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hi every body. i was wondering which launcher is the best for our Desire.
i have tried ADW but didn't find very smooth so i'm sticking with Launcher Pro.
anyone else knows a launcher with themes and very smooth scrolling. i want to use it with OpenDesire.
regards
Marios
Sense ui works well for me when I got panda home or awd or anything like that when i pressed home there was a menu.. it said.. sense ui, panda home, laincher and the launcher was like basic android on nexus.. very smooth, but no sense widgets :/ back with the sense ui
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hi. because i'm using an aosp rom i would like something for that rom which will be very very smooth. BTW i don't like much sense roms.
I like launcher pro beside the standard on Sense ROMs.
Go launcher is superb and free
UnknownDude said:
Stay on with Launcher Pro!
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Why resurrect a thread which has been dead for 8 months???
Clearly just trying to increase your post count.
shankly1985 said:
Go launcher is superb and free
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For me to i'm very satisfied with GO
i would say ADW or launcher pro
Also GO Launcher EX is nice
on my Desire, Reflex Rom S, ADW launcher isn't supersmooth in Appdrawer, Launcher pro not on homescreen.
Go launcher is best for this job^^
Launcher
I like launcher 7, smooth and simple
tried launcher 7.. it's neat but don't really like moasic ui and my music player did not work
Launcherpro plus by far...with the latest update it became perfectly smooth, even when filled of widgets, unlike any other launcher that stutters and lags like hell in similar situations. Plus you get nice widgets, which are now skinnable to your likings.
For me I just stick to sense UI flash a 3.0 sense Rom, its awesome.
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LooL Launcher 7 is really well done, but the config options are really limited.. I think it's perfect if you want to feel how it's like having a WM phone. Otherwise... no widgets, no multiple screens --> Sense UI FTW
Go launcher EX
Is the best.
VERY smooth, lots of themes, nice looking.
all of us have different needs,
why dont u install all the launchers you are considering and test all of them and finally choose your launcher.
For me the best is Launcher Pro, simple, customizable and fast
ADWLauncher Ex. Yeh you have to pay but it's well worth it.
The one on the miui. Rom is the best
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There's no best launcher, imho. It depends on your personal preferences.
So after looking through the home screens I see there are multiple choices each with its own positives and negatives, I was wondering what the XDA users prefer?
As far as I can see there is:
*HTC Sense
*ADW Launcher
*GO Launcher
*Launcher Pro
*HeLauncher
*Zeam
*A few different gingerbread launchers
Those are the more heard of ones. So back to the original question, what is the "best" launcher?
definition of "best" is open to interpretation
Sense or Zeam
Sense for strong devices
Zeam for the weaker ones
liljom said:
Sense or Zeam
Sense for strong devices
Zeam for the weaker ones
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What do you mean by stronger/weaker devices?
Arent we all using the same dhd, just different rom's?
Launcher pro plus here its very lightweight and very fast its also the first and only app I have paid for
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sense liked it on WM and love it on android
DN41
DN41 said:
sense liked it on WM and love it on android
DN41
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Yeah, me too. You know it makes sense.
I'll try launcher pro, if I dislike it back to sense
DN41 said:
sense liked it on WM and love it on android
DN41
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My vote goes to Launcher pro. The customizability of the launcher is very nice.
Sense on the other hand has been tweaked to the end. The widgets are great. Only thing is, I don't like the big launcher taking up so much space, with only 3 functions. Where the customize button is the least usefull of the three lol. Furthermore, sense can be quite slow sometimes.
You might try CircleLauncher Light too (or the paid version).
It's a Widget but it's not bad.
Example here.
Launcher Pro Plus. Uses less power than Sense UI.
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iAltair said:
Launcher Pro Plus. Uses less power than Sense UI.
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Can you use launcher pro plus on Cyanogen Mod or is there a way to stop sense starting up on leeroids rom?
You can use Launcher Pro on any ROM and on Sense Roms you can't remoove sense. If you don't want sense then Cyanogen or MIUI is the way for you.
Personally, I like HTC widgets, so I'm going with Sense.
erezak said:
Personally, I like HTC widgets, so I'm going with Sense.
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I agree that is one thing I like about HTC Sense is their widgets.
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You can use Launcher Pro on any ROM and on Sense Roms you can't remoove sense. If you don't want sense then Cyanogen or MIUI is the way for you.
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What Cyanogen version should I use if I chose to?
Oh ok never really looked at MIUI
I do like leeroids though..
If your happy with how sense looks it works fine.
If you like to completly control look of phone launcherpro or adw ex are awsome.
I'm firmly settled now on Launcherpro Plus using Non-Sense version of Revolution rom to get rid of all the htc sense stuff and love it.
Zeam
My vote goes for Zeam...
I used Launcher Pro (which I bought) for a long time, but I found it very heavy after trying Zeam launcher;
I find Zeam Launcher is quite the same as Launcher Pro, but lighter...
(My Desire HD is running under CyanogenMod 6.1.3 right now)
Nico
I've tried ADW and LP when I had a Hero but always come back to Sense because I like the HTC Widgets, specifically the flip clock and all the settings widgets.
If it wasn't for that, I'd probably go with LP as it seems the most customizable.
Don't forget you can still modify the look of Sense if you don't mind editing the framework-res.apk or using some of the custom mods and themes that people on XDA have created.
I'm using ADW EX, loving the customisation it offers, also a fan of sense cause of the widgets, but after paying for a couple good ones like Beautiful Weather for clock and weather like sense do it, and Widget Locker for full customizabel lock screen, im never going back to sense again as i now have all the same features sense provided that i wanted to keep
Launcher Pro Plus because it is lightweight
I am currently running the destroyer V2 abd love it the only thing i miss is the HTC calendar widget that came factory with the phone.. Is there any way to get that back while still using this ROM??
nope, you cant port sense stuff to aosp as most sense stuff is heavily reliant on htc framework, and is probably engineered to only work on sense launcher anyways. BUT launcher pro plus does have some very sense-like widgets. i'd try it if i were you. calendar is one of the especially senseish ones. i personally perfer adw ex, but for your needs, i'd go with launcher pro plus.
Try Jorte. The colors are kinda funny stock, but if you set it to be transparent it looks cool (at least I think it does), and gives me the month view.
Hi u guys I'm in a big debate on wether which launcher is best and fast. I want your guys opinions.
I'm running my g2 with cyanogens latest nightly build.
First off
Adw: too slow for me
Launcher pro purchased: I had been using launcher pro for a really long time but it takes forever to come up and when u swtich the launcher to landscape mode everything goes bananas.
Go launcher: was using this for about 2 months but I don't like the theme selections.
Adw ex: what imusing right now, pretty fast but also a lil unstable.
What's best for u guys?
Have you tried the stock gingerbread launcher? What it lacks in customisation options it makes up in speed and stabilty.
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can't beat adw ex as far as I'm concerned... the new 3d drawer is perfect (literally, I can't tell the difference between it and a vanilla android launcher), theme engine is solid, customization is much more thorough than LP.
I had way more issues with stability on LP than I do with ADW ex... what ultimately made me give up on LP was the 1 minute wait time upon boot (or force close if you're impatient)... that's just plain sloppy.
Agree with both answers. But I think you can see the smoothness of stock over adw ex. At least I can for sure. I wish stock came with three screens and removed those dots at the bottom. Id be in heaven then. Have you tried zeam?
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popimp315 said:
Agree with both answers. But I think you can see the smoothness of stock over adw ex. At least I can for sure. I wish stock came with three screens and removed those dots at the bottom. Id be in heaven then. Have you tried zeam?
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yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if on setups not as stripped as mine, the stock launcher is still much smoother.
I'm only running 1 home screen with the google quick search box and eight app shortcuts. along with no transition animations or other eye candy, it's like butter, especially now that they've fixed the 3d app tray.. used to be a little choppy but now it really is reminiscent of a vanilla GB launcher in terms of smoothness.
I been using LP plus, and say I don't really have issue and it runs great and quick for me not real bloat options,I don't have to take 20 mins to setup the launcher how I like it as adw I don't like the dots, don't like thr trash on toop don't don't like drawer slook
For me launcher pro is definitely the best and runs smooth at all times (except when charging the phone).
Go Launcher Ex is fast, smooth and the most reliable. As far as I'm concerned its the best home launcher right now. I was a long time user of Launcher Pro Plus but the bugs and lack of timely updates really irritated me.
ADW/ex both don't have good enough support for icons other than adw icons and that buff icon set. I'm having the same issue with Launcher pro, although I do like their activity options in the widget menu.
Im using EX but i really want to use another but I can't find any good ones. I liked 91 panda, I don't think it's been updated but I haven't checked either.
launcher pro plus for sure! fast, stable and some nice widgets
yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if on setups not as stripped as mine, the stock launcher is still much smoother.
I'm only running 1 home screen with the google quick search box and eight app shortcuts. along with no transition animations or other eye candy, it's like butter, especially now that they've fixed the 3d app tray.. used to be a little choppy but now it really is reminiscent of a vanilla GB launcher in terms of smoothness.[/QUOTE]
How are you able to get one home screen???? Granted I have one screen that has one widget on it, the rest are blank, but there are still 7 total. ....wait...I think you are using adw ex right?
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popimp315 said:
How are you able to get one home screen???? Granted I have one screen that has one widget on it, the rest are blank, but there are still 7 total. ....wait...I think you are using adw ex right?
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yes, using adw ex. all of the custom launcher apps I've used allow you to choose how many homescreens you have though, shouldn't matter which one you have.
Ashaman_Kupo said:
ADW/ex both don't have good enough support for icons other than adw icons and that buff icon set. I'm having the same issue with Launcher pro, although I do like their activity options in the widget menu.
Im using EX but i really want to use another but I can't find any good ones. I liked 91 panda, I don't think it's been updated but I haven't checked either.
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you can use any icons you want as long as they're PNG (same as any other custom launcher).. creating an icon pack that will replace your app tray icons as well is a piece of cake.
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yes, using adw ex. all of the custom launcher apps I've used allow you to choose how many homescreens you have though, shouldn't matter which one you have.
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yeah. I'm a former zeam user but just got back my adw. May go with it until someone finds a way to customize stock
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Launcher pro for me but with the recent update. The slide out keyboard no longer opens go to landscape mode.
I like launcher pro
or you can use ADW launcher
if you like wp7's launcher, you can use 7 launcher
if you like 3D UI, you can use regina
I've got a rooted and deodexed Inc2 running Virtuous Unitity 2.39. Ihave the HTC Sense 3.0 it comes with as well as GO Launcher...and have Home Switcher App to change from one to the other.
It seems to me that having the 5 button selection bar on the bottom (that can be swiped and added to unlimited times) is so much more efficient use of space and provides better choice that it removes any rationale to have anything like HTC Sense with it's standard three choices (and only two which are really used much).
What am I missing? Why can't others have the great lower selection choices of GO Launcher (is it correct calling this the Rosie bar?)? What does the HTC Sense give me that is more functional and useable?
The VU2.3.9 runs fine and was a clean and easy install.
If you change the launcher from Sense to something else, don't you lose the other Sense add-ons like the Weather Widget, Lock Screen and Themes?
You do lose the sense Widgets but like go and launcher pro they have built in Widgets. The lockscreen is an additional apk. Themes will stick as far as status bar goes. Also launcher pro, adw, and go launcher have downloadable themes.
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If you change the launcher from Sense to something else, don't you lose the other Sense add-ons like the Weather Widget, Lock Screen and Themes?
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No with launcher pro plus
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The only reason I use Sense 3.0 is for the gadgets and the purdy interface, I would have switch to something else like the gingervanilla, other AOSP or RMK debloated stock rom if I were to use Go launcher.
You do lose some Sense widgets, but the lockout screen stays tied to Sense. For example, I have the weather on the lockout screen, but even when I switch to GO, the lockout screen after has the fancy weather animation.
I get a "sense" that there is not really a reason to deal with the HTC Sense launcher other than looks, but if I am wrong, let me know where.
I do know that I love having the 5 button rosie which I can spin to more 5 button rosies at the bottom. Much better use of screen real estate.
Sense is nice and its all preference
Can you know to me what's this your theme ?
i like the battery...Im using ROM BAMF...so Can I use this theme?
knipp21 said:
No with launcher pro plus
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Are you sayin that running LauncherPro Plus over Sense you can still load the Sense widgets, and they work?
TheAtheistReverend said:
Are you sayin that running LauncherPro Plus over Sense you can still load the Sense widgets, and they work?
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No launcher pro plus has the "sense" widgets built into the launcher. They are look alike
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I didn't like the sense-like Widgets. They didn't have the same feel as the real thing. But I do still prefer LP to anything else including Sense (most of the time)
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I think that is a loaded question. My thinking is Sense is for people that like Sense and AOSP roms are for people that don't care for it. I'm just trying to make things simple.
IMO, sense feels more professional, while anything else is for enthusiasts. And the Widgets in lpp are cool and all, but really they are a joke compared to the sense Widgets. And the intergration is nice too, something aosp hasn't done yet.
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devator22 said:
IMO, sense feels more professional, while anything else is for enthusiasts. And the Widgets in lpp are cool and all, but really they are a joke compared to the sense Widgets. And the intergration is nice too, something aosp hasn't done yet.
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I actually don't care for the Sense widgets or the Rosie launcher at all. I use the Pure Messenger widget from the Market, and while it's not as pretty as a Sense widget, it combines e-mail, text/sms messages, phone calls, facebook and twitter into a single messaging widget as opposed to Sense's separate widgets for each.
As for the launcher, I just can't justify dedicating the whole bottom of the screen to 2 buttons - the app drawer and the phone button. The customize button is stupid, once you have the phone set up the way you like, that button is largely useless.
Of course, these are just my opinions, but to me, Sense is far from superior/more professional than anything else.
The Clock with weather is the main reason most stick to Sense, it has a cleaned look/feel that add to the homescreen. I personally can't do AOSP I miss the weather clock from sense until I switch back, I love unlocking my phone to a new animation
Weselers said:
The Clock with weather is the main reason most stick to Sense, it has a cleaned look/feel that add to the homescreen. I personally can't do AOSP I miss the weather clock from sense until I switch back, I love unlocking my phone to a new animation
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Fancy widget pro is better than the sense clock, you can get the senseclock, plus tons of different themed clocks, that is what i use. I like the sense photo album widget, which is pretty much the only widget that doesn't have a replacement app. I can't say i enjoy sense when very much and i usually run an AOSP rom (omfgb currently) but have a couple nice sense rom backups on my phone for when I'm itching to use sense.