Here you can show your hate over the launcher you hate the most.
I personally hate:
Hola Launcher
Apus Launcher
Go Launcher
C Launcher
CM Launcher
Cheetah Launcher
Solo Launcher
Lightning Launcher
Smart Launcher 3
Next Launcher
TSF Launcher
Launchers I like:
Nova Launcher
Apex Launcher
ZenUI Launcher
Sense Launcher
Arrow Launcher
Google Now Launcher
Action Launcher 3
ADW Launcher
LauncherPro
Pixel Launcher
Home UX Launcher
Evie Launcher
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Also, this thread serves no constructive purpose.
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I do say that the best launcher with customization is Ofcourse Nova launcher.
Nova launcher beta version is now Google companion supported. It will soon roll out for Stable Nova version.
Nova vs System Launcher
[Nova launcher]✓
1-App drawer
2-Change Grid
3-change dimensions
4-Widget resizing overlapping.
5-Custom folder options
6-Backup and restore Configs
7-App drawer Configs
8-Desktop Configs
[System Launcher]✓
1- Lite weight Ram friendly
2-Clean UI
3-Minimal options
4-Supported with Themes
5-beautiful Setup
Some screenshots here with some themes.
Actually System Launcher takes more RAM than nova, both are good in their own features.
MIUI launcher also has live icons for Clock, Calendar and Weather app. Almost all the launchers have live Calendar option now but if I remember correctly, MIUI v6, v7 or maybe both also had seconds display along with hour and minute hands on the clock app icon. That looks pretty if you ask me
I've used Nova launcher before. It's nice. Lots of customization. However. I am using the default MIUI launcher now and I honestly don't miss Nova.
System Launcher
I am more stock admirer so nova hands down... I actually have only one page in nova and launching most apps with appdialer. I use launcher page mainly for some informational widgets and shortcuts
Nova all the way, light and well performing
Nova its customizable, you can turn off / Block screen with Double Tap. Also support 3rd party beauty icons. The bad Thing is some widgets like clock do not work properly.
MIUI stock its very good and support a lot of beautiful themes. Pretty widget and Wallpapers but you can put apps icons by alphabetic order.
smart launcher is way better than both of them, i really dont understand why it isnt more popular
No way default launcher of mi can beat nova...ecen stock Android launcher is better than mi home launcher...After buying a mi phone the first thing I did was to install Nova launcher.
And for the second choise use Buzz launcher
System launcher
kukuteku said:
Nova its customizable, you can turn off / Block screen with Double Tap. Also support 3rd party beauty icons. The bad Thing is some widgets like clock do not work properly.
MIUI stock its very good and support a lot of beautiful themes. Pretty widget and Wallpapers but you can put apps icons by alphabetic order.
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I use this Lock widget in MIUI launcher on every screen, quite handy if you ask me.
kunal00700 said:
No way default launcher of mi can beat nova...ecen stock Android launcher is better than mi home launcher...After buying a mi phone the first thing I did was to install Nova launcher.
And for the second choise use Buzz launcher
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pls share the link of the themes u have applied ?
I liked Nova Launcher but i like simplicity of Evie Launcher. It has double tap lock and supports different icon packs available on playstore. Give it a try. One more thing is its Free and Ad Free. Enjoy.
I like Nova launcher for the fact you can edit truncated app names, and scroll the dock plus other things. The ONE thing MIUI launcher has in its favor is the Quick Function Widget has a toggle that will turn Mobile data on and off directly without going thru the settings. Thats a big plus for me, but you cant edit app names, or scroll the dock Its a real shame that you cant directly toggle mobile data on and off with nova or power toggle, like you can do with Native MIUI launcher
I've always used Nova for the tabs/sorting in the app drawer but since pie has been released, I switched back to the pixel launcher because gestures just aren't the same using Nova.
I'm still missing that app drawer customization of Nova though.
Does anyone know of a process (custom ROM/root/module) that will allow the best of both worlds? Or a module that will permit the pie gestures to work with Nova? Ideally with the dock in overview.
I haven't rooted or flashed anything on a phone in several years so I'm not sure what's possible.
Thanks.
How to get Oreo style vertical recent app switcher on Android Pie (9.0).
Using Nova launcher does not help as App Switcher is now bulit into the default launcher now.
I read that one can disable default launcher using ADB and then use 3rd party launcher which will then allow recent app switcher to be changed, but that was on Google Pixel forum, I'm not sure how it will go for Zenfone 5z.
If anyone has tried it then do specify here.
Many thanks for your time.
So I updated to miui 14 and the option to lock apps is not available anymore. In previous versions you would just hold the app down in the recents list and then the options would come up to to lock the app or not.
I have two identical phones and it is the case in both of them.
Ok it seems the option has just gone in Nova Launcher if I revert back to the normal system launcher the options are there!
So a temporary work around until Nova Launcher is updated is to switch to the system launcher and lock apps there and then switch back to to Nova Launcher.
I have now contacted Nova Launcher to see see whether this can be implemented
k500zm said:
Ok it seems the option has just gone in Nova Launcher if I revert back to the normal system launcher the options are there!
So a temporary work around until Nova Launcher is updated is to switch to the system launcher and lock apps there and then switch back to to Nova Launcher.
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I have the same issue, and that what i do too. there is no other troubleshoot yet.
when playing with four fingers, the navigation bar opens with the notification bar even with the option of do not disturb as I anchor to the game without interruptions