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Which 3rd Party Launcher Works Best With Note Edge?

Has anyone tried any 3rd party launchers with the Note Edge?
Which one works best?
Any suggestions?

I use Nova Pro, mainly for the fact of setting my own app grid size. It is like using Touchwiz if it were perfect and allowed endless options.
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® Edge, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

None of the 3rd party launchers support proper use of the Edge panel yet. I've been in discussion with Nova Launcher's development team and they claim to be working on it. For the time being, unfortunately, the Touchwiz launcher is the only option for full Edge panel support.

I like the Apex launcher and don't have any issues except in landscape mode where my notifications bar is a bit awkward to access

nabooki said:
I like the Apex launcher and don't have any issues except in landscape mode where my notifications bar is a bit awkward to access
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At least it does landscape. Hey Samsung, is it really that hard to do? Touchwiz should support it natively.

Stoodo said:
At least it does landscape. Hey Samsung, is it really that hard to do? Touchwiz should support it natively.
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Yeah Samsung.. Even Apple can do it with their iPhone Bend 6+.. The Landscape mode on that is pretty cool.. Should be the same on the Note

I'm using Next Launcher 3D, and with that beast its butter smooth...

I'm waiting for Nova with edge screen support. Waiting eagerly.

Blur launcher here

I am thinking of getting an Edge too but i worry that NO devs will support the edge screen, which albeit gimmicky to some, is the main reason I want this phone.
I currently use Next Launcher on my Galaxy and I LOVE it's features and look (i previously have already used Nova and several other launchers).
Does Next Launcher properly place the app launcher dock bar on the Edge screen?? What does the edge screen do or look like when using any of the launchers listed in this thread? Is it just the regular touchwiz Edge alongside the new launcher? Does using themes and different color schemes in a 3rd party launcher also change the theme and color and icon look in the Edge bar?

Just got into my Verizon variant yesterday. I installed Nova on the store demo just to make sure it worked. I put Nova on mine almost immediately. I actually like how the edge panel is tucked away until you swipe it. I'm planning on setting a gesture to open the app drawer and hide the dock, using the edge panel instead.

DeathBySnuggles said:
J I put Nova on mine almost immediately. I actually like how the edge panel is tucked away until you swipe it. I'm planning on setting a gesture to open the app drawer and hide the dock, using the edge panel instead.
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Have you tried Terrain Launcher?

Kanon25 said:
Have you tried Terrain Launcher?
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No, haven't tried that one. I've used ADW and another dead one from back in the day who's name I can't remember. I like the devs at Teslacoil and the feature set is pretty extensive.

It would do what you want; I'd check it out...

Iam using nova pro

bchliu said:
Yeah Samsung.. Even Apple can do it with their iPhone Bend 6+.. The Landscape mode on that is pretty cool.. Should be the same on the Note
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You mean like this? Enable homescreen (tw) rotation. Many ways. In rooted so i cant suggest anything for unroots phones

I use the Flow Home launcher with all of my Android phones. It's quite different.

Check aviate launcher

Hey quangtran1 do you have an invite code for flow launcher?

quangtran1 said:
I use the Flow Home launcher with all of my Android phones. It's quite different.
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Using Flow Home as well. Best launcher for me hands down

New TouchWiz themes??

What if we use Nova Launcher but set a theme from the new TouchWiz themes... will it theme the phone dialer and other apps, or no?

I would say so. All other themes you you can get for Samsung phones through modding, romming, Wanam Xposed all work if you use Nova.
Touchwiz is only the launcher after all. The UI is spidered into lots of other stuff, so it should work.

i'm currently using nova launcher prime and yes it will change your dialer and the notification expand with all the quick settings, etc. its pretty cool using the purple theme, but i would wait until more neutural colored touchwiz themes are out, there's not many to choose from right now.
i want to add that nova launcher and the S6 is the best combination and i like how the S-Health walking widget can still be used. I remember on the S5 you couldn't use health widgets from samsung if you used a 3rd party launcher.

chillsen said:
i'm currently using nova launcher prime and yes it will change your dialer and the notification expand with all the quick settings, etc. its pretty cool using the purple theme, but i would wait until more neutural colored touchwiz themes are out, there's not many to choose from right now.
i want to add that nova launcher and the S6 is the best combination and i like how the S-Health walking widget can still be used. I remember on the S5 you couldn't use health widgets from samsung if you used a 3rd party launcher.
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What else does the theme change? Care to share some screenies?

JoeFCaputo113 said:
What else does the theme change? Care to share some screenies?
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Only took the time to do this since you've given so much to the communty. i chose a very obvious custom theme to help everyone see what is affected after applying Nova Launcher.
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Notice the TouchWiz theme affects dialer, notifications/quick settings, settings menu, however it does NOT affect app drawer.
Icons, and font, also do not get affected as they are controlled by the 3rd party launcher (Nova).
I immediately reverted back to default TouchWiz theme after this..... LOL. Will be installing my favorite kovdev icon packs (https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=kovdev&hl=en)
kovdev icons+nova launcher+S6 hardware = dream experience for me personally. will most likely only look into twrp recovery and xposed and nothing more for this S6.

chillsen said:
Only took the time to do this since you've given so much to the communty. i chose a very obvious custom theme to help everyone see what is affected after applying Nova Launcher.
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Notice the TouchWiz theme affects dialer, notifications/quick settings, settings menu, however it does NOT affect app drawer.
Icons, and font, also do not get affected as they are controlled by the 3rd party launcher (Nova).
I immediately reverted back to default TouchWiz theme after this..... LOL. Will be installing my favorite kovdev icon packs (https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=kovdev&hl=en)
kovdev icons+nova launcher+S6 hardware = dream experience for me personally. will most likely only look into twrp recovery and xposed and nothing more for this S6.
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Woah that is so sweeet!!!! Not the actual theme, that is ugly as sin.... But once Samsung releases the themeing tool, I know people will make some [email protected]$$ themes!! I can't wait... thanks for the screenies brotha.

[Q] Edgescreen compatibility with other launchers?

Using TouchWiz the "Edgebar" is always in forground...that is usefull. But when i'm using some other launcher the edgebar thinks : oh an app is open i switch into background. then you always have to tap the edge to get it back.
how does cocktailbarservice (edgebar) know that it can stay in forground with touchwiz launcher?
and is there a way to edit app to let it stay in forground with other launcher ?

I would love to know the answer to this too. Even though I hate Touchwiz, I have stuck with it for that very reason.

Mirkohmm said:
Using TouchWiz the "Edgebar" is always in forground...that is usefull. But when i'm using some other launcher the edgebar thinks : oh an app is open i switch into background. then you always have to tap the edge to get it back.
how does cocktailbarservice (edgebar) know that it can stay in forground with touchwiz launcher?
and is there a way to edit app to let it stay in forground with other launcher ?
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Yeah I noticed that too. Even the venerable Nova launcher doesn't fix that. Check in the Themes section of this phone forums. I wanted a different launcher solely cause of the ability to have scrolling background images. But the tradeoff with the Edge screen wasn't worth it. So I found an app called landscape wallpaper that does that. Why do you want a different launcher?

edo101 said:
Yeah I noticed that too. Even the venerable Nova launcher doesn't fix that. Check in the Themes section of this phone forums. I wanted a different launcher solely cause of the ability to have scrolling background images. But the tradeoff with the Edge screen wasn't worth it. So I found an app called landscape wallpaper that does that. Why do you want a different launcher?
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and with root and xposed framework you can use 'wanam xposed' to set scrolling background thats a solution for all rooted devices.
it would be nice to use nova launcher - more settings, more individual look. I dont like touchwiz launcher.

Which Launcher are you using on MAX 2?

Hey guys, I am still on EUI Laucher, but i wana change. Have you tryed Google PIXEL Launcher, there is no official support, but you can downloand apk. ANy tips od experinece?

I am using stock launcher I do not see anything bad with it, personally I do not like the app drawer , however before using stock launcher, I used to use next 3d lsuncher, and google now launcher which was really smooth, I did like it.

The stock launcher is fine but I use Go Launcher mainly to eliminate the live button.

I have tried Pixel Launcher and its nice.
But my preferred Launcher is NOVA because it have many useful customisation and drawer tab support.
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Google Pixel launcher

I have been using SquareHome forever now. Before that Lightning Launcher. Both very customisable, SquareHome is Windows 10 style with tiles rather than icons.
I like that a lot - Notifications on the tile, live tiles, great overview, easy on resources.

I am on 21S and currently using the Pixel launcher. I'd prefer to use Nova launcher because it can mimic Pixel launcher and has the added advantage of nougat-like long press functions and you can use a Pixel icon pack to get all round icons. But I find that Nova launcher has issues with the multitasking selection cards on this phone - it won't show a card for the homescreen like it does on other launchers, so you can't close the last open app/page. Anyone else found this? It also has weird scaling compared to other launchers - at 100% all the icons are much too small. To get them at what I'd consider a normal size you need to set them at about 125-130%.

kanagawaben said:
I am on 21S and currently using the Pixel launcher. I'd prefer to use Nova launcher because it can mimic Pixel launcher and has the added advantage of nougat-like long press functions and you can use a Pixel icon pack to get all round icons. But I find that Nova launcher has issues with the multitasking selection cards on this phone - it won't show a card for the homescreen like it does on other launchers, so you can't close the last open app/page. Anyone else found this? It also has weird scaling compared to other launchers - at 100% all the icons are much too small. To get them at what I'd consider a normal size you need to set them at about 125-130%.
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Where did you get the 21s firmware?

Amowagou said:
Where did you get the 21s firmware?
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In the ROM section.

Trebuchet or CM standard
I got tons of Android devices and I'd go crazy if each and every one was different. So I not only try to use a stock Cynogenmod launcher but also make sure that applications are in the same place across devices.
I'm even using Trebuchet on my Note 3, which uses a hybrid Note 3/Note 7 TouchWiz ROM somebody put together to offer Marshmallow features on the Note 3, which has long since been abandoned by Samsung.
Not only is Trebuchet available on all devices, it also has the minimal amount of "Google" in it.
I value my privacy far more than Google's "added value". So no "Google now", no Google search on the phone, nano GAPPS. Essentially I just want the Play Store, nothing else from Google.
Too bad they are not satisfied with that...

The best is nova launcher, fast and very recomendable
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kanagawaben said:
I am on 21S and currently using the Pixel launcher. I'd prefer to use Nova launcher because it can mimic Pixel launcher and has the added advantage of nougat-like long press functions and you can use a Pixel icon pack to get all round icons. But I find that Nova launcher has issues with the multitasking selection cards on this phone - it won't show a card for the homescreen like it does on other launchers, so you can't close the last open app/page. Anyone else found this? It also has weird scaling compared to other launchers - at 100% all the icons are much too small. To get them at what I'd consider a normal size you need to set them at about 125-130%.
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Yeah for the same very reason iam using the pixel launcher in place of Nova. Very annoying bug !

I am using Cm13 with pixel launcher and everything is working well

Nova Launcher= The Best

I used nova launcher for a long time but now I am using smart launcher and it's super cool....
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Been using ZenUI launcher and really like it on this phone, great performance, lots of good features and looks good imho.

Anyone know how to delete this Google thing from Home desktop in Pixel Launcher? I'm talking about this: http://screenshot.sh/oe2vMFKzqiQEB
When I click this it's showing for 0,1s App Details...

Arrow from Microsoft, smooth and laconic, light and elegant.

slawin wynterz said:
Arrow from Microsoft, smooth and laconic, light and elegant.
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Well

Apex

Nova Launcher vs One Plus Launcher

Do you like the One Plus Launcher ?
I always use Nova Launcher I like the Google integration which I think you can not do with the native launcher ?

Lean launcher or Lawnchair are both better than either.

Nova is better but if the op launcher had the search in the doc like the ones in pixel then i would gladly use op launcher till then Nova ftw.

So, what about the 1+6 launcher? The title of this post brought me here, hoping to get some info on it. Never tried op1 launcher, anything exciting? I see their icon groups in my phone apps, very colorful.

I like the side drawer for widgets on the 1+ launcher, but the search and icon packs in Nova

I use Apex because I prefer a minimalist shell. It is one of the first things I load on to a new phone. I was so glad to come back to that after spending a (horrible) year on an iPhone 8+. That was a Truly Awful Experience. I couldn't even tell you how malleable the OnePlus shell is- I just never tried. Can it be made rather simplistic- removing the search bar, full monochrome icon branding, etc.? Apex is skinnable like Nova is- same skins work for either I'm told.

I prefer to use Nova due to its customized gesture features. I only have 8 folders and no dock on my home screen, so Nova is the only 1 that allows me to dbl tap the home screen to open up dialer, or anything else that i set it to. Something i do often when driving.

Definitely Nova Launcher. By far the most customizable launcher out there and very theme or icon pack works with Nova. Smooth, snappy and if you sing up for the beta program, you get fairly frequent updates with newest stuff all the time.

Nova...
still not replaceable for me
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i buy this phone for its laucher...

Evie launcher over Holo, Nova and basic oneplus launcher
Try the Evie launcher, if you are like me and want to have most important items on the main home page.
in comparison to the oneplus launcher, you can remove the bottom row icons, which take too much space.
I'd rather have a newsfeed in the bottom to stay up to date, above that a smaller app drawer with more apps to reach quicker with my thumb, and above an agenda and todo widget, with on top time and weather.
And in the upper left a moon phase widget, to know when there will be full moon with all the water in our body getting all over the place making most of us feeling funny
here is a screenshot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hhmmibrxb0gde77/Screenshot_20181003-112143.jpg?dl=0
what would you prefer on your home screen, and left and right screen(s)?

Nova Prime...ftw

Lawnchair v2 CI on PIE (rooted). A lot better than OP.

OP launcher is awesome: fast and clean but with some useful features added. I just get nervous about the fact that I can't hide the app names

I am a big fan of Nova Launcher Prime and have always installed this launcher as my first app on my new phone. Since I updated to Pie, no matter what scrolling/App animation I select in Nova, it's not smooth. What I mean is switching/closing the apps are "jittery" and/or bouncy. I have tried switching to different animation speeds in Developer option. The only setting that gives me acceptable animation is at 1.5X which I have never have to use to tame the animation. I tried even switching the animations off but no go. Anybody else feeling that switching from one app to another is not smooth. For example, if I open chrome browser and switch to Gmail-the first screen (with chrome) sort of bounce before Gmail opens. I have tried switching to stock animation in Nova as well but no effect on smoothness. I do use gestures only for navigation. and not navigation buttons.

AstroDigital said:
Do you like the One Plus Launcher ?
I always use Nova Launcher I like the Google integration which I think you can not do with the native launcher ?
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I've always used Nova in the past on every phone I had, but since I've changed to OnePlus in May, I have to say I haven't missed Nova for a second. OnePlus Launcher is very smooth and everything I need.

Nova Launcher Prime. Can replicate same config between different phones.

NOva since ever....
Must be the first thing i do after buy or flash a phone...

Mord0rr said:
NOva since ever....
Must be the first thing i do after buy or flash a phone...
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+1
Best Launcher!
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quimbexa said:
OP launcher is awesome: fast and clean but with some useful features added. I just get nervous about the fact that I can't hide the app names
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You can... Very easily