates about it? No good sir, you are mistaken, icons still do very well in the play store and outside as well. Just look how much effort Google is putting into them. They know it matters to people. Maybe not the less then 1% of cell phone users that come here here but we are not their targets.

You are also complaining on a thread that it is well known is dead. Has been for many years.

His support is through an app. Not email.

Enjoy. There are many great options.
[Nova Launcher] rodken:
Try this, no guarantees:

Clear data on Nova Launcher ---> reboot device, install this module via Magisk and systemize Nova Launcher ---> reboot device. Clear data again systemizing.
[Nova Launcher] ameinild:
I wrote with a feature request: That you can change the font used by Nova Launcher, or at least use the default system font when on a ROM where you can change the font. Am I the only one missing this feature?

Also, app drawer background transparency doesn't seem to work on crDroid 6.11 - are there any known issues with background transparency?
[Nova Launcher] jimmy06:
Hi,

I have test on my galaxy nexus and very good work.

Just view things who doesn't work correctly :

Dock infinite scroll doesn't show icons when it loop (dock is empty, test with 2 docks)

Sometimes on App Drawer the first screen is black (no icons for applications but launch application on click)

One idea maybe someone already say that but show screen preview with two finger on screen would be great.

Good luck for the next :)
[Nova Launcher] travis75:
Ideal launcher , thank Man
[Nova Launcher] TofuWarrior:
I don't know if this is a limitation of ICS and if anyone's asked this, but it would be awesome if you could add the 1x1 widgets to the dock!
[Nova Launcher] 2manycells:
I am having one major issue with the launcher: The menu buttons on the dock randomly disappear!!!

The only way to make them reappear is to restart the launcher. It's quite annoying. : (
[Nova Launcher] cap11:
Had it too with the older version, with the latest one it didn't happen the last two days.
[Nova Launcher] Brotkruemel:
Really nice launcher, love it. I hope for new features coming soon! Keep up the good work!
[Nova Launcher] Naumoff42:
I saw this suggestion in another thread but i thought it was a pretty good one. Can you add an option to lock the homescreen icons so they cant be moved or deleted? It would be a nice feature for if kids are playing with it.
[Nova Launcher] dmonzel:
Install Make Your Clock Widget from the market, you should be able to make a 1x1 clock that way.

Edit: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hubalek.android.makeyourclock
[Nova Launcher] DominoDoug:
Love the launcher. One thing I'd like to see.

Swipe gestures
[Nova Launcher] ezio84:
There's a bug after you create a backup with the integrated Nova feature: a black screen appears if you launch app drawer and pressing the home button results in a not smooth scrolling to the default home screen (it seems to redraw itself directly).

Anyway this is the best launcher for me ;)
[Nova Launcher] govindadas:
Maybe this has already been noted... but nova seems to take a long time to load the app drawer. And it often doesnt remember what page it was last on when returning to the app drawer .

Lte galaxy nexus rooted nova beta13. Installed like regular app i think but i get widgets in drawer. Still using stock launcher . This is the only thing keeping me from using nova as default...tempted to try sticking it in system folder and overwriting stock launcher...

Maybe it was because i just created a backup as noted above...

*edit: ok, i see... home button means you lose your place in the app drawer. Back saves place in drawer... dont know if thats by design, a bug, or unique to my instal..
[Nova Launcher] :
Any idea how to create folders bigger than 16?
[Nova Launcher] The Gingerbread Man:
would be handy for the flash light app I use.....
[Nova Launcher] The Gingerbread Man:
Same for me on GSM arhd 2.1.4, didn't know that, quite handy to know....
[Nova Launcher] jsk23:
can someone direct me to some cool folder icons to use with nova? I wouldn't mind something clear, translucent either, so I could just see my apps in the folder and no background if posible. Can I do that?
[Nova Launcher] ramzixp:
Not a lot of themes but this beta. Waiting for eclipse project for themers. Launcher is very interesting and want make some theme on it.
[Nova Launcher] max-555:
look here. you can find some icons which could be used :) I think

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=824656&page=221

EDIT : better here http://fav.me/d3x7n90
[Nova Launcher] troysbama1:
Sorry if this has been asked but I've searched the thread in numerous different ways and can't find anything. I'm trying to use the metal icons from the Tha Icon app and even though I can select them but it won't save the majority of them through Nova. After I select them and it jumps back to the Nova edit screen, only the default icon is displayed. However, it does work on some of them.

I installed the Black Exodus theme, AOKP B19, and Nova 13 all at the same time so I really can't pinpoint the actual problem. I do know that on CodenameDroid 1.1.4 with Nova 12 I had no problems at all.

Any ideas what I can do to fix it or get it working?

FWIW, the metal icons (no background) with the theme I mentioned looks fantastic.

UPDATE: I finally found the folder the icons get downloaded to from Tha Icon and if I use Root Explorer to select them rather than the actual Tha Icon app they do in fact save. Maybe this will help someone else.
[Nova Launcher] tgwaste:
are we getting closer to swipe up/down gestures? :)
[Nova Launcher] :
The Best Launcher For ICS Giving Users The Stock Android Experience
[Nova Launcher] rainbow99:
can i ask a silly question. It seems to me that swipe up from the app draw icon goes to nova settings and i cant find any option to change it. Am looking to change it to home screen instead. Can anyone advise, please?
[Nova Launcher] tcat007:
Long press on the icon and edit, see what it's set to do. Make sure you hit the icon when swiping up or it will revert to what you have swipe up set at in settings-gestures.
[Nova Launcher] rsngfrce:
I never realized it could be edited in that way, thanks!
[Nova Launcher] PhilipTD:
Try:

1. Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Default apps > Home app - Pixel launcher

2. Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Default apps > Home app - Nova launcher
[Nova Launcher] PhilipTD:
Deleted duplicate post
[Nova Launcher] Pete nx Shelby:
I also use Nova, now with os11 on a pixel 4a and issue resolved itself after setting Nova as home app.

Previously on os 10 with pixel 1 the Pixel launcher used to reset itself as home app.

Try disabling Pixel launcher reset Nova as home app.
[Nova Launcher] PhilipTD:
Wow!
[Nova Launcher] Neodrox:
Long and behold I have a bug to report, starting today I saw that my phone for a security reason when unlock with fingerprint, if I lock the screen immediately it is now asking for the pin due to a security policy, this was not happening before. I saw this was an issue in the s7 (I have an S10+) so maybe the devs should look into a way of going around that if possible, but if I change to One UI it works the fingerprint sensor
[Nova Launcher] Pete nx Shelby:
This sometimes happens where I have to use screen pattern to unlock, not a big deal but, unlike my Pixel 1, this Pixel 4a on random apps with biometrics turned on will randomly require me to re-enter my password, then fingerprint. Very strange.
[Nova Launcher] Neodrox:
This is happening due to that fact that if you use the double tap feature to lock your screen then it is asked the password, but if you lock the device with the lock button, then it should work, just found that out right now.

So the bug is when using the double tap to lock the screen.
[Nova Launcher] Pete nx Shelby:
Interesting but I don't use double tap, I use Greenify manual hibernation. Like I said, didn't have this issue with pixel 1. It's a new hiccup to the 4a.
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Not a bug. Need to choose lock method. See screenshot
[Nova Launcher] Pete nx Shelby:
I love Nova launcher but, I use Greenify's manual hibernation & lock instead. As you lock the phone it hibernates any active apps. Give it a try, it's a really good program.
[Nova Launcher] Neodrox:
Sorted, not longer an issue, thanks man
[Nova Launcher] k.mlynarczyk87:
hello, notification stamps don't work despite everything turned on on the Samsung S10 + Android 11. The problem is in the latest beta.
[Nova Launcher] TaZeR369:
Thanks iz da best.
[Nova Launcher] RedsonRising:
If you're having a problem with the beta you should report it on Nova's discord channel. Their #announcements has instructions on how to do that. I don't believe that you can get support direct from them here.
[Nova Launcher] fatjoez:
Question about BETA. Have they allow an option to disable scrolling in folders? In version 6 the folders would increase size to fit icon but v7 beta makes them scroll I dont want that
[Nova Launcher] RedsonRising:
Read my post just above yours. The Nova developers don't monitor this post necessarily. They do monitor their discord channels where they are set up to deal with questions.
[Nova Launcher] whitehollow:
I use icebox to freeze apps and it looks like a launcher drawer when i open it. It would be amazing to add the chance to freeze apps and add it to a special section of nova
[Nova Launcher] Eddiemc:
I like the new rebase for the version 7.

I'm curious though if anybody knows; since it's now rebased on launcher3 as far as I know, does anybody know if recents will be supported? I'd really like to freeze the stock launcher and I know that with previous versions of Nova that would break recents, due to the codebase, yet now with the rebase there's really no reason not to support it, no?

Anybody know any news about this?

Also, does anybody know why the 7 series isn't part of the beta track (through Google play)?
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Has to be implemented by OEM not launcher. The Nova 7 beta is only available via discord. For better and easier discussions about issues. Beware the Nova nazis on that group though...
[Nova Launcher] Eddiemc:
Well, yes and no. AFAK since "recents" got merged with launcher in android, any launcher that supports it can be used. Quickstep for instance can enable it. Apparently so can root commands. So it's not reliant on OEMs.

Problem is that the launcher needs the code "baked in", and currently it's only a couple (example lawnchair) that has that. As far as I know it's in the aosp codebase for launcher3, and nova's problem before was that it wasn't based on that code, but now it is so recent seems like an omission. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

I got the 7 from APK mirror, I'm just curious as to why it's not in the beta channel. Perhaps it's still regarded alpha? I think it works excellent.

But yea, discuss might be the place for this, but call me old-school; I'm just a fan of XDA😁
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
I too am an xda guy, unfortunately Nova devs don't use xda and haven't in over a decade. Yes the recents is tied to launcher but it is proprietary code of Google. Quickstep is a hack that enables it. Unfortunately you can't use others code to enable it and it needs to work on all devices for Nova to use it, so it is only a feature of android 10+, so over half of Nova users couldn't use it and would most likely break older versions of Android. It works on oneplus 7t running Android 11 stock unrooted, which means it all depends on OEM and android version you are on.
[Nova Launcher] msoose:
What exactly is up to the OEM to implement? Are there are any custom ROMs that enable this to work properly? Was systemizing the APK enough at one point?
[Nova Launcher] msoose:
What might these "root commands" be to enable this?
[Nova Launcher] Eddiemc:
Got no idea mate🙂

I'm guessing either through freezing stock launcher or perhaps enabling the hidden dev settings that split recents and launcher that might or might not be incorporated in aosphttps://amp.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/hns1of/android_11_has_a_developer_option_to_seperate_the/
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Anything closest to stock Android. 1+ it works. Plus you need to be on Android 10+. May be a magisk mod that enables it if you have root, I have no idea. I don't even use the recents panel. No idea why people are all that amazed by it.
[Nova Launcher] Ghisy:
Hi there,

So who is using the beta v7 here? I'm still on v6 on my Pixel 4 XL and I wonder if v7 is stable enough to give it a try.

Comments are appreciated! :)
[Nova Launcher] Eddiemc:
7 is super nice. Seems super stable and fluid.

Still some jankiness on the animations on A11 even with latest launcher3 API/commits included in rom (calling up recents is still so-so), and it's not so pretty to exit apps that was opened from folders on the home screen, compared to closing apps that was opened directly from the home screen (which looks perfect). But that's neat pickings..

Totally a daily driver, and most of the functionality from 6 is carried on. I'm not missing anything that I used on 6.

NB, I didn't manage to update from 6 without getting everything messed up so I went clean install. But that's was 7.0.08 or something a few months back, so I dunno how that will be with the latest.. it's a new base though, so clean install might be best anyway.

I've jumped on every iteration since then and the 7.0.25 is working perfectly.
[Nova Launcher] Ghisy:
@Eddiemc, thanks!

I decided to upgrade. It's fine overall but some features are missing (animation speeds for example). It seems stable enough as a daily driver. Hopefully what's missing will be added as development progresses.

I did a dirty upgrade by installing the 7 apk. It kept my settings. (I did do a TiBu backup of 6 before, just in case)
[Nova Launcher] Aliau1799:
Hi im currently using Nove Prime downloaded from Play Store on my s21 Ultra

I am facing issues for recent app gesture . In default launcher when i swipe up from the bottom of the screen on the homescreen it instantly brings the recent apps but on Nova Launcher when i do this it brings app search window which i dont know how to disable it .

Secondly the only way to bring up the recent apps from Nova Launcher homescreen is to swipe up from the bottom screen and pull until almost middle of the acreen and hold for about 1 second before the recent app shows up .

Is there a way around this and can i have the recent apps gesture on Nova as smooth as i have on Samsung default launcher ?

can i switch off the annoying app search window from the same gesture as well ?

pictures are attached need help please
[Nova Launcher] tcat007:
Recents works fine on Nova on my Pixel 4a, not rooted.
[Nova Launcher] BillGoss:
Have a look at what's set in Nova Settings>Gestures
[Nova Launcher] Aliau1799:
in gesture settings theres no option to disable the app search window when we swipe up from the bottom screen
[Nova Launcher] BillGoss:
I've played around a bit on my phone and what you've described seems to indicate that you have the Swipe Up Nova gesture set to App Search.

On my phone I have to swipe up and hold to get Recents.
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Home button is the gesture in settings.
[Nova Launcher] Aliau1799:
Thanks Buddy ... i feel like a noob .. but you made my day .. thank you so much
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
No problem, and it should have navkey buttons/gestures to encompass all devices. People don't realize that while using gestures instead of on screen buttons that the gesture becomes the button.
[Nova Launcher] JeyC79:
Hi!

I installed LineageOs 18.1 Last week on my S5

Since, it's impossible to use Nova Launcher, it crash, refuses to start. Even with a reset and a start with default setting.

I clear DATA and cache, same problem.

It seems that it's fixed with the v7 ?

I activated the beta on the play store but I don't have any new update.

Please, where can I find a safe v7 beta ?
[Nova Launcher] robogo1982:
APKMirror or Nova Launcher official Discord server.
[Nova Launcher] JeyC79:
Thanks.

I installed the last one, and still the same problem, Nova doesn't start (or crash) on LineageOS 18.1, even if I clear the cache and data of the app.
[Nova Launcher] JeyC79:
Any idea?
[Nova Launcher] killchain:
Post a logcat, it might give an idea about what's happening.
[Nova Launcher] JeyC79:
How to obtain this ?
[Nova Launcher] nreuge:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/teslacoil-software/nova-launcher/
[Nova Launcher] mocmocmoc:
I'm using a Poco F3 that has resolution of 2400 x 1080 (20:9 ratio)

How do I calculate the correct dimension for a 3 page scrolling wallpaper without the width being cropped? I tried 2400 x 3240 but it's cropped.

I even made a grid wallpaper to determine how much it scrolls and then make a wallpaper according to that grid and it is still cropped.
[Nova Launcher] RandomJazz:
Hello everyone, not sure if this is the right place to post this.

I am on a Samsung S20 Ultra and the nova launcher updated on its own to version 7.

I have an issue with the apps/folders in my home/desktop screen.

The folders launch an app on tap and swipe up to reveal the apps in the folder.

The swipe up most of the times doesnt work and I am not sure how to fix it.

Anyone else has the same issue?

Please let me know.

Thank you
[Nova Launcher] bg_man:
Nova 7 changed the scrolling in the folders.

Scroll by a screen is the only option (dots on the right showing the number of screens).

And I can't find a settings to revert it back to smooth scrolling (by a single line).

Anyone knows a solution to this?
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Not sure, but Nova settings--> folder--> window-->immersive. If not that, it would only depend on how many apps are in the folder.
[Nova Launcher] bg_man:
Yep, I've already tried all the Nova settings, there is no setting for that. Hoped someone already dig around for hidden settings or hack. Asked Nova and they replied there is no such setting. А bunch of fools. Ruin a good app and forced upgrade with a new look, missing features and no way back.
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
You can go back. Uninstall and use version 6 available on apkmirror (https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/teslacoil-software/nova-launcher/nova-launcher-6-2-19-release/) . I did the same thing when they moved to the last new base. If the setting is not available in the new launcher 3 settings, it probably won't be in Nova 7.
[Nova Launcher] agentsandy007:
Can you please get rid of this line.

It was perfect in version 6.

Why did you have to add it again?
[Nova Launcher] Philip:
This is NOT a Nova support forum. Nobody from Nova reads this thread.
[Nova Launcher] vandyman:
LOL..

Teslicoil'z last post was around November 2013.

You would think that peeps would have noticed after 11 plus years. 🤔

Edit: 8 years...
[Nova Launcher] Philip:
Whoa - is it 2024 already?! Man, I must have been drunker than I had realised...

:) :) :)
[Nova Launcher] vandyman:
Will 8 years work? 🤣
[Nova Launcher] Mambobuzzz:
Hi there,

I'm facing this problem on my Lenovo Tab P11. With navigation gestures on, I can't swipe up to display multi-tasking window. From an app it just leads to the home screen, from the home screen it does striclty nothing!

Can someone help?

Mambobuzzz
[Nova Launcher] DaOldMan:
Teslacoil support moved to discord long time ago guys. Here you can get help from other XDA users only.
[Nova Launcher] Mambobuzzz:
Oh ok. Sorry. Will so that.
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
On android 11, to see the recent app screen, you're supposed to tab and hold the navigation bar for about 2 sec before the current screen floats up into the multi-screen display. I'm assuming that is what you're talking about.
[Nova Launcher] Mambobuzzz:
Actually the tablet is still under Android 10. But that's exactly this. This works with regular Lenovo launcher where it falls with Nova launcher. Will go to discord.
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
Have you try homescreen option, dock, dock background, and check on having the dock background draw up behind the navigation bar. May be the dock area is interfering with the navigation bar.
[Nova Launcher] Mambobuzzz:
Hi, just had a try. That doesn't work. But thank you for the try! :)
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
Last suggestion if you haven't try it already, try screen rotation between portrait and landscape (try screen rotation app if your tablet doesn't have the setting). Also, is this a problem only occuring on NOVA7 and not with older NOVA launcher?
[Nova Launcher] Mambobuzzz:
Had a try. Doesn't work either. i can't tell about previous versions of Nova as I've just received the tablet.
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
You said you have a Lenovo tablet? My phone is Motorola G power that has Android 10 as default. Motorola is now owned by Lenovo, and I remember when I've tried gesture navigation on my device under Android 10 with the 3rd party launcher, the gesture navigation never work correctly; until my device is upgraded to Android 11, the gesture navigation finally works with the 3rd party launcher. Now I remember why I have to use the buttons that whole time while I'm on Android 10, if I have wanted to use any other launcher other than the default.
[Nova Launcher] Mambobuzzz:
Oh okay then I'll have to wait for Android 11 on it. Thanks for the hope! ;-)
[Nova Launcher] maybeme2:
You're lucky they bothered to answer you. Their support is awful.
[Nova Launcher] vandyman:
There has been a lot of updates in the past few weeks.

Current versions ;

Stable - 7.0.49

Beta - 7.0.54
[Nova Launcher] kos25k:
Hello.Is there any hope of adding option to hide or lock quick settings icons?
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Not a Launcher function. That is system ui of device
[Nova Launcher] jmh2002:
Use an app like Shortcutter to customise the Quick Settings Tiles.

Shortcutter Quick Settings - Apps on Google Play

The Ultimate Android Quick Settings PullDown, Shortcut Creator & Widget Provider

play.google.com

https://xdaforums.com/t/app-shortcu...imate-shortcut-toolbox-android-7-8-9.3564186/

When I researched all these types of apps I found Shorcutter to offer the best features vs price.

But maybe something like SystemUI Tuner can do what you need too:

SystemUI Tuner - Apps on Google Play

PLEASE READ ENTIRE DESCRIPTION BEFORE INSTALLING

play.google.com

Hope that helps :)
[Nova Launcher] kos25k:
I remember once there was an old launcher for this on old kitkat times!Also tryied this app,but it doesnt work on Android 11..
[Nova Launcher] kin201303:
Samsung

Good lock
[Nova Launcher] BostonDan:
Love Nova launcher. Only wish is that there were customizable options for portrait homescreen layout and landscape homescreen layout. Any chance of adding this in the future?

Cheers,

B.D.
[Nova Launcher] galaxys:
Nova is also my fav launcher!📱 cheers 🍻
[Nova Launcher] IronTechmonkey:
That's an interesting idea. FYI, Nova's developers don't monitor this thread. If you want to pass the idea to them you could use the email at the Play Store page, or use the support contact link in the Nova settings.
[Nova Launcher] Thebear j koss:
Separate layouts for portrait and landscape? Like grid sizes? Not sure if possible.
[Nova Launcher] ParrotSquawk:
You can have different configuration for each orientation but no way to load a configuration based on sensor status that I know of.

As a Zold 3 user, double that for the inside screen.
[Nova Launcher] ladkins24:
I downloaded the Nova launcher on my amazon fire tablet and it worked great. I had to restart my tablet and now I can not see the Nova launcher app icon. I tried to redownload the app from Fire Toolbox and it say already downloaded. I also tried to long hold the middle home button and it did not do anything. What can I do to get the Nova Launcher Icon back on the tablet?
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
Have you try system setting, app, default apps, and see if nova still the default browser?
[Nova Launcher] mrjuniork:
New Nova Launcher 8.0 beta is out.

Looking very good so far. Theming is really cool and it also seems that swiping to home is more fluid and closer to stock launchers (using custom ROM pixel launcher).