Comments on: Nova Launcher Updated to Beta 3, Merges with the Jelly Bean Hotness

By: KleenDroid

KleenDroid — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:29:00 +0000

Apex rocks…. go in it’s homescreen and drawer settings and change the minimum scrolling time to 5. It is set at zero default but is so much faster when set to 5… give it a try.

By: Jeff C

Jeff C — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:14:00 +0000

That is not true free-market capitalism, it is the antithesis of it.

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:27:00 +0000

Capitalism is great until nova and apex become like other giant corporations that lobby’s congress to get their way and undermine the american people all for the sake of profit.

By: socalrailroader

socalrailroader — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:06:00 +0000

Sometimes, sometimes it stinks.

By: Ben Landwehr

Ben Landwehr — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:27:00 +0000

Huh? Apex does this too.

Anyways, I agree, the new updated Nova is a bit better than Apex right now.. until the next update.

By: Bikram Agarwal

Bikram Agarwal — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:46:00 +0000

So, this is how I’m using different launchers now –

1. Go Launcher – With big icons – like MIUI on homescreens.
2. Apex Launcher – With custom icons theme pack etc, still normal yet beautiful looking.
3. Nova – Desktop visualizer- Windows phone 7 like images used as icons. And can go back to normal/custom icons with ‘restore’ options; since Nova allows multiple backups with different names, unlike Apex which only allows one backup.

By: Mitchell Johnson

Mitchell Johnson — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:13:00 +0000

Oh man I’m happy about the fling to delete feature!! When I read that Apex had incorporated the JB base code into their launcher, I was super stoked for this feature and then promptly disappointed that it didn’t work. Back to Nova I go!!

By: Bigwavedave25

Bigwavedave25 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:54:00 +0000

Woohoo! JB animations!!! And so smooth…
Plus, love the new “restore saved settings” options on the homescreen at install. Or was that there before? Never the less, awesome.

By: serrastone

serrastone — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:38:00 +0000

I agree, it’s like one updates, then the other does the next day. I go back and forth between the two constantly!

By: ten2o3

ten2o3 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:22:00 +0000

grab an icon from the app drawer, or long press and hold one from your homescreen, fling towards the top of the screen…gone. Widgets too

By: SubMatrix

SubMatrix — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:13:00 +0000

This beta is quite laggy when swiping between home screens on s3, stock rooted. Reverted back to previous version of nova (1.2.2).

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:55:00 +0000

How do you fling to delete? Im not understanding how this works.

By: jonny6pak

jonny6pak — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:40:00 +0000

Does Nova have an option to disable the action menu that appears when long pressing a icon/widget on the homescreen? Does it have an option allowing me to change the behavior where long pressing on the homescreen opens the wallpaper dialog (like on the default launcher)?

By: Ricola

Ricola — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:04:00 +0000

For some reason on the Nova Beta, Navigation app crashes on me. Anyone else experience this? Went back to Apex and it works. Love both launchers anyways!

By: Tom Ace

Tom Ace — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0000

For a launcher that is all about features and options, you’d think I’d be able to change the menu button in the app drawer to a play store icon..