With Android getting more and more powerful, users are asking “Where are the ICS Android 4.0 Specific Apps”? The answer is here and to show it Off, in this article we will talk about the Goodness of ICS Specific launcher which only works on the ICS laden phones. This all new launcher is dubbed as the Nova launcher. This all new state of the art launcher tweaks the default / stock launcher in such a way that it comes with the in-drawer feature which brings in a refreshed look to this Android 4.0 ICS.
So, in this article we will check out on what are the features this comes along with and also we will see on how you can install this in your ICS Android 4.0 laden phone.
Features of Nova Launcher:
- Customized Grid Sizes (default 5×4 on the Galaxy Nexus),
- Supports Auto Rotate Setting,
- Supports resizing of the Widgets,
- Widgets-in-drawer (requires install as a system app) or from system picker,
- Shortcut or resizable information in Widget Drawer,
- Edit App Shortcut icon and label (Supports ADW Icon Packs),
- Supports Wallpaper Scrolling patterns and also improves the performance with the Live Wallpapers,
- Comes with Cube Desktop Effects,
- Comes with numerous number of Settings / tweaks / Optimizations
Though this launcher hasn’t still made space in the Android Market Place, you can download and use it from here of which we will see a short tutorial here below.
Requirements:
Since this Launcher will be replacing the Original launcher of your ICS handset, you need to have the rooted ICS device. So, in short Root your ICS powered phone before following the procedure which is mentioned in the next page.
Let’s head to the next page where we have mentioned the procedure to install this Nova Launcher.
