For all youthird-party launcherlovers out there, a new beta for Nova Launcher is here, bringing a host of changes and bug fixes. To be exact, version 8.0.15 is the new beta we are talking about, bringing polish to areas like web suggestions, immersive search results, and improved assistant support now that Google offers multiple options, having muddied the water with Gemini. So it looks like the recent update is mostly about improving and polishing the user experience when it comes to more comprehensive Google support for Search and assistants.
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Thelatest beta update to version 8.0.15landed in the last 24 hours, and while the changelog isn’t very long, plenty of the new features are more than welcome. you may see the full list below, and clearly, there are some standouts if you’ve been waiting on web suggestions or immersive search results.
8.0.15 BETAApr 22, 2024
Beyond the new What’s New page for Nova 7’s upgrades, the bigger additions are clearly centered around assistant and Search support. Suggest search queries can now be easily pasted into the search bar for easy searching, which ideally ties into Google’s new support for web suggestions. Support for immersive search results is a nice touch, and users will seemingly get the correct assistant from Google, depending on whether Assistant or Gemini is needed (boy, did Google make a mess of this already). Bug fixes and optimization are also very welcome, ideally getting the beta to a better spot for a stable release.
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Of course, if you’d like totest things for yourself, you can jump on over to the Play Store listing through the widget below, but ensure to opt into the beta, something you will have to toggle in the Play Store listing before you can test 8.0.15.
