Just got this phone.. so sick..
I bought launcher pro for my evo a while ago.. its OK, but haven't used it in a while... do you guys like adw better??any pros or cons for each???
Thanks.
Launcher pro has the sense like widgets etc... as far as customizing goes i think adw ex has the advantage but i stick with launcher pro. Im fully satisfied with it.
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Out of these 2 I like ADW EX the best, but I really am beginning to like the TW launcher a lot right now.
I spent $15 and bought spb launcher awhile back just to try something different and it was an amazing launcher... But I went back to launcher pro after only 2 or 3 days. ADW is pretty good I think but I'm too used to the way launcher pro runs.
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I used to live and die but ADW EX...but it failed me many times...no I'm on Go Launcher EX and love it. Tons of customization
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Had pro plus for a year. No more updates and always fc on my g2. Now I'm using Go launcher ex.
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Yea tried launcher pro... nothing new... ex looks great.. will use that.. thanks
Any themes you guys like for EX launcher ?
Had launcher pro.. Loved it but hard to Rly customize... Adw ex.. I'm usin it now Rly easy to customize.. That's y I switched... Adw over launcher pro in my book
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I've paid for both. Now using ADW EX and loving it.
Nemus launcher.
Yup nemus launcher ftw
I'm very happy with ADW Ex. I use the ICS Sqrd theme by datamonkey.
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Any themes you guys like for EX launcher ?
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ice cream go launcher ex theme. search it on market.
Go Launcher > adw and launcher pro, but between the latter two I prefer adw.
Go launcher > everything else
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I preferr go launcher.
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Adw hands down
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For me I love go launcher ex
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+1 was using ftl launcher but it froze too much
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Nova. Because it works on ICS and I can swipe my icons to launch applications.
ADW Ex because I paid for it.
Go Launcher EX. Endless customization... Used Zeam and ADW for the longest time prior.
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ADW Ex because I paid for it.
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x2 didnt pay much though, got it for .10 :-D
Apex ftw
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Right now Nova prime because of the gesture swipes and app drawer but I still like to use ADW EX because of how easy it is too customized
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Nova. Because it works on ICS and I can swipe my icons to launch applications.
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iSaint said:
Right now Nova prime because of the gesture swipes and app drawer but I still like to use ADW EX because of how easy it is too customized
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Thirded on the Nova launcher. Because I'm on ICS, but also because it's more featured than trebuchet or touchwiz, but faster and more nimble than apex.
iSaint said:
Right now Nova prime because of the gesture swipes and app drawer but I still like to use ADW EX because of how easy it is too customized
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Apex...
Extended Dock Feature...Which I like Next is Go Launcher... And then ADW EX...
All three are loaded on My Roms...Apex runs the best...IMHO...But I like all three...
Touchwiz, still haven't found anything faster. Love go launcher but it still lags on the app drawer.
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Go launcher EX. After using LPP for the longest ...tried Go for the first time a few weeks back, and uninstalled launcher pro
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Whatever comes with codename.
ADW EX.cause thats my choice
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Nova Prime set to hide status bar with swipe and same with open app drawer. Then my ADW EX set to hide dock and status bar with swipes. I use Home Switcher to go between the two. I love them both on ICS
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I'm still rocking Launcher Pro Plus. For me, its faster the GO Launcher and far less battery drain.
I tried ADW, but whenever I show my phone to somebody who isn't an Android geek ,they manage to screw something up like making the app tray vanish.
I'm still waiting for a *true* daily ICS ROM that I don't have to put up with app install issues or dramatically poorer battery life than GB, so I haven't tried Nova or Trebuchet.
has anyone tried the ported launcher from the Sony Xperia S its kick ass
running CM9
adw ex; i like apex, but adw is faster. nova not as configurable as either (no swipe up/down)
apex, you can use 190dpi and adjust the margins to use the entire home screen.
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I'm old school... Still rockin' LauncherPro
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I wanted to give TouchWiz a chance but I could only deal with it for about an hour. At first I replaced it with Holo Launcher since thats what I used on my SGS Vibrant but it was a bit buggy on the SGS3. I then installed Nova Launcher and its been pretty good.
Whats your favorite launcher to replace TouchWiz?
Apex Pro, no doubt!
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Agreed apex pro
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Nova Prime hands down.
Hands down after testing all of them the lightest and most customizable is adwlauncher ex.
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Hands down after testing all of them the lightest and most customizable is adwlauncher ex.
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You're kidding right ?
Hmm just for fun this should have been a poll hehe.
Apex pro for me so far is the best. It's fast, minimal, but feature packed. I used a bunch of other ones but they either too bloated, development is dead, or I noticed my battery starting to suffer. Apex pro is owning hard.
Does using an alternate launcher actually avoid loading touch wiz in the background? Asking because i see TW uses about 70 mb of ram and i don't really want two launchers taking up memory in the background.
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Go Launcher Ex all the way, just as fast as Nova or Apex but with more features. I have tried all 3 and I noticed Nova is a bit smoother than Go Launcher but I dont think its worth it to give up the customization that Goi Launcher offers
Nova Prime!
Apex pro without a doubt
Gotta agree with some of the others. Nova.
Apex pro here
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Tried them all, Go Launcher Ex is the best one I have used, they also have a lot of other apps, like Go SMS, Go Calender widget, that are integrated very nicely.
Give them a try and go with what suits your needs best, I did and I always went back to Go Launcher Ex.
They all copy from each other, Apex, Go, and ADW seem to have the same level of customization options, plus or minus one or two here and there.
Apex pro ftw. My girlfriend uses Nova and they are pretty much the same.
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I wanted to give TouchWiz a chance but I could only deal with it for about an hour. At first I replaced it with Holo Launcher since thats what I used on my SGS Vibrant but it was a bit buggy on the SGS3. I then installed Nova Launcher and its been pretty good.
Whats your favorite launcher to replace TouchWiz?
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Apex pro, faster than the others. Never has f/c yet.
Threw APEX Pro on it soon as I got it.
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Nova......!
Go launcher ex is really nice and has a lot of cool features
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I was looking around and I found nova and go launcher, I want to know if there are any other good ones
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I was looking around and I found nova and go launcher, I want to know if there are any other good ones
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personally i like go launcher ex,launcher pro, and adw launcher. just try it
i use apex launcher. based off jelly bean. really light weight. tons of customization. nova launcher is similar and works great as well.
Apex to the top
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It really depends on your preferences, I find stock the smoothest but Nova the most customisable.
Are there any launcher similar to go launcher's folder option within the drawer? That's something that I really like and have only found on go launcher.
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Nova launcher with Nova prime has something similar.
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Nova launcher with Nova prime has something similar.
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I'll try it
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I looked at it, the prime version has it. Thanks
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what about Chameloen?
Personally I don't like Chameleon, you can't add app short cuts on the home screen, widgets are limited and you can't create folders. Granted you can create your own widgets using HTML 5, however this doesn't solve the problem to people who don't know HTML 5. Neither can you use normal widgets as you would on a normal launcher. I suspect there will be more widgets in the future, but for 10usd it isn't worth it.
So Launcher 8 when it come.
Smexi-Nexi
I tried apex but it was way to complicated.
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Well I started out using Nova, then I went to Apex and now I am using Holo Launcher + which is much faster that the two previous launchers.
Holo was to dull to me
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I'm very satisfied with the holo launcher hd!
Dull? There are several options to personalize it..
Spb shell. Great launcher. Nova my second choice.,
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I'm very satisfied with the holo launcher hd!
Dull? There are several options to personalize it..
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Holo is a bit dull but Holo HD is on par with Apex/Nova but is much faster with less scrolling glitches. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher.hd
The HD version is made for JellyBean whereas the regular version is for ICS and lower.
I've been using nova prime and I'm pretty happy with it. I'm bummed that go launcher doesn't work well on the nexus 7. Hopefully they'll figure it out.
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I've been using nova prime and I'm pretty happy with it. I'm bummed that go launcher doesn't work well on the nexus 7. Hopefully they'll figure it out.
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because its phone based. go launcher hd, if you search itll say for tablet.
I tried go launcher HD and didn't dig the setup. I really like the phablet desktop, if I was using a larger tablet I think it would be perfect.
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I recently switched to Nova launcher and it seems like its overall smoother than Apex launcher which is what I've been using previously. What launchers have given you the best performance on ICS.
I'm also trying to figure out how to get other governors that would help with performance without killing my battery for AOKP Milestone 6.
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I like nova prime. But atom launcher is also a good favorite. Very light. I used atom on CNA and aokp and had great results
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Everything except go launcher ex is good.
All others have pros and cons. Go launcher feels like too much bloat. Dont know why.
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I have had good performance with apex, however I do like nova as well. Would put them as top 2, in no order.
In my experience, apex is far smoother than nova. Nova was very unresponsive for me.
I looove apex or stock launcher
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I always use apex.. tried nova didn't like it
And go launcher is a big hell no
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Nova seems nice to me especially since I got it for 25 cents. Lol
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Another vote for apex, smooth and great on battery.
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I really don't get the Apex/Nova rave on our device. Sammy gives us the stock launcher, you just have to switch to it. I only use Nova because I got it when it was on sale, not worth the regular price in my opinion.
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I really don't get the Apex/Nova rave on our device. Sammy gives us the stock launcher, you just have to switch to it. I only use Nova because I got it when it was on sale, not worth the regular price in my opinion.
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Apex just gives me a "Stock +" experience. I don't even use as many features as it has. Mainly just to use home button as app drawer(when on home screen), and have app/folder options in the scrollable dock.
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Best performance is stock launcher for me.
I have purchased and tried out both Nova and Apex Pro launchers. After using them both for a while I settled on Apex launcher. I am on a rooted stock jellybean firmware, Poland rollout. Both launchers are very similar in terms of overall design and behaviour but i chose Apex for the following reasons;
1.Fewer ui and app drawer redraws this is possibly because of the keep in memory feature which is not there in Nova. This might consume more memory but for me the resulting smoothness is worth it.
2. Unread email count, to put this into perspective understand I have three Gmail accounts set up on my phone. In Apex I get the total unread count across all 3 accounts whilst Nova gives me total unread for only the main account associated with my device.
The one thing i missed in Apex from Nova was the import homescreen feature as i had to set up my widgets all over again in Apex. That said i am sticking to Apex for now.
GoLaucher Ex is now unistalled from my S3 until further notice but it seems to still work reasonably well on my S2
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im using nova prime and liking it. came from apex pro which is very good
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apex, holo hd, and tsf shell
Nova Prime. The best so far. IMO
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Another vote for Apex here.
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Wrong section much?
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Nobody likes a rent-a-mod sir.
+1 for Nova prime.
I always choose Apex, its been my favorite since ICS. However, on Slick_Rick's latest AOKP it redraws almost every time I return to the home screen.
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Looking for some opinions.. I've always used Go Launcher EX and recently went to Nova. I love all the different "scrolling effects" you get with GLEX. What's everyone's favorite? I will try them all out as FREE versions but if I was to go to a paid version which one do you like the best?
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TSF Shell
Hands down the best launcher till date. I was into Nova Prime before but TSF takes the launcher experience to a whole new level. Agreed that the price is a little steep, but it's totally worth every last penny.
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Hands down the best launcher till date. I was into Nova Prime before but TSF takes the launcher experience to a whole new level. Agreed that the price is a little steep, but it's totally worth every last penny.
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You mean the TSF Shell? I saw it on the PlayStore.. Looks pretty cool!
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Action launcher pro is my favorite
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Mark me down for Nova Prime
Just switched from Nova Prime to Action Launcher Pro. Both are definitely worth checking out.
Nova for me
Nova Prime. It just works, customizable and super fast.
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Action launcher
Holo Launcher HD.
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I'd have to say nova prime but Themer has been really nice as well so my opinion may change as it progresses and adds more features.
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Smart launcher. Very minimalistic.
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S4 Launcher or Nova.
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Next Launcher and Go Launcher Ex are the best launchers thus far, with tons of features and customizations...... My only other two choices if I can't use Next or Go Launcher would be TouchWiz or Nova Launcher....
Nova
My Favorit launcher is nova.
U can do a lot of Weeks an fiddle around with it
I really like go launcher's ability to set random transitions, but I;m not a fan of it in general. So now i just use nova prime. Any other launchers with randomized transitions?
I pretty much live by Nova I always use it... I've tried others and nothing matches up
Starting to look at Aviate..not too bad especially for a beta.
Even everything.me launcher is pretty good.
Holo Launcher HD
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I'm not much for the launcher game so adw and adw.ex had been my launchers of choice all the way from my Samsung Moment days (spring 2010) to about a month ago. But then I found Apex.
I've used them all -- Helix, LauncherPro, 7, Go Launcher, Holo Launcher, Nova, ICS Launcher+, SL Launcher, Themer, a launcher that currently loses me on the name that had no actual home screen, Regina Launcher...you get the point. Right now, Apex is my launcher of choice. Themes I've used from day one of ADW still work, and I think it's speedy and well executed