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BabyBlues · Jan 8, 2012

Dklas2k said:
Do you have to be rooted to use nova launcher?

Nope.

RyanB · Jan 8, 2012

No, though you lose the widgets-in-the-app-drawer view. If you root, you can place the .apk file into the /system folder and retain that ability

foo · Jan 8, 2012

Recently moved to Nova after some recent updates. It has improved tremendously over the weeks. I'm really enjoying all the options. Seems pretty darn solid so far too.

Dklas2k · Jan 8, 2012

I'm guessing the launcher isn't in the market. I couldn't find it in the market...or maybe I'm just blind.

RyanB · Jan 8, 2012

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429255

It's a public beta. He'll probably offer a Pro version in the market at a later date.

CharlzO · Jan 8, 2012

RyanB said:
Yeah, I don't see an option in Nova to scroll infinitely. I also only need 3 screens.

Sorry, forgot to mention that part. It won't let you continuously scroll, just gives you the option of 3 docks. I still love it tho. Used GO on my TBolt religiously, but I like the simplicity of Nova on the Nex.

kylecummins · Jan 8, 2012

anyone else having issues with folders on nova??

Same folder everytime contains "twitter, facebook, whatsapp and gtalk" all the other folders are normal.

monsterenergy22 · Jan 9, 2012

kylecummins said:
anyone else having issues with folders on nova??

Same folder everytime contains "twitter, facebook, whatsapp and gtalk" all the other folders are normal.

I have 3 folders on one of my screens and they are working perfectly. Are you using the latest version, beta10?

breadnatty08 · Jan 9, 2012

kylecummins said:
anyone else having issues with folders on nova??
Same folder everytime contains "twitter, facebook, whatsapp and gtalk" all the other folders are normal.

Just wanted to ask if that's a Beautiful Widgets skin and which one? Love it!

wysts43 · Jan 9, 2012

Had a nova update this morning that fixes the folder issue... version 10 I think

kylecummins · Jan 9, 2012

Bah i deleted it and went back to stock

To answer dread, i use beweather its stock weather animation with graziano font

Droid Ninja · Jan 9, 2012

Does Nova slow down the phone at all?

bjtcars · Jan 9, 2012

Droid Ninja said:
Does Nova slow down the phone at all?

No not at all even seems quicker.

Droid Ninja · Jan 9, 2012

bjtcars said:
No not at all even seems quicker.

Quicker you say? Interesting.....

Anyone else using Nova agree?

BabyBlues · Jan 9, 2012

Droid Ninja said:
Quicker you say? Interesting.....

Anyone else using Nova agree?

I would. Or at least not any slower. Its nice for customizing too.

Droid Ninja · Jan 9, 2012

One last question.

I have read about all the very nice things Nova does, but is there anything the stock ICS launcher does that Nova can't?

triplejnj · Jan 9, 2012

Seems faster to me as well. Especially like the cube scrolling for screens and app/widget list. For some reason though, my battery seems to be draining much faster with this beta 10 update. Could just be coincidence.
And Nova is based off of the stock launcher, so it does everything that stock does, and then some.

Deleted User · Jan 9, 2012

On Nova how do you access widgets if they're not in the App Drawer on non-rooted devices?

bjtcars · Jan 9, 2012

whiskeyguy said:
On Nova how do you access widgets if they're not in the App Drawer on non-rooted devices?

Just like you do on the stock launcher by long pressing on the home screen or by a separate tab in the app draw.

metlcat · Jan 9, 2012

whiskeyguy said:
On Nova how do you access widgets if they're not in the App Drawer on non-rooted devices?

Long press on the homescreen and select "Widgets."

lightsout · Jan 9, 2012

Droid Ninja said:
One last question.

I have read about all the very nice things Nova does, but is there anything the stock ICS launcher does that Nova can't?

Just install it, if you don't like it remove it, it won't affect your current setup if you go back to it.

Deleted User · Jan 9, 2012

bjtcars said:
Just like you do on the stock launcher by long pressing on the home screen or by a separate tab in the app draw.

metlcat said:
Long press on the homescreen and select "Widgets."

When I long-press the home screen on stock I get a "Select Wallpaper from" with a bunch of options, but no Widget option.

snapcase · Jan 9, 2012

I'd tried Nova before I rooted and it was alright. But I liked the widgets in the app drawer and didn't wanna give that up. Since then I've rooted and installed Nova in the system folder. Now I've switched fully over to Nova. I really dig that it's basically the same as stock ICS launcher, but with some tweaks. It's exactly what I wanted, since I've really been digging the ICS launcher style.

They have a lot of features in the works, like looping (continuous scrolling), and hiding apps in the drawer, so it's only bound to get better from here.

metlcat · Jan 9, 2012

whiskeyguy said:
When I long-press the home screen on stock I get a "Select Wallpaper from" with a bunch of options, but no Widget option.

Are you sure you're using Nova when you're doing this? Did you set it as the default launcher? If you accidentally went back to the stock launcher, the long press won't work. If you are in Nova, I would try rebooting the phone and see if it works then.

snapcase · Jan 9, 2012

metlcat said:
Are you sure you're using Nova when you're doing this? Did you set it as the default launcher? If you accidentally went back to the stock launcher, the long press won't work. If you are in Nova, I would try rebooting the phone and see if it works then.

I believe he was pointing out that the long press doesn't give the same options on stock as it does on Nova.. since one of the posts he quoted said it did.

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