Previously, we introduced the Yahoo Aviate launcher and Microsoft Arrow launcher, both of which are designed for simplicity and intelligence, providing users with a fast and convenient operating experience and improving the efficiency of mobile phones. However, the acclimatization caused by the lack of localization makes both look beautiful but not perfect, so many users choose more traditional desktops, such as the one we recommend today Nova Launcher , as the most famous old brand starter ， Nova has a lot of custom Function is one of the most free initiators on Android.
Nova Launcher was born in the era of ICS, but it has survived several revisions. Apex, which used to have the same name, has been slow to move forward. Now Apex has been abandoned by Nova slowly, except that it is more powerful than Nova in sorting drawer applications. Recently Nova has been updated to version 4.2, which not only adds new functions, but also has new color matching icons. Let's see how the new Nova is different.
After entering the 4. X version, Nova has fully entered the era of Material Design. Whether it is desktop, settings or excessive animation, it has completely followed Google's standards.
Of course, Nova's biggest highlight is its rich customization functions, and its setting menu is even richer to the extent that it is difficult to select. It is divided into desktop, application and widget drawer, tray, folder, interface appearance, gesture and input, unread counting, backup and recovery.
In the "desktop" settings, we can set "desktop grid", "desktop layout", "top and bottom, left and right margins", as well as "scroll effect", "wallpaper scroll" and other effects, which can be personalized according to your own preferences.
We take the rolling effect as an example. There are "simple", "cube", "poker stack", "digital tablet", "revolving door" and other effects.
The launcher allows "sub grid positioning", that is, icons and widgets can be attached to the middle of the grid. Icons can be arranged as you want without having to align with the grid. You can also customize the icon size, label font, and size.
In addition to these customization functions, Nova also has the "sliding" function of icons and folders. Taking QQ as an example, we can set it to: click the icon to start QQ, and the upward stroke to open Google Translation shortcut.
The sliding function can be set as a shortcut, a shortcut to start an application, and a shortcut to some applications.
In addition to icons that can be activated by sliding, folders can also be activated by sliding. In addition to the normal "sliding" startup, the scratch up operation can also be set as the first application in the startup folder.
In addition to these, you can also set the folder to "Slide Open Folder". After this option is turned on, the icon will become the icon of the first application in the folder. Clicking it is a normal application opening operation, and the folder will be actually opened only when it is highlighted. Although Nova has no so-called intelligent scene, a variety of shortcut operations can greatly improve our efficiency.
As a part of the desktop, the tray can also be customized. We can not only set the number of icons, but also set the background, style, transparency, etc. of the tray. We all know that the trays of Google Now Launcher and major manufacturers are non sliding, while some third-party launchers can have multiple left and right sliding trays. As the most customized launcher, Nova also has this function. If you think the tray can only hold application icons, you are wrong. Nova can also put widgets into the tray, such as Google Keep and Impression Notes.
Interface appearance. Of course, the desktop icon is the most relevant to the desktop. The icons with uneven downhill and different design styles will make obsessive-compulsive disorder tangle. Therefore, the 4.2 Nova has an Android 6.0 Marshmallow style icon package built in, which can replace the incompatible icons one by one. Users can also install icon packages by themselves and adjust them according to their favorite styles. You can also turn on Standardize Icon Size to let the launcher organize icons of different sizes to approximate sizes. There are also many parameter settings in this setting menu, such as rolling speed, rolling animation, and animation speed.
Of course, in addition to the desktop, application drawers are also indispensable. In the "Application and widget drawer", in addition to setting the drawer style and icon layout, "Frequently used applications" can also be set, that is, the first row of icons in the drawer is the most frequently used application.
In addition to the drawer background and sliding mode, the application drawer also has a drop-down search function. The search bar will quickly display the recently installed or updated applications, helping us quickly and conveniently find the applications we need. If we don't like this way, we can also fix the search bar on the top of the application drawer.
Nova version 4.2 has added a "list layout" category that mimics Android 6.0 in the application drawer, but the experience is not good in the Chinese environment. Although Nova is one of the initiators with the strongest customization function, the application drawer has always been its weakness. It cannot let all applications be sorted by use frequency, nor can it customize sorting, nor can it create folders. Therefore, many people choose Apex for this purpose.
In addition to these customization functions, Nova also comes with desktop gesture functions. In gesture and input, we can customize the function of home page key, turn on "OK, Google" to wake up Google Now, and there are a lot of gestures for us to customize. Slide up, slide down, double-click the desktop, double pointing up/down, pinch inward, expand outward, and rotate both fingers counterclockwise/clockwise. As long as you are willing to set, many functions can be achieved by gestures.
Well, this is the strongest custom launcher we recommend today, Nova Launcher. Is it attracted by its rich functions? If you are tired of the simple ugliness of the mobile phone's built-in launcher, and are not satisfied with various third-party initiators, let's try this Nova launcher that can be customized according to your own wishes.
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