For those using a launcher other than stock MotoBlur (ADW Ex, Launcher Pro, etc), any problems, bugs that you have experienced?
Thought this thread may help some of our fellow Razr owners avoid some problems before they begin. Certainly feel free to report any bugs/other issues with the stock launcher as well.
I'm still using stock for the moment, but thinking of installing an alternative launcher while waiting for some custom ROM's. Thanks everyone.
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Launcher Pro - works just great. No problems so far. Seems to be more responsive than the stock...
Go Launcher EX!
I also have both ADW EX and LauncherPro Plus, but I'm settled with the Go Launcher EX (free!). Go Launcher EX = ADW EX + LauncherPro Plus.
Go Launcher EX here also,it runs very smoothly on the razr
Overall quality and the feel of the stock launcher is completely enough for me.
stock, first time ever!
Go launcher ex here. Love the scrolling dock. No issues!
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LauncherPro Plus 0.8.6 No dock icons, swipe gesture up to open app drawer, and no widgets to save battery. And the full screen is visible. Froze stock launcher
Stock launcher. I wish it had scrollable widgets like lpp and go :/
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RyanTX said:
Stock launcher. I wish it had scrollable widgets like lpp and go :/
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Some of the stock Widgets scroll.
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garywojdan81 said:
Some of the stock Widgets scroll.
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I'm wanting a scrollable twitter widget. Android pro widgets scrolled on my Incredible with MIUI. But it won't on my stock razr.
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Semseddin said:
Overall quality and the feel of the stock launcher is completely enough for me.
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This ^. Sure the app drawer is a little jerky, but I'm sure that'll improve with updates. Moto is getting their UI together quite nicely.
Using stock launcher as well, pretty much my first time too. I believe this one is pretty well done!
I use the stock launcher as well. Very smooth and responsive. No need to go (back) to GoLauncher which, in my opinion, has become more laggy lately.
stock for me. don't see the need to switch or try any other launcher.. I might after a while just to test them out but for now, after only having the phone for 3 days I'll stick with stock.
I tried the stock launcher, but with a lot of apps it started to choke and stutter.
Now using Go Launcher EX.
I previously favored Launcher Plus Pro, but I also found it to start becoming more laggy recently. I've not found the Go Launcher EX home replacement to have this problem.
Also not sure what happens when ICS drops, but my honeycomb tablet doesn't allow any other launcher- ICS may do the same.
Go launcher EX here
apparently like many of others i'm really considering using the stock launcher for the first time it's well themed and the functionality is good. i used Launcher Pro on my Milestone and then ADW Launcher on Flipout, both had great features. when i installed ADW launcher on RAZR, it looked i don't know.. too simple, uninteresting compare to the stock launcher and some of the blur widgets had trouble with scrolling when i put them in ADW so i decided to get back to the stock launcher.
ADW EX here. No issues to report so far. I'm just waiting for the Gnex and this gets returned, but so far it's an ok device. I used the MT4G before this and was running the MIUI Rom with TDJ's DemonSpeed kernel and honestly it ran better than this RAZR.
As an example, this phone comes with 1GB of Ram. My former MT4G came with 768. With the RAZR I have roughly 350MB free at any given time. With the MIUI Rom I always had at least 430MB free at any given time and it ran so smooth at a clock speed of 1017/230. I could get 24+ hours with moderate use.
Anyway, just waiting for the Gnex but ADW EX works great on the RAZR.
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ADW EX here. No issues to report so far. I'm just waiting for the Gnex and this gets returned, but so far it's an ok device. I used the MT4G before this and was running the MIUI Rom with TDJ's DemonSpeed kernel and honestly it ran better than this RAZR.
As an example, this phone comes with 1GB of Ram. My former MT4G came with 768. With the RAZR I have roughly 350MB free at any given time. With the MIUI Rom I always had at least 430MB free at any given time and it ran so smooth at a clock speed of 1017/230. I could get 24+ hours with moderate use.
Anyway, just waiting for the Gnex but ADW EX works great on the RAZR.
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Gnex doesn't come out till 12/8 now apparently. GG Verizon GG.
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Just curious about people's general view of which is better? I rarely see any roms with launcher pro instead usually use adw...is there a reason for this?
Excessiveidling said:
Just curious about people's general view of which is better? I rarely see any roms with launcher pro instead usually use adw...is there a reason for this?
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I personally like launcherpro better. It has all the features adw has (minus themes) and i find it faster. Just my opinion.
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I'm using Tazz's froyo build it uses ADW as default. I have grown to like it, before while I had 2.1 I was always running Launcher PRO. They both have there plusses but Launcher Pro is the king.
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launcher pro shows missed calls and emails for icons in the dock. i like that little touch. adw has the themes and really like that.
kinda go back and forth for now.
Launcherpro.
What I've come to understand is that while LauncherPro packs more features, ADW has the advantage of being open source. I've seen differing opinions on which one is "better" in terms of resources and performance, but I think the open source versus closed source bit is why so many roms include ADW.
The open source really just leads to a million themes for it lol, launcherpro's dev is pretty great. He's quick to respond to tweets/ emails and he's managed to get sense/ blur widgets. Plus it's incredibly fast... smoothest I've had by far.
LPP for life yo
Launcher pro is all I use.
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I've used both, but truly prefer LauncherPro Plus. Resizing widgets, notifications in the dock, and smooth fast performance makes for a happy Eris
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Launcher pro, 3d app drawer and scrollable dock. Must have.
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Excessiveidling said:
I rarely see any roms with launcher pro instead usually use adw...is there a reason for this?
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It's my understanding that ADW and Cyanogen are closely tied in some way (??).
I purchased LauncherPro. Everyone here likes LauncherPro, ROM developers need to use it instead of ADW. I usually install LauncherPro first thing after a fresh ROM install.
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The reason I love ADW is for the swyping option on the home screens. I can swype up and the notification bar disappears and I can swype down and the dock disappears. pretty slick.....
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The reason I love ADW is for the swyping option on the home screens. I can swype up and the notification bar disappears and I can swype down and the dock disappears. pretty slick.....
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God I couldn't stand the notification bar disappearing when I swyped up but if you like it then sweet
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orkillakilla said:
God I couldn't stand the notification bar disappearing when I swyped up but if you like it then sweet
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It can be disabled FYI. It scared me the first time I accidentally swipe down and lost my thing. I freaked out and rebooted my phone. Lol. I still like LauncherPro =)
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Rossco_Pee said:
The reason I love ADW is for the swyping option on the home screens. I can swype up and the notification bar disappears and I can swype down and the dock disappears. pretty slick.....
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This is one of the few features that I really miss when using LP. They are both great programs. LP always seems faster and and smoother. The notifications on the icons is another great feature.
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It can be disabled FYI. It scared me the first time I accidentally swipe down and lost my thing. I freaked out and rebooted my phone. Lol. I still like LauncherPro =)
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Yeah I figured that out after a while lol. Still prefer lp cause its so much faster and smoother
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Keep in mind there is a couple versions of adw. There's the system integrated that's on ROMs from the get go, then there's the standalone from the market. Launcher pro is great. My wife uses it on her droid. Both are good I think it all comes down to features.
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Fresh updates
Can anyone send the link to the most recent Launcher Pro, and ADW?
Thanks guys
Anyone tried Nemus Launcher from the Market? Just found it & it's pretty smooth. What launchers work best for you?
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LauncherPro Plus With 3D Icon Pack.
I've run them all and I am using ADW Launcher EX right now. It seems to be the most flexible of the bunch and there is a ton of support for it. Launcher Pro is awesome too and has notifications built in. GoLauncher is great too with tons of theming options. Zeam is really fast and clean. Launcher 7 rules if you like the wp7 look (and I do).
Just experiment for a while and freeze what you don't like at the moment. Get home switcher too. It took me 2 months of switching a few times a day to finally land on ADW Launcher.
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I like LauncherPro, its smooth with alot of options.
I was looking for new launchers to try, and ended up making a pretty big list of them. There ended up being tons more than I thought I could find. So I posted them with links to the Phandroid forums @ Android Forums > Android Discussion > Android Applications > The Big List of Home Launchers. Still a newb here, can't post links yet.
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I was looking for new launchers to try, and ended up making a pretty big list of them. There ended up being tons more than I thought I could find. So I posted them with links to the Phandroid forums @ Android Forums > Android Discussion > Android Applications > The Big List of Home Launchers. Still a newb here, can't post links yet.
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Thanks man, I'll check it out. I'm basically looking for performance & resource usage in a launcher. Lean & mean with a few customizations. I've tried adw, launcherpro, zeam, go launcher, launcher2 & blurhome. So far, I'm pretty impressed with Nemus. Today.
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I use go Launcher, I like how I can add as many pages as I like and the Go widgets are nice especially the calendar one.
I have used LauncherPro, ADW, Launcher 7 and Zeam. I really liked how light and fluid Zeam was but am rocking Launcher 7 for the time being.
Go launcher ex. Most features of the bunch, and it's free.
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I dl'ed spb shell 3d v1.2.2. And w/ frozen mkt and airplane on did a diy trial.
Liked it so much I did the email buy off the dev.s webpage. Dx is supported while Dx2 is not(yet) so there is no mkt support. Mine is V122 bld 20139
garywojdan81 said:
Anyone tried Nemus Launcher from the Market? Just found it & it's pretty smooth. What launchers work best for you?
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I just tried it and it's promising, but the lack of options hurt it. It's pretty smooth though.
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I just tried it and it's promising, but the lack of options hurt it. It's pretty smooth though.
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I'm a little too ocd for a slew of options so leaner is better for me. My all-time favorite has been launcher2.
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I'm a little too ocd for a slew of options so leaner is better for me. My all-time favorite has been launcher2.
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+1 For OCD!
I currently am using the Go launcher with the tron theme and I'm liking it so far. I would like to find a launcher that has some nice HD themes. The qHD screen we have goes to waste with some of these low resolution themes.
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I currently am using the Go launcher with the tron theme and I'm liking it so far. I would like to find a launcher that has some nice HD themes. The qHD screen we have goes to waste with some of these low resolution themes.
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+1 Go launcher is pretty good. Just tried out one called DX Launcher earlier today. Seemed pretty smooth and has some really cool screen transitions
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+1 Go launcher is pretty good. Just tried out one called DX Launcher earlier today. Seemed pretty smooth and has some really cool screen transitions
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Only issue I had with Go Launcher is when I would try to open the App Drawer or press the phone icon, I would have to do it several times for it to register. But no problems with LauncherPro.
Constantly switching between ADW EX and Launcher7.The minimalistic feel of L7 gets me every time..
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Constantly switching between ADW EX and Launcher7.The minimalistic feel of L7 gets me every time..
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Sometimes less IS more...
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I've tried them all, and still keep going back to lpp ........
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Constantly switching between ADW EX and Launcher7.The minimalistic feel of L7 gets me every time..
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Yeah me too. I really like the minimalistic feel of L7, but it's reeaaally slow compared to ADW launcher EX. I still use launcher 7, but it needs a bit of polish imo.
I've used GO Launcher, but I liked the more customizable aspect of ADW. Also used Launcher Pro, that didn't stay long.
ADW and Launcher 7 are the best bets so far.
For you which best launcher for the XT720?
I liked the Sony's Arc Launcher
But currently the best for me is the ADW launcher.
The Go Launcher is great, but in my XT720 always gave problem and restart the cellphone.
I prefer Zeam Launcher. Although it doesn't support scrollable widgets, it is fast, lightweight and stable.
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Hi
I think the go launcher would be a good choice
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Have tried many, nothing but launcher pro does it for me
I use ADWex bc that is what I used from the start, but I have a LPP backup bc I once got in a home loop and it sucked-big-time. Had to restored via TB in between loops. When I say it sucked, believe me, I'm not lying.
Launcher Pro Plus for sure. Aldo ADW and Go are pretty good too. Depends on personal preference I guess.
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Launcher Pro Plus for sure. Aldo ADW and Go are pretty good too. Depends on personal preference I guess.
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LPP is good but you need to purchase Plus version to use Widgets.
Go Launcher EX is the best and it is totally free. with widgets more than LPP. And also totally customizable.
i'm too using GO Launcher EX, very smooth and fast, lots of good FREE themes to choose from
I like try new launchers I'm now useing nemus launcher low memery use fast and the best thing its free.
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You guys should also try qqlauncher.
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You guys should also try qqlauncher.
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good suggestion
i didn't even know that thing existed
i though they only made the IM chat software
I'm using Launcher pro for a while but, trying Go Launcher ex now.. it looks great and potential to my next default launcher
My favourite Go Launcher
just trying go launcher and here's my thought:
Go Launcher EX eats much more ram than launcher pro... 24 mb compare to launcher pro only 13 I think. what a pity since Go launcher has a lot of themes and customization, but no option to lower the ram comsumption.
Can we tweak Go launcher to use less ram?
Go Launcher Notification seems to be a good feature at first.. but after lot of FCs and a reboot, I realize that it takes 23-24mb to operate... so i needto turn it off.
so... maybe I go back to LP soon..
QQLauncher? It looks nice and I'll try it next
hmm... is there a way to use GO Calendar Widget with other launchers ?
does anyone use Go Launcher on the Rezound?
The only reason I use it is because I like having
a lot of icons on one home screen. (6x7 to be
precise) HTC Sense doesn't seem to allow this,
or did I miss something?
THanks!
i tired and it lagged like hell on both ics and gingerbread. try adw ex, thing is smooth as butter.
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does anyone use Go Launcher on the Rezound?
The only reason I use it is because I like having
a lot of icons on one home screen. (6x7 to be
precise) HTC Sense doesn't seem to allow this,
or did I miss something?
THanks!
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I use go launcher and have no lag or anything, it runs smooth as smooth can be for me.
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I use go launcher and have no lag or anything, it runs smooth as smooth can be for me.
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Ditto. Runs great for me.
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I'm surprised it works fine on ics for you since I read a lot of compatibility complaints. I know it works fine on gb
I've used Sense, ADW, Go, Trebuchet, Nova, and now Apex. Out of all of them, only Go gave me a feeling of slow responsiveness. All custom launchers have lots of tweaks now (including grid size), so I go with whatever is in my current flavor of ICS unless I get issues.
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Have used on cleanrom DE 1.2 with no problems and no lag. Now using mx launcher. Works pretty good.
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Running GoLauncherEX myself. No lag at all
Have ran it on the following:
Ineffabilis Dues v1.01 and v1.4
CleanROM GBE, DE and SE
Still on old firmware as well. No problems
I use go everything. Rocks Widgets, keyboard, etc, it's super handy.
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I do and I really like it.
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i'm using it on stock/unrooted....no issues whatsoever.
I had some lag on stock. Maybe I should give it another try...
im running it on CR 4.3 without lag or slugishness
I used goLauncher. However, I noticed the icons were very tiny, and widgets didn't take up the correct size of the screen. I'm using Apex Launcher now, so far no problems.
I absolutely love go launcher. It had all the options I need plus amazing themes. Rotation, gestures, custom fonts despite ics, and phenomenal updates, nothing even comes close. Sadly it only ran smooth on aosp or cm7 on tbolt. It runs like **** on rezound, after debloating and desensing , specially on ics. Ppl suggested other launchers but none come close in terms of themes maybe in options..
I just deal with the lags and hick ups and thank my god for their phenomenal dev team they came a long way on ics
Ask not what your developer can do for you, ask what you can do for your developer.
Used it for awhile and then noticed in my proxy logs that it was calling to china randomly throughout the day. adw ex now.
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i'm using it on stock/unrooted....no issues whatsoever.
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I tried go launcher when I was completely stock and it did lag so I decided I would try out sense for awhile. I ran go launcher on my Droid x running miui. I ended up not liking the sense launcher at all. Yesterday I rooted and tried out a couple of roms. Go launcher works great on cleanrom 1.7.5 and ineffabilis 1.4(currently on).
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Used it for awhile and then noticed in my proxy logs that it was calling to china randomly throughout the day. adw ex now.
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O.O
I'd love to see those logs.
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I use go launcher myself. I started using it real close to it's initial release and it definitely offers the most complete package among it's competitors in my opinion.
Since upgrading to ICS, I've been curious about the ICS only launchers. I've seen good work from the developer of each, so I have no preference with regard to developer. Then again, for now, Trebuchet, the CM9 launcher, is meeting my needs.
I was using Go Launcher Ex on Gingerbread, but I think it's gotten too bloated. I love how fast CM9 runs on my phone and I don't want to slow it down.
Also, are Apex and Nova just Launcher Pro alikes or do either bring something new to the table?
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Bump... sending this one back around. I know somebody's got to have an opinion, I hear both of them mentioned enough.
Both are very similar. Just Download both and try each for a few days and see which you like better.
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Since upgrading to ICS, I've been curious about the ICS only launchers. I've seen good work from the developer of each, so I have no preference with regard to developer. Then again, for now, Trebuchet, the CM9 launcher, is meeting my needs.
I was using Go Launcher Ex on Gingerbread, but I think it's gotten too bloated. I love how fast CM9 runs on my phone and I don't want to slow it down.
Also, are Apex and Nova just Launcher Pro alikes or do either bring something new to the table?
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I tried both. I preferred Apex. I found it to be a lot smoother and easier on the battery life.
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I'm trying Apex now because Nova charges for app drawer hiding and Apex has that for free, and that's a feature I like to have.
It's like LauncherPro and ADW last year, each offers for free what the other keeps exclusive to the premium version.
Not too many people on ICS here in Q&A I take it?
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I use Go Launcher on AOKP rom and have no problem with speed. I've tried Apex but then reverted back to Go Launcher What do you mean bloated? I will install Apex again to see if there's any difference.
Edit: Been messing with Apex for a few hours. I like it better than Go. I disable all the transition animations and it seems faster.