Nova Launcher has always been a go-to option for people looking to customize their Android experience. Recently, the developers at Nova released the latest update to their launcher, Nova Launcher 8.0 Beta, with a ton of exciting new features, including Material You design language, wallpaper-based theming, and much more. In this post, we will cover everything we know about the latest update to the launcher, our experience running the beta, and where to find the beta update if you want to give it a test run yourself.
What is Nova Launcher 8.0 Beta?
Nova Launcher 8.0 Beta is the latest update to the popular Android launcher, and it includes several exciting new features. One of the most significant changes is the inclusion of Material You design language. This design language was introduced in the latest version of Android 12 and is known for its fresh and vibrant colors. With this update, Nova Launcher 8.0 Beta gets the launcher app up to speed with Google's latest design language.New Features of Nova Launcher 8.0 Beta
The new update brings several changes and features that users will love. Some of the most notable ones include:
1. Revised Look and New Tabs: The launcher settings have a new revised look, and there are two new tabs at the bottom - one for general Nova settings and the other to let you customize the colors.
2. Easy-to-Use Menus: Every menu has been lowered for easier use with one hand, and there is a much larger and more clearly defined in-app search bar to help you find the exact setting you're looking for.
3. Live Previews: Within some menus, there are more live previews to let you see the effects of your changes to things like icons, search bar, and pop-up windows before returning to your home screen.
4. Wallpaper-Based Theming: Finally, there is full support of wallpaper-based theming. Users can mix up the material theming all around the launcher and choose different colors from their wallpapers palette for individual items found within Nova. Users can also build their own monocolor theme palette to launch throughout the device.
5. New Gestures: New to Nova 8 are the options to set up a swipe left or swipe right gesture command so now from the far left or the far right of your home screens you can swipe once more to launch whatever command you set up for that gesture. However, these gestures are only limited to Nova Launcher Prime.
- Nova Launcher Prime: This is the paid version of the launcher that provides users with additional features such as new gestures and swipe commands.
1. Revised Look and New Tabs: The launcher settings have a new revised look, and there are two new tabs at the bottom - one for general Nova settings and the other to let you customize the colors.
2. Easy-to-Use Menus: Every menu has been lowered for easier use with one hand, and there is a much larger and more clearly defined in-app search bar to help you find the exact setting you're looking for.
3. Live Previews: Within some menus, there are more live previews to let you see the effects of your changes to things like icons, search bar, and pop-up windows before returning to your home screen.
4. Wallpaper-Based Theming: Finally, there is full support of wallpaper-based theming. Users can mix up the material theming all around the launcher and choose different colors from their wallpapers palette for individual items found within Nova. Users can also build their own monocolor theme palette to launch throughout the device.
5. New Gestures: New to Nova 8 are the options to set up a swipe left or swipe right gesture command so now from the far left or the far right of your home screens you can swipe once more to launch whatever command you set up for that gesture. However, these gestures are only limited to Nova Launcher Prime.
- Nova Launcher Prime: This is the paid version of the launcher that provides users with additional features such as new gestures and swipe commands.
