Hey guys, I'm about to buy the Huawei Mate 8 and I was wondering; If I install Nova Launcher (and personalize to my preferences the phone - I want all my apps in a place, not in the homescreen), does it remove some important functionality? I mean, I want to use the fingerprint scanner and the camera app, I haven't used an Android phone for about 2 years or more so that's why I'm asking things that you might find obvious.
Thanks for your help :good: .
No Problem, I'm using currently Nova Launcher on the device. Everything working fine
Only "problem" I've seen (doesn't bother me as I don't use it) is using the dual window launcher. You can split the screen from within a compatible app but not from the Nova launcher. Other than that all other functions are normal for me, been using Nova launcher since day one with my Mate 8
MuPp3t33r said:
Only "problem" I've seen (doesn't bother me as I don't use it) is using the dual window launcher. You can split the screen from within a compatible app but not from the Nova launcher. Other than that all other functions are normal for me, been using Nova launcher since day one with my Mate 8
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Oh that's amazing, last question: Can you use the app to give permision to others apps to work in background and to save battery? I've read that the Mate 8 has a great app management and also battery saving mode so that makes me curious.
Thanks for your help man.
yep, the app u mean is phone manager and it works just fine with nova launcher
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Hi everyone,
Has anyone tried to put Nova launcher on their Honor 8? I have recently decided to change the look of my phone a bit so i downloaded the Nova launcher (prime). I managed to modify it to my liking but there is one problem with it - i think that it is slowing my phone down a bit. App opening seems to be slower and even scrolling through pages in apps is a bit laggy (facebook, instagram, chrome, etc..). I think that my phone is working better on stock emui launcher. I really like the google feed which is not available on EMUI 5.0.1
Is there anyone else who encountered the same issue? Is there any way to fix this? I tried to change the animation time in phone and nova settings and it is not helping...
Thank you.
I have Nova on mine and it doesn't run slow at all. Maybe try turning off App Animations in the Look and Feel section?
I've been running Nova on mine for over a year, and can say that I have never noticed any slowdowns at all.
Same as the person above have been running nova launcher since i bought it back in september and havent experianced any slowdowns
Ok then the problem seem to be with my phone only. Maybe i should restore it to factory settings as i haven't done that yet. I guess i will just stay with stock emui launcher for now. .. Thanks for help
BlChaT said:
Hi everyone,
Has anyone tried to put Nova launcher on their Honor 8? I have recently decided to change the look of my phone a bit so i downloaded the Nova launcher (prime). I managed to modify it to my liking but there is one problem with it - i think that it is slowing my phone down a bit. App opening seems to be slower and even scrolling through pages in apps is a bit laggy (facebook, instagram, chrome, etc..). I think that my phone is working better on stock emui launcher. I really like the google feed which is not available on EMUI 5.0.1
Is there anyone else who encountered the same issue? Is there any way to fix this? I tried to change the animation time in phone and nova settings and it is not helping...
Thank you.
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Hey just convert NOVA LAUNCHER to system app thats it. It runs flawlessly
Ran it on my Honor 8 and never noticed a slowdown with it.
Thank you for you help regarding it. I wouldn't say that the phone is lagging with Nova launcher. It just seems to be slower than with EMUI launcher which is what i don't really like. Maybe it is just in my head. I think i will stay on emui launcher for now.
Pranav Kumar said:
Hey just convert NOVA LAUNCHER to system app thats it. It runs flawlessly
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How do you do that sir?
Try removing the spyware and resource hogs 'facebook, instagram' and I am sure it will run much faster its certainly not Nova.
iamsra said:
How do you do that sir?
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Using magisk module!
Some tips I discovered. It starts to run smoothly after I granted acces in advanced settings security device administrator, then Apps- Special settings - ignore battery otimization, draw over the apps, write system settings
Been using Nova Classic since I got my phone. Since I love the old Holo look I prefer this version. Never looked back. Works great.
Still using my Honor 8 on Android 6 and EMUI 4.1.
See no reason to upgrade.
Hello,
I am wondering which launcher are you all using?
I am waiting for the arrival of my new 1+6 and I am preparing for it.
One major question is about the launcher. On my current phone (Redmi Note 4) I use Nova. Is Nova the best to use for the 1+6?
Please share: what are you using and why?
THank you!
"Nova Launcher prime" is the best, the most flexible and not that slow.
but would be nice to find something more optimized with open source and with exact or even more settings and features.
so far not any launchers that I tried have near close amount of features and options.
and those features all about user interface.
I'm using a factory launcher. It's nice and fast. The only thing I miss is to sort the application in the drawer differently than alphabetically.
Wysłane z mojego ONEPLUS A6003 przy użyciu Tapatalka
After several years I switched from Nova to Total Launcher. I think this launcher has a lot more options than Nova, but it's a little more difficult to learn.
Nova Prime on all my previous phones except this one..I use stock OnePlus launcher
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Action Launcher, Baby. All day long. Better than NOVA.
Used Nova on all my phone's, but I'm using stock for this one, super fast.
Nova Prime
Vivasanti said:
Used Nova on all my phone's, but I'm using stock for this one, super fast.
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Me too.
Been using Nova for years because of the flexibility. Tried OP Launcher but switched after a day or two.
Lawnchair launcher is the one for me. It's freaking fast on every device I have used it on. No lag. It's like the pixel launcher but a wee bit more customizable. Plus it allows me to over ride the OS shaped icons bullcrap and just just the icons natively which is how I like it
Gadgetguy2005 said:
Hello,
I am wondering which launcher are you all using?
I am waiting for the arrival of my new 1+6 and I am preparing for it.
One major question is about the launcher. On my current phone (Redmi Note 4) I use Nova. Is Nova the best to use for the 1+6?
Please share: what are you using and why?
THank you!
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I feel the OnePlus launcher has come quiet far in terms of performance in the last couple of updates, didn't enjoy it on my 3t but it's a different beast now, only thing I miss is have more rows & columns - but that's all.
Lean Launcher. Moved from Nova and its really great.
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Thank you all, very helpful!
just received my op6 today, i'm so frustrated because double tap to sleep only works great at OnePlus Laucher (i'm not using navigation buttons and can't enable double tap to sleep on nav buttons).
always used nova prime, but nov screen lock gesture isn't good as default double tap to sleep.
any tip?
tks,
[]s
VW
Apex launcher
victorwalter said:
just received my op6 today, i'm so frustrated because double tap to sleep only works great at OnePlus Laucher (i'm not using navigation buttons and can't enable double tap to sleep on nav buttons).
always used nova prime, but nov screen lock gesture isn't good as default double tap to sleep.
any tip?
tks,
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VW
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Are you rooted if so you can use the root method for scree off gesture on Nova. Though I used to couple nova with xposed Edge which gives vast capabilities
Wild01 said:
Are you rooted if so you can use the root method for scree off gesture on Nova. Though I used to couple nova with xposed Edge which gives vast capabilities
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i would like be stay unrooted, but if i root some day, i'll try it.
tks,
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VW
Until my previous phone, I put Nova Launcher but for this one, I'll try to get used to the stock launcher.
victorwalter said:
just received my op6 today, i'm so frustrated because double tap to sleep only works great at OnePlus Laucher (i'm not using navigation buttons and can't enable double tap to sleep on nav buttons).
always used nova prime, but nov screen lock gesture isn't good as default double tap to sleep.
any tip?
tks,
[]s
VW
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I am using ruthless launcher here from xda and it has double tap to sleep and looks very much like the pixel launcher with custom icon support and a whole lot more.
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Ruthless launcher is my default for the foreseeable future.
Can third-party launchers now be used on color OS 7.1
Oppo find X2
And does Android messages working group texting?
Here i am using Nova Launcher, seems to work perfectly
OPPO also blocks third-party Launcher, at least in the CN version. You can only deactivate the original launcher.
gestures no longer work
CheopsChefren said:
Here i am using Nova Launcher, seems to work perfectly
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Me too. Only thing it doesn't allow from 3rd party - that I've noticed so far, is the Clone App feature
CheopsChefren said:
Here i am using Nova Launcher, seems to work perfectly
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I installed nova launcher first and then used abd to uninstall com.oppo.launcher .
Nova launcher started, but the task button and gestures did not work.
How did you switch without problem?
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I installed nova launcher first and then used abd to uninstall com.oppo.launcher .
Nova launcher started, but the task button and gestures did not work.
How did you switch without problem?
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Not sure how you'd do it without the oppo launcher being installed. I just made Nova Launcher the default when asked. Try App Management, Default Apps
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Not sure how you'd do it without the oppo launcher being installed. I just made Nova Launcher the default when asked. Try App Management, Default Apps
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Thank you for your reply, but sorry
My find x2 pro is probably the Chinese version.
On default app in app management, i can't show choice for system apps.
So I'm looking for other way to change it with adb etc.
Hey guys,
I had the CN x2, but the restrictions were too big and I sold it again. 1. I hope that there will be a root as soon as it falls below 1000 euros in Europe and is therefore affordable for more people. Had my search, because of Nova, found this and it went pretty well. Only important for the CN version
Timm
https://forum.xda-developers.com/reno-10x-zoom/how-to/guide-to-faking-alternative-launcher-t4067849
Did you ever manage to figure out how to get the task button to work?
Hello,
I contacted Oppo's support about third party launcher. They seems suprised it is not possible to use another one. They will look deeper in this issue as , for the moment, it is not possible to select another launcher as homescreen in default apps, for chinese rom.
I hope they will deploy a fix for it
Finally, Oppo's support just answered me that this feature is not supported by this device.
I am quite disappointed and think about selling this great phone in order to go to another brand ( maybe oneplus 8 pro )....
fabiencergy said:
Finally, Oppo's support just answered me that this feature is not supported by this device.
I am quite disappointed and think about selling this great phone in order to go to another brand ( maybe oneplus 8 pro )....
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It's supported on non-CN models. Only CN locks out launcher switch. Same with the 5 autostart Apps.
fabiencergy said:
Finally, Oppo's support just answered me that this feature is not supported by this device.
I am quite disappointed and think about selling this great phone in order to go to another brand ( maybe oneplus 8 pro )....
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Which feature is not supported?
you can't chnage the laucnher unless you adb the phone and uninstall it, and then the buttom gestures don't work.
mohammad093 said:
Which feature is not supported?
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I love the pixel Launcher but i want to try something different ,always use Nova but ITS unestable .
Any recomendation?
I use evie Launcher,only 2 bugs already spotted.
feralt said:
I love the pixel Launcher but i want to try something different ,always use Nova but ITS unestable .
Any recomendation?
I use evie Launcher,only 2 bugs already spotted.
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Unstable? Hardly. Been using Nova Prime since day 1 (late Aug) on this device with both A10 and A11. As have many others. Look closer to home for a fix to the (your device config) stability issue.
Nova here too, no issues other than maybe one in 10 days the Google Feed background changes to white. Restarting Nova fixes it for another week or two.
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Nova here, too. I have never experienced instability.
Nova is king. I've had Nova on all of my phones going back to the Note 2 quite some time ago. I'm actually holding off on installing it this time around on my P4a and trying to get used to stock.
I used Nova for years but going back to the Pixel I been trying the native launcher.
I like it, but I can not resize or skin icons and for this reason may go back to Nova Launcher.
Lawnchair 2 is my recommendation. Very similar to Pixel Launcher, but customisable and free.
Although no update for nearly a year could be an issue for some.
Square Home if you like the look of windows mobile.
I have been using Microsoft Launcher. Love that the apps are grouped alphabetic by letter. If Nova could do that I'll switch to Nova though.
nobody for lawnchair ?
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nobody for lawnchair ?
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Not well suited to Android 10+ navigation metaphor; increasing number of unresolved issues; not updated since late 2019. Launcher (like underlying device/os/rom) should not be a focal point.
I use the beta version of lawnchair2. No issues.
In the past was NOVA Prime. Not sure why I switched, but these are my top 2 go to's.
hello,
i use nova launcher and have an issue:
when i do the upswipe to leave an app and want to open another one after that then sometimes i have a stutter, as if the launcher did a little restart.
do you have this too?
kind regards
switcher said:
nobody for lawnchair ?
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I enjoy Lawnchair, but currently using Smart Launcher 5
Minicuxn said:
hello,
i use nova launcher and have an issue:
when i do the upswipe to leave an app and want to open another one after that then sometimes i have a stutter, as if the launcher did a little restart.
do you have this too?
kind regards
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Haven't see that (yet). Might be app and/or device config specific.
I got Smart Launcher 5.5 on my Pixel 4a
No Problems so far.
Can someone do this setup and give steps here please...
Hello XDA,
I recently bought this nice phone (POCO X3 Pro) and I immediately installed Nova Launcher PRO, because I don't like the default POCO launcher. Later, I found out gesture controls only really work with the POCO launcher. Is there any way to fix this?
I'd prefer not to use any third party apps that implement their own system (like edge gestures), I'd rather see a real fix.
Thanks in advance!
Naamloser said:
Hello XDA,
I recently bought this nice phone (POCO X3 Pro) and I immediately installed Nova Launcher PRO, because I don't like the default POCO launcher. Later, I found out gesture controls only really work with the POCO launcher. Is there any way to fix this?
I'd prefer not to use any third party apps that implement their own system (like edge gestures), I'd rather see a real fix.
Thanks in advance!
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I'm exactly in the same situation. really sad :-(
Seems like for now the only solution is third party apps.. I don't want those lol
I'm using Microsoft Launcher. All the gestures work perfectly on this launcher. It's been just 3-4 days since I'm using this launcher and I really love it. You can really test it and give me Feedback.
By the way, I am using Poco M2 (shiva).
Two issues here are that
1. You're using a different phone than we do
2. I bought Nova Prime before I got the phone. I'd prefer using that instead.
Naamloser said:
Hello XDA,
I recently bought this nice phone (POCO X3 Pro) and I immediately installed Nova Launcher PRO, because I don't like the default POCO launcher. Later, I found out gesture controls only really work with the POCO launcher. Is there any way to fix this?
I'd prefer not to use any third party apps that implement their own system (like edge gestures), I'd rather see a real fix.
Thanks in advance!
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I try and search a lot right now there is no way u can use Fullscreen Gestures with nova without third party apps
but you can install the Fluid Navigation Gestures app and try to hide default Navbar
Hiding The Big Stupid Navbar Android 11
Long story short, Q gestures is absolutely terrible. I use a third party app for navigation. however, EVERY single app I've ever tried seems to be unable to hide the nav bar due Google's screwery. in fact, even Fullscreen Qgestures magisk module...
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I use magisk mod and work perfectly
just to remember you have to turn on autostart and set battery saver to no restrictions