Hello!
Just before Christmas my Mate 10 Pro received the EMUI 9 update. I enjoy using gestures on my phone,but they don't work with 3rd party launchers.
When I swipe up to go home the recent apps menu appears for a couple of seconds and after that it goes home.
Tried using the stock launcher but is feels so outdated and boring.
Is there a way to make gestures work with 3rd party launchers?
I use Nova Launcher Prime and Gesture Control Pro for as many gesture points I want. I also use Macrodroid to create macros that my gestures can call. All these work on unrooted phones. Of course, device actions that need root cannot be called.
With Nova Launcher, one can even create actions for each icon swipe, and enlarge icons for these old eyes.
hyborian said:
I use Nova Launcher Prime and Gesture Control Pro for as many gesture points I want. I also use Macrodroid to create macros that my gestures can call. All these work on unrooted phones. Of course, device actions that need root cannot be called.
With Nova Launcher, one can even create actions for each icon swipe, and enlarge icons for these old eyes.
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I'm doing the same. Both apps works great!
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Does anyone know of any gesture bases launchers? The idea seems pretty cool, im the kind of person who hates clutter on my desktop or home screen so on my phone I usually only have one homesreen with the power widget and very minimal apps. Having gestures would be awesome because then I could get rid of all those apps and just tie them to swipe based gestures on the home screen
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ADW has swipe up and swipe down gestures but not much else. There's also wave launcher but I didn't like it much.
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I freaking love wave launcher. Especially since I can go directly from browser to root explorer or script manager or gmail or any game. I have almost every app and a few settings in different folders and now u can even put widgets on the wave. Change colors of wave and labels. LOVE WAVE LAUNCHER.
Makes going from one app to the next seamless and.smooth. u can even put direct call or direct message to contact on wave. Seriously awesome.
I know there is google gestures but.its an app u open and write a letter on screen to search ur phone and apps. I prefer wave launcher. And if u use widget locker u can set it so u can use ut on lockscreen.
I use Launcher Pro (my personal favorite launcher) and it supports swipe gestures on any/all of the dock icons. For instance, I have my middle dock button (of 5) set to open the app drawer on press, but when I swipe upwards it brings down the notification drawer.
Pretty handy if you hide the status bar like me.
Palm Pre/Pre+/Pixi/Pre2/Veer lol I miss webOS gestures so much! If you're looking for those types of gestures, you may be out of luck.
Tapatalkin' from my Atrix'd out DROIDX2!
I disabled the default desktop launcher in Remix OS.
This gave me a traditional Android-style launcher.
I did this so I could have features like multiple desktops, swipe navigation, ability to use widgets, etc.
The problem is that I cannot remove shortcuts from this alternate launcher. I can only re-arrange them.
If I perform a long-press on a shortcut, the only option available is: "Uninstall".
This makes it impossible to organize my shortcuts.
Remix OS forces every app shortcut to stay on the desktop.
There's no way to remove useless shortcuts I don't need.
Is this by design? Can you all check your launchers and let me know?
I use Nova Launcher, works great for what you are trying to do.
PizzaG said:
I use Nova Launcher, works great for what you are trying to do.
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Yes, it seems the two default Remix launchers are terribly limited.
So I don't understand why they block Nova Launcher (re: Third Party launchers not supported).
Thankfully, I figured out how to use "SD Maid" & got Nova Launcher to work.
I haven't experienced any glitches, and my launcher is now so beautiful & fully customizable.
So it makes me even more confused why Nova Launcher is blocked.
What's your favorite launcher? Nova seems popular, and I use it, but my favorite one is total launcher currently full version unlocker is on sale for about a day.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launcher2.key
It's not super user friendly because it's so customizable. Just an example with my screenshots you tap "net" it opens my web browser Firefox, but when I click on the flashlight now when I tap "net" chrome opens.
I've started using FastKey launcher and I'm loving it. Fastest launcher available right now.
I started using evie launcher. Replaced nova. Not as customizable, but very smooth. Low resources.
I like nova because gesture swipe screen up/down to open apps and notification. No need to tap app icon or swipe status bar, you can do it everywhere on the screen.
Is there any other lighter launcher than nova that have similar gesture?
oned_gk said:
I like nova because gesture swipe screen up/down to open apps and notification. No need to tap app icon or swipe status bar, you can do it everywhere on the screen.
Is there any other lighter launcher than nova that have similar gesture?
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Try FastKey, it's not pretty but it's brainless and crazy intuitive.
I tried fastkey, then i tried KISS launcher, KISS is better
I also use KISS launcher for a long time and satisfied with it
Twotems said:
I've started using FastKey launcher and I'm loving it. Fastest launcher available right now.
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Yes, fastkey is the best launcher for people who have 100+ apps, I have 684 apps installed. But the dev of fastkey isn't active now.
I like Nova with swipe gesture.
- Swipe right to open Google (using google companion addon)
- Swipe down gesture everywhere at home screen to expand notification
- Open apps by swipping up
- and badges
- popup menu
KISS is the best for me
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I like Nova with swipe gesture.
- Swipe right to open Google (using google companion addon)
- Swipe down gesture everywhere at home screen to expand notification
- Open apps by swipping up
- and badges
- popup menu
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Nova definitely.
oned_gk said:
I like Nova with swipe gesture.
- Swipe right to open Google (using google companion addon)
- Swipe down gesture everywhere at home screen to expand notification
- Open apps by swipping up
- and badges
- popup menu
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Same setup here and I've tried all the popular ones, but nothing comes close to Nova
Meh, I still think Nova is superior
Try lawnchair launcher it is customisable pixel launcher with blur option and supports icon pack ls and has swipe gestures
Been using Apex Launcher for ages. For me the key points are the ability to modify the grid on the home page and to be able to hide apps in the drawer. Would like to switch to a more modern launcher (and one that's actually maintained) but haven't found a suitable replacement yet. Tried Nova a couple of times but have always returned to Apex...
Nova all the way. I don't think I've ever used another launcher. And the weird part is I think most people prefer Nova for its gestures but I don't. For me, Nova's best selling point is convincing me that it isn't even there.
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Nova is the best! I use it since my sony xperia S, bqck in 2012
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I've used quite a few launchers before but now I have Meizu and I love their native interface so I stopped using another launcher
Keikai Launcher..
Search that in f-droid.org
Is there any way to add gesture on the default launcher, like swiping down to have notification and swiping up to open app browser?
No, need a third party launcher.
-Nova launcher
-Gesture Control
-Edge gesture
These 3 apps are the go to apps for customizing the UI
I use atm nova launcher cause of the missing feature.
It is also good to activate Fingerprint gesture to swipe down statusbar.
Or use power shade apk (apk mirror) and use the "trigger" (set color to transparent)
Last one is my fav!
Hi,
I just tried to install Power Shade (after reading your comment), but "Play Protect" says me it's insecured. Is it normal ?
thx
I ignored it. Last weeks it was also on play store to download. Dont know what happend. Maybe google dont like the app?!
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.
_mysiak_ said:
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)
garylawwd said:
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.
_mysiak_ said:
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
_mysiak_ said:
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
ethem606 said:
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.
sotmax said:
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?
_mysiak_ said:
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