Hi, I'm on a Samsung Note 20 Ultra with Android 11 and Nova Launcher keeps randomly crashing. When I tap on an app icon or try to open the app drawer, it just stutters and does nothing, then you give it a second try and it normally works. But it happens so often that I had to uninstall.
I'm using Nova Launcher Prime 6.2.18. Is this a known issue that will probably be solved in version 7? In that case I might try the beta
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For the moment you basically need to choose between Nova Launcher and gesture navigation... I'll think about it.
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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.
Hello,
I am new to Android and I have recently installed Nova on my Note 10 and got it looking exactly how i want it but when i go to quick switch or close my apps the Icons on the top are the old ones that i was running on Samsungs AI, Is their anyway to change this in the settings or is this just how Samsung cover it so you can fully use Nova?
The Icons appear on my Home Screen and App Drawer but when i select the home button to swipe between open apps the top app icon is my old one from when i was on samsungs AI instead of nova.
I am running Android 9 and Nova Prime 6.1.11
Any help would be brilliant.
Have you chosen Nova to be your default launcher? Not sure what else would be causing your icon pack to not stick.
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Hi,
I have defaulted it in the Nova Launcher and in the Settings but it sticks for the home screen and the App Draw but not if your flicking between open apps or in the Apps section in settings, I wonder if anyone who has a 10 is having this issue as well with Nova Launcher?
tatootie67 said:
Have you chosen Nova to be your default launcher? Not sure what else would be causing your icon pack to not stick.
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Pilly88 said:
Hello,
I am new to Android and I have recently installed Nova on my Note 10 and got it looking exactly how i want it but when i go to quick switch or close my apps the Icons on the top are the old ones that i was running on Samsungs AI, Is their anyway to change this in the settings or is this just how Samsung cover it so you can fully use Nova?
The Icons appear on my Home Screen and App Drawer but when i select the home button to swipe between open apps the top app icon is my old one from when i was on samsungs AI instead of nova.
I am running Android 9 and Nova Prime 6.1.11
Any help would be brilliant.
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As additional info on this as I've tried to help in person but run out of ideas...
We've double checked that Nova is definitely set as the default launcher - issue persists
We've tried clearing Nova's app cache - issue persists
We've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Nova - issue persists
We've tried clearing partition cache - issue persists
It's a bit confusing as on the surface Nova seems to be doing it's job, but when going in to the apps part of the settings menu all of the default Samsung theme icons are there instead of the ones set in Nova (not the case on the other Android phones running Nova that we have access to, which keep the icon pack loaded in to Nova through the entire system). Then trying to switch between apps seems to reset the whole thing to the default Samsung theme.
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Update: We think it's a Samsung problem!
Tried Apex and Smart Launcher 5, both having the exact same issue. At this point I'm inclined to think it's actually an issue with something in how the new Samsung Note 10+ works with launchers.
Anyone else got this working properly? What launcher have you used?
I think it is how the system is designed . maybe with android 10 that will change
Fingers Crossed It will, Thank you.
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I think it is how the system is designed . maybe with android 10 that will change
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first thing I did upon receiving my exynos note10 plus was to install nova, prime version, and download the icon packs of my choice, and, as always, zero problems, any customization I set, sticks no matter what, so, The issue has nothing to do with samsug or ultimately with Pie
Maybe it's a Note 10 thing, have you tried a device reset?
No problems with Nova on my Exynos Note 10 plus 5G, as on all devices in my house, S9, Note 8, Note 9, the first customisation is Nova Prime.
Maybe someone with Note 10 could chime in.
Have you tried going into the settings of Nova launcher, selecting look and feel, select icon style, select icon theme. And then toggle between the marshmallow default, the system, and the icon pack you use. I use the icons from a Samsung icon theme pack. And have to do this. But it works Everytime.
I just noticed there's some lag in Mi 10T when using Nova Launcher as the default launcher. For example, when changing apps in multitasking or going back to homescreen.
Also, when Nova Launcher is set as default, you lose the gesture to go to the previous app swiping up from the bottom and then right.
Any solutions?
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I just noticed there's some lag in Mi 10T when using Nova Launcher as the default launcher. For example, when changing apps in multitasking or going back to homescreen.
Also, when Nova Launcher is set as default, you lose the gesture to go to the previous app swiping up from the bottom and then right.
Any solutions?
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Gestures don't work at all in custom launchers, that's a limitation of android 10, and 11, and without rooting there is no solution for now. As for lagginess that's again using other launchers. Try and find one that doesn't lag (nova doesn't lag for me, but I'm using classic 3 buttons navigation because gesture nav doesn't work...)
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Gestures don't work at all in custom launchers, that's a limitation of android 10, and 11, and without rooting there is no solution for now. As for lagginess that's again using other launchers. Try and find one that doesn't lag (nova doesn't lag for me, but I'm using classic 3 buttons navigation because gesture nav doesn't work...)
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I am rooted. I have all navigation gestures working with Nova except the one I mentioned...
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I am rooted. I have all navigation gestures working with Nova except the one I mentioned...
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You have to find the way to get nova launcher to behave like system launcher (delete miui launcher and put nova in its place) to get gestures working. Check on internet, there's tons of guides on how to make system launcher, or maybe there is some magisk module that does that...
calinorg said:
You have to find the way to get nova launcher to behave like system launcher (delete miui launcher and put nova in its place) to get gestures working. Check on internet, there's tons of guides on how to make system launcher, or maybe there is some magisk module that does that...
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I just tried that and made Nova a system app, then I deleted MIUI Launcher. It behaves the same. Switch between apps from the bottom (Android 10 native gesture) is not working. I'll just have to stick with the MIUI Launcher then, though I hate to see icon labels in home screen...
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I just tried that and made Nova a system app, then I deleted MIUI Launcher. It behaves the same. Switch between apps from the bottom (Android 10 native gesture) is not working. I'll just have to stick with the MIUI Launcher then, though I hate to see icon labels in home screen...
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I feel your pain.
Same deal on my Note 10+... those damn white labels. That's all I wanted to change.
Nova Launcher does slow it down as do many others if it already has a good stock launcher as the 10+ actually does.
Nova used a lot more resources/battery than stock too.
Take any launcher instability seriously.
After hyperion boot looped me twice, yes two full reloads worth of fun, I decided I could live with the white labels.
My need for speed and system stability is much greater...
So after some time I decided to go with the 12.5 GLOBAL update which then gave me immediate problems like apps not rendering at all, general UI hanging, lagging or not responding, black wallpaper and lock screen and change of launcher.
So I re-enabled and re-installed most apps from Xiaomi adb/fastboot tool and most problems are now gone away.
But Nova Launcher which is the launcher I used mainly before update is nowhere to be seen. It was not to be seen in the home screen selection screen when hitting the home button, or via settings (while other launchers I installed were to be shown) and not even on the apps list. Trying to reinstall from Google Play show a message which says google play cannot install Nova Launcher. Trying to sideload APKs of several versions did not work either.
Anyone else experience this problem ? is it Xiaomi that decided to block this specific launcher ?
Anyone else found this problem? Have two OP11 5G. System and Nova launcher works.
I'm having the opposite problem. Nova Launcher works but if I'm I'm an app, and return to the home screen, Nova Launcher is unresponsive for a second. If I try to swipe or open another app too quickly, nothing happens and it only works after a second try.
The default OnePlus launcher isn't great, but at least it's not freezing up. I tried Lawnchair to see if it was any better, and it endlessly force closed. Something is definitely wrong with the launcher framework of this phone.
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Nova Launcher is unresponsive for a second. If I try to swipe or open another app too quickly, nothing happens and it only works after a second try.
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I do not confirm, for me NovaLauncher works as soon as the fingers can click on the icons on the desktop.
Hey. I can confirm on the OnePlus Launcher. I'm not able to use OnePlus Launcher it always crashes. But with the system launcher it does work.