On my Pixel 5 the behaviour with third party launchers (tried Nova and Microsoft) is terrible. If I swipe up to go home then often the launcher has to seemingly redraw/refresh before I can do anything. If I use three button nav there is no issue. It's annoying as I hate being stuck with the search bar and 'at a glance' weather in the standard launcher, but much prefer gesture nav.
Is this a common thing or anyone got any ideas to fix?
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On my Pixel 5 the behaviour with third party launchers (tried Nova and Microsoft) is terrible. If I swipe up to go home then often the launcher has to seemingly redraw/refresh before I can do anything. If I use three button nav there is no issue. It's annoying as I hate being stuck with the search bar and 'at a glance' weather in the standard launcher, but much prefer gesture nav.
Is this a common thing or anyone got any ideas to fix?
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You are welcome to try this if all you want is "at a glance weather" and search bar gone on standard launcher. However, you cannot use the space vacated by the weather. This is as high as you can go.
If you root your device, I'd suggest using the 3 button navigation, then remove it using Tusladiver's mod and then using FNG navigation, its customizable and a lot better then google's implementation I think.
Using Nova launcher, I noticed if I chose another animation, under "Look and feel", then "app animation" the blank refresh went away. I just chose zoom.
EDIT: It started again. But, not as much
Tulsadiver said:
You are welcome to try this if all you want is "at a glance weather" and search bar gone on standard launcher. However, you cannot use the space vacated by the weather. This is as high as you can go.
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@Tulsadiver where can I get that V for Vendetta wallpaper ?
elong7681 said:
@Tulsadiver where can I get that V for Vendetta wallpaper ?
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Right here.
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Right here.
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@Tulsadiver thank you!
xryousukex said:
If you root your device, I'd suggest using the 3 button navigation, then remove it using Tusladiver's mod and then using FNG navigation, its customizable and a lot better then google's implementation I think.
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Hey man, where can I find the tusladiver mod to remove the nav bar?
Many thanks in advance
koolhoffi said:
Hey man, where can I find the tusladiver mod to remove the nav bar?
Many thanks in advance
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Clock Mods - Remove Navbar or Battery etc. Mods
I don't have this phone but I thought I'd try a couple of clock options if someone is interested in trying them. Root required. Flash in magisk manager. Most of these are SystemUI mods and might not be compatible with any other SystemUI Mods...
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Clock Mods - Remove Navbar or Battery etc. Mods
I don't have this phone but I thought I'd try a couple of clock options if someone is interested in trying them. Root required. Flash in magisk manager. Most of these are SystemUI mods and might not be compatible with any other SystemUI Mods...
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Thank you very very much. How did you know I asked the question? I didnt tag you, did I?
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Thank you very very much. How did you know I asked the question? I didnt tag you, did I?
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No, you didn't. I just happened upon it.
Stringy said:
On my Pixel 5 the behaviour with third party launchers (tried Nova and Microsoft) is terrible. If I swipe up to go home then often the launcher has to seemingly redraw/refresh before I can do anything. If I use three button nav there is no issue. It's annoying as I hate being stuck with the search bar and 'at a glance' weather in the standard launcher, but much prefer gesture nav.
Is this a common thing or anyone got any ideas to fix?
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I love microsoft launcher. I had the same issue with the redraw. I set it to only a single row on the nav bar and it seems to have to figure it. It's almost like the launcher was fighting with the OS for swipe up control.
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Does anyone happen to know of an app that would allow me to continue to use the Sense 5 Launcher and have a "swipe down" gesture command that pulls down the Notification Bar? I really want to try and use Sense 5 to at least give it a shot but I also want to be able to swipe down on the home screen to pull down the Notification Bar. (I'm so used to having this ability from other custom Launcher apps that I really don't want to give up that feature). If there's a way to tweak Sense 5 or an app I can install to just enable this one gesture command, I'd be happy. :cyclops:
Thanks to anyone who has any helpful suggestions, it is much appreciated! :fingers-crossed:
Did you solve ur problem?? I also want this app
ksarius said:
Did you solve ur problem?? I also want this app
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No, I'm afraid I couldn't find anything that allowed me to do this. I caved in and put Apex Launcher on my One after realizing I also really needed to be able to use custom icons on my phone. (The default Sense 5 icon for the Phone app is awful (IMHO) and really looked bad with the other icons I have in my Dock).
You could try giving this a go...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.matthewma.swipe_home&feature=search_result#?t=W10.
Awesome! Thanks buddy!
If you're interested in gesture controls you may want to take a look at gmd gesture control. The app is quite amazing in what you can control by gestures anytime (not just on home).
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
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No, I'm afraid I couldn't find anything that allowed me to do this. I caved in and put Apex Launcher on my One after realizing I also really needed to be Abel to use custom icons on my phone. (The default Sense 5 icon for the Phone app is awful (IMHO) and really looked bad with the other icons I have in my Dock).
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You can have custom icons if your Rom uses xposed installer, with unicon
Hi all,
What is the best launcher to install ?
The two things I want are to be able to hide apps, and to have to swipe up to access app drawer as opposed to having an icon for it.
I have tried a couple but the p20 original launcher always ends up taking over. Or with the Lawn launcher for some reason I could add the time/weather widget.
Thanks
Try Ruthless pixel launcher from XDA labs. (If it crashes go to settings and enable storage permission; Bug with pixel launchers on huawei phones)
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Try Ruthless pixel launcher from XDA labs. (If it crashes go to settings and enable storage permission; Bug with pixel launchers on huawei phones)
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Cheers, can you remove the Google search bar at bottom screen or is that there all the time? If so I'll download later!
vizzy said:
Cheers, can you remove the Google search bar at bottom screen or is that there all the time? If so I'll download later!
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It can be disabled, yes
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It can be disabled, yes
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Cool I'll give it a go. Thanks!
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It can be disabled, yes
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Silly questions then.
I can't find in the settings:
Get rid of Google assistant on home page, and hide the useless apps in the app drawer I don't want to see?
Cheers!
vizzy said:
Silly questions then.
I can't find in the settings:
Get rid of Google assistant on home page, and hide the useless apps in the app drawer I don't want to see?
Cheers!
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It's right there in dock settings. "Bottom search bar" Disable the feed in the bottom of "At a glance" settings.
To hide apps simply long press, edit and tick hide app icon.
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It's right there in dock settings. "Bottom search bar" Disable the feed in the bottom of "At a glance" settings.
To hide apps simply long press, edit and tick hide app icon.
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On the at a glance I only have the attached. And long pressing an app only gives me app info or some generic options?
Long press the homescreen to access settings. You sure you got the right app?
https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.ruthless.nexuslauncher
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Long press the homescreen to access settings. You sure you got the right app?
https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.ruthless.nexuslauncher
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Apparently not ha.
I have now, cheers! Does the date at the top pick up the weather when it syncs or will I need to download a new widget for date and weather in one?
Also how do you go about downloading different icon packs that will work with the launcher ?
Thanks for your help
Nova, Evie...there are many out there but these are my favorites. Huawei widgets don't seem to work on any custom launcher.
Evie Launcher has been my favorite for a really long time and matches both of your requirements. Plus, the ability to change Icon pack not only by pack but also one by one is a big plus. Smooth, clean and minimalistic and has a couple of cool features.
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Hi all,
What is the best launcher to install ?
The two things I want are to be able to hide apps, and to have to swipe up to access app drawer as opposed to having an icon for it.
I have tried a couple but the p20 original launcher always ends up taking over. Or with the Lawn launcher for some reason I could add the time/weather widget.
Thanks
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For me the best launcher which i always go back to is LawnChair and it's Google feed add-on.
It's a lot like the Pixel launcher but has a lot more settings.
Icon size, theming, weather provider, gestures, app hiding etc.
It's rapid too and fluid, and it's free
Make sure the launcher is set as the default one, if the 2nd launcher in use crashes then the only thing the system can do is revert back, if you're using lawnchair, use the latest version.
I have it installed and mine never reverts back.
Another way would be if you were rooted you could freeze the original launcher in titanium.
CPL wins hands down.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3746559&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
Late to the party
Most customizable. No contest
Total launcher.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launcher2
Steep learning curve though
Long time on my previous phones I used Nova and Apex launcher. For 2 years now I am using Microsoft Launcher which supports icon notifications for free and I must say I'm still returning to it. I tried Evie launcher on my P20 Pro but for some reason it consumed the battery a lot. Microsoft launcher does not consume battery at all (always like 1 mAh <), its fast and stable, modern looking but different compared to "stock android looking" launchers.
vizzy said:
Hi all,
What is the best launcher to install ?
The two things I want are to be able to hide apps, and to have to swipe up to access app drawer as opposed to having an icon for it.
I have tried a couple but the p20 original launcher always ends up taking over. Or with the Lawn launcher for some reason I could add the time/weather widget.
Thanks
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I use Nova Launcher, as it gives me everything I need. If you have problems with reverting to the stock launcher you can try to lock the new launcher in resent
See this screen recording to know how
keeps on recovery from crashing all the time, ive changed the permissions as stated above as well
I use Nova, bought the prime when it was on sale awhile back for $0.50
Nova forever,
Hey guy's I've purchased this phone today and I was curious if this phone only plays ball with its own stock pixel launcher, I ask because I'm using nova launcher and when I lock the phone and unlock it again there seems to be a black screen for about a second before it goes to the home screen and also double tap to sleep gestures don't work smoothly
Can anyone shed some light on this for me please and sorry if it is a noob question ?
I've used Lawnchair on my Pixel 4 XL and it ran smoothly for me, none of the issues you mentioned.
I've been using Nova from the get-go and no issues like you've described. Have you looked thru all of Nova's settings? Nothing to do with Transitions? What about trying to change the phone's animations all to 0.5x?
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I've used Lawnchair on my Pixel 4 XL and it ran smoothly for me, none of the issues you mentioned.
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I'm gonna give lawnchair a go I forgot it existed for a second lol ?
velveteen71 said:
I've been using Nova from the get-go and no issues like you've described. Have you looked thru all of Nova's settings? Nothing to do with Transitions? What about trying to change the phone's animations all to 0.5x?
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I love the animations on 1.0 lol I'm just gonna try a different launcher and hope the problem disappears
I too have been using Nova since October and never had any lag issues.
It's not lag per se it's more clunky animations plus I hate that you can't use gestures with another launcher hopefully this gets fixed in Android 11 I love the swipe right from the bottom to switch between recent apps
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It's not lag per se it's more clunky animations plus I hate that you can't use gestures with another launcher hopefully this gets fixed in Android 11 I love the swipe right from the bottom to switch between recent apps
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Google made it possible for 3rd party launchers to work correctly with Android 10's gestures. I am using Action Launcher atm and the bottom right swipe works correctly along the test of the gestures.
Guys, only the pixel launcher fully works with gestures nav on the pixel 4... yes 3rd party launchers kind of work but they are not fully working and glitchy. That's why there even is a magisk module called quickswitch that make lawnchair fully working with the gestures and animations.
Hope that helps...
I think if I've learned anything from these threads... it is that there is no consensus for this topic. My opinion is that Nova is working fine. This opinion conflicts with what feels like half of other opinions.
I think anyone making/reading these threads will need to try it for themselves and form their own opinion.
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Guys, only the pixel launcher fully works with gestures nav on the pixel 4... yes 3rd party launchers kind of work but they are not fully working and glitchy. That's why there even is a magisk module called quickswitch that make lawnchair fully working with the gestures and animations.
Hope that helps...
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I knew I wasn't going crazy lol
justbfree said:
Guys, only the pixel launcher fully works with gestures nav on the pixel 4... yes 3rd party launchers kind of work but they are not fully working and glitchy. That's why there even is a magisk module called quickswitch that make lawnchair fully working with the gestures and animations.
Hope that helps...
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CleverFogs said:
I knew I wasn't going crazy lol
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The only thing in Action Launcher that doesn't work is the apps at the bottom of recents. Everything else works just like pixel launcher. Gestures, animations, copy/share any text on the recents/overview screen. It does everything that the quickstep/quickswitch module can do without it.
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It's not lag per se it's more clunky animations plus I hate that you can't use gestures with another launcher hopefully this gets fixed in Android 11 I love the swipe right from the bottom to switch between recent apps
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I use Nova with all the gestures and animations with no problems, either.
Hello!
I just recently got my OnePlus 10 (exchanged for S22U) and couldn't find any answer to it:
If I choose number or dot for notifications, it will only appear a dot and if I choose only number, no notification will appear on the app icon at all.
Nova Launcher is unusable, and I don't want only dot on the icon. For my workflow, I need to see the number on the icon.
Can you help me please?
Well thank you
Why is Nova Launcher unusable?
on android 12 is there a glitch when opening a home right?
I don't know what you talk about, sorry.
Since android 12 there is a problem with Nova launcher. Do you use another launcher?
No problems using Nova prime launcher with android 12!
Cheers
galaxys said:
No problems using Nova prime launcher with android 12!
Cheers
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Thanks for you reply,
do you use gestures or 3 buttons? The problem should only be when using gestures.
efkosk said:
Thanks for you reply,
do you use gestures or 3 buttons? The problem should only be when using gestures.
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I'm using 3 buttons and have not yet tried gestures....
galaxys said:
I'm using 3 buttons and have not yet tried gestures....
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so that's an explanation why you don't have a problem
I'm on nova prime with gestures. No problem at all.
efkosk said:
Hello!
I just recently got my OnePlus 10 (exchanged for S22U) and couldn't find any answer to it:
If I choose number or dot for notifications, it will only appear a dot and if I choose only number, no notification will appear on the app icon at all.
Nova Launcher is unusable, and I don't want only dot on the icon. For my workflow, I need to see the number on the icon.
Can you help me please?
Well thank you
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I works just fine for me. Did you try to re-install perhaps? And make sure permissions are ok?
i have no issues using nova
Nova Prime all working normal
All alternative launchers have glitches and errors with gestures from android 12
Ivixmax said:
All alternative launchers have glitches and errors with gestures from android 12
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Thank you. I don't understand what the guys say in the comments above.
efkosk said:
Thank you. I don't understand what the guys say in the comments above.
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its a bug reported from months in all phones under A12....change launcher makes glitches with native gestures.the only solution is to be root and flash quick swich or a modded launcher frrom magisk
I know. The whole discussion on this arose because people told me that their Nova launcher is working properly
Thank you
Nova ftw
When I switch between home and recents, especially when closing an app or moving from one app to the homescreen, you get a little pop up of the most recent recent app flash up, it's not the end of the world but it's annoying.
I'm using lawn chair but noticed the same with pixel rootless, not sure what other launchers exhibit this issue, maybe it's just oos11 being a bit crap
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I know. The whole discussion on this arose because people told me that their Nova launcher is working properly
Thank you
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no,no works perfect jajaja
Is it OP launcher or Android 12 issue that calendar icon only displays 31 rather than the actual date. I tried different icon packs but no go. If I am not mistaken, I had this feature on my OnePlus 7 Pro on android 11. I understand this feature works with 3rd party launchers but was curious to know any fix to make this feature work with the default launcher. Thanks
Install Google calendar
Google calendar is the default calendar on this device. I did further research and it appears to be a known issue with this device. Hopefully, next iteration of firmware might fix it. It's a step backwards imo. Not a big deal but annoying for sure.
Gr8man001 said:
Google calendar is the default calendar on this device. I did further research and it appears to be a known issue with this device. Hopefully, next iteration of firmware might fix it. It's a step backwards imo. Not a big deal but annoying for sure.
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mine works perfectly fine. date changes fine
g96818 said:
mine works perfectly fine. date changes fine
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do you use 1+ launcher ? I've noticed it works fine with Nova but stays at 31 on stock
hanza said:
do you use 1+ launcher ? I've noticed it works fine with Nova but stays at 31 on stock
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I use nova. There's no true OnePlus launcher anymore. The stock launcher is just a rebadged oppo launcher
hanza said:
do you use 1+ launcher ? I've noticed it works fine with Nova but stays at 31 on stock
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I have the same issue as well but others report no issues with stock/system launcher. Dynamic Calendar icon works fine with 3rd party launchers like Nova, Action Launcher, etc. I am hoping NOVA will come up with a way to smooth the gesture hiccups. Action Launcher recent update did make the gestures much smoother (although not perfect). So there is a hope
I use business calendar for work, has a tonne of options, think there's a free version, widget looks better then Google calendar too.
I think if it's to be a dynamic icon, wouldn't that essentially be a widget.
Think I've been under a rock. Haven't noticed dynamic icons before
Edit: I've never noticed that lol. Just spotted it now
dladz said:
I use business calendar for work, has a tonne of options, think there's a free version, widget looks better then Google calendar too.
I think if it's to be a dynamic icon, wouldn't that essentially be a widget.
Think I've been under a rock. Haven't noticed dynamic icons before
Edit: I've never noticed that lol. Just spotted it now
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How did you move status bar clock to center?
Atul Menon said:
How did you move status bar clock to center?
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Yes I did. I made a mod, there's a thread for it
dladz said:
Yes I did. I made a mod, there's a thread for it
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Could you link me that
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Could you link me that
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This might be it...not sure if a thread for 10 Pro:
(MOD) Center Clock Mod - Magisk Module - Android 11
Hi all, One of the things that was missing for me was the center clock. The void in the middle needed to be filled so here you have a module to place the clock smack in the middle, it's not off center like previous mods, this one is as it...
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