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[Nova Launcher] erikivy:
Hello all, first time posting in this thread. I tried searching, but came up empty. I'm running 2.0 Prime on my Evo LTE (S-OFF, if that matters) but have been using Nova since my EVO 3D. It's a solid launcher and I love the features, but I've had a problem since early on. It's not huge, but I figured I can't be the only one experiencing it and someone must know how to fix it or at least explain why it's happening.

I tend to flash a lot of different ROMs and part of my ritual is setting up Nova each time. I use backup/restore and, for the most part, it works perfectly. The only issue is that some of my Direct Dial shortcuts don't work after restoring. It's seemingly random and I haven't been able to figure out why. I get an error message that says "App isn't installed." and that's it. Also, in some instances, it works, but dials the wrong number. I'm currently running CM10.1, but this happens on both Sense and AOSP ROMs, in case that matters.

Thanks for any input.
[Nova Launcher] jamfreak:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Different Roms = different dialers.

It has nothing to do with Nova. Different Roms use different Dialers. That's why you contact shortcuts not work when you switch Roms

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HTC Evo 4g LTE

CyanogenMod 10.1 unofficial TD build

TWRP

Bootloader 1.12 / S-on

Retired phone:

HTC Evo4g OG
[Nova Launcher] erikivy:
Thanks for your help. I have noticed, however, that even staying within the same ROM series, they don't work. Again, it's not a big deal, but one that has been bugging me a while.
[Nova Launcher] killchain:
It comes to mind while reading this that it'd be very handy to have batch add for contacts the same way we have it for apps now.
[Nova Launcher] PolishPrince:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

I just looked through everything, and I do not see a way to guarantee it will swipe directly to your starred contacts. You can open the contacts app via swipe, but will only open directly to whatever you had open last. eg Groups, Contacts, or Starred.
[Nova Launcher] K3vin71:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Unfortunately it's just for ics/jb :(
[Nova Launcher] tyler78:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Yes, I guess not. Thank you. I hope the developer will consider adding it.
[Nova Launcher] LocutusEstBorg:
I just upgraded my SGS2 to XWLS8 (official Jelly Bean) and I find Nova Launcher very laggy (stuttering homescreen) in comparison to the TouchWiz launcher even after I setup all the same widgets on TouchWiz.
[Nova Launcher] jamfreak:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Did you play with the "activities"?

When you go to 'Nova settings'>'Apps'>'Nova activities'. It gives you sub option for each app.

Under 'contacts' there are some 24 different option. Try some of them and see if results in what you want.

I had the same problem with GoSMS. I wanted to set my swipe option so I can direct message someone when I sweep up on my dialer. It did the same (always brought me to the last screen I used when I was in GoSMS).

Playing with the activities options under GoSMS solved it. Maybe it works for contacts too, worth a shot. You have to just select each option and see what it does...

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HTC Evo 4g LTE

CyanogenMod 10.1 unofficial TD build

TWRP

Bootloader 1.12 / S-on

Retired phone:

HTC Evo4g OG
[Nova Launcher] thanatos_evo:
I have 4 screens and would like to use #3 as my default home. How do I do this? I can only set the 2nd one to home and I don't like that very much.
[Nova Launcher] 3rdstring:
Nova settings >> Desktop >> Home Screens

Grab & drag the green check mark to your preferred home screeb
[Nova Launcher] thanatos_evo:
That worked, thanks a lot!
[Nova Launcher] destinydmm:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

I love how everyone starts blaming a perfectly good app for user error.

Those of you with lag how many apps are you running along with the launcher? Do you have any of the experimental, "this may affect performance" options checked?

Those of you who don't want tabs. Guess what? Remove your tabs. Long press the tab and select delete to get rid any and all tabs you want gone.

If the launcher is giving you so many problems provide a logcat to help the dev see the root of your problems. If that's too much work or not helpful then uninstall nova and use ADW or Apex. Stop trolling up this forum complaining without providing any solutions.
[Nova Launcher] PolishPrince:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Menu.. Nova Settings... Desktop... Home Screens... From hee, just drag and drop til you find your liking.
[Nova Launcher] ICavalera:
Hello

I´m all day user of Nova prime and i have a suggestion:

Could be implemented the colour change of all blue lines on nova? Because if i use a red or another colour theme on my phone, it could be able to change the colours of nova also to get everything similar.

Thanks
[Nova Launcher] xdwxrd:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

You can do this by going to Nova's settings, then 'Look and Feel', then changing the Color Theme.
[Nova Launcher] ICavalera:
Found it! Thanks! :D
[Nova Launcher] Shadow-Nexus:
You already can!

Long press on a empty space then click on nova actions then click on toggle notfication bar or something like that
[Nova Launcher] deaffob:
I'm also getting this bug where I have to go back to the setting to get the voice search tied to the home button.
[Nova Launcher] iluretar:
I know tablets are not fully supported yet but these margins are even bigger on my kindle fire even @7x7 there's almost a quarter of the screen unused, stock ics launcher has the same issue but it would be awesome if nova could fill the whole screen and maybe bigger grids for tablets like 8x8 or 9x9, awesome job so far.
[Nova Launcher] mattman83:
Hello,

I'd like to include this as the default launcher in an ICS beta rom I'm working on for my local telco users (generally a few hundred users of my rom) and would like to a) ask for your permission to do this, and b) ask if there's any easy way to change some of the default settings (no cube effect, no search widget, 4x4 homescreen grid). I can do some basic editing - but if it's difficult I'll just make do as it is :)

Cheers,

Matt
[Nova Launcher] just4747:
Hey Kevin, thanks for adding the function where Home button goes Home first, then the second action!

Will you be adding pinch to show thumbnails like most launchers also, as well as homescreen looping from first screen to last screen and vice versa (as options)?

:)
[Nova Launcher] pippi80:
The launcher is perfect .. the only thing that would be cute the transition effect of honeycomb

Inviato dal mio Nexus S usando Tapatalk
[Nova Launcher] XlAfbk:
feature requests:

- slide actions on dock: like in LauncherPro, swipe upwards on a dock icon to get a secondary action

- larger folders: rise the item limit from 16 to unlimited or at least <large value>
[Nova Launcher] :
Oh cool. I didn't notice that. Thanks!
[Nova Launcher] chief1978:
I am actually using Nova Launcher on SGS II.

I change the LCD Density setting in order to give myself more screen space and I have to set it back to 240 (from 200) for some apps in the market to update.

When I did this all the icons resized and wont go back to full size.

If I add a new app to the homescreen its icon is full sized. Pic shows this.

I have backed up, cleared data and restored and it hasnt helped.

Any suggestions?
[Nova Launcher] wess786:
Nice. When 4.0 on my SGS2 will have the Samsung interface, I'll install this. :)
[Nova Launcher] Alekxxx:
great launcher! But i found a problem when changing density to 240 when scrolling pages. Some just stay as this one and sometimes they aren't centered.
[Nova Launcher] popfan:
I found that I can hold on to the icons, and get in to edit mode on the icon, click the icon picture and hit default and it will restore the icon to the right size.
[Nova Launcher] chief1978:
Ok thanks, only 47 icons to do :(

I hope they can resolve this sometime.
[Nova Launcher] juxli125:
hi;

awesome launcher but it seems that its not possible to add shortcuts sometimes.

example: airdroid >settings >shortcuts

the generated shortcut wont work.
[Nova Launcher] haproot:
I got the new update notification for beta 7 but when I try to load it I get a parse error.

- from the GNex
[Nova Launcher] JonesWTF:
I don't know if yore taking feature requests or not, but I have an idea for something, if it's possible.

Instead of the app draw scrolling horizontally (right to left), would it be possible to have the choice for vertical (up and down), like older versions of Android?

Or would that be one hell of a code rewrite?

Sent from my SGS II via Tapatapatapatalk
[Nova Launcher] KHeeney5:
Anyone else noticing widgets freeze? Or the won't update? Sometime fancy Widget does it, music does it, ESPN, etc... Like Fancy Widget will get stuck on a certain time.
[Nova Launcher] just4747:
I've said this many many times in this thread and still have only received a few responses from users. No developer or anyone else has ever confirmed this that I've seen or said anything about fixing it. Also, it seems it even happens sometimes to ppl who aren't using Nova, so not even sure it is caused by Nova. All I know is it never happened to me without using Nova before...

Confirmation of the bug from dev please????

Also, even more often, I boot up or wake up my phone and the launcher has that garbled text issue on each icon and widget. Has this been figured out yet or at least recognized? I posted a pic in this thread.
[Nova Launcher] budwizer:
Same is happening with me as well. Also of note is that when I have both the dock and home screen to something other than default it will revert both to default home and dock on first press of home button. However if home screen is already on default but dock is not on default then when pressing home it reverts the dock to default dock and also does the action.

Would be nice to have home button action only center dock on first click if already on default home screen. I keep finding myself pressing home to center the dock which keeps toggling my notification bar as well. Just habit in wanting the dock to center with press of home button.
[Nova Launcher] IntenseImage:
Now to get this running on my Xoom ... the gnex has spoiled me
[Nova Launcher] German-Guy:
AW: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

I use the last nova Launcher Prime and i have with the last stable and beta Version a problem with folders in the Dock on my galaxy S3.

After Scrolling a Launcher Page with 50% chance the folder open in the right corner not in center of the screen look at the Screenshot. Any fixes for this?

Thanks for help

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2
[Nova Launcher] killchain:
I wrote a while ago about a slight lag when you first scroll between homescreens.

Here's a simple scenario to reproduce it:

Place a 'Settings' shortcut on a screen other than the default

Launch 'Settings' from that icon

Return home by hitting the 'Home' button

Hit 'Home' once again to return to the default screen

Result: I [аlmost] always get a slight lag on the last step. Same thing happens if I scroll manually (by swiping right). Any subsequent scrolls between the homescreens are smooth, but the first one tends to be choppy.

This is my experience with several different setups: Stock Android 4.1.2, then 4.2.1, then AOKP, PA and CM also based on 4.2.1, several different Nova versions, ranging from before 2.0 to 2.0.1 beta 3 now. I tried removing most of my widgets (not that I use that many anyway). I tried playing around with most of the settings, wiping Nova's cache, restarting over and over...

What type of logcat should I provide to be of help in fixing this?
[Nova Launcher] tyler78:
I did try most of them but no luck. Starred contacts is under Activities and by the name of it, it should work but it doesn't.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Personally, I don't think it would do any good to pull a logcat for something that's not a serious problem. You also shouldn't drive yourself nuts over "slight lag", because lag will always be present. You didn't mention which phone you have, but if you have a Nexus by chance, I may be able to help out with some stuff that will free up RAM, and reduce your lag (I have no lag at all). Let me know if I can be of assistance. :)
[Nova Launcher] destinydmm:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

I agree for this a logcat shouldn't be necessary. Hit up jjhiza if you have a nexus to free up ram. I ask too, what additional settings you have enabled - aggressive launcher? Scroll speed? etc - this could help reduce the issue.
[Nova Launcher] killchain:
It's in my sig, but to make it clear, yeah, I have a Galaxy Nexus GSM, currently running CM 10.1, latest nightly.

As far as I know, speaking of Android (especially 4.0 and onwards), there isn't an issue with free RAM, or at least it isn't entirely the same as with Windows - the OS would automatically free up memory when it 'wants' to.

That slight lag I'm talking about takes place with no apps running in the background, so it's no 'no free RAM' issue - everything is running very smooth in general, Nova is also very smooth, it seems that just that initial action after returning from another app is kind of choppy. It's like when Nova is no longer the active app, it's given slightly lower priority than the topmost one, then when I return to it, it takes a little for it to continue working normally - like I said, next scrolls between the screens are perfectly smooth.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

I'm on Tapatalk, so I couldn't see your sig...my bad. I agree that the OS handles RAM leakage better than HC, GB, or Froyo did, but it can still be forced to be more efficient.

One question I do have is: Have you always experienced this problem, or did it just start when you flashed the latest CM nightly? I've never run a CM release of any kind on my Nexus, so I'm not familiar with any of the bugs it may have.

If you know for certain that the ROM isn't causing the lag, then let me know, and I'll upload the script I use, along with info about the couple of apps (and their settings) that I use. :)
[Nova Launcher] span_01:
Wow, love to see that the folder dock centering was finally fixed. YOU'RE AWESOME! :D
[Nova Launcher] paraandroideapps:
It looks really great...
[Nova Launcher] tvisforme:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

So, how do you toggle whether an app is hidden or not? When I'm in the Apps list configuration, certain apps appear or disappear depending on if "Show hidden apps" is toggled. However, they are not selected for the hidden apps page. What am I missing?

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nova Launcher] #illidan:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

It's happens to me as well sometimes. It's a bug which should get fixed.

[SwiftKey'ed from my PAC'ed GT - I9100 powered by Dorimanx

PHONE : SGSII

Primary ROM: PAC ROM V18

Secondary ROM: -

KERNEL : Dorimanx 7.45 (modified settings)

MODEM : LPS

BATTERY : Stock 1650mAh

EXTERNAL Sdcard : SanDisk Class 4 8 GB
[Nova Launcher] KLoNe1:
This is the closest I can get. I would like to remove the APPS tab altogether and also the 3 dot MENU is pretty useless & I'd like that gone as well. :good:
[Nova Launcher] SahilC:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Hey guys km having this problem on the latest nova. Whenever I bring my icon to the bottom most, it freezes completely and i have to restart the launcher. The launcher still works, even app drawer opens. But the image of the icon is stuck.

Any ideas?
[Nova Launcher] BoBBBBBBBO:
Can you make the app drawer in Nova Launcher to be default TouchWiz?
[Nova Launcher] killchain:
It's most likely not the ROM - like I said in a previous post, it was the same with stock Android 4.1.1, 4.2, then AOKP, PA and CM, all based on AOSP source (AFAIK).

What I have running most of the time: widgets: Any.do, stock Calendar, Power Toggles, CM's Chronus, Minimalistic text; Tasker. I tried removing most of the widgets, but it's again the same.

I know the Nexus is not the newest and the most powerful device available, but it's not an entry level phone either - so this shouldn't be an issue.
[Nova Launcher] DirkStorck:
Hi. I have a suggestion for the way apps are added to groups...

Lets say you have a list of all apps.

If you click on the app a dialog pops up where you can selected in whitch group the app should appear using checkboxes.

Somewho in the list it could be indicated in whitch group the app is assigned to.

You could even select if the app should be shown in the main app group.

Thanks!
[Nova Launcher] giov87:
Απ: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

The best launcher ever.. ;)

One thing though, i miss the text under dock icons..
[Nova Launcher] dario2411:
Hello people :)

Nova Launcher review and a little contest where you can win Nova Launcher Prime
[Nova Launcher] tyraelasd:
More screen transitions please, it's just that what is lacking of. Im tired of sending you e-mails asking for it :(
[Nova Launcher] cocchiararo:
did you leave a petition for that in "user voice"?

(or voted for that, if it was already present)
[Nova Launcher] ylexot:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Which transition do you want? Or do you just want an unquantifiable "more"?
[Nova Launcher] donalgodon:
What's the trick to consistently move an icon into an existing folder on the homescreen?

Sometimes, I find myself chasing around the folder, as it moves out of the way rather than simply allowing me to place the item into it.

What am I doing wrong? :confused:

I can do it sometimes, but other times, I cannot. There must be a trick that I've not discovered.
[Nova Launcher] polobunny:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Hold the icon and move it slowly over the folder if you want the folder to dodge it. Hold it and quickly move it over the folder if you want to put it in the folder. That's all. :)
[Nova Launcher] dragontology:
Yeah, the "push" thing is way too sensitive. You should have to hold it for a second to push, not to drop.

The solution is to open the folder, tap on the ... in the lower right, and hit Add. That is, if it's an app. Not sure if shortcuts and the like can be added so easily. Looks like no, but you can select multiple.

That ticks me off too. It's like I can drop an app on a folder if it's pushed up, but if it's on the bottom row right above the dock, nothing can be dropped on it. That's just an anecdote, though, just my luck. Still, it seems it should work.

Another sensitivity issue in Nova that really gets under my skin is moving something from one home screen to another. I have an Otterbox Defender on my phone, so I can't touch the farthest edge of my screen. I can get pretty damn close, though, and the icon is half off the screen, and yet it's not. quite. enough. to trigger the transition.

All in all, it's my opinion that pushing an icon by dropping another in its place should require holding it there for 2-3 seconds or more, else if you release the icon it will add it to the folder, or if the target's not a folder, the icon being dragged will slide off to the nearest available spot. And if you get any of an icon's pixels off the screen, and hold them there for 2 seconds, it should transition the home screen. Just my opinion. But it would be nice to have this as a setting that can be adjusted.
[Nova Launcher] donalgodon:
The previous poster is correct, from what I can see, and I had not noticed it until now.

If the folder is at the bottom row, near the dock, there is NO way to drop into the folder. If the folder is farther away from the dock, it is possible. On the lower folders, closer to the dock, the folder will ALWAYS dodge the drop.
[Nova Launcher] iamnotkurtcobain:
AW: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

New beta would be nice... :)

When I start a sentence I always finish a sent
[Nova Launcher] dragontology:
Well, not always. In fact, lately I hadn't noticed it and thought it was fixed. Then I went to put an app in a folder, and it pushed it up. However, every time an app pushes a folder up from the bottom row, I can then drop it in the folder (and then move the folder back where it was). 100% of the time.

I like the feature of apps and widgets being able to push each other around. It makes the launcher feel fluid, and this is a good thing. But honestly, I have a UI pattern that I like. "Lock Desktop" doesn't work because I frequently like to add to my folders. The option to disable pushing would also be great.
[Nova Launcher] khaytsus:
I went through the exercise of categorizing my app drawer for some reason a while back, and now there are times I'd like to see ALL apps, as sometimes the folder I put an app into is different from what I remember.. Or I've hidden an app and I want to see it.

Anyone know of a way to see all apps in the Nova drawer, quickly? It'd be nice to have like an "All" folder that shows all apps, hidden or not.

FYI, is there a quicker way to move apps than tap, drag up to the top-right, then click the appropriate folder, hit back, then wait a few seconds for it to update?
[Nova Launcher] d4c:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

The quickest way to view all apps is to toggle between your fave and all by going to app drawer, clicking on apps again and then choosing all... Then if you need to go back do the same but choose my apps...
[Nova Launcher] .wojtek:
Not exactly that but I often end up with some icon/widged from home screen (go sms pro form the center) moved to another screen while trying to unlock the phone (simply my hand probably ends up touching somehow edge of the screen just-a-little-longer to trigger the effect). Unfortunatelly using "lock desktop" is useless for me because then I have no option to quickly access app information/properties :/
[Nova Launcher] killchain:
The thing is, as it was discussed some time ago, that the drawer's main tab tends to always jump back to 'My Apps'.
[Nova Launcher] aclays:
I played around with Nova Launcher when I installed my new ROM and found it to be snappy and enjoyed the features. There is one feature from Touchwiz that I just don't feel I can give up. I wanted to see if Nova or Nova Prime have an equivalent feature as I've been unable to find a solution.

I use 7 home screens, and like to be able to go to the one I want with a single tap from the home screen. The same thing with the apps and widget drawers, that's 17 pages I have to scroll through one at a time unless I have a feature that lets me tap to the page I want. That was my gripe with Nova. Assuming I have things ordered alphabetically and my newest app starts with a Z, or my widget starts with an O, that means a lot of page turning to get to it as opposed to a single tap like I can do with touchwiz. Is there an equivalent feature I can activate?

Picture for reference:
[Nova Launcher] khaytsus:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Totally missed that, thank you!
[Nova Launcher] hnernes:
Re: [APP 4.0+] Nova Launcher - 2.0.1beta3 Jan 11 2013

Is it possible to choose only "play store" on the menu button in the top right corner in the drawer?

Since the touch menu button gives the same options I don't need the same options in to different places.