Is anyone else mildly annoyed at the 'gap' at the top of the Note 8 screen?

[dlgus]

Checking it out now...

 

[andrew_ackley]

There's a whole subreddit on that gap tho.

 

[Ca_lvn]

There's a whole subreddit on that gap tho.

Link please

 

[maf113]

never notice until you brought it, and to be honest it does not bother me

 

[Methos1979]

Checking it out now...

Be careful... If you're anything like me, before you know it you'll have 250 wallpapers downloaded of which you'll end up using maybe 5!

 

[Lepa79]

Noticed it before. Not sure what samsung is thinking. Defiantly a waste of space. Can't think of a reason for that space. Doesn't bother me though but it really shouldn't be there.

 

[eshropshire]

I use Nova Prime on my Note 8. I have no gap.

 

[Mandarita]

Nova makes it better. No gap and I can even have widgets overlap to really tighten up the screen. Totally worth the money.

 

[Brew Swayne]

Using Nova, I opted to hide the notification bar on my home screen (it only shows up when I'm in an app). The widget I use on my home screen displays all the important info I want to see, so the notification bar is kind of redundant and unnecessary.

 

[ChuckWithAZ3v]

Using action launcher or rootless pixel launcher I've got no issues whatsoever. Honestly the only reason I don't use samsung's launcher is the "swipe down" action pulls up the app drawer. Should be notification shade IMO.

 

[kirksucks]

I noticed. It's totally stupid

 

[Excetera]

Unfamiliar with this issue. What is "Nova Launcher"? Are we selling something here? Guess i'll have to research it.

 

[kirksucks]

Unfamiliar with this issue. What is "Nova Launcher"? Are we selling something here? Guess i'll have to research it.

If you look at the screenshot I posted. There is a significant amount of screen real estate that can't be used for anything. Essentially a waste of space on the home screen. Nova Launcher is a home screen replacement app that is highly customizable. No root required.

 

[Dooki]

Using action launcher or rootless pixel launcher I've got no issues whatsoever. Honestly the only reason I don't use samsung's launcher is the "swipe down" action pulls up the app drawer. Should be notification shade IMO.

Go into home screen settings and change it.

 

[amyf27]

I use Nova Launcher and don't notice a gap at all. With Nova, there's more or less gap depending on your grid settings. I don't normally have a grid setting as shown below, but I did this as a test . The whole screen is usable from what I can see.

 

[o4liberty]

Never noticed and not a big deal to me.

 

[kirksucks]

Never noticed and not a big deal to me.

Well it's there and it is a problem if you want to fit more on your home screen. I was moving and adding widgets on my girlfriend's s8 and it was driving nuts I keep having to use more home screen pages. This problem is solved by using Nova Launcher.

 

[natalie_bennett13]

I really thought I was the only person who noticed/bothered by this. I'm not alone but yes OCD is a *****.

 

[dmateo]

Like this//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171016/8ed70e751138989906a7387c978df883.jpg//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171016/fdb77a9a8c7a28d96a1eb14bf0fd07a4.jpg

How did you get your apps to look like that?

 

[NiffiIsenguard]

What gaps?

Also don't judge how I make it through my work day