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So Ive tried all kinds of launchers out there. And after a few weeks or so I keep finding myself going back to touchwiz. I'm always reading how people hate touchwiz but Im starting to thing that its the best launcher.
I was using GOLauncher for the longest but it just doesn't feel as nice as touchwiz.
What launchers are you using that you think is better than touchwiz?
I'm using ADW Launcher. Right now, I have 4 icons of my choice on the bottom, to go to my App Drawer, you have to swipe up, and swiping down anywhere brings the notification down, so I don't have to reach all the way to the top.
I think the real thing is TouchWiz vs MotoBlur vs HTC Sense. I don't really mind TouchWiz, but I really do lyk being able to swipe up for the app drawer. BTW, I really prefer HTC Sense. It's so awesome.
Also, TouchWiz uses a lot of resources. That's also a reason why the Vibrant isn't getting ICS with TouchWiz. TouchWiz has too much going on with it, which slows the phone down.
You probably won't notice the slow down, unless you change your ROM and use an AOSP ROM. (Vanilla Android)
I don't think the epic 4g touch will ever slow down. Touch Wizz home screen is hardware accerrated which means scroling side to side will be made smoother than a non HW accellerates launcher (tecknically). How ever i have used GOlauncher PRO which isnt HW accellarated and its practically just as smooth even though on any phone of lesser hardware it would be noticably laggier. This phone just powers through with ease how ever. Eventually i went back to touch wizz because its simple and works flawlessly and isnt bad looking (unlike how i feel about how htc sense looks). OP i went down the same exact test road you did and honestly Touch Wiz is my personal choice. Its really up to you and what style you like. This phone will breeze through any aftermarket launcher wether its HW accellerated or not. I would suggest dooling around and testing several out. There lots of different tweaks that ADB launcher and GO launcher offer that Touch Wizz doesnt. But i love how simple and easy it is and looks.
Oh FYI HTC Sense and MotoBlur arnt available for a samsung phone. Honestly i prefer Touch Wizz over sense any day after using sense for over 2 years. I know you were asking for what launchers people think are the best. I like stock the most but have done TONS of research of after market launchers and it seems the the one you and i have both already tested GO Launcher Pro is by far the most widely used and the overall favorite for after market ones.
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I'm using ADW Launcher. Right now, I have 4 icons of my choice on the bottom, to go to my App Drawer, you have to swipe up, and swiping down anywhere brings the notification down, so I don't have to reach all the way to the top.
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The customizable dock and gestures are a large reason I like the look and feel of GO Launcher EX over TouchWiz. I even played some with ADW, but still like GO Launcher slightly better. It may be because I'm an iPhone convert [FREE AT LAST!] and felt I could customize GO Launcher a little more to match things I'm used to like sideways scrolling in the app drawer, etc.
Haven't compared speed too carefully, but it seems as fast. I recently rooted, put down the Blazer ROM, and overclocked, so either way it's blazing.
MDK666 said:
So Ive tried all kinds of launchers out there. And after a few weeks or so I keep finding myself going back to touchwiz. I'm always reading how people hate touchwiz but Im starting to thing that its the best launcher.
I was using GOLauncher for the longest but it just doesn't feel as nice as touchwiz.
What launchers are you using that you think is better than touchwiz?
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The newest iteration of ADW EX is the best launcher experience I've ever used: To me, even better than Go Launcher, what with the new ICS-like interface.
That's one of the apps that I'm so glad I paid for, as the dev is totally on his game as far as updates and cutting-edge releases go.
There's a reason that Teamdouche included ADW as part of CyanogenMod for all that time:
It works REALLY well, and has enough customization out-of-the-box that even those guys basically said "Yeah, this'll work fine for us."
That speaks volumes, to me.
ADW EX ftw, for now, and for the foreseeable future, as well.
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Ah -- I prob haven't tried the newest edition. I'll check it out!
I have tried them all. But I still don't care who knows it but I like touchwiz. And I'm not just talking about replacement launchers. Blur/sense/aosp they all suk.
Touchwiz is my fave. Also I have my nomex undies on sooo flame away.
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But I do agree W/mazook ADWex is purty good. But I still always go back to TW..
I have no problem with TW, I just got too used to launcher pro, honestly only the dock I would miss, I'm used to having 5 icons there and the app drawer always in center.
Adw ex +1
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jmejiaa said:
I have no problem with TW, I just got too used to launcher pro, honestly only the dock I would miss, I'm used to having 5 icons there and the app drawer always in center.
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If you like 5app drawer W// speed and stability give Calkin's ROM a try. I have tried them all and my fav is Calkin's sheot.
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If you like 5app drawer W// speed and stability give Calkin's ROM a try. I have tried them all and my fav is Calkin's sheot.
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Just meant 5 app dock.. The drawer is fine for me(I prefer scroll, can't deal with regular TW drawer)
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Just meant 5 app dock.. The drawer is fine for me(I prefer scroll, can't deal with regular TW drawer)
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Sorry about that. Ment to also put that it does have a 5app dock also. Give it a try,this is what stock outa the box should be. Samsung needs to fire there whole R&D department and hire some of the dev's here on XDA.
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One last thing. Have you tried to hold your finger on the bottom page indicator dots and slide your finger? It will move through your pages super fast but not so fast that you cant see your apps. I feel this much faster than any scrolling app drawer. Just my two cents. It works the same on the home screen also.
mazook98 said:
The newest iteration of ADW EX is the best launcher experience I've ever used: To me, even better than Go Launcher, what with the new ICS-like interface.
That's one of the apps that I'm so glad I paid for, as the dev is totally on his game as far as updates and cutting-edge releases go.
There's a reason that Teamdouche included ADW as part of CyanogenMod for all that time:
It works REALLY well, and has enough customization out-of-the-box that even those guys basically said "Yeah, this'll work fine for us."
That speaks volumes, to me.
ADW EX ftw, for now, and for the foreseeable future, as well.
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The latest update of ADW EX is great. I use it on my Epic Touch and my NS4G running ICS. I am really torn between the ICS stock launcher and ADW EX on my Nexus but ADW EX runs so well and with a custom ICS icon pack...
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jmejiaa said:
I have no problem with TW, I just got too used to launcher pro, honestly only the dock I would miss, I'm used to having 5 icons there and the app drawer always in center.
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5 is nice.
7 is nicer:
(Once again, ADW EX.)
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Here's a shot with a regular, non-live wallpaper, btw:
(I'm just digging the new ADW.)
And, I'm knee-deep in wrapping presents at 4:00ish in the morning on XMAS Eve, because I tend to procrastinate, lol.
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mazook98 said:
5 is nice.
7 is nicer:
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(Once again, ADW EX.)
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I havent tried ADWex but it looks pimpin! Im going give that **** a try right now!
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Here's a shot with a regular, non-live wallpaper, btw:
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(I'm just digging the new ADW.)
And, I'm knee-deep in wrapping presents at 4:00ish in the morning on XMAS Eve, because I tend to procrastinate, lol.
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I love the new ADW as well. At first I didn't think I could edit my icons anymore. I accidentally double tapped one and the options showed up, I have been loving it ever since
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god anything is better than touchwiz (throws up) lol
adw ex ftw....
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god anything is better than touchwiz (throws up) lol
adw ex ftw....
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Banks, PLEASE keep updating Minimal Black theme! I hope that theme stays around for the life of this phone!
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Banks, PLEASE keep updating Minimal Black theme! I hope that theme stays around for the life of this phone!
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I will most def.
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Well, I have to admit it that I dont like ADW launcher in CM7. I prefer much more simpler such like Gingerbread launcher. I found one but it kept FC on me. Do you know where to find one that is working properly?
I can't say I I have a gingerbread launcher apk, but "zeam" is a simple launcher in comparison to adw at least it has been to me in the past
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I can't say I I have a gingerbread launcher apk, but "zeam" is a simple launcher in comparison to adw at least it has been to me in the past
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Thats OLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD LOL
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Thats OLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD LOL
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It still falls along the line of a simpler launcher which is what the op is looking for.
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It still falls along the line of a simpler launcher which is what the op is looking for.
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I know i was just simply saying i remembered that back in 2010 haha. isnt AOSP simpler
launcher pro plus is worth every penny. LOVE IT.
you can try launcher pro the free version first..
beware of the other fake "launcher pro"'s out there though.
Go launcher works well
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I'm currently using zeam, its excellent. Doesn't have the features of the others but its very fast and very stable. I haven't had it fc on me in 6 months.
From what I understand launcher pro has become rather bloated? What do you guys think?
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Go launcher works well
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+1 for go launcher...
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Gazedo said:
I'm currently using zeam, its excellent. Doesn't have the features of the others but its very fast and very stable. I haven't had it fc on me in 6 months.
From what I understand launcher pro has become rather bloated? What do you guys think?
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I had Zeam on my phone for a looooong time. Gave up on it after a couple of bad updates that introduced lag and switched to LauncherPro. Despite having larger footprint, IMHO LP is pretty lag free and has the features that I want (scrolling widgets) as well as a way of saving the dock settings. Zeam kept crashing on my Epic, and there was no easy way to restore the icon spacing etc. settings. Granted, I never ran it on CM7 Epic, but still have Zeam as my choice launcher on my CM7 Nook Color. I also have ADW EX (the premium version of ADW) and feel that its interface is not very intuitive/somewhat clunky vs. both Zeam and Launcher Pro - but it is the most full-featured and customisable one of the three. Never tried Go Launcher but heard some very good things about it.
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+1 for go launcher...
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And another +1 for Go Launcher, although it seems like it's a bit too full-featured to be considered a "simple" replacement. I don't have any issues with the options, but I could see it being somewhat confusing for anyone wanting just a plain home replacement.
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And another +1 for Go Launcher, although it seems like it's a bit too full-featured to be considered a "simple" replacement. I don't have any issues with the options, but I could see it being somewhat confusing for anyone wanting just a plain home replacement.
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+1 GOOGLE go launcher pro
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I have been using spb shell 3d and love it but it keeps crashing on me seems like every launcher I use does this to me used adw, go, LP plus, panda etc
Am getting so frustrated!!! It's somehow gotta be my phone. I've cleared cache and memory and still they constantly crash disabling my phone!!! Any thoughts?
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Try go browser. Its what I always use.
I like go launcher but I remember reading something from konane (I believe) and he said that within golauncher there was a similar service to carrier iq and that it sends reports (or something) to the developer with info about our phone. That is why most people inlcuding myself expirience poorer battery life with go launcher. Other than that I think Go launcher is the way to go!
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Just curious what launchers most people prefer and use most for their S3...and why.
I've been an Apex guy myself for a while now and think its best for my needs. Doesn't do everything I want in a launcher but damn close. I've tried em all and used to use either Go Launcher and Launcher Pro...and then Zeam for a while and Holo too but always have come back to Apex.
For me, things I really prefer are:
Homescreens (the more the merrier)
Docks (also the more the merrier AND the ability to have up to 7+ icons in each)
Changing homescreen grid size (to get more icons per inch ie. 7x5 as opposed to standard 4x4 or 4x5)
Resizing and scrollable widgets
App drawer tabs and customizability
These are a few things I look for that Apex seems to provide. Like I said its not perfect but close. I'm still wiling to try others if I haven't already and I'm curious what others use and the main reasons why.
Let us know if you will.
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Nova prime.
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Nova as well. The speed is why I love it. Its faster than apex.
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Nova prime also. Its fast, and i like the vertical app drawer and Swipeable dock
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Apex pro
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Nova for me. I found it easier to setup to my liking and can't think of anything its missing compared to apex.... For my use anyway. It's quick as well. No complaints. I'm just using the free version at the moment bc I've been testing, but will be updating to prime soon.
stock touchwiz, love the look of it
the only thing its missing is a better way to create folders, a nicer folder icon, and the jb feature where homescreen will auto rearrange itself to fit the widget you're placing. hopefully this will all come with the jb updat.e..
TSF shell.
Apex
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GO Launcher of course. Fast and many features. You have to pay for the premium version of other launchers to get some of its features
Apex pro
red s3 ocd 2.1
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Wond3r said:
GO Launcher of course. Fast and many features. You have to pay for the premium version of other launchers to get some of its features
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Its a resource hog
red s3 ocd 2.1
I use nova. It seems a tad smoother to me than apex. If not nova then I'll run touchwiz sometimes.
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Apex pro
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Its a resource hog
red s3 ocd 2.1
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Its not a resource hog for me... my phone performs just as quickly as the week i had apex and nova to try - yet I have more features with it.
same on my old phone that only had 1gb ram.
It simply performs the best.
Stock
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Nova prime. Smoother and faster than Apex. Just wish I could disable vibration on the button
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I use Apex launcher, namely because I Paid for the pro version. Its been pretty quick, and if on install its slow I reinstall it and its fast again(this is on initial install). It never slows down afterwards.
I tried ADW, Go, Nova(very fast but heard it was a memory hog?). I would keep Nova but don't feel like paying for another launcher.
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Using Apex pro myself.
Adw ex on ICS.... nova prime on jelly.
Nova Prime
Stock on AOKP.
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I'm a previous nova launcher user. Trying to get a consensus on touch wiz.
TOUCH WIZ!!
Touch Wiz and all its features can't be touched.
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ive always used third party launchers..giving touchwiz a try and i like it a lot so have been using that
I'm ok with Trebuchet and have tried Go Launcher but I really like what they did with touchwiz for jelly bean personally.
Nova, got the paid version a few weeks ago on sale for a quarter. Los of great setting and options
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I never really liked touch wiz at all. This time around im not so against it. I think my favs would be trebuchet, or the sense launcher. Never got a good feeling from nova or any others...
THIS NOTE 2 IS SENT FROM A GALAXY WHERE SAMSUNG SPRINTS TO THE TOP, AND JELLY BEANS EAT APPLES!!!!
Touchwiz is amazing, F the haters!!!! Lol
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Can't do touchwiz even tho its better than on the S2. Its Nova all the way. Just wish you could shrink app icons on it..
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shook187 said:
TOUCH WIZ!!
Touch Wiz and all its features can't be touched.
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Not sure if serious...?
Can't resize widgets, can't change grid size, no scrollable dock, etc.
The modded touchwiz launcher is OK with increased grid sizes, but still too limited. I use Go Launcher. They update it like every Friday, good support, lots of themes, animations, etc.
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I use Go Launcher. They update it like every Friday, good support, lots of themes, animations, etc.
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go launcher seemed to always add battery drain when i used it. i've tried going back multiple times and each time i'd get bad battery life which would go away after uninstalling. it also started slowing down my droid charge, each update added something that caused my charge to be slow as heck (it's only got 512MB of RAM).
it's got some nice features and add ons however.
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go launcher seemed to always add battery drain when i used it. i've tried going back multiple times and each time i'd get bad battery life which would go away after uninstalling. it also started slowing down my droid charge, each update added something that caused my charge to be slow as heck (it's only got 512MB of RAM).
it's got some nice features and add ons however.
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Hmm, I've never experienced that.
I use NOVA. I'd love to use stock, but I cannot stand having less than a 7x7 grid, which just is not possible with TW
I always loved Apex, but it's not worth giving up all the features on this so touch wiz it is
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bullet2300 said:
I use NOVA. I'd love to use stock, but I cannot stand having less than a 7x7 grid, which just is not possible with TW
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6x5 touch wiz is in the development section
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Oh nice, thanks for the heads up. I may have to root and all that now. Hmmmm.
Apex baby
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Used to be hardcore Apex up until I couldn't use it on my GS3 with Paranoid Android. Been using Nova ever since. I'm a big fan of stock Android so TW just doesn't do it for me. I can't wait til we get an AOSP from, hopefully with Nova or Trebuchet built in.
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fryingpan0613 said:
I always loved Apex, but it's not worth giving up all the features on this so touch wiz it is
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6x5 touch wiz is in the development section
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Could you clarify for me what features are in touch wiz that aren't in the 3rd party launchers?
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Could you clarify for me what features are in touch wiz that aren't in the 3rd party launchers?
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The s pen integration. Like how s note opens when I pull it out. You can also do the search with it. I love the profiles, like when I plug in headphones it goes to a Page set up for music.
The customization Of apex isn't worth giving up the features.
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fryingpan0613 said:
The s pen integration. Like how s note opens when I pull it out. You can also do the search with it. I love the profiles, like when I plug in headphones it goes to a Page set up for music.
The customization Of apex isn't worth giving up the features.
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Hmm well I am running nova and when I take my pen out note opens
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How do you setup these profiles. . I have not seen this
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Can someone run though the features they like in tw? The bits I like about the note interface such as taking a screenshot awaiting your palm across the screen still work in Nova. On the other hand especially on the phone with a lot of storage things like the Nova Launcher ability to use folders in the app drawer to organize applications so you don't have to scroll through hundreds of them are really nice. Same with the gestures for control which really cut down on the poking and pecking when it comes to trying to get stuff started quickly. I used TW for a few days and just found it pretty pretty plain Jane with no extra features
Hey there I am thinking about using a custom launcher to further customize my phone and was wondering if you guys and girls had any input in regards to battery life and performance. Do custom launchers typical have negative effevts on performance and battery. The way it seems to.me is that you are essntially always running a program in memory. Which would in turn use up ram and ofcourse battery life. If I am wrong in this please feel to correct me. Any and all input is welcomed.
Here is my current themed homescreen on touchwiz.
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I prefer tw, but if I was going to I would run GO launcher
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Hey there I am thinking about using a custom launcher to further customize my phone and was wondering if you guys and girls had any input in regards to battery life and performance. Do custom launchers typical have negative effevts on performance and battery. The way it seems to.me is that you are essntially always running a program in memory. Which would in turn use up ram and ofcourse battery life. If I am wrong in this please feel to correct me. Any and all input is welcomed.
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Touchwiz launcher is a program that's running and using memory as well. You could use something like holo launcher that is more lightweight than the tw launcher. The tw launcher isn't running in the background if you use a different launcher cause that one took its place. You can even freeze the tw launcher with ti backup (touchwiz home). A launcher like go or adw may use more memory though.
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I really like touchwiz, but as of recently I have been using lightning launcher.
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If you decide to use an alternate launcher then the default Touchwiz launcher will not be "running" in the background using up your battery.
Other launchers like Go Launcher , Nova, adw, etc., etc., do not necessarily use more or less battery. If poorly written software then yes.
However, the major launchers do a great job maximizing battery life...otherwise no one would use em.
I like alternate launchers simply for the added features such as gestures, resizing icons, different grid sizes, etc.. I really don't care about theming or changing colors but many do and alternate launchers allow that of course.
Try some, u can always uninstall.
Note: there is zero reason to freeze Touchwiz...no benefit at all.
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If you decide to use an alternate launcher then the default Touchwiz launcher will not be "running" in the background using up your battery.
Other launchers like Go Launcher , Nova, adw, etc., etc., do not necessarily use more or less battery. If poorly written software then yes.
However, the major launchers do a great job maximizing battery life...otherwise no one would use em.
I like alternate launchers simply for the added features such as gestures, resizing icons, different grid sizes, etc.. I really don't care about theming or changing colors but many do and alternate launchers allow that of course.
Try some, u can always uninstall.
Note: there is zero reason to freeze Touchwiz...no benefit at all.
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Thanks my man. That was really helpful and informative. I am gonna give a few a go and see what I like. Nova launcher seems to be packaged with some roms and ADW seems to also get alot of recommendations.
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I use ss launcher.
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Try TSF Shell 3d launcher or Next Launcher
My favorite is nova launcher.
Touchwiz has page buddy which you wont get in the other ones I believe.
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TSF is a beast to get used to, thus far. Unless I'm a total moron, which is possible, it doesn't appear you can place apps in the app drawer in to folders. This makes for an awful navigation experience, despite the amazing eye candy.
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Optimuscle said:
Hey there I am thinking about using a custom launcher to further customize my phone and was wondering if you guys and girls had any input in regards to battery life and performance. Do custom launchers typical have negative effevts on performance and battery. The way it seems to.me is that you are essntially always running a program in memory. Which would in turn use up ram and ofcourse battery life. If I am wrong in this please feel to correct me. Any and all input is welcomed.
Here is my current themed homescreen on touchwiz.
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I was a 'stock' launcher user for a while. I gave Nova a try and have been happy. I don't utilize all of the features it has but it has been running smooth without any issues. You can always use a program like Home Switcher to try out different launchers easily.
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Try TSF Shell 3d launcher or Next Launcher
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TSF looks interesting. I watched the video but seem to have missed a place to download a trail version the price is steep to give it a shot.
I like touch wiz but I like scrollable wallpaper more. Nova ftw!
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I use Apex launcher and Nova launcher, but prefer Apex. It just seems like a smoother launcher compared to Nova. Plus I like that when I leave from the app draw it saves my place on Apex rather then reverting back to the beginning like Nova does. Besises that they're basically the same if u ask me, just my two cents. Have fun trying them all out, they all have at least one maybe two things that sets it apart from the others. Now all u gotta do is find the one that u like and customize the heck out of it!
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Im using xperia launcher, it uses less ram than touchwiz.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda premium
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda premium