Am I the only one that uses lightning launcher? I think I should switch.
unless you want android to turn into ios then yes
there’s so much i can do in nova that i can’t do in one ui or the pixel launcher
Use nova for years, but never found an of the features beneficial. I’ve been using One UI since moving to the s24u and I have noticed no real difference in functionality.
folders, grid size, customising badge notifications, dock size, multiple docks, multiple tab pages in app drawer, hide icons in app drawer, drawer groups, etc. those are some of the things i like in nova :)
Grid size is the big one for me, it’s so nice
I don’t know what’s required for KLWP support in a launcher, but KLWP is a live wallpaper with touch interaction. Don’t know if stock support that on my phone. But some cool setup like media player functionality, time and such, in the font and size I want. And some other disguised shortcuts.
But for me in actual Nova, it being able to style app icons individually, swipe actions on app icons, and the dock at the bottom being able to slide to have more apps. And pretty standard now, but swipe up for app drawer and down for notifications. It works especially well with OnePlus gestures that I’m still holding on to.
Yes!
Yes.
Let me guess. All the features you love from third-party launchers, except anything resembling privacy.
I recently got a Samsung device for work. I really gave the launcher a shot since I didn’t want to tinker with it. But after 2 days I couldn’t stand it anymore. So the answer to the post is yes!
Samsungs out of the box experience gives me anxiety to be honest. Had a few for work, luckily their singular purpose is running the authenticator app.
samsung roms in general
I’m using the Samsung S24 out of the box. What are you missing with it?
Curious, because I want to switch if there’s good arguments to do so.
Yes
Yes even though android gestures are not working correctly with them and it’s best to revert to 3 buttons navigation.
Works fine with Niagara. What exactly is it not doing right?
Swiping left or right on home to switch apps doesn’t work. Swiping up on home to bring recent apps works so so. It’s slow to trigger or have to swipe almost at top of the screen. Going back to home is also slow. Wallpaper is immediately show but icons take 3/4 seconds to appear. With buttons it’s instant. With other apps no problem.
I am using nova latest beta on Android 14 with a OnePlus 12. As it is fairly recent maybe it still need optimization.
I’ve had to give up on KISS launcher recently because of this. 95% of the time it works fine, until it scrolls right to the end of the lost and won’t allow you to scroll back. Swiping left and right then also breaks and the only thing to do is force stop quickstep.
huh interesting currently using two pixels one with stock with Niagara and one on graphene with kiss I haven’t had that seemingly it’s phone based which is weird based on comments
Nova Launcher (7) works without problems on my Pixel 8 Pro. On my Xiaomi Mi 9 SE gestures with Nova were broken somehow, but now with the Pixel it’s fine again.
It’s been years since this was an issue for any launcher still actively being updated, at least on the Poco and Fairphones I’ve had in that time.
“Do you still need to be allowed to decorate and modify your own home?”
Yes.
Yes.
Yup.
Yes.
Yes they are still needed
Yes.
I’ve been using Niagara launcher. This launcher is has been great for larger screens and I can use the phone one handed.
I’m on Nova, but I’ve heard nothing but great things about it. Also played with it abit, I think I just wanted to tweak the pull down gestures a little more then default.
My Nova Launcher-config has survived in one form or another for 8+ years on multiple phones, so yes?
Too bad they sold out to a data analytics company
I agree with you. I still use Nova, they had a solid update recently and my phone is feeling snappier than ever. It does concern me, however, that they’re tracking every interaction with my phone now 😮💨
I’m normally very privacy centric - very conflicted about Nova Launcher because I like the launcher so much…
try neo launcher
Neo Launcher is decent, but it’s definitely not in the same league as Nova yet in customizability.
I’m not sure why it’s just about the only classic style FOSS launcher though. Everything else is some sorta search or widget based thing.
Neo kinda sucks, and looks like it’s abandoned so no hope in f it ever getting better.
I don’t know if this will fix it for sure, but you could try to download a VPN app with per-app network blocking (like AdGuard) and fully block Nova from accessing the internet
You could download an earlier version from before they were bought, it’s what I’m doing. Still better than every other launcher I’ve tried. I’m also preventing it from accessing the internet via GrapheneOS settings, but I don’t think every OS can do that.
I still use version 7 because Nova is the only launcher that gives me tabs and treats icons the right way. No other launcher manages to do it, it’s baffling.
