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Features include:
- Custom grid size (default 5x4 on the Galaxy Nexus)
- Scrollable Dock
- User setting for auto-rotate
- Resize any widget
- All/New/Downloaded categories in App Drawer
- 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)
- Wallpaper scrolling options (Disabling scrolling improves performance of live wallpapers)
- Cube desktop effect
- Various other smaller tweaks/optimizations

I have more features planned and welcome feedback. Some features will be reserved for a pro version.

You can access Nova Settings by App Drawer > Menu > Nova Settings.


Permissions:
INTERNET/ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE/ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: Optional & Anonymous error/usage reporting. Download updates (Nova is not on the Market yet).
CALL_PHONE: Only used if you place a direct-dial shortcut on the homescreen. SET_WALLPAPER/SET_WALLPAPER_HINTS: Launcher/wallpaper interactions
VIBRATE: Long-press
BIND_APPWIDGET: Only get this if installed as a system app. Required for Widgets-in-drawer.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Downloading updates.


Install:
System App Requires root
This lets you have Widgets-in-drawer just like the stock launcher.
Either manually move the APK to /system or use the NovaLauncherUpdate.zip . Once installed you can update like a normal app (either in app > Check for updates or an APK from this thread).

Uninstall System App:
Manually remove NovaLauncher.apk from /system or use the attached NovaUninstall.zip

Standard App Root not required
Easier to install, but no widgets-in-drawer. Just install the NovaLauncher_beta.apk like you'd install any other APK.

To install an update either:
1) App Drawer > Menu > Nova Settings > Scroll down to "Nova beta, Check for updates..."

or

2) Manually install the NovaLauncher_beta.apk from above. (No need to do the update.zip again).

Beta7 Jan 3 2012

• Fixed FC introduced in beta6

Beta6 Jan 3 2012

• Added Voice Search and Nova Settings actions.
• Added Settings button to Add to homescreen title.
• Added system settings in menu for devices with a menu button.
• Fixed items not sticking on pages 5 & 6
• Fixed icons not scaling up when selected as files
• Fixed drop down menus not dismissing
• Fixed various force closes
• Various minor optimizations.

Beta5 Dec 22 2011

• Fix landscape/tablet FC introduced in Beta4

Beta4 Dec 22 2011

• Screen Previews and add/remove/rearrange screens (Max of 7)
• Backup/Restore
• Toggle Status bar action
• Fix Quick Search Bar widget weirdness
• Fix wallpaper scrolling for real
• Restored haptic-feedback on all-apps-button
• Fix a few FCs

Beta3 Dec 18 2011

• Option to show the Quick Search Bar
• Quick Search Bar implemented as a desktop widget
• Dock pages max to 7, folder icons scale down to fit.
• Merged changes from Android 4.0.3, optimizations, bug fixes, etc. Awesome.
• Fix folders created on dock behaving oddly
• Fix wallpaper centering when scrolling is disabled
• Fix graphical glitch with dock when pressing Home button from all apps
• General cleanup/optimizations

Beta2 Dec 14 2011

• Multiple dock pages, launcher action for App Drawer
• Fix for icons and widgets not always saving properly
• Fix a few force closes

Known issues

• Tablets. Primary focus is phones right now. You can report bugs with tablets, but don't expect any action taken until Nova for phones is a bit more finished.
• Graphic corruption/font corruption. I believe this is a bug in the Android OS related to hardware acceleration. Hopefully Google fixes it, if not I'll investigate into it further at a later date. Restarting the launcher or device should fix it for now.
• Home button action not saving
• Downloaded/New catalogs not working

Feature Requests

Lots of feature requests, which is great, but I'm unable to continue replying to them individually.
Commonly requested ones I'll post here with a response. Also note that some features might only be in the Pro version.

Planned features (no guarantees though, and don't ask for ETAs):

• Gestures (General and dock swipe)
• Infinite scroll (Desktop and dock)
• Hide apps in drawer
• Custom margins
• Different drawer styles
• App labels not showing in landscape

Under consideration:

• Folders in app drawer
• Group widgets in drawer

Not planned:

• Replying to every comment in this thread. Sorry, please note I have a fair amount of work to do (did you see that Planned Features list above?). I read the thread, that is good enough.
• Gingerbread Support: No. Sorry. This is built off the stock ICS launcher which uses the new ICS/Honeycomb APIs in so many places. Likewise, my modifications are making use of the new stuff. It's sad it doesn't run on this-gen devices, but it's better in the long run.
• Things beyond the scope of a launcher (soft keys, notification bar, system theme, etc. This not what a launcher does. Only desktop and app drawer are part of the launcher.)