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[Poll] New Launcher Poll - Just cause I think these are "fun"

It's been a while and I'd like to see the updated numbers on preferred Launcher...
I myself am a LauncherPro man as I find it's options easier to use (though it's less customizable than ADW) and the swipe for more (though not unlimited) is more intuitive than the drag down for more of ADW IMO...both are great though and have used both, but Pro seems more polished IMO...
SO that's my take...but anyways...hope to read some indepth non flame baity replies...both are great great launchers and a sign of a great future for Android...
I love it.

I am going to have to go with Launcher Pro Plus at the moment. It is faster and has EVERYTHING I need at the moment. ADW is still an amazing home replacement though. Both are two of the greatest apps available for Android!!!

lp used to be faster for me... but when you load it up with 7 screens n widgets it started fcing like crazy for me... but i dont get fcs with adw and its buttery smooth... so i guess whatever works is the best. done.

launcher pro is way faster than aDW now.. way faster.

people say that but if u adjust the screen fling speed not really... the way i have my adw set up, vs adw stock (system version also), vs launcher pro stock. the stocks felt same smoothness with same 5 screen setup with only that stock screen of icons. the way i have it is just as smooth as both but faster because i upped my screen fling speed or scrolling speed to like 150 from the regular 600 on adw... so really its just a matter of preferences (and settings) for that matter. this is like whats better intel or amd... all depends on the setup people and knowledge of user. c u guys in kwaak3 server... l8z
and its not instaflinging. its bout the same scrolling speed as the iphone when i had that... it's silky man ... silky like hawaiian silky

I understand the value of open source, however, I much prefer Launcher Pro to ADW.

LaunchPro!!!!

ADW ftw! =)

ADW is much better for me also, LP never looked or felt right haha. While LP is good on my vogue i much prefer adw on my nexus one.

Get Pro Plus. Widgets are nice and dev features and updates are amazing

Pro Plus is really good!

launcherpro developer is a beast. Every update he pushes, brings a useful feature

akaine2001 said:
people say that but if u adjust the screen fling speed not really... the way i have my adw set up, vs adw stock (system version also), vs launcher pro stock. the stocks felt same smoothness with same 5 screen setup with only that stock screen of icons. the way i have it is just as smooth as both but faster because i upped my screen fling speed or scrolling speed to like 150 from the regular 600 on adw... so really its just a matter of preferences (and settings) for that matter. this is like whats better intel or amd... all depends on the setup people and knowledge of user. c u guys in kwaak3 server... l8z
and its not instaflinging. its bout the same scrolling speed as the iphone when i had that... it's silky man ... silky like hawaiian silky
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I have. Back in Launcher Pro 0.4 days, it wasn't as fast as it is now. ADW was about neck and neck. I adjusted fling speed and stuff. I was running around 180 or so speed. I think.
I just went back to ADW. It's not bad at all. But here's the thing. I have a Milestone. If I forget to overclock and leave it at 550mhz, LP is still incredibly smooth. I have it completely covered in widgets. You will see ADW struggle at 550mhz. At 1ghz overclock, ADW looks ok. I'd say LP is still faster then.
I think Launcher Pro really started kicking but with 0.6.5 or so. Fede added a hack for Milestone/Droid users so that it was a lot faster. Maybe not much changed for N1 users, but jeez LP really flew after that.
And now with "sense" widgets, I'm surprised how fast LP is still. Fede really went into beast mode after Launcher Pro Plus. I don't know how he's doing it but dang... I'm beyond impressed now.
I stuck with ADW for a long time. The minute it came out on marketplace at 0.7 til 1.0. At that point I was just tired of it being "not fast enough" despite all the customizations. not only that, ADW lacks proper persistent mode. The developer himself admitted it, and its something that needs to be looked into. Either you deal with constant redraws (a problem that used to be there for LP) or you put it in memory and risk having memory overflow so your widget stop updating. LauncherPro on the other hand hasn't skipped a beat.
I mean both are incredible launchers. I accidentally used ADW for 10 min today. They're both darn close and fast, but I picked up on slight choppiness and that was what made me realize that I was using the wrong launcher today

Launcher Pro Plus gets my vote adw is nice nothing against it but i prefer LPP

Stock launcher forever

LauncherPro Plus > *

HTCDevil said:
Stock launcher forever
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enjoy your choppiness. LOL.

launcher pro becuase of the widgets in the plus version. if it had a see through app drawer it would be awesome. adw has it but its not as smooth as luancher pro

wheres HTC Sense

I like both but I'm liking Launcher Pro. I just think ADW is going in the wrong direction with the whole 'theming" thing. You can never truly get all icons themed and it just looks like a hodge podge of icons and I like to keep the system clean and fast.
Launcher Pro on the other hand is making improvements to the system, widgets and functionality that makes android more usable.
I've never had any problems on either one running on N1 2.2.

Do you hate or like mySense?

So, what do my fellow MT4G'ers think of mySense? Love, hate, indifference?
Coming from TouchWiz, I must say I deplore mySense. I seriously don't understand why people rag on TouchWiz and claim Sense is amazing -- my experience says otherwise: I absolutely loved TouchWiz. Then again, most of this is subjective to personal preferences; so cast your vote and let us know how you feel!

Can you add an option for "I haven't seen it since day one"?
Sense was great on WinMo because the alternative was horrid. I'm not a fan on Android, but I have to say the day I got it I played with it and it's not as bad as full blown Sense IMO.

I had a Samsung captivate on att. It had touchwiz 3.0. I found it to be very usable... particularly because of how well it mimiced iOS which I just switched from. I liked the slide contact to call feature. And although the samoled was rich, I find this screen to be sharper... almost on par with iPhone 4.... but definitely washed out. I am surprisingly liking he UI on this phone. I haven't even bothered to perm root it yet. I like the fact that it all just works.
On the captivate I ran launcher pro. On this phone I have no real desire to change launchers.... and the sense clock and weather widget is frikkin sweet.
I don't find the UI to be intrusive and some of the added features are the best I have seen on a phone... in particular the copy context menu where you can look up anything your browsing is better than iOS. Hands down.
My smartphone acquisition disorder has been quelled.... for the moment.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

I saw on your "what rich colors" thread you mentioned your love for touchwiz.
I think if manufacturers were to make their UI an app instead of implementing it on their devices it would speed the updates. And they could sell them on the market for $2 make some money and please a lot more people than they are now. Just my opinion.

I'm impartial, would prefer Vanilla android though.

mySense is growing on me, I'm starting to love it.

I like it so far..
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Adw launcher + mysense framework = bliss
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Only thing I can say I TRULY hate about it is the blocks around the icons on the desktop and in the application drawer...
Other than that I have no problems with it!
I've used vanilla 2.2 (N1) and TW (Vibrant) and I can say that MySense isn't bad at all... do away with those blocks and it's golden - definitely better than TW.

Been using it for about 20 mins now and HATE it. Theres a reason my buddies on the Hero and Aria (that i flashed with cm6) dont miss that crap, because its just that, crap.
I'll pray every night for a vanilla rom until its available.

I have been a vanilla android user since my G1 (then N1). The mysense is starting to grow on me. There are some good functions that aren't on vanilla android.

thelamacmdr said:
Adw launcher + mysense framework = bliss
Sent from my anti titanic
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i just downloaded ADW from the market and im deff loving my phone more with this launcher, altho i must say, its a bandaid fix at best.
Im a Keep It Simple STUPID!!!! type of guy and dont like the thought of one launcher overlayed over the sense launcher thats running in the background.

only used sense for the first day then downloaded and upgraded to launcherpro plus!! amazing!!!!

I'm gettin use to it. used launcher pro plus for a min, but came back.

DarkAgent said:
So, what do my fellow MT4G'ers think of mySense? Love, hate, indifference?
Coming from TouchWiz, I must say I deplore mySense. I seriously don't understand why people rag on TouchWiz and claim Sense is amazing -- my experience says otherwise: I absolutely loved TouchWiz. Then again, most of this is subjective to personal preferences; so cast your vote and let us know how you feel!
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this is tmobile version of sense....not a true rep of the HTC sense~
it's ok to me...coming from a vanilla G1 and vanilla G2

Up in the air
I'm not sure what to think about the UI. There's elements of Sense that I like and there are those that I could do without.
I wish I could have the ADW Launcher with the Sense widgets since I hate the boxes around every icon and the mySense Launcher is kinda weak.
The theming idea is cool for those that don't want to run custom ROMs... maybe CM will port some of the goodies over.
What I would REALLY want is the ability to use HTCSense.com... Here's to the Sense port team!!!

It's ok with me for now. The MT4G has more than enough memory to support it, so the whole "slow" factor is irrelevant really. If it had a proper bluetooth stack so I could use my wiimote I would be much happier.

I like it better than vanilla Android but not a big fan of the launcher or app drawer
I'd like the original Sense UI personally
- White MyTouch 4G -
Permaroot + S=Off

I thought it ran pretty good! Installled launcher pro after a day. I just like the look alot better now.

Its not true sense but espresso or mysense or whatever they are calling it. I really don't like it tbh. I hate the fact that I have to choose a theme, which I think all look like crap. I love Launcher Pro and that gets rid of most of the sense ui. Just waiting for CM6.1.

Lightest Launcher?

Hi guys,
Since my Moto Milestone 2 (Droid 2) has become my primary gaming device, even at home, I was wondering if using a light launcher could make a difference in the most demanding games' performance (like Dungeon Hunter 2 HD which I get some bad frame rates sometimes despite having bought the correct version).
I use Go Launcher EX normally, but I'd be willing to switch to another just for my games. Maybe Zeamlauncher? Any suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks!

Zeam is the lightest out there...excellent launcher!

I've been liking ADW alot lately seems light and lots of options and themes.

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I've been liking ADW alot lately seems light and lots of options and themes.
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I used ADW because I loved the big iPhone like icons it let me customize. But it force closed on me a lot and I found it heavy compared to LauncherPro and especially Go Launcher. Trying Zeam now, seems really sweet but it'll be a while until I put all my apps in the respective places

Oh btw I'm finding Launcher 7 quite light too. Not my cup of tea since I like having several home screens but maybe it's a good alternative for a games-only launcher when I run those things that slow down my phone (I'm addicted to Gameloft spent 50 bucks there lol)

Launcher Pro

I'd say zeam. Minimalistic, light on resources, and should suit your needs.

Definitely Zeam. I've used them all and I honestly keep coming back and sticking with Zeam. Very fluid, simple, fast, and it just feels light. Of course you have LauncherPro if you want those widget add-ons; I personally don't use them so the launcher really isnt' that special to me.

I use Go Launcher and I think it's light enough.
I haven't try Zeam though.

+1 for Zeam. Launcher Pro and ADW is good for customization, but Zeam is lightest so far.
Gonna try out GO Launcher today-ish.

ADW Luncher ex

mkioshi said:
Hi guys,
Since my Moto Milestone 2 (Droid 2) has become my primary gaming device, even at home, I was wondering if using a light launcher could make a difference in the most demanding games' performance (like Dungeon Hunter 2 HD which I get some bad frame rates sometimes despite having bought the correct version).
I use Go Launcher EX normally, but I'd be willing to switch to another just for my games. Maybe Zeamlauncher? Any suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks!
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Try Gingerbread launcher. Barebones basic but should be low resource.

is Go launcher really that much of a resource hog? i havent noticed.

Launcher Pro FTW,
Zeam tried, but too featureless and not worth it
IF YOU HAVE A HIGH END SMARTPHONE.
Launcher Pro provides the perfect mix of features plus stability.
Whereas, ADW EX is heavy on memory and has too many useless features for me.
Of course, this is all opinion ONLY

I think FreedHome + is the lightest and fastest but not the most customizable.

gotcha13 said:
is Go launcher really that much of a resource hog? i havent noticed.
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Nah, it's a light launcher. I'm just asking about Zeam and others because I want the lightest one possible, just to switch to when I get in the mood for heavy 3d gaming. For example I have absolutely no slowdown with Spider Man Total Mayhem, but since my favourite game, Dungeon Hunter 2, slows down a bit sometimes on my Droid 2, I'm asking to see if there's a lighter launcher. Even Eternal Legacy is smooth running GO. I'll report back when I have the time to test the barebone launchers people have suggested, I'll have time to test now that the house-moving craziness is done
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MartyLK said:
Try Gingerbread launcher. Barebones basic but should be low resource.
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Which one? I'm getting the one from Eugene373, but there's another one by Modaco with the same name. Thanks!
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how do you change launcher

jirotrom said:
how do you change launcher
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Install new one, press 'Home' and choose which Launcher you wish to use from the prompt that appears.

launcher pro is the most suitable for me

WP7UI Android

--- Coming Soon ---

Very nice,but i want some app like WP7 Calendar or WP7 Email

No doubt once the UI is finished those apps will be a lot easier to develop. I know the WP7 Android team has started on those.

I have checked out the demo, and it looks really good, once you have a beta version I would be happy to be a tester. I have a dhd un-rooted. This looks better than the wp7 ui already on the market.

Nice but I feel this still needs some work....

Okay i installed it.
Thought it would be a home replacement.
Is it going to be a home replacement, or a full rom?
where are you heading with this?
the stuff within the app all works as you cant do much with it.
if you could get a full winp7 ui working it would be nice. but at the current stage think we need a bit more information on what you are trying to achieve.

As mentioned above, I intend to make a library for developers to use to make applications with this Windows Phone 7 UI. This is only a DEMO of the UI, not a functional app. As far as a home replacement, possibly.

This is looking great keep up the good work, great to see some new devs here!

Hey it's now august first, you posted on your blog that a public release might happen today? Is this still possible?

Sorry, I removed that some time ago (perhaps your browser has cached it). I just have not had the time to work on the UI, and without a finalised API a public release would not make sense.

I see, can you give us an estimate time? Also as iammodo said a home replacement would be amazing, i'd be willing to pay 15$ plus for that.

I would love to but I have learned my lesson with anticipated dates. Android development is a hobby not a paying gig for me. As for a launcher, I would have loved to collaborate with the developer of Launcher7 but he declined. As I know nothing about launchers it. would be quite some time before I could ever release one. For now you have my Windows Phone 7 Calculator in the Android Market, and the notion that more is on the way.

Heads up for you TSF Shell users

They have released several new themes for the crack priced launcher if you are one of the ones who like it. You would think the damn themes would be friggin free since the launcher itself is so dang pricey but oh well, who am I to argue with extortion?

It has certainly made some big improvements recently.
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who need tsf launcher when we have ics?

jvc.silence said:
who need tsf launcher when we have ics?
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Yeeeesssss

I think too theme will be free.
So i start a theme and add many icon.
When i finish the meego icon pack with 1500 icon,
I start a new one.
You can follow it and post comment here https://plus.google.com/111849507977405160485
I'm a user and fan of android since the begin, and tsf is for me the best launcher ever.
I'm desapointed that's so expensive and Many people will never used it to see how it's cool.