just curious what launcher everyone is using and/or what others think is the best launcher for our tp's.
i've stuck with trebuchet since it's the closest to what i want (i guess) and sadly the other ones all have issues that piss me off.
i've used adw ex, go launcher, and nova launcher and still am not completely satisfied.
go launcher is almost completely unusable, imo. app drawer freezes/crashes and icon spacing is just really weird. nova launcher could be pretty neat but still has issues (obv it's a beta). i'd probably be really into adw ex if i could get rid of the top bar .
what are your experiences?
I am very satisfied with nova launcher
I like ADW EX, it has some nice tablet features and I use it on my phone as well.
IMO, SPB shell 3D.
I use GO Launcher right now cause that seems to make the wallpapers I download look best. With ADW, they seemed less clear than GL. The wallpaper cropping looked weird on the stock launcher on the Bricked ROM, it made the wallpaper zoom in when in landscape.
About Nova Launcher, how do the wallpapers look on that? I set my wallpaper size to be 1536x1024 and they come out super clear on GL. Was wondering how they look on Nova Launcher.
nova launcher works pretty dang well
Using trebuchet atm..... nova is pretty good too
I am using qq launcher
Go launcher - all the way.
Try Apex
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Nova launcher is the best so far, used it as a system app on my ROM(1.3.3 GN GSM Code name Android). No crashes or whatsoever so far
touchwiz launcher
nomadman said:
Try Apex
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Considering there is no result in the market for "apex launcher" you might want to put in a link to where to find this.
nomadman said:
Try Apex
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Considering there is no result in the market for "apex launcher" you might want to put in a link to where to find this.
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Apex Launcher
thekillingtree said:
just curious what launcher everyone is using and/or what others think is the best launcher for our tp's.
i've stuck with trebuchet since it's the closest to what i want (i guess) and sadly the other ones all have issues that piss me off.
i've used adw ex, go launcher, and nova launcher and still am not completely satisfied.
go launcher is almost completely unusable, imo. app drawer freezes/crashes and icon spacing is just really weird. nova launcher could be pretty neat but still has issues (obv it's a beta). i'd probably be really into adw ex if i could get rid of the top bar .
what are your experiences?
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Hey! IMO SPB Shell 3d is the best launcher I've used. Here's a little review and demo I did just for this thread.. Lol.. PM me for more information. You won't regret it!
Push the thanks button if I help! :F
+1 for Apex launcher
Its like Trebuchet but with a lot of cool options!
I use trebuchet. I use nova on my phone but I don't like it on tablets. My two gripes are the app drawer not stretching out and no tablet screen transition. But I'm gonna try out apex now. Thanks!
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My thoughts:
I like GO and use it on my phone (skyrocket) but with the number of apps I have installed it tends to get laggy in the app drawer on the Tablet.
Trebuchet seems fairly solid.
just switched to nova launcher seems smooth
Going to try apex might read the all the thread first
After trying out most of the different launchers I have to agree that SPB Shell 3D is the best by a mile. Looks and feels beautiful.
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Title says it all.
I have tried launcher pro and AWD. AWD was laggy for me so I uninstalled it. I didn't give it a chance. What is your favourite launcher?
I would go with Launcher Pro, doesn't lag at all for me
I had used ADW for a while, and didn't have too much trouble. But today I just switched to LauncherPro and I'm loving it. I like the window animations in the free version, I LOVE the dock customization and icons and such. I agree that it seems to be really snappy and doesn't lag and such either. It's a little harder to customize icons on the home screen, as you have to delete the current one and add a new custom one and change the icon while adding it and such. But overall, there isn't really anything ADW can do that LP can't!
Launcher EX is pretty awesome... and its free. check it out
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Launcher EX is pretty awesome... and its free. check it out
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For realzies.. I have paid adw ex and I use the free go launcher ex.. haha I love android.
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I would go with Launcher Pro, doesn't lag at all for me
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thats what iam using as well. works fine!
I use ADW as my "main", but also have Android Seven pro, Go Launcher EX, HeLauncher, LauncherPro, Regina Launcher, and SPB Shell 3D on my phone.
I haven't had time to try them all out fully, and that is why I have so many............so that I can experiment and see which one or two I really like, then set them up how I want them. I have been using ADW EX for a while, and really like it. I haven't experienced lag, but I will say that Go Launcher and LauncherPro do seem a wee bit smoother from the minimal time I have spent "playing" with them.
My plan is to have one main launcher for my every day use, then maybe one or two more for specific times. Maybe a launcher set up solely for multimedia, one set up solely for business, etc. That's what I love about Android since I jumped off the iPhone ship..........the possibilities really are endless!
I use both Go Launcher EX and the paid Launcher Pro. Personally I find myself using Launcher Pro the vast majority of the time. Go Launcher had some cool options, and changing docks and icons were a bit easier, but Launcher Pro has some nice built in widgets that tip the scale in its favor for me.
I really don't like the MotoBlur Calendar and Facebook widgets, and none of the 3rd party ones really gave me what I was looking for. But the ones that come with Launcher Pro are just what I was looking for, and they are easily skinned as well. Plus Launcher Pro runs very smoothly, much better than Blur.
-Doogs™
I have the paid versions for both ADW and LauncherPro, but I run GO Launcher EX.
SPB SHELL 3D
At least the best eye candy by far. And the folder widgets are amazing. Though if live wallpapers and landscape mode are important for you, stay away.
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MotoBlur launcher o/
Been using ADW Ex for almost a year, first on my Milestone, now on Atrix. It's fast, light and customizable as well. I recommend it 100%
I've been using Go Launcher Ex. I like it more than launcher pro. I will definitaley try ADW.
MotoBlur launcher is the best, by far.
Nah, I'm just trollin' ya. I haven't found a launcher that I liked. LauncherPro lagged for me somewhat, and it didn't offer some features that I wanted. Doesn't the launcher lay on top of blur already, laying on top of android stock? (or modified to use more system resources)
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MotoBlur launcher is the best, by far.
Nah, I'm just trollin' ya. I haven't found a launcher that I liked. LauncherPro lagged for me somewhat, and it didn't offer some features that I wanted. Doesn't the launcher lay on top of blur already, laying on top of android stock? (or modified to use more system resources)
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I have now tried Launcher Pro, ADW, and Go Launcher. None of them are near as fast as stock launcher (not motoblur, I'm using gingerblur). I really like the features that the launchers offer but I wish they were just as smooth as stock.
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None of them are near as fast as stock launcher (not motoblur, I'm using gingerblur).
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Err, Moto IS your stock launcher!
And GingerBlur is NOT a launcher, it's a P-ROM/THEME!
on the stock gingerblur launcher though, don't you notice slight stuttering when compared to launcher pro or other 3rd party launchers?
Hi folks,
Just wondering which launcher works best with the 10.1 G8. tried both ADW's and I kinda thought they don't seem optimised for tablet yet especially the EX version. Tried the VTL and didn't really like it, Go Launcher! last tried it on my desire and never really liked it. Any suggestions
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vtl launcher, in my opinion, is best for tablets. it allows the dock to set at the bottom of the screen and you can theme it with adw and launcher pro themes.
Y I also moved from "launcher pro" which i use on my phone to "vlt" for my 101.
Anyway I noticed a BIG difference in speed from the low res on my phone to the high res on my 101. The drawer especialy is MUCH slower at my 101 then on my phone (htc wildfire 320x240, just 500MHz CPU)
So im giving this thread a try to find something better in speed
Hoped for all those 3D Lauchers but actualy no good and woring one is out atm...
Regina is just portrait atm - SPB sucks - the only hope i got is the Vega 3D Laucher - but i didn't try this yet.
Thanks for your contribution guys but am gonna give this a shot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15957249#post15957249 Will let you know how I get on.
I'm currently using launcher pro, because it is solid and much better then the standard launcher. Ofcourse i do believe there are better ones. But launcher pro is just a nice avarage stable launcher.
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I occasionally get application not responding issues in LauncherPro when setting up the icons after a boot. I think the issue is due to the fact that most apps I have have been moved to external storage (with my Force2SD), and it takes longer to fetch their icons. I just click once or twice on "Wait" and they show up eventually, but it's annoying. Maybe LauncherPro is doing something in the wrong thread. Maybe some icon caching would help.
This is just the icon caching. All users that use a SD card has this on the archos. But the launcher does determine how long this wait is. Currently i switched over to a new launcher called "go launcher". Unfortunately Google market wont let archos users download it. Search in the market for it, then go to their site and downlaod it from the developers. Its really different compared to other launchers but runs smooth and many customisations avaible.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/go-launcher-ex/com.gau.go.launcherex
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I use Zeam launcher and love it, although it doesn't have so many crazy, fancy options, its praised to be the fastest Android launcher
lifehacker.com/5729485/zeam-is-the-fastest-android-launcher-weve-seen-yet
I was with ADW, which was great but i read a post which mentioned Go Launcher and it was much faster than ADW in every way, for example when loading after being killed. Also it has a System Persistent which was the best I've had so far, but ADW beats Go at Themes which i didn't really like on the Go Launcher.
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I use Zeam launcher and love it, although it doesn't have so many crazy, fancy options, its praised to be the fastest Android launcher
http://www.lifehacker.com/5729485/zeam-is-the-fastest-android-launcher-weve-seen-yet
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Strongly agree with you. I love Zeam launcher so much.
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I use Zeam launcher and love it, although it doesn't have so many crazy, fancy options, its praised to be the fastest Android launcher
lifehacker.com/5729485/zeam-is-the-fastest-android-launcher-weve-seen-yet
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+1 : zeam is my favorite launcher
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+1 : zeam is my favorite launcher
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+1 zeam launcher
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I use adw
@OP It would be great if you could add a poll to this thread better view over the launchers
ADW Ex! It's nice on my Asus EeePad Slider and my Archos 70 IT.
All i don't like is the forced buttons on the left from the Archos ROM. It would be nice if i could hide them on the launcher.
Launcher pro suits my need..
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360 launcher is the best by a mile use on my phone also
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Launcher Pro!
I went for Go Launcher, because I really wanted categorization. Personally, I would have preferred something just like the Palm launcher, and that was the closest I could find.
on my 101it I use ADW Launche EX with ics theme and my custom framework RoTTeNinICE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21239277#post21239277
Lots of chatter about launchers.. apex, golauncher hd, etc which one do you like??? I'm running Nova Prime... it's a paid edition but I like it... your preference???
I use ADW EX with the hubs setup. Smooth...
tried a couple so far (nova, go launcher) but came back to the stock launcher. I think it's better then the alternatives at the moment. Keeping my eye on the go launcher tablet version though
I was running stock launcher for most of the time. Though I have paid version of ADW EX, I somehow did not like it on tablet. Since last one week I am using Go Launcher HD Beta and I like it very much.
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I use ADW EX with the hubs setup. Smooth...
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Same here like the options
Apex launcher is definitely the best out of the ones I've tried; I really liked Trebuchet for a while because of how smooth and bug free it was, but there wasn't a lot of options. Nova had a lot of options, but didn't work very well in my experience. Apex has the best of both; a ton of options and it's rock solid. Give it a try.
i have been using SPB Shell 3D.
+1 for Apex
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Spb Shell is cool. i just wish we could speed up the screen transitions...it seems so slow.
but it is very smooth.
Apex is so far the best for my needs.
Trebuchet for me, all I need is less homescreens.
ads ex with a hubs layout here. Btw, I found a slightly cumbersome work around for the lack of scrollable widgetw on ads ex. If you use android pro Widgets (calendar, twitter etc)and scroll one of its Widgets,you can then scroll any widget (gmail for example)once.For some reason once you lift your finger, the widget won't scroll again, but you can repeat the process as needed.
Odd behavior to say the least.
I use Nova Launcher Prime with a very minimalist layout. With the card stack animation (for both homescreen and app drawer), and MultiPic LWP on 3D rotate, it looks amazing.
I guess I'll get around to putting some screenshots up in the screenshot thread sometime.
Thanks to those who recommended apex. Using it now and love it!
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been using apex since like v0.02 LOL, its F'ing fantastic!
its like 1.02beta now and the updates are becoming nice and frequent, big improvements every time and its the nicest launcher i have found thus far
Is portrait available on APEX...cant seem to find the setting to get it to work...Thx
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Trebuchet for me, all I need is less homescreens.
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Same here, exactly the reason i use Trebuchet too.
ADW-EX. Nothing else does HUBS properly that I've found. Scrollable widgets are busted as has been noted and the workaround isn't great, so I'm going to give LPP a try I guess.
I use Nova launcher prime . i love the gestures , and transitions . apex is good too
I've been using apex for the last few days and really like it.. seems like stock launcher with a heck of alot more options.
I'm running CM9 Official Nightly.
I've played around with a fair number of the launchers out there and when I changed to using the nightlies, I decided to go from using the ADW launcher to the more colourful and popular Go Launcher for Tablets.
However, I am just about fed up with it stalling on me. Usually if I am adding a widget, it will report that 'GO Launcher has stopped working'.
I think I'm going to return to the more stable and usable ADW but would be keen to hear if other users have had the same problem.
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I'm running CM9 Official Nightly.
I've played around with a fair number of the launchers out there and when I changed to using the nightlies, I decided to go from using the ADW launcher to the more colourful and popular Go Launcher for Tablets.
However, I am just about fed up with it stalling on me. Usually if I am adding a widget, it will report that 'GO Launcher has stopped working'.
I think I'm going to return to the more stable and usable ADW but would be keen to hear if other users have had the same problem.
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The whole time I was using go launcher hd, I had ZERO issues. Great alternative to trebuchet imo. Maybe try clearing its data/reinstalling go launcher.
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I'm running CM9 Official Nightly.
I've played around with a fair number of the launchers out there and when I changed to using the nightlies, I decided to go from using the ADW launcher to the more colourful and popular Go Launcher for Tablets.
However, I am just about fed up with it stalling on me. Usually if I am adding a widget, it will report that 'GO Launcher has stopped working'.
I think I'm going to return to the more stable and usable ADW but would be keen to hear if other users have had the same problem.
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I use adw ex, no problems, great functionality. imho def worth it
Apex launcher is pretty nice too. Its lightweight,lets you do in app drawer widgets, and keeps a really stock feel but still has some good customization. Plus its free.
My second choice would be ADW though. I really dislike golauncher. It feels clunky to me.
I did find the GO Launcher HD is great, but lacks themes and go widgets! otherwise a nice launcher for the tablet!
The GO Tablet is bare bones... use the standard GO Launcher EX and troubles are solved or ADW.EX
TTrebuchet is #1 for me. I've used adw, go launcher ex and hd, and trebuchet. No lag on trebuchet and I don't use a dock so the 0.1 version is good for now
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Nova Launcher is super fast and pretty damn great.
I want to like Go Launcher because of the features, but is just feels slower than the others. I also don't like how the icon label text runs into each other.
Apex works the best for me, with Nova being a close 2nd.
Getting ready to pick up my new SGS3 in the next week or so - I'm pretty excited. One thing I'm wondering about: has anybody installed a different launcher instead of TW? I'm pretty fond of Nova Launcher and would like to keep using it instead, but don't know if there are any weird issues with trying to use it.
If nobody knows, I'll just post back after trying.
I already installed it and it's working perfect.
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I already installed it and it's working perfect.
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+1 - tried Apex this time first, and while I like the homescreen features, it won't do folders in the app drawer, which I love on Nova. I copied the backup of my Nova settings from my GSII to the backup location and restored it, and only had to tweak a couple things.
I've been using Apex launcher, works great.
FYI Go Launcher is working fine on mine.
APEX!
Go launcher +1
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Nova Launcher has always performed the best for me.
nova
Nova works flawless, apex good but its noticeably slower
Cool, thanks for the info. I ordered mine from AT&T last night, so it should show up sometime in September.
once you install these launchers, can you go back to TW?
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once you install these launchers, can you go back to TW?
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Yes. Downloading Home Switcher makes it easier.
I've already tried Launcher Pro, Zeam Launcher, Nova Launcher, and Apex Launcher. They all work great. Though, I think I like the features in Apex the best. I'm sticking with that for the time being.
This reminds me of a question I had:
In the TW launcher you can use that big weather widget, but when you run a different lauancher from the market, that widget is not available. Does anyone know how to get that one to show up in a third party launcher?
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I've already tried Launcher Pro, Zeam Launcher, Nova Launcher, and Apex Launcher. They all work great. Though, I think I like the features in Apex the best. I'm sticking with that for the time being.
This reminds me of a question I had:
In the TW launcher you can use that big weather widget, but when you run a different lauancher from the market, that widget is not available. Does anyone know how to get that one to show up in a third party launcher?
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Yeah, as much as I wanted to use TW, apex blows it away performance wise. The weather widget seems to be specific to TW. Its cool and all but I paid for beautiful widgets years ago and that one is just as good
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The weather widget seems to be specific to TW. Its cool and all but I paid for beautiful widgets years ago and that one is just as good
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I got Fancy Widgets for free a long time ago form the Amazon App Store. I'm using it instead. The onlything the TW weather widget has going for it is looks. I was just curious.
By the way: I ran across this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604570
It's a vote for Apex or Nova
kingwp1 said:
I've already tried Launcher Pro, Zeam Launcher, Nova Launcher, and Apex Launcher. They all work great. Though, I think I like the features in Apex the best. I'm sticking with that for the time being.
This reminds me of a question I had:
In the TW launcher you can use that big weather widget, but when you run a different lauancher from the market, that widget is not available. Does anyone know how to get that one to show up in a third party launcher?
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Apex and Nova do pretty much identical things. Nova just seems to be less problem free for me. No lags, shutters or slow downs. Can't say the same for Apex.
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Apex and Nova do pretty much identical things. Nova just seems to be less problem free for me. No lags, shutters or slow downs. Can't say the same for Apex.
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I haven't had any performance issues, but then again I've only had my phone for a couple days. I know from a different thread you've had yours for a while now. I like Apex because it seems to have more features in the free version than Nova does.
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I haven't had any performance issues, but then again I've only had my phone for a couple days. I know from a different thread you've had yours for a while now. I like Apex because it seems to have more features in the free version than Nova does.
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Probably so. I have the paid versions of both.
Nova launcher is based on the original ICS launcher source, as is the Trebuchet launcher included by default in CyanogenMod9. Development on Trebuchet has slowed to a standstill these past few months, though, so I'll probably be using Nova next (which has more features anyway), as I'm used to it being most similar to the vanilla ICS launcher.
+1 for nova, although I'm using the stock TW now
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