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Zeam Launcher

a nice launcher for anyone that wants speed
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/zeam-launcher-for-android-updated/
specially for those people complaining about lag

AllGamer said:
a nice launcher for anyone that wants speed
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/zeam-launcher-for-android-updated/
specially for those people complaining about lag
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Just wanted to post this , It is on the market too. Very nice launcher with sideways scrollable dock and pinch to select different homescreens.
and of course very speedy.
the xda thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664149

I´ve been using this for awhile now and i think it much smoother and faster than LP. I really recommend this homescreen!

I just downloaded Zeam and I'm test driving it now. That and skyfire browser. Both look quite promising so far.thanks for the recommendation.

Just downloaded this and it is now my default launcher, thanks very much
I really should change my signature as I dumped the Blackberry for Android

I just found this other day, Man I've been missing out on some speed!
I've been a fan of LauncherPro for a while and brought it even though I never use any of the widgets that come with it. Sure LauncherPro is AWSOME but Zeam blows it out of the water purely based on speed. I sometimes run out of memory and LauncherPro reloads itself or has a fit (hey the developer even knows this so he's doing a complete rewrite of LauncherPro NOW) but with Zeam I have yet seen it reload itself due to lack of memory, and even if it did reload itself its hell fast!
Zeam full screen mode with LCD Density Changer set to 180 and a decent Clock wdiget makes my sgs look all so pwetty and no fear of ram issues as Zeam only uses 10megs while the Best launcher which is LauncherPro uses about 22-30megs. Sure Zeam don't have ALL the features and widgets that LauncherPro has but damn, with the extra speed and ram you can find 3rd party widgets
I give this launcher two thumbs and toes up

Just downloaded how do i make it rotate
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omiks3 said:
Just downloaded how do i make it rotate
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Long press screen->Preferences->General->Sensor rotation
This is a very nice launcher, thanks for the tip

banttu said:
Long press screen->Preferences->General->Sensor rotation
This is a very nice launcher, thanks for the tip
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Thanks yeh this launcher is tip top
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make zeam the default - sort of
Hi,
I also love Zeam, but would like to make it my default launcher. When I reboot my Galaxy it still comes up with twlauncher as the default interface.
Can anyone tell me how to make zeam launch rather than twlauncher?

@ninereeds did you check the box that says "use by default for this action"? if so then it will go into Zeam each time.
i think you can only do this once otherwise it goes to tw launcher. if you missed out then the simplest way would be to uninstall zeam, then reinstall, press the home button and it will ask you again what do you want to open.
hope this helps

Does this launcher have a selection for Swype up-applications ?
Im using ADW and in swype up i have enter an application which is very usefull for me...(its a screen off application and with a swype up with my finger on the screen the phone closes)

ninereeds said:
Hi,
I also love Zeam, but would like to make it my default launcher. When I reboot my Galaxy it still comes up with twlauncher as the default interface.
Can anyone tell me how to make zeam launch rather than twlauncher?
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You need to download Home Switcher from the market, you can then setup Zeam as your default launcher from there, when you reboot Zeam will be the launcher plus Home switcher is Free

Definitely my new launcher! Great post! Love the bar at the bottom!

StellaDel said:
You need to download Home Switcher from the market, you can then setup Zeam as your default launcher from there, when you reboot Zeam will be the launcher plus Home switcher is Free
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home switcher doesn't work with froyo though, incase you are using froyo.
otherwise works really good on elcair

I'd like to switch over from LauncherPro to Zeam and try it out again, but I can't make do without either the Samsung widgets or those of LP. If anyone can guide me to third party widgets for friends streams, and other widgets like in LP, I'd love to give Zeam another go...

Gave it a try. I liked it until I tried to find a way to hide certain apps from the app drawer. Looks like that's not possible, so back to LauncherPro for me.
Maybe in future it will get more features, then I'll take another look at it.

WOW miles fast than Launcher Pro. Only setting I'm missing is the hide apps in app drawer which I can live without given the speed improvement and the awesomeness of that bottom bar.

Impressive and certainly has potential but needs more customisation options to be able to compete with ADW & Launcher Pro in my opinion.

Hi,
if you would like to make Zeam as your default Launcher you have to use ClearDefaultHome (Market app and it's free). It's the same as HomeSwitcher but supports all Froyo releases.
Greetz...PittBrad

[APP] ADW Launcher EX 1.0

check out this new enhanced version of ADW launcher from the same developer as Christmas present.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD5WD-HDagM&feature=player_embedded#

Coming from Go Launcher, none of this is new.

cool, faster than Go Launcher

Pretty fast, I like it! The app drawer is sooooo smooth (compared to launcherpro). but launcherpro widgets are too useful lol. I run like 4 launchers on my sgs lol.

MikeyMike01 said:
Coming from Go Launcher, none of this is new.
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I agree but go launcher still falls short when compared to ADW and launcherpro in terms of customization options available.

I think it's the best one

hi, do i need to uninstall adw 1.3.5 then install this version? or i can juz do a upgrade? thks

awesome launcher. very smooth. plus very nice desktop scrolling animations.

jassired said:
check out this new enhanced version of ADW launcher from the same developer as Christmas present.
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But why Christmas present ? Do I have to pay for my presents ?
BR O.J.

Gingerbread launcher has blown everything else out the water for me at the moment. Basic but solid and fast. I have not used my LauncherPro for ages now.

Installed this yesterday and while launcher pro is good this EX version is by far the most advanced launcher out there. For starters there is icon and label scaling, easy icon swapping for not just schortcuts but also folders. Groups in the app tray (although I haven't figured out how they work exactly.) And custom animations. Definitely worth the couple bucks and the small hassle of switching.
IMO this just raised the bar and it should force some new features in the competing launchers which is always a good thing.

only 2 swype gesture, not good for me

Isn't this launcher open source? What's stopping anyone from making a free fork?

spasms said:
Isn't this launcher open source? What's stopping anyone from making a free fork?
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The EX version is not open source.

another FREE fast Launcher is: Zeam Launcher

Anyone else unable to backup ADW settings? I could the first time but it now give me a "Error backing up ADW settings" message. I can backup the desktop config just fine.

Best launcher I've tried and I've tried them all.
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Yeah that's the best one, soo much customizable and smooth. I'll miss the Launcher Pro glass dock BTW

Is it me or can't you change the dock in adw launcher?

antisp1n said:
Anyone else unable to backup ADW settings? I could the first time but it now give me a "Error backing up ADW settings" message. I can backup the desktop config just fine.
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Same issue here as well...
"Backup desktop configuration" is working without any problem. But ADW settings has got an error message only.

Launcher Questions

I would like to know some of your opinions. Please I am looking for a launcher that has very little to no battery drain. Very smooth. I used launcherpro but that thing never gets updated and the update they just had doesn't fix anything. So Any Suggestions?

tcooper85 said:
I would like to know some of your opinions. Please I am looking for a launcher that has very little to no battery drain. Very smooth. I used launcherpro but that thing never gets updated and the update they just had doesn't fix anything. So Any Suggestions?
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Get adw ex great launcher and its super smooth with better features
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Adw all the way. I was a fan of luncher pro but after a lack of updates and home screen Freeze up and other bugs, I'm now a fan of adw.

I choose launcherpro, uses the least amount of RAM of all the launchers. So its the fastest when multitasking
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zanderman112 said:
I choose launcherpro, uses the least amount of RAM of all the launchers. So its the fastest when multitasking
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LauncherPro is my choice as well. But, OP, you should try all of the popular free options:
- LauncherPro
- ADW
- Go Launcher (new and getting more popular)
- Zeam (fast!)
- others, but those are the big names

I personally like either Go Launcher Ex (my current favorite) or ADW. The single feature that I cannot live without is the ability to organize the App Drawer.
Go Launcher lets you create folders to move items into. Also has a nice recent list and task manager built into the app drawer.
ADW lets you create categories to assign items to. Dock is a little more feature rich.

k0nane said:
LauncherPro is my choice as well. But, OP, you should try all of the popular free options:
- LauncherPro
- ADW
- Go Launcher (new and getting more popular)
- Zeam (fast!)
- others, but those are the big names
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I'll add some of the others: Open Home 6, Launcher7, HeLauncher, dxTop. And there are some extracted from other phones here on xda like: Acer Liquid Launcher, LG Home, Xperia Arc launcher.
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+1 GO launcher.

i was using zeam and it was nice but then the orientation started acting screwy...so i deleted it and got adw launcher ex and what a difference! i absolutely love this launcher and they have so many different themes (free and paid) that change your phone and icons such as an ipad theme, htc theme, mac os, gingerbread theme. really great app and i haven't seen any type of battery drain. i used launcher pro but i was really a fan. and like i said zeam started misbehaving. you really can't go wrong with adw launcher ex and it barely touches your memory if you install themes which is nice!!!

[Q] Best launcher and the feature/advantage of that launcher you can't live without

What is the best LAUNCHER in ur comparison..and the best feature that makes it awesome...(eg. mine is goLauncherex coz it have swipe in the screen to do additional options like swipe down for notification or open helicopter view of all home screens).....REPLY PLZ

I use adw ex because its fast. But when Zeam has widget scrolling back i will use that mainly cause, adw ex is fast but it uses more memory and sacrifices graphics. You can check this by using a dark/black coloured widget and then scrolling, you will see it distort.

I use ADW Launcher Ex, it has the same swipe features and many themes available
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+1 for ADW Launcher Ex, it just seems to move smoother and more fluidly than others ive tried.

Tried several all they all have advantages, still, surprisingly, I am now quite used to TouchWiz on the Galaxy S2 2.3.3 and while it is not perfect, decided to stop bothering with other launchers for now. It does a fair, fast/fluid job and I complement it with a couple of widget-thingies like Elixir and a couple of apps like Tasker and ZDTools.
The good part is that it appears to be very stable. I'll probably keep using it until something amazing shows up.

LauncherPro, tried Zeam and Go Ex, both rather slowly working. But I like the feature on GoEx launcher to open the recent apps out of the appdrawer...

I like Go Launcher's ability to uninstall an app just by long-pressing on the app icon in the drawer of home screen, and that you could add up to 30 screens--something few launchers can do.
ALso the many themes and icons that it has for free download. Font packs though, are not its strength. You'd have to look elsewhere for fonts.

Borat38 said:
I like Go Launcher's ability to uninstall an app just by long-pressing on the app icon in the drawer of home screen, and that you could add up to 30 screens--something few launchers can do.
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30 screens -> will be BAD SLOW! i have 3 screens and it is really enough...
launcher pro: tap long on an icon, drag it over the trash can and wait -> so you can uninstall it

I love adw launcher being able to hide app labels, looks much cleaner.
Quite like transparent app drawer too!
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[Q] Larger app dock?

Hey guys, is there an app I can download that will replace my current dock with a scrollable one (like the one in stock android roms)? I've tried Apex Launcher but I didn't like the fact that I have to re-create all m folders and also it wasn't running smoothly on my HOX (the carousel was lagging), so I'd rather download an app instead of a launcher. Thanks in advance!

I would have said apex launcher. I'm using it now and it is the most lag free launcher there is. One huge benefit using a launcher like this is that it restores your folders and set up nicely with titanium if you are constantly flagging ROMS.
Give it another go as they did have a recent update.
Otherwise try Nova or zeam launcher.
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I am using GO Launcher EX with all the other apps that comes with it ( GO SMS,GO Keyboard,Go Contacts,GO Locker,etc) and i don't have any problem with it.Runs smoothly with all the effects and doesn't take up more than 60 MB or RAM.In my opinion it is the best launcher out there.Don't know why but i didn't feel that vibe with Apex if you know what i mean.

jeyml said:
I am using GO Launcher EX with all the other apps that comes with it ( GO SMS,GO Keyboard,Go Contacts,GO Locker,etc) and i don't have any problem with it.Runs smoothly with all the effects and doesn't take up more than 60 MB or RAM.In my opinion it is the best launcher out there.Don't know why but i didn't feel that vibe with Apex if you know what i mean.
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Just tried GO Launcher EX, Zeam Launcher and Nova launcher.
Go Launcher EX:
Considering the fact that I just want a larger dock, GO Launcher EX isn't for me, it's too chaotic with all its features.
Zeam Launcher.
There's something to this launcher's scrolling that I don't like.
Noba Launcher:
I actually liked this one, I find it perfect! But there's one more thing. How energy efficient is it? I don't want it to waste more battery than Sense which already wastes too much battery! Are there any statistics about battery consumption?

Why don't you try UCCW(Ultimate Custom Clock Widget)?It's the best out there and there is a whole topic of clocks made here on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912545
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694879

jeyml said:
I am using GO Launcher EX with all the other apps that comes with it ( GO SMS,GO Keyboard,Go Contacts,GO Locker,etc) and i don't have any problem with it.Runs smoothly with all the effects and doesn't take up more than 60 MB or RAM.In my opinion it is the best launcher out there.Don't know why but i didn't feel that vibe with Apex if you know what i mean.
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jeyml said:
Why don't you try UCCW(Ultimate Custom Clock Widget)?It's the best out there and there is a whole topic of clocks made here on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912545
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694879
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What do clock widgets have anything to do with what I'm asking?

Energokinetic said:
Are there any statistics about battery consumption?
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A different launcher shouldn't really have any more or less battery consumption. Anyway, afaik Nova is a bit lighter than Rosie in terms of RAM etc.

a704e said:
A different launcher shouldn't really have any more or less battery consumption. Anyway, afaik Nova is a bit lighter than Rosie in terms of RAM etc.
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Thank you!