Nova Launcher

Android Q’s Gestures Won’t Play Nicely With 3rd Party Launchers for a While (Updated)

Kellen July 10, 2019

We're only another beta away from Android Q being stable and I'm not sure that Google has fully decided what its gesture navigation should look like. Google is still adding or tweaking the way it works, like how they just added a new bottom corner swipe that...

Nova Launcher Adds 3 Different Color Choices for Night Mode

Tim June 17, 2019

Rolling out in stable form over the weekend, Nova Launcher now offers 3 different darkly-colored choices for its Night Mode. To me, the options appear to be Dark, Darker, and Darkest. If you're not aware of how Nova's Night Mode works, users can enable it to...

Nova Launcher Update Brings Darkness to Google Discover, Other Goodies

Kellen April 12, 2019

Nova Launcher picked up an update to finish off the week that introduces features first seen in the beta a month ago. We're talking features like a dark theme in the Google Discover feed, numeric dots on app icons for notifications, and some bug fixes. For the...

Nova Launcher 6.1 Beta Includes Numeric Dots and Dark Mode for Google Discover

Tim March 6, 2019

Nova Launcher, still one of the best 3rd-party launchers available on Android, is back again with an updated beta. Labeled as version 6.1, this beta includes numeric dots for notifications, as well as a Dark Mode for the Google Discover page on your home...

DEAL: Nova Launcher Prime is $0.99 Right Now, 80% Off

Kellen December 22, 2018

This doesn't happen often, so if you have not yet made the investment in Nova Launcher Prime, the paid license of Nova Launcher that unlocks all of its features, now is the time. As of this moment, Nova Launcher Prime is just $0.99. That's an 80% discount from...

You’ve Been Using Nova Launcher for 7 Years

Kellen December 14, 2018

Want to feel old in Android years? Nova Launcher is 7 years old. You've been using Nova Launcher since Ice Cream Sandwich. That's a long time! I think it's safe to say that it has been the DL go-to 3rd party launcher since the first release, back in December...

Nova Launcher Grabs Update to V6.0 in Beta With a Bunch of Tweaks

Kellen August 8, 2018

Nova Launcher 6.0 is on the way and you can test out its new features if you opt-in to the Nova Launcher beta today. This first 6.0 beta includes changes to everything from adaptive icons to folder background shapes and general app settings. I wouldn't...

Poll: Which Android Launcher are You Using?

Kellen April 18, 2018 173

A reader asked us earlier today if we could run a poll or question on which Android launchers you are all using these days, so let's do that. After looking back, this is a more-than-overdue topic that hasn't been asked since 2014 or something. Yikes! Things...