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  • Nova Launcher 7 Hits Beta and It’s a Huge Update

    Nova Launcher 7 Hits Beta and It’s a Huge Update

    The developers behind Nova Launcher had a last minute surprise up their sleeves just prior to 2020 ending. In a somewhat limited beta release, Nova Launcher 7 is here and it’s a pretty major update.

    First posted a couple of days ago and updated several times since, Nova Launcher 7 beta has been rebuilt off of Launcher3 from AOSP, so you’ll get “updated visuals and animations and just about every part of Nova’s code has changed.” See, this is big.

    While the focus may be on a move to a new base, there are new items as well as “nearly all” of Nova’s customization options having made the journey over. In the first beta, we got the following new goodies:

    – Radial folder icon layouts
    – Vertical paginated folder scrolling
    – Swipe Down action on icons (Prime)
    – Search bar and Tab Bar in drawer can be placed at the bottom
    – More Nova search window and bar options
    – Save APK popup menu action
    – More

    There were a few cuts, most notably in card backgrounds and horizontal app drawer styles. No one is out here missing horizontal app drawers, are we? Only weird Samsung freaks have convinced themselves that scrolling sideways in an app drawer is OK.

    The first beta build rolled out as 7.0.2 and we are already on 7.0.7. Through updates, bug fix after bug fix has been deployed, force closes have been addressed, shortcuts and gestures have been improved, icon shape detection and theme handling has gotten better, and scroll effects from Nova 6 were restored. It’s been a non-stop fixing session, which you absolutely love to see.

    Since this new beta build is such a massive upgrade, you won’t find it on Google Play just yet. Instead, you have to grab it through the Nova Discord server. Join that here and get to playing.

  • 3 Android Apps Worth Downloading: GIPHY CAM, Google’s Wallpapers, and Battlefield Companion

    3 Android Apps Worth Downloading: GIPHY CAM, Google’s Wallpapers, and Battlefield Companion

    There’s been a number of exciting app releases in the past months, so it’s time we take a moment and highlight a few that we find ourselves using quite a bit. If you already using the soon-to-be-mentioned apps, you’re a rockstar. If you don’t use these apps, maybe you should, if you think they would benefit you.

    In an attempt to diversify the post a bit, we’ll be highlighting an app for the social media loving people, gaming folks, as well as any Android user who wants to spruce up their home screen. If for some odd reason you don’t fall into one of these categories, better luck next time.

    Let’s get to it.  (more…)

  • 3 Android Apps Worth Downloading – Periscope, Walloid Pro Wallpapers, Microsoft Hyperlapse

    3 Android Apps Worth Downloading – Periscope, Walloid Pro Wallpapers, Microsoft Hyperlapse

    We are back again with 3 Android apps, not games, that we think are worth your time if you have not yet already downloaded them. During these posts, we like to showcase a few popular apps, as well as maybe not-so-known apps that deserve a bit of limelight.

    This week, we are taking a look at Twitter’s Periscope, Microsoft’s Hyperlapse, and the Walloid Pro HD Wallpaper apps.

    Each offers something very different, naturally, so be sure to look below and learn more about them if you have yet to try them out.
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  • 3 Android Apps Worth Owning: AZ Screen Recorder, Adobe Fill & Sign, and AcDisplay

    3 Android Apps Worth Owning: AZ Screen Recorder, Adobe Fill & Sign, and AcDisplay

    In our last “3 Android Apps Worth Owning” piece which didn’t really have much of a focus, we talked about the best reddit app with a Material Design coat of paint, our favorite way to keep up on sports that completely avoids ESPN, and a really simple, yet useful package tracking service that works with 200+ carriers. This time around, we are focusing more on getting things done on your Android device through screen recording on Lollipop devices, doing something as simple as filling out a form or document (signing one too), and bringing the best feature introduced on Android in years to any handset, all for the price free.

    Here are another 3 apps worth owning.  (more…)

  • 3 Android Apps Worth Owning: AfterShip, Reddit News Pro, theScore

    3 Android Apps Worth Owning: AfterShip, Reddit News Pro, theScore

    Last week, in our first “3 Android apps worth owning” feature, Tim told you about Fenix, Zooper Widget Pro, and Mailbox, all of which are apps that the DL team can’t live without because of their ties to Twitter, phone customization, and organization. In this week’s version of the same feature, I’m going a little more personal, choosing instead three apps I use on a daily basis and can’t imagine not being included in the first apps I install on every single new device.

    From better shipment tracking for all of the products that are sent my way, to keeping up on the latest in reddit, to staying up-to-date on my favorite sports teams, these are three apps worth owning (two of which are free).  (more…)