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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
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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?
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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.

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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?
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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....

Hands down fastest launcher?

I've used everything from adw to pro. Is there a end all winner when it comes to speed ?
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electronicmaji said:
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.

Pinak.ahuja said:
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.
Samsung Fascinate
Frankenclean 2.9
EB16-ish Voodoo Kernel
Tyler's Transblue Honeycomb v11
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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!

Omnichron said:
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 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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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

Best Launcher?

I'm looking for a free launcher for my rooted Play, I'm currently using 360Launcher.
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Erosinelysium said:
I'm looking for a free launcher for my rooted Play, I'm currently using 360Launcher.
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I have tried ADW, LauncherPro (used for 6 months) and finally used GO Launcher. I have been using GO exclusively for over a year now and love it. Its free and has a ton of add-ons and themes and the GO Team is constantly making updates and improvements. I think there has been like 3 updates just this week alone. Anyway my vote goes to GO Launcher. I use the ICS theme and its pretty sweet, and GO has a ton of performance options.

Definitely Go Launcher

I find GO Launcher to be very sluggish and slow, using FTL or Zeam myself for the speed increase.

I doubt GO Launcher can be sluggish on an Xperia Play WodgeFTW...
It's got decent RAM and a good processor.

I was always a huge fan of Go Launcher but I got sick of it recently (it occasionally failed to load my widgets after a reboot) and wanted a change.
I'm currently using Nemus Launcher and love it. It has a scrollable dock bar, can resize widgets and is lightweight and silky smooth. I don't miss Go at all.

Magnumutz said:
I doubt GO Launcher can be sluggish on an Xperia Play WodgeFTW...
It's got decent RAM and a good processor.
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GoLauncher uses almost 30mb for me -_-
It's pretty smooth but not smooth as LauncherPro

ssLauncher for me

Same, I got the pro versions of every launcher (free of course) but the I got go launcher and never looked back
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Im trying to pick one too, GOLauncher seems best so far, now that I see I can be rid of those annoying + signs in the dock. Im using it alongside DesktopVisualizeR to make that whole, magazine page tile look.

I use to use go launcher until I realized how much memory it uses. I swithched to sslauncher which does a lot and uses low memory resources. its really quick too

I use to use GOlauncher, and it was ok, then i switched to ADW Launcher Pro (PAID) and i love it! I am about to try out ssLauncher though its suppose to be 100 times more customizable.

stock launcher..

Thanks guys ^^
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I use zeam and sslauncher, cause they seem to be the lightest ones. The latter is far more customizable, but zeam has gestures. I love the stock look though.. I would've kept it if you hadn't to go deep to reduce the number of screens to 1.

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I doubt GO Launcher can be sluggish on an Xperia Play WodgeFTW...
It's got decent RAM and a good processor.
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Actually, I find go launcher needs to be restarted every few hours or so for unless I'm running cm7. The stock roms don't seem to be able to run it well. Also, my ZTE Blade which I bought for £89 off contract has more ram (512mb vs 400mb on the play) was able to run it considerably smoother without needing it to be restarted, and it's really mystifying why Sony decided not to have 1gb in there to begin with.
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I've never decided on a specific launcher, I just can't get used to one before moving to another... I'm using HeLauncher2 right now, but I'm trying to get the Xperia S Launcher on my R800x, it says Missing Shared Library whenever I try to install it though.

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stock launcher..
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LOL.. I feel the same bro. I had tried many launchers, but always miss the stock one.
But if i have to choose alternative launcher which is the best, so i never doubt, go launcher is the one...

Launcher 7 for me.
I love the style of Windows phone.
All the tile options allow me to express myself.
My phone is like rainbow at the moment and it is a joy to use.

I've tried ADW, GO, and several others, and I found one that is lightweight and extremely customizable. It's called ZEAM launcher. try it out, it's not even a half a megabyte, if I remember correctly.