I am so impressed by this launcher I figured I owed it to the devs to spread the word.
If you are like me and just scratch your head sometimes at the look and functionality of the Android interface then do yourself a favor and try GO Launcher EX. While not radically different it has some really nice features in look and feel that make Android seem just a little less clunky.
I had not heard much about this launcher and was convinced that ADW EX followed by Launcher pro were the best options out there. I had my hopes set on a stable MIUI port to really satisfy my UI desires but this launcher might be all i need.
Things I like:
- Icon backgounds like in the touchwiz launcher but much nicer looking. This actually makes stock app icons look good.
- IOS style folders in both the apptray and on the home screens.
- Theme support. Not very many themes yet but those that are out seem to be of very high quality. Checkout the Classic and the Gre theme in the market.
- Integrated task manager in the apptray.
- Icon notifications that actually work properly.
- Fast smooth as silk and rock stable.
- It's free. No ads and no nag screens.
- It has all other common features of the well known launchers.
Try it out there is a good chance you will like it as much as I did.
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I like go launcher ex but i think they should make the app drawer smother couz ita to choppy in my opinion!
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Go launcher is nice but also has flaws .. The appdrawers refuses to autosort, no matter what kind of sort you select in settings it will not sort newly installed apps until you click on sort option .. Scollable widget support is flaky, often when you try to scroll something else happens on the screen
suua said:
I like go launcher ex but i think they should make the app drawer smother couz ita to choppy in my opinion!
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It is very smooth here with 150+ apps installed. It is choppy when it is generating icons but it only does that once.
dakine said:
It is very smooth here with 150+ apps installed. It is choppy when it is generating icons but it only does that once.
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Choppy here as well.
Bandis710 said:
Go launcher is nice but also has flaws .. The appdrawers refuses to autosort, no matter what kind of sort you select in settings it will not sort newly installed apps until you click on sort option .. Scollable widget support is flaky, often when you try to scroll something else happens on the screen
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You are right about the drawer, it defaults to last installed. I can live with clicking on auto sort once in a while but they should fix that.
The only scrollable widget I use is Pure Calendar and it works fine. What widget do you have that doesn't work?
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Choppy here as well.
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And both you guys are on the same ROM, maybe that's a clue. I'm on Darky's 9.3.
I use pure messenger widget . While scrolling in adw is smooth in go often flicking up and down doens't work it does the screen up or screen down gesture movement instead.
On the positive side it is getting better and better .. Glad they fixed the choppy custom icons in the dock since 2.13
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And both you guys are on the same ROM, maybe that's a clue. I'm on Darky's 9.3.
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u r wrong my friend! its not the ROM, but its the launcher!
I'm on Doc's rom and the Go Launcher EX is smooth like butter. It has its own issues (like any software on this planet) but I don't find it laggy/choppy at all.
ro_explorer said:
I'm on Doc's rom and the Go Launcher EX is smooth like butter. It has its own issues (like any software on this planet) but I don't find it laggy/choppy at all.
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Scrolling thru home screens its very smooth no doubt! but the app drawer if we compare it with launcher pro or ADW EX its to choppy!
Very nice launcher, but app drawer is very laggy
Works perfectly well for me. My only gripe with the program is that most themes do not correctly theme some programs for the SGS. Namely the Internet, Phone, Contacts and Messaging as they tend to have slight name variations on other phones.
For example the GRE Theme
Its is perfect not choppy at all for me smoother than ADW ex im running 2.2.1 with darky's rom 9.3 and ultimate 1_1 kernel.
Running stock 2.2.1 was a little choppy in app drawer and after phone been unused for a while then unlock screen and use was a little choppy too.
Since the custom rom and kernel its been flawless
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Bandis710 said:
Go launcher is nice but also has flaws .. The appdrawers refuses to autosort, no matter what kind of sort you select in settings it will not sort newly installed apps until you click on sort option .. Scollable widget support is flaky, often when you try to scroll something else happens on the screen
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Agreed, it is a bit of a pain that.
But having tried quite a few Launchers: LauncherPro, ADW, Zeam - for me at the end of the day, Go Launcher Ex is always coming out tops.
The task manager in the app tray really shows you what's happening in the background and that in itself is a great task killer.
So yeah - props the devs on this one. 5* for sure!
working well so far for me!
Bandis710 said:
Go launcher is nice but also has flaws .. The appdrawers refuses to autosort, no matter what kind of sort you select in settings it will not sort newly installed apps until you click on sort option .. Scollable widget support is flaky, often when you try to scroll something else happens on the screen
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but it is one of the options to sort your apps the way you like. would it autosort the apps, that possibility was gone. so if there is to be a real autosort integrated, then it should be optional!
another couple of things i recognized:
- the picture frame widget won't work. i can choose a picture, but it is never shown on one of my homescreens
- it would be nice to have more options setting the homescreen grid and not just 4x4, 4x5 and 5x5
- would be nice to have the possibility of having "empty" icons in app drawer, so you have f.e. only 4 apps on one page (app sorting would be easier)
- maybe some more indicator types (not just the bullets)
- more sorting options for app drawer and individual sorting options for folders (f.e. sort by most used,...)
now enough critizism for the moment. i also wanna tell what i really like about this launcher:
the main point is the folder integration. that is really an a+
also the task manager in the app drawer is really well done
everything else works just like would expect it, so this launcher replaced all the others ad hoc.
very well done and hopefully development goes on like this
Tried all of the main ones (LP, ADW, zeam, etc.) Go launcher ex in my opinion takes what all of those launchers do really well and just combines them into one perfect package. I don't experience any lag in the drawer, very smooth imo.
Best launcher for me
Choppy Appdrawer here as well (seems to be maxed at 30 frames per second).
The smoothest drawer I've ever seen is the 3Dish one in gingerbread launcher - even much smoother than the launcher pro "clone" lol
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Works perfectly well for me. My only gripe with the program is that most themes do not correctly theme some programs for the SGS. Namely the Internet, Phone, Contacts and Messaging as they tend to have slight name variations on other phones.
For example the GRE Theme
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Strange because that works perfectly here. Try removing all shortcuts and adding them again. I think that happens if you already had a custom icon set before changing the theme.
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Guys,
I want to use LauncherPro, but I want to keep the HTC sense Widgets, mainly the MAIL/EMAIL widgets. Because I use them all of the time..surely for corporated emails...
is there anyway to get the widget with launcherpro...I cannot see it , if I want to add a new widget...
thanks
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As i understand it this is not possible as those widgets require the sense framework to operate that and you are use launcherpro instead, i did have a look into this myself as i also use launcher pro but wanted to have the airpland and mobile network toggle widgets.
such a bummer
Impossible.
All of HTC's apps need HTC Sense UI to be running for them to work.
Thanks for your reply...
Still got a question then, is there any Mail widget on android market that can do the same? Preview of email ( also new emails)...
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Little_Tiger said:
Thanks for your reply...
Still got a question then, is there any Mail widget on android market that can do the same? Preview of email ( also new emails)...
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This, I do not know, I wish i did but i don't.
this may be what you are looking for though
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.org-koxx-pure_messenger-zmmq.aspx
it's paid but i've bought stuff from this dev before and he is active and his widgets are pretty sweet.
Little_Tiger said:
Thanks for your reply...
Still got a question then, is there any Mail widget on android market that can do the same? Preview of email ( also new emails)...
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Sense is just so much better than Stock Android. I haven't seen any single Widget/App that can rival the quality of the ones HTC release. The stock Android apps by comparison are very very ugly.
Yes, true,
that is why I want a port of the HTC sense widgets...
bummer
Little_Tiger said:
Yes, true,
that is why I want a port of the HTC sense widgets...
bummer
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I'm fairly sure that can't be done as HTC Sense is closed source.
abc27 said:
I'm fairly sure that can't be done as HTC Sense is closed source.
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Crappy ...there is a widget that is almost the same (or the same) as the flip clock weather widget of SENSE,...it's called Fancy Weather..
so I'm still hoping I can find a good email widget..the have to be the same, but a widget (good enough) to see me my emails..not that I have to open mail program to see/read if I got anything
Little_Tiger said:
Crappy ...there is a widget that is almost the same (or the same) as the flip clock weather widget of SENSE,...it's called Fancy Weather..
so I'm still hoping I can find a good email widget..the have to be the same, but a widget (good enough) to see me my emails..not that I have to open mail program to see/read if I got anything
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erm i just gave you one, the pure messenger widget is what you are after.
kinkade said:
erm i just gave you one, the pure messenger widget is what you are after.
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yeah I saw it, looks ok..just get pay ...I only have paypal
I like what HTC has done with Android. Sense really gives Android a more polished feel, especially back in the day of cupcake/donut.
I too like Luncher Pro, its speed and layout, and the customizable buttons. But I really cannot part with many of the HTC Sense widgets, and thus am sticking with Sense. I know some people find Sense ugly, although I am not one of them I do start to find it a bit boring after using it for a year. I really hope future version of Sense would allow us to skin/theme it easily, to make it really customizable like Launcher Pro.
tsekh501 said:
I like what HTC has done with Android. Sense really gives Android a more polished feel, especially back in the day of cupcake/donut.
I too like Luncher Pro, its speed and layout, and the customizable buttons. But I really cannot part with many of the HTC Sense widgets, and thus am sticking with Sense. I know some people find Sense ugly, although I am not one of them I do start to find it a bit boring after using it for a year. I really hope future version of Sense would allow us to skin/theme it easily, to make it really customizable like Launcher Pro.
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It's not that I find SENSE ugly..it just the launcher buttons (bottom of the screen) I like the launcher pro more..and I want that...(but launcherpro seems also faster)...
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It's not that I find SENSE ugly..it just the launcher buttons (bottom of the screen) I like the launcher pro more..and I want that...(but launcherpro seems also faster)...
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Change them? Just open up the frameworks and make the launcher buttons how ever you want them?
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Change them? Just open up the frameworks and make the launcher buttons how ever you want them?
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how would one do this??
I have no idea
I am also not a big fan of sense i just don't think it looks that good, even when I had sense version on my Desire i still used Beautiful Widgets as for one i prefer the weather widget and the other reason is HTC can't be bothered to update there widgets to have weather from all regions.
Launcher pro is far nicer, no matter this phone or the hero when ever you went in all applications it isn't smooth when you scroll to the bottom on sense, install launcher pro from the market and its as smooth as butter and it generally feels faster and smoother all round for me the phone.
And then there's also that AWESOME zoom-in effect when oping an app and the zoom-out effect when closing an app, just like the iPhone does.
On Sense it just switches without any animation at all, making the whole experience seem choppy (although objectively it is faster without animations).
I like LauncherPro and have replaced the HTC widgets as follows:
- Music -> Pure Music (paid version), has all widget sizes and skins you can imagine
- Clock -> Fancy Widget, same as HTC flip clock
- Switcher widgets -> SwitcherPro, 7 customizable toggles in a 4x1 widget.
- Calendar list -> Pure Calendar List (paid)
- Calendar grid -> Pure Calendar Grid (paid)
As a remedy for the missign unread message count and missed call count I have installed the app "Missed Reminders", which shows a popup every 30 seconds if I have any unread messages or missed calls. Works okay, but not the best solution.
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And then there's also that AWESOME zoom-in effect when oping an app and the zoom-out effect when closing an app, just like the iPhone does.
On Sense it just switches without any animation at all, making the whole experience seem choppy (although objectively it is faster without animations).
I like LauncherPro and have replaced the HTC widgets as follows:
- Music -> Pure Music (paid version), has all widget sizes and skins you can imagine
- Clock -> Fancy Widget, same as HTC flip clock
- Switcher widgets -> SwitcherPro, 7 customizable toggles in a 4x1 widget.
- Calendar list -> Pure Calendar List (paid)
- Calendar grid -> Pure Calendar Grid (paid)
As a remedy for the missign unread message count and missed call count I have installed the app "Missed Reminders", which shows a popup every 30 seconds if I have any unread messages or missed calls. Works okay, but not the best solution.
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Did you find one to replace the Mail, News and Bookmarks widgets?
abc27 said:
Did you find one to replace the Mail, News and Bookmarks widgets?
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Yes, Bookmarks is what is missing on my Desire too...!!
I loooove LauncherPro
macsel said:
Yes, Bookmarks is what is missing on my Desire too...!!
I loooove LauncherPro
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For the bookmarks, this works for me:
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a nice launcher for anyone that wants speed
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/zeam-launcher-for-android-updated/
specially for those people complaining about lag
AllGamer said:
a nice launcher for anyone that wants speed
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/zeam-launcher-for-android-updated/
specially for those people complaining about lag
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Just wanted to post this , It is on the market too. Very nice launcher with sideways scrollable dock and pinch to select different homescreens.
and of course very speedy.
the xda thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664149
I´ve been using this for awhile now and i think it much smoother and faster than LP. I really recommend this homescreen!
I just downloaded Zeam and I'm test driving it now. That and skyfire browser. Both look quite promising so far.thanks for the recommendation.
Just downloaded this and it is now my default launcher, thanks very much
I really should change my signature as I dumped the Blackberry for Android
I just found this other day, Man I've been missing out on some speed!
I've been a fan of LauncherPro for a while and brought it even though I never use any of the widgets that come with it. Sure LauncherPro is AWSOME but Zeam blows it out of the water purely based on speed. I sometimes run out of memory and LauncherPro reloads itself or has a fit (hey the developer even knows this so he's doing a complete rewrite of LauncherPro NOW) but with Zeam I have yet seen it reload itself due to lack of memory, and even if it did reload itself its hell fast!
Zeam full screen mode with LCD Density Changer set to 180 and a decent Clock wdiget makes my sgs look all so pwetty and no fear of ram issues as Zeam only uses 10megs while the Best launcher which is LauncherPro uses about 22-30megs. Sure Zeam don't have ALL the features and widgets that LauncherPro has but damn, with the extra speed and ram you can find 3rd party widgets
I give this launcher two thumbs and toes up
Just downloaded how do i make it rotate
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omiks3 said:
Just downloaded how do i make it rotate
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Long press screen->Preferences->General->Sensor rotation
This is a very nice launcher, thanks for the tip
banttu said:
Long press screen->Preferences->General->Sensor rotation
This is a very nice launcher, thanks for the tip
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Thanks yeh this launcher is tip top
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make zeam the default - sort of
Hi,
I also love Zeam, but would like to make it my default launcher. When I reboot my Galaxy it still comes up with twlauncher as the default interface.
Can anyone tell me how to make zeam launch rather than twlauncher?
@ninereeds did you check the box that says "use by default for this action"? if so then it will go into Zeam each time.
i think you can only do this once otherwise it goes to tw launcher. if you missed out then the simplest way would be to uninstall zeam, then reinstall, press the home button and it will ask you again what do you want to open.
hope this helps
Does this launcher have a selection for Swype up-applications ?
Im using ADW and in swype up i have enter an application which is very usefull for me...(its a screen off application and with a swype up with my finger on the screen the phone closes)
ninereeds said:
Hi,
I also love Zeam, but would like to make it my default launcher. When I reboot my Galaxy it still comes up with twlauncher as the default interface.
Can anyone tell me how to make zeam launch rather than twlauncher?
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You need to download Home Switcher from the market, you can then setup Zeam as your default launcher from there, when you reboot Zeam will be the launcher plus Home switcher is Free
Definitely my new launcher! Great post! Love the bar at the bottom!
StellaDel said:
You need to download Home Switcher from the market, you can then setup Zeam as your default launcher from there, when you reboot Zeam will be the launcher plus Home switcher is Free
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home switcher doesn't work with froyo though, incase you are using froyo.
otherwise works really good on elcair
I'd like to switch over from LauncherPro to Zeam and try it out again, but I can't make do without either the Samsung widgets or those of LP. If anyone can guide me to third party widgets for friends streams, and other widgets like in LP, I'd love to give Zeam another go...
Gave it a try. I liked it until I tried to find a way to hide certain apps from the app drawer. Looks like that's not possible, so back to LauncherPro for me.
Maybe in future it will get more features, then I'll take another look at it.
WOW miles fast than Launcher Pro. Only setting I'm missing is the hide apps in app drawer which I can live without given the speed improvement and the awesomeness of that bottom bar.
Impressive and certainly has potential but needs more customisation options to be able to compete with ADW & Launcher Pro in my opinion.
Hi,
if you would like to make Zeam as your default Launcher you have to use ClearDefaultHome (Market app and it's free). It's the same as HomeSwitcher but supports all Froyo releases.
Greetz...PittBrad
Can anyone tell me the pro's and con's of both launchers.. I might give them a try sometime next week..
you can try yourselve both its better than reading. ADW Launcher users tell you adw is faster beter etc and LP userr tell you the same about LP just try it.
I use adw about 1 day and I change to LP becouse I dont use all options on adw he have a lot settings Lp is easyier for me.
or try zeam very quick and low memory usage
If a launcher doesn't have touch wiz like app drawer it's useless. Hundreds of apps aren't manageable in other ways.
I choose ADW because it's more smooth when swiping between homescreens. And there's a lot of themes for this launcher, too. I have tried LP but it's not that good. It has better widgets though.
I switched to ADW, launcher pro just isn't as snappy. The app bar is a nice feature too. Launcher pro does have some nice widgets though.
Launcher PRO PLUS for the widget and popup!!!
Bec07 said:
If a launcher doesn't have touch wiz like app drawer it's useless. Hundreds of apps aren't manageable in other ways.
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Launcher pro is not able to arrange applications ?
EarlZ said:
Launcher pro is not able to arrange applications ?
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Nope, at least not yet
frauhottelmann said:
Nope, at least not yet
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But it does have the very cool scrolling 3D app drawer where everything is in alphabetical order. I find it much much easier.
Launcher Pro has really nice widgets. Also ADW hides the status bar on me every so often - not sure why... very annoying and makes it unusable.
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If a launcher doesn't have touch wiz like app drawer it's useless. Hundreds of apps aren't manageable in other ways.
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This is what makes touchwiz a great launcher.
I really hope LP follows suit, I need a customizable app drawer.
btw, ts I use launcherpro, /w donated version.
The widgets that come with lp are irreplaceable
I've tried both and love that lo is capable of hiding bloatware apps. Since I'm new and not into rooting, I like that I can get crap outta my face if I don't want it!
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brendonsled said:
This is what makes touchwiz a great launcher.
I really hope LP follows suit, I need a customizable app drawer.
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But the fact that you can't hide icons make it horrible for me. That's a major reason I use LauncherPro, apps that already have homescreen shortcuts or that I don't use wont clutter up my app drawer.
ADW has the same feature I believe, I might try it sometime.
The actual process of organising apps in touchwiz into some reasonable order is so slow and painful that I couldn't stand to do it anyway. Alphabetical order with all the crap hidden works just fine for me.
A nice feature that was added recently to LauncherPro is changing the grid size in the homescreens. You can use that to get more fine control of your widget positions and to fit more shortcuts and widgets. You can choose whether or not to re-size the widgets according to the new grid as well.
i personally like LauncherPRO better than the rest.
it works & feels very much alike ZLauncher from PalmOS
it has all the options i was exactly looking for.
well worth the $3 for the extra features, even though i don't even use them
I use LP plus.
I´ve used the option to hide stuff that I install, and insted have a folder for games and one for tools on my home screen. means that the app window wont get cluttered up.
Both are really good and I won't say one's better than the other.
I've always used ADW since I owned the Magic and the launch of the Galaxy, and in that time I've flirted with LP but alwys went back to ADW, however, last week I tried LP again and I've stuck with it this time.
Basically I can't choose between both but I'm extremely happy using either, try both and make your choice.
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Nope, at least not yet
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hi
what you can do is :
creat folders on the last home screen for exemple.
lets say a games folder : stick all your games in it, and go to LP settings, take the link for the game apps you put in that folder and hide them so they dont apear any where else.
i dont know about adw but LP has scrollable widget possibilities and combined to some market aps it really is neat.
as usual its allways a question of personal preference.
plemen said:
Launcher Pro has really nice widgets. Also ADW hides the status bar on me every so often - not sure why... very annoying and makes it unusable.
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your disappearing dockbar is probably due to you pressing the app drawer and swiping upwards. Just go to ADW settings and disable the dockbar. This dockbar is a relatively new feature that enables you to have 2 dockbars (something similar to the scrolling LP dockbar).
ADW has a custom groups feature in its app drawer so you can select what apps you want to see. Unfortunately you can only view one group at a time, but its definitely a much better way of organising your apps than just in alphabetical order. And you can hide apps easily this way too. I really like ADW's swipe actions on home screens as well, last time I tried LP it didnt have this option.
Despite all the features of ADW, Launcher Pro feels just way snappier. Its customisation settings are well enough. The widgets are good too.
Too bad it's not open source like ADW. A may goto ADW when the animations are made smoother.
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Been searching for a good launcher for my Archos 70. I tried both ADW and Launcher Pro plus. They both worked good for me. But then i found the Go Launcher it works very well for me,smooth and fast. And it has a built in task manager. It has no widgets
yes the go launcher is the bet right now.
I use it on my 70 and my desire.
I also talked to the developers and metioned so bugs and requested some features and by what the told me some cool things will come up in version 2
Just loaded this up. Being a LauncherPro user I was hoping for a lot and I got it. Best launcher I've played with thus far. Wish it had 7x7 grid support though. Extremely fast.
Try requesting it .maybe they will do that
Had a quick look at the feature list, a few screenshots and a video... What makes it better that LauncherPro? In some ways it looks like a iOS-ripoff and I really hate that (ie Samsung's TouchWiz UI...) I see no need for a task manager/killer.
Looking forward to the first launcher that's 100% made for tablets... Haven't found anything like that yet. Maybe when more people buy tablets, and when Honeycomb shows up in more detail.
Tried it on the archos 101 (firmware 2.0.71) but found it laggier than launcher pro and zeam.
Never tried to launcher before. Coming from launcher pro and now using zeam launcher. It lean, mean and extremely fast. Try it...
im using this launcher for 4 days, and i must say i love it, just uninstall launcher pro. This is so fast love the task manager in main menu. You have my support thanks a lot.
I've been trying to get this on my archos 101 and I can't get it from the market. It doesnt come up when I search for it. I can't get any launcher to come up for that matter.
You'll have to do the market fix.
Try the search for finding it then you will find a lot more Apps.
how do we go about doing the market fix??
i'm having the same problem with not seeing apps in the market
thanks
ADW EX
Anybody tried ADW EX yet?
It's basically a fancier version of the stock ADW, very smooth on my phone (Archos yet to arrive)
Grid up to 10x10 too...
Interested in seeing how this works on the Archos family.
I switched to adw ex. ATM go launcher has some annoying bugs, but I'll watch out for further updates.
I especially like the new mainscreen transition animations on adw ex., and without wallpaper scrolling the animations look smith and nice.
I used LauncherPro, but lack of grid support is annoying when you want to place widgets.. just shifted to Zeam launcher. it supports 7x7 grid and is quite smooth too..
but both have an issue when waking up or coming back to home screen from an app..the screen stays a bit towards the left due to archos buttons and returns to normal only after you swipe at it a little..
That is not a problem of the launcher but of the archos itself, because even the stock launcher has this issue
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I used LauncherPro, but lack of grid support is annoying when you want to place widgets.. just shifted to Zeam launcher. it supports 7x7 grid and is quite smooth too..
but both have an issue when waking up or coming back to home screen from an app..the screen stays a bit towards the left due to archos buttons and returns to normal only after you swipe at it a little..
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There's a thread over on ArchosFans that says if you make the first home screen or the next-to-last home screen (when using more than 3 screens) will fix that problem. Haven't tried it yet as I just read it and my tab is at home, but several say that it works in LP & Zeam.
I have been using Zeam launcher for the last 2 weeks, its very fast and feature packed, definately more stable on my 101 than LauncherPro (which runs well on my HTC Desire).
Give it a go.
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Zea
Tried Go, ADW, LP & Zeam...love Zeam...
I tried several launchers on my Archos 101. Go launcher ex can only provide a 5x5 grid what makes it kind of useless for a ten inch screen. So i'm back at zeam as well. I'm still waiting at a launcher specifically for tablets.
Zeam is the daddy
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Hey guys and girls this will be my first android device and reading up on all the apps and widgets is a little daunting.
So this is the question : im going to be changing my dock icons because they remind me to much of my current Iphone 4, So i need a launcher?
What launcher does everyone suggest i try out and why?
I dont mind paying for a launcher just as long as its not to buggy or a memory/power hog.
Thanks in advance.
i'm going to go for LP Sense:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.clockwidget.lpslatesense
runs great on my Hero...just need to get a SGS2
why use a different launcher off the block.. try the new twiz 4 launcher that comes with it first for a while..
I personally like ADW EX i like the swipe animations and the overall feel of it on my EVO. I have seen it run slowly on lower power devices. The level of customizations that are available to the user is amazing. And you can get it for free in some Roms. Thats how i stumbled upon it. It has several ways to anaimate screen swipes. But if you want a true 3d effect try shell 3d. I dont know of a way to get it for free but i did try it out for a while and it was pretty cool, but it even felt kind of slow on my evo.
Ive gone with slide screen its beautiful, how about a lock screen, this drag the background thing is so poor
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Try LauncherPro.. The best in my opinion
I tried launcher pro and finds its not smooth atm on this phone, it feels a bit jerky when going in to the apps window.
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I tried launcher pro and finds its not smooth atm on this phone, it feels a bit jerky when going in to the apps window.
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That's weird, it's flawlessly smooth on my Galaxy S 1. However, if you're using a live wallpaper then the transition into the app drawer (and then scrolling through it) is stuttery.
Apart from that, I'd throw my vote to LauncherPro too, especially if you buy the Plus version.
Reasons:
- Easily resize widgets and change homescreen grid sizes
- Virtual looping of homescreens (get to the end and it'll flick back to the farthest, no need to scroll all the way back)
- Homescreen transitions (instead of boring sideways scrolling can have 3D flips or the widgets rotate away)
- 'Plus' adds lots of extremely handy smooth, scrollable widgets almsot identical to what HTC Sense provides
- These widgets have now been made theme-able as of the latest update
- Can use in landscape or portrait
- Scrollable dock (scroll through 3 docks of 5 icons each)
- Dock icons and background can be changed, so my icons look like WP7's
- Can set an action for swiping up from any dock icon (eg: touching Internet icon launches the browser, but swiping the Internet icon instead displays a list of bookmarks!)
- On my Galaxy S was smoother for me than ADW
minty1978 said:
i'm going to go for LP Sense:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.clockwidget.lpslatesense
runs great on my Hero...just need to get a SGS2
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I'm going to use the wp live wallpaper so I don't need a clock, but I do like the animated weather on wake up ( reminds me of my HD2 love you forever and ever ) so that sounds like a good pick.
what about go launcher ? any thoughts?
And I've seen touch wiz in vids I like the tiled widgets but I dislike the dock icons looking like iPhone. so can I Change the dock icons to stock android without a launcher?
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I tried launcher pro and finds its not smooth atm on this phone, it feels a bit jerky when going in to the apps window.
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Its pretty smooth on mine apart from the pinch to zoom for homescreen preview.
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NIK516 said:
And I've seen touch wiz in vids I like the tiled widgets but I dislike the dock icons looking like iPhone. so can I Change the dock icons to stock android without a launcher?
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No I dun think so. You would need to use another launcher if the dock is definitely a no-go for you.
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I'm using go launcher atm but I'm also a big launcherpro fan
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minty1978 said:
i'm going to go for LP Sense:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.clockwidget.lpslatesense
runs great on my Hero...just need to get a SGS2
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why
fancy widgets is a lot more customizable, has that skin, plus a lot more features lol
mrvirginia said:
why
fancy widgets is a lot more customizable, has that skin, plus a lot more features lol
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i actually don't use the LP Sense clock, I use FancyWidgets, like you say...far more customisable.
See screen shot:
My suggestion
What about the VTL Launcher 1.6.2 ??
It's a matter of taste really, GO Launcher, LauncherPro and ADW are all great. SPB Shell 3D is good if you like eye candy, but pretty expensive.
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minty1978 said:
i actually don't use the LP Sense clock, I use FancyWidgets, like you say...far more customisable.
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can you set the weather widget and have the animation, like rain but have the widget invisible?
I just want to see my wp clock wallpaper and have the weather show like the clouds and the rain and thunder but not see the widget? if you cant ill settle for picking a small widget?
Thanks again for all the replys guys they are helping a tone.
Also what launcher has more icon themes ?
Launcherpro for me. Smooth as silk, really quick and it just works...
Launcher pro is not as smooth as before with sgs2. it was better on my htc desire.
I have been using AWD EX as not being able to change the messaging for Chomp SMS on the touchwiz was driving me mad. But I am getting cronic lag on switching screens. Not all the time. Just often enough to be anoying. Reading what others have been saying, I can only assume we need to tweek the phone a bit.