Third Party Launchers?

[dangerousfen]

I used to use third party launchers, mostly Nova, but haven't used them for a few years as I'm quite happy with stock versions. In the past, there were many discussions on here regarding their merits but as of late those discussions have deminished. How many of you still use them?

 

[me just saying]

I have been using launchers for years. No plans to go back to the oem ones.

 

[mustang7757]

I go back and forth but lately stock launcher

 

[B. Diddy]

I still always use Nova. I love the greater customizability, including icon pack support. I occasionally go back to the Pixel Launcher to test certain features, but before long I go back to Nova.

 

[anon(50597)]

I used stock. I find no need to play around with other launchers.

 

[Javier P]

Gestures and swipe actions on icons are my main reasons to always use Nova.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

I also use Nova.


The stock Samsung launcher is actually pretty good now, but there are still things it can't do that I'm used to having with Nova.

Haven't really tried the Pixel launcher on my6, but I'm guessing it would be so barebones that it would drive me crazy.

 

[J Dubbs]

I always use stock... I've never had a need yet that the stock launcher didn't take care of. I guess I have simple needs

 

[Mr Bojangles1]

I used to use third party launchers, mostly Nova, but haven't used them for a few years as I'm quite happy with stock versions. In the past, there were many discussions on here regarding their merits but as of late those discussions have deminished. How many of you still use them?

I used nova for a long time. Customizability was on point and I liked that you could back up it's settings and everything. Also liked the 5 page app dock. Now I have a custom rom that uses a launcher named Shady Launcher. Smooth as butter its great. I prefer something over stock because stock is boring lol. My opinion.

 

[dangerousfen]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I think I might give Nova another whirl. It's been a couple of years since I last used it. Have there been any significant changes since then?

 

[Mr Bojangles1]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I think I might give Nova another whirl. It's been a couple of years since I last used it. Have there been any significant changes since then?

I doubt significant, but I haven't used it in forever either.

 

[joeldf]

I'm always on Nova. Samsung's OneUI is good, but I can't STAND the forced squircle frame on all icons.

I also like being able to change the color and size of the notification number dots. I don't like OneUI's fixed orange color. I prefer to set a deep red color for it, and bump the size up a notch to make the number more readable for my aging eyes.

I also like my calender icon to show the current date, and OneUI seems to ignore it on most calendar apps except it's own.

 

[bkdodger2]

Nova ftw ...running it on both my Ultra and Pixel ...

 

[Javier P]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I think I might give Nova another whirl. It's been a couple of years since I last used it. Have there been any significant changes since then?

Nova 7 was rebased on Launcher3 and went through a long testing run. It works great with new features, like the Swipe down action on icons. After that new version the launcher is even better than it was. Just a warning. After Android 10 a few OEMs don't allow full Navigation Gestures when using any third party launcher. For example, Xiaomi models are known to have these incompatibility problems. Which phone do you have?

 

[mustang7757]

Nova 7 was rebased on Launcher3 and went through a long testing run. It works great with new features, like the Swipe down action on icons. After that new version the launcher is even better than it was. Just a warning. After Android 10 a few OEMs don't allow full Navigation Gestures when using any third party launcher. For example, Xiaomi models are known to have these incompatibility problems. Which phone do you have?

Thats still a issue on some device's with gestures

 

[Javier P]

Thats still a issue on some device's with gestures

Yup, only with a couple of brands. They resist to make the necessary changes in their system.

 

[mustang7757]

Yup, only with a couple of brands. They resist to make the necessary changes in their system.

Thought by now it be cleared up

 

[dangerousfen]

Nova 7 was rebased on Launcher3 and went through a long testing run. It works great with new features, like the Swipe down action on icons. After that new version the launcher is even better than it was. Just a warning. After Android 10 a few OEMs don't allow full Navigation Gestures when using any third party launcher. For example, Xiaomi models are known to have these incompatibility problems. Which phone do you have?

Oh dear me, it's a Redmi Note 10 Pro. I do use guesture navigation so I could well have issues.

 

[Javier P]

Oh dear me, it's a Redmi Note 10 Pro. I do use guesture navigation so I could well have issues.

Ouch. There's just one way to be sure, install Nova (free version) and see what happens with Navigation Gestures.

 

[anon(50597)]

That would be one of the issues with third party launchers; compatibility with every phone/oem isn't possible.