Nova Launcher Update Brings New Folder Customization Options and Improved Settings Search

Aug. 8, 2018

One of the most popular third-party launchers, Nova Launcher, is getting a significant update with a bunch ofnew settings and visual enhancementsthat would upgrade the overall user experience. Besides useful features includinga handy search buttonto navigate seamlessly through the long setting menu, othersmart options to adjust icon and folder sizesto fit your smartphone’s display are something to look out for with the update.

The newly added search feature is designed to give you full control over their custom launcher experience.Nova Launcher6.0-beta1 now has search within the settings to let you bypass the various menus to jump to your desired setting. The app animates theoption you’re looking forin the final result, so that it’s not difficult to discover.

Options related to the Dock menu are now relocated under the Desktop settings and that should help to clean the menu up a bit. Additionally, a slew oficon customization options have also been addedto the settings to change the visual appeal of icons as per users’ needs.

Firstly, Nova Launcher cannow adjust the size of the icons automatically to fit the display. This will save you the effort of managing the icon size and fine-tuning the details to make them look as appealing as you want. Then, there’s anoption to fine-tune the shape of adaptive iconsif you don’t quite like the default shapes.

Next, there’s an option to customise theshape of the folder icon,and you can also have a folder take up the full screen in the open state like in MIUI or iOS. You can now also customize the orientation for scrolling inside a folder, when you have a ton of apps.

Lastly, there’s also a choice among different styles of search bars within the app drawer. We alsoexpect TeslaCoil to update the launcher with support for Android Pie’s navigation gestureswhich are now limited to Pixel launcher, and stillsketchy when it comes to third-party launchers. Meanwhile, the new Nova Launcher features arelimited to betaversion and you can either sign up to be a beta tester on Play Store usingthis linkor download thelatest APK from APKMirror.