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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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.
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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.
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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.
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
Cheers
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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launcher pro
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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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.