Check it out on the play store. Only 25¢ for Nova launcher prime today.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher.prime
Owned it for a while now and I can't express enough how good it works with the s3. Capable of using root permissions to mess with your experience. Fast, smooth, better animations than apex/Holo. This is THE launcher for high end devices running android 4.0/4.1.
People get it now!
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Bought it for the hell of it, on sale. Tried it for a couple hours... Went right back to Apex.
Yeah, im an apex user to but for the price i bought it just in case.
Same here...it seems good, but I can't find any discernible reason to switch. In what way is it better than apex?
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Nova seams quicker than apex, could just be an impression though. They are both pretty much identical, same themes/icons can be used in both of them. Nova's widget overlay is better than apexes when on various rom's.
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I just noticed the widget overlap. That is nice!
Insta-buy. I've been using Nova free for a little while since moving off of Go. I tried Apex, but for some reason I can't remember now liked Nova better. This was also around the time that Apex put out that botched upgrade.
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Nova seams quicker than apex, could just be an impression though. They are both pretty much identical, same themes/icons can be used in both of them. Nova's widget overlay is better than apexes when on various rom's.
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The newest version is quicker and smoother than nova I think
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I can see this turning into a flame war. Its all about preference. For some reason my phone doesnt like Nova, its laggy and slower. And yet I read all the time that Apex is laggy and slower for some. I use whatever works best. Nova and Apex together in harmony! Cant all launchers just get along?
Like Nova Launcher !!! Therefore bought it !! Its super fast and smooth on both my devices . . . .
Ok ive switched to nova, I haven't found any less features over apex. It does widget overlapping and apex doesn't so that's a plus!
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I can see this turning into a flame war. Its all about preference. For some reason my phone doesnt like Nova, its laggy and slower. And yet I read all the time that Apex is laggy and slower for some. I use whatever works best. Nova and Apex together in harmony! Cant all launchers just get along?
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Nova ran like **** on TW so i only ran apex and then I switched to cm10 and now apex runs like absolute **** and nova is much better (still not perfectly smooth). This thread made me download apex again and its still like stuck at 5 fps on cm. Getting. Sick. Of. Androids. Lag.
Bought it just because it was 25 cents and i might eventually switch to it from apex pro.
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Insta-buy. I've been using Nova free for a little while since moving off of Go. I tried Apex, but for some reason I can't remember now liked Nova better. This was also around the time that Apex put out that botched upgrade.
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This is exactly the same thing I was thinking.
Thanks for the heads up, nuthing like a great app for less then a pack of gum:good:
I love that I can add jelly bean animations to opening apps using nova. I bought this yesterday as well. you can even use a slide animation. pretty cool to me.
I have been using apex pro since I had an ice Leo on my Droid x wifi device while I had a bionic. used it until it went on sale in the market and just bought it because it was. 25. then I tried it. I used to get transition artifacts while using apex that I have not seen on nova. so i now have both on here now and switch back and forth until I finally choose what one I want
I bought this the other day and started playing around with it. It seems like it will be pretty good. One of the features I like so far is the App Folders/Tabs does Apex do that as well?
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Imatoasta said:
Nova ran like **** on TW so i only ran apex and then I switched to cm10 and now apex runs like absolute **** and nova is much better (still not perfectly smooth). This thread made me download apex again and its still like stuck at 5 fps on cm. Getting. Sick. Of. Androids. Lag.
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. Running nova on cm10/aokp and its extremely fast.
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Hey guys, just got my G2X whooo!!!
Loving it so far, got it home, immediately rooted and put ADW EX on it. I've noticed, however that ADW seems to bog when doing certain multitasking, like live wallpapers for instance. This is relative to the stock launcher that seemed to not be bothered at all by running a live wallpaper.
So my presumption is that ADW is yet to be dual core optimized and is probably using the same core as the live wallpaper and I'm wondering if anyone knows of another launcher that may be better suited to our ivory (dual core) needs.
Thoughts?
I've noticed the same with mine, the stock launcher is BLAZING and smooth but ADW and LauncherPro both stutter and are slow and painful. Just give it time for updates I would imagine.
Yeah I'm sure they'll come in time.
Just wondering if anyone knows of one that's already got the dual core treatment. Was a touch disappointed to try launcher pro and adw and go slower though i guess in this case it speaks to the insanely fast performance of the phone when optimized.
I wonder how the CM guys are going to handle this, since one of it's performance boosters is ADW.
Anyone try Zeam yet? That always seemed to be the quickest one on all of my devices.
Never heard of it.
Gonna try it out now though.
Really though, I think the problem is more so with the dual core optimizations than anything else.
well now im bummed. i love adw. damn it.
and how long does the delivery guy take?
damn. it.
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Marcus Ryan said:
Never heard of it.
Gonna try it out now though.
Really though, I think the problem is more so with the dual core optimizations than anything else.
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Man, Zeam is the best launcher I have ever used. It just got a update too. It doesn't have as many options as ADW or LP but it's much faster.
how does go launcher perform on this phone ?
zeam runs pretty well, but not as quick as the stocker.
I had allot of force closes w/ LP+ on my dual core Atrix, I had to play with the memory usage settings to stop them. If you do, be careful and only change one setting at a time. I had to uninstall/reinstall LP once during my testing because of constant FC. I rarely ever see a FC now, maybe once a week. Its very smooth now also.
When I first used the phone I was mildly impressed. For some reason stock launcher was laggy, but once I installed go I was happy. Only thing that bothers me about the ui now is the white task bar, but hopefully there'll be an update soon (woohoo ginger).
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I've had no problems with stock, so there's where I am now. With my SGS4G I switched to Launcher Pro, but with my G2X I don't feel the need at this point.
My stock launcher was around 30fps and it bugged the crap out of me.
I installed launcher pro and everything is 60+fps and buttery smooth.
It slows down a bit with the 3d app drawer though.
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diablos991 said:
My stock launcher was around 30fps and it bugged the crap out of me.
I installed launcher pro and everything is 60+fps and buttery smooth.
It slows down a bit with the 3d app drawer though.
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Also using Launcher Pro, and I'm having no problems with speed whatsoever. I did notice some lag when I used the homescreen transition effects that LP offers, but I never really used those anyway so it doesn't make a difference to me.
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how does go launcher perform on this phone ?
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i've been using go launcher for the last 3 days with no lag or other issues.
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i've been using go launcher for the last 3 days with no lag or other issues.
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Same here, i have been using Go Launcher and i have to say i like it much better than ADW have not tried Zeam yet though. but Go is very smooth and i like the customization better.
I'm using ADW but don't use live wallpaper. The 4D app drawer and move wall paper background when sliding home pages, both of which are resource heavy, are really smooth. It might be a combination of ADW and something else you have installed that's slowing you down.
I'm looking for a free launcher for my rooted Play, I'm currently using 360Launcher.
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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.
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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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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.
I am currently using TW Home and it feels kinda wonky, and with TW Launcher I can't switch the quickicons on the bottom so that's a negative. I have experienced Apex, and Go Launcher and do not like either of them. I am a firm believe that (most of the time) stock launchers are better. Has there been a port of the s3 launcher for our skyrockets? I tried Google and I could not find anything. I know that the regular s2 has a port of it, will it work with our s2?
Go, apex, and nova are the best launchers. Not sure what your problem is.
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I Like Go Launcher and Nova. Go is a little on the heavy side, but has a ton of widget addons and they're all free.
I bought Nova Prime the other day. Takes a little while to get used to the setup process, but the app drawer is the best and most functional I've used to date. Nova is also pretty light on resources. Especially compared to Go and TW.
Only launcher I feel ripped off by is ADW. They used to update it almost weekly, but last I checked they haven't updated since december.
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Go, apex, and nova are the best launchers. Not sure what your problem is.
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My sister is not a power user. So that is the problem, she has a whole bunch of options that she doesn't need or care about.
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jstrayy said:
My sister is not a power user. So that is the problem, she has a whole bunch of options that she doesn't need or care about.
eating an Ice Cream Sandwich through my Skyrocket
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Well, i guess your either stuck with the wonky tw, or a well functioning launcher like apex, nova, or go that has too many options. Up to you, i like apex the best
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Well, i guess your either stuck with the wonky tw, or a well functioning launcher like apex, nova, or go that has too many options. Up to you, i like apex the best
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Already found something, thanks
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SiR_BricKsAlot said:
Go, apex, and nova are the best launchers. Not sure what your problem is.
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I've used all of these, plus others. The free Nova is just faster and imho easier to customize. I use Faster Drawer (from play store) and replaced the stock app drawer shortcut with FD. It organizes apps far better than any launcher I've used. I don't want or need the added features of the paid Nova, though I may purchase to support the developer.
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I've used all of these, plus others. The free Nova is just faster and imho easier to customize. I use Faster Drawer (from play store) and replaced the stock app drawer shortcut with FD. It organizes apps far better than any launcher I've used. I don't want or need the added features of the paid Nova, though I may purchase to support the developer.
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Thanks Seanz!
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I want to know how to change launchers. When I installed the ROM I had an option between 2 launchers, chose to use one as default. Now I can't find how to change to the other. I am not 100% sure I want the other. But I'd like to give it a try again. Any ideas?
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I want to know how to change launchers. When I installed the ROM I had an option between 2 launchers, chose to use one as default. Now I can't find how to change to the other. I am not 100% sure I want the other. But I'd like to give it a try again. Any ideas?
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Download home switcher from the play store
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steadly2004 said:
I want to know how to change launchers. When I installed the ROM I had an option between 2 launchers, chose to use one as default. Now I can't find how to change to the other. I am not 100% sure I want the other. But I'd like to give it a try again. Any ideas?
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Find the launchers in setting and clear the defaults
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apex is good. i tried go and did not like it at all. felt too clunky.
Adw ex.
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Hi guys, new here but I notice that most developers use Apex as their default launcher when they post AOSP ROMS. My question is why? What's the difference between Apex and other launchers like Go Launcher?
Thanks1
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Apex is optimized specifically for ICS and integrates a lot of ICS's features. However I prefer Nova way more. I always immediately install Nova because I like the interface a lot more.
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Apex is optimized specifically for ICS and integrates a lot of ICS's features. However I prefer Nova way more. I always immediately install Nova because I like the interface a lot more.
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+1 for Nova. I don't use it on my One X but I've got it on my Nexus 7 and I love it.
Yea, I've never understood using Apex over Nova. Every phone I've had with every Rom I've run, Nova always runs smoother with less issues.
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I haven't used Nova in months after finding Apex to be more feature rich. Might have to try Nova again to see if they caught up.
Atom is a new promising launcher, I was using apex pro before, but the change is nice.
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they are both good..if you want to have full utilization of Nova then you got to buy Nova Prime
Apex Free is as good as Nova Prime a little lag may be noticeable in the drawer
Anyways they are both Good..a little bit off topic..anyone tried the GS3 Launcher Port..??
very very smooth..buttery...but lack the customization/..
Nova prime on my one x and SGSIII, I like apex as well though but to cheap to buy both pro.
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Yea, I've never understood using Apex over Nova. Every phone I've had with every Rom I've run, Nova always runs smoother with less issues.
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I'd disagree based on my experience. Both has been problematic for me but, Nova has been more annoying than Apex.
I've tried both Apex (pro) and Nova Prime and i prefer Apex a bit more. It seems noticeably smoother than Nova on my device, particularly on my widget heavy homescreens.
Thanks guys,
So it seems that it's just a matter of preference. So then, if you opt to use a different launcher, how would you get rid of the default one embedded in the ROM? Or would you?
I'm on clean rom de 4.1 and using nova launcher. It comes with apex but I find nova runs more smoothly,with no lag. So I used root explorer and went in to system/apps and deleted apex launcher(after I installed nova of course) . I have not had any issue doing that.
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I have Nova and Apex on my phone. Wanted to try them both out. I find that with the same home screen setup on both devices, Nova is a bit slower. Going back to the homescreen in Apex is instantaneous. Sometimes Nova does a full redraw and it takes a second or two.
Other than that the launchers seem identical to me.
Chalk another one up for Apex.
It's always been smoother for me, no matter what rom I'm running. Even on ICS roms on my T-Mobile G2 before the One X.
Scrolling through homescreens or app drawer pages in Nova is too fast and/or choppy, even if you set the speeds to "stock" in settings (I like to "enjoy" the animation). I also like more of the features Apex offers, like customizing what shows up when you hit menu, disabling haptic feedback (long pressing icons/wallpaper) and the way it handles locking the desktop compared to Nova.
Btw, I'm using Apex Free on the phone, and Nova Prime on my Transformer Prime.
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I have Nova and Apex on my phone. Wanted to try them both out. I find that with the same home screen setup on both devices, Nova is a bit slower. Going back to the homescreen in Apex is instantaneous. Sometimes Nova does a full redraw and it takes a second or two.
Other than that the launchers seem identical to me.
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I've found just the opposite. I was using Apex when I first picked up my HOX but I felt it was sluggish at times and found Nova. Maybe the Apex devs pushed out some updates to improve things? I'll have to check it out again.
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Im using nova and its been great for me. Tried apex briefly a while back on a gummy rom but nova does the job. I do miss my adw ex sadly it hasn't been updated for almost a year now
Adw and launcher pro were both awesome.
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Adw and launcher pro were both awesome.
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Ah, the good ol' Froyo days. Brings back memories.
I have tried a bunch of launchers including apex and nova ( unpaid versions) apex def wins for more Asop look and integration of ics features and feel, but I have to say all in all...
go launcher ftw. Sooooo.... many themes and lock screens to choose from .
I think apex is compatible with some of the go themes. But again free and **** tons of themes....I love go launcher.
Tons of features customizations.
User friendly. Love the 3d worm lock screen.
Its all about preference.
Have to admit I have been eyeing apex and nova again. Maybe I'll switch .
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Apex is the best!
New to Android and consequently have tried all of the following launchers to varying degrees in the past few weeks: ADW, Apex, Nova, Regina, Go Launcher, ssLauncher, and stock HTC Sense. I used ADW the first week or so and then it has been Apex since. Never crashes and super quick. Absolutely love it!
Hey guys, just wanted to get yalls opinion as to what launcher is the best for ICS. I currently have four comparing them: stock, Nova Prime, Apex Pro and Holo Pro. There is not much difference in the three non-stock launchers, however, it seems by just testing each of them Apex may have just a little more and is a little bit smoother than the others.
What are your thoughts?
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Hey guys, just wanted to get yalls opinion as to what launcher is the best for ICS. I currently have four comparing them: stock, Nova Prime, Apex Pro and Holo Pro. There is not much difference in the three non-stock launchers, however, it seems by just testing each of them Apex may have just a little more and is a little bit smoother than the others.
What are your thoughts?
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I'm using Apex Launcher Pro (paid) and Laminated F Themes (free) and it was really good combo..try it.
I like ADW Launcher.
I'm planning my escape from the digital world!
I'm using Apex! I'm addicted to it, smooth, fast, and looks perfect to me.
-U.S Army-
Nova launcher pretty quick and good features
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I'm not sure why but I use Apex. I've tried Nova but there's something about Apex that brings me back. Go Launcher is for Froyo and GB and the same goes for ADW IMO.
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I use Holo Launcher from now on after discovering how good it is.:good::victory:
I use ADW EX I like a lot of things about it but I'm not going to lie there are some things missing from the stock Trebuchet from CM9 that I miss.