I'm very new to using my new tab. Just wondering what launcher are all of you are using and which you think is best. I'm still on original launcher but I find it slow and sometimes unresponsive. I tried out adw ex but the icons are very small. Any suggestions of good launchers for tablet?
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ADW is fully customisable.
You can edit the icon size as well as text site in it's settings. ADW Ex is the best in my opinion!
crunchie-uk said:
ADW is fully customisable.
You can edit the icon size as well as text site in it's settings. ADW Ex is the best in my opinion!
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Go launcher any good for tablets?
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Besides Touchwiz, ADW launcher EX has HD icons for tablets... i have tryed Go Launcher, Launcher pro and both are good but more geared for phones...
However ADW EX needs to be set at a different DPI (133 and below) to get the HD icons (tablet mode) on the SG7+
I might be wrong but i have yet to find a way to make ADW EX apear in tablet mode in the standard 160dpi.
Any of the above (ADW, GO Launcher and launcher pro) are Faster than touchwiz in my experience... however touchwiz is more elegant and better suited for tablets, except that its jerky and less configurable.
Im currently using ADW with dpi at 133.. looks great IMHO
I've reinstalled adw but ibcant find where to change dpi like you said, where can i find this option?
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Is it even possible to change the DPI for just ADW Launcher EX all on it's own? Or do you have to set the DPI for the entire tablet. If one could trick ADW into thinking the dpi was 133 and leave everything else alone that would fantastic and would minimize headaches.
(Sorry if I'm kinda stepping into this thread but I'm curious)
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Is it even possible to change the DPI for just ADW Launcher EX all on it's own? Or do you have to set the DPI for the entire tablet. If one could trick ADW into thinking the dpi was 133 and leave everything else alone that would fantastic and would minimize headaches.
(Sorry if I'm kinda stepping into this thread but I'm curious)
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It's okay, since I was curious about the same thing too.
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You can chamge icon size in adw ex settings but dpi is a setting you can change for the entire rom if you are rooted. See my tweaks thread in general.
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i tried most of the famous launchers. but just keep coming back to STOCK Touchwiz launcher. it just feels right for a tablet.
I use Go Launcher Ex because It's the only launcher that allows App Folder INSIDE the app list. All others can only be done in Home Screen.
For HD icons, just search for HD Theme. I use Suave theme.
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Go launcher any good for tablets?
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I use go launcher and love it!
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If anyone has the cash to shell out, spb mobile shell works great. It was laggy before I installed the kernelizer script but works great after.. Awesome launcher
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Using go launcher here too, best launcher for me so far
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If anyone has the cash to shell out, spb mobile shell works great. It was laggy before I installed the kernelizer script but works great after.. Awesome launcher
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I second this, been using SPB shell 3D for two weeks now, awesome launcher but expensive as hell
SPB 3D Launcher
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Go Launcher EX at 160dpi
Go Locker
feels like froyo man
How do you set up 160dpi with Go Launcher?
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How do you set up 160dpi with Go Launcher?
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I used Blade Buddy to set dpi
This made a whole lot of stuff start force closing.
I wouldn't really suggest it unless you have an abiding hatred for the Honeycomb taskbar.
If you do then I would be happy to explain how to get around the force closes (mostly).
Edit: dpi was set at 171. 160 will give you the Honeycomb again. Sorry about that.
I use LCD density modder pro, so far it works alright for me.
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koreanschoolkid said:
Go Launcher EX at 160dpi
Go Locker
feels like froyo man
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as i know, 160dpi is the default in tab plus.
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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.
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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
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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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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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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....
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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.
I see a number of different launchers out on the market. Can anyone tell me which one works best on the skyrocket? Thanks
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Launcher pro or adw. But i stick with the touch wiz launcher it works best for me
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Launcher pro or adw. But i stick with the touch wiz launcher it works best for me
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The stock touchwiz or the one from the market?
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Touch wiz is ugly I use adw
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Touch wiz is ugly I use adw
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Yea, looking at it, Adw does look a little better.
Thank you both.
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Adw has a really nice icecream sandwich theme too
Which one are you referring to? I know there is one that is made by "kovdev" that's for ADW but also works with Go Launcher.
https://market.android.com/details?...ult#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImtvdi50aGVtZS5pY3MiXQ..
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Adw has a really nice icecream sandwich theme too
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I'm using Launcher Pro and i love it. Its clean and simple and the scrollable 5 icon dock is amazingly useful in eliminating screen clutter. I used launcher pro icons to download the ones i didnt have and now it looks slicker than ever. I'd used the free version on 2 older phones and now on the full version (only difference is being able to resize widgets and usse LP+ widgets, both which did not affect the user experience). Also great to be able to adjust animation performance and such.
I would say go launcher ex all the wayyyyyy
The touchwiz from the market is a really good imitation. Only stock touchwiz is supported by hardware acceleration, which makes it incredibly smooth.
I really like pure breeze. Having the kite anywhere on the phone is amazing. Somewhat simliar to wave launchers usefulness.
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I use ADW EX, tried a bunch of others but I always come back to it.
Development on adw and Launcher pro been dead for months. I use Go launcher looks and feel more stable.
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The touchwiz from the market is a really good imitation. Only stock touchwiz is supported by hardware acceleration, which makes it incredibly smooth.
I really like pure breeze. Having the kite anywhere on the phone is amazing. Somewhat simliar to wave launchers usefulness.
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Touchwiz is NOT smooth....
Why do people keep saying that? it stutters. It Jumps. The only REALLY SMOOTH launcher is launcher pro.
Guess it depends on how many widget and background apps you have running. Mine has always been silky smooth. No jumps or skips ever.
Edit: I'm on a ogsgsii. No lag here
But I agree that launcher pro is amazing.
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I use go launcher but notice the default home launcher way faster. Is this normal. I enjoy the options other launchers give but does it slow phone down? Can you uninstall the default launcher
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Go launcher is slow plain and simple because of all the addons. Ads ex or launcher pro are much faster.
Thanks. What can I do to change lock screen instead go launcher. New ones faster but hard to choose
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Thanks. What can I do to change lock screen instead go launcher. New ones faster but hard to choose
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For the lock screen try widget locker. I use it and adw ex for the launcher. You could also try mi locker.
I've found that ADW EX and Zeam Launcher are both good, and both are faster than the TouchWiz stock launcher.
I'm using Zeam right now - not as many customization options as ADW, but I like it a lot.
Gingerbread launcher free, bye Eugene373 (currently a dev for 989). Super simple, not for those looking for super customizable.
I love it.
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Im using Zeam right now. I switch mostly between zeam and qq launcher.
Adw ex is also good.
Ive seriously tried every launcher. These are my favs.
Market search 360launcher thats gonna be really good to in a couple updates
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I like go launcher ex and adw. Adw is faster but it crashes too often. Launcher pro is nice too but I prefer it on aosp or cyanogen roms. We don't have that on the skyrocket yet.
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I have my phone underclocked to 972 MHz, and my go launcher ex is running beautifully, no lag? So I don't understand y u would want to switch. However LauncherPro is my favorite, and I only switched because of a lack of updates
I use LauncherPro and love the customization and widgets. I also have used milocker and magiclocker for custom lockscreens.
ICS Launcher, seems to have finally stable and not FC on me for the last 10 days
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ICS Launcher, seems to have finally stable and not FC on me for the last 10 days
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Beautiful widgets always fcs ics laincher
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Has anyone tried the new TSF Shell launcher? Looks pretty cool just seems kinda pricey :-/
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I use Google Launcher and have no problems with it. For the lockscreen I use widget locker.
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Since I switched to Go Launcher from TW, it has put android system very high in the battery stats(before it was only at 6% and now over 35%). It seems to be using up more resources. It also drains the battery faster while using the phone but doesn't change the battery drain while not in use.
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Has anyone tried the new TSF Shell launcher? Looks pretty cool just seems kinda pricey :-/
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Yup. I like the idea behind it, but I didn't like using it.
i use dxhome, there is a thread about it in themes and apps section
i tried adw but the app drawer scrolling was too slow
launcher pro and go launcher worked for a while but when i found dxhome and qqlauncher it made launcher pro and twlauncher seem laggy as sh*t. i also wasted my money on spb shell 3d i never could bring myself to use it for more than a day.
i got widgetlocker and regret nothing it is amazing. on faux 010 its so smooth it looks like the real thing.
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Since I switched to Go Launcher from TW, it has put android system very high in the battery stats(before it was only at 6% and now over 35%). It seems to be using up more resources. It also drains the battery faster while using the phone but doesn't change the battery drain while not in use.
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3D transitions and all the other shininess will do that to your battery life.
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I've been using many different once, everytime flashing the custom ROM's, but after an hour I go back to the best one I've ever used the 360 Launcher V2, it's free and fast.
I use it with Android 4 theme, works great looks great, has good widgets.
How ever yesterday I came across a good new launcher, Claystone launcher, if you post on FB it let's you download a Transparent theme which is pretty nice, and if you get use to working the new launcher it's actually not bad.
Zeam and launcherpro have always been the fastest and cleanest for me. I prefer launcherpro because I can make the homescreen grids 10x10 so I have more adjustability with my widgets.
Here is a list of the top ten launchers.
Go launcher ex
Adw launcher, ex
Launcher pro, +
Zeam
Nemus launcher
Regina 3d launcher
Butterfly+ launcher
Ics launcher, +
Ilauncher
Dx home
These r not in order. Its just a list of the best ones, I've used 46 launchers and these r the best.
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Launcher 7
ssLauncher
360Launcher **cuts widgets and text on small screens 320x480
hcl launcher, +
Stock android froyo launcher-if you dont have it, get it from my signiture
4.0+ ::
Apex Launcher
Nova Launcher
**Keep a look out for "Omega launcher" made by syndicate apps, it is rumored to be one of the best and most customizable launchers to ever exist. PLEASE, STATE YOUR OPINION!
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I am going to have to include 360 Launcher to this list. Absolutely the smoothest launcher I have used. Only if it had scrollable widgets...
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Apex, without a doubt. It was the only worthy replacement for my Launcher Pro +.
Cheers
Definately forgot the most customizable one, sslauncher.
buzzboy said:
Apex, without a doubt. It was the only worthy replacement for my Launcher Pro +.
Cheers
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yes, apex launcher is one of the best
singular9 said:
Here is a list of the top ten launchers.
Go launcher ex
Adw launcher, ex
Launcher pro, +
Zeam
Nemus launcher
Regina 3d launcher
Butterfly+ launcher
Ics launcher, +
Ilauncher
Dc home
These r not in order. Its just a list of the best ones, I've used 46 launchers and these r the best.
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I think he has made the list for GB users.
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Ayryyn said:
I am going to have to include 360 Launcher to this list. Absolutely the smoothest launcher I have used. Only if it had scrollable widgets...
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Cuts my widgets and text
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I made a lust if launchers that can run on any device. Apex is 4.0 plus. Sslauncher, to complicated.
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Definately forgot the most customizable one, sslauncher.
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This! +1. best launcher I used. So many options! You can make it look good if you take the time to learn.
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Nova.
I tried Apex but found it a little laggy and slow. Ended up removing it and sticking with Nova. I paid for Nova as well so Apex would have had to have been something amazing to make me switch anyway - and it wasn't. It was Nova with one or two extra options which I can live without anyway.
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Nova.
I tried Apex but found it a little laggy and slow. Ended up removing it and sticking with Nova. I paid for Nova as well so Apex would have had to have been something amazing to make me switch anyway - and it wasn't. It was Nova with one or two extra options which I can live without anyway.
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That's still 4.0+, I'm talking 1.6+
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I stoill like the stock froyo launcher. Its simple with style. If u want to get it u have to go to my signiture, i have a link.
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I love the VTL-launcher.
I like it but isn't it paid?
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buzzboy said:
Apex, without a doubt. It was the only worthy replacement for my Launcher Pro +.
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lvader said:
yes, apex launcher is one of the best
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Apex launcher is the one that got me away from ADW (and used it quite long)
Ya word is 4.0+ i wish invading it, I'm planning to get cm9. I'm using adw and nemus
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I've only tried 3 out of that list, I currently use Go Launcher EX, but I also like TwLauncher, if it had the ability to create folders it would be my favorite.
Ya i like go launcher ex i like it a litttle but im using default cause its smoothed and minimal
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Tried a few, but keeping Launcher Pro.
used many launcher but loving go launcher ex, its most customized
I know there are threads with this question... but i think things has change...
wish one is the best launcher atm??? ive use Go Launcher, TW, Panda and some others, but still cant decide wish to keep!! im jumping from one to otheer!
I d rather say ADW is a pretty good and faultless launcher,if u use ICS rom, i would recommend trebuchet. :thumbup:
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Nova Launcher
I am in love with the Nova launcher. It just has so many customization's, and I love the overlapping/resizing of widgets especially.
I like the HTC Sense, but now I'm with the galaxy
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panossd said:
I d rather say ADW is a pretty good and faultless launcher,if u use ICS rom, i would recommend trebuchet. :thumbup:
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Iv use ADW and it is pretty good... but same as everyone else... wanted to try something new.. and still looking for something new :silly:
ill give a try trebuchet!!!
tnx
Never heard about Nova... i think ill try that too!!
HTC is a launcheer??
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I like the HTC Sense, but now I'm with the galaxy
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LOL, what?
Apex launcher..
Im actually using Go Launcher and it also has widget resizing!!
and its pretty cool... folders on app drawer... folder on home screen... and pretty much customizable
APEX, fast and simple.
Nova Launcher
The version Prime of Nova Launcher is the best ... most personalized launcher ...
"FTL (Faster Than Light)" by LowVeld - written for the HTC Desire S. By far the quickest and most stable add-on launcher ever. :good:
Yeah, and you can even overlap widgets and icons!
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I am using the free nova launcher right now.. not too many options but it's simple and fast. Before I used to use launcher ex
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I like adw and a Sony launcher
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Apex, IMO
Holo Launcher Plus. Hands down.
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Have a look at this thread. It's got a few different launchers and lockscreens shown in there and I'll be updating it upon request. Even though it's only showing the information from the Play Store, it's still much easier to have them all in one place, like it is.
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Join my threads here and here.
Check out this [GUIDE] How to be a New User (and not a noob)
Holo Launcher is one of my favorite ! : here
You can try the Xperia-home launcher --> it's a great launcher, fast and powerfull. A lot of custom romm use it by default.
And FTL (Faster Than Light) launcher --> really great too and not discontinued so it'll improve ^^
Until today I've tried holo, adw ex, go launcher.
I think I stick to adw, it has cool animation, 4d drawer and eats an admissible amount of ram.
Go launcher is freaking nice but kills down my phone.
Holo is the fastest I've tried but lacks in customization.
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FREAK0N said:
I know there are threads with this question... but i think things has change...
wish one is the best launcher atm??? ive use Go Launcher, TW, Panda and some others, but still cant decide wish to keep!! im jumping from one to otheer!
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Use GO launcher, the ability to customize will blow your mind!
Go keyboard is nice of course but eats a lot of ram
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