Nova is actually one man team now, been looking for replacement for while now but haven't find anything reliable with similar shortcuts and folders. Sad that they let the dev team go, been using it for over a decade now.
Aye, it takes some getting used to but once you are on it, you never leave it. Peoples watch me accessing my apps so fast with wonder on their tiny little minds lol😊
6:54 O actually stands for Open-Source but I like yours better. 😄 Hi, I'm Tanuj, developer of Olauncher. Very happy to see that it made it to the top 10.
Thanks for making such a good and simplistic launcher, love it. It's one of 2 launchers I always recommend for my friends and colleagues when they got bored with their phone default launcher.
@@TeluguOtaku1 100% yes. they just act like an app on your phone and setting them as the launcher can be done in system settings, no work around required. Home screens on most androids are just apps set as the launcher in the first place.
@@josho1191 Sounds about right for Microsoft software! 😂 ... with Microsoft changing course to becoming an advertising company that collects user data I would be dubious about putting their software on my phone. With the automatic spying feature about to be relaunched in Windows 11, I have just switched my desktop pc to Linux.
@@macdonaldquarshie8557I use it on my s24 Ultra but not on my Tab S9 as when used in landscape the app and folder labels disappear which doesn't work for me.
My favorite launcher so far is the AIO launcher. Feels like minimalist and maximalist at the same time. You can just just what you want, where you want. Doesn't feel like a classic launcher, but I like it so much
I've never understood people complaining about apps cluttering up their homescreens. Don't they know your can remove them? You can even go into the settings and select "don't add new apps to the homescreen". You don't need a launcher to have a clutter free homescreen. That's why app draws exist. Surely it's quickest to swipe up than to do funky scrolling gestures that take longer too get apps you want
I need a launcher to fine tune gesture control (nova) and to customize my folders and to customize my app drawer and also to set the rows and columns on the home screen to be able to custom fit some widgets.
I've been using Nova Launcher Prime since at least 2013, and bought Nova Prime in December 2015 at the very reasonable price of INR 10 (that's US$ 0.12 lol). Tried to find a replacement sometimes, but the way I've customized it carries over so seamlessly to every one of my new devices that I've never felt I HAD to switch. Love Nova to bits, best 10 Rupees I ever spent tbh.
It's a shame Nothing don't release their Nothing OS launcher as a standalone product because it's pretty good. Nice and zippy, with lots of widgets, monochrome support and app folders that can have customised icons and be various different shapes and sizes. It's definitely my favourite OEM launcher.
I'm a Total Launcher guy. If I were to guess, right now I probably take advantage of about a tenth of its features, but I do have some customizations, and it's kind of incredible all the functionality you can cram into the interface.
I love Niagra launcher, I have tried total launcher but the weather not being able to be local for my location is a deal breaker for me, when all others work fine. Great Video as always.
My preferred launcher is Total Launcher, which is excellent for tablets. It's particularly great if you enjoy displaying your wallpapers with different gestures and unique clicks for opening apps or an app drawer window, which is also resizable for tablet use. It's just boring to use phone launchers on a such big screen, with all spaced out 5x5 icons on the entire screen.
Well UncleSpurt, like you i spent many a fiddling hour with Nova, and then discovered Niagara, fell into her and have never left. Errm that didn't come out right in writing. I better drink that pint and forget that I wrote this...
For me, using s23 ultra, I cannot used any custome launcher. Because when ever I exit an app, samsung have a zoom out animation and I cannot open a new app until animation is finished.. and seams I cannot disable that or I dont know how
I loved Nova for years. But since the APIs for animations support has been broken on Samsung since One UI 6, I've resorted back to my boring stock launcher. I'm hoping we will see the fix on One UI 7 to allowed animation support for 3rd party launchers
@@franklingoodwin most people? Not sure you've got that part right mate. Yeah, course, some people don't care about animations. But there's quite a few of us who want a smoother experience on a phone.
@@Random-KP if you want a smooth experienced you turn them down or turn animations off. This has already been known about Android for at least a decade
Uncle Spurt how do you keep up with watching all these anime shows ?! just curious lol.. I love anime myself but can't seem to watch a full show with like every episode, I get through 1 and then kids prevent me going back to them so I just forget, literally only one I've got all way through was last samurai on Netflix lol what's your secret to a full anime binge all the time ? Ps love that dandadan wallpaper you have found, it's now on my phone lol not seen or heard of it before but just watched the trailer and I think I might have a crack at trying to watch it all lol
Have you ever considered doing a video on custom ROMs? I'm not just talking about changing a Chinese ROM for the Global ROM, I mean actual custom ROMs written by the enthusiast community.
I used Niagara for more than a year and i really love it, only problem is that I can only use one widget at a time with the free version, maybe i'll buy the premium idk
I don't know, never used an independentl launcher. If I use one on top of up to date Samsung One UI, (1) what would I gain and (2) what are the chances I would f**k up my phone? Are they like Linux and really for enthusiasts only?
Unky Spurt, I don't want another thing added to my phone for things it already does. What do you recommend to get rid of the bloatware that comes on a new phone, that idiots like me cannot delete
Never thought I would love another UA-camr tech channel like I ❤️ Flossy. You are definitely in my top five top tech UA-camr recommendations that is a must watch for most 😊
Where has the backup option gone in the new Nova Launcher Prime app (Nova launcher 8)? Can't find it anymore. Seems to be a totally new (and limited) way of setting things up in Nova. Was gonna transfer the setttings from an old phone to a new, but since a backup option doesn't seem to exist, is this not possible? Read that there was a new owner somewhere. Could this be a case of "New owner destroying something good" like with Last Pass and lots of other stuff.
Can I ask what device you using there? Those animations are incredibly smooth. I don't enjoy such fluid animations on my OnePlus 12 using 3rd party launchers.
How does the swipe up to close App gesture with nova launcher prime works on your phone? on my Oneplus 12 after i swipe up from the bottom to close the app it shows 1 to 1 and 1/2 seconds only my wallpaper and after this the homescreen pops up. never seen it so smoth. not on my find x5 not on my pixel 9 pro and not on my OP12. they are all showing this waiting second after i swipe up to close an app. how can i fix this? the version out of the playstore and beta testet and this happens on every Version on every phone :(
Can't find anything where the home screen is * one page vertical scroll (like web browser) * add groups that swipe left/right. *add grouped widgets that swipe left/right. *unsorted newly installed apps sit at bottom. Idk call it doomscroll launcher of not coined already
It'd be better if you listed the phones which allowed the use of launchers without going back to using the old 3 button navigation system. As far as I know only Pixels and Samsung phones implement gestures properly unless anyone can tell me differently
I stopped using any launchers cos i hate the buttons at the bottom, unfortunately xiaomi doesnt support 3rd parties, what phones still good only pixels or samsungs?
They are the only two manufacturers that fully support launchers including gestures as far as I know, but if anyone knows differently I'd be happy to hear about it
I'm here because Nova has been causing the app shelf to disappear or it's completely stopped responding. here looking for a replacement to the launcher I've been using forever.
Nova is actually one man team now, been looking for replacement for while now but haven't find anything reliable with similar shortcuts and folders. Sad that they let the dev team go, been using it for over a decade now.
Best launcher ever, there were good launchers like apex and adw, also liked asap but they're all gone now. I hope Nova stays.
Niagara is the only launcher app that actually transform the homesreen experience, so my vote goes for Niagara.
Nova is still awesome after so many years. Prime purchase well worth it. 👍
Niagara still reigns supreme imo. One of the only few apps that I ever paid for to get the full version.
Agreed. Nothing comes close.
This is the only launcher I use and ive had it for a minute now
niagara keeps randomly freezing and being unresponsive for me so unfortunately i had to stop using it
Aye, it takes some getting used to but once you are on it, you never leave it. Peoples watch me accessing my apps so fast with wonder on their tiny little minds lol😊
It's boring. Some say simple - I say boring. Nova is still the king.@@williamjp7352
6:54 O actually stands for Open-Source but I like yours better. 😄
Hi, I'm Tanuj, developer of Olauncher. Very happy to see that it made it to the top 10.
yeah thats makes a lot more sense tech spurts explanation caught me off guard lmao
Hey man I absolutely adore your launcher thank you so much for making it
Thanks for making such a good and simplistic launcher, love it. It's one of 2 launchers I always recommend for my friends and colleagues when they got bored with their phone default launcher.
I was just looking for a video like this. You come again to save the day, mate!
Smart Launcher - I like the widget that allows multiple widgets in one
These type of vids should have the name of the app/phone on screen at all time too.
Currently loving kvaevisto
Is it safe to use launchers?
@@TeluguOtaku1 100% yes. they just act like an app on your phone and setting them as the launcher can be done in system settings, no work around required. Home screens on most androids are just apps set as the launcher in the first place.
@dwnsdp thanks
Brother
what about free launchers?
Which is the Best free launcher?@dwnsdp
Seeing Thrown on your phone made me jump in my seat, been listening to that album at work today
100% Microsoft Launcher. Best feature is you can have 3 or 4 levels deep of the dock
I've always liked Microsoft launcher however find it lags my Pixel 8 a little too much for my liking
@@josho1191 Sounds about right for Microsoft software! 😂
... with Microsoft changing course to becoming an advertising company that collects user data I would be dubious about putting their software on my phone. With the automatic spying feature about to be relaunched in Windows 11, I have just switched my desktop pc to Linux.
I agree with you Microsoft launcher is awesome
@@macdonaldquarshie8557I use it on my s24 Ultra but not on my Tab S9 as when used in landscape the app and folder labels disappear which doesn't work for me.
The news does no work on mine... 😢
Nova was the favourite but these days I just use the default.
Good video. Never seen any of your earlier videos like this, so for me it was a nice change from the ordinary review.
My favorite launcher so far is the AIO launcher. Feels like minimalist and maximalist at the same time. You can just just what you want, where you want. Doesn't feel like a classic launcher, but I like it so much
I've never understood people complaining about apps cluttering up their homescreens. Don't they know your can remove them? You can even go into the settings and select "don't add new apps to the homescreen". You don't need a launcher to have a clutter free homescreen. That's why app draws exist. Surely it's quickest to swipe up than to do funky scrolling gestures that take longer too get apps you want
People think that youtube doesn't exist on their phone because android puts the app in the folder that none of them ever press.
I need a launcher to fine tune gesture control (nova) and to customize my folders and to customize my app drawer and also to set the rows and columns on the home screen to be able to custom fit some widgets.
Nova, just does everything, used it for over 12 years.
I've been using Nova Launcher Prime since at least 2013, and bought Nova Prime in December 2015 at the very reasonable price of INR 10 (that's US$ 0.12 lol). Tried to find a replacement sometimes, but the way I've customized it carries over so seamlessly to every one of my new devices that I've never felt I HAD to switch.
Love Nova to bits, best 10 Rupees I ever spent tbh.
True. I've tried pretty much much of all the launchers but alway come back to Nova Launcher. The beta version is even better.
Guys do you have good animation when closing apps is nova launcher?
It's a shame Nothing don't release their Nothing OS launcher as a standalone product because it's pretty good. Nice and zippy, with lots of widgets, monochrome support and app folders that can have customised icons and be various different shapes and sizes. It's definitely my favourite OEM launcher.
OLauncher is SO GOOD it makes me cry. I have it in all my devices.
I wish Nova Launcher could be used in Fold 6 like One UI (two different home screens for cover and inner).
I've been using Nova prime for as long as I can remember. Total launcher sounds awesome though.
These Ai bot comments now on Uncle Spurts videos too? Give me a break already!!!
Which
Wild name
im sure Spurt loves them in weird perverted way...
@@TheRealSlickGoku let's Hakai these bots to Oblivion
@@UltraVegito-GodKiller-1995 dbsuv fanboy
Pay the small extra fee for Nova. It is what I use it on every device for the past 5 years.
No way. I decided today to get a new launcher and you uploaded this!
Square Home & Total launcher are my favorites
Surprised he didn't cover Wide Launcher. One of the best and unique ones.
I'm a Total Launcher guy. If I were to guess, right now I probably take advantage of about a tenth of its features, but I do have some customizations, and it's kind of incredible all the functionality you can cram into the interface.
2:50 You have good taste in music my good sir!
Thank you Uncle Chris, I always look forward to these videos.
@1:42 How are you finding Natwest as a bank?
Square Launcher, Pop up Launcher, ASAP Launcher, Lime Launcher ara good too.
I love Niagra launcher, I have tried total launcher but the weather not being able to be local for my location is a deal breaker for me, when all others work fine. Great Video as always.
Uncle spurt wearing specs on could see your reflection in the phone screens
My preferred launcher is Total Launcher, which is excellent for tablets. It's particularly great if you enjoy displaying your wallpapers with different gestures and unique clicks for opening apps or an app drawer window, which is also resizable for tablet use.
It's just boring to use phone launchers on a such big screen, with all spaced out 5x5 icons on the entire screen.
Niagara!! Love it
I keep switching between Niagara and pixel UI
Tried loads of launchers over the years, but always come back to paid Nova...By far the best 🙂
well done for showing us the most awefull launchers this year 👍👍👍
You should review smart launcher too... it's my default launcher for a while now
Nova, undisputed android launcher champion imo
True
Well UncleSpurt, like you i spent many a fiddling hour with Nova, and then discovered Niagara, fell into her and have never left. Errm that didn't come out right in writing. I better drink that pint and forget that I wrote this...
This comment will probably be deleted on Thursday then. 😆
😂😂bwahahahahahH
Square Home is my favourite.
For me, using s23 ultra, I cannot used any custome launcher. Because when ever I exit an app, samsung have a zoom out animation and I cannot open a new app until animation is finished.. and seams I cannot disable that or I dont know how
I loved Nova for years. But since the APIs for animations support has been broken on Samsung since One UI 6, I've resorted back to my boring stock launcher.
I'm hoping we will see the fix on One UI 7 to allowed animation support for 3rd party launchers
@@Random-KP Animation support? Most people want fewer animations. This a niche concern it appears only you have lol
@@franklingoodwin most people? Not sure you've got that part right mate. Yeah, course, some people don't care about animations. But there's quite a few of us who want a smoother experience on a phone.
@@Random-KP if you want a smooth experienced you turn them down or turn animations off. This has already been known about Android for at least a decade
@@franklingoodwin each to their own pal 👍🏻
@MystiKal76 Bet you loved TouchWiz too lol
Uncle Spurt how do you keep up with watching all these anime shows ?! just curious lol.. I love anime myself but can't seem to watch a full show with like every episode, I get through 1 and then kids prevent me going back to them so I just forget, literally only one I've got all way through was last samurai on Netflix lol what's your secret to a full anime binge all the time ?
Ps love that dandadan wallpaper you have found, it's now on my phone lol not seen or heard of it before but just watched the trailer and I think I might have a crack at trying to watch it all lol
Where is Lawnchair? Most of the launchers you listed are not practicality enough.😅
Can you do an add on chapter for folding phones? Because nova doesn't work too well with the oneplus open, for example.
Wide launcher
thrown and ERRA. Good man! I subbed.
Uncle Spurt rocken the new Dandadan wallpaper 🔥
mate whats ur daily phone ? love ur videos btw
I don't care about the phones.
What caught my attention was your wallpaper, 'Dan Da Dan.'!!!!
Have you ever considered doing a video on custom ROMs?
I'm not just talking about changing a Chinese ROM for the Global ROM, I mean actual custom ROMs written by the enthusiast community.
I used Niagara for more than a year and i really love it, only problem is that I can only use one widget at a time with the free version, maybe i'll buy the premium idk
Apex Launcher Pro user.
Even since it changed name/taken over?
I don't know, never used an independentl launcher. If I use one on top of up to date Samsung One UI, (1) what would I gain and (2) what are the chances I would f**k up my phone? Are they like Linux and really for enthusiasts only?
I remember a time when I was obsessed with launchers back in the android KitKat/jellybean days
My dad used to adore the “ap15 Launcher”
Unky Spurt, I don't want another thing added to my phone for things it already does. What do you recommend to get rid of the bloatware that comes on a new phone, that idiots like me cannot delete
Where did you get those wallpapers? They look good.
Never thought I would love another UA-camr tech channel like I ❤️ Flossy. You are definitely in my top five top tech UA-camr recommendations that is a must watch for most 😊
What is the make of phone shown for the Lawnchair app ? 👍
Where has the backup option gone in the new Nova Launcher Prime app (Nova launcher 8)? Can't find it anymore. Seems to be a totally new (and limited) way of setting things up in Nova.
Was gonna transfer the setttings from an old phone to a new, but since a backup option doesn't seem to exist, is this not possible? Read that there was a new owner somewhere. Could this be a case of "New owner destroying something good" like with Last Pass and lots of other stuff.
I once again see that the Uncle has exquisite taste in music 😎✌️
love the cowboy bebop poster in the background ❤❤❤
Takan launcher, best I've ever tried clean, simple and fast
Nice musical taste ahahahah. I see Thrown 👀
where was that video when i searched for it last week uncle spurt?
In production. :)
The most slept on, upcoming launchers is Octilauncher
Please tell me where can I find those anime wallpapers🙏🙏🙏🙏
total launcher reminds me of like rainmeter for windows.
thoo i usually only use the default launcher.
Kudos to uncle spurts❤
Is the microsoft launcher good ?
Why is no one talking about kvaesitso? It's amazing.
Could you do a video about tablet launchers too?
where'd you get those dan da dan wallpapers?
I want a stable launcher with one ui style and custom sorting of apps in app drawer
A shame you didn't cover Smart Launcher, which absolutely rocks.
Can I ask what device you using there? Those animations are incredibly smooth. I don't enjoy such fluid animations on my OnePlus 12 using 3rd party launchers.
Nevermind, looks like a Pixel....
Nova pro , but alternate after x months with Microsoft. Love both.
Nova? I wouldn't go anywhere near that one. It was sold to Branch, a well-known data mining company.
Nova has a glitch now where gestures don't fully work instead freezes the phone or will open up another app the gesture is not set too.
I miss the 3D heavy launchers 😢
Very nice video
Been using nova since 2014
I see the ERRA and Northlane, I salute a fellow modern metal brother!
How does the swipe up to close App gesture with nova launcher prime works on your phone? on my Oneplus 12 after i swipe up from the bottom to close the app it shows 1 to 1 and 1/2 seconds only my wallpaper and after this the homescreen pops up. never seen it so smoth. not on my find x5 not on my pixel 9 pro and not on my OP12. they are all showing this waiting second after i swipe up to close an app. how can i fix this? the version out of the playstore and beta testet and this happens on every Version on every phone :(
I havent used a custom launcher for years now, probably because my main daily driver is a Pixel.
what is the phone he used for nova ?
Can't find anything where the home screen is
* one page vertical scroll (like web browser)
* add groups that swipe left/right.
*add grouped widgets that swipe left/right.
*unsorted newly installed apps sit at bottom.
Idk call it doomscroll launcher of not coined already
Again a nice review lad. I need a drink after all this nice information.
How to set app time limit in Niagara launcher like in the video (In-app time reminder)?
4:44 fellow Niagara and ERRA enjoyer? Nice
It'd be better if you listed the phones which allowed the use of launchers without going back to using the old 3 button navigation system. As far as I know only Pixels and Samsung phones implement gestures properly unless anyone can tell me differently
4:11 luv itttt
Niagara is always going to be king for me, 4years with Niagara and there is no regret.
USED NOVA BETA FOR MONTHS AND MOVED TO SMART LAUNCER !!!:)
Noticed you used the back gesture to go back to the home... waiting for the day when Google Will announce animations will be fixed for every launcher
Smart launcher is the goat
I stopped using any launchers cos i hate the buttons at the bottom, unfortunately xiaomi doesnt support 3rd parties, what phones still good only pixels or samsungs?
Buttons? You don't use gestures?
@@franklingoodwin read again
They are the only two manufacturers that fully support launchers including gestures as far as I know, but if anyone knows differently I'd be happy to hear about it
I'm here because Nova has been causing the app shelf to disappear or it's completely stopped responding. here looking for a replacement to the launcher I've been using forever.
Thing about launchers is when you have a mid range phone it won't be all smooth experience specially free launchers mostly featuring too much Ads
Bluds commenting on each video
change your dns to one that blocks ads
I use apk
Just buy it for less than a cup of coffee ffs