Nova vs stock - Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers

On the s8, wanted to get opinions of people whom tried the stock launcher for some time, then moved to NOVA launcher,
Do YOU see a difference in lag experience between the two launchers on the s8 ?
(Not worried about customization differences)

I started with nova prime but slowly over time have gone to TW, it's not near as bad as it used to be. Didn't notice much lag on either launcher but I've disabled quite a few services.

Nova launcher is much smoother everywhere but I back to TouchWiz. Love the new TouchWiz.
Sorry Nova you not my preferable for this moment.

I have been using the Nova Prime since its release.
I always install it on any smartphone first of all. However, this time I gave a small chance to the new Samsung UI and was a few days with it.
No way, the Nova is way better/smoother.
Futhermore, the Nova launcher equalizes
the performance of any smartphone. For instance, my previous Note 3 and 4 got the same smoothness with the Nova as compared to the S8+.

Nova for me; much more flexibility and control of my home screen. widget placement is very limited with TW, not so with Nova. and now Nova allows you to swipe left and show Google Now. my (simple/clean) work layout is below . the only drawback using Nova vs TW is limited (if any) use of TW widgets.

cortez.i said:
Nova for me; much more flexibility and control of my home screen. widget placement is very limited with TW, not so with Nova. and now Nova allows you to swipe left and show Google Now. my (simple/clean) work layout is below . the only drawback using Nova vs TW is limited (if any) use of TW widgets.
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On Your homescreen screenshot,
- Which weather widget is that on the top right corner?
- Is the Google Icon on Top left a part of the Wallpaper, or is it a Widget?
- Which Clock, and Agenda widget is it on the bottom left?
I Really like the way you have organized your homescreen. Neat and Clean, and quite informative as well.

JazonX said:
On Your homescreen screenshot,
- Which weather widget is that on the top right corner?
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weather graphic and temp is widget from Today Weather app. location and current condition is a custom Zooper Widget.
JazonX said:
O- Is the Google Icon on Top left a part of the Wallpaper, or is it a Widget?
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this is also a custom, but simple Zooper widget; it's comprised of a bitmap that when pressed, launches Google Now
JazonX said:
O- Which Clock, and Agenda widget is it on the bottom left?
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clock is a single Zooper widget using the Samsung Clock font. the agenda is also a Zooper widget that includes the next alarm, and my next appointment. it uses predefined xml code included in the app.
JazonX said:
OI Really like the way you have organized your homescreen. Neat and Clean, and quite informative as well.
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thanks for the compliment. this is basically all i need to see when i'm working. as an FYI, the navbar buttons are from a substratum theme and @Tigerhoods 35pt high navbar overlay. also, my Nova desktop grid is 16x11; this allows for precise placement of widgets so i can get the widget layout exactly like i want it.

Going into developer options and cutting the animation speed helps a ton without sieging up the interface

nova is way better than stock!

Nova FTW

Nova for me! Every time I get a new phone I right away root and remove/uninstall stock launcher and have Nova as my main. I LOVE the fact that I can double tap the home screen to lock the screen (less pressing the button - less wear on button). On top of that it's just an over all smooth and fast experience with Nova

Thanks for the comments, and im aware of all the advantages nova has, But intrested in overall lag experience between the two launchers on the s8

Stock is gorgeous. Who says otherwise is just plain idiot who haven't tried all the options.

NeedleGames said:
Stock is gorgeous. Who says otherwise is just plain idiot who haven't tried all the options.
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seriously shortsided view, lol. what are you drinking/smoking tonite?

I want to use nova, but it's still have to much battery drain compared to touch wiz. ever since nova 5.0 it has had problem with battery drain, had that issue on my HTC 10 also. such shame, cus there are much better customazion on nova

cortez.i said:
seriously shortsided view, lol. what are you drinking/smoking tonite?
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I tried stock, nova and pixel launchers. It's very clear that stock is the winner.
I also asked my iPhone friend what he thinks is the best one not knowing which is which and not knowing anything about them, and he chose stock as well.
Edit: spelling

I tried TouchWiz but it doesn't allow me to resize my widget. And I don't believe I can achieve this setup with TouchWiz.
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cortez.i said:
Nova for me; much more flexibility and control of my home screen. widget placement is very limited with TW, not so with Nova. and now Nova allows you to swipe left and show Google Now. my (simple/clean) work layout is below . the only drawback using Nova vs TW is limited (if any) use of TW widgets.
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How do you get swipe left to show Google now??

suaverc118 said:
How do you get swipe left to show Google now??
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You need Nova beta and you need to download the Google Now add-on for Nova from the web.

zeropants said:
You need Nova beta and you need to download the Google Now add-on for Nova from the web.
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I have Nova beta. I'll look for Google now add on

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ADW Launcher Ex/Launchers in general

Well those of you who know adw launcher ex, know that there is a main dock and another dock. The other dock doesnt allow me to add apps onto the screen of my kindle fire. So does anyone know how i can make it so its just the main dock only? Also what are some good launchers out there?
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Well those of you who know adw launcher ex, know that there is a main dock and another dock. The other dock doesnt allow me to add apps onto the screen of my kindle fire. So does anyone know how i can make it so its just the main dock only? Also what are some good launchers out there?
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Like this menu/more/adwsettings/ui settings/ then if i remember i believe there is a hidden dock settings there should be a setting to disable it.
I use Regina 3d launcher which looks spectacular on the kindle
I was using GO Launcher EX on the stock ROM and then ADW when I flashed CM7 but now I'm back to GO with black glass, a few select go widgets, the transparent widgets theme, and bigrubberpepper's volume control. I like how everything integrates, it seems a lot more polished.
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"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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_ante_ said:
I was using GO Launcher EX on the stock ROM and then ADW when I flashed CM7 but now I'm back to GO with black glass, a few select go widgets, the transparent widgets theme, and bigrubberpepper's volume control. I like how everything integrates, it seems a lot more polished.
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What do you use for the status bar replacement? I'm on MoDaCo GR6 w/GO and am trying to replace the status/bottom bar and also stop it from changing wallpapers from my stock theme one when it goes into sleep/lock mode.
jtodaro said:
What do you use for the status bar replacement? I'm on MoDaCo GR6 w/GO and am trying to replace the status/bottom bar and also stop it from changing wallpapers from my stock theme one when it goes into sleep/lock mode.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362543
That should help with the changing lockscreen. I did it on the fire itself without using adb though, just use your root explorer app, navigate to /data/data/com.android.settings/files/wallpaper, and disable write access. Anytime you want to change the wallpaper, though, you have to enable write access, change it, then disable.
If anyone knows a better way, feel free to chime in
_ante_ said:
I was using GO Launcher EX on the stock ROM and then ADW when I flashed CM7 but now I'm back to GO with black glass, a few select go widgets, the transparent widgets theme, and bigrubberpepper's volume control. I like how everything integrates, it seems a lot more polished.
Ante how did you get the google search widget like that?I can't seem to figure that out.Also what did you do for the status bar/bottom bar replacement.
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Slick wallpaper!
For some reason Go launcher ex is super smooth on my Archos 70 but choppy on my Kindle Fire. I switched my KF to ADW and it's smooth as melted butter.
technut said:
Ante how did you get the google search widget like that?I can't seem to figure that out.Also what did you do for the status bar/bottom bar replacement.
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That is Go's Google Search Widget with the transparency widget theme installed.
I, too, love Go's transparent widgets. The scrolling calendar is great.
Thanks Bleeds!
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Anyone know how to get that home dock from above?
Edit: looks like i figured it out. Cleared adw settings and reinstalled. Sorry
Has anyone been able to use SPB launcher and keep it as their default. I'm running CM7 and am able to install it and run it fine but it doesn't show up in my options when I clear defaults and press the home key. Any ideas? Thanks
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I've recently been running Zeam on CM7. I like the minimalism and found it to be really zippy. No issues so far.
Is the Go Launcher EX smooth on the KF? I am gonna flash CM7 soon and wanted to integrate a launcher into the rom I will flash. Also, I used in on the stock, but sometimes the icon labels were cutoff/the Go Launcher EX menu was being clipped, I guess due to the bottom bar on the KF, is anyone else getting these problems?
daweedk1991 said:
Is the Go Launcher EX smooth on the KF? I am gonna flash CM7 soon and wanted to integrate a launcher into the rom I will flash. Also, I used in on the stock, but sometimes the icon labels were cutoff/the Go Launcher EX menu was being clipped, I guess due to the bottom bar on the KF, is anyone else getting these problems?
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I was having the same issues with the icons being cut off on the bottom. When I was using Go Launcher it seemed choppy in my opinion. I switched to ADW Ex and it is super smooth and runs really fast on my Kindle.
TheOldSoldier said:
I've recently been running Zeam on CM7. I like the minimalism and found it to be really zippy. No issues so far.
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Indeed. Plus, you can stack the dock with unlimited app icons negating the need to fiddle with folders or the default app drawer, which is kinda lacking IMO. I put my 20 or so most used apps in the dock and run altdrawer as the app drawer since it is more configurable. No more delays waiting for the home screen to re-draw when closing apps.

[Q] stretching a widget

Is there a way to stretch the news @ weather widget so it completely fills out the screen horizontally? Here's a screenshot taken on my n4: http://imgur.com/7GzoAO2
I want the widget to be one cell wider, but it's not resizable. Any possibility?
I think you would have to use a different launcher.
Is there no other way? I actually want to keep the Google Now launcher.
jb91 said:
Is there no other way? I actually want to keep the Google Now launcher.
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Google launcher doesn't allow widget resizing. What is it about GEL you want to keep? Maybe you can reproduce it.
I'm just not into all that customizing and so on, i just want stock Android. This is the only widget i can't resize.
jb91 said:
I'm just not into all that customizing and so on, i just want stock Android. This is the only widget i can't resize.
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Maybe if you go for something like Nova, you can have it look exactly the same as GEL. the only difference would be that instead of swiping right to get to google now, you'd have to add it to a swipe up gesture or something.
Mine just looks like this
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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rootSU said:
Google launcher doesn't allow widget resizing. What is it about GEL you want to keep? Maybe you can reproduce it.
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Yes it does, as long as the widget in question supports it, and the News & Weather widget does support resizing.
Long press it, release and you'll see the edges are now highlighted; drag the dots to resize.
Rusty! said:
Yes it does, as long as the widget in question supports it, and the News & Weather widget does support resizing.
Long press it, release and you'll see the edges are now highlighted; drag the dots to resize.
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OK I stand corrected, however with other launchers you can resize any widget
I just downloaded the Nova launcher and there are a LOT of options. Is there a guide on how to make it look and behave exactly like the stock Google Now launcher (or as close to that as possible)?
jb91 said:
I just downloaded the Nova launcher and there are a LOT of options. Is there a guide on how to make it look and behave exactly like the stock Google Now launcher (or as close to that as possible)?
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It should look like it pretty much out of the box
I tried making it look like stock Google Now launcher but i don't think it's possible. Don't like how it looks.
Stock: http://m.imgur.com/tnIy0p2
Nova: http://m.imgur.com/u4cB13Y
The app symbols look way too small and it overall looks weird and doesn't really fit anymore. Is there no launcher like Google Now launcher, but that allows you to resize every widget?
Links aren't working for me so not sure what you mean. You can set icon size to whatever you want. Just go through all the menus one by one.
jb91 said:
I tried making it look like stock Google Now launcher but i don't think it's possible. Don't like how it looks.
Stock: http://m.imgur.com/tnIy0p2
Nova: http://m.imgur.com/u4cB13Y
The app symbols look way too small and it overall looks weird and doesn't really fit anymore. Is there no launcher like Google Now launcher, but that allows you to resize every widget?
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You need the paid version to resize the icons.
Long-press the app drawer icon to change it to the flat white version.
Also, the Search Bar can be set to the same size if you play around with the number of rows.
Don't have time for it. Is there no guide to explain every option you need to change ti make it look like the Google Now launcher? If not, i'll just get rid of the news widget.
jb91 said:
Don't have time for it. Is there no guide to explain every option you need to change ti make it look like the Google Now launcher? If not, i'll just get rid of the news widget.
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No. Get rid of the widget.

Nova launcher

Anybody now how to get the stock weather widget working with nova launcher?
Don't think you can... i haven't been able to
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I spent ages trying to find out
. Didn't manage yet
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Impossible...
I could do I on the note 4 though
Can't do it
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For some reason I remember it appeared in the widgets on the Note 4 even with Nova. But, you can't on the Note 5. However, you can use a 3rd party widget application (like Zooper) and install an S6 Weather widget (which is pretty much the same as the stock Note 5 weather widget). Or you could use UCCW or Zooper and create your own. I was going to do that, but I got lazy and bought one from the play store for $0.99 that works with Zooper Pro.
It you're looking for something similar and clean looking like the stock widget you could run a Brightweather and Timely Combination. Have App Overlay turned on and place Brightweather at the top and then Timely below it and stretch Brightweather over Timely to give make it look as if it's one widget and while keeping it clean.
This is how I had it set up for example. I hope this is a good alternative for you!
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Xwidget is also a good alternative, although, I have never been able to get the stock weather app to work with Nova.
chronus widget added one that looks similar. need to download the Chronus GS6 weather icon pack too.
There is a way to do it. Technically, won't be the widget but it will be a zooper that looks just like it. You'll also have to add some transparent icons to open the app whenever you tap the widget. I'll find to how to and post it here
Here you go the zoomed widget that looks like the Samsung weather widget https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.designedly.zwskin.s6widgets
And this is what the widget looks like.
https://goo.gl/photos/KxukwWiiGAaX6xE69
Had to post a link because when I try to attach an image using tapatalk the app is FC on me.
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Sfkn2 said:
Xwidget is also a good alternative, although, I have never been able to get the stock weather app to work with Nova.
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I actually used Xwidget and I got it to work. There are so many S6 Weather Widgets that are very similar. I tried several and they worked for me on the Note 5.
rtubbs85 said:
Anybody now how to get the stock weather widget working with nova launcher?
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Do you mean on the Lock screen or the home screen?
you can get the weather widget on the lock screen when Nova is your default launcher. -
All you have to do is setup weather in your touchwiz launcher - once you have a location assigned in the stock home screen weather widget in Touchwiz launcher - the weather will be added to the lock screen regardless of whether you use Touchwiz or Nova - but you have to turn it on in Touchwiz to get it to work on the lock screen after Nova is set as your default launcher.
I also just tried to add "weather widget" on my Nova Home Screen and it works too - I dont know if adding it in Nova will automatically inlcude it on the lock screen or not - but I know if you follow the instructions above, it does work.
Hope that helps.
mocsab said:
Do you mean on the Lock screen or the home screen?
you can get the weather widget on the lock screen when Nova is your default launcher. -
All you have to do is setup weather in your touchwiz launcher - once you have a location assigned in the stock home screen weather widget in Touchwiz launcher - the weather will be added to the lock screen regardless of whether you use Touchwiz or Nova - but you have to turn it on in Touchwiz to get it to work on the lock screen after Nova is set as your default launcher.
I also just tried to add "weather widget" on my Nova Home Screen and it works too - I dont know if adding it in Nova will automatically inlcude it on the lock screen or not - but I know if you follow the instructions above, it does work.
Hope that helps.
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On the home screen. It let's me add it but it's really small I want the one that's has the clock next to the weather.
Nice
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This is what I want
rtubbs85 said:
On the home screen. It let's me add it but it's really small I want the one that's has the clock next to the weather.
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I understand now -
personally, I use Beautiful WIdgets for the home screen - awesome widget - tons of different options - resizes nicely in Nova - sorry I misunderstood what you were looking for - but maybe beautiful widgets would work for you?
Good Luck
mocsab said:
I understand now -
personally, I use Beautiful WIdgets for the home screen - awesome widget - tons of different options - resizes nicely in Nova - sorry I misunderstood what you were looking for - but maybe beautiful widgets would work for you?
Good Luck
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Yeah I've tried them before. I wonder why it worked on the note 4 but not the 5
rtubbs85 said:
Yeah I've tried them before. I wonder why it worked on the note 4 but not the 5
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not sure - but I just tried to replicate the look of the stock widget with Beautiful widgets and I got pretty close to what you are looking for - just need to use the right layout and correct thrme - I threw this one together without trying to match the exact look - with a little searching, I am sure you could find a theme that is even closer to stock look -
regardless - good luck
mocsab said:
not sure - but I just tried to replicate the look of the stock widget with Beautiful widgets and I got pretty close to what you are looking for - just need to use the right layout and correct thrme - I threw this one together without trying to match the exact look - with a little searching, I am sure you could find a theme that is even closer to stock look - View attachment 3451460
regardless - good luck
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Thanks

Question Need Recommendation for Home Launcher

Hi All,
I've been using Nova Launcher for years on every Android phone I had (didn't update it to ver 7). Now with S22 Ultra version 6 is baggy so I tried Nova 7, but I can't stand it, It's very slow and stuttering the developer doesn't seem responsive. It's ruin the new beast experience.
Any recommendation for an alternative good launcher?
liamR said:
Hi All,
I've been using Nova Launcher for years on every Android phone I had (didn't update it to ver 7). Now with S22 Ultra version 6 is baggy so I tried Nova 7, but I can't stand it, It's very slow and stuttering the developer doesn't seem responsive. It's ruin the new beast experience.
Any recommendation for an alternative good launcher?
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Using Nova here still as I couldnt find any alternative.
As for the stuttering, Go to developer settings and set all transition scaled to 0.5x
Then run the below commands (individually, one after the other) in a ADB Shell and restart the device.
settings put global window_animation_scale 0.10
settings put global transition_animation_scale 0.10
settings put global animator_duration_scale 0.10
I may get laughed at and mocked for posting this, but the Microsoft Launcher does everything I need. It is highly customizable, smooth as silk and full of features. It is one thing that large entity does right.
Katmeat said:
I may get laughed at and mocked for posting this, but the Microsoft Launcher does everything I need. It is highly customizable, smooth as silk and full of features. It is one thing that large entity does right.
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It's always been pretty good. BUT Nova and stock both allow the google feed as "far left" screen. Has the MS launcher ever allowed it yet or do they still force theirs on you?
Katmeat said:
I may get laughed at and mocked for posting this, but the Microsoft Launcher does everything I need. It is highly customizable, smooth as silk and full of features. It is one thing that large entity does right.
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I tried it once.
It was unable to hide apps (The unnecessary unlocker apps for PowerAmp etc).
Also the grids cannot be customized like Nova does as shown below.
Then the gestures of Nova ... Many things were missing for me.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
JazonX said:
I tried it once.
It was unable to hide apps (The unnecessary unlocker apps for PowerAmp etc).
Also the grids cannot be customized like Nova does as shown below.
Then the gestures of Nova ... Many things were missing for me.
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Microsoft continuously updates their Launcher, and it now has those features that you mentioned. I can hide apps, and I can have as small is a 12 x 12 icon grid.
Compusmurf said:
It's always been pretty good. BUT Nova and stock both allow the google feed as "far left" screen. Has the MS launcher ever allowed it yet or do they still force theirs on you?
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You can hide their feed, though I have never tried to do so and replace it with a Google feed, but you should be ever do that. And you can always add pages and pin your own Google feed.
Katmeat said:
You can hide their feed, though I have never tried to do so and replace it with a Google feed, but you should be ever do that. And you can always add pages and pin your own Google feed.
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Google feed is a special page. and I just installed the latest beta of the launcher. All you can do is "remove" their feed, but you can't replace it with the Google feed.
So, eh. Can't replace oneuI or nova yet for me still.
Microsoft Launcher eats your battery more quickly than others..
Nova is best launcher.
Lawnchair 12 beta is also good basic launcher.
One UI is an excellent launcher.
You won't find anything that has the combination of speed, efficiency and customization it does.
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One of the best ways to boot loop a Sammy is using a 3rd party launcher... take any signs of instability seriously
JazonX said:
Using Nova here still as I couldnt find any alternative.
As for the stuttering, Go to developer settings and set all transition scaled to 0.5x
Then run the below commands (individually, one after the other) in a ADB Shell and restart the device.
settings put global window_animation_scale 0.10
settings put global transition_animation_scale 0.10
settings put global animator_duration_scale 0.10
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There isn't a problem across the the OS/Apps only with Nova (also tried other launchers and everything was ok) everything smooth as butter. I have the SD version. Don't see a reason to change the settings.
blackhawk said:
One UI is an excellent launcher.
You won't find anything that has the combination of speed, efficiency and customization it does.
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One of the best ways to boot loop a Sammy is using a 3rd party launcher... take any signs of instability seriously
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I missing the folder gesture (open the first app in the folder without open the folder).
liamR said:
I missing the folder gesture (open the first app in the folder without open the folder).
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There are some compromises. Many of One UI's features are better than Nova plus the Goodlock family of apps.
Try using Digi Clock with built in quad switches for opening apps. Goodlock One Handed Operation plus will also do that from anywhere on the side panels. I use both. All my frequently used apps are instantly available.
No problems with Nova 7 for me
I hate that we may be hijacking this thread through this launcher debate, but one of the things that I like about the Microsoft Launcher is that it allows me to backup all my settings and use the same on my tablet. Also, I love the expandable dock that allows three rows of icons. Does Nova or One UI offer those features?
Katmeat said:
I hate that we may be hijacking this thread through this launcher debate, but one of the things that I like about the Microsoft Launcher is that it allows me to backup all my settings and use the same on my tablet. Also, I love the expandable dock that allows three rows of icons. Does Nova or One UI offer those features?
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Nova has been able to backup settings and use on other devices for years. Not sure about the expandable dock to 3 rows.
Love Nova on the S22 Ultra - smooth as butter.
Been on Nova 7 since day one. No issues. Had a few issues on my fold using the big screen, but on the 22 Ultra it has been great.
suggest to try Action Launcher. highly customizable, google feed page, fully working widget stack resizable, quick and polished, low impact on battery.
butchieboy said:
No problems with Nova 7 for me
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Still need the google nova companion to achieve this or did Nova 7 finally eliminate the need for that?
Nova runs great on my exynos s22 ultra

Question Is there anyway to fit more app icons on the home screen the default

Hello, I have a Galaxy S10+ and I am setting up my new Pixel 7 Pro, but I have a problem, I have set the font size and display size to the smallest and set the screen resolution to the highest but I am still not able to have 5 icons side by side as used to on my Galaxy S10+, can you fix that on the Pixel 7 Pro or is that not a possibility.
Hold an empty spot on the desktop, then go to wallpaper & style, set the grid size to what you want on the bottom of the menu.
Shebee said:
Hold an empty spot on the desktop, then go to wallpaper & style, set the grid size to what you want on the bottom of the menu.
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Ahh ok, had totally forgot that was the cause, lol such an easy task.
Or alternatively avoid Google's launcher and go for something infinitely more customizable and superior. I'd advise Nova Launcher.
Or group them and with one extra touch you can quadruple the number available.
thomashacked said:
Hello, I have a Galaxy S10+ and I am setting up my new Pixel 7 Pro, but I have a problem, I have set the font size and display size to the smallest and set the screen resolution to the highest but I am still not able to have 5 icons side by side as used to on my Galaxy S10+, can you fix that on the Pixel 7 Pro or is that not a possibility.
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Plus one for Nova Launcher.
+2012-ish, because that (or longer?) is how long I've sworn by Nova Launcher Prime.
Beefheart said:
Or alternatively avoid Google's launcher and go for something infinitely more customizable and superior. I'd advise Nova Launcher.
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I seem compelling as the stock launcher with the search bar in the buttom and the at glance in the top sucks ass.
Do you miss anything by installing the nova launcher or do you just get extra stuff and another launcher, like is there any reason to stick with the default launcher other then keeping it stock.
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I seem compelling as the stock launcher with the search bar in the buttom and the at glance in the top sucks ass.
Do you miss anything by installing the nova launcher or do you just get extra stuff and another launcher, like is there any reason to stick with the default launcher other then keeping it stock.
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I like to use the default apps, including the launcher, when they allow me to do what I want/need. But when it comes to the Google/Pixel launcher I feel that Google is acting like Apple in NOT ALLOWING me to remove the STUPID search bar! I have never needed or used a search on a cell phone! So I do not want it taking up my screen real estate! So then, it's back to Nova Prime!
jaseman said:
I like to use the default apps, including the launcher, when they allow me to do what I want/need. But when it comes to the Google/Pixel launcher I feel that Google is acting like Apple in NOT ALLOWING me to remove the STUPID search bar! I have never needed or used a search on a cell phone! So I do not want it taking up my screen real estate! So then, it's back to Nova Prime!
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Ues I am thinking the same also for the "At a Glance" stupid thing, google, please allow me to remove these things.
~86 apps, 12 folders, 8 widgets - made to look like 15 app icons and 4 obvious folders (and 8 widgets). I might've lost count of the apps and skipped a few. In Nova Launcher Prime, with some "folders" set to behave like apps unless I swipe up or down on their icons. Some icons I have different swipe up and swipe down actions to launch other frequently used apps that I don't really need an icon for.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Yep, Nova Launcher. Prime version worth the payment.
tonyo123 said:
Yep, Nova Launcher. Prime version worth the payment.
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how do you do it in the nova launcher.
Have you tried it? It's in the Novsla settings, home screen, desktop grid. Basic operation.
tonyo123 said:
Have you tried it? It's in the Novsla settings, home screen, desktop grid. Basic operation.
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Ahh now I see I confused this thread with another one.
roirraW edor ehT said:
+2012-ish, because that (or longer?) is how long I've sworn by Nova Launcher Prime.
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Same!
Smart launcher pro.... For me ! Work great

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