Lambertoid
Member
So I am just curious why you would run nova prime on a damn near vanilla android device I loved nova on my note 2 and HTC one but what are some big and or fun/good reasons to run nova prime instead of stock.
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Nova on the moto x why
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In Nova Launcher Prime ($4.00) ...
Toggle notification bar on/off (I have it tied to double-tap on the screen)
Toggle dock on/off.
Multiple "pages" in the dock.
Hide pre-installed software in the app drawer so you never have to look at it.
The home screen rotates.
... Thom
Toggle notification bar on/off (I have it tied to double-tap on the screen)
Toggle dock on/off.
Multiple "pages" in the dock.
Hide pre-installed software in the app drawer so you never have to look at it.
The home screen rotates.
... Thom
Funnyusername
Android Enthusiast
Nova adds a ton of features and extra little things to do. Play around with it and see what you think. Also, Nova usually seems to run very well. My phone feels faster with Nova. Cant explain it.
I am off Nova, just running complete stock at the moment. The one thing that bothers me in stock is the amount of space the first row of icons is from the bottom line of icons. In Nova its much more streamlined in that sense.
I am off Nova, just running complete stock at the moment. The one thing that bothers me in stock is the amount of space the first row of icons is from the bottom line of icons. In Nova its much more streamlined in that sense.
If you disable the app in settings you do the same thing and you never see prompts for updates for those apps. I've done it with a few of them (like the caller ID one that you have to spend money to get to work).
Yes you can do that with Nova Launcher Prime also. In addition you can choose 6o leave it enabled and just move its icon to a new tab.
... Thom
... Thom
I echo this. It just seems faster. Aside from the speed, I like that I can get rid of the Google search bar. I honestly don't mess with the rest of the customizations although there are many. I typically don't care.
In addition to what has been said, I also rely heavily on the following Nova features:
1. Gestures (1 finger down to open notifications, 1 finger up to open app tray (I have dock hidden), 2 down to silence, 2 up to vibrate, pinch for flashlight, expand for settings, etc.)
2. Icon and Folder swipes (so many possibilities).
3. Reduce margins and increase grid size. Makes your screen feel huge.
4. Better transition animations and you can make them faster.
5. Transparent app drawer, folders in app drawer, transition animations in app drawer.
6. Transparent notification and on-screen buttons.
1. Gestures (1 finger down to open notifications, 1 finger up to open app tray (I have dock hidden), 2 down to silence, 2 up to vibrate, pinch for flashlight, expand for settings, etc.)
2. Icon and Folder swipes (so many possibilities).
3. Reduce margins and increase grid size. Makes your screen feel huge.
4. Better transition animations and you can make them faster.
5. Transparent app drawer, folders in app drawer, transition animations in app drawer.
6. Transparent notification and on-screen buttons.
Funnyusername
Android Enthusiast
krouget
Android Enthusiast
Well, you run Nova for the same reasons you did on the Note 2 and HTC One-- it's a vanilla styled launcher, just with an extensive feature list.
Personally, I like the transition animations, the ability to set the numbers of homescreens, scrolling docks, gestures, and the ability to better organize my app drawer (there are apps which I want enabled, but don't necessarily need to see each day, such as the ad-blocker).
That's hilarious. I have been using Nova for so long that I forgot that Google sticks that Search Bar on every page. That would drive me nuts.
... and the other negative is that the Droid Command Center widget refuses to load if Nova is the launcher.
... Thom
... Thom
It is not on the Moto X anyway.