Greetings,
I've installed Nova Launcher prime, and set the default pill action to "search apps." This basically pulls down a section with three tabs labeled "frequent", "recent", and "updated."
I was wondering if there was a way, either in noval launcher, itself, or another program, to have a custom list in there instead of the default three as they change with usage.
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I can't seem to figure out how to remove icons and widgets from the Launcher home pages. I've tried searching this forum and the web in general, and I feel like I'm missing something obvious.
I'm running TnTLite 3.1.2.
Any suggestions?
clmoryel said:
I can't seem to figure out how to remove icons and widgets from the Launcher home pages. I've tried searching this forum and the web in general, and I feel like I'm missing something obvious.
I'm running TnTLite 3.1.2.
Any suggestions?
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Long press the item and then drag to the trash can on the side.
For Home Screens then you can only delete icons (or uninstall app)
If you mean the App Drawer rather than the Home Screen(s), then using Launcher Pro, you can try the following:
1) From any "Home Screen", select Menu then Preferences
2) In the Launcher Pro preferences screen, select "General Settings" (first option)
3) Select Hidden Apps
4) Select checkboxes for the App Icons you wish to hide.
Note that this doesn't uninstall / delete the app -- only hide the icon from the drawer.
I use it to hide icons for apps that I never (or very infrequently) start from the drawer.
Thank you both! I'm so used to the menu-driven Blackberry functions, it didn't occur to me to hold down my finger to see additional options.
Does anybody know the name of the activity for turning on Negative Colors, or at least for entering the Vision menu in Accessibility?
I'm using Apex Launcher and I'm trying to set up a home screen shortcut for inverting the colors (other than Samsung's triple-clicking the home button, because I don't want to break it) by finding the proper activity from Settings. I've found the activities for color correction, magnification, closed captions and a bunch of other stuff from Accessibility, but I can't find the Negative Colors one or the Vision sub-menu one.
Maybe there are some knowledgeable folk out there that can find out the activity's name, or even if it is to be found in Settings or some other system app. I haven't been able to track it down manually, but there are a lot of items to scroll through in Apex's activity list for shortcuts.
I don't know where our if there is an activity, but there is the Negativecolours Widget app available in the Samsung Galaxy Apps Store. Unfortunately, Nova Launcher does not show it available as an activity either, but at least it's something that can be put on the home screen somewhere.
Hi, Have looked around the internet and have found plenty of reference to the S7 and how to fix this but those fixes dont seem to work for the S8+. Anyway the issue is that having installed Nova Launcher and tried to add the Google Calendar and MyFitnessPal Widgets I have noticed that they are quite large in comparison to that of the stock launcher, they seem out of place, even the google search bar looks odd. Does anyone know of a way to fix this?
Found this in web "Support response: *That's something that Samsung does to either try and prevent you from using 3rd party launchers like Nova, or to stop you from using their widgets within 3rd party launchers. *. I also want to use nova launcher but widgets' resolution is too high, any solutions ?
This particular issue is annoying to say the least. Widgets look like crap on Nova vs stock...BUT I did find a workaround with my S8 and just did it on my S10. I haven't seen this solution posted anywhere, but I'm sure many OCD people like myself will be happy:
Create a new Nova widget for "activities". Scroll down to "touchwiz" or "One UI" (for Samsung, may differ depending on what your stock launcher is called). Expand "One UI" and select the activity that ends with ".Launcher. "
That's it! now you can load your stock launcher with a tap of a button. I use this button to load all my widgets (with the mentioned resolution issue) since they are all organized on the stock launcher just they way I like. A press of the home button will take you back to Nova home screen.
Depending on your icon packs, you can make the icon disappear by selecting no icon so you have a "secret" location to launch your widgets or select any icon you wish.
Alternatively, If you don't want to use an icon, you can do the same with Gestures if you have Nova Prime. Just select the gesture to be an "activity" from the shortcuts tab and select that launcher activity as noted above.
Thank you!
You're brilliant. That's all I wanted t express and I made an account to say this. This had been bugging me for so long!
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This particular issue is annoying to say the least. Widgets look like crap on Nova vs stock...BUT I did find a workaround with my S8 and just did it on my S10. I haven't seen this solution posted anywhere, but I'm sure many OCD people like myself will be happy:
Create a new Nova widget for "activities". Scroll down to "touchwiz" or "One UI" (for Samsung, may differ depending on what your stock launcher is called). Expand "One UI" and select the activity that ends with ".Launcher. "
That's it! now you can load your stock launcher with a tap of a button. I use this button to load all my widgets (with the mentioned resolution issue) since they are all organized on the stock launcher just they way I like. A press of the home button will take you back to Nova home screen.
Depending on your icon packs, you can make the icon disappear by selecting no icon so you have a "secret" location to launch your widgets or select any icon you wish.
Alternatively, If you don't want to use an icon, you can do the same with Gestures if you have Nova Prime. Just select the gesture to be an "activity" from the shortcuts tab and select that launcher activity as noted above.
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Brilliant solution. I might say this workaround is even better than solving the actual problem. I love android.
Hey does anyone have a copy/modified copy of the Moto App Launcher to use icon packs? Although I like Lawnchair, I cannot use it on this new phone because I like having the app drawer on the recent apps screen. Thanks!
I too insist on having a home screen with the app drawer icon. I do not like the "My Home screen is my app drawer" aka (Easy Home) or the "swipe up for apps" method.
The first thing I did with my Moto g7 was search Google for; and then install the "Latest Nova Launcher Pro/Mod apk" which corrected that problem and allows for major customizations, ffor starters, the app drawer option, with scroll direction choices, basic launcher themes and icon packs, fonts and colors and size modifications, search bar options, folder creation with all features listed above just for the folders, app animations and transition's, etc etc etc. If you can think it or want something different then the standard issue there is more then likely a feature to modify it.
I have also had success with Apex Launcher. Just remember when looking to download ANY type of app at all, be sure to search GOOGLE for the "pro/paid/full/premium" and sometimes "mod" versions of the Apps .apk files, Not those ad infested and half the feature locked versions that come from the PlayStore.
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Photo Tutorial: How to change the app icon name & image on Android
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Tested on a variety of phones (as I've been doing this for years), all unrooted, all using the Nova free app launcher.
STEP 1:
Choose any app whose app icon & homescreen name you want to change.
Check that this app shows up when you swipe upward to obtain the "app drawer" results.
Note that I chose the "Google" search app <com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox> which was in my homescreen "web" folder because that's an app that everyone has, and it can't be deleted so it's proof what any phone can do.
STEP 2:
On your Android homescreen, long press on the app whose icon you wish to change.
This will bring up a menu which may depend on your Android version & launcher.
On Android 12 with Nova launcher, press the "pencil" icon to begin the editing process.
STEP 3:
In that "Edit shortcut" GUI, change the "App label" (I changed "Google" to "I hate google".
Long press on the icon which will bring up another standard app-icon editing GUI.
STEP 4:
That standard app-icon editing GUI will allow you three choices for app icons:
a. Built-in
b. Gallery apps
c. Get more themes
Note: There are plenty of free "icon packs" available on the Google Play Store repository.
And it's trivial to create your own app icons if you want to customize them further.
STEP 5:
I selected a specific icon out of the built-in icons already on my phone.
Then I pressed the "Done" button in the standard app-icon editing GUI.
Voila!
Note that you can place these two apps side by side (as a test) if you like.
Note the app icon & app icon name are only changed in the placement on the homescreen.
A subsequent search in the app drawer and in app managers shows the original icon & name.
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