Hi,
On the Home screen using the oneplus launcher, they have a very refined experience when opening folders. The background disappears, the folder expands with the transparent background as shown on the first two screens below...
On the Nova launcher, this is a bit of a mess as you can see in the third screen.. The background stays the same and if you have set folder background to transparent, it looks horrible...
Any launcher which does what the one plus launcher does or any idea how it can be implemented in Nova?
Thanks!
kirtandoshi said:
Hi,
On the Home screen using the oneplus launcher, they have a very refined experience when opening folders. The background disappears, the folder expands with the transparent background as shown on the first two screens below...
On the Nova launcher, this is a bit of a mess as you can see in the third screen.. The background stays the same and if you have set folder background to transparent, it looks horrible...
Any launcher which does what the one plus launcher does or any idea how it can be implemented in Nova?
Thanks!
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Good question, I too would like to emulate OP folders in Nova. But there's no current option to do so.
Maybe someone else has a way to replicate?
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Hi,
in the last few months I really start to like the theme with a static wallpaper (or multi wallpaper) where there is just everything and you use uccw/transparent icon on the phone.
I'm then having problem because often is hard to understand where a widget will be really positioned or is hard to put an icon in the right position (maybe you want to add a counter to it and the counter is not matching the icon in the wallpaper).
I'm using nova launcher (not sure why I choosed that, apex was a little bit laggy scrolling wallpaper and...ss launcher I didn't know about it but right now I love it but because I purchased nova, let's keep nova).
What I'm then wondering is if there are template with line where you can exactly understand where the grid of nova are (7x7, 6x7 and so on) or if someone has some suggestion on how to do that.
I already tried to just craete a pics in photoshop with the resolution of the htc one x and splitting it in 7x7 grid but, not sure why, my grid isn't matching the real grid of the nova homescreen (maybe because there is no notification bar on the top?? don't know).
Any suggesiton or premaded template around (tried to google it but without any good result).
Thanks,
Massimiliano
What you could do I guess, is filling each grid with random apps, screenshot it and open it up in Photoshop and draw a grid based on that. And I think grid size changes if you enable/disable statusbar and dockrow.
And in nova homescreen settings there is width and hight marginal options witch affect grid size aswell.
Perhaps u can make two full size icons with different colours and place out, might make it easier drawing the grid if icons have straight edges.
Edit: take a screenshot while moving a widget, that will show the grid.
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Good idea, I'll try it thanks
I'm not going to ask which launcher or anything like that. I already have one in mind if I do decide to go that route.
What I want to know is if they are worth it or not? Do they slow the phone down at all? As it seems as an overlay to an overlay.
I see some, like nova, have a add-on for unread counts for messages and calls and things. Is this saying that without this add-on I won't have a count for missed messages or a notification at all?
Thanks you for the input
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In comparison to the stock LG launcher you'll find you'll actually have a smother experience. Launchers like holo or nova are really light weight and have a smaller footprint in memory than the stock launcher. When you choose a new launcher as default the lg launcher is closed. Or at least resources are being prioritized to the default launcher. I'm a beginner when it comes to how android handles processes so maybe someone else can offer a better explanation. The addons for nova add unread counts to icons on homescreens, app drawer and folders. You'll still get all notifications through the status bar. Its just eye candy and extras you get for the paid version of the launcher.
BadFish79 said:
I'm not going to ask which launcher or anything like that. I already have one in mind if I do decide to go that route.
What I want to know is if they are worth it or not? Do they slow the phone down at all? As it seems as an overlay to an overlay.
I see some, like nova, have a add-on for unread counts for messages and calls and things. Is this saying that without this add-on I won't have a count for missed messages or a notification at all?
Thanks you for the input
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Won't hurt to check out other launchers. If you dont like them simply uninstall and your back to where you were
ADW is old school and basic, I prefer that. Holo is decent so is Apex, but my go to is always Nova. They're all fun to play with.
It's worth it. I use Nova and it's faster and has more organization and customization options than stock LG or AOSP. Just the speed and being able to hide apps from the app drawer is worth it for me. For reference, Nova runs way faster on my Nexus 7 than the JB launcher.
lots of good options. Nova is a great one, but I like Apex and Holo.
To answer your question, if you don't install extensions, then you won't have the message count on the app icon, but that's all it does. I personally don't like it, so I have never installed it.
Honestly though, if you aren't a "power user" who likes to tinker with all of the options in the launcher, Apex, Holo and Nova are all very similar.
Can someone explain the dock as overlay option? Isn't the dock always visible on the home screen?
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BadFish79 said:
Can someone explain the dock as overlay option? Isn't the dock always visible on the home screen?
Sent from my LG-LS970
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Default, the dock is basically an extra row of icons ON the desktop, that carries over from screen to screen.
Dock as overlay changes your dock to being a row of icons that is on a layer separate from your desktop. As an example, you can turn this on and turn on a slide up gesture to toggle dock, which would give you a kind of mini app drawer on top of the desktop. If you did not turn this on, toggling dock would bump your desktop icons up and down, as it would then be a part of the desktop and not be a layer on top of it.
Another happy new Mix owner here. Given that the main feature of this phone is the bezel-less screen, this makes the home screen layout and wallpaper choice particularly significant to the overall effect.
I usually go for something dark but in this case I have gone for bright and minimalist to bring out the edges of the screen.
What are others doing?
Love the Clock, Is it part of a theme or standalone?
It's a zooper widget from King Rollo collection.
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My home screen with 340 dpi and nova launcher
This is my setup
Could some owner upload system apps,wallpaper,audio and such? a system dump?
kenny17430 said:
My home screen with 340 dpi and nova launcher
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Which icon/theme are you using?
yakuzlin said:
Which icon/theme are you using?
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I'm using the icon pack Clix, you should find it on the playstore
Here's mine - Using TSF launcher, shame it no longer seems to be supported, but it's an awesome super smooth launcher with Elun icon pack. The clock is a TSF animated widget.
kenny17430 said:
My home screen with 340 dpi and nova launcher
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how do you change the DPI on the mix?
Zooper widget
Very simple.. Also using sidebar launcher and nova launcher.
rjwdon said:
how do you change the DPI on the mix?
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Just follow this tutorial
kenny17430 said:
Just follow this tutorial
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oh man thanks, that is soo much better
Some of my screens, using c locker for my lock screen and it has my personal info so not sharing that.
Wall paper is a live wallpaper I set up for water ripple effect.
Home bottom got cut off a bit when I took screen shot, it's should be full screen. And should be no notification bar on top also.
...i need a better way to snap screenshot
Hi,
here is my homescreen ... I am awaiting xiaomi code for root my device and setup some details with xposed...
Futuristic
it took some time but it works, took the screen shot but the notification bar should be hidden
I'm new to android modding (its been 2 tough years with a company phone being an iphone 6 and 6s+) can I use an icon pack without using the entire launcher? I like miui - I just hate that they round the icons and I have no idea how to turn that off without an icon pack
here is mine
blackberry launcher
an what launcher do u use
Evie launcher.
Such a great launcher. Minimalist and super awesome for navigating around the home screen. Drag down to get recent apps and an instant Google/phone search. Swipe up to get all your apps.
What do you guys think about the Nova Launcher?
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Nova launcher, materialistik icon pack, xperia clock widget, wall by g+
Nova launcher prime
From top to the bottom.
Duckduckgo search
Widget for praying times
My most used apps in two rows
The dock with some more apps that I use frequently and two additional pages. The dock can be scrolled to the left and right. Have three pages of it with the clock app, Spotify and so on.
Pressing and sliding upwards the app list icon on the bottom right opens up an overlay which shows me my eight most used apps plus a search for all apps.
r4f4marques said:
What do you guys think about the Nova Launcher?
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It's best launcher out there...
Binary Assault said:
Evie launcher.
Such a great launcher. Minimalist and super awesome for navigating around the home screen. Drag down to get recent apps and an instant Google/phone search. Swipe up to get all your apps.
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Weather Widget pls ?
nova launcher
icon: viral; wallpaper: xda- palm tree sunset
aydinbahadir88 said:
Weather Widget pls ?
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I spent about 2 hours yesterday installing and testing weather widgets. Finally got this one, it can be about 90% customized. I love it.
Application is named "Transparent clock & weather"
This time with a link:
Https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droid27.transparentclockweather
Nova
Here is mine ?
Here is my final setup.
dukat0s said:
Here is mine
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Love wallpaper !
Where did you find it ?
Nova Launcher Prime with 3 dock pages with folders
Moto Z clock and weather widget ported
Antimo and Stealth icon packs
Huawei Mate 9 Wall
Nova launcher with widget overlaps.
new icons
Nova
Andromeda icon
Nova Launcher Prime and Umbra icon pack:
- 2 pages with the Home screen having three eWeather widgets
- Right panel has Any.do widget displaying my various appointments (not shown here)
- Both panels use a dock:
- Left folder contains my most used Google apps and the right folder has my favorite apps
- Other Dock Icons are all essential phone apps (Typeapp, Textra, Phone, Contacts+, Camera)
Theme:
- Substratum theme manager (ROOT) and Swift Black theme
- Wallpaper a fully black 1080x1920 png file made with Linux Gimp
Nova Launcher & OOS Gestures:
- 1 Finger down expands notifications
- 2 Fingers up displays application draw
- 2 Fingers down displays settings
- Long press on Home button triggers Google Assistant as well is saying "OK Google" from any screen
I only like dark themes which helps save battery with an AMOLED screen. I'm also a minimalist and detest screens scattered with icons when they can so easily be accessed from the app draw or an on screen folder. To me it's like looking at a room strewn with discarded cloths.
Nova Launcher, Wafer - Zooper, Whicons - Icons
Edit: Original Wallpaper is in a reply down the thread.
Binary Assault said:
I spent about 2 hours yesterday installing and testing weather widgets. Finally got this one, it can be about 90% customized. I love it.
Application is named "Transparent clock & weather"
This time with a link:
Https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droid27.transparentclockweather
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yes its the same i use
just loving it
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Hi,
I have a big issue with the fact that I can't change the app icons to the ones i want. If I try to use apps like Icon changer, i am warned that "Your launcher may not support creating shortcut via Icon changer ", hence I am not allowed to do so. How can i fix this ? I don't want to install icons from certain icon packs, I want to change them with specific pngs.
Thank you in advance,
Liviu
Use a 3rd party launcher, like Nova. Or wait for the developer to update Icon Changer. The phone has only been available for a few days, and I suspect a number of apps will need to be updated to support it.
I am surprised about the small icon size when you put a few icons in a folder. I change the resolution to HD+ but that makes them no much bigger.
Pixel 2 launcher show's much bigger icons using folders but I like somehow the stock launcher.
Any ideas how to make the icons in folder look bigger?
heyster said:
I am surprised about the small icon size when you put a few icons in a folder. I change the resolution to HD+ but that makes them no much bigger.
Pixel 2 launcher show's much bigger icons using folders but I like somehow the stock launcher.
Any ideas how to make the icons in folder look bigger?
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3rd party launcher is the only way, Nova Launcher is the most used
*Detection* said:
3rd party launcher is the only way, Nova Launcher is the most used
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At first I was not that happy with Nova but.....
I found a backup for the S9 and did import and hat to tweak it a bit.
Here a screenshot of the touchwiz and one of the Nova launcher.
Touchwiz is the first thing I dump on a tablet or phone and I've used Nova since it first came out. Lately though I've been using Microsoft Launcher (formally Arrow) and like a lot if it's features.