Hi all.
I just wanted to ask you all what launcher you would recommend and why.
I'm using go launcher ex atm, but always open to try others
Cheers
Ps: sorry if It's been asked before.
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I'm currently using Go Launcher EX but LauncherPro is really good. I'm a LP user, but using Go Launcher for a little while now, since LP gets kind of boring after a while.
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I use LauncherPro. I've tried Go Launcher, ADW, and others, but I always go back to LauncherPro. It just seems to agree more with my phone (HTC Eris).
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I use LauncherPro. I've tried Go Launcher, ADW, and others, but I always go back to LauncherPro. It just seems to agree more with my phone (HTC Eris).
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i agree with you .... always go back to LauncherPro
In my opinion Go launcher is the more stable launcher, less laggy then LauncherPro or ADW. However ADW and Go Launcher are very similar as to the level of customization. Hope this helps.
Launcher Pro imo.
ADW EX when I'm not using Sense. I've tried several others and they just don't have the 'polished' look that I prefer. Not to mention, the Themes (specifically the icons) by Sean York are my favorite.
I'm back using LP now
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i use adw launcher ex which is my fav, i say use the one that you like the most they all have their pro and con
Exactly. I suggest trying them all for a day or two. After all, everyone has different needs and preferences. Just because one launcher is more 'popular' than the others doesn't mean that you'll prefer it.
Ok. Ty all for you're input. I will try Launcher Pro as well as ADW, and see what fits me the best
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I've seen on a post that ADW can sometimes drain fast the battery.
I use Go Launcher Pro, with Go SMS and Contacts. So I have a unified set of apps.
LP is good but to have similar functions to Go you have to buy it so....
i'm using launcher pro, and i still haven't got any problems, maybe is a little bit slower than go launcher. Give it a try.
I love using ADW. It's has just the style I like. The battery drain issue might be true. Ever since I changed to ADW, my battery drains very fast. I just have to check if that has to do with the launcher or with my overclocked kernel.
I prefer ADW Launcher EX, mainly because I have become used to the ADW launcher from Cyanogenmod. It works well for me on my thunderbolt.
"SPB Shell 3D" hands down if your processor can handle it. Its kinda pricey for a launcher but its seriously worth at least checking out. Watch some of the videos and I'm sure you'll fall in love. Good luck!
After trying many I've settled with Go Launcher EX it's so fluid..
Zeam Launcher is the best so far. Try it
GO launcher is the best. Period. Beats all others easily, including the over priced spbshell 3d.. do yourself a favor and install it.. you're welcome..
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I've used everything from adw to pro. Is there a end all winner when it comes to speed ?
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I've used everything from adw to pro. Is there a end all winner when it comes to speed ?
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I love zeam launcher pretty fast and lightweight.
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I've tried most of them and I always keep on going back to LauncherPro. The application drawer is the smoothest of the bunch.
Adw ex is by far the best launcher if you get the settings right its as smooth and fast as ios on the iphone4.
I've bought, and had Launcher Pro. I liked it, but once I tried out GO Launcher, I haven't been back since.
I always go back to Launcher pro its great. I like adw ex but I wish they had the names of the transition effects. it'll make it easier to pick which one you want to use. I would use Go Launcher it smooth and its FREE, but I'm not crazy about the resizing icons or my dock when I pick a dock or an icon for the dock. It'll come out blurry and fuzzy out of focus.
But Go Launcher is great and its always improving did I mentioned its FREE. Its a tough decision but for a home replacement with all the features I would pick Go Launcher.
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I love zeam launcher pretty fast and lightweight.
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THIS.
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i have a low end device (about 400 mhz cpu) and launcher pro had the smoothest transitions than all the other launchers
Zeam is the fastest for me, then comes GO Launcher. I use ADW EX tho, it has more customization than the others, but its much faster than Launcher Pro. (For me that is)
I've also tried HeLauncher, its pretty snappy. It also has a feature that has a lot of docks. From Sense, to Gingerbread, to some of the custom Sense docks on XDA.
for me, tag home is light weight and fast, but there's little you can do to its drawer or windows.
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I was using launcher pro but after running ADW EX on my wifes Eris I have switched to that for about the last week. I don't see any drop in performance and the customization is amazing compared to LP. From themes to gestures and animations, the icon resizing is great as well. If you want something no frills you can always try Launcher 7 as well. It emulates the launcher from windows phone 7. It all comes down to preference really,i actually have 4 or 5 launchers on my phone that I keep just to show people differences first hand when they are choosing for their phones.
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ADW EX.. I bought it and never looked back. it is very customizable and easy to work with plus it is blazing fast!
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ADW EX.. I bought it and never looked back. it is very customizable and easy to work with plus it is blazing fast!
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I used Adw ex for quite a while, but came back to launcher people in the end
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We could all sit here and tell you what our fav launcher is and why but it would not do much good. The speed will very depending on many things. Rom, Background apps, Device, Available mem, the list goes on and on. Best bet is to try them each out and find the fastest one for you on your device
Go launcher for me... Used all 3 for sometime and Go launcher have best of both awd and launcher pro world...
As nobody can ever agree which is faster i'm going to go out on a limb and say they're all about the same!
I tried ADW ex, GO ex and some others. I don't know why, but the only launcher with real fluid animations is LauncherPro.
I also like it's widgets.
Waiting for the completely rewritten LP....
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In terms of the "feel" of the launcher, LP has been for me, hands down the smoothest and best feeling launcher (I've tried everything there is to try I think). In terms of plain speed, probably Zeam.
Go Launcher
Go Launcher will be my preference
I just switched to using Go Launcher EX from using Launcher Pro Plus and I think Go is much faster and responsive. However, that's all subject to change after the LPP rewrite is completed.
What is the best launcher to have on my Evo 3D?
I know theres so many launchers I just have a tough time choosing.
SPB Shell, Regina Launcher, Go Launcher, ADW, LaucherPro
Launcher7, Zeam, and Gingerbread launcher are good as well. It all comes down to personal preference.
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Zeam launcher. Best launcher I've used (I've tried stock, Launcher Pro and ADW). Love the fact that after using task killer I have 88M memory available (before I used to get over 100M sometimes - Using Cya-no-Gen Ver 1.2)
Its light, fast, and clean. What more could you want?
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After trying alot of launchers i.m.o it's Go Launcher but what you should do is try them as only you will find what suits your needs...
This is very subjective. I suggest trying a few and seeing what you like. I prefer ADW, but there are many good ones. Is there something specific you are looking for feature-wise?
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Moved as not development.
After trying alot of launchers i.m.o it's Go Launcher but what you should do is try them as only you will find what suits your needs...
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I was wondering what the difference between the pro version and the free version was
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I used to love ADW when I was using my HTC magic. Now on the Arc, I've tried ADW and Go launcher. Go was cool, but a little laggy. I then went back to stock, but it was boring. So I'm now trying Zeam and looking so far. Very smooth, simple, light weight. However I get bored easily and may change next week!
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I'm a huge fan of LauncherPro (Plus). It runs very smoothly on my LG Optimus 2X and it also used to run smoothly on my Motorola Milestone.
GO Launcher EX is also a good launcher, but I like LauncherPro's widgets more.
I have tried most if not all launchers there is and I allways end up with the UD launcher from Blackdroid. Simply scrumptious...
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I have tried most if not all launchers there is and I allways end up with the UD launcher from Blackdroid. Simply scrumptious...
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I've not heard of that - do you have a link?
I bought Launcher Pro, the best for me
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I have tried most if not all launchers there is and I allways end up with the UD launcher from Blackdroid. Simply scrumptious...
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That's just the free ADW launcher like what's packaged with CM7.
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That's just the free ADW launcher like what's packaged with CM7.
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Right... how silly of me to go through all the hassle to replace the adw launcher in cm7 with it every time I upgrade to the latest nightly. I must be a really stupid man...
Said I and stood corrected in OPPOSITE LAND...
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I like stock Gingerbread launcher on CM7 because it's very quick.
go launcher ex and zeam are my favs. launcher7 if you wanna try out wp7 interface
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mmm must find download.
ADW, LaucherPro
QQ Launcher Pro
This will be an amazing launcher once they fix all the little bugs. But so far so good on my G2x.
I think that Zeam Launcher is the lightest
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.
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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.
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Go launcher
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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
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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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So recently I have have been looking at these launchers. I mainly use go launcher, but I want to hear community feedback on each. I need a launcher that is very light on RAM (G2X has 512 mb ram, 1/4 is dedicated to gpu). So which one do you use and why?
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Just like you I'm using Go Launcher because of its smoothness and because you can customize it as you wish. I've also used ADW and LauncherPro before but in my opinion Go Launcher feels smoother. I don't really know about how much RAM they use. Guess I didn't really paid a lot of attention to it
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So recently I have have been looking at these launchers. I mainly use go launcher, but I want to hear community feedback on each. I need a launcher that is very light on RAM (G2X has 512 mb ram, 1/4 is dedicated to gpu). So which one do you use and why?
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I use go because adw crashes every time I type a text on my phone. But used to use adw on my old phone.
I tested ram use and on my 512mb phone adw used about five mb more ram than go but both are as smooth as each other.
You didn't mention it but if your choice is purely ram use based zeam launcher might be worth a look as it used an average ten mb less ram than adw or go and is still pretty customisable.
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I would stick with go launcher. I've had experience with a number of launchers and it seems to fair as the best of them. It is smooth, light, and extremely customizable. Adw ha too many mall issues for me.
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I've got all three, launcher pro plus, adw ex, and go launcher ex.
Adw is smoother, but I use go due to its useful widgets.
It's smooth and has great dev behind it who updates regular. Best of all it's free.
Both will serve you well if you don't need the widgets that go provide then use adw.
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I personally prefer GO to ADW Launcher ... 1000 times ...
It is much more customizable and complete! then we can add GO Locker, GO, GO SMS Contact with different themes to choose from a wide choice! so is all complete with launcher GO!
I recommend and use it forever!
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Go Launcher is the way to go in my opinion.
But it really is all about preference. I recommend trying them both regardless of what people use.
I have at one point or another liked both of them but Go Launcher stole me away with the calendar widget.
It's only up to you. Go Launcher provides much more ''GO'' widgets but your phone will look like someone's else. If you are skilled in graphics or photoshop editing, I recommend ADW Ex where you can literally make everything on your own. I have been using ADW Ex for a couple of months and it's very smooth, stable and like I said fully customizable.
I have been using Go Launcher EX on my rooted Nook Tablet and it seems to work quite well; although the task manager widget does occasionally crash. I have not yet seen anyone respond to the question: How does RAM usage of Go Launcher compare to that of ADW. Has anyone done this comparison and care to share with the group? For some reason I have not been able to get ADW to install properly on my NT yet (need a little more time).
ADW issue on Nook Tablet
Disregard - Like TabletGeek, I too rooted my Nook Tablet but with ADW as the launcher. It works almost perfectly.. The only issue I have is on boot up or navigating to the home screen, I get a "Problem Loading Widget" error. If you go to the all apps screen, it works fine. I've looked all over for a cause but can't find anything that might be the issue so I'm wondering if jumping over to Go is worth it. I'm also not sure how to get from a rooted NT with ADW to load with Go. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
Adw is smoother, looks clean (icon graphics) runs great
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I usually use go launcher and i think its the best launcher for android.
Maybe in the future other launcher will be best, who knows?
GO, because of all the GO widgets and far more customizable
go launcher for its sheer range of skins and apps
zoppp said:
So recently I have have been looking at these launchers. I mainly use go launcher, but I want to hear community feedback on each. I need a launcher that is very light on RAM (G2X has 512 mb ram, 1/4 is dedicated to gpu). So which one do you use and why?
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adw is better ..i love york's black theme ..i recommend adw launcher..
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adw is better ..i love york's black theme ..i recommend adw launcher..
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Finally someone that's like adw better haha I was lonely on this thread
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GO LAUNCHER for sure... ADW restarts when i press home key while playing a game or while browsing...comparatively go launcher has no such problems... also would recommend SPB shell 3d (paid app**) ... having a basic android phone made me realize many things... \m/
I like both, but I use adw. It has no problems on my fascinate.
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in a video on xda tv the dev there did not prefer go launcher that much
but i guess its just about the themes and anyway i would prefer adw over go launcher since i ve been using it (as it comes default with cm)
Hi guys, new here but I notice that most developers use Apex as their default launcher when they post AOSP ROMS. My question is why? What's the difference between Apex and other launchers like Go Launcher?
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Apex is optimized specifically for ICS and integrates a lot of ICS's features. However I prefer Nova way more. I always immediately install Nova because I like the interface a lot more.
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Apex is optimized specifically for ICS and integrates a lot of ICS's features. However I prefer Nova way more. I always immediately install Nova because I like the interface a lot more.
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+1 for Nova. I don't use it on my One X but I've got it on my Nexus 7 and I love it.
Yea, I've never understood using Apex over Nova. Every phone I've had with every Rom I've run, Nova always runs smoother with less issues.
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I haven't used Nova in months after finding Apex to be more feature rich. Might have to try Nova again to see if they caught up.
Atom is a new promising launcher, I was using apex pro before, but the change is nice.
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they are both good..if you want to have full utilization of Nova then you got to buy Nova Prime
Apex Free is as good as Nova Prime a little lag may be noticeable in the drawer
Anyways they are both Good..a little bit off topic..anyone tried the GS3 Launcher Port..??
very very smooth..buttery...but lack the customization/..
Nova prime on my one x and SGSIII, I like apex as well though but to cheap to buy both pro.
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Yea, I've never understood using Apex over Nova. Every phone I've had with every Rom I've run, Nova always runs smoother with less issues.
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I'd disagree based on my experience. Both has been problematic for me but, Nova has been more annoying than Apex.
I've tried both Apex (pro) and Nova Prime and i prefer Apex a bit more. It seems noticeably smoother than Nova on my device, particularly on my widget heavy homescreens.
Thanks guys,
So it seems that it's just a matter of preference. So then, if you opt to use a different launcher, how would you get rid of the default one embedded in the ROM? Or would you?
I'm on clean rom de 4.1 and using nova launcher. It comes with apex but I find nova runs more smoothly,with no lag. So I used root explorer and went in to system/apps and deleted apex launcher(after I installed nova of course) . I have not had any issue doing that.
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I have Nova and Apex on my phone. Wanted to try them both out. I find that with the same home screen setup on both devices, Nova is a bit slower. Going back to the homescreen in Apex is instantaneous. Sometimes Nova does a full redraw and it takes a second or two.
Other than that the launchers seem identical to me.
Chalk another one up for Apex.
It's always been smoother for me, no matter what rom I'm running. Even on ICS roms on my T-Mobile G2 before the One X.
Scrolling through homescreens or app drawer pages in Nova is too fast and/or choppy, even if you set the speeds to "stock" in settings (I like to "enjoy" the animation). I also like more of the features Apex offers, like customizing what shows up when you hit menu, disabling haptic feedback (long pressing icons/wallpaper) and the way it handles locking the desktop compared to Nova.
Btw, I'm using Apex Free on the phone, and Nova Prime on my Transformer Prime.
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I have Nova and Apex on my phone. Wanted to try them both out. I find that with the same home screen setup on both devices, Nova is a bit slower. Going back to the homescreen in Apex is instantaneous. Sometimes Nova does a full redraw and it takes a second or two.
Other than that the launchers seem identical to me.
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I've found just the opposite. I was using Apex when I first picked up my HOX but I felt it was sluggish at times and found Nova. Maybe the Apex devs pushed out some updates to improve things? I'll have to check it out again.
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Im using nova and its been great for me. Tried apex briefly a while back on a gummy rom but nova does the job. I do miss my adw ex sadly it hasn't been updated for almost a year now
Adw and launcher pro were both awesome.
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Adw and launcher pro were both awesome.
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Ah, the good ol' Froyo days. Brings back memories.
I have tried a bunch of launchers including apex and nova ( unpaid versions) apex def wins for more Asop look and integration of ics features and feel, but I have to say all in all...
go launcher ftw. Sooooo.... many themes and lock screens to choose from .
I think apex is compatible with some of the go themes. But again free and **** tons of themes....I love go launcher.
Tons of features customizations.
User friendly. Love the 3d worm lock screen.
Its all about preference.
Have to admit I have been eyeing apex and nova again. Maybe I'll switch .
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Apex is the best!
New to Android and consequently have tried all of the following launchers to varying degrees in the past few weeks: ADW, Apex, Nova, Regina, Go Launcher, ssLauncher, and stock HTC Sense. I used ADW the first week or so and then it has been Apex since. Never crashes and super quick. Absolutely love it!