I have darky's rom. It has original Samsung launcher and gingerbread launcher.
I like gingerbread smoothness and 3d app drawer but I can't customize it at all.
I would like it to be smooth and I wanna be able to reorder apps in app drawer as I like it. I tried LauncherPro, adw launcher ex, Go launcher ex but all of them isn't smooth to me as original and gingerbread launcher.
So my question is what customizable launcher is the smoothest?
Original on stock rom.
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launcher pro
ADW Ex has everything you would need in a launcher and more
Gingerbread. After trying lots of them for a long time I just love it's simplicity and reliability.
Try Zeam. It's really smooth.
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Ok...to make the collection complete: GoLauncher Ex
Its very smooth and customizable!
Launcher pro and adw ex. I prefere launcher pro because of dock customize.
ADW EX, has customizable Doc now new features every week almost , or Zeam for something lite but isn't very customizable or updated.
Smoothness issues are fixed using a kernel like Speedmod etc with tweaks and a different file system like EXT4 that Google phones use now as there stock fs.
Zeam, lightweight and fast.
Isnt the GB launcher on darky's just a skinned LP ?
I always used the gtg version of touchwiz. works extraordinary. I recommend
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I always used the gtg version of touchwiz. works extraordinary. I recommend
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ditto. was on LP but find it to be too slow upon startup.
TouchWizGTG Launcher is by far the smoothest but little customization without having access to the source code.
ADW launcher EX for sure
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Zeam is amazing if you like stripped down blazing fast stuff.
I like how you can have up to 7 icons in the dock on one screen (add more to scroll)
I also like how you can change the transparancy of the app drawer
Finally, the action bindings is great - e.g double tap anywhere on the screen to open app drawer or swipe up anywhere to open dialler
Also, changing the no of columns/rows on the homescreen is a standard feature as is changing the size of widgets
If you want to change the icons get desktop visualiser (DVR), get an icon pack and creat the shortcut on Zeam, then simply drop the themed icon into the dock.
I used to use LP+ but find it too bloated these days, and I think the reason Zeam is not updated regularly is because it is where it needs to be - it is specifically designed to be light and fast
LP or ADW EX.
I have been working with ADW EX more after never really giving it a chance and its growing on me so either one is perfect for my needs.
I use Go Launcher. It is great. You can make folders. And you can have only few icons instead 100 or 200
My phone with Doc's Rom and Hardcore kernel
zeam is pretty good and smooth and the dock is customizable as well
and works even better when ur sgs is OC !!!
Go Launcher EX is the best at the moment
quick fast, fully loaded, all free
think of LauncherPro Plus + ADW EX + Stock + Task Manager + Handsent SMS + ...
yes all those combined into 1 package, it's awesome!
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I've been through a few launchers now and am still undecided as to which will be my daily driver. For a long time it was GO Launcher from the market due to the amount of options baked in for free, but it was just too buggy, so I plunked down some cash to try Launcher Pro and it was pretty similar overall, but the lack of a true home screen chaps my cheeks. Now I'm wondering (after seeing so many different screenshots of YOUR amazing setups on your Epic...) what Launcher do you prefer, and why?
ADW Launcher is my cup of tea. It is very customizable from docks, downloadable themes/icons, to the overwhelming setting options to make it just how you want it. The free version is by far superior to the other free launchers by offering more ways of customization. you could of course support the Dev by purchasing the ADW Launcher EX which jams a lot more into it. From a themer stand point the ADW is a very workable Launcher for changing things around to fit your needs for the said theme you would like it to be included in. As stated above though, once you settle into a Launcher that you decide to stick with, support the Dev by buying the full version for all their hard work in bringing it to your disposal.
GO Launcher EX. I have them all (LP, ADW and Go) . ADW is a mess when you start going into the menu's. GO Launcher seems to have taken the best from LP and ADW IMO>
ADW is by far the most customizable imo. I use ADW EX and love it. Some people swear by LP. Try them out and use what works for you. As said above support for devs hard work and time is always appreciated.
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Touchwiz, to me its really clean and I can't seem to stray to far from it when I change launchers.
There is a "true" gingerbread launcher out now its pretty sweet that I am currently using though...
ADW for me as well. I have the paid version but the free version is still an awesome find. Lots of great features and customizable themes and icons. I've tried just about all of them and most have a lot of the same features, but I always find myself going back to ADW.
Up until about a month ago I was using adw (free), then I upgraded to Adw EX. It's fantastic. The only complaint I had with adw was the pretty horrible menu organization...Adw EX has solved that! I will say there are a lot of fru-fru options in EX that I don't use (like changing the animation on home screen scrolling) but the dev is super helpful, found plenty of themes and on adw ex, anything I've seen in the "post your homescreen" area, I've been able to recreate.
Oh, and only other thing I didn't like in adw (free) was the inability to ovelap widgets... can do that in EX tho
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Launcher pro, I love the scrollable dock. It keeps my homescreens clutterfree.
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Launcher Pro, the 3D drawer in this is stunning.
Launcher Pro. I love the smooth 3D drawer and the included widgets are actually pretty useful!
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Launcher Pro. I love the smooth 3D drawer and the included widgets are actually pretty useful!
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GO Launcher EX. I have them all (LP, ADW and Go) . ADW is a mess when you start going into the menu's. GO Launcher seems to have taken the best from LP and ADW IMO>
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Ditto here. LP is nothing special (although pretty stable) and you have to pay for ADW to get the features and customization you get for free with GO Launcher.
I've had no issues whatsoever with GO Launcher. It's been stable, fast and has more options than I even know what to do with.
Sprint ID!...LMAO, J/K!!!....I'm TouchWiz for 4ever, LauncherPro is nice, but it doesn't have the widgets I like. ADW FC's and Crashes like a cheap paper airplane, GO is a close second.
launcher pro, clean and simple yet still alot of customizing available
I really like some of ADW's features but LauncherPRO's widgets are what keeps me using it, plus the developer is working on a complete rewrite of LauncherPRO to make it more efficient and lighter.
Interesting that no one had said anything about Zeam... Yes, it is light on features, but that also means it's light on resources as well (and I don't care how fast you overclock, lighter is always better for performance). Scrolling dock, gestures, and desktop resizing; simple and sweet.
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I've tried launcherpro, adw, tw, and lately Go launcher ex. Right now I'm really liking go launcher ex. Clean, fast, stable, and features that I like.
Launcher pro plus for me. Like stated above, the scrollable dock and the included widgets you get with the plus version is nice. I downloaded a themed version that has all the widgets transparent with blue highlights and all the buttons at the bottom of the widgets instead of the top and they're also more finger friendly. Check it out there are other themed versions also. You have to buy the plus version to get full benefits of launcher pro IMO.
here is the thread if you or anybody alse is intrested: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=783427
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I just switched to adw after 8 mths of touchwiz because of cm7. Adw has tons of options. If it was fc'ing there is an option for wallpaper hack that is suppose to make it not fc. I love adw and will not go back to touchwiz.
I would like to know some of your opinions. Please I am looking for a launcher that has very little to no battery drain. Very smooth. I used launcherpro but that thing never gets updated and the update they just had doesn't fix anything. So Any Suggestions?
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I would like to know some of your opinions. Please I am looking for a launcher that has very little to no battery drain. Very smooth. I used launcherpro but that thing never gets updated and the update they just had doesn't fix anything. So Any Suggestions?
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Get adw ex great launcher and its super smooth with better features
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Adw all the way. I was a fan of luncher pro but after a lack of updates and home screen Freeze up and other bugs, I'm now a fan of adw.
I choose launcherpro, uses the least amount of RAM of all the launchers. So its the fastest when multitasking
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I choose launcherpro, uses the least amount of RAM of all the launchers. So its the fastest when multitasking
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LauncherPro is my choice as well. But, OP, you should try all of the popular free options:
- LauncherPro
- ADW
- Go Launcher (new and getting more popular)
- Zeam (fast!)
- others, but those are the big names
I personally like either Go Launcher Ex (my current favorite) or ADW. The single feature that I cannot live without is the ability to organize the App Drawer.
Go Launcher lets you create folders to move items into. Also has a nice recent list and task manager built into the app drawer.
ADW lets you create categories to assign items to. Dock is a little more feature rich.
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LauncherPro is my choice as well. But, OP, you should try all of the popular free options:
- LauncherPro
- ADW
- Go Launcher (new and getting more popular)
- Zeam (fast!)
- others, but those are the big names
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I'll add some of the others: Open Home 6, Launcher7, HeLauncher, dxTop. And there are some extracted from other phones here on xda like: Acer Liquid Launcher, LG Home, Xperia Arc launcher.
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+1 GO launcher.
i was using zeam and it was nice but then the orientation started acting screwy...so i deleted it and got adw launcher ex and what a difference! i absolutely love this launcher and they have so many different themes (free and paid) that change your phone and icons such as an ipad theme, htc theme, mac os, gingerbread theme. really great app and i haven't seen any type of battery drain. i used launcher pro but i was really a fan. and like i said zeam started misbehaving. you really can't go wrong with adw launcher ex and it barely touches your memory if you install themes which is nice!!!
What launcher do you preffer?
Links to try:
Stock - no comments
Launcher Pro
ADW Launcher
Zeam
VTL.Launcher
Other - please provide links...
To switch between launchers use Home Switcher for Froyo
I use ADW Launcher EX ... does everything I need, and allows me to make the UI almost identical between my A7 and my Evo (also running ADW Launcher EX)
I don't know if the "EX" part is important, but I am pretty sure there are a lot of features that are not available in the free version.
I use launcher pro plus on both my A7 and EVo because everything in it is customizable down to the memory usage.
Vtl launcher I'm starting to lean towards on the A7 because of the docking option, but its still in beta
VTL Launcher. for a while Launcher Pro was my choice @ one time but VTL has a much better look with task bar at the bottom, google search is in color...
ADW launcher with the free honeycomb layout and free honeycomb clock. Love the look and feel of ADW. Customizable UI and able to re size widgets like the eloblur.
Will test VTL tonight.
Update wish I could revote
VTL love it
I preffered Zeam. It doesn't have a lot of features, but i like speed and minimal design)
ps. Who chose "Other"? What launcher are you using?
HeLauncher is also a nice alternative, with scalable widgets for some, like Motorola Blur (semilike)
You must try the vtl if you haven't. Got a kick out of the android 7 too
i generally prefer zeam. been around a long time and has always been free. the scrolling bottom dock bar in vtbar is available in zeam as well, but not sidebars.
@dexter; you know if helauncher was ever updated to use the "back" button for exiting the apps tray/menu? it was always a sticking point for me that you had to use the "home" key, where every other app and launcher uses the back button. couldn't get used to that.
Anything that is ment for tablet and not for phone I lean towards, all the launchers above I have install at the moment include the one Dexter post but none look and feel better to me than VTL..
I'm, trying to find the best home replacement for my Ace. I love Go Launcher but it uses too much ram.
I need a launcher with folder in app drawer. The ones i know are:
- GoLauncher (heavy)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex
- QQLauncher (some bug for me)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.qqlauncher
- Nemus Launcher (not so eye candy)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nemustech.launcher
Can you suggest me some other free launcher with this function?
I realized i can change all the roms of the world but ram problem still exists if i use golauncher...
Zeam Launcher: For extremely light weight effects but can be less smooth. Very little RAM.
ADW Ex (not the free version) : For good customization and good speed.
Launcher Pro: For moderate customization (not as much as ADW Ex) and good speed. Lower RAM than ADW Ex.
All of the above use less RAM than Go Launcher Ex
360 Launcher: For extreme modifications, effects, lockscreens, etc and good speed But can use a some RAM like Go Launcher Ex.
Personal favourite ADW Ex and 360
My first choice is GO launcher but since it will make ur phone kinda sluggish id suggest the paid version of ADW Launcher
Ok but i need a launcher with customizable folder in app drawer, ADW has categories but not user friendly, LauncherPro and Zeam haven't that function.
I need it because of about 90 apps installed and i need folder to manage all
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Ok but i need a launcher with customizable folder in app drawer, ADW has categories but not user friendly, LauncherPro and Zeam haven't that function.
I need it because of about 90 apps installed and i need folder to manage all
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Why folder in app drawer? Use a widget instead..helps in quick access as well.
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Why folder in app drawer? Use a widget instead..helps in quick access as well.
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For example?
With folders i can view new apps (out of folders) too...
No..apps you've to add manually.in stock you get the folder option when long press on any home screen..
Check out vlauncher from the store..might help you
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I say the best one is touchwiz......
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My first choice is GO launcher but since it will make ur phone kinda sluggish id suggest the paid version of ADW Launcher
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I just switched from ADW EX to Go launcher. ADW FC's WAY too much and for no reason. Even just hitting settings and back to home screen FC's the launcher. I love it and all and its the perfect launcher but that's the only draw back and its annoying as hell.
SPB shell is pretty good too. But it takes too long to load when it FC's which is rarely.
Lighting launcher
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher (sorry, I can't post links)
It's free and only 55kb. Yep, 55kb. At first I couldn't believe it.
I've tried almost every launcher out there and this is the fastest, is much more customizable than GO Launcher and doesn't suck like Zeam Launcher.
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Lighting launcher
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher (sorry, I can't post links)
It's free and only 55kb. Yep, 55kb. At first I couldn't believe it.
I've tried almost every launcher out there and this is the fastest, is much more customizable than GO Launcher and doesn't suck like Zeam Launcher.
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Sounds good..testing it now..
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Sounds good..testing it now..
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It is horrible for me...
Anyway, my post was about launchers with folder manager in app drawer... We are a little off topic...
Well go launcher is fastest but eats to much ram (15-20)
360 launcher is bit slower than go launcher but eats less ram (always 3-4mg ram)
Folders in app drawer, you only going to find that in go launcher and in 360 launcher no other launcher have that feature. 360 launcher its faster than the go, just try it...
Hey !
You should try this Launcher !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345601
The Launcher isn't that old and optimized like other Launchers
but it's quite smooth and there're a lot of themes for this Launcher availiable ,too
I tried market version but I have more memory usage than go launcher ... about 20mb or more on my ace ...
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Do You think best Launcher?
I think Nemus launcher best launcher
LauncherPro, at least for cm7
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+1 launcherpro
Prince
Trebuchet
Simple and fast. If you need more functionality I would also go for Launcher Pro
Go launcher
on GB i was using ADW and LP on all my android phones, tried Go Launcher but didn't like it. Prefered ADW
on ICS i'm using Nova Launcher Prime and loving it...
BTW. Never heard of Nemus, gotta take a look
And EzLauncher
Nemus&Apex
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oo apex ics look
360 Launcher (translated version) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345601
Why not make it a poll? That'd be easier to see with more and more people voting.
I use Nova Prime. Sometimes a little laggy, but the fact that I can hide aps plus the gestures control is a huge plus.
nova prime is awesome bt sometimes it reloads the widgets which is a pain...but 360 launcher is one awesome stuff!
Trebuchet & Apex are both nice. Apex causes little bit lag in my Arc, but works great
ok.. i looked for this APEX launcher that ppl recommended and... i can't download him in google play?~~ they said this application is not for my phone?! wtf? i need flash him or what?
do you like apex launcher ?
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Trebuchet
Simple and fast. If you need more functionality I would also go for Launcher Pro
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Trebuchet for me too.
-Trebuchet launcher has a nifty feature: A google search bar that sticks on all screens without wasting any widget space.
-Samsung Touchvis S3 is very smooth on ICS compared with stock.
-Go Ex is also good, lots of niffty extras (but a bug with Xperia bookmark widgets on ICS.
-Apex and Nova almost sama same, nice also but not so smooth scrolling on LT15.
PS. all lauchers can be used with on-screen-button (from 22dpi to 45dpi but the hang-up button will be covered on .431 firmware, so I went to settings in the phone (ICS) and chosed "hang-up with hardware button" and now its GOOD.