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LauncherPro still amazing!

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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Bl4ckpheniX said:
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.
airfluip1 said:
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

What Launcher??

Hey guys
What launcher is everyone using? I seem to have some lag scrolling between screens on go launcher!!
Roll on custom roms
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same question here
adw is almost unusable

I found the same thing pretty much, that's why I've kept with TW for now, and to be honest, this is the only device I can actually cope with Touch Wiz on lol.
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Hey guys.. found a solution for now..
Im using launcherpro and i bumped all the opening speeds up to max etc, now theres no lag when opening stuff!

thanks I'll try

think i may of been to quick off the mark.. still some lag on scrolling

Yeah, LP has been the best performing launcher on all my devices to date and i too bump all the speeds to ten but i get lag, ill just twiddle thunbs till ICS
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Exactly the same here, Launcher Pro is no match for the stock TW....

The same here GoLauncher EX was too laggy...TW seems to run smoother than others---

asci said:
The same here GoLauncher EX was too laggy...TW seems to run smoother than others---
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I use Go Launcher EX and don't find it lags at all. I did use Titanium backup to stop TouchWiz launcher and its widgets from running.
Also you can download Spare Parts Pro for free and set Windows and Transition Animations to fast, this will speed up all the animations on the phone.

Hey I'm also using GoLauncher and at first there was a little lag but I solved it in this way:
Goto Preferences, Screen settings, Screen Transition Effects, Custom, and set Speed = 25 and Elastic = 55.
I've done that and its very usable, still stutters on drawing a GoWidget but I only have one so it's all good
I'd say increasing the speed would cause more stutter as its trying to redraw faster, so slower is the key.
I can't wait until they fully utilise the gpu as that seems to be causing the issue, either that or the fact that I haven't fully disabled TouchWiz..
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Yeah gowidget needs update to work fully optimised
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anyone tried Nemus?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nemustech.launcher&hl=en

Ok guys i have Regina 3d launcher installed. And this is very very smooth and really really nice!!!
Im lovin it!!
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Jeshter2000 said:
Ok guys i have Regina 3d launcher installed. And this is very very smooth and really really nice!!!
Im lovin it!!
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Just tried it pretty laggy..
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Runs smooth as butter on my end .... Strange...
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Jeshter2000 said:
Runs smooth as butter on my end .... Strange...
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I even turned all the 'enhancements' off, oh well GoLauncher is still good for me
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daoutlawz said:
I even turned all the 'enhancements' off, oh well GoLauncher is still good for me
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Strange because that one lags at my end...
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hmm, my note should arrive either later this week or early next week. i might try out shell3d to see if it works well with the note.

Try zeam launcher and disable wallpaper scrolling in the settings. The smoothest launcher I was able to use on the note.
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What's the best launcher?

I'm currently running the go launcher but seems a little laggy... which is the best
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It's laggy if you have SuperOSR/CM7 because the proc speed is set to 600 Mhz by default on these two ROMs.
What you need to to do is go to Settings ->CyanogenMod Settings -> Peformance -> CPU Settings -> Max CPU frequency: 800 Mhz
That should fix all laggy issues you are seeing.

Thanks .alex worked like a charm... I'm using launcher pro and it now works fluidly also...
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miguel11691 said:
Thanks .alex worked like a charm... I'm using launcher pro and it now works fluidly also...
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Thanks,
I am using Go Launcher on i727. Doesn't seem laggy and never crashes. Batter still an issue unless I stop most active bloatware. True of all smartphones, S2 especially.
Using an upgraded samsung battery and have the cpu throttled down and still go launcher is my preferred choice. using SkyRocket Ice Scream Sandwich 7.3 ROM.

mmessina said:
Thanks,
I am using Go Launcher on i727. Doesn't seem laggy and never crashes. Batter still an issue unless I stop most active bloatware. True of all smartphones, S2 especially.
Using an upgraded samsung battery and have the cpu throttled down and still go launcher is my preferred choice. using SkyRocket Ice Scream Sandwich 7.3 ROM.
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There is a a ice cream sandwhich rom for the chacha?
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On the ChaCha, I use ADW because we can fully hide the dock (so there's more place for icons and widgets, it's not the same as when you hide the dock on Launcher Pro or Go Launcher) as I don't like vertical docks.

Good tip upping cpu- canes the battery life tho, just tried it today overall I like the speed but if I was a long time from charger could be bad!
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qbert456 said:
Good tip upping cpu- canes the battery life tho, just tried it today overall I like the speed but if I was a long time from charger could be bad!
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The stock ROM has 800 set by default, that's why battery drains so fast.

i always use this launcher
works good for me and is smooth
only needs root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470713

Im using adw launcher ex. Its great! I made my own rom.. deleted all crappy apps.. deleted sense.. and replaced it with adw launcher ex.
Spacecaker do you use that one on the chacha?

I have been using ssLauncher for weeks now and it's easily my favorite.
It's atypical, extremely customizable, you can make really beautiful home screens and it works very well with landscape mode. Actually, my home screen scrolls down, so I have lots of widgets and icons and shortcuts that, otherwise, would have to go in a different screen, it's absolutely useful and free.
You can also share your designs, which is a huge plus, as people is starting to do so and there are some fantastic designs out there!

Adw ex is the best ...download for free at 4shared.com
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Shahid9559 said:
Adw ex is the best ...download for free at 4shared.com
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Tut tut, support the developer and buy it. I bought it when it was the 10p sale lol

Shahid9559 said:
Adw ex is the best ...download for free at 4shared.com
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At the same time XDA has a rule regarding piracy so I'd modify the message honestly.

Big Launcher is the best.

Nooo....downloaded for free at 4shared ....search- adw.apk
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Dont go for launchers ....flash custom roms like cyanogen....n install superb themes for ur phone by theme chooser app....which is preinstalled in rom
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Shahid9559 said:
Nooo....downloaded for free at 4shared ....search- adw.apk
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4shared is a hosting site that usually holds pirated software

we dont support piracy!!!

ajeevlal said:
we dont support piracy!!!
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Then buy it
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Best Launcher??

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??

Michaelias said:
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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How to prevent any launcher from eating up RAM

Recently i installed nemesis one rom on my galaxy y, it comes with an awesome nemesis launcher.
But the problem is, it uses up some of my RAM.
Also when I clear my RAM the launcher again reboots which takes some time.
If anythibg can be done to solve this, will be of great help!
Thank you..
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GreeNhaTerz said:
Recently i installed nemesis one rom on my galaxy y, it comes with an awesome nemesis launcher.
But the problem is, it uses up some of my RAM.
Also when I clear my RAM the launcher again reboots which takes some time.
If anythibg can be done to solve this, will be of great help!
Thank you..
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i guess not... the launcher will take the RAM it requires
-you can use holo launcher, less ram usage!
- u must be using nemesis launcher for it's widgets tab.. try tt launcher it's better than nemesis launcher!! just search it...
use thanks button!

you can also try Apex or NOVA launcher, its much more faster and far smoother

Ok... ill try them all.. thnks for the help!
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GreeNhaTerz said:
Ok... ill try them all.. thnks for the help!
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Don't just say thanks.. Use thanks button! Xda rule! :thumbup:
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Figured I'd try to help... I use Atom Launcher, my cellphone is very limited RAM-wise and this launcher is still a lot faster than the stock launcher. So to answer your question; launchers need to take some of your virtual memory (or they will have to reload), you just need to find one that you like that takes as few memory as possible (Apex, Atom, Lightning, Smart, etc.). Stay away from those bulky 3D eye-candy launchers and go for more minimalistic ones, they run faster. And don't use Live Wallpapers, they are power-hungry. Hope this helps
EDIT: If you like to use apps that force stops everything to free some memory, I suggest that you make sure that it doesn't stop your launcher and most used apps, so your device will not have to restart them every time, this will make your device faster in the end (keeping an app running in the background is a lot better than killing it and restarting it every 5 minutes).
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CM launcher
must try CM Launcher. CM launcher isnt eating RAM. u could check in running apps. CM launcher not detect on there