Nova Launcher 2.1beta4 - May 9 2013

[kevin@teslacoilsw]

Nova Launcher is the highly customizable, performance driven, home screen replacement for Android 4.0+.

This thread is for discussion of Nova Launcher, Nova Launcher Prime and the public betas. I am the developer. Please note that I am unable to reply to every comment in this thread. I will however read the comments and use the feedback to further improve the app.

Nova Launcher on the Play Store

Download the Stable APK


Beta Test by:
Nova Launcher Settings > Check for updates > Menu > Beta or
Download the Beta APK

 

[kevin@teslacoilsw]

2.1beta4 May 9, 2013

• Added setting for SGS4 status bar transparency (Look & Feel)
• Fix duplications in drawer folders
• Tune folder grid size
• Fix FCs

2.1beta3 May 8, 2013

• Add page indicator to theme picker
• Improve drawer fade effect when opening folder
• Fix icon editing going out of sync
• Fix FCs
• Arabic translations

2.1beta2 May 7, 2013

• Fix nesting drawer folders
• Fix apps not removed from drawer on uninstall
• Fix folders in List style Drawer
• Fix FCs
• Fix wrong default icon being shown in theme picker
• Reduce memory usage of theme picker

2.1beta1 May 6, 2013

• BETA
• Edit icons and titles of apps in drawer
• Improved drawer group interface
• Ability to add drawer folders to desktop
• New icon and wallpaper picker
• Improved settings for adding new apps to desktop
• Support SGS4's transparent notification bar (Only on stock SGS4)
• Fix drawer not reflecting locale changes
• Fix for accuweather widget
• Optimizations and fixes

 

[Slug]

Good to see you here again, Kevin.

I'll be paying close attention to this topic - Nova Prime is my launcher of choice on the DZ and GS2 but I've yet to see how it plays with my Xperia Z. Sounds like a good excuse to try out the latest beta....

 

[funkylogik]

Just wana say thanks for the launcher Kevin. Love it :beer:

 

[psionandy]

Just to say that i'm a Nova Launcher Prime user, and didn't notice the beta settings option so i'll give that a go.

It made my lower spec huawei fly, and i'm liking it on my note 2 as well.

 

[Stuntman]

I am using a Galaxy S3 running Nova Prime. I have configured it with the app tray removed and showing 6 rows x 4 columns. The latest version of Nova Prime causes an issue with the music player widget. The 4x1 widget normally displays the name of the track playing right at the bottom of the widget. When I updated to the last version of Nova Prime, I found that the track name gets cut off, so I only see the 3/4 of the track. When I bought Nova Prime back in September 2012, it didn't have this issue.

Does anyone know if the beta fixes this?

 

[Eric618]

I use Nova Prime. I just installed the current beta. No issues yet. Thanks!

 

[kevin@teslacoilsw]

2.1beta4 May 9, 2013

• Added setting for SGS4 status bar transparency (Look & Feel)
• Fix duplications in drawer folders
• Tune folder grid size
• Fix FCs

Settings > Check for updates > Menu > Beta or Download the Beta APK

Older Versions:
Previous Beta APK: 2.1beta3 May 8, 2013
Latest Stable APK: 2.0.2 Apr 5, 2013

 

[Lacit1707]

i have Nova but not Prime....

Is there anywhere to see the actual differences between the 2? Like details of what additional transition effects etc etc?

 

[funkylogik]

i have Nova but not Prime....

Is there anywhere to see the actual differences between the 2? Like details of what additional transition effects etc etc?

Its been a long time since i used the free one mate but i think it lacks things like hiding statusbar and/or dock and dock icon gestures if i remember right :thumbup:


Just discovered the "hide clock" (while in homescreen) option. Really nice with a transparent statusbar. I used to just keep statusbar hidden but i like this :beer: