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Apex's new beta has been rewritten around Jelly Bean and looks just like stock. I have been waiting for this since release as Nova & Apex just did not look right on the Nexus 7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
Thanks for sharing this. I was holding off on using it for these reasons.
I've been using Apex since about a week after I got my N7 and as silly as it sounds, I'm glad they finally added the feature of the widgets and icons moving out of the way and auto-resizing when you're adding a widget/icon to the homescreen. Makes my life so much easier lol
gr8
I can't stand the new apex beta, it has the enormous dock bar like stock JB and even when you hide it and also hide the draw line, whenever you exit an app or app drawer sometimes the draw line returns. It's probably a beta bug but I prefer to have my app drawer button and search buttons the way apex 1.2.5 has it.
ya same as above, i went back to 1.2.5 because i prefer the "tablet" mode.
Has apex added the issue to stay in "phone mode" yet, I found that it switched to tablet UI (where as nova doesn't) so had to use Nova on the N7
Lennyuk said:
Has apex added the issue to stay in "phone mode" yet, I found that it switched to tablet UI (where as nova doesn't) so had to use Nova on the N7
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I use tablet mode anyway. App tray and search at the top. Margin set to none. 8x7 layout. Feels great.
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I don't get why a mode selector is such a hard option for launcher developers to add
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Just tried Apex, not nearly as good as GO IMO. I can't get Multi-Picture Live WP working with it. Have 5 screens set in both, but scrolls to a blank screen on each side of home, then to screen #2 and #4 (that should be #1 and #5). Transitions aren't as good (or at least not as many choices). Can't seem to set number of rows and columns in the app drawer. Sticking with GO.
tcat007 said:
Just tried Apex, not nearly as good as GO IMO. I can't get Multi-Picture Live WP working with it. Have 5 screens set in both, but scrolls to a blank screen on each side of home, then to screen #2 and #4 (that should be #1 and #5). Transitions aren't as good (or at least not as many choices). Can't seem to set number of rows and columns in the app drawer. Sticking with GO.
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Every launcher requires a different workaround for multipicture wallpaper. Either "ICS fix" or "disable vertical movement" will work.
The ICS fix works (the other doesn't). After playing with it a while, I still went back to GO. The app icons (like N7 Player Widget) end up smaller on Apex than GO, and they are smallish on GO. GO also has more transitions I like. Both are smooth, so I didn't really see any benefit switching.
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Every launcher requires a different workaround for multipicture wallpaper. Either "ICS fix" or "disable vertical movement" will work.
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Maybe I'm dumb I dunno but where on 1.2.5 do u see a option to select tablet mode?
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Also check out Holo Launcher HD, also based off JB
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Hi
I love my note but I would like to swap things up. Can anyone recommend any good launchers and sms replacement apps?
Any help would be much appreciated
nofroyo said:
Hi
I love my note but I would like to swap things up. Can anyone recommend any good launchers and sms replacement apps?
Any help would be much appreciated
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Try nova launcher prime and go sms.
POWERED by FROSTY!
nofroyo said:
Hi
I love my note but I would like to swap things up. Can anyone recommend any good launchers and sms replacement apps?
Any help would be much appreciated
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APEX for launcher. No recommendations for SMS the stock one is fine for me.
Carbon 1.5 | Kroz Hue Brown Theme | Crack Flasher
I use nova launcher prime & handcent sms myself
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Nova and stock sms most of the time. I'm using go sms [only when i want to send a contact number] and I love that" go sms pro 1998 blue theme"
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Handcent SMS is a great replacement app. Is is highly customizable.
Been seeing alot of people recommend nova launcher. Curious as to whats so great? I tired it myself, and noticed the stock tw widgets dont show
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Nova, Apex, and ADW allows you to have more grids on the screen which in turn allows you to have more widgets and shortcuts on the screen. It also allows you to use gestures to do certain things. For example, on my homescreen, I have the notification bar disabled, but by swiping down on the screen, I can pull it up. Swipe up, app drawer. Double tap launches google now. And all those things are customizable.
Another thing that Nova lets you do is add a shortcut to your app that does 2 things. So for instance, I have an icon for Chrome on my home screen. When I tap it, it launches Chrome, but when I slide it up, it launches the stock browser instead. Same thing for my SMS app. I tap it, it launches messaging, but slide it, it launches Google Talk. Not only that, but these launchers allow you to customize the app icons that are shown.
If you want to see the awesome things that people use Nova/Apex/ADW, go to mycolorscreen.com. It'll blow your mind away.
Another thing that Nova lets you do is add a shortcut to your app that does 2 things. So for instance, I have an icon for Chrome on my home screen. When I tap it, it launches Chrome, but when I slide it up, it launches the stock browser instead. Same thing for my SMS app. I tap it, it launches messaging, but slide it, it launches Google Talk.
Thank you. I didn't know that.
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Folks when using nova launcher there's a clear noticeable lag when launching apps from home screens.
I've tested this versus stock oneplus launcher. On stock oneplus launcher apps launch instantly after you tap on an icon, whilst on nova the app icon lights up & then the app is launched afterwards. My best mate who also uses a oneplus 3 has been experiencing the same issue.
To test this for yourself, use oneplus launcher for a minute, opening various apps - then do the same on nova and you'll immediately notice the micro lag.
This also occurs when launching apps from the app drawer.
Anyone else noticed this?
I also experience the exact same issue. Noticed it couple of days ago but haven't had time to post about it here.
I have reported the issue to the Nova Launcher Dev via email and also in the Beta Google+ page. This is definitely a Nova Launcher bug as I have tested Google Now Launcher, the new Pixel Launcher and the official One plus launcher.
On all three apps open the instant an icon is touched while on nova an icon is touched, the icon briefly lights up and only then opens. It is something you might not notice initially but once someone tells you or shows you, you can't miss it and it gets more and more iritating with time.
Have tried moving to other launchers but the uncustomisable grid size on Google Now, Pixel and Oneplus launcher keep me from doing so as most of them have massive vertical gaps inbetween apps on the homescreen.
It happens on both Latest Beta and Latest Stable version of Nova Launcher Prime. Have tried to remove all widgets off homescreen, turning off animations system wide, but it did not make a difference.
Running Official Rooted Stock with Viper4Android Oxygen 3.2.6. Do not use xposed so a module can't be the culprit.
Try changing scroll speed and animation speed to Fast under nova setting look and feel. Also in developer settings change transition animation scale, animator transition scale and windows animation scale all to .5
stevessvt said:
Try changing scroll speed and animation speed to Fast under nova setting look and feel. Also in developer settings change transition animation scale, animator transition scale and windows animation scale all to .5
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The problem isn't an animation problem. It is a delay that happens before the animation even takes plays. It doesn't matter even if you switch the animations off system wide under eveloper options the delay between when you tap on an app and it opening is still noticeable
Oh, ok. Mine is bone stock unrooted and don't have any stutters that I can see. Wish I could help.
stevessvt said:
Oh, ok. Mine is bone stock unrooted and don't have any stutters that I can see. Wish I could help.
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No worries bro, thanks for chiming in :beer:
Can't say I notice anything more than the animation.
My nova beta with prime on stock oxygen 3.2.6 is as smooth as one plus launcher.
I don't notice it myself; that said, I'm using FreedomOS (slightly modified OOS) and blu_spark kernel, which might help improve performance a bit.
Most apps open up before I even manage to lift the finger off the screen, those that take longer are equally slow on both launchers. (Talking about cold starts here, once they're in RAM everything's pretty much instant).
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It probably comes from the fact you can assign 2 different apps for the same icon.
One for "click" and one for "slide up".
If you slide up the app drawer icon you'll enter in Nove Settings for example.
"Not a bug, just a feature" ^^
Same thing with SmartLauncher.
krohme said:
Folks when using nova launcher there's a clear noticeable lag when launching apps from home screens.
I've tested this versus stock oneplus launcher. On stock oneplus launcher apps launch instantly after you tap on an icon, whilst on nova the app icon lights up & then the app is launched afterwards. My best mate who also uses a oneplus 3 has been experiencing the same issue.
To test this for yourself, use oneplus launcher for a minute, opening various apps - then do the same on nova and you'll immediately notice the micro lag.
This also occurs when launching apps from the app drawer.
Anyone else noticed this?
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I'm using Nova since two weeks with RR and Boeffla's Kernel, and I have no lags at all. I've set the animation of Nova to "Fast". When I open the drawer, or the widget menu, I can't notice any micro lag. I think this problem is not Nova-related
Dushaine said:
It probably comes from the fact you can assign 2 different apps for the same icon.
One for "click" and one for "slide up".
If you slide up the app drawer icon you'll enter in Nove Settings for example.
"Not a bug, just a feature" ^^
Same thing with SmartLauncher.
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That shouldn't cause any lags, sliding and tapping are completely different actions.
Lags or rather delays happen when you have double tap functions, because in that case the system has to wait after first tap to see if you'll tap again. But sliding has no influence here.
I'm using swipe-up functions on multiple icons and still see no lag whatsoever.
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Explorer23 said:
That shouldn't cause any lags, sliding and tapping are completely different actions.
Lags or rather delays happen when you have double tap functions, because in that case the system has to wait after first tap to see if you'll tap again. But sliding has no influence here.
I'm using swipe-up functions on multiple icons and still see no lag whatsoever.
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He said "micro-lag" not huge lag. But you're right, those are two different things
I just checked on my device and I have a little latency due to the animation (just tried to change the speed animation and it fixed it).
I can confirm this lags on RR with Nova launcher, Trebuchet open the aps faster!
Doesn't happen to me on Sultan's ROM.
Micro Lag
Paraless said:
Doesn't happen to me on Sultan's ROM.
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The lag is a MICRO lag not a very noticeable lag. Any other launcher including, google now, pixel, one plus and action launcher 3 don't have it but nova does. doesnt matter if your using stable or beta builds. Makes no difference what home screen set up you got. There is slight delay between when you touch the screen and the app icon you pressed starts playing animation. The app lights up first which it shouldn't do. it should just start animation the minute the app icon touchscreen input is detected. It is alot less likely to happen if the app is not in memory. Once the app is in memory it does it every single time you press home, whatsapp for example. Moved to Action Launcher 3 after using Nova Prime for past 3 years. Reported to developer via email and google+ beta page but no reply in 3 days.
noticed this since i got the phone a couple of weeks ago, but only if keeping app in memory (i.e. hitting home instead of back). if i hit back to exit app, this delay doesn't occur (except maybe w/ facebook)
only happens w/ nova launcher and definitely specific to OP3. i would use stock launcher, but i prefer to turn all animations off, and nova seems to be the only launcher that keeps the light up on button/app press with animations off.
in general, OP3 seems to lag a bit compared to my OPX in regards to navigating menus (i.e. settings)
I can also confirm microlag when launching apps, really annoyed with it.
Need some help with my Google Pixel XL, specifically with regards to notifications. I can't for the life of me find a way to turn on the red badges for notifications and can't seem to find anything related to it online. The red badges I'm referring to are the little red bubbles in the top right of the app frame showing you how many, for example, emails you received on the app. Not sure if this is not a feature of the Google Pixel XL or I'm just too dumb and can't locate this option . Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance :laugh:
Nexus and Pixel don't have that feature on Stock Firmware so there's obviously no option in the settings for that.
You either have use a - I have no tip cause I don't need those counters - third party app or maybe some xposed module thingy after rooting the device when it is available.
Nova launcher has an option for unread notification count.
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Try adding the widget for your mail app to the home screen. The default icon do not have the count badges, but most of the widgets do. I use both NINE and BlueMail and this is the only way I got the badges to work.
Try Nova Launcher Beta, it can be set up exactly the same as stock pixel launcher plus the addition of unread count bubbles. You will need the beta version which can be signed up to within the regular app if you want the swipe up to enter app drawer feature.
I use Nova + Tesla Unread, though displays incorrect counts occasionally.
Well... This ain't iOS lol. Just jk jk. You meant notification badges, as the guys above said you may need another launcher. Still don't know why you would want that. Androids notifications are 1000000000x better than ios anyways.
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Is there anyway to have this as the page to the left of home page but while using standard launcher?
I know I can get it with using nova but since I updated to the Oreo build this gives me the notification dots which was why I was using nova so happy with stock launcher. Just miss the swipe to Google now page. Would be nice to have an option to have this rather than the shelf.
Any news on this?