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Made a (proper) poll with the best launchers out there. Lets see what some of you use on your HTC Desire Z and why.
Thanks
Edit: I almost put Motorola Motoblur, Samsung TouchWiz and Sony Ericsson UX as options as well but I realized this was for the HTC Desire Z only.
I have used LPP for the longest time now. But switched to GO Launcher just a few days back because LPP didn't work quite as well as GO in the rom I am using. But now that I have used GO for a short while I'm starting to like it. It has some more customization options and generally it just suits me better it seems.
However it's not as clean in its animations. Some of the screen transitions are very smooth and others not so. Sticking with one that is.
A Week ago, I was tired of HTC Sense and so close to choosing another Launcher..
But Sense 3.0 renewed my love to HTC Sense ;-)
I'll try LauncherPro, thanks.
Well, on Sense-ROMs I always used Zeam because of the lacking amount of RAM on our Zee. On CM7 I use ADW EX because it is absolutely stable for me, it is fast, easy to customize and it has received really good updates in the close past, AND because of the hidden dock of course.
LPP I was using also for some time - it was for me just never that stable as ADW is now - it doesn't get updates more than twice a year, the complete rewrite was promised months ago... and I do not need those LPP-Widgets because I got better ones myself; all in all it seems as if the author concentrates on the widgets too much..
I'd use launcherpro for some time on my old galaxy 5. On my new phone I used first sense, then I flashed CM 7, running with adw, but I found adw to be laggy as hell, even at 1500 mhz. So I switched to GO. So far I think it's great for vision/desire z.
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In my opinion, the only thing LauncherPro has going for it is the widgets in the Plus version. ADW EX is my preference because it's smooth, and very customizeable. I love being able to swipe my finger up or down anywhere on the screen to open the app drawer or notifications.
And before someone comes along and says ADW is laggy, I want to clarify that ADW ≠ ADW EX. ADW EX has the code re-written and doesn't lag in the slightest, even at stock speeds.
If it's about appearance and widgets, LauncherPro
if it's speed and less ram usage, ADW EX is the pic
I like ADW EX though
For me its GO launcher but ADW Ex is pretty good in its own right.
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Never had anything else than launcherpro on it
+1 for ADW EX
Much better than the free version which does have a pretty decent amount of lag. Love how customizable ADW EX is. Definitely doesn't have the great widgets like LP but its a great launcher, well worth the 3 bucks.
Sense for sure.
I hate the lag when starting up the resource intensive apps, but several things make Sense the Launcher for me:
Clock app with timer and alarms just looks nice
Photo grid/Photo Album widget (no other widgets like that around)
Contacts widget using Facebook *without* a 3rd party syncing software
Calendar/Agenda App and Widget are well polished
Camera App looks MUCH nicer than Stock Android
Weather App and Widget actually locating me properly instead of having to type in a city code
Bookmarks Widget looks and feels nice - all others just seem spartan and badly designed
I liked Adw at first but Go Launched Ex is the best and it's free.
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I used Launcher Pro religiously until I recently tried out Go Launcher...have been using Go Launcher for the past week or so and LOVE it, it is my new default launcher
Its all about miui tbh
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Sense but the expresso not the standard
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Zeam launcher all the way!!!
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Just discovered Smart Launcher. Minimalistic, beautiful and very organised and practical. I don't even feel the need to make folders. Love it!
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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
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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^^
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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.
Why do lwps make adw so choppy? Its so annoying that I'm kind of forced to use a normal wallpaper unless I want choppyness. The stock launcher, 2.3 launcher, and touchwiz work perfectly fine with them. Is there some option or something to make it work better?
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Why can't ADW just work well? I use stock. Try contacting Anderweb and convince him to stop wasting his time.
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Why can't ADW just work well? I use stock. Try contacting Anderweb and convince him to stop wasting his time.
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haha, amen.
ADW has never worked for me on any devices I've owned that used it. I do like that you can get pretty deep into the settings, but unfortunately, none of those settings seem to be able to remedy the choppiness and general lag (at least for me). the only setting that ever made a noticable difference for me was disabling the wallpaper hack (or enabling? whatever the opposite of what it is by default is). I am not on the development side of things, but I feel like with these launchers, the more feature-packed they are, the more buggy they are.
launcher pro was so much smoother for me, but it force closed, again on multiple devices, every time the phone booted.. and I don't like that.
I finally went to virtuous and am giving it a shot with its stock launcher... no issues thus far. of course going to a sense rom isn't really a solution to your problem. I'm getting used to it but I do miss CM.
Don't get me wrong, adw is VERY smooth (adw ex at least) but lwps just slow the bujeezus outta that thing. I don't really use them often but I mean really. Stock has no lag or choppyness, neither 2.3, neither touchwiz, neither sense. It seems that all launchers that come with the phone work fine with live wallpapers but not market ones. I tried launcherpro, adw, adw ex, and go and they were all pretty incompatible with live wallpapers.
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Interesting... You are on a G2 or Desire Z I suppose?
I am, and I found all launchers to be smooth up to very smooth on my device, with the 'Grass' live wallpaper set. I am running the latest nightlies of CM7.
Of the different launchers, GO Launcher was 'worst' in app list scrolling and Launcher Pro's shortcut bar just doesnt appeal to me. Zeam is very cool as well, but doesnt offer widget resizeability. So for the time being I'm stuck with ADW, which is very very smooth both in homescreen swiping as well as (vertical) app list scroll orgies.
Where does your setup differ from mine? Do you have a lot of background tasks (FB, Twitter, ...) or a taskkiller or similar at work?
...I almost forget: or a lot of widgets? Animated content? Semi transparent widgets or the likes...?
I have fully transparent widgets to fit my theme and I am using the paginated app drawer. When I scroll in the paginated drawer, it is very choppy. Also scrolling on the desktop is choppier than usual and the app drawer animation is EXTREMELY choppy. I am using adw ex.
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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!
sheltem said:
Launcher Pro. I love the smooth 3D drawer and the included widgets are actually pretty useful!
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Heelfan71 said:
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!!!
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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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.
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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