The most recent update to the S8 and S8+ gave us the option to hide the navigation bar, and all is well until Nova Launcher updated their app just a few hours ago, and now the navbar is back in the desktop and I can't find a way to hide it. Isn't there a way to hide it? Damn Nova, fixing things that aren't broke.
It might not happen. There’s a thread on it on Google+. Long and short of it, the Dev decided to go with the TWiz implementation of having the navbar visible in launcher view.
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Darn this Sucks, wonder if it works on action launcher
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I tought it was somerhing wrong and did a full reset.Nova had autoinstalled and i Just could not understand what was causing the problem with the navbarkeys on the homescreen. I use KLWP and hate the navbarkeys on the homescreen and applauncher. Glad i could Reed this post. I unninstalled Nova and downloaded Nova 5.2 and turned off autoinstaller.Happy to hide ny navbarkeys again..
It's sad that we don't get to have the option for this. I also just uninstalled Nova and reinstalled 5.2.
Suggest you all vent your frustrations at the developer or it'll be stuck that way for good.
Here's another thread on the Nova update & a reply from the developer. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3629965
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So now I'm choosing between 5.2 ability to hide navbar or 5.3 google now integration.
Action launcher allows you to hide navbar.
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BratPAQ said:
So now I'm choosing between 5.2 ability to hide navbar or 5.3 google now integration.
Action launcher allows you to hide navbar.
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Look for the 5.3 beta then you'll have the best of both worlds!
saidmarroun said:
Look for the 5.3 beta then you'll have the best of both worlds!
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Do you have the link for the beta mate?
From0toHero said:
Do you have the link for the beta mate?
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Sorry I can't post any links, just Google "Nova Launcher beta" and download the latest beta version
saidmarroun said:
Sorry I can't post any links, just Google "Nova Launcher beta" and download the latest beta version
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Fine thank you will do that
Sharpshooterrr said:
It's sad that we don't get to have the option for this. I also just uninstalled Nova and reinstalled 5.2.
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How do you get the 5.2 version please?
You can use BxActions to set the Bixby Button to toggle Full Screen which will hide the statusbar and navbar or you can set it to hide the statusbar and navbar for only the app you're in.
russellcausier said:
How do you get the 5.2 version please?
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From here:
https://help.teslacoilapps.com/beta
I know the link says beta but I'm pretty sure the ones not labeled beta on that page are stable releases. I downloaded and installed the one dated Jun 6, 2017 and so far so good. Nova launcher shows up when you press on recents, but that's the only difference from the Play Store version, from what I can tell.
From0toHero said:
Do you have the link for the beta mate?
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Here you go:
https://help.teslacoilapps.com/beta
If you guys are searching for a alternative to Nova there is Apex Launcher and Apex Launcher Pro. There you still can hide the nav bar and its comparable to Nova in many ways.
From0toHero said:
If you guys are searching for a alternative to Nova there is Apex Launcher and Apex Launcher Pro. There you still can hide the nav bar and its comparable to Nova in many ways.
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Apex launcher is quality too yes but the widgets don't have that padding which fills spaces not a major deal but did my head in can't believe nova changed it it was perfect before last update
russellcausier said:
Apex launcher is quality too yes but the widgets don't have that padding which fills spaces not a major deal but did my head in can't believe nova changed it it was perfect before last update
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To be honest i like nova also more. But i want to hide the nav bar
just go with adb workaround, and everybody happy
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s8+/themes/hide-navigation-bar-root-t3599909
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Nova Launcher 5.4 brings a feature to hide the NavigationBar ... so it's like it used to be before they skrewed it with the 5.3 update
Not quite. They did not bring back the dot, but it's the step in the right direction. It is good to have no nav bar on launcher, and available everywhere else where we actually need it.
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The point is that 5.4 features hiding the NavBar on Homescreen again.. that feature had been dropped with the previous update.
snydersdoc said:
The point is that 5.4 features hiding the NavBar on Homescreen again.. that feature had been dropped with the previous update.
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Have you got the Samsung weather widget on nova?
AFAIK the Samsung weather widget only works with TouchWiz.
snydersdoc said:
AFAIK the Samsung weather widget only works with TouchWiz.
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That's so strange, on my s6 i had the weather widget with Nova, shame it doesn't work on the s8/s8+
That is AFAIK.. correct me if I'm wrong
I'm surprised no one made a homescreen thread here so I thought I'll start it!
Nova 3i
Nova 3i
Nova 3i
bader469 said:
I'm surprised no one made a homescreen thread here so I thought I'll start it!
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how can you change the looks of status bar icons??
Nova 3
Nova 3i. I'm using Ruthless Launcher with Urmun icon pack. Also using fluid navigation. Similar navigation in emui 9
can anyone confirm that nova 3 has EIS? how is it? i have seen video recordings, footage looks extremely shaky.
Nova 3i, using Lawnchair and Borderlight.
Supersonic27543 said:
Nova 3i, using Lawnchair and Borderlight.
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Where to find walls like that?
Supersonic27543 said:
Nova 3i, using Lawnchair and Borderlight.
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Nova 3i not allowing any third party launcher
ayazuddinkhan said:
Nova 3i not allowing any third party launcher
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You can change the launcher at Apps&Notifications>>Default Apps>>Launcher?
KWGT + Stock Launcher
(Deep black theme + one ui icons) customized
Greetings fellows, can I just ask if Nova 3i is a branch of Nova 3? I just got my 3i today, I don't really feel excited about that amount of "permissions" and "setups" needed. Still a little to catch up with Huawei devices I guess. Have you guys debloated apps? There's almost 250 in total and I'd really like to get rid of those that I will never be using.
Stock launcher & free themes "Hi Cloth"
First day using, dumped the screen protector as I failed badly trying to do it myself. Having difficulties to type as the keyboard is much bigger. Not used to new style phones where there is so much permissions and accounts to setup. Fingerprint face unlock password voice print. Free themes are not very impressive, guess I will go for klwp. Can't wait for recovery and root/magisk. Has anyone tried magisk already?
I just rooted and installed magisk. I love everything about the stock launcher except the icons. I love the icon pack on the play store called MaterialOS, so is there a mod to apply that pack to the stock pixel launcher? I saw some modded pixel launchers in magisk but they are not the same as the pixel 3 launcher. I've searched for info on here but haven't found a solution. Thanks for any help!
Just install lawnchair or nova launcher. they have the exact same features as the pixel launcher (and much more). Plus, they have proper icon support. No magisk modules needed.
Lol so I guess that's a no...
Has nova implemented pie recents yet?
acidspider said:
Has nova implemented pie recents yet?
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The recents menu is set by the OS, not the launcher. If you have pie, you will have pie recents.
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Lol so I guess that's a no...
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-pixel-launcher-mods-icon-packs-t3732483
If you got magisk use module "rootless pixel launcher "
Long press home
Icon pack
I always used Nova Launcher, I liked how I can customize my devices.
With this phone I am going to see how far I can get with the Pixel Launcher.
What will I miss ?
Do you think I will give up and go back to the Nova Launcher ?
There are still some basics that will keep me work Nova indefinitely until the pixel launcher implements them.
1) Dock app count. I will never be ok with only 5 apps in the dock. I've been using 7 and I couldn't settle for less.
2) static search bar on the homepage. I don't need it, and I'd certainly want that space if I couldn't adjust how many apps I have in the dock.
Until those are modified, it will always be Nova for me.
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I couldn't live without Nova gestures, and folder swiping. Nova is running very well on 4a-11, so why wouldn't you use it? I tried Pixel launcher for about 2 hours, that's all I could take.
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AstroDigital said:
I always used Nova Launcher, I liked how I can customize my devices.
With this phone I am going to see how far I can get with the Pixel Launcher.
What will I miss ?
Do you think I will give up and go back to the Nova Launcher ?
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There is no comparison; not even close. Boils down to personal preference. If you don't need the extra functionality offered by Nova or other launchers then why bother. If you do then the choice is obvious.
I been using the Pixel 4a for only a day, got it yesterday "updated to Android 11 last night".
I think I can live with the native interface, but I may give in and turn on Nova Launcher with this device; I like that I can skin and resize icons, hide apps in the App tray, and as was mentioned have more icons in the dock.
Thanks for the replies.
I assume with nova though you lose the same recents and lose the nice animations you get with the pixel launcher. Is that still the case?
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I assume with nova though you lose the same recents and lose the nice animations you get with the pixel launcher. Is that still the case?
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I believe recents are the same. Animations still there.
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I believe recents are the same. Animations still there.
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I loaded up nova briefly and the animations (specifically app opening and closing) and definitely not the same as the pixel launcher. I tried changing them but didn't see any way to get them the same. Recents did seem the same though.
Well the animations themselves may be similar. But the big difference seems that ok the pixel launcher the animations originate from the icon and return to the icon when closing. That's the one specifically I mean.
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I loaded up nova briefly and the animations (specifically app opening and closing) and definitely not the same as the pixel launcher. I tried changing them but didn't see any way to get them the same. Recents did seem the same though.
Well the animations themselves may be similar. But the big difference seems that ok the pixel launcher the animations originate from the icon and return to the icon when closing. That's the one specifically I mean.
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Yeah, I just looked at Pixel one, the closest Nova has is Pie one. Only issue I've had so far is Google Feed background sometimes turns white, and Nova needs a restart.
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Do you guys manage somehow to remove search bar from the home screen with Pixel launcher and add % display in QS? I checked the mods in pixel 6 pro thread, but don't know if they will work on A13/7 pro.
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Do you guys manage somehow to remove search bar from the home screen with Pixel launcher and add % display in QS? I checked the mods in pixel 6 pro thread, but don't know if they will work on A13/7 pro.
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Hello. I got the phone today. And that's the first thing that bothered me. But as far as I could find the information, it is not possible to remove it.
PensionFond said:
Do you guys manage somehow to remove search bar from the home screen with Pixel launcher and add % display in QS? I checked the mods in pixel 6 pro thread, but don't know if they will work on A13/7 pro.
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Not possibe on stock launcher
Maybe with aosp mods ( you will need lsposed)
I just use Nova launcher 8.0.3 beta with Nova Google companion. It's a heck of a lot easier and it lets you hide the notification bar as well.
I use LawnChair as Launcher. It is imho nicer then the stock one and has more features and you can remove the search bar from home screen
I wish they would allow you to do this instead of a third party launcher - the animations in third party launchers are not great compared to stock.
lexcyn said:
I wish they would allow you to do this instead of a third party launcher - the animations in third party launchers are not great compared to stock.
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Not sure what you mean by the "animations" but I use Nova Prime and 3 button navigation, and everything works great. I used gesture navigation for awhile but got tired of it a couple of years ago and went back to button navigation and never looked back.
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Not sure what you mean by the "animations" but I use Nova Prime and 3 button navigation, and everything works great. I used gesture navigation for awhile but got tired of it a couple of years ago and went back to button navigation and never looked back.
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When you swipe away an app it animates the app going back into the icon in a fluid way. Third party launchers can't do this.
Use Pixel Launcher Mods to hide apps, enable icon packs, and change out the at a glance or searchbar widget. It requires Magisk.
In order to blank either of the widgets you need an empty widget, I prefer The Empty Widget on the Play Store since it has zero permissions and nothing superfluous. You can then use the hide apps function to hide the icon.
In order to modify the QS you will need AOSP Mods which requires Magisk and LSPosed. The Xposed version is the minimum, but if you download the Full version it will come with overlay themes to allow you to remove the navbar, change fonts, theme the QS, and change the system icons style.
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Use Pixel Launcher Mods to hide apps, enable icon packs, and change out the at a glance or searchbar widget. It requires Magisk.
In order to blank either of the widgets you need an empty widget, I prefer The Empty Widget on the Play Store since it has zero permissions and nothing superfluous. You can then use the hide apps function to hide the icon.
In order to modify the QS you will need AOSP Mods which requires Magisk and LSPosed. The Xposed version is the minimum, but if you download the Full version it will come with overlay themes to allow you to remove the navbar, change fonts, theme the QS, and change the system icons style.
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Does this method to hide the searchbar widget move the icon drawer down to fill the gap?
Not seen anything on the stock launcher that makes it worth putting up with the limitations. Even when mods are used, it's still clunky and limited (for example, you can't change icons for individual apps).
Nova for me, far better and it does everything the stock launcher does and more. I've always found some people being desperate to stick with stock a bit strange.
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Not seen anything on the stock launcher that makes it worth putting up with the limitations. Even when mods are used, it's still clunky and limited (for example, you can't change icons for individual apps).
Nova for me, far better and it does everything the stock launcher does and more. I've always found some people being desperate to stick with stock a bit strange.
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With the Pixel Launcher mod you can change icons for individual apps while using the stock Pixel Launcher.
I've used Nova, Lawnchair and Hyperion for years and years but am currently using the stock Pixel Launcher with the Pixel Launcher mod to change icons and a Substratum theme to get rid of the gesture pill. Not desperate, just a personal preference. I guess I would fall into the strange category
Wich substratum theme are you using?
Can you had some screenshots?
Thx
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Does this method to hide the searchbar widget move the icon drawer down to fill the gap?
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No, you are not removing it but rather replacing it with another widget which is just going to be a blank one.
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Wich substratum theme are you using?
Can you had some screenshots?
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It is a Substratum theme (FSIM-Version1.apk) for this Magisk mod. You can find it via the Telegram link in that Github repo.
Ahh ok...but needs root
A happy Nova user here, what you want is what you get
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With the Pixel Launcher mod you can change icons for individual apps while using the stock Pixel Launcher.
I've used Nova, Lawnchair and Hyperion for years and years but am currently using the stock Pixel Launcher with the Pixel Launcher mod to change icons and a Substratum theme to get rid of the gesture pill. Not desperate, just a personal preference. I guess I would fall into the strange category
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I took prefer to do this. Pixel Launcher Mod has something that Lawnchair used to have but no longer does if I'm not mistaken, but the ability to apply multiple icon packs at once pretty much keeps all your icons themed at(I normally have 3-4 applied) all times.
Ok, I checked out the pixel mod again. It offers a lot but still falls well short of making the Pixel launcher an everyday use for me.
For example, you can't get rid of both the top and bottom bars at the same time (not the mods fault, I know). And my main issue with it is that you can't change the grid size so you're stuck with 4 columns and 5 rows which simply isn't enough for me.
So whilst the animations and smoothness are nice, they're not nice enough for me to put up with the stupid limitations Google have put in place.
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And my main issue with it is that you can't change the grid size so you're stuck with 4 columns and 5 rows which simply isn't enough for me.
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For what it's worth, the stock Pixel Launcher goes up to 5 x 5.