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[Q]Best home replacement launcher for the GS2?

Getting a Gs2 soon and wanted you guys' thoughts on the best launcher to replace touchwiz 4.0.
LauncherPro Plus?
Adw?
Other?
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go launcher for sure
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fatboy547 said:
go launcher for sure
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I agree, go launcher is awesome very customizable. and if you want widgets get color widgets in the market for facebook, contacts etc.

Im using the ADW with the ICS icons.

This is a massive bit of personal opinion war waiting to happen. Personally, I've used lpp for awhile now and have tried the others but never been really satisfied.
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Launcher Pro Plus! Great Widgets...
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Try the sony ericsson 4 corner launcher. I use that one.

I'm using regina. Give it a shot.

I really like Launcher Pro's option to hide apps from the drawer but like options from other launchers. Is there any other launcher that can hide apps?

Getting ready to try Lpp now. Thanks for the replies.
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Im using go launcher with suave hd theme and it is veryyyyy clean and elegant

Gingerbread launcher. I like simple
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The_Biz said:
Try the sony ericsson 4 corner launcher. I use that one.
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I can't seem to find that launcher
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GO launcher is the first I've tried, but I really like it. It's very customizable.
I still have to try out the others... But I've decided that landscape and slick animated transitions are must-have features for me after using GO launcher.
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I was a long time user of Launcher Pro but recently switched to go launcher. It really can do everything LPP can do and more. Widgets are.... different.... I don't think one has a widget advantage on the other but I'm sure many will disagree with me. Go launcher has plently of easy to assemble custom themes where launcher pro you really have to change things manually. Go launcher lets you do that also. I felt Launcher pro ran smoother on my evo4g but on my gsII go launcher runs awesome

sorry Zeam launcher is the best in my opinion, very sleek and it has just enough options to make it great.
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stevekixs said:
I can't seem to find that launcher
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I got that from a vibrant rom, i guess i would do a xda search for it!

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go launcher for sure
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i use that on every phone
too bad i found out about Go Launcher EX after, i paid for the full version of Launcher Pro Plus (which lags badly on most phones, except i9000)
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stevekixs said:
I can't seem to find that launcher
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
Deebo took your bike too?

the ics launcher is pretty nice
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.SyndicateApps.ICSv2&feature=search_result

go launcher with lcd resolution at 200 looks and runs awesome

Alternate dialer

I think the gnex dialer is beautiful but I hate how it does not have t9 predictive text for finding a contact very quickly. What alternate dialer does everybody recommend?
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Dialer One gives you this option and seems to work fine on ICS.

Check out exDialer - a MIUI style dialer; T9; supports themes (including a nice ICS theme). I had been using DialerOne for 2 years and recently made the move to exDialer with no regrets

I have tried dialer one in the past but just downloaded exdialer with the ics theme and love it, thanks!
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Contapps. Great Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, and Linkeden integration, too!
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jhalsey205 said:
Check out exDialer - a MIUI style dialer; T9; supports themes (including a nice ICS theme). I had been using DialerOne for 2 years and recently made the move to exDialer with no regrets
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+1 to this. I love it. it even has an ICS theme if you like the light blue color.

TouchPal Dialer is also nice.

jhalsey205 said:
Check out exDialer - a MIUI style dialer; T9; supports themes (including a nice ICS theme). I had been using DialerOne for 2 years and recently made the move to exDialer with no regrets
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This is great!

jhalsey205 said:
Check out exDialer - a MIUI style dialer; T9; supports themes (including a nice ICS theme). I had been using DialerOne for 2 years and recently made the move to exDialer with no regrets
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Sick! Thanks. do I need notigo? Does the zip work in ics?

thescreensavers said:
Sick! Thanks. do I need notigo? Does the zip work in ics?
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Notigo is nice so that it can clear the missed calls. The zip will no longer work with modern versions of CWM but you can still extract the apk from the zip and put it into /system/app yourself and reset the permissions for the same effect.

Can someone extract the main ics dialer's icon and replace the exdialer app icon with it? Then thankfully post the apk here?
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kindiboy said:
Can someone extract the main ics dialer's icon and replace the exdialer app icon with it? Then thankfully post the apk here?
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I second this. the exdialer icon is so ugly

Found a solution, desktop Visualizer when you pick an icon select an app icon.
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kindiboy said:
Found a solution, desktop Visualizer when you pick an icon select an app icon.
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+this
It's exactly what I just finished doing so it looks like I'm still using the stock dialer/contact apps. Couldn't be easier.

Typically I would use an Alt Launcher like Go Launcher, pin the exDialer to the bar, change the icon, then hide it in the main drawer.

Find attached exdialer v59 with main icon changed (the one from default phone app). Resigned. Please uninstall existing version on phone before installing or you will receive a certificate mismatch error.
MD5: 1CB9ED88E9B1D5A468F6D914FEE80D84

Most ROMs have t9 dialing enabled in the stock phone app now. This was a big pet peeve of mine too, and one of the deciding factors to flash Gummy Nex. That, and the enabled AOSP tethering.

I'm using android Revolution that doesn't have t9 dialing plus others may prefer the Exdialer.
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myxcon said:
I'm using android Revolution that doesn't have t9 dialing plus others may prefer the Exdialer.
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Sorry, wasn't being rude, I just wanted to let others know if they like the stock dialer and want t9, they have options
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Tw with ics app drawer?

Has anyone been working on this? I like the tw widgets and the ease of the ics widget/app drawer. If not i am pleading to the wonderful devs. Is this possible?
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You can flash Calkulin's E4GT 2 Rom. After first boot you can choose to use TWLauncher as your default launcher. If it doesn't work, go to
Settings>> Manage Applications<< Scroll down to "Launcher" and clear default
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527041

I know that.that is not what I'm asking.I'm asking about a blend between ics and tw. Using the general tw launcher with the app drawer from ics that way the tw widgets arent sized all messed up.
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nthornton1990 said:
I know that.that is not what I'm asking.I'm asking about a blend between ics and tw. Using the general tw launcher with the app drawer from ics that way the tw widgets arent sized all messed up.
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modifying the app drawer to behave like stock ics would have no impact on widget size.

the stock tw widgets are obviously not compatible with the ics launcher because they are made for TW. so again i would like to see a modified TW launcher with the ics app drawer....
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nthornton1990 said:
the stock tw widgets are obviously not compatible with the ics launcher because they are made for TW. so again i would like to see a modified TW launcher with the ics app drawer....
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I think there's some confusion going on here. Widgets are not all necessarily launcher specific. There are some that are optimized for a certain launcher (as in TW) but that doesn't necessarily regulate them to only being used on that specific launcher.
If you're looking for an ICS look and feel I'd recommend either Apex or Nova from the Play Store.
My personal favorite is Apex. If you're worried about keeping the widgets looking nice you can long press a widget and then resize it. You also have the ability to customize the number of rows and columns to get it feeling 100% perfect.
Nova has a lot of the same things and some people prefer it over Apex but most of the advanced features require you to buy the pro version.
Here's a screenshot of a TW optimized widget I resized in a variety of ways using Apex.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!

I'm on nova and I changed the number of columns and rows to Max and added force allow to resize Widgets so I kinda have them working
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What's your current launcher and why?

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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phatmanxxl said:
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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neuteboomt said:
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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Favorite Launchers...

Title says it all. I'm running the latest cm10 with the trebuchet stock launcher. Wanting a launcher that supports scrollable widgets while also having the persistent Google search bar ... any ideas which one will do this? Any free? Or will I have to buy my first app?
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I use Nova. It has what you're looking for and its free unless you want the pro features, I also used apex for a long time, they are both really good. I feel nova is a little smoother
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Thanks! Last question on this... Can launchers kill battery faster than stock launchers?
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Oh boy. Tried nova. Didn't work for a scrollable widget I have. Holo did. But no persistent search. Holo HD had the search but no option to enable scrolling widgets. :banghead:
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msolaw said:
Thanks! Last question on this... Can launchers kill battery faster than stock launchers?
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My apologies I've never used scrolling widgets so I didn't know it did not work. As far as battery I have never noticed any extra drain by using different launchers.
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msolaw said:
Title says it all. I'm running the latest cm10 with the trebuchet stock launcher. Wanting a launcher that supports scrollable widgets while also having the persistent Google search bar ... any ideas which one will do this? Any free? Or will I have to buy my first app?
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Until UKB and Viper I was using CM10 and Apex Launcher was my go-to. It's got the persistent search bar as an option and also used my scrollable calendar widget with it.
EDIT: It's also free with the option to buy, which gives you more customization.

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Until UKB and Viper I was using CM10 and Apex Launcher was my go-to. It's got the persistent search bar as an option and also used my scrollable calendar widget with it.
EDIT: It's also free with the option to buy, which gives you more customization.
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+1 on apex. I have a calendar widget that scrolls and it offers the persistent search.

I'm using the photo contacts widget and it won't work w apex. If you look on the market it says adw, go, etc ... any launcher that supports scrollable widgets. So should I assume the widget is at fault? Is there an option to enable it in apex that I'm missing?
Any of you guys have suggestions on a good contacts widget? I like the photo contacts one and have used it since day 1 but maybe its time to move on....
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msolaw said:
I'm using the photo contacts widget and it won't work w apex. If you look on the market it says adw, go, etc ... any launcher that supports scrollable widgets. So should I assume the widget is at fault? Is there an option to enable it in apex that I'm missing?
Any of you guys have suggestions on a good contacts widget? I like the photo contacts one and have used it since day 1 but maybe its time to move on....
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I haven't used it, so it's hard to say, but they don't specifically mention nova or apex. Wish I could be more helpful.

I've used nova, apex, and go, and I always seem to go back to trebuchet, I hardly ever use Widgets so its the cleanest launcher for me
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The new ADW launcher is awesome. Just got updated.

New ADW!?!!! WTF?!?!!?!!!!!!!!!!!
Boner.

haven't tried the new adw but it looks sick

Take a look at the most recent reviews for ADW launcher.....looks like the dev screwed up bad, or people are stupid.
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Triscuit said:
Take a look at the most recent reviews for ADW launcher.....looks like the dev screwed up bad, or people are stupid.
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I played around with the newest update and am going to stick with Nova for now.
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Jizzylax said:
I played around with the newest update and am going to stick with Nova for now.
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Care to elaborate?
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Jizzylax said:
New ADW!?!!! WTF?!?!!?!!!!!!!!!!!
Boner.
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Yes indeed... version 1.3.3.7.... see what they did there? LoL... I haven't used it yet though... I'm sure it's great, ADW was always my launcher when on gingerbread or CM7... wonder how it mixes with CM9 or 10....
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Pure awesome. Thanks adw. Persistent search bar and scrollable widgets. Very smooth and tons of options. Adios nova and apex.
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Sure.
Not a big fan of the pop up menu in the new ADW. Would like to see it as optional. Also the transitions are a bit choppy even with some speed tweaks. Those were the only things I have noticed off the bat. I plan on playing with it more but will probably revert to Nova pending future ADW EX updates.
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I'm using scrollable widgets on nova.
I'm confused as why you guys cannot maybe because I am prime?
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