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I decided to give adw another try, if you do and change your setup to run 8 columns and 5 rows without icon text you can fit a ton of stuff on your home screens. Just make sure you resize your widgets accordingly.
Will post a couple screenshots soon.
-RB
Running eugenes Vibrant hybrid R3, best thing you can do with the phone if you want to remove most of touchwiz, not just hide it.
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Running eugenes Vibrant hybrid R3, best thing you can do with the phone if you want to remove most of touchwiz, not just hide it.
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I was running that for awhile, and it was super fast.
SRE1.2.3 w ext2 is working better for me as i need gps for the time being.
Anyone have any ideas for a good theme or two from this launcher?
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I've gone between adw and launcher pro and I kinda like launcher pro better but adw has way better configurations. I'd say the speeds about the same.
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Clienterror said:
I've gone between adw and launcher pro and I kinda like launcher pro better but adw has way better configurations. I'd say the speeds about the same.
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I tried ADW again because after my latest restore LP kept on FC on me.
I like LP's scrollable dock, but the ability to have 20 icons+ Fancy widget on the main screen is working well for me.
I use laucherpro because I can have 5 icons on the dock and have an additonal 5 applications off the dock via swipe.
it is super fast, works, and kinda digging the new facebook widget, works well.
Anyone else have a rooted phone but not a new rom and use a custom launcher?
I have tried most of them, but have narrowed it down to Zeam(which i use on my nook color) or Go launcher - what are your favorites? I like the theme options on Go.
Catherine
What does a new ROM have to do with a custom launcher?
I use LauncherPro. I've heard positive things about GO and ADW.
Nothing specific just that I wanted to make it obvious I do not have a custom rom as sometimes that will change the basic home screen anyway.
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Yeah the ROM will also have a custom launcher, but if you put another custom launcher, it will look the same as without the ROM. Doesn't matter if you're rooted, either.
Im using stock deodexed rooted with launcher pro
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using spb shell 3d
LauncherPro has been the most stable and snappy for me.
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i started using MXHome, it is a regular launcher for the most part with some really nice features. A full 3d home cover along with what MX is calling a "smart" appdrawer. It allows you to put your apps in alphabetical, sort by category and other options. I am currently using the glass theme and it is really nice. Check out this vid on YouTube to see some of it's features in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHEmy00HmTs
I like this look.
I prefer Go Launcher with the themes and app drawer transition effects and that it has running apps and recent apps tabs in the app drawer.
Using zeam launcher, very nice app and low memory use
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Using Zeam Launcher for low memory foot print, and has most of the functions Launcher Pro has.
Go Launcher is no doubt my favorite, nice simple features...everything seems to make sense....and that's after trying Zeam, Launcher Pro, SPB (another favorite but I get tired of the flashiness after a while), and adw is nice also.
Hi all, I am new to android having just gotten a Desire S. I was trying out Go Launcher EX which I liked a lot, until I realised that there are no toggle widgets for things like wifi, mobile data or gps. From what I have read, only Launcher Pro Plus has some of these widgets, is that correct? Is there any other free launcher which will give me these toggles the same way HTC Sense does? I don't mind paying in principle, but in the future I may want to use a custom rom. Thanks!
I use Beautiful Widgets. It costs a bit, but it's worth it since you get many toggle widgets (WiFI, GPS, Airplane mode etc.) and a nice clock+weather widget with lots of customization possibilites.
Link:https://market.android.com/details?id=com.levelup.beautifulwidgets
If you want a free app with only toggle widgets, you can use for example Toggle Widgets Pack
Link:https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schreinerDev.ToggleWidgetController&feature=search_result
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I use Beautiful Widgets. It costs a bit, but it's worth it since you get many toggle widgets (WiFI, GPS, Airplane mode etc.) and a nice clock+weather widget with lots of customization possibilites.
Link:https://market.android.com/details?id=com.levelup.beautifulwidgets
If you want a free app with only toggle widgets, you can use for example Toggle Widgets Pack
Link:https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schreinerDev.ToggleWidgetController&feature=search_result
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Thanks very much! Would you know if the Toggle Widgets Pack would work with a launcher like Go Launcher EX?
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Thanks very much! Would you know if the Toggle Widgets Pack would work with a launcher like Go Launcher EX?
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Yes it does. But I just noticed that Toggle Widgets Pack doesn't have a switch for mobile data. Here's a better alternative:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jim2&feature=search_result
Has many more options and much more configurable
Get Quick Settings so you won't have to get a new launcher and waste space with widgets. All you have to do is hold the search key to bring up a window with the settings you need.
Thanks very much to you both, I will try both ways and see which I prefer. Thanks again!
I'd throw in another one: Elixir, not only switches but lots of other useful stuff too
+1 for Widgetsoid.
I'm currently on Trip's MiUI, and I really can't get myself out of it, but at the same time I really want to go back to CM7.
Are there any amazing themes for CM7 + ADWEX that would compare to the theming that MiUI has? I'm running NEON (Blue) right now. Also, I really love the custom lockscreen's that MiUI has, anything comparable using CM7 + ADWEX?
widget locker which isnt free, but worth the price you pay for the lockscreen
and if you like the miui launcher, theres one on the android app thread
I went back to CM7 last night. I got WidgetLocker, and I'm trying to figure out how to get those custom icons on the lockscreen. I wanted a minimalist approach to it. I want a similar lockscreen to the MiUI one where it's a wheel and you just drag the centre to the app icons. I don't think that can be done on WidgetLocker though.
I have the miui theme on my widget locker. You have to go to the XDA thread for widget locker
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Hey guys,
What launcher do you use on your N5?
Still on stock? or replaced it with a 3rd party one?
I'm still on stock (google now launcher) though I'm considering a switch to a 3rd party one (Nova!).
I like the stock launcher but I miss some customization features like changing the icon packs, more than 4 icons in a row etc etc.
What about you guys?
I've been using lucid launcher pro for a while now. Really like the uniqueness of it. Also this thread may get locked or moved. Not sure if the mods will think this pertains directly to the device or not.
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TopTomy said:
Hey guys,
What launcher do you use on your N5?
Still on stock? or replaced it with a 3rd party one?
I'm still on stock (google now launcher) though I'm considering a switch to a 3rd party one (Nova!).
I like the stock launcher but I miss some customization features like changing the icon packs, more than 4 icons in a row etc etc.
What about you guys?
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I don't have a nexus 5, but I still use the GNL on my N4 & 7 2013. Google Now is so much more useful for me, and my second choice is the Sony Xperia Z2 launcher
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I've tried various launchers but like stated above the stock launcher is just so much more useful for me so I end up going back to it.
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I use Aviate Launcher and I absolutely love it. Used to use Nova but I'm just tired of the usual home page/app drawer thing. Aviate is really different, clean, useful, intuitive and customizable
In 4 years on android, I never liked stock launchers
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Until GEL .
TopTomy said:
Hey guys,
What launcher do you use on your N5?
Still on stock? or replaced it with a 3rd party one?
I'm still on stock (google now launcher) though I'm considering a switch to a 3rd party one (Nova!).
I like the stock launcher but I miss some customization features like changing the icon packs, more than 4 icons in a row etc etc.
What about you guys?
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Well, not sure if you're rooted. If you are, you can find these two features to use easily with the stock launcher like myself. If you use Xposed Framework, Gravity Box allows you to set the icon grid to whatever I want (right now I'm using 5x5). For icon packs, I'm using Unicon (bought from the Play Store you use it with Xposed Framework). It works great. The only gripe I have, which isn't a huge deal for me, is that it doesn't allow you to change individual icons like a 3rd party launcher would (or at least I assume it would being that I've never used a 3rd party launcher). I like the stock Google Now Launcher too much to switch.
I use the stock android launcher (like on nexus 7 and 4)... I need to be able to scroll both ways from the main home screen, plus, I can just swipe up if I need Google now.
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I'm using Apex Pro launcher. I bought it back when I had my S2 and still like it's flexibility.
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Smart launcher. Gel is boring and like most the others.
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Yup, stock launcher and don't plan on changing it. Clean, simple, and straightforward.
Stock launcher for me. Never really liked any custom launcher.
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I wish I could run the stock launcher, but I absolutely NEED Nova on my devices.
I enjoyed stock for a time, but have since moved back to Nova...so many options! I also realized that the stock launcher has the Search app running super secretly in the background all the time, even with Okay Google and Google Now turned off; I only found out with Greenify. Once I switched to Nova, I hibernated Search and it actually saves me enough juice to notice. I wonder if anyone else noticed this?
I use Stock Launcher but occasionally switch back to Nova Launcher, mostly when I've got tons of apps to organize. I do wish that in future updates the stock launcher offers more options to organize apps efficiently.
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I was using the stock launcher with the GEL Settings xposed module for a while, but I recently switched to Action Launcher and LOVE it.
I was always using very few home screens and found myself not using Google Now from the home screen that often. Enough that swiping up from the home button wouldn't be a real inconvenience.
Action Launcher is exactly what I needed and I'm glad I finally tried it.
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Played around, always go back to stock.
Been an avid user of nova until GEL. Still staying with stock Google now launcher to date
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Nova on both of my devices N5&10. Tried stock's 4.4.2 launcher but I missed Nova's various features too much. Besides I rarely use Google Now despite several attempts due to pier pressure. So the latest launcher's preeminent feature was not a big draw.
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Yup, Nova (Prime) for me too, i just love the ability to customise a launcher and use different icon packs.