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Been a while since I've been with Samsung. Has the UI gotten any better or are people still using Nova? Also if you do load Nova...are you losing ant of the AI features?
One UI or Nova?
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bkeaver
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Always Nova Prime for me.
No AI should be lost at all.
No AI should be lost at all.
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qnet
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I haven't used Nova for a while now. I've gotten used to One UI. I may try Nova again to see what's changed.
fuzzylumpkin
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I was considering using One UI home, but then I just used Nova. The only AI feature I could see it possibly impacting is generative wallpapers.
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Nova launcher simply because I can not deal with the horizontal app drawer. All this customization but you take that away and won't give it back in Home Up app.
Some other things I like better with Nova. More icons on screen and shortcut bar.
Some other things I like better with Nova. More icons on screen and shortcut bar.
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Haven't used Nova in years. Not sure I would remember how now.
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One UI very fluid and then paired with Good Lock much better, Nova is best 3rd party launcher in my opinion and sometimes go back when I really want to customize but stay on One UI most of the time.
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Nova Prime.
I want to stick with One UI but I need my Icon Packs. It's honestly the reason why I use launchers.
I want to stick with One UI but I need my Icon Packs. It's honestly the reason why I use launchers.
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Short answer: Yes to the first question and No to the second. Those Ai features are baked into the OS along with OneUI.
OneUI is a huge improvement over TouchWiz. Nova is still very popular and is also a really good launcher. I am going to add Microsoft Launcher to that list. It is also a very good launcher. I have used all three. My preference is Microsoft Launcher.
Both OneUI and Microsoft Launcher are free with all of the bells and whistles. Nova you have to pay for all of the bells and whistles. Microsoft Launcher requires a Microsoft account.
If you stick with OneUI you'll have a great, solid launcher. If you switch to Nova or Microsoft Launcher, you will have a great, solid launcher and still have the AI features.
fuzzylumpkin
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I'm pretty sure you can get icon packs working on One UI, but I believe you have to jump through some hoops with Good lock and theme park.
If there's a way that's a bit less hassle, hopefully someone will chime in with it.
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You can use icon packs on One UI using Good Lock. I'm team Nova Prime but I need Good Lock to apply my Icon pack to everything like the edge panel.
bhatech
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Past couple of years been using the native launchers on my phones. Haven't used Nova for a while and have been happy with One UI on Samsung phones, same with Pixel happy with Pixel launcher. Especially from the time OneUI added the Google feed on the left, that's a must for me.
I'll also download Nova and give it a test ride, since it's been a while
I'll also download Nova and give it a test ride, since it's been a while
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Stanley Kubrick
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Nova Prime - I always give the native launcher a shot at first to see if it can satisfy my needs (wants really) but then I inevitably go back to Nova. Good lock does have the ability, in one of it's modules, to have vertical scrolling in the app drawer...at least I remember reading it in the description. I also HATE horizontal app scrolling. Makes you wonder who ever thought that horizontal scrolling was a good idea...that somehow it was better than every other phone in existence???
bhatech
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One thing I observed (previously as well), when I install the nova Google companion app for adding the Google feed on Nova, Google feed stops working on native launcher. Not sure why that happens and I hate that.
fuzzylumpkin
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I think that got broken with the One UI 6 update... not sure though as I don't use One UI home and I actually prefer a horizontal paginated app screen.
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It's missing that feature for now in Good lock home
racedog
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Yea, I'm there with you. I used Nova Prime for years but went back to One UI (I don't even remember why). Going back now would mean starting over with Nova Prime and the whole learning curve. I would do that but, so far, haven't found a good enough reason to do that.
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I hope they bring it back with a Good Lock update. It took a while for it to be updated the last time OneUI updated.
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