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[Q] Launchers

Hey,
I'm wondering if there is any point in using launchers anymore. I've been using ADW since I got the phone. But since we have 2.1 are there any benifits to using launchers ? It seems people are recommending launcher pro. What are the benifits to using this over adw or stock? Better battery or anything ? Faster response ?

Hey, I used dxtop pro for a while, on 1.6, transferred it to 2.1 and it killed my battery. Since then changed to launcher pro and it is immense. It saves on battery and its ability to be customized makes using the phone a whole heap easier.
If anything this enhances using the phone.
Excellent replacement give it, give the free one ago and then go from there

It's all about personal preference, I prefer ADW, some Launcher Pro, and some prefer the stock.

Yeah cause most it is based on what you want your homescreen to do
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Personally I use ADW, never quite saw what was supposed to be so awesome with LauncherPro.
ADW does what I need it to, and for me it is easily as fast as LauncherPro.
All down to personal choice really.

I've used ADW launcher when i was on 1.6 but once I've tried LauncherPro on 2.1, i love it! i think both of them are great launchers but i just think that LauncherPro is easier to use. I'm on Plus which is a paid version and they give you exclusive widgets as well, they're pretty neat but to be honest i don't use them lol. You should try both of them so you know, i think it's more about personal preference cuz both of them are awesome launchers

I recently paid for launcher pro, never tried adw but it sounds the same, prefer the fact you csn zoom further out to see all the screens at once and the message, facebook and phone book widgets are awesome similar to the ones on my dads htc which is what I was looking for. Only prob is that I get a force close every now and then. Anyone got a possible solution for that?
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i personally love Zeam....it was what i used on 1.6 and when i changed to 2.1 i tried it but at first didn't like it...but now i've fallen in love because of how simple, yet dynamic it is.

XperiaX10iUser said:
It's all about personal preference, I prefer ADW, some Launcher Pro, and some prefer the stock.
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^ This.
I was using ADW under Android 1.6. With 2.1, I find LauncherPro to be smoother. I like features of both, and miss the features the other has.

tiwey said:
i personally love Zeam....it was what i used on 1.6 and when i changed to 2.1 i tried it but at first didn't like it...but now i've fallen in love because of how simple, yet dynamic it is.
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+1 for zeam, amazing app luv it, cant stand all these xtra thingies all the others have, i used adw on 1.6 and made it minimalistic tried it on 2.1 ****
zeam ftw, all my m8s use it,
THAT SED COULD THEY ALL USE DIFFERENT ICONS FFS! IM SICK OF SEEING THAT BLOODY BOX OF LITTLE SQUARES GRRRRR
rant over
zeam, try it, luv it, marry it, buy it a nice car

Wats special about zeam?
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[POLL] Which Launcher Preference Currently?

Please vote for your favorite.
Digging for current data as to which launchers are the most used. Seems there may have been a shift in the past month or so.

Wow....more votes for stock/rosie than I would have guessed.

Not as much of a following for ADW EX as I had expected. Sounded like it was taking off.

CCallahan said:
Wow....more votes for stock/rosie than I would have guessed.
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I really wish it was a way for stock to have 5 options like launcher pro. That would make stock the number 1 launcher. I'm sure it many others who would like to see that one day.

i like Launcher Pro Plus the best. the way im able to hide icons/notification bar/etc and also do swipe gestures, diggin it!

I've been using Launcher Pro Plus ever since it first came out, and haven't really tried anything else. The number one thing that makes it better than stock for me is the scrolling dock.
I would try ADW or Go, but I'm too lazy to set up all my screens again.

BDR456 said:
i like Launcher Pro Plus the best. the way im able to hide icons/notification bar/etc and also do swipe gestures, diggin it!
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I agree but I like sense widgets and launcher pro widgets I just would like to use both like have two facebook and twitter accounts setup one for sense and one for lp. It's like a business setup and a personal setup lol. I just wish stock had the five options in the dock like launcher pro
Noxious Ninja said:
I've been using Launcher Pro Plus ever since it first came out, and haven't really tried anything else. The number one thing that makes it better than stock for me is the scrolling dock.
I would try ADW or Go, but I'm too lazy to set up all my screens again.
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Lol just back up your settings so when you switch back you can restore it to how it was.

I was a launcher pro fan even bought the app. But since adwex was released I haven't looked back
from my phone duh

Can't vote from my xda app and too lazy to go to actual website (1x at work), but launcher pro plus is my all-time favorite.
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Is launcher pro the only one that will let you change the dock background? Or can some of the others do this now?

I never retired adw besides in cm6 what's different in.the new ex? Does it have anything LPP doesn't have?
CheesyNutz said:
I was a launcher pro fan even bought the app. But since adwex was released I haven't looked back
from my phone duh
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With sense you have to change the dock background the harder way lol, I think the new adw can too
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Is launcher pro the only one that will let you change the dock background? Or can some of the others do this now?
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I would like to hear from someone who has tried most of the launchers.......as to which one is the smoothest. Launcher pro plus is fairly smooth most the time but does lock up on occasion.
Anyone tried a majority of them?

CCallahan said:
I would like to hear from someone who has tried most of the launchers.......as to which one is the smoothest. Launcher pro plus is fairly smooth most the time but does lock up on occasion.
Anyone tried a majority of them?
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I have used LP, LPP, Stock, ADW, and ADW Ex.
LP and LPP are smoother than ADW, which is smoother than Stock.
ADW Ex has been the smoothest over all for me tho, I have had zero issues with it.
I haven't heard of Zeam or Go, but the other 2 I have tried i didn't really care for were Panda and Open Home.

CCallahan said:
Is launcher pro the only one that will let you change the dock background? Or can some of the others do this now?
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i've been using adw ex for the past month or so, it's fully customizable. and i had just paid for launcher pro plus.. only thing i miss is the calendar widget but other than that, it's super fast, smooth, stable, never force closes, and so on. just a great launcher replacement.

nuggyunlimited said:
Lol just back up your settings so when you switch back you can restore it to how it was.
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Lol, I mean I like my icon layouts and am too lazy to recreate them in a new launcher.

I love ADW EX, but he has to implement the ability to change the dock background. The transitions on cm7 are just wicked.
I was a HUGE LP homer until ex dropped, but once the LP re-write is out, if ADW still doesn't have the option to chaneg the background then I'm afraid I'll be going back to LP. The only thing I miss other than that is the bookmark swipe ability..the market has everything else.

bgchz said:
i've been using adw ex for the past month or so, it's fully customizable. and i had just paid for launcher pro plus.. only thing i miss is the calendar widget but other than that, it's super fast, smooth, stable, never force closes, and so on. just a great launcher replacement.
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I'm not crazy about the LPP widgets. There are free ones on the market which are just as good or better in my opinion so can live without those (only ones I even use are calendar and contacts).
One question.....I read from someone that ADW EX doesn't have customizable dock background pics. Is this true?
Noxious Ninja said:
Lol, I mean I like my icon layouts and am too lazy to recreate them in a new launcher.
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I hear ya. Takes some time to set all this up again.

Only 1 day left till the poll expires.
Cast your vote!

Launcher Pro Plus FTW.
I've tried ADW (regular and EX) and while I really, really like the performance and tweaks, I keep coming back to LPP for the speed and widgets.
Hmm. Maybe I'll try EX again, now that I think about it....

Smooth & Fast Launcher Opinions

Looking for some Launcher ideas, I've tried a few and have found good and bad on each. But id like to know what kind of experiences others could share.
Here's what I've tried so far:
ADW Ex , use it on my D2G and love the themes but kept FCing on My Tab
Go Launcher, Tryed and it worked well but couldn't resize to fit more icons and widgets on the screen, loved the built in task manager tho.
Tryed Zeam, worked well but no themes and seem like support has dried up.
Haven't Tried Launcher Pro on my tab yet, used to use it before adw ex but switched after hearing something about a complete rewrite.
Any other's that could be reccommended.
I'm kinda looking to have my cake and eat it too. I love to customize but I'm looking for lean speed and preformance.
Thanks in advance,
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I very from adwex to aluncher pro, pretty much because of the LP Widgets and the themeing you van do with them, I hate the dock in LP but oh well
swyped from a galaxy far far away...

no rewrite for lp yet http://www.launcherpro.com/2011/03/28/launcherpro-v0-8-4-now-available/

For me, Launcher Pro is the most perfect Launcher!!
I use it on my SGS and SGT....

Hi
2 new update last time, it made my Tab many freezed when using!!

Thanks for the feedback, I gave launcher pro another go and remembered why I tried adw to begin with. Although it was very smooth I didn't like that I couldn't resize the widgets w/o paying for pro plus. I don't mind paying to support the developer, but I can't just buy a unlock through the android market. I don't like purchasing outside the market.
So, it looks like I'm back to ADWex and dealing with the FC's
I'll probably fiddle with the settings a bit and see if I can get the FC's down.
Thanks for the feedback again guys.
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I'd suggest ADW EX or GO Launcher EX. GO always annoyed me before because the screen previews never fitted the screen proper but since its been fixed I quite like it. Still prefer ADW though.
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What is the best alternate launcher for the G2X?

Now that I finally got my G2X updated to GB I was wondering what alternate launchers, if any, people are using and how they like them. The stock launcher is nice but lacks customization features such as resizable widgets, changing icons layouts, removing homescreens, etc.

Go launcher

I can't say enough good things about Weapon 2.3 ROM and it's included TouchWiz launcher from Samsung.
If you are running factory GB on your G2x I can assure you The Weapon ROM is every bit as stable as stock if not better, with way better battery life and a bunch of other cool gee whiz features.

LauncherPro. I've been using since May 2010.
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Launcher Pro - the widgets can't be beat, especially now with theme and icon pack support. At times I try another launcher, but I always come back to launcher pro for the widgets.
I've yet to find people, bookmarks, and friends widget comparable to launcher pro except sense ui. There are others that mimick the functionality, but they usually slow down the device quite a bit. Launcher Pro remains fast.

I think LP has the best ALL Around setup. The built in Widgets are great and backup/restore will save passwords so you don't always have to login again to Twitter and Facebook.
Unfortunately the developer has been ignoring it for some time and is starting to lack some features. While it JUST got theme support, it doesn't seem to be moving very fast. Very limited. Plus they don't have "whole" theme support so icons and widget themes are separate.
I'm using LP now but going back and forth to Go Launcher. Go Launcher has downloadable widgets that are comparable and cool in their own way. Also "Colorize Widgets" also make a good LP Widget Replacement.
So the 3 main ones are ADW EX, Go Launcher EX, and Launcher Pro.
There are other weird ones like Samsung TouchWiz, LG Launcher, Sony Xperia Launcher, etc.
Honestly just find one that works they way you want. I'm currently using ADW EX on my Asus Transformer because it recently added much needed support and features for tablets (which the others lack). On the G2x either one of the 3.

go launcher.. also has widgets.
but you can add to that with colorize widgets. an awesome pack made by an xda user.
the combination is unbeatable in my opionion.

I've grown quite fond of ADW, myself. Though, I haven't tried LP.
I also used a launcher called Crazy Home, awhile back. On top of having extra home screens, it gives you up to 3 desktops...each with 5 home screens. So, if you REALLY like home screens, you can have up to 15 lol. It also allows you to hide apps in your app drawer. I ended up going with ADW, because I could load my own icons, and use them...CH was a bit more limited.

I'm a huge fan of Zeam. I used it on my old HTC Magic because it was fast fast fast on the old hardware, and I continue to use it on my G2x.

Spyvie said:
I can't say enough good things about Weapon 2.3 ROM and it's included TouchWiz launcher from Samsung.
If you are running factory GB on your G2x I can assure you The Weapon ROM is every bit as stable as stock if not better, with way better battery life and a bunch of other cool gee whiz features.
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Thanks for the recommendation. I'm going to be trying my first ROM out and that's what I'm leaning towards right now.
To the OP, I love Launcher Pro. So much to customize.

My vote goes for ADW Launcher EX for sheer speed.

gjvah said:
Go launcher
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+1
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I like LP but now I'm using go launcher, it has so many themes to play with!
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+1 for go launcher.

Regina 3d launcher

lannister80 said:
I'm a huge fan of Zeam. I used it on my old HTC Magic because it was fast fast fast on the old hardware, and I continue to use it on my G2x.
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Zeam rocks my socks. I use one home screen, a couple widgets and gestures to open my app drawer and notifications. Super fast and simple.
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I'll second the TouchWiz launcher. I'm using it standalone with Miui. It looks awesome. I've been a ADW guy since my G1 days and continued using it with the Nexus One and G2X, but I gave TW a try a few weeks ago and haven't looked back.

By far the best is launcher pro

Zeam
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I never understood the hype for launcher pro. ADW or GO are amazing though.
I use ADW EX.
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FTL Launcher

I just thought I would share a launcher that I just came across today. It is called FTL launcher and you can grab the lite version free from the market (play store).
It is by far the fastest and lightest launcher I have used. It does not have any fancy bells or whistles and is pretty straightforward. If you are like me your goal is to have the snappiest smoothest phone possible and this really does just that.
Just thought I would share with you guys and see what you think.
I did not create, develop or contribute to this app in anyway. Just sharing with gs4g community

Will try now...

Thanks for sharing. It is blazing fast. Liking it so far.
Edited for Swype misspelling lol.
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Has anyone else gave this a try? It blows Zeam out of the water IMO.

I did. It is nice and fast. But I am too used to customizing options in GoLauncher.

lumin30 said:
I did. It is nice and fast. But I am too used to customizing options in GoLauncher.
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Thats how I am as well. I love setting the gestures for dock icons. It completely eliminates the need for me to have any icons on my desktop. The only widget I have is Android Weather. It makes for a much less cluttered looking screen
FTL definitely does not have the customization available that Golauncher, ADW, or Prolauncher have but it is WAY smoother on my phone than anything else I have tried. Thanks for the input. I was curious to see what others thought about it.

I have been using Zeam launcher since Redux 1.2 back in the Froyo days. Never liked ADW, Launcher Pro, ICS, Balancer, GB, Go, 360 or those others that are kinda' new. I will use as an alternative to Zeam (which is still my fave). Thanks for this!

Faster than zeam

But has way more bugs
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