One UI or Nova, what you use and prefer?

[cuzo]

I'm thinking of going back to One UI on my S21 FE, I have nova now but its so much apps on my homescreen I get confused, I'm so spoiled by apple's spotlight search I'm trying to organize the phone better.

What you prefer and why? Is stock just easier to deal with?

 

[Samplasion]

I usually use Niagara launcher, it's a bit unconventional but it's clean and straightforward

 

[ian87w]

OneUI for me. OneUI is already highly customizable that I don’t really feel the need of a 3rd party launcher. Also, 3rd party launchers are becoming bloated with features that they become buggy themselves, and I don’t have time to deal with bugs on the launcher. Used to use Nova on older Android though.

 

[GadgetSN]

Can one UI keep all the app icons at the bottom like a desktop (and like in Nova)? I don't want any apps on my screen and I like my icons very small i.e about 7 to 8 apps at the bottom per screen.

If not I am sticking with Nova. I think the standard size icons is at least 200% too big on all phones. It is the biggest reason why I won't use IOS. Their mandatory icons look childish.

 

[Heat_Fan89]

OneUI on my Galaxy Tab S7+. It does a good enough job.

 

[Smellmet]

I was a die hard Nova fan from my S3 onwards. Once I got my A71 and android 11 I thought I'd give One UI a try and I've ended up sticking with it as it's great now and gives me enough customisation options to organise my phone how I want it.

 

[Zito Abroad]

Easy choice for me, One UI with Samsung's Good Lock have all the customization i need, and then some. It's like Samsung listened to the people that liked the customization of rooting, and gave their users a stable OEM version. Unbeatable combination.

 

[Zito Abroad]

Can one UI keep all the app icons at the bottom like a desktop (and like in Nova)? I don't want any apps on my screen and I like my icons very small i.e about 7 to 8 apps at the bottom per screen.

If not I am sticking with Nova. I think the standard size icons is at least 200% too big on all phones. It is the biggest reason why I won't use IOS. Their mandatory icons look childish.

OneUI with Good Lock allows you to use upto 9 apps at the bottom. Your icons will look small because of that many apps. You'll find this option in the Home Up module, in Good Lock.

 

[Pilot Jones]

Considering Nova has just been purchased by a data-mining analytics company recently, I would say you should go for literally anything but that at this point.

 

[lostPod]

Easy choice for me, One UI with Samsung's Good Lock have all the customization i need, and then some. It's like Samsung listened to the people that liked the customization of rooting, and gave their users a stable OEM version. Unbeatable combination.

Is there a GoodLock tablet version ?

 

[Zito Abroad]

Is there a GoodLock tablet version ?

Yes, Good Lock is Samsung's app, and works on its tablets as well.

 

[lostPod]

Yeah I’m aware of GoodLock … I just havnt used it since a note 4 side load. Do you still need to search for it in the galaxy store ??

 

[Zito Abroad]

Yeah I’m aware of GoodLock … I just havnt used it since a note 4 side load. Do you still need to search for it in the galaxy store ??

Yes, only available through the Galaxy Store.

 

[cosmogrammar]

I just started using Minimalist Phone Launcher and really like it. Great for anyone trying to curtail their phone usage: no app icons, everything is text based; has app timer notifications built in; handy app name search as default mode to find stuff; plus, looks pretty cool.

I haven't taken the time to try a bunch of the minimalist launchers, though. Only tried Olauncher as well, which has cool backgrounds, but I like the swipe from the bottom search functionality on the Minimalist launcher.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

I really haven't switched launchers nor do I know how to do that. One UI satisfies my needs pretty well.

 

[Mellofello808]

FYI you can use the Google search bar widget like spotlight search. Just start typing the name of an app, and it will come up.