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[Village_Idiot]

Nova I think it's worth it's Price
It goes beyond what the stock launcher and probably Microsoft launcher can do

Since I've used both. I can tell you It doesn't go beyond Microsoft Launcher. With Samsung adding vertical scrolling to OneUI's app drawer, it won't be better than OneUI either.

Nova doesn't really do a good job syncing across platforms. By platforms, I mean across different OS's. Microsoft Launcher has cross platform synch built in. I swipe right and I can see my calendar, OneNote & Sticky Notes (they are integrated now), and To Do list. Those are the cards I choose to display when I swipe right. If I wanted, I could add a card to access documents in OneDrive, frequently used apps, or recent activities (like websites I've recently browsed).

I can access all of that from my desktop, laptop, Tab S9, and my S24 Ultra. I essentially get the best parts of Apple goodness without being stuck in Apple's ecosystem.

I guess the biggest downside to Microsoft Launcher is that you do need a Microsoft account. You can get a free one of those too.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Since I've used both. I can tell you It doesn't go beyond Microsoft Launcher. With Samsung adding vertical scrolling to OneUI's app drawer, it won't be better than OneUI either.

Nova doesn't really do a good job syncing across platforms. By platforms, I mean across different OS's. Microsoft Launcher has cross platform synch built in. I swipe right and I can see my calendar, OneNote & Sticky Notes (they are integrated now), and To Do list. Those are the cards I choose to display when I swipe right. If I wanted, I could add a card to access documents in OneDrive, frequently used apps, or recent activities (like websites I've recently browsed).

I can access all of that from my desktop, laptop, Tab S9, and my S24 Ultra. I essentially get the best parts of Apple goodness without being stuck in Apple's ecosystem.

I guess the biggest downside to Microsoft Launcher is that you do need a Microsoft account. You can get a free one of those too.

Is it possible to use Google apps instead of Microsoft apps in Microsoft launcher? I don't use OneNote, Microsoft calendar, sticky notes, or to do list. OneDrive is the only Microsoft app I use.

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

To say that one launcher is better than another is purely subjective based on what the individual wants/needs/likes.

 

[Village_Idiot]

Is it possible to use Google apps instead of Microsoft apps in Microsoft launcher? I don't use OneNote, Microsoft calendar, sticky notes, or to do list. OneDrive is the only Microsoft app I use.

I haven't tried. I know I can access my Gmail account via Outlook if I wanted to.

 

[mustang7757]

Since I've used both. I can tell you It doesn't go beyond Microsoft Launcher. With Samsung adding vertical scrolling to OneUI's app drawer, it won't be better than OneUI either.

Nova doesn't really do a good job syncing across platforms. By platforms, I mean across different OS's. Microsoft Launcher has cross platform synch built in. I swipe right and I can see my calendar, OneNote & Sticky Notes (they are integrated now), and To Do list. Those are the cards I choose to display when I swipe right. If I wanted, I could add a card to access documents in OneDrive, frequently used apps, or recent activities (like websites I've recently browsed).

I can access all of that from my desktop, laptop, Tab S9, and my S24 Ultra. I essentially get the best parts of Apple goodness without being stuck in Apple's ecosystem.

I guess the biggest downside to Microsoft Launcher is that you do need a Microsoft account. You can get a free one of those too.

I'm not familiar with Microsoft launcher I probably tested it for half a day years ago but I doubt it has the customization as Nova , thats great you can sync everything with Microsoft but I don't use a lot of Microsoft apps only some but that's not what a good 3rd party launcher is about like Nova plus you can keep all your backup to Microsoft/Google/SD card but it won't give you like you already mentioned Microsoft experience. At the end there's something for everyone but I can't see many being disappointed with Nova except they got bought out lol

 

[Village_Idiot]

I'm not familiar with Microsoft launcher I probably tested it for half a day years ago but I doubt it has the customization as Nova , thats great you can sync everything with Microsoft but I don't use a lot of Microsoft apps only some but that's not what a good 3rd party launcher is about like Nova plus you can keep all your backup to Microsoft/Google/SD card but it won't give you like you already mentioned Microsoft experience. At the end there's something for everyone but I can't see many being disappointed with Nova except they got bought out lol

It's come a long way since the Microsoft Arrow days.

 

[mustang7757]

It's come a long way since the Microsoft Arrow days.

I'll probably give it a try again just to see what's new , I've tried so many launchers back in the day when they were the buzz, I'm not sure if Apex if you remember is still around kinda Nova rival

 

[Village_Idiot]

I never tried Apex. I tried one or two on my Galaxy S Fascinate back in the early TouchWiz days. Sadly, I don't remember the names.