What is the best launcher for jelly bean???
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It depends on your own taste. Try typing launcher in Play Store.
I personally prefer HoloLauncher.
Wow, if you ask five people you might get five different answers. As eksasol said, it depends on what you like and what you want from your launcher. I've used holo HD, apex, TW, ADW, and of course trebuchet. I just started using holo, its real nice. Apex is a good launcher as well. My suggestion is test them and decide which works for you.
Paranoid, sitting in a deep sweat...
Yes its depend on your Taste personally i use trebuchet or Apex
Trebuchet on my S3 and Apex on my girlfriend's S2.
Nova with Nova Prime is my fav. It's the only one I use
krish0809 said:
What is the best launcher for jelly bean???
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Hi I've read on other threads that there is a new "Android JellyBean Launcher" but unfortunately I cannot find it. Do they mean the out of the box launcher?? If so I do not see what is the purpose...
Anyway if anyone has the answer
I found Xperia Home so fast, stable and it really looks great with some simple but amazing functions..
Nova launcher is the only one i use
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Try Buzz launcher.
ADW
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Already tried nova but it looked heavier. I'll also try buzz
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I am trying smart launcher now... give it a try.. u might like it.... light n simple interface ..
I'm using Holo HD right now, and I can say that its fast and much more customisable than Apex or Nova...... Trebuchet is too heavy on my ROM, takes up about 13 mb of precious space...
alicarbovader said:
I'm using Holo HD right now, and I can say that its fast and much more customisable than Apex or Nova...... Trebuchet is too heavy on my ROM, takes up about 13 mb of precious space...
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Apex for me was lighter than holo... is this a new release?? because 13mb is really a very small ram consumption (compared to trebuchet / shendu laucher etc etc)
bibile said:
Apex for me was lighter than holo... is this a new release?? because 13mb is really a very small ram consumption (compared to trebuchet / shendu laucher etc etc)
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I wasn't taliking abt ROm... I'm no fan of apps 2 SD, so I prefer internal memory. there trebuchet takes up 13 mb... Holo HD takes just 1 mb.
love xperia laucher.... for simple, small, minimalist launcher, try Zeam.
mrd7rs said:
love xperia laucher.... for simple, small, minimalist launcher, try Zeam.
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yep but no longer supported
bibile said:
yep but no longer supported
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Try Action launcher. Covers are an amazing idea and a great way to have all your favorite widgets easily accessible with out clutter and taking up lots of space on your home screen.
mrd7rs said:
love xperia laucher.... for simple, small, minimalist launcher, try Zeam.
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Another vote for Zeam. Simple & fast.
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I've tried a fair number of Launchers/Homescreen Apps
but which one has the lowest memory footprint?
Even a dummy one without an app drawer is ok, I can use other ways of getting at my apps/widgets/shortcuts.
Thanks!
I found zeam to be very lightweight but they vary depending what widgets you use
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+1 for Zeam's lightness.
launcher pro!!
Checking the stats LauncherPro its always using .85% of CPU and its smooth as hell.
Regular launcher is lowest men footprint
Next would be launcher+
Then taghome
There is s comparison of 33 different homes out there search for it
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kschang said:
Regular launcher is lowest men footprint
Next would be launcher+
Then taghome
There is s comparison of 33 different homes out there search for it
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Good read
Agree!
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+1 for Zeam's lightness.
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Absolutely :good:
I flashed CM10.1-lemon to my old Samsung Galaxy SL i9003 and while Trebuchet is impressive - I really like it - it's somewhat heavy for my old companion.
So, after trying a lot of launchers I found Zeam which is simply excellent: it's lightweight (then: FAST!), does not hog my smartphone, does support widgets and fits perfectly its role of launching apps.
Nevertheless it isn't the ideal launcher for any 'launcher geek/freak/enthusiast/power user' since it lacks a lot of options you find on more robust alternatives like Trebuchet[0] but still it does admirably well its job.
I totally encourage you guys give it a try if you're running your droids on old HW.
[0] Trebuchet is to KDE SC what Zeam is to LXDE (only that prettier).
Nova, Apex, all these launchers are pretty light nowadays. Kindly don't bring up a 18 months old topic unless it's absolutely necessary!
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I've tried a fair number of Launchers/Homescreen Apps
but which one has the lowest memory footprint?
Even a dummy one without an app drawer is ok, I can use other ways of getting at my apps/widgets/shortcuts.
Thanks!
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I use grenade launcher atm. Also try sf launcher, sicksky launcher, or even lighting launcher. All on the play store.
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Try buzz launcher. Seems to drains less batt than the previous ones that I used.
Quite light. Min
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228kb :good:
Size of the launcher doesn't always correspond to ram usage.
Holo launcher, smart launcher, zeam, all use between 30-40mb ram.
Because of this I prefer holo launcher. One of the few launchers that allow you to hide apps in the app drawer, it's free with no adds. And supports icon packs for multiple launchers. And supports 2.3 and 4.0+.
Go launcher, launcher pro use 40+ mb.
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darklipslide said:
I've tried a fair number of Launchers/Homescreen Apps
but which one has the lowest memory footprint?
Even a dummy one without an app drawer is ok, I can use other ways of getting at my apps/widgets/shortcuts.
Thanks!
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hola launcher v1.1
ram sucks less than 4 mb.
Launcher is 1mb itself
BatDroid said:
hola launcher v1.1
ram sucks less than 4 mb.
Launcher is 1mb itself
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Sorry to tell you, it takes 26MB just like the rest of the smallest launchers.
u0_a106 18688 376 356256 26856 ffffffff 00000000 S com.hola.launcher:gettingstart
v2.0 takes even more. It was over 50MB
Zeam takes about 28MB, but it starts real quick. About 1 second on my LG Sunrise.
korrectmethod knows what he's talking about. I haven't seen any decent launcher take less than 20MB memory.
If someone could prove me wrong that'd be awesome.
And no, mini desktop is *not* a decent launcher.
Just curious if there is a launcher like Apex that's compatible with GB Roms. Thanks.
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Just curious if there is a launcher like Apex that's compatible with GB Roms. Thanks.
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Just curious if there is a launcher like Apex that's compatible with GB Roms. Thanks.
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If you mean the ics look no... but if you mean the customization then try go launcher theirs ics icons and its extremely customizable..
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Go launcher is highly recommended. Adw is good...if you like how MIUI is set up, try SS launcher..
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I did remember there was a ICS like launcher for GB called "ICS launcher" or something.
But to be honest that one s*cked.
If you are looking for a launcher replacement, go launcher worked pretty well for me when I was on GB.
I always just used a Ice Cream Sandwich theme that works with ADW and Go also I think some other lunchers too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kov.theme.ics
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When I was using GB I was using GO launcher it works really well and allows you to do a lot of customizing.
Adw = apex
They have same menus and configs other than the ics features. My apex setup is exactly the same as adw when I was on gb.
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Take a look at this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1325108
Holo launcher is a great ics launcher. Looks exactly the same.
Karim.younus said:
Holo launcher is a great ics launcher. Looks exactly the same.
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Took the words right out of my mouth. I would highly recommend holo launcher. It's the only ics launcher that truly simulates the ics experience perfectly (or as perfectly as you can on gingerbread). The biggie for me was the stackable shortcuts feature. This is the only one I tried that truly got it right. Spot on. And it's super smooth too.
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Holo launcher is a great ics launcher. Looks exactly the same.
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Could not agree more! Best that I have found. ADW is also really good... just really hard to customize. Especially with custom Icons. Here's a screen shot of Holo Launcher.
I think you should go for ADW Launcher buddy...
I use holo launcher before but ADW is so good... :good: just like some user said above its like Apex launcher
here is my GALAXY Ace Plus with ADW launcher
For download links ;
ADW Launcher EX : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adwfreak.launcher&feature=search_result
ADW S3 theme ( I apply over ADW launcher ) : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rennlab.adw.galaxy.hd&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yZW5ubGFiLmFkdy5nYWxheHkuaGQiXQ..
I so confused which launcher i choose so i want know ur best launcher you prefer !!!!!!
I use ADW EX for customisations, 360 if I want something that looks nice but also uses less battery, and if I just want to use my phone I use MIUI'S home launcher - Launcher/MIUIHome
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ADW Ex on my phone.
Apex Launcher on my tablet.
Using zeam on my phone, fast and stable
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GO Launcher EX is the best one if performance doesn't count. Otherwise, the same as okmijnlp said.
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I use ADW EX for customisations, 360 if I want something that looks nice but also uses less battery, and if I just want to use my phone I use MIUI'S home launcher - Launcher/MIUIHome
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which theme u use for adw ex launcher?
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which theme u use for adw ex launcher?
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I don't.
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I was using the stock Android 2.2 launcher but then decided I would modify it to imitate the one found in Android 4.0. So that is what I am running.
My phone barely has any RAM so I hate using third party launchers, even with the force-into-memory tweak.
ADW Launcher EX, with Sense HD Theme
Ianis G. Vasilev said:
GO Launcher EX is the best one if performance doesn't count. Otherwise, the same as okmijnlp said.
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I agree with this guy, Go Launcher is pretty amazing and you can custom pretty much everything with the app.
Still rockin' the LauncherProPlus after 2 years. Never regret the purchase, still the fastest launcher i've seen.
i'm using the stock launcher that comes with ics 4.0.3, running smooth and stable
Go Launcher is the best
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Active launcher, and i love ss launcher try that..
Did U tried nova launcher?
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Launcher Pro Plus - very fast and stable
on 2.3.6 i used launcherpro! It was pretty fast, however, the only problem was the folders weren't customizable and would freeze every once in a while.
I have used Go Launcher and Holo Launcher, however I know there are a ton of different launchers out there. Just wanted to see what other user's views were! If you could add what you specifically like about your launcher! Thanks
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I have used Go Launcher and Holo Launcher, however I know there are a ton of different launchers out there. Just wanted to see what other user's views were! If you could add what you specifically like about your launcher! Thanks
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You can use nova,apex,adw,go launcher,Sony experia launcher or wait for chameleon laucher. I use (private beta) chameleon launcher on my tablet and it is fantastic. You can try also holo launcher HD.
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Spidergio said:
You can use nova,apex,adw,go launcher,Sony experia launcher or wait for chameleon laucher. I use (private beta) chameleon launcher on my tablet and it is fantastic. You can try also holo launcher HD.
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Thanks, I thought about using adw or launcher pro but decided to go with apex. So far I love it! I can even still use the cobalt theme that I was using on the stock jb theme. I may have to check out chameleon launcher as I have not heard anything about it. Thanks!
ADW Launcher EX for GB, and Apex for ICS/JB
I have tried inly few... Spb shell has 3d ui... Not sure if it is spb or sbp...lol
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ADW Launcher EX for GB, and Apex for ICS/JB
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Agree with ads ex for gb. But I like nova better for ice/jb
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what do you prefer? which is the best and why is the best?
apex or nova launcher,light,fast and a lot of great features as go launcher used to be
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apex or nova launcher,light,fast and a lot of great features as go launcher used to be
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Touchwiz just works well with phone and its fast or SPB shell as its good eye candy
what do you think about yandex?
zodiaxe66 said:
apex or nova launcher,light,fast and a lot of great features as go launcher used to be
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Well said... I used to love GO Launcher, but it has become so filled with useless crap that I gave up using it.
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Well said... I used to love GO Launcher, but it has become so filled with useless crap that I gave up using it.
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go launcher is laggy man
i use launcher pro as i think i purchased it for 10p ages ago and it allows me to shrink icons/ space etc so i can have more on my screen and more in the dock etc.
I still think apex or nova is superior,but 360 launcher is also nice and has some cool transitions
I bought Nova for nexus 7 and tried it on galaxy s3 and i must say I just missed touchwiz, I prefer touchwiz because of the elegant design, light and fastness
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I bought Nova for nexus 7 and tried it on galaxy s3 and i must say I just missed touchwiz, I prefer touchwiz because of the elegant design, light and fastness
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I'm really liking touchwizz myself. Never thought I would.
Samsung seems to have done something right with this version. I also tried pretty much every launcher there was. My favorite was apex until I got my GS3. but touchwizz just feels "right".
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pardoned said:
I'm really liking touchwizz myself. Never thought I would.
Samsung seems to have done something right with this version. I also tried pretty much every launcher there was. My favorite was apex until I got my GS3. but touchwizz just feels "right".
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Same here. Would have been happily using the TW launcher if not for moving to CM ROMs.
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what do you prefer? which is the best and why is the best?
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I prefer whichever came with the ROM. I'm used to the CM's default trebuchet, and I've also used the TW launcher with minimal complaints.
zodiaxe66 said:
apex or nova launcher,light,fast and a lot of great features as go launcher used to be
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Well said... I used to love GO Launcher, but it has become so filled with useless crap that I gave up using it.
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Yes... when your launcher is so slow that it lags on a dual-core proc? Where is that uninstall button?
Apex launcher is the best. If your phone is rooted than you can use Titanium backup pro to convert the Apex Launcher apk to the SYSTEM APP and it will work perfectly fine and faster...
Try holo launcher hd plus its minimal and fast and absolutely no lag
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360 launcher is indeed one of the best launcher I ever used, just so smooth but my gripe with it is the fact that it's not translated into English
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Used since ICS Nova for my old S1 and for my new S3. Changed some weeks ago for TSF Shell.. Costs around ten bucks I think, but has several nice features (I love the folder option) and works flawlessy on S3 with livewallpaper. Doesn't suck so much battery as thought...
Personally I like the AOSP Launcher
The CM10 Trebuchet Launcher
Apex & Nova
As for TouchWizz the launcher isn't the problem, it's the ridiculous amount of crap that comes with it that slows down the device, well that and I can't move the Menu button to the middle like Stock Jelly Bean
But to be honest it's all down to personal taste, I prefer the Google Experience cause I use most of their apps, I have 0 time for the Samsung experience stuff. I mean seriously S-Voice over Google Now
For now i use Nova Prime. But from what little i have used TW in JB roms i will be using TW when official rom comes out.
But in the end it is all up to you!
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I bought Nova for nexus 7 and tried it on galaxy s3 and i must say I just missed touchwiz, I prefer touchwiz because of the elegant design, light and fastness
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Absolutely. The JB version is even nicer. This is the first version of TW I've actually preferred to use over third party launchers. It's really nice and very fast.
I use Apex and I'm very happy with it, no lag and nice features.
Look no further, might not be the most popular but is certainly one of,if not the best :good:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher&hl=en