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trebuchet launcher equivalent

I don't like trebuchet launcher but I love the ICS look as I'm running jokers 4.0 ics cm9 rom on my atrix. Any ideas? Or go launcher themes/ other launchers y'all know about?
Anyone know a way to change icons in trebuchet? That would change...part of my opinion.
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Apex vs nova launcher
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I really like apex launcher but if ur looking for icon changes go launcher is the best. U can't change icons in app drawer that's obvious, but the desktop ones can be changed easily. Alternatively u can use icon changer app
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QuantumFoam said:
I really like apex launcher but if ur looking for icon changes go launcher is the best. U can't change icons in app drawer that's obvious, but the desktop ones can be changed easily. Alternatively u can use icon changer app
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Thank you, yah I just don't like treb and I'm not going to ruin ics with golauncher
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If you love the ICS look I suggest you the Apex launcher or Nova launcher. I prefere Apex but I think you should test the launcher. They are all free.

Nove Launcher is the best

Blubbies said:
Nove Launcher is the best
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And why? Personally, I prefere Apex because it has all feature, for some functions you must pay for Nova launcher. Also I haven't seen any advantages of Nova, but I think everyone has his own opinion

I tried both and used apex ....it had more to offer for free
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ianwardell said:
I tried both and used apex ....it had more to offer for free
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I have to agree. I prefer using Apex over Nova with my LG Nitro, probably until Trebuchet comes out with new updates.
Both Apex and Nova are great launchers anyways.

I As the guys above said, try out apex and nova. Apex does have more features but I decided to stick with nova, got quite a few fcs with apex. PS I agree with avoiding go launcher, would definitely ruin all that ics goodness

Laucher android 4 ics
In my opinion you should try Apex because it is very fluid and customizable, and above all free ... Excuse my writing in English, but I'm not very conversant with the language ...

Apex launcher

Is apex launcher still black out for 20 sec. When return to homescreen from any app.
Is this problem curable for non rooted devices.
Pls tell me or the best launcher other than apex for my ics device..
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u can try go launcher or nova

I tried nova and go launcher but it is not as c l as apex .
Is there any way to fix it for non rooted
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use holo launcher....its da best launcher for ics....

I used to have apex launcher, but when I moved to the galaxy note, its quite laggy in it, so I decided go back to Nova. Hope ill turn smoother on the note en the future.

garvit18 said:
Is apex launcher still black out for 20 sec. When return to homescreen from any app.
Is this problem curable for non rooted devices.
Pls tell me or the best launcher other than apex for my ics device..
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Most likely some widget. Try removing widgets one by one till you see a difference
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tyraelasd said:
I used to have apex launcher, but when I moved to the galaxy note, its quite laggy in it, so I decided go back to Nova. Hope ill turn smoother on the note en the future.
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Apex runs very smooth for me. Other than apex I tried sslauncher which seems nice and also TFS (expensive though).

garvit18 said:
Is apex launcher still black out for 20 sec. When return to homescreen from any app.
Is this problem curable for non rooted devices.
Pls tell me or the best launcher other than apex for my ics device..
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In apex settings, go to advanced settings and check "Keep in memory".
this will reduce redraws

ghost.bhoot2k said:
use holo launcher....its da best launcher for ics....
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I tried holo luncher and feels very laggy. Like going in and out of the App drawer for example.
Apex is perfectly smooth.

[Q] [What's a good launcher for it?]SKY-ICS 4.2F-6 OFFICIAL (4.0.4) ICS

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.

SiR_BricKsAlot said:
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.
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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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xcrazydx said:
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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LPMatt said:
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 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?

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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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.

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[Q] what's your favorite launcher? And why

I have been trying to find a new launcer for a while and can't seem to find one I like. Nova is Ok but im looking for something better. Tell me what u think.
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noahthedominator said:
I have been trying to find a new launcer for a while and can't seem to find one I like. Nova is Ok but im looking for something better. Tell me what u think.
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Did you try Apex Launcher? It is very similar to Nova Launcher but has more features.
What do you are looking for in Launchers? Performance? Functionality?

ronelio said:
Did you try Apex Launcher? It is very similar to Nova Launcher but has more features.
What do you are looking for in Launchers? Performance? Functionality?
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A more minimal look. And apex is ok. any other suggestions?

noahthedominator said:
A more minimal look. And apex is ok. any other suggestions?
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Yes!
Zeam Launcher -> Better in performance and has minimum features;
Regina Launcher -> I used few times, nothing to say.
Go Launcher -> It was a good launcher and has many features. After many updates, this launcher was laggy in my phone (Defy MB525 and Xperia U).

I was using Nova before I turned to Apex this week.
Both are similar and work well, but Apex has more functions like widget override in desktop which I find useful.

Nova Launcher on Android 4.4 KitKat?

Hello Geeks!
I'm sure a lot of you have Nova Launcher on your N4s, and if you're like me; you can't wait to get your hands on 4.4 KitKat.
Does anybody out there know if TeslaCoil will have to release a newer version of Nova optimized for 4.4 or will it already be compatible as soon as 4.4 gets rolled out to our devices? I'd rather wait for it to be optimized rather than get 4.4 and be Nova-less for a week or 2.
In addition: my friend Tony just ordered the Nexus 5. will Nova Launcher be compatible with his device right out of the box?
Anybody with info please lemme know. I'm fine with putting 4.4 off for a few weeks until I know FOR SURE that I can have Nova Launcher on top of the new tasty OS.

I don't know the answer however, one thing that sucks for Nova Launcher is that the Google Experience launcher is not open source. That means Nova can't keep that stock launcher look on 4.4.

NeXusLeXus said:
Hello Geeks!
I'm sure a lot of you have Nova Launcher on your N4s, and if you're like me; you can't wait to get your hands on 4.4 KitKat.
Does anybody out there know if TeslaCoil will have to release a newer version of Nova optimized for 4.4 or will it already be compatible as soon as 4.4 gets rolled out to our devices? I'd rather wait for it to be optimized rather than get 4.4 and be Nova-less for a week or 2.
In addition: my friend Tony just ordered the Nexus 5. will Nova Launcher be compatible with his device right out of the box?
Anybody with info please lemme know. I'm fine with putting 4.4 off for a few weeks until I know FOR SURE that I can have Nova Launcher on top of the new tasty OS.
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Nova works fine on KitKat. There's no reason why it shouldn't...
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bozzykid said:
I don't know the answer however, one thing that sucks for Nova Launcher is that the Google Experience launcher is not open source. That means Nova can't keep that stock launcher look on 4.4.
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even if not open source we can decompile app and learn A LOT about it that way.
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sewer56lol said:
even if not open source we can decompile app and learn A LOT about it that way.
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Nova is based on the AOSP launcher so I don't think that will be helpful. There is still a AOSP launcher in the KitKat code but I don't know if they are maintaining it anymore.

sewer56lol said:
Nova works fine on KitKat. There's no reason why it shouldn't...
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even if not open source we can decompile app and learn A LOT about it that way.
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nice! does nova on kit Kat have the "slide to the left for Google now" thing?

NeXusLeXus said:
nice! does nova on kit Kat have the "slide to the left for Google now" thing?
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No not yet, not sure what Nova plans are. But I'm sure they'll come up with something in the upcoming days

I love Nova and I've used for all my phones, but why would you want to use it on a Nexus is beyond me.
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J.Guido85 said:
I love Nova and I've used for all my phones, but why would you want to use it on a Nexus is beyond me.
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Uhhh because the stock launcher is extremely uncustomizable? Nova can be very simple and look almost exactly like a stock launcher, but the amount of options it has are immense. I'm currently using the Google experience launcher and I really miss nova. Sticking with it for now though.
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xXxG0dzRAgexXx said:
Uhhh because the stock launcher is extremely uncustomizable? Nova can be very simple and look almost exactly like a stock launcher, but the amount of options it has are immense. I'm currently using the Google experience launcher and I really miss nova. Sticking with it for now though.
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I see what your saying, I love the gestures and the nova actions, but the Nexus will be my first phone that is already stock. I think I will try stock before I use nova.
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J.Guido85 said:
I love Nova and I've used for all my phones, but why would you want to use it on a Nexus is beyond me.
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More customization than stock launcher like the static google search in <4.3, # of rows/columns, icon packs, etc.
Nova is based off AOSP Launcher anyways. So you're practically getting the stock launcher + added goodies. Of course this will be different with 4.4 in terms of the Google Now but I'm sure Nova will implement that someway.

Plus you can add gestures. Like if I swipe up on the phone icon I have it set up to direct dial my gf. Or a swipe up on home page opens app drawer. And you can backup your setup so if you flash Roms you can have your home screen set back up in seconds
Nova > stock launcher
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J.Guido85 said:
I see what your saying, I love the gestures and the nova actions, but the Nexus will be my first phone that is already stock. I think I will try stock before I use nova.
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When I get mine I'll probably try the same. Only thing is icons... That's all I really want to change.
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I think it will be a little more difficult for custom launchers on 4.4 because of the integration of the launcher and Google now.
I don't see how they could integrate Google now into the left swipe or the "ok Google"command working from all home screens. This link shows my reasoning.
http://m.androidauthority.com/in-kitkat-launcher-part-google-search-app-report-says-313626/
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Jmahoneyy said:
I think it will be a little more difficult for custom launchers on 4.4 because of the integration of the launcher and Google now.
I don't see how they could integrate Google now into the left swipe or the "ok Google"command working from all home screens. This link shows my reasoning.
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Actually that's one of the reasons why I use custom launchers: To get rid of Google Search, Google Now, and "always on" voice commands.
I don't need these anyway and as a bonus get longer battery life (by completely disabling Google Search).

Running Nova launcher Prime here without problems
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I would happily use the 4.4 launcher if you could remove the persistent search bar, which does nothing but get in the way. Its seems utterly pointless given that you can open search a number of other ways almost instantly.

oediv said:
Running Nova launcher Prime here without problems
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If you say "Ok Google" while on the home screen, does it launch the voice search like it does on the stock kitkat launcher ?

sordna said:
If you say "Ok Google" while on the home screen, does it launch the voice search like it does on the stock kitkat launcher ?
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well cant say something about it cause i didnt install google now cause i didnt need it and it didnt really work in austria like it work in the USA

sordna said:
If you say "Ok Google" while on the home screen, does it launch the voice search like it does on the stock kitkat launcher ?
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No it doesn't mate.
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oediv said:
Running Nova launcher Prime here without problems
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We know that there aren't any problems but we want the 4.4 goodies with the nova launcher
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