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Is Nova Launcher draining
Is Nova Launcher draining
your battery?
Somewhat — it's a moderate background drainer. Here's what 4 anonymous Battery Snitch devices reveal about Nova Launcher.
C
50/100
Drain Score
Grade C — moderate background drain
Blends typical (median) and worst-case (p90) background runtime.
9h 12m
<1%
4
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FAQ
Nova Launcher & your battery
Does Nova Launcher drain your battery?
Somewhat — it's a moderate background drainer. Across 4 anonymous reports, Nova Launcher runs in the background for a median of 5 min per day, earning a moderate Drain Score of 50/100 (grade C).
How much battery does Nova Launcher use in the background?
Typically it runs for about 5 min a day in the background — that's <1% of an entire day. On the heaviest devices it kept running for up to 9h 12m (90th percentile).
How can I stop Nova Launcher from draining my battery?
Restrict its background activity in Settings → Apps → Nova Launcher → Battery → "Restricted", revoke unused permissions, and disable background data if you don't need live updates. Battery Snitch finds the exact apps draining your phone and shows you what to change.
Where does this Nova Launcher battery data come from?
It's crowdsourced from 4 real, anonymous Android devices running Battery Snitch. We rank by the median so a single outlier device can't skew the result — the more reports an app has, the more reliable its grade.
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