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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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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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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So I use the laucnher Launcher Pro... and its lagless and smooth. You have transition affects and everything. I use the scale and flip 2. They look the finest go check the laucnher out... p.s. easy to use while intoxicated~
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I agree. And use it as my daily. If enough people request it. I can make some custom icons and docks for it.
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i used to use it, until i started using ebproductions gingerbread launcher. It is much smoother and it is a 3d app drawer gb launcher. It isn't customizable though.
Blackphenix you totally should! i love luncher pro its the best luncher in my opinion.
anyone know if its worth buying the plus version?
I ve recently been using goLuncher and i like the widgets that it has. Does luncher pro plus have widgets like that?
Launcherpro plus has calender,facebook,messages, friends, bookmarks and I think like twitter and gmail
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+1 for launcher pro icon packs and themes
On the moon our weekend are so advanced they encompass the entire week
yeah @ Blackphenix go for it bro...
Dude please blackpheonix and I love your honeycomb theme for the ICBINB rom
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+1 for launcher pro icons.
I bought launcher pro plus just to support the developer. He made something really customizable that I love. Deserves my money.
Lol yupp I bought it too~ very smooth and lagless <3
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I love launcher pro too. It occasionally stutters for me while scrolling through the 3d app drawer though. I don't even have that many apps.
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Keep in mind that part is still in beta~
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I agree. And use it as my daily. If enough people request it. I can make some custom icons and docks for it.
Sir, could you please make customized icons for the launcher pro. I'm an avid fan of launcher pro sir. Thanks!
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Good tip. Thanks.
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i used to use it, until i started using ebproductions gingerbread launcher. It is much smoother and it is a 3d app drawer gb launcher. It isn't customizable though.
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I have every paid launcher out there and I have to say ADW ex is by far the best because of all the customizations u can make including scroll animations like tumble slide cube ect.... if you know how to get the apps free try out ADW ex or just take my word for it and buy it it's well worth it. much better than launcher pro plus
or here is a video from youtube check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5uT3vNp2qc
thanks bro gonna try <3
go launcher ex is by far the best on gb2.3.6 the dev is very active with weekly updates and is by far the most customizable launcher out launcher pro development is dead and not even close to go launcher ex imo
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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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.
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.
I have a rooted xperia play. Im kinda bored of the UI of Xperia Home (the current launcher for me) since theres no cool effects or transitions when switching between homescreens or browsing through the menu. Ive tried regina launcher and go launcher. I liked go launcher although the some of the widgets i used in xperia home arent compatible with go launcher. And just to have a clock on the homescreen I had to download a clock widget from go launcher when I already have one! So is there anyway good UI which is compatible widgets that I am currently using in Xperia Home and also has transitions/effects when swiping through the homescreens and menu?
The stock Widgets wont work on other launchers
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AFAIK, all (most) the Xperia widgets are built into the Xperia launcher so they won't work with any other launcher.
There are loads of different launchers out there. Some I have tried and some I have not (I am on ICS myself now and using Trebuchet from CM9).
Try these:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher
This was my favourite when I was on Gingerbread. I bought the pro version of it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.tikuwarez.launcher3
Windows 7 style launcher. Actually looks quite nice. Never tried it though.
Others with high rating -
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nemustech.regina
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ddna.balancer.launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neomtel.mxhome <- this one looks neat
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nemustech.launcher
Try sslauncher. For me it's the best.
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A bit expensive for my taste ,but a nice launcher nonetheless
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spb.shell3d
If transitions and 3d effects are what you are looking for then you will like it.
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Well I personally use Holo Launcher:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636393
Its lightweight with a fair amount of customization
Why don't you guys try the TSF launcher, someone stated the best launcher in android ever, I'm using it now. Make me feel buying a brand new phone. Everyone has complained their original launcher should try.
www.tsfui.com/shell/
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kickmys said:
Why don't you guys try the TSF launcher, someone stated the best launcher in android ever, I'm using it now. Make me feel buying a brand new phone. Everyone has complained their original launcher should try.
www.tsfui.com/shell/
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where can we download it? and that looks too heavy O.O
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsf.shell
Nigh on eleven pounds. U mad?
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GO launcher works really good lots of updates, widgets, etc etc
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Using Lightning Launcher, best launcher I've ever used!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667280
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher&hl=en
What ICS launcher are you all using/which do you prefer? I tried out Nova and Apex for a little bit, and I have to say that I prefer Apex.
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Isn't apex just for ics? Or is it usable with cm9 and aokp?
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They both are very good I usually use apex but I'm on nova cuz of the folder icon called platform and its more stable for me anyway but apex has themes out now also
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I used Nova for a long time on my Nexus S. It's nice and customizable. It did lag on me but very rarely. It also looks higher quality than any other in my opinion.
Now i use the stock ICS Launcher.
trebuchet.
I'm using APEX, and it's been working fine for me.
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Anyone know the least demanding of these choices, RAM wise?
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Anyone know the least demanding of these choices, RAM wise?
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Probably trebuchet since it's got the least features of them all. It comes by default on aokp.
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Probably trebuchet since it's got the least features of them all. It comes by default on aokp.
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I got nova and just launcher as defaults for aokp. Is the regular launcher trebuchet?
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I got nova and just launcher as defaults for aokp. Is the regular launcher trebuchet?
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Whoops I meant default for cm9.
I like Holo a lot. Seems to be a good mixture of features and mem size. Haven't tried out Apex though.
Nova FTW!
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I'm using Nova
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Trebuchet is so smooth.
I tried nova but so many things require you to purchase the full version. I prefer apex its damn near the same as adw ex.
I'm using Apex right now - I decided to simplify the phone a bit and use something other than GO Launcher for a while. I'm liking Apex quite a bit so far - smooth and light, and with just enough customization options in the free version.
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I'm using Apex right now - I decided to simplify the phone a bit and use something other than GO Launcher for a while. I'm liking Apex quite a bit so far - smooth and light, and with just enough customization options in the free version.
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And you can use your go themes on apex.
Trebucket and then Apex
I'm using apex now
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use Holo, simple, easy backup and restore across GB, CM7 and CM9 roms
I feel Apex is easiest to use with most free features, while Nova just provides a better feel.
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