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Does anyone have some insight on which one would be better an why? I started out with ADW.Launcher when I got the phone and am now trying out LauncherPro and have noticed a few differences as far as settings and features.
Other than features, is there anything that makes one better than the other? Like maybe performance or memory usage? I'm not really having trouble with either I just wondered.
LP seemed to run smoother on my old mt3g, but ADW seems to have more features and is more user-influenced IMO. I'll play with LP here and there but I always go back to ADW. On a higher-powered device like a Vibrant, ADW is gorgeous.
I much prefer LauncherPro. Not sure why but always disliked ADW.
Im using LP, but I havent tried ADW to compare.
They both have things that each other lacks in my opinion. I love adw and never tried LP but i have LP installed now and loving it also, mainly because it supports the 3D app drawer like the nexus 1 which runs incredibly smooth on the galaxy!! LP is smooth, but adw has got it on lock when it comes to launcher scrolling, speed, and desktop overshoot. adw has settings to make swiping the homescreen a hell of alot more fluid
After briefly trying both, I prefer adw. However, I'd still recommend trying both. As for battery drain, I haven't noticed any significant difference.
Launcher Pro is very snappy, I love it and the 3D drawer. Not sure of which to pick. TW or LP
I prefer adw, I like how customizable it is. I also hate the 3d drawer it gives me a headache.
I don't know why but the TW launcher seems sharper, I'm sticking with it for now
I used lp for a while, but once I started to use adw and got familiar with the different options,i have never gone back to lp,i even tried lp plus and still prefer adw. I think you just need to learn how to fully utilize it's options to truly appreciate it.
Feeling Vibrant on xda-app
never really had a problem with ADW Launcher and it always gets better and better when a new version is released.. never bothered with LauncherPro, so ill stick with adw launcher
I've been using ADW Launcher on my G1 since version 0.3 back when it was just a project to bring a Nexus One-style launcher to Donut-based roms on the G1 and myTouch, long before it was available in the market. I used the standard TouchWIZ for the first few days on my Vibrant, but once the newness wore off I went back to using ADW Launcher as my home replacement of choice. I've tried out Launcher Pro from time to time, but I always come back to ADW. Also, ADW is opensource and is the default launcher in the latest CyanogenMod versions.
I prefer ADW, simply because I can run only one screen, and place my most used apps in the dock. I don't run ANY widgets, or have any icons. As a result, I have no need for 2 or more screens. I asked, and a couple of revisions later, there it was: the option for only one screen.
LP is nice, but one screen with a dock ftw!
My phone is just so...VIBRANT
Launcher Pro Plus gets my vote .
which on is the default Launcher installed in the phone by default?
TouchWiz 3.0.
BigWorldJust said:
TouchWiz 3.0.
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how is that one compared with the 2 (LauncherPro and ADW.Launcher) you guys are comparing??
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how is that one compared with the 2 (LauncherPro and ADW.Launcher) you guys are comparing??
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I tried both launchers out and i liked ADW a little better. but honestly i kept touchwiz. I didnt see any speed difference and like the layout. Probably because im so use to iOS.
I like TouchWiz 3.0, but it is pretty laggy compared to LauncherPro .
I agree that ADW has more options, but I prefer Launcher Pro because it feels so good and didn't require a ton of options to make it perfect if that makes sense.
Hi,
is there a launcher or theme like the launcher on the Galaxy Tab?
I already tested the launcher of the Dell stage, but it wasn't smooth and the Galaxy Tab stock launcher doesn't work, because of the other resolution.
The theme/launcher should have an appdrawer where the wallpaper can shine through, not black like on the stock launcher.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6932349&postcount=1
Give that a shot.
I already tested that launcher and it doesn't fill the screen, only the left side. I think, that's a resolution problem.
Are there any other opportunities?
ADW Launcher EX Iphonish skin.
Thanks, but ADW isn't smooth, too.
Is ADW smooth on your Archos?
Adw launcher EX is much faster as the normal ADW launcher, i use it on my archos 70it 250gb and works great.
I've installed the ADWLauncher EX, but it's not as smooth as the LauncherPro Plus. When I rotate the Archos then go into the app drawer, it's very slow for the first seconds. After that, it's smoother, but not as perfect as the LauncherPro.
Does the ADW Launcher Ex on your Archos is as smooth as the LauncherPro?
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I've installed the ADWLauncher EX, but it's not as smooth as the LauncherPro Plus. When I rotate the Archos then go into the app drawer, it's very slow for the first seconds. After that, it's smoother, but not as perfect as the LauncherPro.
Does the ADW Launcher Ex on your Archos is as smooth as the LauncherPro?
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LauncherPro is smoother. ADW has nicer transitions etc.
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LauncherPro is smoother. ADW has nicer transitions etc.
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You're right. But in my opinion, smoother scrolling is more important than the design. But ADW has really nice icons and transitions.
Well, I wait for new versions of ADW with a better performance.
I tried most alunchers on my 70 250gb and easily the smoothest and fastest is go launcher, another thing it DOESNT suffer from is the missallignment of screen when first opening home a niggly issue with all other replecement launchers because of soft buttons on Archos , its also the only launcher that seems to like crop wallpaper app , just wish it had more options than 5 x 5 grid
heres hoping
Yes, but it doesn't have the nice Galaxy Tab like theme, has it?
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I tried most alunchers on my 70 250gb and easily the smoothest and fastest is go launcher, another thing it DOESNT suffer from is the missallignment of screen when first opening home a niggly issue with all other replecement launchers because of soft buttons on Archos , its also the only launcher that seems to like crop wallpaper app , just wish it had more options than 5 x 5 grid
heres hoping
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was just reading this thread HOPING to find a launcher that handles the soft buttons without issues. launcherpro and adw are completely broken in how they deal with the off kilter resolution. fast, yes, but not working correctly.
go is good? then I'm going back to go. I used it briefly on a galaxy tab and enjoyed it although foudn it slower than adw ex or launcherpro.
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Yes, but it doesn't have the nice Galaxy Tab like theme, has it?
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I'll tell you something... after owning a tab for a while - that theme became truly annoying and the tab launcher is frustratingly limited.
I was happy to use any other launcher on my tab.
I acdtually prefer the layout and look of the archos launcher to the galaxy tab launcher. fake iphone launchers like the galaxy tab launcher are actually kind of annoying after a while.
Im using Launcher Pro and desktop visualizer. Never had an issue with resolution (if you mean wallpaper res, use multipicture live wallpaper). Soft buttons work perfectly as well. One tip, make sure you change the rows/ columns so widgets fit properly. Sorry, no root = no screenshots.
have you or anyone here tried shell 3d. it is a 3d launcher. i tried to install it but it failed every time. if anyone has made it work let me know
go launcher imo is the closest to samsung galaxy launcher. the screen previews look identical. and theyre rearrangeable. you can add up to 25-30 homescreens. your best bet.
SPB 3D Shell gives me the same problem, it just fails every time I try to install it, it probably needs the device to be a phone for all the sms widgets n stuff anyways, ADW is probably the one that looks more like the galaxy tab launcher if you customize it a bit, launcher pro is fast but not so customizable, don't like the app drawer in go launcher, currently I'm trying Zeam, it's the best for performanche (Smooth and Fast) but you can't customize it at all almost
Check out the fake launcher I made on my theme.
This Launcher is designed with landscape tablets in mind! (that’s not to say it doesn’t also function well in portrait mode….. as it does).
Download:http://vegantab.gojimi.com/vt-labs/vtl-launcher/
http://www.appbrain.com/app/regina-3d-launcher/com.nemustech.regina
this one has potential if someone can figure out why it freezes the system durring install
I've been looking for a new launcher for my A101. I find the stock one a bit limited and jerky in its scrolling.
I was wondering what aftermarket ones you had tried and what you thought about them?
I just tried 'Go launcher' and it was smooth and had some great functions. Problem is it only seems to work in Portrait :-(
I also heard about Zeam Launcher unfortunately its not showing in the MArket or AppsLib
I look forward to your thoughts
I use Zeam on my A70, you can get the latest apk from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664149
I've been using launcher pro since I got my Desire. Tried a few others on my A101 but came back to this one. Smooth, fast, easily customizable. Only downside in my eyes is that the homescreen reorganisation in portrait is horrible! But, can be locked into landscape.
If it doesn't show up in Market, you can get apk from launcherpro.com..
you should try VTL Launcher. It is the only launcher made to run in landscape. it was designed for tablets. i ave been running it and it rocks. You can get it in the market ( i think it is $1.99) or here(free):
http://vegantab.gojimi.com/vt-labs/vtl-launcher/
launcher pro and zeam are running very well on the archos
i prefer zeam
IMO is the best launcher ADW Launcher; you set up much things just try and you will see it's the best^^
I use VTL launcher too. It's good. Very happy with it.
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I've been using launcher pro since I got my Desire. Tried a few others on my A101 but came back to this one. Smooth, fast, easily customizable. Only downside in my eyes is that the homescreen reorganisation in portrait is horrible! But, can be locked into landscape.
If it doesn't show up in Market, you can get apk from launcherpro.com..
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Wait, what?
LauncherPro only has problems in landscape, and it's easily worked around by switching homescreens back and forth.
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you should try VTL Launcher. It is the only launcher made to run in landscape. it was designed for tablets. i ave been running it and it rocks. You can get it in the market ( i think it is $1.99) or here(free):
http://vegantab.gojimi.com/vt-labs/vtl-launcher/
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Thanks for the tip, this is a great launcher.
I'm using LauncherPro, but about to swith to ADW. I made a couple of launcher review videos a while back, you might want to take a look at them. Ofcourse, many new launchers have been released since then.
youtube /watch?v=rBBsEr0SzaA
Tried every rom and kernel since KG2 came out...
...On 2 different Galaxy s2's.
Tried stock touchwiz, touchwiz 4.5. It's just not butter smooth while scrolling between homescreens. It IS smooth, but it still twitches every now and then.
Go Launcher is extremely smooth and it wasn't even coded for this particular phone, but the lack of hardware acceleration makes custom launchers undesirable.
Which ROM/kernel combination would attain perfect butter smooth homescreen scrolling?
I'm currently on KI4 highly optimized and I still get the occasional twitch when scrolling through homescreens.
I haven't seen TW be anything but perfectly smooth, it's even one of the repeated advantages that reviewers have given it.
I'm in doubt though.. is your device running on stock 2.3.4 or 2.3.3? I just upgraded my SG2 to 2.3.4 and noticed that the homescreen shows a bit of stuttering when trying to perform the following:
1) "Menu button > Add"
2) also pinch to zoom out the homescreen.
Funny though when I downgraded back to 2.3.3 the delay is not there.
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I'm in doubt though.. is your device running on stock 2.3.4 or 2.3.3? I just upgraded my SG2 to 2.3.4 and noticed that the homescreen shows a bit of stuttering when trying to perform the following:
1) "Menu button > Add"
2) also pinch to zoom out the homescreen.
Funny though when I downgraded back to 2.3.3 the delay is lesser than the update. What about you?
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I'm on 2.3.5, tried 2.3.3 as well as 2.3.4.
Wow really? Cuz i stopped using go launcher cuz it wasn't smooth like tw.
Only launcher that comes close to TouchWIZ 4 launcher for performance and smoothness is Nemus Launcher and it's the only reason I've removed TouchWIZ Launcher from my personal ROM. OP is doing something wrong.
GO Launcher is smooth? Really? The last time I tried it it was very choppy and so I ended up back with TouchWiz.
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Only launcher that comes close to TouchWIZ 4 launcher for performance and smoothness is Nemus Launcher and it's the only reason I've removed TouchWIZ Launcher from my personal ROM. OP is doing something wrong.
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Wow. Nemus is smoooooth. I think I might finally make the switch to CyanogenMod as the only thing that was stopping me was the slowness of ADW and GO Launchers
I'm back on TW 4.5. I've tried every Launcher known to man. I wouldn't run a stock TW, but Fr0gger's version has just enough of what I want, only lacking in a couple of areas.
I found Go Launcher smooth outside of the app drawer. TW is by far the smoothest for me out of the 8+ Launchers I've tried. As mentioned Nemus is nice, and I like Zeam as well, they're both smooth and lightweight. You trade off customization however. If you took the best from both Zeam and Nemus and combined them, while still retaining the light weight, you'd have the ultimate launcher.
Will likely switch back/forth between TW and Go Launcher for the most part.
Curious to know what people are running on their Galaxy Tab's.
What is the smoothest? It seems stock has a bit of jitternes, I'm running overcome rom on my fiances tab and just want to give her one that would be the smoothest all around.
So what do you have?
Go Launcher Ex
Go Launcher Ex HD
Nova
ADW
etc....
i prefer go launcher hd.
On ICS i've gotta go with APEX Launcher.
Does everything nova does and is free!
I'm running in Overcome with ADW Launcher and it's very, very fast and smooth.
This one is really good. I don't tried others but if someone has already tested 2 or 3 launcher his opinion will be interresting.
thanks.
I'm special - I'm running Touchwiz
Staying with Adw Ex even with ICS as I like having Dock Bar
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GO launcher HD
GO Launcher HD, definately the best around.
It's the fastest and has a lot of options, doesn't use up too much ram either.
I'm now using GO Launcher.
Waiting for ICS to come out b4 I root and use custom rom so not really trying to do too much to it for now.
Another vote for go launcher hd. Ive tried quite a few and its the best so far.
I'm now using Go Launcher, just wish it had more options like phone version.
Go Launcher HD. Its the only one (on HC or ICS) that has acceptable widgets scrolling speed. Its still a little jittery for homescreen swiping, but its a good compromise.
I have had great experience with ADW on a Droid X handset. Is there have a tablet-optimized version of ADW?
Hi everyone
I'm using Go Launcher HD. It's def good. Much better on a tablet than EX.
Can't wait for an HD version of SPB. When done well it speeds up one's UI
noticably. For the moment it's a bit rubbish though and very expensive.
I use ADW EX. works just fine on a tablet, and I like how I can turn off the dock and menus, giving it a clean desktop feel. plus there are some really slick icon themes out there for ADW, too.
Apex launcher on ics...
Stock was ok for me, I was definitely missing the folder functions but I stopped using widgets because they were slow so I just dropped a bunch of icons around.
Now I moved on to ICS, so whatever came with the rom is what I'm using and it has folders!
Nova is great and really fast.
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Go Launcher HD
Hi
Go Launcher HD is really good lately and keeps improving. I like the looks of SPB shell but it's definitely not ready yet for the tablet.
AWD is praised everywhere. But I never tried it pretty happy with the GO Launcher.
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Apex launcher on ics...
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Me too. Give it a try.