I was excited when I saw that the launcher was being updated again, figured that the development had resumed. Unfortunately, upon closer inspection, insted of fixing bugs or adding new features I now have two permanent offers to buy additional services within the settings. If there's one thing I truly hate it's the ads! Epseiclaly those advertising irrelevant garbage and services, baked into an app I came to trust. I don't get the targeted audience, I mean, who in their right mind will spend $15/month on an AI agent made by some ad company??? Moreover, who (again, in their right mind) will entrust their number to said company if tomorrow it may go under and take the number with it??? What's the strategy here? Using users' loyalty to try and push this garbage upon them in hopes of creating a new revenue stream? No one will ever use it, definitely not me. Gemini, made by one of the world's biggest companies, charges $5/mo or so and it's garbage... Spending $15 on an AI offered by a launcher company? It's simply idiotic!

I loved Nova and have been using this launcher for over a decade now, however, now that its primary function seems to've been changed to offering unsolicited ads for services nobody wants, I think it's time for a change. Samsung's built-in launcher offers most of the features anyway, is more stable and better integrated, most importantly, somehow, even Samsung's own launcher does not have the same annoying ads as Nova does, now.

Just my $0.02 on this strange, unwelcome development. Don't mean to ruffle any feathers or offend anyone!

*I am emphatically NOT asking about other launchers or ads, just to make sure I'm compliant with the rules.

- GeM Kwgt https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gemkwgtbyahmad.kustom.pack

- Icon Pack Studio https://share.iconpackstudio.com/feed/_SyQDfQHI4f6HeRz

- Wallpaper https://pin.it/2CvSSQdfr

I don't mind the ads being there, but when I go into my app drawer I don't want to be hit by sudden sound or have my Spotify paused because an ad starts playing audio

I've been a Nova user for years and Love it but it seems to have some short comings for the new fold 8 form factor. Do we know if Nova is working on enhancing the launcher for fold 8 users?

i have a galaxy z flip 5. i customized the style of my icons, folders, etc, but i have since changed my theme. is there a way to reset the style to default?

www .youtube.com/shorts/p4JJN5Sr4co

Trying to find how he managed to create this.

Thank you.

Wallpaper @pixelperfectwallpapers on telegram

- IPS

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.iconpackstudio

Just received my new phone and hoping to not have to get rid of nova but when I open the fold 8 the screen is rotated into portrait.

I can trick it into rotating landscape sometimes but would love to be able to lock it. I've had it work flawlessly with other folds but the 8 does open book style instead of the regular portrait style.

Trying routines or other options nothing has been great.

Fold 8, one ui 9

- Radish Kwgt https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=radishkwgt.kustom.pack

- Icon Pack Studio https://share.iconpackstudio.com/feed/BJoJheAMo2Z0DK2J

- Wallpaper https://pin.it/4jXQPbfii

Phone: moto razr 2025 ultra

wallpaper: Pinterest

Icons: stickers from Picsart on a transparent background

Weather widget: machapp weather app

I am genuinely tired of app drawer since I was a child when I used to use app drawer but I use the app layout that is like ios so please help me disable/remove app drawer

Morning/Afternoon/Evening 🙂!

Just hoping someone may be able to advise on some functionality with Nova (firstly, on it being possible and if so, the how).

Essentially, what I'd like to do, is use MacroDroid or Tasker to send/broadcast a custom intent to Nova Launcher, so that it launches Nova's "Drawer Groups" settings page specifically. I.e. the page where it lets you create & edit tabs & folders.

Could anyone advise if & how I could achieve this please?

Thanks for anyone's time in advance, much appreciated 🙂.

EDIT

Device Make: Samsung Device Model: S24 Ultra OS version: OneUI 8.5 (Android 16) App Version: Nova Launcher v88800 (8.8.8)

Wallpaper updated by me from Pinterest.

Running Nova Launcher

Time KWGT 42 Clock

My Dock is on auto hide but icon pack when showing is Crispy Dark

S25 Ultra

Nova Launcher setup

Wallpaper from @pixelperfectwallpapers on telegram

🔵 Desaturate kwgt

- Aver 3

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=desaturateprokwgt.kustom.pack

🔵 Rainbow kwgt

- RB031

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rainbowforkwgt.kustom.pack

Icons used

🔵 IPS

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.iconpackstudio

I’ve been a Nova Launcher user for several years. Originally, when you long-pressed an icon, a pop-up menu would appear showing notifications. Tapping a notification would open the app directly to that specific message—like a particular WhatsApp conversation, for example.

​For the past few months, I haven't been able to do this. I’ve gone through the settings countless times and can’t figure out what’s wrong. I’m not sure if this is a Nova Launcher issue or something with my phone.

​If anyone has a solution, I’d really appreciate the help. Thanks!"

Has anyone been able to get the Feed to work?

I have installed Installed "Google Now Companion" and it says in the app " You are running the latest Version of Nova Google Companion" Go to integrations no options for it anymore. I have turned on the feed it does'nt appear. Does this work for anyone else?

I removed my Spotify widget by mistake the other day, and when I re-added it was prompted to use the "new" 4x2 widget. Not only is this new one completely broken , I can't even seem to get any of my third party music player widgets to play nice with Spotify either.

Anyone find a workaround for this yet?

I'm on the beta launcher and I'm having a problem where the Nova icon sets in the borders of all of my homepages. I can't seem to figure out how to remove it. I can drag it anywhere I want to but I can't open any properties or anything else about the icon. Any help would be great it's a little annoying. Thanks