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touch wiz vs. launcher pro

Used touch wiz for a few days. Not bad at all. I just love the simplicity and familiarity of launcher pro.

I had launcher pro on my atrix 4G. This is my first time using touch wiz. Minus the ugly icons I kinda like it so far.
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This is the first time I have ever liked the skin. I have used motoblur, sense, and now touchwiz. Blur was slow and Sense was buggy.
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I'm loving the new TouchWiz.
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I always use launcher pro but I might stick with touchwiz for a while. Its so much better than the touchwiz on the epic.
The Evo3D Killer!!!

Androidfreakz said:
I'm loving the new TouchWiz.
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+1
I just dont see a reason to use the others. I used them on my Moment, Intercept, and Optimus S because of slowness and bugginess.
TW moves fluid, looks good, and all the widgets work well with it so I am way satisfied with my phone. I have not had a issue yet. I want root but I want just the most simple root possible just so I can install a couple of rooted apps I like. The roms and all that I just dont see a need for with this phone. Its about perfect right out the box.

I used LauncherPro on my previous Photon because their UI sucked but the TouchWiz on the Sammy works just fine for me. I have LauncherPro installed but have not switched as of yet. Might just stay with TW as it is working just fine so far.

TW working fine here. Just wish it had the abililty for scrolling widgets and resizing of all widgets, not just the TW widgets.

New touch wiz isn't to bad but I use go launcher it is the best. launcher pro is nice but go launcher stays more up to date and is smoother I think
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I agree I jave used go launcher since I got the phone. Big fan
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yaboybiggs said:
I agree I jave used go launcher since I got the phone. Big fan
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Same here. It's like a blend of ADW and MiUi, I'm a big fan.
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I switched to launcher pro from touchwiz because its much more simple. I have ADWLauncher EX but when I set it as my default launcher it will some how send me back to touchwiz so I'm on Launcher Pro until we get a stable root and rom going then its on to customization of this baddass phone!

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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New Tablet Launcher

Hey everyone, Go Launcher Dev Team released a beta HD Launcher for tablets.
http://golauncher.goforandroid.com/2012/03/go-launcher-hd-v1-0-beta/
Currently rocking it.
*It's just a beta and I'm sure all the great "GO" features are still to come.
IMO: Not as great as the stock HC/ICS launchers (Props to Google) but once they add a lot of features, it will be a great improvement.
Anyway, test it out see for yourselves and send feedback using, Menu in the top right.

Good new !! Thk
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Joecascio2000 said:
Hey everyone, Go Launcher Dev Team released a beta HD Launcher for tablets.
http://golauncher.goforandroid.com/2012/03/go-launcher-hd-v1-0-beta/
Currently rocking it.
*It's just a beta and I'm sure all the great "GO" features are still to come.
IMO: Not as great as the stock HC/ICS launchers (Props to Google) but once they add a lot of features, it will be a great improvement.
Anyway, test it out see for yourselves and send feedback using, Menu in the top right.
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Demo of go launcher HD on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u_wxgPz_iI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I like this. It is real slick. Not much in the way of customization, yet. But it is faster and much smoother.
I like the bar at the bottom better.

What is your fav. Launcher guys? ADW ? GO ? or something else?

Raul77 said:
What is your fav. Launcher guys? ADW ? GO ? or something else?
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apex or nova
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ptesmoke said:
apex or nova
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I'm with you on those two, was using Nova on my Nexus for quite some time, until I discovered Apex, that auto-grid feature is killer, more space on my tab and my phone, and things still look the same.
I did try Go Launcher, and it's pretty nice, but not for me, doesn't fit in with the whole ICS aestethic (which I love)

Apex FTW! I love the ICS look too, GO just makes me feel like I'm back on gingerbread or froyo
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Best performing launchers?

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
Tappin' Typin'

I always use apex.. tried nova didn't like it
And go launcher is a big hell no
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

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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kingsway8605 said:
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

Wrong section much?
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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.

Mattix724 said:
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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ADW Launcher is Back

Remember ADW Launcher from Donut/Gingerbread days? It's back!
ADW Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher
ADWEX: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEwMiwib3JnLmFkd2ZyZWFrLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0.
Going to give it a try and see how it does when paired up against Nova & Apex.

zephiK said:
Remember ADW Launcher from Donut/Gingerbread days? It's back!
ADW Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher
ADWEX: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEwMiwib3JnLmFkd2ZyZWFrLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0.
Going to give it a try and see how it does when paired up against Nova & Apex.
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Holy s**t, I gave up on ADW ages ago and jumped to Apex... I'm going to have to give it another shot and see how it compares. Thanks for the heads-up.

It's been a long time I haven't used ADW...
It looks good, I've been playing with screens and settings for 20mn... it feels like home, but better.
The best feature Apex desn't have is changing icons size... Just for that, I could forget Apex and stick to ADW (why creating 128x128 icons when Apex resize them to some tiny half sized icons ?!!)
I've encountered some few bugs (I guess) with theming dock.. nothing important though, as I usually get rid of it and go for full screen
Adding widgets pop up is amazing.. think tablet mode.. 2 panels with previews.. that's trully sexy.. <3

Still runs like **** on the Nexus. Back to Nova Prime.
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Smokeey said:
Still runs like **** on the Nexus. Back to Nova Prime.
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It's a first release. Why so harsh/troll?

zephiK said:
It's a first release. Why so harsh/troll?
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Because it still runs like ****.
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Smokeey said:
Because it still runs like ****.
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Then don't use it, simple as that. No need for the unnecessary language.

cant use adw on my gnexus ;o instant crash when im going into adw settings...running JB Milestone 1..
really annoying =(

Looking good, the only thing I don't like is the auto adjust dock bar, I mean we can't put for ex. 3 icons on the left and have the right side free.

Smokeey said:
Because it still runs like ****.
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Your Nexus must suck cause it's running smooth for me 60 + fps. Thanks for thread OP! Wouldn't of thought to check ADW again lol.

Smokeey said:
Because it still runs like ****.
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Nope, it does run like butter on ice..
Something's wrong with your phone.

fredmode01 said:
Nope, it does run like butter on ice..
Something's wrong with your phone.
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Same here.. he's probably a troll.

Wow. Very good..I always use CM and I love adw. XD. This update is very good. thanks..
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plmosqueda said:
Wow. Very good..I always use CM and I love adw. XD. This update is very good. thanks..
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I wonder if they'd replace Trebucket with ADW as they did back during the CM7 days when ADW was the default launcher.

zephiK said:
I wonder if they'd replace Trebucket with ADW as they did back during the CM7 days when ADW was the default launcher.
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That will be nice. Trebuchet is good but I think that we can do more things with adw. I have some hours with the new adw and works really nice to me and my cm10..XD
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Did ADW ever go anywhere? They brought ICS style like months ago..before I got my Nexus I remember trying it out. In fact pretty sure I was running ICS at the time on my Xperia, so it was my first choice since it had the ICS look and Launcher pro didn't.

I don't particularly like it more than Nova, but at least I don't present my own opinion in such an unpleasant manner. *sets tea down
Jolly good to hear ADW back in business though! Now where did fedrico go..

The revamped ui is AWESOME!! And its super smooth!! Awesome stuff!!
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Hmm.. I don't see the ability to rename folders. Unless it's there and I'm blind .

zetsumeikuro said:
Hmm.. I don't see the ability to rename folders. Unless it's there and I'm blind .
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Just as icons, double tap on any folders, and a pop up appears to delete or edit it.. choose edit and rename..