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What's your favorite launcher?

Hey guys, I'm thinking on getting a new launcher, but I don't know which one to get. So maybe you guys can give me some recommendations. Thanks.
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I like LauncherPro the most right now. I used to ADW while I was on Froyo, but that seems to lag for me on GB. Funny that LauncherPro used to lag for me on Froyo instead.
I would love GoLauncher, but it doesn't have the Sense-like previews, so I don't use it. It's the smoothest of all launchers, imo.

Id have to say adw ex is the best launcher ive tried em all but adw always has me coming back, it has every feature of every launcher and more.. Just my opinion and its been better to me on GB then it was with froyo
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umm id have to say umm the laucher im about to release lol

Launcherpro plus ATW!
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For me, definately Go Launcher EX.
I decide how many docks, rename all applications to my language, put them in folders, close all applications when i want and i use a combination of iphone and HTC sense themes. It is super fast and never crashes. I didn't try launcher pro, but i didn't like adw UI at all.
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I go back and forth with adw ex and go launcher ex. Right now I have go launcher on my phone and adw on my tablet. I do feel that go launcher ex has more features than adw ex but adw is more stable.
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RaverX3X said:
umm id have to say umm the laucher im about to release lol
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Then I'll have to wait for this. Lol
Thanx guys for giving me some options. I'll give them a try wen I come home. Thanx.
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Using ADW with GB. kinda prefer launcherpro however - have not tried it on GB yet.

I am using ADW EX and loving it.

i use zeam launcher. nice and simple. may not have any themes, but who needs em with the people here? plus, there's no lag that i've noticed. all in all a good launcher with some simple customizations.
now raver, you need a tester
for your launcher? no you know how to reach me.
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When you gonna release it?
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spb shell. 3d baby!
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Thanx guys for all the options. I ended up going with the launcher that came with the sweet acid theme. I love it since it has the aosp look and its very smooth. Thanx anyway.
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I used launcher pro on froyo and it had many options but i ended up using zeam cuz its simpler and fast.
In GB am stuck with ADW cuz its the one that comes in ravers ftw rom.
Also, I used go but it drained my battery fast and just saw theres a new one... qq launcher. So my suggestion is you spend some time with them and decided which one you liked the most.

oh ill release it in due time lol i got a few supprises donaters will be getitng some team acid treats before anyone else sorry i been laxing but this fixing miui and studies and work have been eating up anytime i have left

Go Launcher Ex, but now using TouchWiz 4 cause it's light.

I've tried the Valhalla TW, ADW, and launcher pro. I ended up buying the full version of launcher pro. The problem is not one of these launchers had all the features that I wanted in one package, each had features that i couldn't get in the other.
In launcher pro, I don't like the HTC style app menu, I want to be able to organize my apps. I love the swype function of the dock icons to activate pull up menus, and the Widgets. Though the one thing that i hate about this launcher is the lack of real notification options for apps such as Gmail and email as you see with go launcher or adw.
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Are there any light-weight launchers that significantly improve battery life? I'm using Valhalla/TW atm.

Zeam is my launcher of choice. Clean, responsive and I like the gestures to open notifications or the app drawer. It seems to have a good memory footprint for all the features.
But I'm on the MIUI beta 1 that's in the dev forum right now so I'm using its launcher atm.

What home launcher do you use

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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xxsicknessxx said:
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

latinohot said:
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.

boost3dr3x said:
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.

xcrazydx said:
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.

DesireS Launchers

Flash cm7 into my DesireS and got adw.launcher
Then installed go.launcher from market, it seems to run smoother, especially when scrolling through app drawer.
Any1 experience this as well?
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Well let's sum it up with all the replies on this thread.
If you are tired of looking at the same launcher and want something different
without having to flash a whole different rom everytime u get bored you could try the following.
Action Launcher
ADW
Apex
FTL
Go Launcher
Holo
Nova
Nemus
Many of the above gives you an 'ICS feel' except for adw,ftl and go.
Or if you want something like Win 8 might be ur liking.
*You can always force stop(freeze with TB) built in launcher if you are worried about it taking up ur ram.

FTL, try that!
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olyloh6696 said:
FTL, try that!
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Or go the whole hog and install Reaper ROM

What launcher do you need? Feature rich of fast? First - Go Launcher, second - ADW or FTL.

Apex is also good but FTL is the best choice in terms of speed and customization.
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FTL for me everytime
have tried ADW and Go launcher but FTL is the one I like the most, would like to know eventually how top theme and change stuff myself to personalise it for me.
This launcher seems faster and easier to modify and has loads of other options, the ability to use other themes (styles) and is really fast.

Apex, has everything, but applicable on ICS roms
Swyped from my DesireS

using sense 4.0a, maybe switch to "go" later

I used Apex in ms Fallout Rom. Looks great my favorite launcher
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On GB I was using the Nemus launcher. He is quick and doesn't use a lot ram.
On ICS I was using Apex, but he was FCing a lot with the unofficial AOKP rom. So I'm now using Nova. I just love the ICS style, so I never gone back.
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Apex launcher works only on 4.0 and above and its way better. It has more features than the stock launcher.:good:

If :
you are on ics go with nova or apex
you like speed go with FTL from lowveld( our top dev)
you like bloat go with go launcher

you can try holo launcher, cool for me

Stock JellyBean launcher is awesome
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!

which one better - Apex or Nova launcher? or is there something better for ICS?

kubyk said:
which one better - Apex or Nova launcher? or is there something better for ICS?
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IMO Apex on ICS is the best, also run out on top of sense 4.0A roms.
if you go in that direction then I'd recommend that you check out the newly released app in development section that permit's you to use the sense lock screen and have working lock screen short cuts with apex launcher
Sywepd form my DsereiS

Apex is the best I've tried by far, and it's worth buying the Pro version.
Running it over ICE DS now and it's going great.

ben_pyett said:
newly released app in development section that permit's you to use the sense lock screen and have working lock screen short cuts with apex launcher
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Can you give me a link, pls?

kubyk said:
Can you give me a link, pls?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874228
Why not just have a look in the dev section?
It took me a couple of seconds to find that link...

hmm
Am running LBCv5.4 and soo far so best for me is Holo launcher , keeps me on 400-419 free ram according to ES task manager widget + gives u the closest look to ICS , tthe rest of the launchers u pointed works well but the highest ram i do get is 370 via FLT ....

Best launcher?

I need to know which is the best launcher for my atrix 2 ? I want the phone to be smooth so i need a launcher with performance
Please help in my choise
Mario

marius1985 said:
I need to know which is the best launcher for my atrix 2 ? I want the phone to be smooth so i need a launcher with performance
Please help in my choise
Mario
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Holo launcher hd if you are on ics..fast lightweight and smooth
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I personally LOVE Trebuchet Launcher, but it is a part of CyanogenMod. I have not found any others that I really like, so I am using CM10, because it is the BEST hands down.
Now, you MIGHT be able to find the apk and put it on the stock ICS, but that might defeat the whole purpose of Trebuchet, but just to get back on the subject at hand, and that is that apex launcher is EXACTLY like Trebuchet, and it is not too bad, and worth a look.
Oh and here is flashable zip for Trebuchet, not sure how well it will work on this phone without CM on it, but it might also be worth a look.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1355296&d=1348631180

performance wise, Nova launcher is the best by far.. though i have used Apex a lot.. the transitions in Nova launcher seem much faster.. the full version lets you make folders in app drawer and use gestures too

Personally, I like Go Launcher. It has a screenshot option which is kind of handy since the one in CM10 doesn't crop them properly at the moment.

Go keeps me going! Best to suit ma requirements!

I've tried adw, nova and apex. Apex in my opinion is the smoothest. Nova would lag at times. I bought Apex pro yesterday and it has a lot of extra features. Basically it will come down to what you like but i would recommend Apex.
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Apex or ADW for sure. Nova always had 'twitches' here n there while scrolling. ADW is the most customizable launcher I've ever used n just as smooth as apex. Mind you, gotta be on ICS and up for Apex and Nova. ADW works on all, but to use all features it has, you'll have to be on JB.
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Nova and Apex, I use Apex because it can set vertical wallpaper and icons in dock can swipe both up and down
But another launcher maybe the launcher of the future is Next Launcher (GoEx), supppper smooth

PhoenixNghi said:
Nova and Apex, I use Apex because it can set vertical wallpaper and icons in dock can swipe both up and down
But another launcher maybe the launcher of the future is Next Launcher (GoEx), supppper smooth
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yeah setting up nonscrollable wallpapers is a pain in nova..

Go with Primo launcher it works great and is free on xda.
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Apex
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what launcher is everone using?

ok so i just switched back to android a few weeks ago i got tired of my iphone but anyways
before i would always use launcher pro plus i loved how you could resize widgets an stuff
i also used to use a few other apps to resize icons an stuff but it was so long ago i cant remember
just trying to see what launcher people are going with (besides htc sense)
ive got launcher pro plus installed now but i think its kinda out dated

when i need another launcher i use nova launcher

I'm usually on sense but like cheezy I like nova as an alternative and a nice stock feeling

alright nova seems like what everyone is going with ill give that a try thanks for the reply's

Nova is pretty slick and has active development. You can even get beta downloads through the app once you install a beta version from xda.

Adw ex.

I loved the trebuchet launcher that was available on bpear's older CNA builds I believe, and it was all I used until development was put on hold for a bit. Then when I switched to Nocturnal Dirty I stuck to using Holo Launcher HD.

I use Apex Pro, smooth and customisable.
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Whoops.

the latest adw launcher Ex and next launcher ...

Launcher from 4.2 gapps
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Sense 4.1 or the cm one if I'm using aosp builds

Holo launcher HD plus. Or nova prime IMO take the cake
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Nova launcher prime, smooooooth! And can resize widgets as well.
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timmaaa said:
I use Apex Pro, smooth and customisable.
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I agree best launcher I have used.
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I was a big sense fan and then I tried Apex a while back and enjoyed the smoother usage. I have been using Nova for a bit now, it's almost identical to Apex, I like the method Nova uses to sort widgets better than Apex. It groups things by program, and unless Apex changed something, it would just give you a list of every widget available

FusionTechFTS said:
I was a big sense fan and then I tried Apex a while back and enjoyed the smoother usage. I have been using Nova for a bit now, it's almost identical to Apex, I like the method Nova uses to sort widgets better than Apex. It groups things by program, and unless Apex changed something, it would just give you a list of every widget available
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Still gives you a list in alphabetical order.

Actually using the TouchWiz launcher bundled with JellyBam. It's not nearly as customizable as Nova/Apex/Trebuchet, but it looks good and is very fluid. Quite enjoy the app drawer transition and pinch zoom.

I use Apex Launcher. I find it to be smoother and more responsive than Nova, at least on CM10. Great launcher. Highly recommended.

Apex
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