While I can’t say, nova launcher is the
best Android launcher ever
(because you know, it’s a subjective thing)
But it’s definitely one of the most frequently
update launcher
I’ve ever seen.
Just a month ago, Teslacoil - (the company
behind Nova launcher)
Has released - dynamic badges and google now
on cards integration
And yesterday, there was another big update,
that changed the way,
I’m using nova launcher from now.
Although technically, it’s not exactly an
update,
But more like integration of two apps
Nova launcher and Sesame shortcut
(which I‘m pretty sure, you guys have not
heard off)
But still, this is something I enjoy every
time I use my smartphone
And thought why not share with you guys.
So, before this-
If I want to search for some app
I would swipe up my app drawer
And then search for the apps
And that’s it, no advance search options
or anything
Or, if I long press on app icon,
I would same generic option like --
If I do it on chrome then I get option to
open incognito or new tap
Even I want to , I can not put a custom url
here
Similarly, doing that on Youtube will give
- the same old trending, subscription and
search etc
I can not put my fav YouTube channel in shotcut.
And that too,
you only get if you are running android 7.1
or higher.
Which is like 1% of total Android phones.
Now, let’s see how it’s going to look
after this update.
You tap on the home button and there you have
the search.
Here you can search for apps, like say spotify,
and it’ll also fetch you most played spotify
playlist, similarly, I search for sync, it
show me my most used subreddits, which I can
access from here. Make sense, right? Or, and
this is the best one, I search for lets say
a friend, then it’ll give me option to call
him, text or contact him on whatsapp.
Now, let’s see what happens when you Long
press app icon, - so earlier, if we do it
on chrome, we would get new tab and incognito
option right, but now, I’ll get my most
popular website. Which special make sense,
since I go there a lot. But, the best part
is, you can setup your own shortcuts, for
instance I go to my YouTube channel a lot,
then instead of opening the app and searching
my name, I can just create a shortcut. From
settings. Now, for all those who are wondering,
you won’t need Android 7.1 or higher for
this, it should even work on lollipop. .
And everything integrates quite well with
nova launcher, I just that, I don’t have
to open Sesame launcher.
And yeah, btw
You can also do it from your lockscreen
Look cool right?
So here is how to do it.
First of all, make sure you are using Nova
launcher beta,
If you are not, I’ll leave the link below,
use that.
Next
Get the app, sesame shortcut app from Google
play
Like always, the links will be in the description
And once done, open it
Give it permission for contacts and calling
permission
other wise it won’t be able to access your
content.
Then under preference, enable Nova launcher
integtation.
And that’s it,
It should work now,
Although, if you haven’t mapped -- app search
to home button
Do it
By going to nova launcher settings > gestures
> home button to app search.
And there we go.
To check it, go to your homescreen
And if you press the home button, well there
you have it > app search on steroid.
You can go to app settings
And setup new shortcuts,
for the app that supports it. Like chrome,
where you can add a new url and stuff.
So, yeah, I guess that’s pretty much it
The app is free for lifetime with all features,
with an occasional reminder of paying for
full version.
Kind of like Winrar or Sublime text.
Though, do considering buying the full version,
if you enjoy it in first 14 days
So, yeah that’s pretty much it,
I’ll be back tomorrow with another video
on Whatsapp,
So stay tuned,
And like always thanks for watching.
