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Nova Launcher Beta

Nova Launcher Beta builds include new features and tweaks before they're released to all users. They're not tested as thoroughly and may not be as reliable. Beta builds are best for users who don't mind things being a little unstable.

You can get started with Nova Beta builds by either opting in as a tester on Google Play or downloading the APK from the links below.

Here's how to enroll in the beta channel on Google Play:

  1. Join the Nova Launcher Beta Community on Discord
  2. Become a Nova Launcher beta tester
  3. When a new beta build becomes available, it will notify you or automatically install on your device depending on Play Store settings

Beta builds work as direct upgrades to your existing Nova Launcher installation and don't require you to uninstall Nova stable builds first. All betas are compatible with Nova Prime and its features.

For betas installed outside of the Play Store, you can update from Nova Settings > Nova Launcher Version > Beta. You can also enable automatic update checks in this menu.

Nova Launcher Beta Discord Community

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Changelog

8.0.18 BETA May 17, 2024

  • Add a toggle to show a single row of app search results (Nova Settings > Search > Limit apps to one row)
  • Prevent Bixby from taking over Google Assistant/Gemini
  • Dock placement improvements on large screens
  • Restore the vertical dock background
  • Restore the ability to open search from the swipe indicator
  • Nova Settings visual improvements
  • Various bug and crash fixes
  • Update translations

8.0.17 May 3, 2024

  • Improve migration from Nova 7
  • Fix Fallback/Best Of color picker options
  • Bug fixes

8.0.16 Apr 24, 2024

  • Fix Google autosuggestion special characters
  • Fix Autocomplete Paste button in Windowed mode

8.0.15 BETA Apr 22, 2024

  • Add support for web suggestions from Google
  • Allow suggested search queries to be pasted into the search bar
  • Restore the ability to search with a package name
  • Support opening URLs directly without a protocol
  • Immersive search result and card display improvements
  • Ensure the correct assistant from Google is always launched
  • Redesigned What's New page for Nova 7 upgrades
  • Several bug fixes and optimizations
  • Update translations

8.0.14 BETA Feb 13, 2024

  • Add Gemini assistant icon option
  • Add support for Android's App Language feature (Android 13+)
  • Add support for IP addresses in search
  • MicroResults can be copied to the clipboard by tapping
  • Fixes with the bottom drawer search bar placement
  • Fix media card interfering with dock
  • Various padding fixes
  • Various other bug and crash fixes
  • Update translations

8.0.13 BETA Jan 29, 2024

  • Improved First Run Experience
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

8.0.12 BETA Jan 29, 2024

  • Improved First Run Experience
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

8.0.11 BETA Jan 19, 2024

  • Update translations
  • Nova Settings fixes
  • Fix FCs

8.0.10 BETA Dec 26, 2023

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

8.0.9 BETA Dec 16, 2023

  • Add support for Smart Spacer feed
  • UI improvements
  • Fixes crash on Android 14 QPR2
  • Other minor fixes

8.0.8 BETA Oct 26, 2023

  • Fix FCs
  • Fix Swipe Folder icon background
  • Fix Map card deletion

8.0.7 BETA Oct 24, 2023

  • New "Cards" for app drawer and search (Nova Settings > Cards)
    • Media Controls, Weather and Map locations
  • Additional Search API Integrations for Slack, Discord, Dropbox, OneDrive and GitHub (Nova Settings > Integrations)
  • Improvements to Nova Settings
  • Bug fixes

8.0.6 BETA Jul 11, 2023

  • Immersive app search in Drawer (Nova Settings > Search)
  • Auto show keyboard when opening drawer (Above + Nova Settings > Drawer)
  • Frequently used shortcuts in drawer (Nova Settings > Drawer. Requires app usage permission))
  • Enhance search with integrations with Spotify, Twitch and system Calendar (Nova Settings > Search)
  • Additional contact actions

8.0.5 BETA May 11, 2023

  • Fix drag-drop crash on Android 8.1
  • Fix root option to hide clock
  • Fix wallpaper colors not being respected by icon theme when applied via app
  • Fix crash when applying certain icon themes
  • Minor fixes
  • Updated translations

8.0.4 BETA Apr 20, 2023

  • New color picker in the long-press menu for widgets that support Material You colors
  • More system colour options in the colour picker
  • Automatically refresh dynamic icon packs when system color theme is changed (re-apply icon pack after updating)
  • Restore some options from legacy Nova Settings
  • Fix wallpaper zoom on supported devices
  • Fix search widget crash on MIUI 14
  • Other minor bug fixes and optimizations

8.0.3 BETA Sep 14, 2022

  • Additional SearchMore apps (eg Wikipedia, Maps, YouTube, Spotify)
  • Improve search matching of shortcuts and contacts
  • Restore 'Reset Custom Icons' in new Nova Settings (Nova Settings > Look Feel > Icon style > Icon Theme > menu)
  • Improve desktop icon swipe handling
  • Show history and examples of usage reporting data (Nova Settings > Advanced > Error & usage reporting > Gear)
  • Fixes for widget size reporting
  • Fix custom app drawer icon not sticking
  • Fix default page indicator in desktop overview
  • Fix Nova Actions from external apps on Android 13+

8.0.2 BETA Jul 21, 2022

  • Branch Search for Shortcuts and Contacts
    • Branch search is powered by a library used by Nova. Its internal identifier
  • is 'io.branch.search', (Nova Launcher is 'com.teslacoilsw.launcher')
    • This library is completely offline and makes no network connections.
    • This is NOT the same as Branch's other product, the deep link library called 'io.branch.sdk.android'
  • Fix unable to resize widgets vertically
  • Fix magneta text in Edit dialog
  • Fix app drawer not loading

8.0.1 BETA Jul 17, 2022

  • Fixes FCs on Android 8 and 9
  • Fix widgets on Samsung
  • Fix disabling dock
  • Fix various crashes
  • Fix max grid size in settings UI
  • Fix left/right gestures on single home screen
  • Fix left/right gesture settings appearing twice
  • Fix backing out of gesture action selection screen causing selection of None

8.0 BETA Jul 15, 2022

  • Material You - Custom color schemes based on wallpaper colors
  • Redesigned Nova Settings
  • New swipe left/right desktop gestures
  • Align Bottom immersive folders
  • Rebased on Launcher3 Android 12L
  • Android 13 fixes

7.0.58 Dec 16, 2023

  • Fixes crash on Android 14 QPR2
  • Other minor fixes
  • Check out the new features we're building in the beta at https://novalauncher.com/beta
  • And on Discord at https://discord.gg/novalauncher

7.0.57 Dec 14, 2021

  • Fixes for Android 12L
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

7.0.56 Nov 22, 2021

  • Fix Android 8.x widget crash

7.0.55 BETA Nov 22, 2021

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

7.0.54 Nov 16, 2021

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

7.0.53 BETA Nov 16, 2021

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

7.0.52 BETA Nov 10, 2021

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

7.0.51 BETA Nov 5, 2021

  • Fix crash when editing icon
  • Bug fixes

7.0.50 BETA Nov 4, 2021

  • Add option to disable icon shadows
  • Fix widget related crash on Android 12
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

7.0.49 Sep 15, 2021

  • Bug fixes and optimizations!
  • Fix Samsung Work Profile widgets getting cropped
  • Fix label padding on dense drawer grids
  • Fix closing drawer folder with home button
  • Fix drawer folder icons not updating
  • Fix scroll bar color not updating
  • Fix page indicators in RTL
  • Updated translations
  • 7.0.49 fixes a crash introduced in 7.0.48

7.0.48 BETA Sep 15, 2021

  • Bug fixes and optimizations!
  • Fix Samsung Work Profile widgets getting cropped
  • Fix label padding on dense drawer grids
  • Fix closing drawer folder with home button
  • Fix drawer folder icons not updating
  • Fix scroll bar color not updating
  • Fix page indicators in RTL
  • Updated translations

7.0.47 Sep 7, 2021

  • Fix search bar calendar icon crash introduced in 7.0.46

7.0.46 BETA Sep 7, 2021

  • Option to prioritize first icon in folder icon preview
  • Icon theme related fixes
  • Setting to disable transparent system bars
  • Bug fixes

7.0.45 Aug 26, 2021

  • Nova7
  • Visual refresh - Rebased on the latest AOSP launcher code and updated Nova specific code to match the latest animation and visual styles
  • Weather icon in search bar (Nova Settings > Search > Desktop Search Bar > Weather)
  • Swipe down action on icons (Requires Prime)
  • Enhanced Nova Search
  • Reshape themed icons and toggle reshaping per icon
  • Option for Android for Work apps in their own tab
  • Custom Widget Corner Radius (Nova Settings > Desktop > Widget corner radius)

7.0.44 BETA Aug 24, 2021

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

7.0.43 BETA Aug 18, 2021

  • Drawer open and scroll transition animations
  • Fix drawer group settings crash
  • Fix drawer swipe indicator not using scroll indicator color
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

7.0.41 BETA Aug 2, 2021

  • Toggle to enable/disable Shortcut and Work Profile badges in Edit icon dialog
  • Fix two finger gestures on top of widgets
  • Adjust wallpaper centering with single desktop page
  • Fix editing app icon/title in horizontal drawer
  • Fix apps on sdcard being removed from desktop/folders
  • Stability and optimization improvements

7.0.40 BETA Jul 26, 2021

  • Manual weather location (Long-press search bar > Configure > Weather Settings > Location)
  • Use device language for AccuWeather links
  • Fix issue causing all drawer folder icons to go blank
  • Fix desktop scroll effect preview getting stuck
  • Fix swipe indicator appearing in drawer
  • Fix isolate tabs + infinite scroll
  • Adjust wallpaper centering with 3 desktop pages (Match Nova6 behavior)
  • Landscape mode fixes
  • Other miscellaneous bug fixes

7.0.39 BETA Jul 21, 2021

  • Nova7 first Play Store Beta (Staged roll out)
  • Visual refresh - Rebased on the latest AOSP launcher code and updated Nova specific code to match the latest animation and visual styles
  • Weather icon in search bar (Nova Settings > Search > Desktop Search Bar > Weather)
  • Swipe down action on icons (Requires Prime)
  • Enhanced Nova Search
  • Reshape themed icons and toggle reshaping per icon
  • Option for Android for Work apps in their own tab
  • Custom Widget Corner Radius (Nova Settings > Desktop > Widget corner radius)

6.2.19 May 17, 2021

  • Fixes for Android 12
  • Preparation for Nova 7

6.2.18 Nov 25, 2020

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.2.17 BETA Nov 23, 2020

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.2.15 BETA Oct 28, 2020

  • New Adaptive Icon Shapes
    • Flower, Pebble and Vessel from Android 11
    • Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon & Octagon
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.2.14 BETA Sep 1, 2020

  • New Adaptive Icon Shapes
    • Flower, Pebble and Vessel from Android 11
    • Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon & Octagon
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.2.13 BETA May 19, 2020

  • New Adaptive Icon Shapes
    • Flower from Android 11 Preview DP4
    • "Hexagon" from Android 11 Preview DP4
    • Pentagon, actual hexagons, and heptagon
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.2.12 Apr 10, 2020

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.11 BETA Apr 1, 2020

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.10 BETA Mar 26, 2020

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.9 Jan 29, 2020

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.8 BETA Jan 24, 2020

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.7 BETA Jan 23, 2020

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.6 Jan 10, 2020

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.5 BETA Jan 7, 2020

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.4 BETA Dec 18, 2019

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.3 Sep 30, 2019

  • Bug fixes

6.2.2 BETA Sep 16, 2019

  • Nova's Night Mode can follow Android 10's Dark Theme (Nova Settings > Night Mode > System)
  • Bug fixes

6.2.1 BETA Sep 11, 2019

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.2.0 BETA Sep 6, 2019

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.1.11 Jun 13, 2019

  • Bug fixes

6.1.10 BETA Jun 6, 2019

  • Bug fixes

6.1.8 BETA May 31, 2019

  • Fix issues with app drawer
  • Minor fixes

6.1.7 BETA May 29, 2019

  • Improved Night Mode
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.1.6 Apr 10, 2019

  • Numeric Dots - notification based numeric badges. Does not require TeslaUnread. (Requires Nova Prime)
  • Undo bar when removing desktop items
  • Allow showing wallpaper in notch area when notification bar is hidden (Enable Transparent Notification Bar)
  • Bug fixes and optimizations
  • See more at https://help.teslacoilapps.com/versions/6-1

6.1.5 BETA Apr 5, 2019

  • Optimizations and fixes

6.1.4 BETA Mar 29, 2019

  • Optimizations and fixes

6.1.3 BETA Mar 26, 2019

  • Undo bar when removing desktop items
  • Optimizations and fixes

6.1.2 BETA Mar 13, 2019

  • Numeric dots now display counts on folders
  • Allow showing wallpaper in notch area when notification bar is hidden (Enable Transparent Notification Bar)
  • Bug fixes and optimizations
  • See more at
  • https://help.teslacoilapps.com/versions/6-1

6.1.1 BETA Mar 5, 2019

  • Dark mode for the Google Discover page (Requires Nova Google Companion APK and Oreo or greater)
  • Numeric Dots - notification based numeric badges. Does not require TeslaUnread. (Requires Nova Prime)
  • See more at
  • https://help.teslacoilapps.com/versions/6-1

6.0 Mar 1, 2019

  • Stable release of 6.0
  • Improved Settings menu layout: Dock options are now part of Desktop, more intuitive settings hierarchy, etc.
  • Nova Settings are now searchable for faster parsing.
  • More Adaptive Icon options available, including a new customizable shape.
  • Option to automatically match folder and app drawer icon size to desktop.
  • New window styles in folders: choose from windowed or immersive modes.
  • Folder background shapes now share the same options as adaptive icons: Round, Squircle, etc.
  • App drawer search bar can now be stylized like on the desktop.
  • Search bar provider can now be set to Google or Nova Settings by default.
  • Added vertical or horizontal scrolling options for folders.
  • Icon resizing no longer requires Nova Prime (but you should probably buy it anyway).

6.0-beta16 Feb 27, 2019

  • Fix FC

6.0-beta15 Feb 27, 2019

  • Fix widget padding resetting after app updates
  • Fixes for RTL layouts
  • Fix FCs
  • Updated translations

6.0-beta14 Feb 11, 2019

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.0-beta13 Jan 30, 2019

  • Fix FCs
  • Fix app drawer incorrectly resetting to the top
  • Fix adaptive icon wiggle
  • Improve drawer swipe performance with some dock backgrounsd
  • Misc fixes and optimizations
  • Updated translations

6.0-beta12 Jan 18, 2019

  • Fixes and optimizations

6.0-beta11 Dec 21, 2018

  • Minor fixes
  • Updated translations

6.0-beta10 Dec 19, 2018

  • Fix bugs introduced in beta9

6.0-beta9 Dec 19, 2018

  • New: Added a page indicator for horizontal folders
  • New: Notification Badges now respect System Settings on Oreo+
  • Improved: Dock background
  • Improved: More text updates in Nova Settings
  • Improved: Hover to scroll during drag/drop in horizontal folders
  • Improved: Updated scrollbar style
  • Fix: Widget drawer resetting to the top
  • Fix: Text color in drawer after toggling Night Mode
  • Fix: Blank rows in shortcut popup
  • Fix: General fixes and improvements in Settings

6.0-beta8 Nov 19, 2018

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.0-beta7.1 Nov 18, 2018

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

6.0-beta6 Nov 16, 2018

  • Bug fixes and optimizations
  • Fix some widgets (Evernote) not loading

6.0-beta5 Oct 11, 2018

  • New Android Pie inspired app animation
  • Option for assistant in searchbar
  • Fixes

6.0-beta4 Aug 30, 2018

  • Folder fixes
  • Fixes and optimizations

6.0-beta3 Aug 10, 2018

  • Bug fixes

6.0-beta2 Aug 10, 2018

  • Bug fixes

6.0-beta1 Aug 7, 2018

  • Improved Settings menu layout: Dock options are now part of Desktop, more intuitive settings hierarchy, etc.
  • Nova Settings are now searchable for faster parsing.
  • More Adaptive Icon options available, including a new customizable shape.
  • Option to automatically match folder and app drawer icon size to desktop.
  • New window styles in folders: choose from windowed or immersive modes.
  • Folder background shapes now share the same options as adaptive icons: Round, Squircle, etc.
  • App drawer search bar can now be stylized like on the desktop.
  • Search bar provider can now be set to Google or Nova Settings by default.
  • Added vertical or horizontal scrolling options for folders.
  • Icon resizing no longer requires Nova Prime (but you should probably buy it anyway).

5.5.4 May 12, 2018

  • Fix blank app drawer on Android P DP2 Preview
  • Minor fixes and optimizations

5.5.3 Jan 12, 2018

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

5.5.2 Dec 18, 2017

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

5.5.1 Nov 20, 2017

  • Fix FC on Huawei devices

5.5 Nov 20, 2017

  • Adaptive icons for Android 5.0+
  • Intelligently reshape legacy icons to adaptive
  • Android 8.1 style popup menu (Look Feel - Popup menu - Block)
  • Searchbar in dock
  • Replace searchbar in dock with any widget (Long-press - Replace)
  • Optimizations and bug fixes

5.5-beta8 Nov 14, 2017

  • Fix overly white icons in folder icons
  • Fix popup menu dismissing/moving in folders
  • Fix duplicate items in drawer folders
  • Miscellaneous fixes and optimizations

5.5-beta7 Nov 8, 2017

  • Replace dock searchbar with any 4x1 widget (Long-press on searchbar - Replace)
  • Optimizations and fixes

5.5-beta5 Oct 17, 2017

  • Misc fixes

5.5-beta4 Oct 16, 2017

  • Misc fixes

5.5-beta3 Oct 16, 2017

  • Searchbar in dock (Nova Settings - Dock - Searchbar in dock - Above or Below Icons)
  • Android 8.1 style popup menu (Nova Settings - Look and Feel - Popup menu - Blocks)
  • Adaptive icon animations during drag and drop
  • Improved speed of applying a new adaptive icon shape or icon theme
  • Lots of under the hood fixes and optimizations

5.5-beta2 Sep 14, 2017

  • Intelligently reshape legacy icons to adaptive
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

5.5-beta1 Sep 10, 2017

  • Adaptive icons for Android 5.0+
  • Use and control the style of adaptive icons from apps that support them
  • Scale and reshape legacy/existing icons to match the adaptive style
  • Minor fixes

5.4.1 Sep 6, 2017

  • Bugfix

5.4 Sep 6, 2017

  • New App Search animation
  • Sesame Shortcut integration for long-press shortcuts and app search
  • Ability to hide navbar on Samsung S8 (Nova Settings > Look and Feel)
  • Update round searchbar style
  • Improvements for Android Oreo
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

5.4-beta4 Aug 28, 2017

  • Restore Play Store icon in app search window
  • Minor fixes

5.4-beta3 Jul 28, 2017

  • Minor fixes

5.4-beta2 Jul 25, 2017

  • Fix issue where app search keyboard was not showing for some users
  • Fix inability to disable dock
  • Fix app search in Korean
  • Fix FCs

5.4-beta1 Jul 25, 2017

  • Sesame Shortcut integration for long-press shortcuts and app search
  • Ability to hide navbar on Samsung S8 (Nova Settings > Look and Feel)
  • Update round searchbar style

5.3 Jun 30, 2017

  • Internal changes
  • Bug fixes and optimizations

5.3-beta3 Jun 21, 2017

  • Minor fixes
  • Updated translations

5.3-beta2 Jun 16, 2017

  • Bug fixes and optimizations

5.3-beta1 Jun 14, 2017

  • Internal changes

5.2 Jun 6, 2017

  • Dots! Android O style notification badges
  • Round searchbar style
  • Performance improvements
  • Minor fixes for Android O

5.2-beta3 Jun 2, 2017

  • Performance improvements and bug fixes

5.2-beta2 May 26, 2017

  • Fix transparency option not showing for round searchbar
  • Fix FCs

5.2-beta1 May 25, 2017

  • Dots! Android O style notification badges
  • Round searchbar style
  • Performance improvements
  • Minor fixes for Android O

5.1.1 May 9, 2017

  • Minor fixes

5.1 May 4, 2017

  • Dynamic Badges - Image badges from notification content
  • Respect system level themes on Samsung and Huawei devices
  • Minor fixes for Samsung Galaxy S8

5.1-beta6 Apr 21, 2017

  • Ability to disable Dynamic Badges per-app (Long-press App icon - Edit - Show badges)
  • Respect system level themes on Samsung and Huawei devices

5.1-beta5 Apr 12, 2017

  • Minor fixes and optimizations

5.1-beta4 Apr 4, 2017

  • Fixes voicemail badges
  • Fixes Samsung Month Calendar Widget on 7.0
  • Fix blank drawer after Edit or App Info
  • Misc fixes

5.1-beta3 Mar 30, 2017

  • Improve handling of dynamic badges with persistent notifications
  • Handle missed call dynamic badges on more devices
  • Fixes for LeEco devices

5.1-beta2 Mar 23, 2017

  • Minor fixes

5.1-beta1 Mar 23, 2017

  • Dynamic Badges - Badge icons with content from their notifications

5.0.3 Mar 6, 2017

  • Minor fixes

5.0.2 Feb 23, 2017

  • Fancy shortcut menu animation
  • Shortcuts accessible from app drawer icons
  • Improvements for handling of shortcuts
  • Improved app search in Korean
  • Fixes and optimizations

5.0.2-beta5 Feb 22, 2017

  • Minor fixes and optimizations

5.0.2-beta4 Feb 20, 2017

  • Minor fixes

5.0.2-beta3 Feb 17, 2017

  • Support shortcut menu on app drawer icons
  • Fix app search in Korean
  • Animation and graphical fixes

5.0.2-beta2 Feb 10, 2017

  • Fix some gesture issues

5.0.2-beta1 Feb 10, 2017

  • Fancy shortcut menu animation
  • Fixes and optimizations

5.0.1 Dec 20, 2016

  • Fixes for LeEco devices

5.0 Dec 13, 2016

  • Swipe to open drawer (a la Pixel Launcher)
  • New Pixel style searchbar
  • New search view, with tabs for Frequent, Recent and New/Updated apps
  • New "Timeout" screen lock method
  • New double-tap-swipe gestures
  • Android 7.1 launcher shortcuts
  • Dock backgrounds to draw under navbar
  • Quick start to easily change major settings (Nova Settings > Backup > Quick start)

5.0-beta10 Dec 9, 2016

  • Quick start to easily change major settings (Nova Settings > Backup > Quick start)
  • Fix dock background in landscape
  • Fixes and performance improvements

5.0-beta9b Nov 18, 2016

  • Demote Weather to Labs (Sorry!)
  • Fixes and performance improvements

5.0-beta8 Oct 27, 2016

  • Celsius
  • Allow shortcuts w/ desktop locked
  • Fixes

5.0-beta7 Oct 27, 2016

  • Android 7.1 launcher shortcuts
  • Backport of some Android 7.1 launcher shortcuts to Android 5.1 and 6.0
  • Option for weather in searchbar
  • Fixes and optimizations

5.0-beta6 Oct 5, 2016

  • Fix swipe sensitivity
  • Fix hide clock
  • Fix widget search

5.0-beta5 Sep 27, 2016

  • Fix folders appearing under status bar
  • Fix swipe to open not always working
  • Minor fixes and optimizations

5.0-beta4 Sep 23, 2016

  • Fix missing or cut off date in searchbar
  • Fix tab text color with white drawer background
  • Improve performance

5.0-beta3 Sep 17, 2016

  • Fix dock going to top of screen

5.0-beta2 Sep 17, 2016

  • Fix dock going to top of screen
  • Fix swipe actions on dock with swipe to open
  • Fix some drawer pages not scrolling
  • Adjust swipe sensitivity
  • Fix red status bar in landscape
  • Enter in drawer search launches first result

5.0-beta1 Sep 15, 2016

  • Swipe to open drawer (a la Pixel Launcher)
  • New Pixel Launcher style searchbar
  • New search view, with tabs for Frequent, Recent ad New/Updated apps
  • New "Timeout" screen lock method
  • New double-tap-swipe gestures
  • Integrated searchbar into drawer (card and immersive)
  • Option for dock backgrounds to draw under navbar
  • Nougat fixes and optimizations
  • Improve interactions with KLWP

4.3.1 May 3, 2016

  • Fix icons not appearing in some parts of Canada
  • Fix drawer tab menu not consistently appearing

4.3 May 3, 2016

  • Night Mode
  • Android N Folder Preview style
  • Improved search bar configuration
  • Bug fixes

4.3-beta7 Apr 20, 2016

  • Fix Icon Layout FC introduced in 4.3-beta6

4.3-beta6 Apr 20, 2016

  • Night mode drawer icon
  • N Preview folder background now supports Android 4.x
  • Adjust folder grid style to not be vertically offset when using N Preview background
  • Minor UI tweaks and fixes

4.3-beta5 Apr 14, 2016

  • Added N Preview style folder background with clipped preview
  • Custom night mode schedule
  • Fix some layout issues

4.3-beta4 Apr 8, 2016

  • Fix FC on some Android 4.x devices

4.3-beta3 Apr 8, 2016

  • Fix some layout issues on Android 4.x
  • Fix some elements not respecting night theme
  • Optimizations and bug fixes
  • Updated translations

4.3-beta2 Apr 2, 2016

  • Night Mode
  • Improved search bar configuration
  • Bug fixes

4.3-beta-april1 Apr 1, 2016

    • Holo Mode
    • Auto Holo Mode, to enable a Holo dark theme after sunset
    • Search bar with classic Google logo in full color
    • Bug fixes and optimizations

4.2.2 Jan 8, 2016

  • Fix FC on 4.1 devices

4.2.1 Jan 8, 2016

  • Improved stability
  • Optimizations

4.2.1-beta3 Dec 28, 2015

  • Minor fixes

4.2.1-beta2 Dec 17, 2015

  • Minor fixes

4.2.1beta1 Dec 15, 2015

  • Fix toggle switches on Android 6.0.1
  • Improved stability on x86 kitkat devices (Razr I)
  • Fix FCs

4.2.0 Dec 7, 2015

  • Persistent searchbar in drawer (Drawer > Search Bar)
  • Frequently used apps in drawer (Drawer > Frequently used apps)
  • Root workaround for M slow expand notifications (Look Feel > Notification Bar > Expand with root)
  • New fast scroll in long lists
  • Optimize startup time
  • Faster and more stable than ever

4.2.0-beta7 Dec 6, 2015

  • Fix drawer search spacing on tablets
  • Fixes

4.2.0-beta6 Dec 6, 2015

  • te text on white bg in search
  • Fix vertical padding in drawer without labels
  • Make scrollbar optional
  • Optimizations and FC fixes

4.2.0-beta5 Dec 5, 2015

  • Fix FC

4.2.0-beta4 Dec 5, 2015

  • Search color matches card background
  • Setting to disable Pull to search
  • Setting for fastscroll color
  • Optimizations & Fixes

4.2.0-beta3 Dec 3, 2015

  • Additional fixes

4.2.0-beta2 Dec 2, 2015

  • Fix vertical drawer spacing w/o card background
  • Improve root expand notifications
  • Fixes

4.2.0-beta1 Dec 2, 2015

  • Persistent searchbar in drawer (Settings - Drawer - Searchbar)
  • Frequently used apps in drawer (Settings - Drawer - Frequently used)
  • Root workaround for Marshmallow slow expand notifications
  • Nova Actions for screen lock and Google Now
  • Improve handling of double-tap gesture
  • New fast scroll in long lists
  • Optimize startup time
  • Fix widget placeholders after Titanium Backup restore
  • Fix persistent search bar moving downward over time
  • Fix FCs

4.1.0 Oct 2, 2015

  • Normalize Icon Size [1], automatically shrink overly large icons to match Material guidelines
  • Marshmallow style search bars (Color and grayscale) [2]
  • Support runtime permissions on Marshmallow
  • Optimizations and bug fixes
  • [1] Nova Settings - Look and Feel - Normalize icon size, see coverage at http://goo.gl/55MYtl
  • [2] Nova Settings - Desktop - Persistent Search Bar, or Long-press in empty space - Widgets - Nova Launcher - Quick Search Bar

4.1.0-beta3 Sep 18, 2015

  • Bug fixes
  • Optimizations

4.1.0-beta2 Sep 15, 2015

  • Fix FC on Android 4.x

4.1.0-beta1 Sep 15, 2015

  • Normalize Icon Size [1]
  • Marshmallow, and Marshmallow grayscale style search bar [2]
  • Runtime permissions on Marshmallow
  • Optimizations and bug fixes
  • [1] Nova Settings - Look and Feel - Normalize icon size
  • [2] Nova Settings - Desktop - Persistent Search Bar, or Long-press in empty space - Widgets - Nova Launcher - Quick Search Bar

4.0.2 Jul 8, 2015

  • Add multiple apps at once, Widgets > "Apps or folder"
  • Add Direct Dial shortcut for SGS6
  • Fix LG G4 unable to open Messaging app
  • Fix transparent bars on Huawei Lollipop
  • Fix FCs
  • Optimizations
  • Update translations

4.0.2beta2 Jul 1, 2015

  • Fix SGS6 Direct Dial shortcut not showing for gestures/swipe actions
  • Fix FCs
  • Update translations

4.0.2beta1 Jun 22, 2015

  • Add multiple apps to the desktop at once (Long-press empty space > Widgets > Apps or folder)
  • Fix unable to open "Messaging" app on LG G4
  • Support adding "Direct dial" shortcuts on SGS6
  • Fixes and optimizations

4.0.1 May 26, 2015

  • Fix drawer search not always receiving keyboard input
  • Adjust drawer tab width
  • Fix some themes not showing in wallpaper picker
  • Fix FCs

4.0 May 13, 2015

  • Full Material Design
    • All settings screens/dialogs
    • More animations
    • Edit Shortcut dialog tinted based on colors of the icon
    • New icons
    • Bundled wallpapers
  • Rebased on top of Launcher3
  • Individual icon layout settings (size, font, etc) in Desktop, Drawer, etc
  • Max icon size boosted to 150%
  • Widget Search
  • Pull down in the drawer for search
  • New grouped Widgets drawer
  • Support for Android for Work (Lollipop)
  • Requires Android 4.1+

#materinova.30 May 8, 2015

  • Updated Wallpaper Picker UI
  • UI/Animation optimizations
  • Fixes and translations

#materinova.29 May 1, 2015

  • Design tweaks
  • Fix adding blank screen not always being available
  • Improve performance
  • Add setting for Dock Remember Position
  • Fix dock overlap on some configurations

#materinova.28 Apr 24, 2015

  • Grouped Widget Drawer (Settings - Drawer - Widget Drawer Style - Grouped)
  • Fix uninstalled apps not removed from drawr folders
  • Optimizations and force close fixes
  • Updated translations

#materinova.27 Apr 7, 2015

  • Animation optimizations
  • Fix overly attached searchbar widget
  • Fix adding apps to folders from settings not sticking
  • Additional fixes for apps on sdcard
  • Fix FCs

#materinova.26 Mar 31, 2015

  • Fix FCs

#materinova.25 Mar 30, 2015

  • Fix icon scaling when labels are disabled
  • Fix 10" tablets not respecting padding preferences
  • Fix touch feedback when system animations are disabled
  • Optimizations

#materinova.24 Mar 26, 2015

  • Setting for Dock Height Padding
  • Two line labesl (Uncheck Icon Layout > Single-line)
  • More granular control over icon label size
  • Fix custom drawer icons not sticking in some configurations
  • Optimizations

#materinova.23 Mar 23, 2015

  • Fix for apps on sdcard shortcuts not persisting on some devices
  • Fix desktop shadows disappearing
  • Fixes for RTL languages
  • Optimizations
  • Updated translations

#materinova.22 Mar 19, 2015

  • Fix FC when animations are disabled

#materinova.21 Mar 19, 2015

  • Minor visual updates
  • Fix folder preferences not taking affect immediately
  • Fix theme list not loading until touched
  • Fix desktop scroll effects in landscap
  • Fix drawer transition not respecting animation speed
  • Additional fixes for app on sdcard
  • Adjusted folder padding when icon labels are hidden
  • Fix remember position in drawer
  • Fix dock not returning to default page
  • Improved performance for some device configurations

#materinova.20 Mar 17, 2015

  • Fix bug that can cause desktop contents to be lost
  • Fix FC

#materinova.19 Mar 16, 2015

  • Fix FCs
  • Updated gesture icons in Nova Settings
  • Fix back button not showing in Nova Settings
  • Fix some widgets not showing in drawer

#materinova.18 Mar 16, 2015

  • Tune swipe gestures
  • Restore legacy menu button functionality
  • More clearly label shortcuts in widget drawer
  • Improved handling of apps on sdcard
  • Fix FCs

#materinova.17 Mar 13, 2015

  • Adjust drawer and folder padding
  • Make search overlay optional (disable for google now and app/contact results) (Look Feel - Search as overlay)
  • Fix keyboard not showing with app search (?)
  • Fix custom titles not saving
  • Fix wipe effect with margins in portrait
  • Fix honeycomb searchbar apps button on 10" tablets
  • Fix resetting app drawer icon
  • Adjust HTC KitKat navbar transparency shadows
  • Fix home button not dismissing app search
  • Added translations

#materinova.16 Mar 11, 2015

  • Improve gesture detection
  • Fix Isolate tabs
  • Fix extra padding above dock
  • Fix opening folders from list style drawer
  • Fix FCs

#materinova.15 Mar 10, 2015

  • Fix dock padding
  • Fix haptic feedback on drawer icon
  • Fix folder not respecting label size
  • Fix FCs

#materinova.14 Mar 10, 2015

  • Full Material Design
    • All settings screens and dialogs are material style
    • More animations
    • Google Search from the search bar shows as an overlay
    • Edit Shortcut dialog, and quick menu, tinted based on colors of the icon
    • New icon
    • New Nova Action icons
  • Rebased on top of Launcher3
  • Individual icon layout settings (size, font, etc) in Desktop, Drawer, Dock, Folder
  • Max icon size boosted to 150%
  • Widget Search
  • Pull to search (pull down in the drawer to open app or widget search)
  • Widgets given their own drawer, removed from App Drawer
  • Ability to change Page Indicator color
  • Drawer Tab Bar completely optional
  • Support for Android for Work managed profiles (Lollipop)
  • Workaround Expand Notifications Nova Action not working on Samsung Lollipop
  • Requires Android 4.1 or higher (Dropped support for Android 4.0 ICS)
  • Unlimited desktop pages (previously limited to 9)
  • Easy add/remove of desktop pages by dropping icons on the blank page, or removing all icons from a page
  • Add blank desktop pages (for gestures or live wallpapers) from overview
  • Improved bulk edit of folders (Folder > Menu > Select Apps)
  • Added shadows to unread badges
  • Unread Badge size scales with icon size
  • Allow reordering drawer folders by drag/drop within window
  • Added Roboto-Medium font option
  • Improve handling of apps installed to sdcard

3.3 Dec 1, 2014

  • Lollipop style drawer (Settings - Drawer - Show Pages as Cards)
  • Renamed old Circle animation to Circle Wipe, new Lollipops style Circle animation
  • Fixes and optimizations

3.3beta4 Nov 24, 2014

  • More optimizations for drawer animations
  • Further fixes for Root Hide Clock on Lollipop (requires SuperSU 2.27 BETA)

3.3beta3 Nov 22, 2014

  • Fix landscape FC

3.3beta2 Nov 21, 2014

  • Fixes and optimizations
  • Restore Hide Clock option on Rooted Lollipop, requires SuperSU 2.27 Beta

3.3beta1 Nov 19, 2014

  • Lollipop style drawer (Settings - Drawer - Show Pages as Cards)
  • Renamed old Circle animation to Circle Wipe, added Lollipop style Circle animation (requires Pages as Cards)
  • Fixes and optimizations

3.2 Oct 21, 2014

  • Lollipop Circle Folder Animation (Settings - Folder - Transition Animation)
  • Lollipop Scroll indicator (Settings - Desktop - Scroll Indicator)
  • Lollipop Icon Theme for Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Downloads, Email, Dialer, Settings and SMS (Settings - Look Feel - Icon Theme)
  • Preview of scroll effects in Settings
  • Optimizations and fixes

3.1.1beta2 Oct 13, 2014

  • Fix FCs

3.1.1beta1 Oct 13, 2014

  • Scroll Effect previews in settings
  • Reduce memory usage
  • Optimizations and bug fixes
  • Improve debug logging and crash reporting
  • Fix incorrect appwidget size reporting
  • Fix incorrect Today icon after Today apk updates

3.1 Aug 27, 2014

  • Drawer transition animations (Circle, Slide Up, Zoom, Fade) Settings - Drawer - Transition Animation. Circle not compatible with all devices
  • App Drawer Search (Settings - Drawer - Menu Action Icons - Search, or Long-press empty desktop space - Nova Actions - App Search)
  • Fixes and optimizations

3.1beta5 Aug 27, 2014

  • Animation fixes
  • Improve keyboard handling w/ search
  • Optimizations
  • Translations

3.1beta4 Aug 25, 2014

  • Fix tab click
  • Show keyboard on App Search Nova Action
  • Fixes

3.1beta3 Aug 24, 2014

  • Add "App Search" Nova Action
  • Fix invisible desktop items with Fade animation
  • Minor fixes
  • Updated translations

3.1beta2 Aug 22, 2014

  • Fix smalltab horizontal drawer layout
  • Fix app search fc

3.1beta1 Aug 22, 2014

  • Drawer transitions (Circle reveal, slide up, zoom, fade). Settings - Drawer - Transition Animation. Circle reveal not compatible with all devices.
  • App Drawer Search, shows recently installed and updated apps without search query
  • Fix inability to manually changing app drawer icon

3.0.2 Jul 11, 2014

  • "L" style folder preview (Settings > Folders > Folder Preview > Line)
  • "L" style app animation (Settings > Look and Feel > App Animation > Slide Up)
  • "L" style search bar (Settings > Desktop > Persistent Search Bar > L, or long-press on the quick search bar widget and select Edit)
  • "L" style app drawer icon (Long-press on the app drawer icon and select Edit then tap the icon and select the opaque white icon under Built-in)
  • Fixes and optimizations

3.0.2beta5 Jul 10, 2014

  • "L" Style search bar (Desktop > Persistent Search Bar > L, or long-press on the quick search bar widget and select Edit)
  • Fix FC
  • Optimizations
  • Translations

3.0.2beta4 Jul 8, 2014

  • Fix Slide Up on 4.1
  • Minor fixes
  • Updated translations

3.0.2beta3 Jul 7, 2014

  • Fixes

3.0.2beta2 Jul 3, 2014

  • Tuning of slide up animation
  • Fix isolate tabs
  • Fixes

3.0.2beta1 Jul 2, 2014

  • "L" Folder Preview (Nova Settings - Folder - Folder Preview - Line)
  • "L" App Drawer Icon (Long-press app drawer - Edit - Tap Icon - All white icon under "Built-in")
  • "L" App Animation (Nova Settings - Look and Feel - App Animation - Slide Up)
  • Minor tuning for running on Android L Dev Preview
  • Optimizations and bug fixes

3.0.1 Jun 6, 2014

  • Minor fixes

3.0.1beta2 Jun 5, 2014

  • Fix new apps desktop shortcuts
  • Fix drop in place on very tight grids
  • Fix FCs

3.0.1beta1 Jun 4, 2014

  • Fix Ok Google wakelock issue when lockscreen is disabled
  • Fix customizing title of apps with dynamic calendar icon (Today)
  • Fix settings crash
  • Fix Google Search settings crash when Google Search is outdated, disabled or uninstalled
  • Fix FCs

3.0 Jun 3, 2014

  • Ok, Google - Google Voice Search hotword support
  • ubgrid positioning - More flexible layouts by snapping items halfway through the grid
  • Dynamica Calendar Icons - Supports Today Calendar's Dynamic Calendar Icon, also supported by icon themes such as Domo by kovdev or KEX by Phlash
  • Color options -for icon labels, folder backgrounds, drawer tabs and background
  • Show App Labels option for dock and drawer
  • Colorblock drawer tab style, with individual color controls for each tab
  • Backup/Restore using drawers Document Provider (Supports external sdcard and Google Drive)KitKat
  • Full widgets in dock support (1x1 as before, but now with 4x1 as well)
  • Individually toggle widget padding (long-press on a widget and select Enable/Disable Padding)
  • Changes since 3.0beta6
  • Ok, Google
  • Fix adjacent pages showing in landscape on some devices
  • Fix drop in place of icons moving down the grid

3.0beta6 Jun 1, 2014

  • Further tuning of folders
  • Fix disappearing icons (?)
  • Translations

3.0beta5 May 30, 2014

  • Option to disable subgrid (Desktop > Desktop Grid > Subgrid Positioning)
  • Tune folder padding for small icons
  • Update translations
  • Fix FCs

3.0beta4 May 29, 2014

  • Fix small folder grid sizes
  • Fix drawer scrolling to top
  • Translations
  • Fix FCs
  • Reduce memory usage

3.0beta3 May 28, 2014

  • Fix dock label color not showing
  • Better error handling for icon themes (may need to set your theme again if it was not working in a previous beta)
  • Fix hard to snap to subgrid on bigger grids
  • Deintensify desktop overscroll
  • Updated translations

3.0beta2 May 27, 2014

  • Fix isolate tabs
  • Fix slow drag/drop with big grid sizes
  • Fix Today's Dynamic Calendar icon not always showing
  • Fix height margins causing offcenter desktop
  • Fix FCs

3.0beta1 May 27, 2014

  • Subgrid positioning, snap widgets/icons to half cells. Greater control of placement/size without shrinking/cropping app icons
  • Support Today Calendar's dynamic icon, also supported by icon themes from kovdev including Domo, Lumos and Tersus and pkg_changelogs new KEX theme.PHLASH
  • Custom label colors (desktop, dock, drawer)
  • Individual drawer tab colors (tap on the tab and select Edit)
  • New tab style Colorblock
  • Vertical drawer scrolls under transparent navbar
  • Backup/Restore using Kitkat's Document Provider (supports ext-sdcard, Drive, Box, etc)
  • Full 4x1 widget support in dock
  • Individually toggle widget padding (long-press on widget and select Padding)
  • Nova Action for First Item In Folder (Use with swipe/tap action of folders)
  • Honeycomb style persistent searchbar available on phones
  • Slight visual refresh (settings screen, menu icon, color picker)
  • Fix Samsung KitKat bluetooth settings shortcut
  • Fix home button action on Verizon Motorola
  • Restore "Force" wallpaper scrolling for HTC KitKat
  • "Show Shadows" on HTC One M8 perfectly blends from semi-transparent system bars

2.3 Dec 10, 2013

  • Kitkat scroll indicator (Desktop - Scroll Indicator)
  • Kitkat folders (Folders - Light Background and Folder Background - Light Circle)
  • Kitkat font (Look and Feel - Icon Font - Condensed, requires Android 4.1+)
  • Kitkat app drawer icon (Get the old icon by long-pressing the drawer icon and selecting Edit then tapping the icon)
  • Google Kitkat icon theme (Look and Feel - Icon Theme - Google Kitkat)
  • Small autohiding tabs in app drawer (Drawer - Small Tabs)
  • Configurable drawer Menu action (Drawer - Menu Action)
  • Transparent system bars on Kitkat (Look and feel - Transparent Notification Bar. Requires Kitkat)
  • Drawer tab indicator scrolls during tab change
  • Drawer scroll indicator is relative to current tab
  • Scroll indicators animate properly for infinite scroll
  • Backup/Restore from external sdcard (on devices with sdcards)
  • Improved Backup management (Send backups via Gmail, Pushbullet, more)
  • Fixes and optimizations

2.3beta4 Dec 2, 2013

  • Fix some layouts
  • Reduce memory usage
  • Fix resetting app drawer icon to default
  • Fix drawer menu staying open

2.3beta3 Nov 15, 2013

  • Fix folder preferences not sticking
  • Fix folder and drawer disappearing
  • Fix FC
  • Updated translations

2.3beta2 Nov 15, 2013

  • Google Kitkat icon theme (replaces Stock Jellybean icon theme)
  • Small autohiding tabs in app drawer (Nova Settings - Drawer - Small Tabs)
  • Configurable drawer Menu action (Nova Settings - Drawer - Menu Action)
  • Improve transparency on KitKat
  • Improve error reporting
  • Fix offcenter scroll indicator
  • Fix managing backups
  • Fix FCs

2.3beta1 Nov 11, 2013

  • Kitkat scroll indicator (Settings > Desktop > Scroll Indicator)
  • Kitkat folders (Settings > Folders > Light Background and Folder Background > Light Circle)
  • Kitkat font (Settings > Look and Feel > Icon Font > Condensed, requires Android 4.1+)
  • Kitkat app drawer (on by default, get the old style by long-press > Edit > tap the icon > Built-in)
  • Transparent system bars on Kitkat (Settings > Look and feel > Transparent Notification Bar)
  • Transparent nav bar on Moto X (Settings > Look and feel > Transparent Navigation Bar)
  • Drawer tab indicator scrolls during tab change
  • Drawer scroll indicator is relative to current tab
  • Scroll indicators animate properly for infinite scroll
  • Backup/Restore from external sdcard (on devices with sdcards)
  • Fast scroll for vertical app drawer
  • Fixes and optimizations

2.2.3 Sep 17, 2013

  • Fix some layout issues after leaving landscape apps
  • Fix wallpaper flicker after unlock on some HTC devices
  • Fix root not being detected on some devices

2.2.3beta1 Sep 15, 2013

  • Fix some widgets not being rendered correctly after exiting landscape apps
  • Fix wallpaper flicker after unlock on some HTC devices
  • Fix root not properly being detected
  • Minor fixes and optimizations

2.2.2 Sep 4, 2013

  • Fix drawer overscroll not showing
  • Fix drawer squishing on some Samsung devices
  • Fix for Textra unread counts not showing on the desktop
  • Minor other fixes and optimizations
  • Changes since 2.2.2beta3
  • Fix SuperSU with alternative icon being removed from folders
  • Workaround Cube U9GT5 rotation during drag and drop issue
  • Fix importing from Trebuchet

2.2.2beta3 Aug 31, 2013

  • Fix drawer getting squashed on some Samsung devices
  • Improve automatic error reports
  • Translations

2.2.2beta2 Aug 27, 2013

  • Fix icon pack FC

2.2.2beta1 Aug 27, 2013

  • Fix invisible drawer during overscroll
  • Fix some animations not finishing
  • Fix FCs and cleanup

2.2.1 Aug 20, 2013

  • Add transparency control to dock background
  • Fixes and optimizations

2.2.1beta2 Aug 16, 2013

  • Minor fixes

2.2.1beta1 Aug 15, 2013

  • Fix item order in folder not sticking
  • Add transparency control to dock background
  • Accessibility fixes
  • Fixes for some Samsung devices
  • Fix some dock widgets not showing in landscape

2.2 Aug 5, 2013

  • Custom Dock Styles
  • Custom Unread Count Badge Styles (Prime)
  • New scroll effects (Prime)
  • Optimizations and fixes

2.2beta5 Aug 4, 2013

  • Improve scrolling performance of vertical apps drawer
  • Fix for app position in folder unexpectedly changing
  • Fix transparent notification bar not sticking
  • Translations

2.2beta4 Aug 2, 2013

  • Animation tuning
  • Layout fixes
  • Fix nested folders being lost
  • Translations

2.2beta2 Jul 31, 2013

  • Additional fixes for apps on sdcard
  • Tuning of layouts and animations
  • Updated translations
  • Fix FCs

2.2beta1 Jul 27, 2013

  • Dock Background
  • New Unread Count badge options
  • New Scroll Effects
  • Optimizations & Fixes

2.1.1 Jun 10, 2013

  • Fix shortcuts installed from third party apps
  • Fix inconsistencies in drawer groups
  • Fix live wallpapers not showing on some devices
  • Misc fixes and optimizations
  • Changes since v2.1.1beta4
  • Minor fixes

2.1.1beta4 Jun 6, 2013

  • Fix FC

2.1.1beta3 Jun 5, 2013

  • Fix inconsistency in drawer groups
  • Translations
  • Misc fixes

2.1.1beta2 Jun 3, 2013

  • Fix uninstalled apps not being removed from folders
  • Fixed shortcuts added by external apps
  • Remove Talk from Stock JB Theme
  • Misc fixes

2.1.1beta1 May 12, 2013

  • Fix livewallpapers not showing on some devices
  • Fix setting icon from gallery not saving
  • Fix FCs

2.1 May 11, 2013

  • New icon and wallpaper picker. Swipe between pages of themes
  • Ability to change icons & titles of apps in drawer, independent of applied icon themes. Drag app from the drawer to the Edit icon
  • (Prime) Improved grouping of apps. Drag app from drawer to Edit icon
  • (Prime) Ability to drag a drawer folder to the desktop. Stays linked with drawer folder.
  • Settings > New Apps for adding newly installed app shortcuts to the desktop. More advanced than the Play Store setting.
  • Optimizations and fixes
  • Changes since 2.1beta4
  • Fix custom drawer group icons not sticking
  • Fixes for SGS4
  • Fixes
  • Translations

2.1beta4 May 9, 2013

  • Added setting for SGS4 status bar transparency (Look & Feel)
  • Fix duplications in drawer folders
  • Tune folder grid size
  • Fix FCs

2.1beta3 May 8, 2013

  • Add page indicator to theme picker
  • Improve drawer fade effect when opening folder
  • Fix icon editing going out of sync
  • Fix FCs
  • Arabic translations

2.1beta2 May 7, 2013

  • Fix nesting drawer folders
  • Fix apps not removed from drawer on uninstall
  • Fix folders in List style Drawer
  • Fix FCs
  • Fix wrong default icon being shown in theme picker
  • Reduce memory usage of theme picker

2.1beta1 May 6, 2013

  • BETA
  • Edit icons and titles of apps in drawer
  • Improved drawer group interface
  • Ability to add drawer folders to desktop
  • New icon and wallpaper picker
  • Improved settings for adding new apps to desktop
  • Support SGS4's transparent notification bar (Only on stock SGS4)
  • Fix drawer not reflecting locale changes
  • Fix for accuweather widget
  • Optimizations and fixes

2.0.2 Apr 5, 2013

  • Fix rendering of HD Widgets Colourform
  • Minor fixes
  • No changes since 2.0.2beta2

2.0.2beta2 Apr 5, 2013

  • Fix for pure calendar widget

2.0.2beta1 Apr 4, 2013

  • Fix improper rendering of HD Widgets Colourform
  • Minor fixes

2.0.1 Feb 26, 2013

  • Just fixes and optimizations
  • Fix blank widget previews
  • Improve icon theme handling
  • Improve accessibility
  • Fix swipe actions for icons in folders
  • Reduce memory usage
  • Improve animations
  • Misc fixes and optimizations
  • Improve gesture detection
  • Changes since 2.0.1beta9:
  • Updated Translations
  • Improve handling of widgets with invalid sizes

2.0.1beta9 Feb 24, 2013

  • Fix double tap gesture
  • Misc Fixes
  • Updated Translations

2.0.1beta8 Feb 21, 2013

  • Fix multitouch FC
  • Misc fixes
  • Optimizations

2.0.1beta7 Feb 20, 2013

  • Fix FC
  • Fix folder window out of bounds
  • Update translations

2.0.1beta6 Feb 20, 2013

  • Tuning to scrolling and swiping
  • Fix hidden dock accepting items
  • Fix folder windows going out of bounds
  • Fix FCs

2.0.1beta5 Feb 16, 2013

  • Minor layout cleanup
  • Several misc fixes

2.0.1beta4 Feb 13, 2013

  • Fix widget previews not showing
  • Fix dock scroll with single dock page
  • Fix icon theme mask not updating with icon size
  • Fix Activities section headers
  • Fix swipe action for icons within folders
  • Merge Android 4.2.2 fixes
  • Misc fixes
  • Optimizations
  • Translations
  • Labs > Hide Clock on Notification Bar (Requires root)

2.0.1beta3 Jan 11, 2013

  • More fixes for folder offset
  • Updated translations
  • Misc fixes

2.0.1beta2 Jan 6, 2013

  • Fix folder icon offset
  • Fix widget previews not loading
  • Fix drawer position not resetting
  • Misc fixes

2.0.1beta1 Jan 4, 2013

  • Fixes for wallpaper cropping
  • Fix folder centering in dock
  • Fixes for bulk add for folders
  • Fixes for Activities shortcut
  • Fix Go UI 3.0 Icon theme
  • Updated translations, fixes for Hebrew
  • Fix FCs

2.0 Dec 31, 2012

  • Custom Icon Size (Prime)
  • Swipe actions on any desktop icon (Prime)
  • Custom wallpaper cropping
  • Increase maximum desktop grid size
  • Infinite Scroll Drawer Setting
  • Alphabetical list drawer style
  • Small Icons Dock Setting
  • Force wallpaper scrolling on USA SGS2
  • Aggressive Desktop Setting (Keep in memory)
  • Lower memory usage
  • Improve scrolling performance
  • Fixes, optimizations and tuning
  • Changes since 2.0beta10:
  • Translations
  • Minor fixes

2.0beta10 Dec 28, 2012

  • Fixes for widget async
  • Fix dock landscape on 7" tablets
  • Tuning, fixing, optimizations, translations

2.0beta9 Dec 27, 2012

  • Fix widget position in dock
  • Nova Action icons for Nexus 10
  • Fixes

2.0beta8 Dec 23, 2012

  • Fix custom icons not always sticking
  • Fix drawer list FC on Android 4.0
  • Misc fixes
  • Updated translations

2.0beta7 Dec 22, 2012

  • Fix drawer autoclose with rotate
  • Fix color theme for drawer list and dialogs
  • Fix FCs
  • Misc fixes and optimizations
  • Updated Translations

2.0beta6 Dec 21, 2012

  • Fix regressions in 2.0beta5 (gestures)
  • Widget fixes (Pure Calendar)
  • Cleanup

2.0beta5 Dec 20, 2012

  • Improve dock vertical alignment
  • Fix FCs
  • Widget fixes

2.0beta4 Dec 18, 2012

  • Fixes for backup
  • Fix drawer group refreshing
  • Improve Nova Settings warnings
  • Fix disappearing shadows
  • Fix folder bg resetting
  • Fix FCs

2.0beta3 Dec 16, 2012

  • Fix expand notifications on 4.2
  • Fix dock as overlay
  • Fix dock infinite scroll
  • Fix disabled wallpaper scrolling
  • Big Grid lab now works for dock size
  • Fix folder bg not saving
  • Fix FCs

2.0beta2 Dec 15, 2012

  • Public Beta
  • Icons and folders:
    • Icon resizing (Prime)
    • Swipe up action on desktop icon (Prime)
    • Use app icon as custom icon
    • Swipe to open folder, tap for custom action
    • Disc background for folder icons
    • Folder background transparency
    • Support iconmask and shader in icon themes
    • Updated Nova Action icons
    • Bigger grid size options
  • Drawer Settings:
    • Isolate tabs
    • Infinite scroll
    • Remember position
    • List style
    • Auto close
  • Dock:
    • Auto close
    • Use small icons
  • Wallpaper:
    • Crop to portrait/landscape or full
    • Wallpaper scrolling on USA SGS2
  • Under the hood:
    • Aggressive Desktop (Keep in memory)
    • Merge Android 4.2 changes
    • Faster load times
    • Reduce memory usage
    • Default on for UI Lock, widget async and widget cache
    • Expandable "Advanced" in Settings menus
    • Custom activity background instead of banded gradient
  • Changes since 2.0beta1:
  • Fixes, cleanup and optimizations

1.3.4 Dec 9, 2012

  • Fixes for Motorola Jellybean
  • Optimizations for 4.2
  • Misc fixes and optimizations

1.3.4beta1 Nov 19, 2012

  • Fix dock as overlay not remaining on top
  • Fixes for Stock Jellybean use as an icon pack
  • Minor optimizations for 4.2
  • Fixes for downgrading to 1.3.4 from a future version of Nova

1.3.3 Nov 13, 2012

  • Fixes for 4.2 (Dock, QSB, expand notifications)
  • Added Expand Quick Settings Nova Action
  • Update Stock Jellybean theme for 4.2 icons (Camera, Clock)
  • Fix unread counts in drawer not always updating
  • Fix Widget Picker on some Samsung 4.1 devices
  • Fix drawer tab sometimes not being selectable
  • Optimizations

1.3.3beta1 Nov 13, 2012

  • Fix dock on Android 4.2
  • Update Stock Jellybean theme for 4.2 icons (Camera, Clock)
  • Fix unread counts in drawer not always updating
  • Fix Widget Picker on some Samsung 4.1 devices
  • Fix drawer tab sometimes not being selectable
  • Optimizations

1.3.2 Oct 17, 2012

  • Include Android 4.1.2 changes
  • Fix Transparency on Samsung Jellybean
  • Fix blank desktop when leaving drawer
  • Fix icon pack crash on some HTC devices
  • Fix drawer not correctly remembering position
  • Miscellaneous fixes

1.3.2beta5 Oct 13, 2012

  • Labs for improved widget scrolling performance
  • Fix FCs

1.3.2beta4 Oct 11, 2012

  • Fix duplicate folder bug and related FC
  • Few other FC fixes

1.3.2beta3 Oct 10, 2012

  • Include changes from AOSP Launcher 4.1.2 (fixes, performance)
  • Fix drawer restore to wrong page
  • Fix 4.0.x FC with UiLock
  • Misc animation fixes
  • Fix root helper on x86
  • Misc fixes for Razr I/M/HD
  • Fix icon pack crash on some HTC devices

1.3.2beta2 Oct 8, 2012

  • Misc Widget fixes
  • Fix drawer folders not closing
  • Fix dock indicator
  • Update translations

1.3.2beta1 Oct 4, 2012

  • Fix blank desktop when coming from drawer
  • Fix vertical drawer resetting to top
  • Fix Samsung Jellybean transparency issue
  • Fix FCs
  • Updated translations

1.3.1 Sep 24, 2012

  • Fix preview screen
  • Misc minor fixes

1.3 Sep 23, 2012

  • Incorporate Jellybean launcher features
  • -Desktop automatically rearranges to fit
  • -Long-press then fling to delete desktop shortcuts
  • -Project butter related enhancements
  • Import settings from other launchers (Settings > Backup and import > Import)
  • Custom drawer grid size
  • Info/Uninstall on desktop quick menu
  • Many performance improvements
    • Smoother desktop scrolling
    • Smoother drawer scrolling
    • Faster load time
    • Reduction of memory usage (RAM)
    • Reduction of APK size
  • Many fixes
  • Changes from 1.3beta8:
  • Fix blank or partially scrolled desktop
  • Fix large drawer grid on xlarge devices
  • Reduce memory usage on screen previews
  • Fix keyboard focus in vertical app drawer
  • Fix scroll indicator showing during overscroll
  • Misc fixes

1.3beta8 Aug 19, 2012

  • Fix Settings FC
  • Fix tablet scroll effect overlapping pages
  • Fix FCs
  • Importer fixes

1.3beta7 Sep 18, 2012

  • Remove Prime ribbons on Prime'd installs
  • Landscape layout fixes
  • Minor performance improvements
  • Minor scrolling improvements
  • Minor animation improvements
  • Reduce memory usage and APK size
  • Fix screen switching from preview screen
  • Fix FCs
  • Translations

1.3beta6 Aug 16, 2012

  • Performance improvements
  • Add import for ADW/ADW Ex
  • Fix widget previews being blank
  • Fix app drawer vertical layout
  • Fix desktop margins for 7" tablets
  • Fix overscroll glimpse of wrong screen
  • Misc fixes

1.3beta5 Aug 14, 2012

  • Oops, fix drawer folder FC

1.3beta4 Aug 13, 2012

  • Reduce memory usage
  • Fix dock visibility
  • Fix folder icon visibility
  • Fix previews
  • Fix tablet tap margins to scroll
  • Fix drop icons in landscape on some devices
  • Fix FCs

1.3beta3 Aug 7, 2012

  • PUBLIC BETA
  • Changes since 1.2.2:
  • Merge jellybean launcher
    • Automatic desktop rearrangement
    • Automatic widget resize
    • Fling to delete
    • Smoother
    • More
  • Import settings from other launchers (Stock, Samsung, HTC, Moto, Trebuchet, Apex)
  • Custom Drawer grid size
  • Add Info/Uninstall to quick menu, better centering and scrolling
  • Update JB Icon Theme for Moto ICS
  • Fix FCs
  • Changes since 1.3beta2:
  • Import settings
  • Fixes

1.2.2 Jul 25, 2012

  • Since 1.2.1:
    • Jellybean visuals (search bar, animations)
    • Greatly reduce load time
    • Change in UI on 7" tablets (now like stock Nexus 7)
    • Custom widget picker list for Jellybean or Rooted devices
    • Improve desktop item padding allowing labels on denser grids
    • Bugfixes and performance enhancements

1.2.2beta4 Jul 11, 2012

  • Fix early end to drag/drop
  • Fix root handling on some devices
  • Other fixes

1.2.2beta3 Jul 7, 2012

  • Added "Large" Dock Height setting
  • App Animation settings (System, ICS, JB, Slide)
  • Fix widget ghosting
  • Misc fixes and optimizations

1.2.2beta2 Jul 3, 2012

  • Search Bar Style of JB or ICS
  • Adjust padding so labels are more likely visible in landscape
  • Built-in stock jellybean icon theme
  • Custom widget list picker (requires Root or JB)
  • Fix FCs
  • Jellybean:
  • Fixes for backup/restore of widgets
  • Fixes for Play Store widgets
  • Support new system animations
  • Fixes for Nexus 7
  • Fix empty folders

1.2.2beta1 Jun 27, 2012

  • (Many changes, might want to hold out until beta2)
  • Preliminary fixes for Jellybean
  • Much faster load times
  • Fix FCs

1.2.1 Jun 21, 2012

  • Nova Action to jump directly to desktop pages (supports Tasker's "Go home" action)
  • Work around wallpaper zooming on TouchWiz devices
  • Widget fixes
  • Misc fixes and optimizations
  • Updated translations

1.2.1beta2 Jun 19, 2012

  • Jump to page actions (HUBs)
  • Fixes for some TouchWiz devices
  • Optimizations
  • Fix FCs

1.2.1beta1 Jun 13, 2012

  • Fix issue with widgets not updating on some devices
  • Optimizations & FC fixes

1.2 Jun 8, 2012

  • Color Themes, change the blue highlight
  • Icon Themes for all apps (ADW and Go Icon Packs)
  • Widget overlapping w/ send-to-back/bring-to-front
  • Lock desktop w/ temp unlock
  • Faster widget loading
  • SGS3/TouchWiz workarounds and fixes
  • Fix FCs
  • Performance improvements
  • Updated translations
  • Changes from 1.2beta7
  • Fix widget reload on home press
  • Fix Edit Shortcut FC
  • Fix widget add FC when root is denied
  • Translations

1.2beta7 Jun 7, 2012

  • Updated translations
  • Theme fixes
  • Fix nova settings backstack
  • Fix faster widget loading
  • Fix FCs

1.2beta6 Jun 5, 2012

  • Prefer Go Icon Themes over ADW (Fix iconback)
  • Minor TouchWiz/SGS3 fixes
  • Fix FC

1.2beta5 Jun 4, 2012

  • PUBLIC BETA
  • Color Themes
  • Icon Themes (Supports ADW and GO Icon Themes)
  • Widget overlapping w/ send-to-back/bring-to-front
  • Lock desktop w/ temporary unlock
  • Faster widget loading
  • Workaround TouchWiz widgets misbehaving
  • Improve hardware accel performance on TouchWiz devices
  • Fix FCs
  • Misc optimizations

1.1.4 May 22, 2012

  • Fix blank screen on some devices
  • Unread count fixes
  • Fix accessibility talkback on dock icons
  • Fix "None" height margin on some hdpi devices
  • Fix FCs

1.1.4beta2 May 18, 2012

  • Fix bubble offset
  • Updated translations
  • Fix some rare FCs

1.1.4beta1 May 17, 2012

  • Fix blank desktop after reboot
  • Workaround wallpaper zoom issue on Epic 4G Touch
  • Fix FCs

1.1.3 May 15, 2012

  • Unread counts via TeslaUnread
  • Support for selecting icon from Go Launcher icon packs
  • Set default screen by dragging checkmark on preview screen
  • Hide scroll indicator
  • "Reverse" wallpaper scrolling mode
  • Animation/Scroll speed preferences
  • Show Recent Apps Nova Action
  • Support for Cyanogenmod nightlies "Launcher" setting
  • Misc fixes

1.1.3beta3 May 7, 2012

  • Public Beta
  • New unread counts via TeslaUnread
  • Support for selecting icon from Go Launcher icon packs
  • Set default screen by dragging checkmark on preview screen
  • Hide scroll indicator
  • "Reverse" wallpaper scrolling mode
  • Animation/Scroll speed preferences

1.1.2 Apr 25, 2012

  • Fix folder custom icon scaling
  • Fix FCs
  • Updated Translations

1.1.2beta2 Apr 24, 2012

  • Fix custom folder icon scaling
  • Fix long-press menu sometimes showing menu
  • Fix FCs
  • Translations

1.1.2beta1 Apr 24, 2012

  • Fix custom folder icons
  • Fix clicking on distant vertical app tabs
  • Fix widget sizes on some tablets
  • Fix FCs

1.1.1 Apr 23, 2012

  • Fix startup FC and some minor issues introduced in 1.1

1.1 Apr 23, 2012

  • Custom app drawer tabs and folders (Prime)
  • Vertical scroll in app drawer
  • Configurable drawer transparency
  • Bulk add to desktop or folder
  • 1x1 widgets in dock
  • Tablet optimizations (Dock, full screen app drawer)
  • System shortcuts for app drawer (Works with AOKP Navbar)
  • Activities shortcut
  • Many optimizations and bug fixes

1.0.3beta2 Apr 4, 2012

  • Avoid layout jitter when expanding notification shade when bar is hidden
  • Fix a few FCs

1.0.3beta1 Apr 2, 2012

  • Internal changes
  • Drawer Transparency
  • Fix keyboard dismissal lag (from AOSP 4.0.4)
  • Faster desktop loading
  • Long-press menu for Search (for SGS2 users)
  • Misc other fixes

1.0.2 Mar 12, 2012

  • Dock Swipe is more responsive
  • Fix apps out of order in drawer
  • Fix blank app drawer
  • Improved wallpaper scrolling with infinite scroll
  • Height margins, especially for tablets
  • Tablet/Honeycomb style scroll effect (Prime)
  • Option to hide shadow on dock (and top of screen). Settings > Dock > Show Shadow
  • Scroll effect optimizations
  • Fix infinite scroll/overscroll on tablet with single page
  • Fix dock not centering on Home press
  • Fix FC with contact shortcuts in dock
  • Fixed tablet margin tap to switch pages

1.0.2beta4 Mar 7, 2012

  • Improved cube performance and scaling on some phones
  • Fixed tablet margin tap to switch pages
  • Improved wallpaper scrolling with infinite scroll
  • s/Market/Play Store/g

1.0.2beta3 Mar 6, 2012

  • Fix scroll effect issues from 1.0.2beta2
  • Some hardware acceleration cleanup
  • Fix Dock icon height

1.0.2beta2 Mar 5, 2012

  • Height margins, especially for tablets (and width margins changed a bit for tablets)
  • Tablet/Honeycomb style scroll effect (Prime)
  • Option to hide shadow on dock (and top of screen). Settings > Dock > Show Shadow
  • Dock page switching is stiffer, making gestures easier
  • Scroll effect optimizations
  • Fix infinite scroll/overscroll on table with single page
  • Fix dock weirdness after changing number of pages
  • Fix dock not centering on Home press

1.0.2beta1 Feb 27, 2012

  • Fix apps out of order in drawer
  • Fix FC with contact shortcuts in dock
  • Attempt to fix blank drawer, (If it still happens do let me know, but at least now exiting and open the drawer again should let it recover)
  • Fix some scroll effects in drawer

1.0.1 Feb 24, 2012

  • Fix Prime not being detected in some cases
  • Fix Hide Apps and Gesture Setting FC
  • Fix dock swipes on folders
  • Fix Folder background preference not always updating
  • Hardware menu button now works in changelog
  • Updated translations

1.0.1beta2 Feb 24, 2012

  • Fixed Gesture Setting FC on some Tablets
  • Fix Folder background preference not always updating
  • Hardware menu button now works in changelog
  • Updated translations

1.0.1beta1 Feb 23, 2012

  • Fixed Hide Apps/Gesture setting FC
  • Fixed dock swipes on folders
  • Fixed Prime not being detected in some cases
  • Updated translations

1.0 Feb 23, 2012

  • Nova Launcher 1.0 now on the Android Market!
  • Unlock Nova Launcher Prime features by purchasing the Market app or paying by paypal at http://novalauncher.com
  • Changes from beta15
  • Folder customizations (Background and preview style)
  • Nova Launcher Prime features (Gestures, Hide Apps, Dock Swipes and more scroll effects)
  • Rearrange Settings screen
  • Fixes and cleanup
  • Updated translations

beta15 Feb 16, 2012

  • Scrollable folders (folders can have more than 16 apps)
  • Fix folder reordering when changing orientation
  • Fix default icon showing for sdcard apps
  • Fix nova actions remaining highlighted
  • Fix wallpaper positioning in landscape/tablets
  • Improved responsiveness on some devices
  • Fix FCs
  • Cleanup
  • Updated translations

beta14 Feb 9, 2012

  • Widgets-in-drawer with just root/Superuser access, system-app not required
  • Attempt to fix widgets-not-updating after a restore. (May need a backup/restore from beta14 to fix if you were already having this issue)
  • Fix infinite scroll with two pages
  • Fix card stack and other scroll effects on tablet
  • Fix widget FC on buggy leaked 4.0.3 roms (Rezound, maybe others)
  • Fix other misc FCs
  • Fix icon bluriness when switching DPIs
  • Fix dock moving on home button press when it shouldn't
  • Updated translations
  • Cleanup

beta13 Jan 19, 2012

  • Infinite scroll
  • Custom icons for folders
  • Changed min cell height required to show labels
  • Optimizations
  • Fix FCs
  • Translations From crowdin

beta12 Jan 15, 2012

  • Fix card stack alpha

beta11 Jan 15, 2012

  • Add dock margins user setting
  • Fix overscroll issue on last page
  • Fix FCs
  • Optimizations
  • Adjusted fling speed
  • Prep work for gestures (not user visible yet)
  • Prep work for translations

beta10 Jan 8, 2012

  • Fix folder margin issue

beta9 Jan 8, 2012

  • User pref for margins (Desktop > Width Margin)
  • Fix drawer icons not responding
  • Fix FCs

beta8 Jan 7, 2012

  • Changed margins on Galaxy Nexus
  • Pref to disable dock divider
  • Card Stack (app drawer) scroll effect option
  • Pref drawer scroll effect
  • Changes to small workspace (drag/drop from drawer)
  • Disabled overscroll on dock when single page
  • Fix Home Action not saving
  • Fix no text in landscape
  • Fix downloaded/new categories
  • Disabled fading on dock scroll
  • Fix some folder handling
  • Fix FCs

beta7 Jan 3, 2012

  • Fix FC introduced in beta6

beta6 Jan 3, 2012

  • Added Voice Search and Nova Settings actions.
  • Added Settings button to Add to homescreen title.
  • Added system settings in menu for devices with a menu button.
  • Fixed items not sticking on pages 5 & 6
  • Fixed icons not scaling up when selected as files
  • Fixed drop down menus not dismissing
  • Fixed various force closes
  • Various minor optimizations.

beta5 Dec 22, 2011

  • Fix landscape/tablet FC

beta4 Dec 22, 2011

  • Happy Holidays :)
  • Screen Previews and add/remove/rearrange screens (Max of 7)
  • Backup/Restore
  • Toggle Status bar action
  • Fix Quick Search Bar widget weirdness
  • Fix wallpaper scrolling for real
  • Restored haptic-feedback on all-apps-button
  • Fix a few FCs

beta3 Dec 18, 2011

  • Option to show the Quick Search Bar
  • Quick Search Bar implemented as a desktop widget
  • Dock pages max to 7, folder icons scale down to fit.
  • Merged changes from Android 4.0.3, optimizations, bug fixes, etc. Awesome.
  • Fix folders created on dock behaving oddly
  • Fix wallpaper centering when scrolling is disabled
  • Fix graphical glitch with dock when pressing Home button from all apps
  • General cleanup/optimizations

beta2 Dec 14, 2011

  • Multiple dock pages, launcher action for App Drawer
  • Fix for icons and widgets not always saving properly
  • Fix a few force closes

beta1 Dec 13, 2011

  • Bug fixes and optimizations
  • Fix some widgets (Evernote) not loading
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