Nova Launcher, the most used third-party home replacements out there, and the developers are very consistent when it comes to updates. Today, Nova Launcher 2.3-beta1 has arrived with visualizations transferred from the latest Android 4.4 Kitkat. Along with Kitkat Visualizations there are lots of other features that new Beta has come through, Further Kevin Barry has added transparency as like of Kitkat. Here’s full list of features:
- Kitkat scroll indicator (Settings > Desktop > Scroll Indicator)
- Kitkat folders (Settings > Folders > Light Background and Folder Background > Light Circle)
- Kitkat font (Settings > Look and Feel > Icon Font > Condensed, requires Android 4.1+)
- Kitkat app drawer (on by default, get the old style by long-press > Edit > tap the icon > Built-in)
- Transparent system bars on Kitkat (Settings > Look and feel > Transparent Notification Bar)
- Transparent nav bar on Moto X (Settings > Look and feel > Transparent Navigation Bar)
- Drawer tab indicator scrolls during tab change
- Drawer scroll indicator is relative to current tab
- Scroll indicators animate properly for infinite scroll
- Backup/Restore from external sdcard (on devices with sdcards)
- Fast scroll for vertical app drawer
- Fixes and optimizations
Download: Nova Launcher 2.3 Beta 1 (Google Play Store), (APK)