Nova Launcher turns 5, receives major update

Popular third-party Android launcher Nova has turned five years old today. And to celebrate the occasion, the developers have pushed out a major update to the app, bumping it to version 5.0.

The update brings along several new features as well as improvements - following is the complete change-log:

• Swipe to open drawer (a la Pixel Launcher)
• New Pixel style searchbar
• New search view, with tabs for Frequent, Recent and New/Updated apps
• New "Timeout" screen lock method
• New double-tap-swipe gestures
• Android 7.1 launcher shortcuts
• Dock backgrounds to draw under navbar
• Quick start to easily change major settings (Nova Settings > Backup > Quick start)

The updated app is now available for download from Google Play - head to the Play Store link below.

Source | Play Store