Nova Launcher For Samsung

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Irecently set up nova launcher prime and installed an icon pack as well. I noticed I lose my upper most notification tab. This is the tab that reads the battery percentage and time on the top right corner and shows the status if your Bluetooth and alarm and sound is on, as well as your data signal and other pertinent info. How do I get it back? Thanks!

That is actually not true, Lindsay. Nova Launcher doesnt kill the statusbar or something, it's simply an option in Nova's settings. So, open the settings of the Nova Launcher, not system settings. Look for "Look and feel" and deactivate the option to hide the status bar.

In your display settings check to see if your status bar settings got turned off.

Drag down on your Home screen, you will see a gear icon. Tap on it then go to display then to status bar. Make sure all toggles are on.

That nova prime launcher may have turned them off.

I went on the internet and did a little reading about your Nova Prime Launcher.

When you installed it your status bar was eliminated!

If you want that status bar back you will have to uninstall the launcher.

And if it dose not reappear then a Factory Reset will probably bring it back!

Yes, Bastian was correct. I had selected the option to "Show Notification Bar" on my phone, however I also selected "Make Notification Bar Transparent" So it could not be seen with my current background since they were both dark. I deselected the transparent option under "Look and Feel" and that corrected my issue. Thank you!

There is actually not the one reason I did. I was curious to try something else and got stuck on Action Launcher. I love the sidebar, which you can "swipe in". I love to have a pretty clean homescreen, and I am only using one homescreen. Swiping in from the right brings up the pannel where I use a couple of shortcuts and widgets that I use daily, but dont want to constantly see on my homescreen.

Go to Nova's settings ->Look and Feel, and UN-select "Dark Icons". I realize the original post is a year old, but in case somebody else has this problem... (And I did NOT select "Dark Icons" manually. Somehow, it must've been enabled by an update. I hope this helps.

Current version of Nova launcher, under look and fill, at the bottom there is an area for notification bar, make sure that dark icons is turned off if you have a dark background and turned on if you have a light background.

There is NOT an option to hide the status bar.

Even tough I had the "Notification Bar" enabled in Nova Launcher under Settings > Look & Feel, I still couldn't see it on the home screen. The solution was to ensure that the "Dark Icons" setting, which is located on the same screen, just a couple rows below the Notification Bar setting, is turned to auto or off (I had it in the ON position).

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Maybe you try the beta program. I guess Nova is just not marked to be A13 ready. The last regular update is from 2021. So it might just be necessary to find a new replacement for the launcher. This is really sad as I use it from day one on Android (back then I had a Samsung Galaxy S)

this i know, i mean beta 8.x is only avaiable via beta (with stable) page, and on oficial PlayStore Beta channel for Nova Launcher is beta 7.x (not sure if actually is any 7.x beta > stable verstion avaiable)

Your other problem is quite weird. Since lots of fairphone owners had no problem installing nova launcher, the problem might be with you specific. Some apps can be region locked, I doubt nova launcher would be, but might be a possibility.

I think one option would be to use the Aurora Store app to anonymously download Nova Launcher from Google Play when you fake your phone model in the settings of Aurora. That way I was able to download some game that officially was incompatible with my FP3 but ran ok once installed. Had to try different fake model settings before I found one that worked.

As most all of you know, one of Android's greatest strengths lies in the ability to customize just about every little aspect of it that you want. Third-party launchers are a great way to change up the entire look and feel of your device, and time and time again, Nova Launcher has proven to be one of the best options around for doing this.

Samsung's own Android launcher (TouchWiz Home) used to be hot garbage just a few short years ago, but since the Galaxy S8, Samsung managed to turn it into something that a lot of people actually prefer using over a third-party one.

I've been using Nova Launcher on my V20 for the past year and I just upgraded to a Note 8 yesterday. Yeah, I know this isn't the Note group but this is a bit of a generic topic. I've been really impressed by the stock setup (apps and launcher) on this phone. I almost feel like it has been customized with a independent launcher of some sorts. :) I think Samsung is getting a bit Apple like...

I've been a nova prime user for as long as I remember, nova is great at what it does and for most Android phones is the better option than the stock launcher .....but I can't seem to leave Samsung's stock launcher on my S8, it's just amazing and so beautiful and I love how small the widgets info is (example is my bible widget, on stock it shows all the info in a smaller amount of space but...

Nova Launcher is one of the most popular apps on the Play Store thanks to its rich features and fluid navigation. But one downside that comes with this abundance of features is that much of Nova's functionality is lost on the masses. Fortunately, I've used Nova for several years and learned a few tricks along the way.

To try this one out, you'll need to set up a Nova gesture that launches Google Keep's "share receiver activity." You can learn all about Nova gestures here, or you can just head here to see how to set up this specific gesture.

Once you've set it up using whichever gesture you prefer, you can both launch Google Keep and open a new notepad with a quick swipe, tap, or pinch on your home screen. Now, you no longer have to lose those sudden great thoughts that pop up in your head. As quickly as they come, you can write them down.

If you use Google services often, Google Now can be one of the most valuable apps on any smartphone. Using the data it collects, Google Now gives you a customized layout of the information you want (and need) at a quick glance. Helpful tools such as traffic information for your commutes can help save precious seconds that would be otherwise be spent digging into menus of apps.

To set up the "any page" gesture, open Nova's settings menu and select the "Integrations" option. Tap the "Edge Swipe" option to enable it, which will also gray out the "Google Now Page" option. Now, from any home screen, you can swipe in from the left edge to reveal the Google Now page. This way, you can get to this useful information even faster.

After we download a few hundred apps, our app drawer can become pretty disorganized. Although we can add our favorite apps to our home screen, Nova Launcher provides an alternative option that allows for even better organization.

From Nova's Settings menu, select "App & widget drawers" and choose "Drawer groups" located near the bottom of the list. While within "Tabs", select the crossed square in the upper-right corner of your display.

Using this feature, you can create sub-categories within the app drawer. Once you have given your first category a name, select the new entry located in the list. You will then be presented with a list all the apps installed on your device. By selecting the checkboxes, you will move a copy of the app from the default app drawer into the new subcategory. When you finish adding apps, tap your back button.

Now when you pull up the app drawer, your new tab will be positioned along the top of your screen, next to the default tab Apps. By swiping right, you will reveal the apps that you added to the new category.

If you want to really be a master, long press any app within this new tab and select the pencil icon in the upper-right corner of the sub-menu. Uncheck the "Apps" box to remove the app from the default app drawer, thus reducing the clutter in your default app drawer.

Folders are a great way to organize your home screen and decrease the amount of space normally taken by icons. Typically, we create a folder based on apps which share similar functionality. Normally, within the folder, there is at least one app that we use more than the others. Instead of having to open the folder each time, then selecting this app, Nova provides a much faster way.

Long-press a folder currently residing on your home screen and choose "Edit." Under the Swipe action grouping, select "None" to reveal the drop-down menu. Choose "First item in folder," which will return you to the previous sub-menu. Afterwards, select the toggle "Swipe to open folder" then choose "Done."

You just made two changes. First, no longer is the folder shown, and instead, it's been replaced by an icon of the first app inside of the folder. Second, to reveal the folder's contents, you simply swipe up on the icon. And if you want to use the shown app, just select it as normal. In short, it's both an app icon and a folder now.

The Play Store is home to millions of apps to address users' various needs. However, some apps users want to keep private from prying eyes. Instead of someone scrolling through your app drawer and judging you, you can hide away the app so that only you know about it.

Hiding apps also has the benefit of clearing up space in your app drawer. Not only does it remove private apps, but it's also a great no-root tool for clearing bloatware installed by the OEM. Plus, if you access any of your apps using a swipe gesture or an icon or widget on your home screen, you can hide it from your drawer since you have another method of opening it anyway.

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