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ADW replacement for CM7?

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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Fire n mage said:
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

XxLostSoulxX said:
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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Zeinzu said:
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?

arod404 said:
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.

flastnoles11 said:
+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.

Silpher said:
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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launchers

which launchers are you guys using?
i use go launcher but just wondering what other people are using.
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Tried ADW but went back to stock.
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I'm using Go Launcher.

Was using ADW EX, but switched back to stock because of better formatting with honeycomb widgets (mainly landscape, portrait scaling) and a couple other tiny, but annoying graphical bugs.
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Launcher Pro. I like the sliding app drawer.
I was using ADW, but it started to force-close too often.

I tried SPB Shell 3D. Looks awesome and fluid, but (always a but), the launcher often has to load when coming out of an app. Takes about 3 secs but kills the experience. Went back to stock. Would like something Metro like, though.

i tried go launcher and launcher pro but nothing is as smooth as the stock one. i guess ill stick with the stock one for now until there's a better alternate.
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Stock is the best........ IMO
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I've tried Launcher Pro, Regina 3D, ADW and Go Launcher EX. I like Go Launcher EX best and I am still using it. Regina 3D was a bit wonky.

Just got my A100 yesterday and tried adw, launcher pro and go launcher ex and found I like go Pilcher the best.

salkiri said:
I like go Pilcher the best.
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Huh? Wuzzat?

jschall said:
Huh? Wuzzat?
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I believe he meant "go launcher" auto correct must not like him xD
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I get best results using stock launcher. I used ADW EX for a bit but went back to stock. As for everyone using Go Launcher, do you guys know whether or not the Go Team has disabled the data collecting feature on Go Launcher? There was a big fiasco concerning security a while ago due to that.
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I use Go Launcher. Is there a way but to share saved configurations to share with other ppl? Maybe make a thread about your creations.
I LOVE to tweak around, but mostly end up having the worst result a tech Dev would have to decrypt in order to set it back to default
Some have better luck in making epic launchers

neelz said:
I tried SPB Shell 3D. Looks awesome and fluid, but (always a but), the launcher often has to load when coming out of an app. Takes about 3 secs but kills the experience. Went back to stock. Would like something Metro like, though.
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I am one of the two people who created Windows Phone Android (getting decommissioned and maybe opensource soon). I have Metro Launcher running on my tablet. Yes I am pretty anal about exact look and feel and this one looks/feel like my Build Windows 8 tablet. I am not sure if I want to release it for public use though. WPA was great but too much diverse hardware made it very hard to support.

I use a old version of ADWLauncher EX. The new version is really great for my phones, but gives two menu icons for my A100. It gives tons of customization options while staying stock looking if you want
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seraph1024 said:
I am one of the two people who created Windows Phone Android (getting decommissioned and maybe opensource soon). I have Metro Launcher running on my tablet. Yes I am pretty anal about exact look and feel and this one looks/feel like my Build Windows 8 tablet. I am not sure if I want to release it for public use though. WPA was great but too much diverse hardware made it very hard to support.
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I would love to try it i have an hd7 and love metro ui
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I use go launcher I think it runs smoothly and the like hw my pictures look as wallpaper much better
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I like the stock launcher just fine. I haven't tried any others because I haven't seen anything in the descriptions that sounded like they did anything better.
Same with widgets. I have yet to find any widget packs that in the screen caps look nicer or do much of anything useful we cant already do. A few extra widgets I do use and like are the dictionary.com "word of the day", InTune, Dolphin HD bookmarks but those come with the specific apps.

Launcher pro

Best Launchers

I was wondering what launchers everyone was using besides stock TW. Just kinda of getting bored with it and seeing what else is out there. So basically, any recomendations?
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I use Apex. I have tried Go, Nova, and Apex. Prefer that one.
A lot of people love Nova though too so really you need to try them out yourself and see what fits you best. But I'd start with apex, nova, go, etc. they are the main ones.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1635930
enjoy. find hwat works best for you

apex

I've tried Nova, Apex, Go...Go was my favorite as it handles scrolling widgets and have all the features I wanted/needed baked in, I just couldn't get it as fast and fluid as TW. Nova was my second favorite but you have to pay for the Pro version that has the gesture features, among others, it also doesn't support scrolling widgets. Nova was pretty fast and fluid though so long as I had power saving mode off and it set to "faster than light", but that drained battery. So for the time being, i'm back to TW.

always used adwex, i still find it snappier than nova, apex, etc.

Apex for me is the best outta the ics launchers
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LG Home or Trebuchet for me
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I have found the cause of the issue I was experiencing above, I was only changing the animation speed...there is also a scrolling speed to adjust as well. I changed both to "fast as light" and it's all good now.

I've found that no matter what android I an on one of the first t things I download is Zeam launcher droid, nook color ,nook tablet ,HTC flyer, hero, epic, etc4g and now s3. Only thing it forest have for me is folders as icons.
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I was using Go for a while until I came across Nova. For me it seemed like Go was using a lot of resources. That doesn't matter now with this phone. I like the small things about Nova. Pay for prime, well worth the money imo.

OhioDroid80 said:
I was using Go for a while until I came across Nova. For me it seemed like Go was using a lot of resources. That doesn't matter now with this phone. I like the small things about Nova. Pay for prime, well worth the money imo.
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I agree. They also have been adding features. I like the unread count add-on as well.
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OhioDroid80 said:
I was using Go for a while until I came across Nova. For me it seemed like Go was using a lot of resources. That doesn't matter now with this phone. I like the small things about Nova. Pay for prime, well worth the money imo.
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Same here! Nova Prime is lovely
via Galaxy S III

I tried lots and I always come back to ADW EX, I use the same on my TF201 tablet they go well but I'm still searching

adwex has been the best launcher for me. Everything about it is great.
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Launcher 7 is all I care to use. Once I used it, I realized, Android makes it too difficult to find/touch the simple things.

I love apex launcher.. that 5x5

Felnarion said:
Launcher 7 is all I care to use. Once I used it, I realized, Android makes it too difficult to find/touch the simple things.
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Really? If you say so
blackte4 said:
I love apex launcher.. that 5x5
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Nova goes up to 7x7

Nova prime

Nova prime
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[POLL] Daily Launcher

Vote for your primary launcher of choice.
Just thought I'd create a quick poll of the most popular Launchers to accompany the other "Daily Launcher" thread that should've had a poll to begin with
Poll options also listed here with links:
Nova
Trebuchet (CM9 & CM10 default; old default was ADW)
ADW
Apex
GO Launcher EX
SPB Shell 3D
TSF Shell
LauncherPro (abandoned: no updates since May 2011)
Samsung TouchWhiz
HTC Sense
Motorola Motoblur
Other
If I'm missing any poll options, sorry, but polls can't be changed once created, so vote "Other".

TOUCHWIZ 4 LYFE
lol jk I run Apex Pro on KyanROM 1.5 and I'm as satisfied as could be on ICS

Hah. Oh yeah - I guess I did speel TouchWiz wrong. Force of habit.

Apex pro on cm10 nightly. Love it, have loved it for a year now.
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zmore said:
Hah. Oh yeah - I guess I did speel TouchWiz wrong. Force of habit.
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Yes you did "speel" it wrong.

Nova prime. Not as many bells and whistles but sure is smooth
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Apex free at first then moved to Nova Prime
was using the free version of Apex, since Nova didn't have the free gestures found in Apex. But, when Nova Prime went on sale for 25 cents, I made the switch and haven't looked back.

Touchwiz. Tried nova and apex and didn't like them.

Launcher Pro is not abandoned (Fede has an update in the works) It simply hasn't needed any updates in a long time. FYI.

G-Man. said:
Launcher Pro is not abandoned (Fede has an update in the works) It simply hasn't needed any updates in a long time. FYI.
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Not holding my breath on the long-promised rewrite

whats with all the love for nova? i've always thought apex was smoother, and has more features. i really like the sorting app drawer sorting by install date and apex is really the only one that has that on aosp.

Voting other for holo hd.
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zmore said:
Not holding my breath on the long-promised rewrite
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As I said - it hasn't 'needed' a re-write... Even as it stands now, its still more customizable than anything else out there, and smoother... what 'needs' changed?

Phoneguy589 said:
Voting other for holo hd.
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Same here.
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G-Man. said:
As I said - it hasn't 'needed' a re-write... Even as it stands now, its still more customizable than anything else out there, and smoother... what 'needs' changed?
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I'm just saying that it doesn't inspire confidence when the promised LauncherPro re-write was over a year and half ago, and both it and the dev's other main app -- UberMusic -- haven't seen updates in over a year. Some had even speculated that when Federico vanished without word he was either retired or dead ...
As far as what it 'needs': not much. Just updates to support ICS & Jellybean's new capabilities, and to fix the gmail notifications that broke when Google changed the Gmail api a loooong time ago.
I'm not dissing LauncherPro. It used to be the must-have launcher and I used it for about a year after I got my SGS1. It works great, but it's dated and stale (and broken in some ways), and there's better alternatives now IMO.

I used to use Launcher Pro all the time, but lately it seems like there is no support for it. I switched to Apex and I really like it. Go Launcher is pretty nice too.

Nova launcher pro. Although I'm not sure if this kills battery. My battery sucks. Could barely last the day..
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Nova Launcher PRIME.

Nova wins, for now...

I had been using Apex Pro for the past few months. About. 3 weeks ago I switched to Nova Prime and I liked its faster screen transitions but it doesn't have all the features of Apex so today I switched backfire Apex with Flat Icons.
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goodbye htc. hello samsung note 2

Been an htc user for so long, was eyeing the one x+ for tmobile initially, but after another exculsivity with at&t, i said thats it with htc. So i took the plunged and got the note 2, grey for me and white for the wife. Couldnt be happier. My one s and amaze going out the door now lol.
Anyway, what do you guys use for launcher? I think that using the same default layout for smaller screens in the note 2 is not good, as 5.5 inches can definitely display more that a 5x4 grid. At the same time i dont want to change the lcd density as i dont want the incompatibilities with market and some apps.
And will the spen work with other launchers the same way with touchwiz?
Btw, luvin this gadget more and more.

Im using apex and I think it's great. I use it to hide all the bloat apps I don't use.
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Geo411m said:
Im using apex and I think it's great. I use it to hide all the bloat apps I don't use.
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You can hide apps with stock launcher

haldi15 said:
You can hide apps with stock launcher
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I honestly didnt know that. Ive only used nexus devices and the s3 and now the note 2 where my first non nexus device and I put apex launcher day one so never got to play much with touchwiz launcher. Thanks for the tip.
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thanks. i have bought a bunch of launchersfrom apex to holo to go launcher.
will the s-pen functions still work with a different launcher?
anyway, i wrote this reply using the s-pen handwriting recognition. last time I had such a phone with the same capability was with the Sony Ericsson p1i and P910 before that

bangsters said:
Been an htc user for so long, was eyeing the one x+ for tmobile initially, but after another exculsivity with at&t, i said thats it with htc. So i took the plunged and got the note 2, grey for me and white for the wife. Couldnt be happier. My one s and amaze going out the door now lol.
Anyway, what do you guys use for launcher? I think that using the same default layout for smaller screens in the note 2 is not good, as 5.5 inches can definitely display more that a 5x4 grid. At the same time i dont want to change the lcd density as i dont want the incompatibilities with market and some apps.
And will the spen work with other launchers the same way with touchwiz?
Btw, luvin this gadget more and more.
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Nova Launcher all the way for me... Paid version is close to perfect and can do pretty much anything any other launcher can do... Just my opinion though...

shojus said:
Nova Launcher all the way for me... Paid version is close to perfect and can do pretty much anything any other launcher can do... Just my opinion though...
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Thanks!! Did you change lcd density? For me I think 4 column icons is a waste with the big screen. Does nova allow you to resize the icon size? I think only golauncher does that, but go launcher is a bit bloated imo.

On nova launcher you can choose how many rows and columns you want on your homescreen without changing the LCD density. It does resize the applications and does a plethora of other features as well.....
I would suggest you buy it.
Source: Purchased it and have always been happy and thought it to be the best app worth the money since you use it all the time.