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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....

[Q] Recommended Launchers and or ROMs

Hello, I was just making this new post for anyone that has been playing around with the I727 or I727R
I have used ADW launcher but it does not seem to have ALL the features of TWlauncher
Anyone have any recommendations on launcher or rom? have a post

I used ADW in the past but after a lot of freezing and other problem, I switched to Go! launcher and love it.

unibombz said:
Hello, I was just making this new post for anyone that has been playing around with the I727 or I727R
I have used ADW launcher but it does not seem to have ALL the features of TWlauncher
Anyone have any recommendations on launcher or rom? have a post
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Go Launcher ex and skyrocketerrrrr rom and kernel from Da_G its good!

I see, yes I am using ADW, seems ok.
Is there any way to change or add fonts, the phone ships with 3 fonts. I have tried some apps and have installed some fonts but i can not access them from settings>display>screen display>font style

I can not use Da_G rom and kernal on my I727R

unibombz said:
I see, yes I am using ADW, seems ok.
Is there any way to change or add fonts, the phone ships with 3 fonts. I have tried some apps and have installed some fonts but i can not access them from settings>display>screen display>font style
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I use Rom Toolbox for my fonts. Great app! you can download a free or paid version. after installing the font from Rom Toolbox, select Default in settings/display/screen display/font style.

I'm using GO launcher. I used to use Launcher Pro but I didn't want to pay for all the cool widgets that this seems to come with for FREE.

I've been using are but everyone seems to love go launcher
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+1 for Go Launcher.
This is my 1st Android phone (er.. 2nd if you count the SGS2 I exchanged), and this is my first 3rd party launcher. So far, very happy w/ it.

QQlauncher
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I use LauncherPro with Alien #2 on Da_G's kernel.

Alien #2w/touchwiz...like buttah
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kornklown69 said:
QQlauncher
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Thanks for that reference, hadn't found that one yet. Going to give it a try. Regina home works great on this phone, tried it once on my captivate = lots of lag. With the dual processor it flies though. Its a resource killer but great for showing off. I use adw for everyday purposes and LCD resolution app, set to 200. This let's you take advantage of the 4.5" screen IMO.
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bacheezy said:
Alien #2w/touchwiz...like buttah
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what do you mean like buttah??? its SUPER CHOPPY.
the only smooth launcher is launcher pro.

I'm using Go Launcher and love it.
But it does crash sometimes in the sense that the launch icons all turn into "+" symbols. Also sometimes I'll have to press more than once to launch something.

TW is not choppy for me. I don't know man...I have also flipped Willy nilly between different roms (stock root, all alien builds, s-stocketeer (1.0 & 1.5), back too nandroid, & once odin»to stock (almost forgot i flashed CRT off zip as soon as it was posted as well). All without a hitch, not sure if its dumb luck or what. I got my I727
on launch day & have followed forum ocd stylee. I have read several more experienced users @ least temporarily flame out with fc's. My device has been a rock.........so far
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I've been using the ICS Launcher now on mine and have been enjoying it. Very fast scrolling and I love the looks.
I've used Launcher Pro, ADW EX, and SPB Shell in the past. All good launchers. For customizing, ADW Ex is one of my favorites.
You may just have to try them all.

You can use ROM Toolbox for fonts, they have a ton on there. I have tried a few of the other tweaks but they have not worked and I end up restoring.

The Best and most supported Launcher
I have tried ADW EX and all the launchers out there. I am now using and loving " GO LAUNCHER" it constanly has updates, widgets, SMS app and themes for everything- VERY VERY customizable- Alot of themes and wigets are absolutely free !!! Runs fast also- Try it out- you will now be disappointed....

CZ Eddie said:
I'm using Go Launcher and love it.
But it does crash sometimes in the sense that the launch icons all turn into "+" symbols. Also sometimes I'll have to press more than once to launch something.
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those symbols are not a crash.....lol thats just you scrolling through the dock.
it allows for 15 icons in the bottom dock and you scroll though them. or hope thats what it is.
i use Go Launcher as well. will try QQlauncher.

Launcher [request]

Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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icy56 said:
Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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+1
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Try that 360 launcher I posted until you find what you are looking for. Its smooth and stable and gets updated every few Weeks very beautiful like miui launcher with an app drawer also zeam launcher is smooth
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icy56 said:
Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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Try flashing this in CWM.
Tested on a highly modified KJ6, but it worked.

Doesn't work on Valhalla
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ericmpanda said:
Doesn't work on Valhalla
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didn't work on new octane either
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Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.

finch8423 said:
Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.
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That's tw4.5 though..... it has made my phone reboot ever since froyo days. Whenever I do something ram intensive on that launcher, my phone reboots. I never experience that with others like launcher pro. And how the app drawer doesn't sort properly is a pain. Thanks for the help though..
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finch8423 said:
Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.
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Actually I made the cwm zip from an apk I found while googling for touch wiz 4.0 apk lol it worked so I thought it was worth posting. I've never used 4 or 4.5 and I got the wrong one, lol sorry for the confusion. It was mislabeled and I have no experience with the either of them. Sorry for getting confused guys ill try to find 4.0 tonight again lol
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icy56 said:
That's tw4.5 though..... it has made my phone reboot ever since froyo days. Whenever I do something ram intensive on that launcher, my phone reboots. I never experience that with others like launcher pro. And how the app drawer doesn't sort properly is a pain. Thanks for the help though..
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The 4.5 comes from the fact that it was a modified version of 4. This launcher automatically comes configured with the stay in ram feature selected- it's been awhile but I am sure that Launcherpro has that feature as well, but it is by default off. Try disabling that and see if it just fc's the launcher (thus resulting in a restart of the launcher) as opposed to your phone crashing. Thats really the only thing that would separate it from other launchers. You can turn the 3d effects off as well to help with the ram. I always make sure to kill passive processes- then again I do not use octane so I am not sure how it runs.
I never had problems with the app drawer. You can change the sorting preferences in the preferences menu of the launcher. It is by default on unrestricted, but you can change it to alphabetical.

finch8423 said:
The 4.5 comes from the fact that it was a modified version of 4. This launcher automatically comes configured with the stay in ram feature selected- it's been awhile but I am sure that Launcherpro has that feature as well, but it is by default off. Try disabling that and see if it just fc's the launcher (thus resulting in a restart of the launcher) as opposed to your phone crashing. Thats really the only thing that would separate it from other launchers. You can turn the 3d effects off as well to help with the ram. I always make sure to kill passive processes- then again I do not use octane so I am not sure how it runs.
I never had problems with the app drawer. You can change the sorting preferences in the preferences menu of the launcher. It is by default on unrestricted, but you can change it to alphabetical.
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I tried turning that off, launcher won't even open anymore so I had to reinstall it. Tried running it for a day but it just doesn't work on my phone which is currently running valahlla final. I have the app drawer set to alphabetical but it still doesn't sort properly. If I install a lot of new apps or delete a lot of apps, there are lots of blank spaces and the only way to get rid of the spaces is to manually move each app one by one which is really a big pain. I just want stock touchwiz 4. I hope someone can get it to work on this phone. After playing with my brother's galaxy s 2, none of the launchers on the market feel anywhere close to that smooth.
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Were's our hero? Lol It would be very candid to have full working TW4 launcher on kj6.
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try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests

dnahughes said:
try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests
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Yeah go launcher is pretty good. Still isn't as fast as launcher pro though. I really wish we had a stock touchwiz 4 launcher for this phone. Tw4.5 freezes too much and no other launcher out there really comes close to how fluid tw4 is. I've tried like every launcher in the market too.
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dnahughes said:
try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests
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Why are you resurrecting old threads and posting the same thing in each one?

ADW Launcher EX

Is friggin awesome with CM7. The included free version of ADW was nice but EX is SMOOTH and ridiculously customizable. Just wish there were more ADW themes.

I agree. I just slap the adw backup file from my G2 onto my Fire sdcard and restore and I am home, sweet home. Its like butter.

androidcues said:
I agree. I just slap the adw backup file from my G2 onto my Fire sdcard and restore and I am home, sweet home. Its like butter.
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Yeah, the backup option is awesome.

Was looking at several loaders. Trying to figure out which one to get. Is this one really neat, worth buying? I won't mention the others in your thread but one is kinda expensive for what it is. Already using the free one.

ADW EX is SUPER customizable
Granite Gargoyle said:
Was looking at several loaders. Trying to figure out which one to get. Is this one really neat, worth buying? I won't mention the others in your thread but one is kinda expensive for what it is. Already using the free one.
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ADW Launcher EX is nice. Runs smoothly. It does have one little bug pertaining to the density hack(makes your icons bigger for tablets).
Menu>more>AdwSettings>ReSTART ADW
Unfortunately you need to do this after every bootup if you want the larger icons. Other than that, it's great. Check your inbox. I sent you a PM.

Granite Gargoyle said:
Was looking at several loaders. Trying to figure out which one to get. Is this one really neat, worth buying? I won't mention the others in your thread but one is kinda expensive for what it is. Already using the free one.
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If you're referring to SPB Shell, I've heard mixed reviews. I'm just not real comfortable paying $15 for any app that can't do my laundry...

Better than the GO one?
Will be putting whichever I get on my phone as well

Granite Gargoyle said:
Better than the GO one?
Will be putting whichever I get on my phone as well
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Go Launcher is cool but feels clunky and slow compared to ADW EX

Will try then...thanks!

androidcues said:
I agree. I just slap the adw backup file from my G2 onto my Fire sdcard and restore and I am home, sweet home. Its like butter.
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Ok, more details. How do you get ADW Launcher EX on my CyanogenMod 7 install? It runs Ok with the standard ADW but I'd also like the ADW EX version.
Can't I just download it from the Market and install?

Guardsix said:
Ok, more details. How do you get ADW Launcher EX on my CyanogenMod 7 install? It runs Ok with the standard ADW but I'd also like the ADW EX version.
Can't I just download it from the Market and install?
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Yes. Though you may or may not need to rename the regular ADW.apk that came with cm7. You might not even have to. Some have issues with it some don't.
ADW EX seems to move so much smoother. And I will say in advance that the Density Hack has a little bug that won't apply it after a reboot until you go to menu>more>ADWSettings>Restart ADW. Really is a great launcher even with the minor bug.

CodenameDeadpool said:
Yes. Though you may or may not need to rename the regular ADW.apk that came with cm7. You might not even have to. Some have issues with it some don't.
ADW EX seems to move so much smoother. And I will say in advance that the Density Hack has a little bug that won't apply it after a reboot until you go to menu>more>ADWSettings>Restart ADW. Really is a great launcher even with the minor bug.
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Got ADW Launcher EX installed with no problem. Only thing, I had to re-do all my widgets and icons. That takes a little time. But, it's working fine. I didn't have to re-name or move anything so far.
Thanks

I got this installed and loved it! Just one question...any way to hide icons like there is in Go Launcher?

Granite Gargoyle said:
I got this installed and loved it! Just one question...any way to hide icons like there is in Go Launcher?
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Not sure what you mean. You can remove them, though.
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CodenameDeadpool said:
Not sure what you mean. You can remove them, though.
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In Go Launcher, when you go to the screen that shows all your apps, you can hit the menu button and get an option to turn off icons that you do not use or don't want showing. Does not appear that function is in ADW. Minor gripe but I rather not look at all the system type apps all the time, mixed in with the all my downloaded apps. You can another list of them but I have found nothing to hide ones that you want to kep installed, just don't want them shown all the time.

I was a huge fan of ADW Launcher EX, but then I tried Go Launcher due to all of the hype about it and I have to say it lived up to that hype, its fantastic.

I tried to download and install the standard ADW Launcher onto my stock KF (6.3.1) but it says that my device is not compatible. This was through the Google Play store.
any other sources to d/l this launcher? I'm currently using Go Launcher EX

Stock launcher vertical scrolling?

I was wondering if anybody knows if there is a way to enable vertical scrolling in the app drawer on the stock blurhome launcher? I love the speed/stability of the stock launcher but the horizontal scrolling drives me nuts!!:banghead:
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I agree. I hate the horizontal scrolling. I would try another launcher. Most are much better anyways, many people like go launcher, I prefer launcherpro.

lkrasner said:
I agree. I hate the horizontal scrolling. I would try another launcher. Most are much better anyways, many people like go launcher, I prefer launcherpro.
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I think he was referring only to the STOCK launcher. Not Go, not ADW, not LauncherPro...
but to answer your question, you might post this in development and someone might be able to make a custom ROM for you. I dunno...I have my phone themed towards ICS...that's how I don't deal with it. But i do really like MotoBlur.

Chrisruns said:
I think he was referring only to the STOCK launcher. Not Go, not ADW, not LauncherPro...
but to answer your question, you might post this in development and someone might be able to make a custom ROM for you. I dunno...I have my phone themed towards ICS...that's how I don't deal with it. But i do really like MotoBlur.
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I know. I was just saying maybe he should try out the other launchers, since this may not be possible
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Chrisruns said:
I think he was referring only to the STOCK launcher. Not Go, not ADW, not LauncherPro...
but to answer your question, you might post this in development and someone might be able to make a custom ROM for you. I dunno...I have my phone themed towards ICS...that's how I don't deal with it. But i do really like MotoBlur.
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I know. I was just saying maybe he should try out the other launchers, since this may not be possible
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Thanks for the replys guys. I have tried those other launchers and the best by far imo is launcher pro. But its still not quite as smooth as stock blurhome.
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