With the Galaxy Note 20 launch just a week away, all eyes will be on what upgrades Samsung brings to the table. While the chipset might remain unchanged, there might be a silver lining. While Samsung flagship like the Note series and the S series are powered by Snapdragon chipsets in the US and European markets, they come with Exynos chipset in Asian markets such as India. It often tends to lose out on the performance front against Qualcomm Snapdragon counterparts. However, a new leak suggests some good news in this regard. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 release date, price, news and leaks Upcoming smartphones in India: Specs, launch date, price (Image credit: Samsung/WinFuture) According to a tweet by Anthony, a Youtuber, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will continue to be powered by the Exynos 990 chipset, but with major improvements in terms of the performance and efficiency. These optimizations should bring it closer to the Snapdragon 865 series. He even suggested that it is almost li
Make Nova Launcher look like Android O launcher
- In the initial setup, choose your Overall theme as “Light“, App drawer style as “Immersive“, Open app drawer action as “Swipe up“, and then tap on “Apply“.
- Once you’re done with the initial setup, head to Nova Settings –> Desktop –> Search bar style. From this screen, choose Bar style and Logo style to match with the Pixel Launcher.
- Now you need to change the way the icons look. Start by downloading the Pixel Icon Pack (free). Once downloaded, go back to Nova Settings –> Look & feel –> Icon theme and select the Pixel Icon Pack.
Now that you have made all the required changes in Nova Settings, it’s time to set Nova Launcher as your default launcher and enjoy an Android O-like launcher on your phone.
3. Notification Dots
“Notification Dots” is one of the most popular Android O features. With this, you are able to see a small dot over the icon of the app for which you have a notification. The dots are even coloured according to the app icon to make it look more natural.
You can get this feature for any older versions of Android if you follow these steps:
- Get the latest beta of Nova Launcher either from the Play Store or by clicking here. You’ll also need to buy the Prime version of Nova Launcher ($4.99).
- After installing the app, go to Nova Settings –> Notification badges –> Dots. From this screen, select the position as top-right and the size as Medium. You may need to enable Notification Access to use this feature.
Now, the next time you receive a notification on your phone, you’ll see a coloured dot on the corresponding app, similar to the way as it sppears on Android O.
4. Snooze Notifications
Android O lets you snooze your notifications. This feature allows you to dismiss a notification for the time-being and get it again after a set interval of time. This comes in very handy when you don’t want to deal with a notification right away. Sadly, there is no app that mimics the snooze notifications in Android O exactly how they are, but you can still get the same functionality on your Android phone through a different app:
- First, download the Notif Log notification history app (free) and give it the permission to access your notifications.
- Once you’ve installed the app, open it and go to its overflow menu. Enable the option “Show Floatie” from there.
Now you can access the app’s notification panel by pulling down from the top-right corner of your screen. Here, you can swipe left on any notification to snooze it. You can even swipe right if you simply want to dismiss it.
Note that Notif Log notification history has a different notification panel altogether. Android’s stock notification panel is still present, but the notifications can only be snoozed if you access them from app’s notification panel.
If you want to include the snooze notifications functionality in your phone’s notification panel, you can download Boomerang Notifications (free). It’s not the same but it should do.
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