POCO Launcher is surprisingly simple and elegant — at least, for Xiaomi. It might look simple, but it packs in plenty of options, including things as detailed as different transition animations, sort of like Nova Launcher. The app drawer is accessible via a convenient and typical upward swipe, and apps are organized by type into categories like communication and entertainment.
The setup process is straightforward, and there are a surprising number of individual settings to explore, though it doesn't hold a candle to things like Nova Launcher when it comes to sheer customization options. Presumably, it's also in active development, so we should see more features landing soon.
Unfortunately, we can't download it over on the Play Store since the beta program registration is currently full. However, we can download it from APK Mirror .
Source : AndroidPolice
I would like to see a dark theme in it... But all of MIUI has light theme..
I would have loved to see an option to resize the icons, did not find it through the setting so far, wonder if it is available yet.
SingularityHRT3 said:
But all of MIUI has light theme..
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It depends on the theme that you have installed in your MIUI-powered phone. For example "Geometry Black" that I have in my Mi5 is dark everywhere. In general, the default themes that xiaomi phone have are light-themed.
I don't know what is the similar theme for Poco and if this theme is compatible with it as I don't have it yet.
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It depends on the theme that you have installed in your MIUI-powered phone. For example "Geometry Black" that I have in my Mi5 is dark everywhere. In general, the default themes that xiaomi phone have are light-themed.
I don't know what is the similar theme for Poco and if this theme is compatible with it as I don't have it yet.
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I was talking about default theme... And I dont know if the available dark themes work on the new launcher...
Anyways thanks for the suggestion, will try that theme...
tifozif1 said:
It depends on the theme that you have installed in your MIUI-powered phone. For example "Geometry Black" that I have in my Mi5 is dark everywhere. In general, the default themes that xiaomi phone have are light-themed.
I don't know what is the similar theme for Poco and if this theme is compatible with it as I don't have it yet.
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geometry black is available in themes and it tuns background o black for settings and all. The app drawer still stays white tough, which defeats its purpose. It more for MIUI & not optimised for "MIUI for POCO"
Just moved to Nova for a two reasons:
*no option to set grid sizes ( desktop and app drawer).
*Nova teslaUnread add on solves (at least temporary) lack of notification problem in notification bar.
*ability to change color/transparency of app drawer background.
Poliarinis_eziukas said:
Just moved to Nova for a two reasons:
*Nova teslaUnread add on solves (at least temporary) lack of notification problem in notification bar.
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By this do u mean the unread count badge on home page icons or does Nova give u notification in the status bar.
Even Poco gives unread badge just not the counts.
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By this do u mean the unread count badge on home page icons or does Nova give u notification in the status bar.
Even Poco gives unread badge just not the counts.
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Yes, I meant badges and sadly is doesn't work properly for some apps. maybe I missed this option on poco launcher. But still grid adjustment is nesasary.
Yeah, it's great, but I would like to have 4 icons in a row with bigger icons, such as in iOS.
Also, some kind of live or scrollable wallpapers support would be nice.
Individual change of icons such as in Nova Launcher, too.
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It's basically the same miui launcher with the added app drawer
its there a way to change the navigation bar color scheme, for some reason on dark apps the navigation bar below its all white its horrible
Something funny i noticed with Poco launcher.
Locking homescreen layout should mean no icon/widget can either be added to or removed from the homescreen.
But apparently, after you lock homescreen layout in settings, you can still add an app shortcut to the homescreen but you can't add a widget!
Just updated to latest Poco launcher,was the word on the header at the app drawer before?
No, it wasn't.
Did you update from PlayStore?
Post some impressions, please. Is it OK or is it buggy?
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babaroga73 said:
No, it wasn't.
Did you update from PlayStore?
Post some impressions, please. Is it OK or is it buggy?
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wasnt buggy before , just curious to update , i did encounter one time hang after update, touch all apps no response , i rebooted then its ok , will monitor further
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Hi Guys,
Apologies beforehand but to fully complete this look - you'll need Nova Launcher Prime. You can achieve most of it with the free version though! And around 10 minutes free time
The Icon set i'm using is ClickUI feel free to replace with any others (I love the set though!)
Also install the Android L Keyoard and set theme to Material
Firstly Alter your Apps launcher to the Pure White option. Long press and choose Edit - then click the icon to get the icon Picker.
Nova Launcher Settings >> Desktop
Set Persistant Search Bar to 'Lollipop'
Set Scroll Effect to 'None'
Set Label Colour to White
Untick Label Shadows
Nova Launcher settings >> Drawer
Set the Background Colour to White (With no transparancy)
Tick 'Show Pages as Cards'
Set Scroll Effect to 'None'
Set Transition Animation to 'Circle'
Set Drawer Style to 'Horizontal'
Set Tab style to Classic
Set Label Colour to #384247
Untick Label Shadows
Set Drawer Groups >> tab colours to White
Nova Launcher Settings >> Folders
Set Folder Preview to 'Line'
Set Folder Background to 'Circle'
Set Transition Animation to 'Circle
Set Background to White (With no Transparancy)
Set Label Colour to #384247
Untick Label Shadows
Nova Launcher Settings >> Look and feel
Set Colour Theme to White
Set all Animation speeds to 'Stock'
Set App Animation to 'Slide Up'
Set Background to White (With no Transparancy)
Set Label Colour to #384247
Untick Label Shadows
Optional Step
Unread Counts - Nova Settings >> Unread Counts >> Install TeslaUnread
Setup as follows :-
Size - Medium
Position - Bottom Right
Custom Preset
Border - #ff81c9c3
Badge - #384247
Text - White
Corner Radius - 7
Feel free to play with the colours and see what you like best, but this is how they look :-
Enjoy! Let me know what you think!
Cheers
Paul
Nice guide that you put up for people who cannot wait for 5.0 and prefer using Nova.
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I tried Google Now launcher but reverted back to Touchwiz because i could not use S-Note widgets with it. Are all widgets available with Nova?
Looks really good, i had it setup really close to this, some off your stuff makes it look even better, thank you.
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nice work , thank you XD
jasenko said:
I tried Google Now launcher but reverted back to Touchwiz because i could not use S-Note widgets with it. Are all widgets available with Nova?
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pikul said:
Looks really good, i had it setup really close to this, some off your stuff makes it look even better, thank you.
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You can actually use Floatify to add lockscreen notifications similar to the ones in Lollipop.
For thoose of you who cannot wait for Lollipop and wants to use the lollipop theme without any struggle please flash the latest X-note rom. You can easily just change theme with Xnote controll app and there you go you have lollipop on your device with just a click. And it´s running smooth as butter just lovely. Thats why i love x-note, there is also alot of other themes to choose from. Question is if the x-note rom is avaible for all note 4 models.
Anyways im running the lollipop theme and will also do a x-note rom review as doing videos about android, rom reviews, game reviews, guides etc is my passion you can follow me on youtube ( the android dewd reviews ) stay tuned because a x-note rom review with the beautiful tw theme chooser they added you will be amazed how easily you can switch themes without nova or any other launcher and run lollipop if thats what you like.
Kind regards!
The android dewd reviews.
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Sorry, no, the s-planner widget doesn't work which is sad as I really need it.
Could you please share the nova.backup file, so it would be easy for anyone to use that, after setting the icons to lollipop, so others can simply import the whole setup. Its just for folks who keep changing there look. Just my 2 cents !!
I practically need a magnifying glass to read the notifications in the Notification panel. Changing the display settings font size does nothing. Any ideas?
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try to change the design maybe it helps
Its has nothing to do with Design, I installed Nova Launcher and still the Notification fonts are really Tiny and Subject line of Gmail Notification in black fonts is unredable
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Its has nothing to do with Design, I installed Nova Launcher and still the Notification fonts are really Tiny and Subject line of Gmail Notification in black fonts is unredable
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I saw a video where someone had white notifications. I think it's on one of the downloable themes (you got to agree to allow access to imei), you can apply that, then customize the theme too add whichever icon pack you want etc
Edit - here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRa4CC62aw0&t=0m8s
The theme is called 'beauty for emui'
None of the Home Screen Launchers will change the Notification Bar and the font size - however the EMUI themes will change the text colours, so try going to Themes, and change to Beauty for EMUI, you will be able to see the Gmail subject line because the background on the notification panel is now white - but then a new problem arises, lol, the banner notifications that come on the top of the screen are all black!!
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Unfortunately even Beauty theme has its shortcomings. Gmail notification buttons DELETE and REPLY are now invisible because of the white on white contrast. Anyone hasa better theme solution for this problem?
Hi, I'm a new to Huawei's EMUI and I'm having trouble accessing my notifications centre on my lockscreen. I've played around with the settings and still no luck. Is it not possible to access the notifications centre when I have a PIN lockscreen ? Appreciate all the help I can get.
Strange quirk on the Honor 7 is that lockscreen Notifications only seen to appear if you have the Magazine Theme set. So try go to Themes and make sure you have Magazine Theme set. Once you have done that and it works, you can then customise the theme for different wallpapers, icons etc as long as you keep the lockscreen as Magazine Theme. Let us knows if it works.
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Strange quirk on the Honor 7 is that lockscreen Notifications only seen to appear if you have the Magazine Theme set. So try go to Themes and make sure you have Magazine Theme set. Once you have done that and it works, you can then customise the theme for different wallpapers, icons etc as long as you keep the lockscreen as Magazine Theme. Let us knows if it works.
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do you know how i gonna get the magazine theme? i check from the theme gallery and i dun have the magazine theme. please help
Of course, it is there, it is already installed in your device, it's called Bazzar or Bazzar_golden. You cab use either and then customise it.
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admisi said:
Strange quirk on the Honor 7 is that lockscreen Notifications only seen to appear if you have the Magazine Theme set. So try go to Themes and make sure you have Magazine Theme set. Once you have done that and it works, you can then customise the theme for different wallpapers, icons etc as long as you keep the lockscreen as Magazine Theme. Let us knows if it works.
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I set the theme back to Magazine but my notifications are still not showing up on the lockscreen. However, after reading up a little, it may be my PIN lock that may be preventing me from seeing the notifications. I guess I was expecting to see the same thing on a stock Android lockscreen even with a PIN lock (You can see the notifications before swiping up to enter the PIN).
Ah maybe, I have PIN lockscreen enabled also but have my android smartwatch always connected, which removes the PIN unlock when the watch is in range, which is all the time, lol.
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Hi everyone.
I'm using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X(Snapdragon) and I'm currently on the MIUi 9 Global 7.10.19 Beta.
The bootloader is unlocked but the phone is not rooted.
I really like how the new pixel phone's interface looks.
What's the most convenient way to get the same look (home screen+app drawer+settings+app icons+notification badges+status bar UI) on my phone?
Do i need to switch to a specific Custom ROM? Or can i achieve this with the Nova launcher Pro?
any advise would be highly appreciated
You cannot change status bar and settings with MIUI, only theme it. (change colors)
To achieve Pixel look you definitely need custom ROM.
For example LineageOS + Lawnchair launcher. ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.deletescape.lawnchair.plah )
There is also Pixel 2 launcher, but it doesn't support custom icon packs so idk if you will like it.
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I really like how the new pixel phone's interface looks.
What's the most convenient way to get the same look (home screen+app drawer+settings+app icons+notification badges+status bar UI) on my phone?
Do i need to switch to a specific Custom ROM? Or can i achieve this with the Nova launcher Pro?
any advise would be highly appreciated
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Nova launcher can help you with home screen+app drawer+icons+notification badges (use latest beta its better ).
Settings and system status bar require some good theme . I have used miui hardly for 4 days so cannot say which theme would be better but there is a theme capable of getting you aosp status bar icons
For notification style and quick settings use material notification shade (just use your brain to get it work properly)
click here for an idea on how to do setups using differnt launchers .
click here for material notification shade thread and info about it .
I have added my nova backup you can use it for your setup . Just extract and restore as usual(See attachment)
Widget to use = ANOTHER WIDGET (Search on playstore )
Is there any cc9 launcher apk files for mi a3?
Nova launcher pro, everytime on every phone ? Swipe up gesture to turn screen off, swipe down to show notifications. Widgets can overlap and resize freely. Has app drawer. I am not aware of other launcher with these (and many more) features.
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Nova launcher pro, everytime on every phone ? Swipe up gesture to turn screen off, swipe down to show notifications. Widgets can overlap and resize freely. Has app drawer. I am not aware of other launcher with these (and many more) features.
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You lose pie/Android 10 recents with Nova though.
For Android 9 I use Hyperion launcher
For Android 10 I use paphonb quickstep port (or lawnchair v2 early Android 10 release which is pretty buggy but usable)
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You lose pie/Android 10 recents with Nova though.
For Android 9 I use Hyperion launcher
For Android 10 I use paphonb quickstep port (or lawnchair v2 early Android 10 release which is pretty buggy but usable)
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I wasn't even aware that recent menu has changed with Pie. Just tried it and to be honest, I prefer the Nova recent menu. But maybe I'll give a chance to and try some other launcher with system recent menu support.
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I wasn't even aware that recent menu has changed with Pie. Just tried it and to be honest, I prefer the Nova recent menu. But maybe I'll give a chance to and try some other launcher with system recent menu support.
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You will also need quickswitch magisk module to enable the recents view on custom launchers that support it
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Nova launcher pro, everytime on every phone ? Swipe up gesture to turn screen off, swipe down to show notifications. Widgets can overlap and resize freely. Has app drawer. I am not aware of other launcher with these (and many more) features.
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I have also nova pro. it really has cool features but i m looking for a launcher which without app drawer.
Stock launcher is good enough for me i like it, i use to use pixel launcher in my old phone, i already have pixel launcher in mi a3 so no need for 3rd party launcher
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I have also nova pro. it really has cool features but i m looking for a launcher which without app drawer.
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Nova settings -> app drawer -> gestures -> swipe to open/close. You can remove app drawer icon then. It's pretty close to the stock launcher behavior. Or, Nova settings -> home screen -> new apps -> add icons to home screen. Then you don't need to use app drawer at all, all new app icons will be on your home screen after installation (you will need to add existing apps manually though).
Nova since 4ever.
Swipe up for drawer, drawer have one page and everything in folders, double tap to turn off, swipe down for notifications , counter clockwise for settings.
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Nova since 4ever.
Swipe up for drawer, drawer have one page and everything in folders, double tap to turn off, swipe down for notifications , counter clockwise for settings.
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Still like I said above you will lose the Android 9/10 recents view on launchers that don't support it. Nova being one of them
I'm a huge fan of Nova. It's the best launcher for Android ever made. But recently I've switched to Hyperion. It's really awesome. I really like the blur effect a lot. Immersive mode, gestures, screen lock-everything is there. It's the second best launcher imo.
I'll probably switch back to Nova eventually.
Another launcher I really like is Lean launcher. Super lightweight, super snappy launcher with not many customization options. Has Google feed & screen lock with double tap though. Allows you to hide apps & change the icon for individual apps.
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Still like I said above you will lose the Android 9/10 recents view on launchers that don't support it. Nova being one of them
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Just wondering, what's so good on stock recent apps menu? I use it only to switch between apps. The omnipresent Google search bar irritates me, can it be disabled?
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Just wondering, what's so good on stock recent apps menu? I use it only to switch between apps. The omnipresent Google search bar irritates me, can it be disabled?
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Just how fluid it is being able to open the app drawer from the recents menu by just swiping up on the dock and the way it fits with the gestures of Android 10 now aswel it's just way better in my opinion. But it is completely up to the person and what they prefer themselves. I can't tell you it's the best coz each to their own.
Also thats pixel launcher that has Google search. Aosp quickstep launcher does not have Google search in dock
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Just how fluid it is being able to open the app drawer from the recents menu by just swiping up on the dock and the way it fits with the gestures of Android 10 now aswel it's just way better in my opinion. But it is completely up to the person and what they prefer themselves. I can't tell you it's the best coz each to their own.
Also thats pixel launcher that has Google search. Aosp quickstep launcher does not have Google search in dock
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I see, thanks for the explanation. So you basically like features which I prefer not to be present. Nova launcher with "old" recent menu seems to be the better choice for me. Anyway, going to try Hyperion, it sounds nice I'll give a chance to the quickswitch Magisk module too, maybe it'll grow on me.
Mine is Niagara, best simplistic launcher, best one handed launcher ive ever used.
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Still like I said above you will lose the Android 9/10 recents view on launchers that don't support it. Nova being one of them
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I suppose you mean recen apps, because recent in general is the same.
+1 for Niagara and Lines icon pack.
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I suppose you mean recen apps, because recent in general is the same.
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Ya and the way you can access the app drawer by simply swiping up on the dock. It just all fits seamlessly with the new gestures