Launcher and default apps - Huawei Mate 10 Questions & Answers

Hi is it possible to use nova launcher on the mate 10 pro? Also is it possible to use google stock apps for dialler, messaging and photos? Basically replace Huawei apps with google apps?

Yes it is! I am doing just that on the Mate 10 (non-pro) so I am sure it will work the same for the pro version.

Settings -> Apps & notifications -> Default apps

I had read that there were some issues running Nova over the EMUI. I'm really tempted to get this phone but with the Nova Android experience I am afraid. Also hoping for a slight price drop

Not sure what you read...or where...but I have used Nova on this (and all my phones) for years and there are no issues for me???

Nova can crash when you're trying to add a emui widget to it. I had to replace the stock clock widget with a 3rd party widget because of that...

jaseman said:
Yes it is! I am doing just that on the Mate 10 (non-pro) so I am sure it will work the same for the pro version.
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Not exactly. Luncher Nova crashes and system suggests uninstall it.

Some of you are saying it crashes and others are saying emui works fine. Now whicb is correct

I use Nova everyday with no issue and have been for three weeks on the Mate 10 pro. I am not sure about the EUMI widgets causing issues because I don't use them on Nova. My friend has an honor 8 and runs Nova everyday for a year with no major issues. Sometimes if nova updates you may have to reset it as your default launcher. I would say you shouldn't have any major issues with Nova but your mileage may vary.

Well, since the EUMI widgets are causing the crashes then I would lay the blame directly on EUMI. Nova works great on all phones so....YMMV. I don't use widgets at all. My Mate 10 runs great without issue using Nova Prime as the launcher.

Nova works fine on the Mate 10 Pro as long as you don't use the stock EMUI widgets. If concerned about widgets and not bothered about paying then get KWLP or/and KWGT - you can get some good screens and widgets for free if you look around

walkerx said:
Nova works fine on the Mate 10 Pro as long as you don't use the stock EMUI widgets. If concerned about widgets and not bothered about paying then get KWLP or/and KWGT - you can get some good screens and widgets for free if you look around
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I heard that the Mate 10 pro crashes running other launchers. Causes the device to restart and resets to default launcher. I want to get the next Hauwei P series but worried about EMUI causing unwanted problems. I would like to use Nov launcher but won't put up.with the bugs that come with it. Not if I'm paying a premium price for a flagship handset

dieselhazza said:
I heard that the Mate 10 pro crashes running other launchers. Causes the device to restart and resets to default launcher. I want to get the next Hauwei P series but worried about EMUI causing unwanted problems. I would like to use Nov launcher but won't put up.with the bugs that come with it. Not if I'm paying a premium price for a flagship handset
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Read posts, its Huawei stock widgets causing problems and happens with all other launchers. Don't use Huawei widgets and you be fine. The problem is not Nova Launcher, it is Huawei widgets.
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walkerx said:
Read posts, its Huawei stock widgets causing problems and happens with all other launchers. Don't use Huawei widgets and you be fine. The problem is not Nova Launcher, it is Huawei widgets.
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Another problem is that EMUI running on the Mate 10 pro has notification problems. You don't receive notifications most of the time. Also app crashes are frequent on this device. This is really disappointing as it is a beautiful device. I want to upgrade to the new P20 pro but worried about software problems

dieselhazza said:
Another problem is that EMUI running on the Mate 10 pro has notification problems. You don't receive notifications most of the time. Also app crashes are frequent on this device. This is really disappointing as it is a beautiful device. I want to upgrade to the new P20 pro but worried about software problems
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I'm getting all mine that I have configured for notifications. Which apps are crashing as again not really seen an issue
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jaseman said:
Yes it is! I am doing just that on the Mate 10 (non-pro) so I am sure it will work the same for the pro version.
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Hi, how did you change the dialler? The google phone appl in the play store says it is not compatible with my phone. I have mate 10 pro.
Thanks.

i used nova on phone for 3 months. didnt use huawei widgets on it. not 1 crash or reboot. oh and i didn't miss any notifications from viber, messenger or gmail even though i left all battery settings on auto except for weather widget witch is on manual. im on c432 so have no idea if some other regions are bugged some way

madman_cro said:
i used nova on phone for 3 months. didnt use huawei widgets on it. not 1 crash or reboot. oh and i didn't miss any notifications from viber, messenger or gmail even though i left all battery settings on auto except for weather widget witch is on manual. im on c432 so have no idea if some other regions are bugged some way
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Same, been using the Mate 10 Pro for a month with nova launcher. Never had a single crash or reboot.
Never had issues with notifications, messages or calls. No complaints here.

gammexane said:
Hi, how did you change the dialler? The google phone appl in the play store says it is not compatible with my phone. I have mate 10 pro.
Thanks.
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I was speaking about using Nova Launcher on mate 10 (non-pro) without issue. I use the default dialer now with a dark theme, but for a while I was using the Asus ZenUI Dialer and Contacts app which worked just fine for me. I do not use widgets at all.

jaseman said:
I was speaking about using Nova Launcher on mate 10 (non-pro) without issue. I use the default dialer now with a dark theme, but for a while I was using the Asus ZenUI Dialer and Contacts app which worked just fine for me. I do not use widgets at all.
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Thanks, I am using the same dialer, but, I want the google's... Don't know why I can not use it, maybe an Emui limitation.

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Mate 10 - huge icons in stock launcher

Hi all, this is my first post on here (ever) so go easy!
After owning 3x Mate 9's (MHA-L09 & L29) over the course of the last year, I decided to treat myself and have just received my shiny new Mocha Brown Mate 10 (ALP-L29), imported to the UK from Singapore.
I've noticed one or two "teething" issues however, most niggling being the size of the icons/home screen grid and notifications on the pull down menu, they're all huge!
I have view mode and text size set to "small" in display settings though it doesn't help.
I think, could be wrong, that EMUI 5.0 on the Mate 9 had a "smallest" setting?
Anyway, I was able to shrink the icons, widgets etc to a much smaller size.
Can anyone help with this or am I going to have to hope (and pray) for a software update that addresses this?
It's such a big, beautiful display and is a shame filling it with giant icons....
Any suggestions appreciated!
Thanks.
When both view mode is set to small on mate 9 and Mate 10, yes the mate 9 icons are slightly smaller.
tboy2000 said:
When both view mode is set to small on mate 9 and Mate 10, yes the mate 9 icons are slightly smaller.
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I thought so, must be a coming fix for this?
Just feels like the fantastic screen real estate is wasted.
There should really be a 6x6 grid option built in to stock Emui don't you think?
I know Nova can provide it, but really want to stay stock for now with phone being so new!
(I may even be first in UK with it, not sure!)
Hymastar said:
(I may even be first in UK with it, not sure!)
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I have had it for a week and am in the UK ?
tboy2000 said:
I have had it for a week and am in the UK
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2nd then! What's your impressions so far?
Especially relating to launcher scale?
I've also noticed another issue where I can't delete Gmail emails from the notification shade.
any fix for this? i tried to use nova launcher but it crashed every time after i added weather widget.
olbapnauj said:
any fix for this? i tried to use nova launcher but it crashed every time after i added weather widget.
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Someone said Huawei Widgets and Nova launcher together has some problems. Maybe try another weather widget from play store?
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olbapnauj said:
any fix for this? i tried to use nova launcher but it crashed every time after i added weather widget.
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With the last nova update, no crash anymore dude
I tried to persist with the stock launcher but it got the best of me. It just lacks so many features.
I've used alot of launchers but obviously Nova is a good starting point ( it didn't crash for me) and also evie is another one. My every day launcher is action launcher and it is excellent on the mate 10. Launchers come down to personal preference but in my opinion there are plenty out there that are better than the stock one.
Also pixel 2 launcher apk on this great forums is very good and smooth
Mario_Wiznycia said:
Someone said Huawei Widgets and Nova launcher together has some problems. Maybe try another weather widget from play store?
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I got the crash when I add the Huawei weather widget. I guess it is not compatible with Nova Launcher.
windozeanti said:
I got the crash when I add the Huawei weather widget. I guess it is not compatible with Nova Launcher.
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Same here. BLA-029 .119(C636). Latest version of Nova launcher. Can anyone confirm if they are NOT having this problem? Thanks all.
Same problem here. Seems like view mode doesn't affect the size of the icons on the home screen and the size of the notification toggles. I've had the phone for 2 hours and its been bugging me ever since. I hope someone can fix this. I really hate my icons looking so big.
For smaller icons in stock launcher you have to find an icon pack with smaller icons size. I did it in app Huawei Themes https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.deishelon.lab.thememanager You can install new theme from this app which is called "card", and then apply icons from this theme in the native Huawei's theme app. For me icons from card theme look nicely and are smaller than original ones. Give it a try.
Currently using Pixel Launcher and icons are smaller now but the notification toggles are still huge.
When choosing one of the launchers mentioned in this thread, can you still use the navigation dock?

What launcher is the best for Vivo Nex s?

Tell me what launcher is the most suitable for Vivo Nex s ?
I recommend Nova. On Samsung, I could not convince her, but here it is.
I sorry for my English, I use Google Translate.
chudybws said:
I recommend Nova. On Samsung, I could not convince her, but here it is.
I sorry for my English, I use Google Translate.
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So everyone reccommends Nova launcher , so do you use the free or pro version ?
Free
I sorry for my English, I use Google Translate.
LordKonovalov said:
Tell me what launcher is the most suitable for Vivo Nex s ?
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I am using Nova launcher, the pro version.
Very happy with it, well worth the money
Cheers
tossero said:
I am using Nova launcher, the pro version.
Very happy with it, well worth the money
Cheers
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using rootless pixel launcher and I enjoy it ^^
Me too.
I will suggest smart launcher 5 it helps to keep icons near your thumb and fingers so that u need not to jump to top of the big screen again and again
im using nova launcher pro version. Superb and love it!
Nova launcher pro... No question ask
The New Hyperion Launcher Pro it is. it´s from the substratum devs, has all i need looks great and has awsome customization!
and with the hyperion dock addon you get google feed on the left side swipe. it has a beta tree and updates come constantly.
I like this Launcher more then Nova Pro and i used nova launcher quite long maybe 4 years. try it out guys, y´all have nothing to loose it has a free version too!
smisi said:
The New Hyperion Launcher Pro it is. it´s from the substratum devs, has all i need looks great and has awsome customization!
and with the hyperion dock addon you get google feed on the left side swipe. it has a beta tree and updates come constantly.
I like this Launcher more then Nova Pro and i used nova launcher quite long maybe 4 years. try it out guys, y´all have nothing to loose it has a free version too!
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how to get google feed ? I didn't get you
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how to get google feed ? I didn't get you
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you need a companion app called Hyperion Dock you can found the new version here:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/proje...lease/hyperion-dock-1-3-android-apk-download/
nova as always, without a doubt
How to set a permanent launcher so that it does not change on the vivo launcher ?
I was previously using Yandex launcher and will say it is best but recently switched to smart launcher bcz for larger screens it makes easy to show icons/options towards lower portion so easy to click using thumb.
Change launcher
r. 1982 said:
How to set a permanent launcher so that it does not change on the vivo launcher ?
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You need to get a vivo account which requires a chinese phone number you can get at onlinesim.ru/en for a few cents (paypal possible). After adding the vivo account in the account menu in settings you can activate "allow the launcher to be replaced" in more settings / security and then change it at security / device manager and reboot.
But I don't know if this is necessary in the global version... Does anyone know?
P.S.: Here is a video describing how to change launcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOCLSUugXf0
No, this procedure is not required for the global version.
You can replace the stock launcher without any problem.
Cheers
Mnsm said:
using rootless pixel launcher and I enjoy it ^^
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I installed the rootless pixel launcher from the play store and it only worked for a few hours and now will not load? I have the Global version of Nex S.
Update: After deleting and reinstalling and rebooting it seems to be holding fine.

Huawei Launcher

Hi ppl.
It is possible to block/freeze the stock launcher?
without side effects?
i would say yes:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-20-pro/themes/how-to-enable-android-oreo-style-t3864229
I don't think you can disable the stock launcher or most of the Huawei System Apps. Freezing an app makes me think of Titanium Backup but you would need to be rooted to use that.
Unless you have the Chinese hardware model you can change default launcher like on any other phone. There isn't really a need to disable it or likely much benefit from doing that.
jhs39 said:
I don't think you can disable the stock launcher or most of the Huawei System Apps. Freezing an app makes me think of Titanium Backup but you would need to be rooted to use that.
Unless you have the Chinese hardware model you can change default launcher like on any other phone. There isn't really a need to disable it or likely much benefit from doing that.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-10/how-to/guide-list-bloatware-safe-to-remove-how-t3866647
Tiago A said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-10/how-to/guide-list-bloatware-safe-to-remove-how-t3866647
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I think making changes to your phone OS using ADB commands is an increadibly bad idea unless you are a software engineer and actually understand exactly what you are doing. The Mate 20 Pro is increadibly fast as it is so what do you think you will gain by removing system apps?
It's your phone--if you feel like bricking it knock yourself out.
ok guys I have successfully removed emui launcher from my mate 20 Pro and using nova launcher now, but I am back on oreo style recents, any solution to that, cheers.
vtec303 said:
ok guys I have successfully removed emui launcher from my mate 20 Pro and using nova launcher now, but I am back on oreo style recents, any solution to that, cheers.
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Accept it or factory reset to get EMUI launcher back
all set now, nova is the default launcer and my recents are back to pie recents....loving it now, ?
vtec303 said:
all set now, nova is the default launcer and my recents are back to pie recents....loving it now, [emoji847]
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Did you factory reset then?
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Zanr Zij said:
Accept it or factory reset to get EMUI launcher back
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You don't need factory reset to bring back the emui launcher if you removed it with adb shell. you can always reinstall it via huawei's app store.
Removing the emui launcher causes gesture navigation to stop working, as well as the ultra power saving mode.
henexekrar said:
You don't need factory reset to bring back the emui launcher if you removed it with adb shell. you can always reinstall it via huawei's app store.
Removing the emui launcher causes gesture navigation to stop working, as well as the ultra power saving mode.
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I couldn't find the emui launcher in huawei's app store. Do you mind to tell me the full name of what I suppose to search from Huawei app store?
vtec303 said:
all set now, nova is the default launcer and my recents are back to pie recents....loving it now, ?
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howndid you get the pie recents back?
he installed the huawei launcher again
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he installed the huawei launcher again
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I think the question is how ? Unless he factory reset;
ok guys here what I did, initially I uninstalled huawei launcher (with adb commands) but it messed up a few things like phone went back to oreo style recents and a few more things went missing from the UI, I do not recommend uninstalling huawei launcher, but anyway I resetted the phone to get Huawei launcher back than did the following:
Go to apps find huawei home click and clear defaults,
Installed nova launcher,
give all permissions to nova, it also needs accessibility and admin rights as well as draw over other apps and allow notification,
from apps on your home screen or app drawer click on nova, for a very short time nova will take over,
very quickly go to apps again (this time nova will be your home launcher, for a short time though), long press nova icon a little menu will pop up "set" without wasting any time click set that will take you to a hidden list of default apps, click on huawei home tht will finally take you to set either huawei home or nova as your default launcher, click nova and voila...bye bye to huawei home, enjoy nova.
But please keep in my mind this procedure is for nova launcher I don't know about other launchers but I hope they act similar, cheers.
the problem still is...
when the huawei launcher is installed and you want to use nova AND you want to use gestures, the recents are completely ugly. everytime you swipe to home, you will see for a short moment the recents. that was a nogo for me because it just looked damn ugly.
so i uninstalled the huawei launcher, enabled the Huawei Gestures (which are not working on the bottom, only on the sides, if you uninstall the launcher), installed nova and installed N-Fluid gestures. Now its working like a charm, i dont care if the recents are looking oreo or pie style
sille said:
the problem still is...
when the huawei launcher is installed and you want to use nova AND you want to use gestures, the recents are completely ugly. everytime you swipe to home, you will see for a short moment the recents. that was a nogo for me because it just looked damn ugly.
so i uninstalled the huawei launcher, enabled the Huawei Gestures (which are not working on the bottom, only on the sides, if you uninstall the launcher), installed nova and installed N-Fluid gestures. Now its working like a charm, i dont care if the recents are looking oreo or pie style
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I'm not getting that short glance of recents may be cos I have still got huawei launcher in the system and so have the pie style recents, I'm using fluid navigation from day one don't like huawei gestures, but anyway thanks for sharing your set up, cheers.
e_mc_square said:
I couldn't find the emui launcher in huawei's app store. Do you mind to tell me the full name of what I suppose to search from Huawei app store?
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IIRC it's called "drawer home" in english app store. my huawei ID region is in China so I'm using the chinese app store, and I'm able to find "华为桌面" in it.
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IIRC it's called "drawer home" in english app store. my huawei ID region is in China so I'm using the chinese app store, and I'm able to find "华为桌面" in it.
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谢谢
Thanks, I'm Chinese too.
henexekrar said:
IIRC it's called "drawer home" in english app store. my huawei ID region is in China so I'm using the chinese app store, and I'm able to find "华为桌面" in it.
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Hi, its not in my huawei app store here in the UK.
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New Update: 9.0.0.183 (Nova Launcher Compatibility fixed?)

I have disabled the stock launcher since I installed Nova Launcher for my Huawei Mate 20 Pro. After updating to 9.0.0.183, the animations seem to be working fine already.
Anybody else have the same experience?
dlasis said:
I have disabled the stock launcher since I installed Nova Launcher for my Huawei Mate 20 Pro. After updating to 9.0.0.183, the animations seem to be working fine already.
Anybody else have the same experience?
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have you fisabked the launcher or just deleted it with adb? if you would you please instal the latest pixel modded launcher or lawnchair and see if the amdroid pie navbar and recents kick in
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have you fisabked the launcher or just deleted it with adb? if you would you please instal the latest pixel modded launcher or lawnchair and see if the amdroid pie navbar and recents kick in
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I just disabled the Launcher. It's working fine now after updating to 9.0.0.183
The only thing that's annoying me now is the front facing camera's stubborn beauty mode that cannot be disabled.
I have loaded the update 182 (yes 182 not 183) from funky Huawei about two weeks ago and that has fixed the one minor issue I've had with Nova Launcher.
It has been working perfectly fine since then.
My only issue now is that the Nova Launcher support has sent me an angry reply to my request because I own a Mate 20 Pro.
Those guys are pretty angry because of the accusations of Huawei intentionally sabotaging them.
dlasis said:
I just disabled the Launcher. It's working fine now after updating to 9.0.0.183
The only thing that's annoying me now is the front facing camera's stubborn beauty mode that cannot be disabled.
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xan you instal pixel launcher or lawnchair for me and use the navbar?
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xan you instal pixel launcher or lawnchair for me and use the navbar?
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I use nova launcher.
you dont understand... can you install newest pixel or lawnchair launcher and set it as default, and give all permissions (and since you disabled the launcher you have to use the navkeys right? ) then reboot.... and look if the new pie gesture ui kicks in.... the recent overview and pill navbar.
get the. apk from xda or apk mirror
because the launcher is responsible for the navigation gestures in android P.
realy hate the emui gestures and wish to use stock android P gestures
this will take max 15min. of your time but help me forever.
thanks in advance
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User422 said:
I have loaded the update 182 (yes 182 not 183) from funky Huawei about two weeks ago and that has fixed the one minor issue I've had with Nova Launcher.
It has been working perfectly fine since then.
My only issue now is that the Nova Launcher support has sent me an angry reply to my request because I own a Mate 20 Pro.
Those guys are pretty angry because of the accusations of Huawei intentionally sabotaging them.
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can you alleborate this?
I've noticed that gestures work perfectly now with Nova launcher after updating to 183
darrenk232 said:
I've noticed that gestures work perfectly now with Nova launcher after updating to 183
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But does it work perfectly with youtube?
That's the real problem
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But does it work perfectly with youtube?
That's the real problem
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It works with Vanced now, it'll trigger PIP when swiping up for home
I've had nova launcher freeze on me every so often. Firmware 1.53
darrenk232 said:
I've noticed that gestures work perfectly now with Nova launcher after updating to 183
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I hope this is the case for me. I stopped using Nova because the gesture is just so stuttery and buggy when using it.
You have an unread badge count for email, whatsapp etc using nova and tesla? Mine doesn't tho I have enabled all in the settings
With 187 nova works flawless without bug with stock gesture
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With 187 nova works flawless without bug with stock gesture
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Really? So when swiping up to go to home screen it doesn't show the recent apps for a split second and then go home? It's definitely a bug others have experienced when using gesture nav on emui.
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It works with Vanced now, it'll trigger PIP when swiping up for home
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Still does not for me on 187. I have youtube red though not vanced
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Really? So when swiping up to go to home screen it doesn't show the recent apps for a split second and then go home? It's definitely a bug others have experienced when using gesture nav on emui.
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No it works like stock launcher
The gesture navigation works ALMOST perfectly with nova launcher. This is the best I could ask for. But just let me point out some scenarios that it stutters a little bit.
1. The animation when close an app is gone. You can't see the app fading into its position on the home page.
2. The gestures are a bit more sensitive on nova than stock EMUI. For example, swipe up and hold for recent apps. On EMUI launcher, it is about 0.5 seconds. However on nova, it is more like 0.3. Thus I often hold for too long and end up on recent apps instead of home page.
3. Under some special circumstances, the background picture for recent apps screen is the previous app you used. It looks extremely weird. I didn't manage to get a SS of it. Will upload once it happens again.
Having said all of that. I feel this 183 update improved the gestures navigation by a huge leap! Just need time to get use to it.
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The gesture navigation works ALMOST perfectly with nova launcher. This is the best I could ask for. But just let me point out some scenarios that it stutters a little bit.
1. The animation when close an app is gone. You can't see the app fading into its position on the home page.
2. The gestures are a bit more sensitive on nova than stock EMUI. For example, swipe up and hold for recent apps. On EMUI launcher, it is about 0.5 seconds. However on nova, it is more like 0.3. Thus I often hold for too long and end up on recent apps instead of home page.
3. Under some special circumstances, the background picture for recent apps screen is the previous app you used. It looks extremely weird. I didn't manage to get a SS of it. Will upload once it happens again.
Having said all of that. I feel this 183 update improved the gestures navigation by a huge leap! Just need time to get use to it.
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This was what I was talking about. The recent apps screen bug. But it is not a deal breaker to stop using nova.
Frontfiringspeakers said:
I've had nova launcher freeze on me every so often. Firmware 1.53
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I had to go home again to get it to start working. I had to manually perform the gesture to go to home (I have gesture UI rather than the traditional 3 button interface).

Can the LYA-AL10 BL be unlocked and rooted?

Like the title says, it seems some sites are now offering BL unlock codes for the Mate 20 Pro. Can my LYA-AL10 (I *think* it's the Chinese version) be unlocked and rooted?
Also, if I root my phone, will I be able to perform the below tasks?
- set default launcher to Nova Launcher instead of EMUI
- flash a custom rom from the dev section
- Have face unlock work for logging into websites etc...?
I have the same phone and can run Nova without issue.
What roms in Dev section?
I'm using Nova launcher with all my devices since 2012.
With Mate 20 Pro I have 2 issues and I can't understand if they are Nova launcher related or they are EMUI/Huawei's issue.
1) Whenever I unplug the device either the homescreen or lockscreen wallpaper changes to default, and
2) after unplugging the device I can't use Google companion page. I have to run Nova settings, tap Integrations and then Nova Google Companion option. After that Google Companion page is activated.
I have to do this every time I unplug the device!!!!
tsiftsism said:
I'm using Nova launcher with all my devices since 2012.
With Mate 20 Pro I have 2 issues and I can't understand if they are Nova launcher related or they are EMUI/Huawei's issue.
1) Whenever I unplug the device either the homescreen or lockscreen wallpaper changes to default, and
2) after unplugging the device I can't use Google companion page. I have to run Nova settings, tap Integrations and then Nova Google Companion option. After that Google Companion page is activated.
I have to do this every time I unplug the device!!!!
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Just recently got a Mate 20 pro and it surprised me Nova installed(w/ companion app) without a single issue. I normally run Rootless launcher but that wouldnt run. I did nothing special. Hopefully you guys figure it out.
I did own a Mate 20 and Mate 20x when they all first released and had nothing but issues then with nova.
intruda119 said:
I have the same phone and can run Nova without issue.
What roms in Dev section?
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How...? That's strange because the option to change default launcher to Nova Launcher is not there where it's supposed to be. And yes I do have Nova Launcher installed. That's really strange especially if you're using the same phone. Maybe different software versions?
As for the ROM, I believe there's only 1 or 2, so not many choices, but it's better than what I have now (A lot of "Hi-" apps that show irrelevant Chinese apps, inability to change default launcher, etc....)
It's a shame because the hardware is the best I've ever used, I've never found a phone I've liked better than this

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