Develop Bugs

Google now launcher rotation

gratz... i guess?
whats the point of this post? are you trying to tell us there is a new update to the launcher? are you saying you modded/hacked the launcher itself or made an edit to the build.prop to enable it? or have you simply used the search function and are telling us that procedures that are described in other (device-)forums/threads work for the 5x as well?
just wondering since in my opinion this is an option that would certainly make the experience with the 5x a little more fluent without using a third party launcher.

There was an update to the launcher and its the most glorious day of my ****ing life. Lonmg have i awaited the landscape mode in the google now launcher

Your welcome F.....s

What is the launcher version? I have 1.3.large and it tells me it's the latest. No rotation here..

k.s.deviate said:
What is the launcher version? I have 1.3.large and it tells me it's the latest. No rotation here..
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from what i could find, it's actually not an update to the launcher, but rather the google app through which the launcher settings are managed.
my version (without landscape) is 5.7.14.19.arm64, the latest slowly being rolled out is 5.8.47.19.arm64.
could be wrong though.
anyway, my actual launcher version is the same as yours, and as far as i can see there were no updates of that pushed to the playstore. oh the waiting game.

Broken303 said:
from what i could find, it's actually not an update to the launcher, but rather the google app through which the launcher settings are managed.
my version (without landscape) is 5.7.14.19.arm64, the latest slowly being rolled out is 5.8.47.19.arm64.
could be wrong though.
anyway, my actual launcher version is the same as yours, and as far as i can see there were no updates of that pushed to the playstore. oh the waiting game.
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Yeah makes sense, my Google app version is 5.7.14.19.arm64 as well. Now we wait.

k.s.deviate said:
Yeah makes sense, my Google app version is 5.7.14.19.arm64 as well. Now we wait.
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since i was bored anyway: apkmirror.com

oh that's cool, i wasn't aware they finally allowed this.
Been using Nova but I'll enable it on my SOs phone

Thank you and Google ! I was looking for this feature for ages :laugh:

Easier way to get rotation is to become a Google tester. The version that it will allow you to download has the allow rotation option.

What Launcher?

Just wondering what launcher everyone is using. I like how smooth the stock Pixel launcher is on it but drives me nuts that I cant mess with grid size or have pull down notification panel from anywhere like on Nova. When I use Nova it doesnt seem as smooth to me almost like it stutters when I go to Google Now or opening and closing apps. Never has done it before on any other phone besides this one. Just wondering what everyone is using and if there are other options that have that pull down option. I know i can use the fingerprint scanner to pull down on Pixel but it doesnt feel natural to me after so many years with Nova.

Nova prime had been my launcher for the last 5 phones!!

CyberpodS2 said:
Nova prime had been my launcher for the last 5 phones!!
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Yeah I've had it I dunno how many years and that's what is weird why it stutters on this one of all the phones I've had.

Also been using Nova Prime for a long time on numerous device's!

Nova prime since first Nexus phone, every year new one, now pixel 2 xl, never failed on me.

Another loyal Nova user here. The amount of custom features is worth it
Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Been using Google now launcher for a while with xgels module (RIP) then switched to Nova prime until I got my phone and now rocking DU rom with GNL hider module and it's working flawlessly.

Nova prime FTW!

Always, Nova Prime

Apex Launcher has all the same features as Nova, but I don't think it has the Google feed integrated.
The Microsoft Launcher has a fresh take that is also visually appealing.
And finally, Evie Launcher is worth checking out. It's not as feature packed but it's growing every week.

CyberpodS2 said:
Nova prime had been my launcher for the last 5 phones!!
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+1111111 best money you'll spend!
Gilley said:
Yeah I've had it I dunno how many years and that's what is weird why it stutters on this one of all the phones I've had.
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I think this is my 4th device with Nova Prime and of all the issues on all those devices, Nova was never, ever a problem.
Leads me to think might be something else, since you're the first user I've heard on this device having a problem with Nova, and with so many people using it, if there were an issue with Nova itself, surely more people would have it as well.
You running Xposed or something that could be messing with it?

Az Biker said:
+1111111 best money you'll spend!
I think this is my 4th device with Nova Prime and of all the issues on all those devices, Nova was never, ever a problem.
Leads me to think might be something else, since you're the first user I've heard on this device having a problem with Nova, and with so many people using it, if there were an issue with Nova itself, surely more people would have it as well.
You running Xposed or something that could be messing with it?
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Nope I am completely stock not rooted. I had the one options in developer turned to .5 for animations and turned it back and didn't see any real change. And by stutter I don't mean like horrible can't stand it. It's just like a tiny tiny hiccup of movement. I love the phone and it's not big deal to me because I like Nova that much just was curious to see if anyone else had the problem and or use another launcher that I could try out and see. I tried lawnchair and it seems smooth when it doesn't crash on me. That is more annoying then the small stutter on Nova.

My 5th device with Nova Prime! ?

Nova Prime since my S4 days ????

Google pixel launcher.
Works fine.
What will nova launcher do better?

luigidk said:
Google pixel launcher.
Works fine.
What will nova launcher do better?
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Read my post. I said what I liked about Nova over the stock one.

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Nope I am completely stock not rooted. I had the one options in developer turned to .5 for animations and turned it back and didn't see any real change. And by stutter I don't mean like horrible can't stand it. It's just like a tiny tiny hiccup of movement. I love the phone and it's not big deal to me because I like Nova that much just was curious to see if anyone else had the problem and or use another launcher that I could try out and see. I tried lawnchair and it seems smooth when it doesn't crash on me. That is more annoying then the small stutter on Nova.
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Did you give lawnchair access to storage? It crashed pretty frequently on me too until i did this.:good:

mademan420 said:
Did you give lawnchair access to storage? It crashed pretty frequently on me too until i did this.:good:
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Yea it has access to everything. I emailed the developer yesterday but haven't heard back

I've been using Flick Launcher Pro for the past week and although it's in development, it shows a ton of upside. Nova is a more polished as it stands right now but Flick will get better with time. Flick gives you all the goodness of stock plus a lot of extra customizations.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.universallauncher.flicklauncherpro

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I've been using Flick Launcher Pro for the past week and although it's in development, it shows a ton of upside. Nova is a more polished as it stands right now but Flick will get better with time. Flick gives you all the goodness of stock plus a lot of extra customizations.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.universallauncher.flicklauncherpro
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I love trying new launchers that rethink how we should interact with our phones. Nova is great, but it's just more if the same old launcher UI that hasn't evolved much since the early days of Android. Thanks for the non-Nova suggestion!

camera stopping

Has anybody else had the issue of camera crashing every so often then having to reboot device to get it working again? I was using nova launcher but seems as though it doesn't play nice with that launcher, been testing without nova an so far so good, is there any other good launchers in play store that work good with the mate 20 x? Cheers

Had it happen to me two days ago. Weird thing was that I was taking a photo of an iPhone at an apple store. Kept crashing after taking it. I restarted and Hasn't happened again... Note an update for camera stuff today.... So... Still hoping for launcher permission... So I wasn't using NOVA. I was on stock Chinese rom

russellcausier said:
Has anybody else had the issue of camera crashing every so often then having to reboot device to get it working again? I was using nova launcher but seems as though it doesn't play nice with that launcher, been testing without nova an so far so good, is there any other good launchers in play store that work good with the mate 20 x? Cheers
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I had this exact same issue with my Mate 20X and using Nova launcher. I am using the stock launcher and never experienced this issue again. I hate it because I really like Nova launcher. Hopefully future updates will allow third party launchers to work properly.

Mshawnlane said:
I had this exact same issue with my Mate 20X and using Nova launcher. I am using the stock launcher and never experienced this issue again. I hate it because I really like Nova launcher. Hopefully future updates will allow third party launchers to work properly.
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Some third party launchers do work properly. I have AL00 and have removed stock launcher via dab. Have since used square home and Laucher 10. No issues at all with camera.
Reading various posts here it appears to be an issue with those using Nova.

I had issues with Nova, worked fine with square home. I've since gone back to stock launcher, mainly because of issues with gestures not working properly with 3rd party launchers

Question Best launcher for Android 11 op9pro?

Which launcher app works well with android 11 op9pro?
I tried using lawn chair and it keeps crashing

I'm using the Nova Launcher 7 betas, it's been re-written from the ground up, previous version had issues with Android 11, this one works fine.
You can visit the Nova Launcher discord and download the betas from the changelog channel :
Discord - A New Way to Chat with Friends & Communities
Discord is the easiest way to communicate over voice, video, and text. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities.
discord.com

I was using Niagara Launcher on mine without problem before I returned it.

Nova

Nova is the way to go

djsubterrain said:
I'm using the Nova Launcher 7 betas, it's been re-written from the ground up, previous version had issues with Android 11, this one works fine.
You can visit the Nova Launcher discord and download the betas from the changelog channel :
Discord - A New Way to Chat with Friends & Communities
Discord is the easiest way to communicate over voice, video, and text. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities.
discord.com
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I'm on nova prime 6.2.18 and I have no problems (or I've missed them).

Microsoft Launcher

NachoB said:
Microsoft Launcher
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Holy ****
i'm using the Nova Prime since my first Android Phone

Always use Nova prime launcher with my OnePlus's...

Nova prime launcher the only way to go

Stock launcher is good, Nova is excellent.

Tried nova beta...it's amazing ...thanks for the recommendation

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I'm using the Nova Launcher 7 betas, it's been re-written from the ground up, previous version had issues with Android 11, this one works fine.
You can visit the Nova Launcher discord and download the betas from the changelog channel :
Discord - A New Way to Chat with Friends & Communities
Discord is the easiest way to communicate over voice, video, and text. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities.
discord.com
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Oh my gosh dude, how did I not know about this? I've been using the 6 series beta for a year now.
The performance of this feels fantastic. Unbelievably smooth, compared to 6 series. But I like turning my animations completely off to 'faster than light'. This seems to have been removed in this new seven beta. It's driving me nuts - as although it feels smoother, it doesn't feel as fast as 6 series.

As far as I know, only stock launcher can use gestures if I'm not mistaken?

deezid said:
As far as I know, only stock launcher can use gestures if I'm not mistaken?
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You are completely mistaken.

In truth only the stock launcher works properly with gestures.
There are animation quirks with every 3rd party launcher I have tried on android 11. I never used a stock launcher before 11 so I am disappointed.

arsenal74 said:
In truth only the stock launcher works properly with gestures.
There are animation quirks with every 3rd party launcher I have tried on android 11. I never used a stock launcher before 11 so I am disappointed.
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I'm using Niagara launcher and gestures are working fine.

Konfuzion said:
I'm using Niagara launcher and gestures are working fine.
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No animation quirks when going home? It is subtle like almost a double or delayed transition but enough for me to go stock.
I’ll give niagra a try

I'm guessing Nova 7 will actually be released quite soon tbh, the last few builds have had no bugs

arsenal74 said:
In truth only the stock launcher works properly with gestures.
There are animation quirks with every 3rd party launcher I have tried on android 11. I never used a stock launcher before 11 so I am disappointed.
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Wrong. If you use full screen immersive gestures magisk module, third party launchers work perfectly (especially Nova).

Question Oneui 5 beta broke my app switcher, please help

So now my app switcher only works about 10% of the time, the rest of time it will show all the open apps as tiny little icons that don't do anything and I can't switch to any app, only go to the home screen.... I'm on the latest alpha of lawnchair and had no problems before the update. And it happens folded or open
I uploaded a video of it happening. Any help would be appreciated

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I am also on the UI5 beta.
I can't directly suggest anything that solves your problem. But I can at least give you a little insight. I am using Nova Launcher. I already knew that with Android 12L and 13, Nova Launcher didn't support the new taskbar. So I also assume any other new switching features are also unsupported while using Nova Launcher. So why am I replying? The more traditional app switching works just fine for me while using Nova Launcher.
I'll be interested to learn whether other users of the full UI5 beta are having the same experience so we can understand if your experience is an anomaly or a general beta bug.
But if it is a general bug, you might want to use a third party launcher until the next beta or the imminent general release.
If this needs to be explored further, I can also try changing my launcher to Samsung's default to see whether I have the same experience as you. But first let's see what others have to say.

goattee said:
I am also on the UI5 beta.
I can't directly suggest anything that solves your problem. But I can at least give you a little insight. I am using Nova Launcher. I already knew that with Android 12L and 13, Nova Launcher didn't support the new taskbar. So I also assume any other new switching features are also unsupported while using Nova Launcher. So why am I replying? The more traditional app switching works just fine for me while using Nova Launcher.
I'll be interested to learn whether other users of the full UI5 beta are having the same experience so we can understand if your experience is an anomaly or a general beta bug.
But if it is a general bug, you might want to use a third party launcher until the next beta or the imminent general release.
If this needs to be explored further, I can also try changing my launcher to Samsung's default to see whether I have the same experience as you. But first let's see what others have to say.
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I also asked my question in the lawnchair telegram group and they said it's a bug with the good lock apps from Samsung and lawnchair not playing right together on the beta. So I guess I'm going to switch to nova. I used to have nova and gave it up for foss but I always missed it.

I'm running stock Launcher and app switcher /recent apps is broken in landscape mode. There's a null pointer error because of a colour that's undefined. Could be related to your issues

andy242 said:
I'm running stock Launcher and app switcher /recent apps is broken in landscape mode. There's a null pointer error because of a colour that's undefined. Could be related to your issues
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Since I've made this thread I've tried nova, action, Niagara, neo, lawnchair V2, Microsoft launcher, and I think a couple more and all have app switching broken for me.
So I made a bug report with the Samsung members app thing. Not sure if it's worth much considering how much I've debloated this device because idk how much data they can still get from me.

spart0n said:
Since I've made this thread I've tried nova, action, Niagara, neo, lawnchair V2, Microsoft launcher, and I think a couple more and all have app switching broken for me.
So I made a bug report with the Samsung members app thing. Not sure if it's worth much considering how much I've debloated this device because idk how much data they can still get from me.
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I've sent them a couple of bug reports on it and even sent them the log with the null pointer error