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I'm currently running Legendary ROM RC2. Love the ROM, but since upgrading from RC1 to RC2, the launcher on the home screen has changed from 5 buttons to 3.
Is there a way to change this back, or adjust the settings? I'd like to stay on the latest RC2.
What I really want is to change the Phone button to the Messeging button. Nowadays, I text way more than I talk now.
Any help or insight is appreciated.
I don't understand what it was about that but I think if you reflash it it will give you back the 5 icon launcher I'm not sure but why? Happend to me a couple times.
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Go Launcher was removed. Just grab another launcher from the market. I use Zeam. You have 5 icons on the dock and it scrolls so you can have more.
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kennyglass123 said:
Go Launcher was removed. Just grab another launcher from the market. I use Zeam. You have 5 icons on the dock and it scrolls so you can have more.
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No it wasn't go launcher... I remember it was the stock gingerbread 2.3.5 launcher but when I flash 2.2 it went down to 3 icons and it said 2.3.4.... so I had to reflash and it was back to 2.3.5
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Biggoron said:
No it wasn't go launcher... I remember it was the stock gingerbread 2.3.5 launcher but when I flash 2.2 it went down to 3 icons and it said 2.3.4.... so I had to reflash and it was back to 2.3.5
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Ah...can't keep track of all these builds and all the launchers. Found remnants of Go launcher on my phone and thought that was it. This is why I stick with Zeam. It doesn't matter what launcher the ROM builder puts on then.
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Have you tried using a different launcher?
I use launcher pro. You can download various launchers from the market & try them out.
Launcherpro has 5 dock icons at the bottom & are scrollable, I have three sets available on mine.
I like launcherpro but you should look around the android market & try some out, also be sure to play around in the settings for the launcher most of them will really do a lot of cool stuff.....
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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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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Can anyone help me with why I should use any launcher over GO Launcher? I have rooted and installed the new Calkulin V1.6 ROM.
Thanks!
Personally I feel as if Go Launcher was not specialized for Android 4.0, so I stuck with NOVA launcher. BTW you should give that a shot, I didn't like it at first, but I grew into and now its running great. I also run Calk's E4GT 2 v1.6, and it is great. It should come with NOVA launcher if you didn't apply the barebones converter.
Here's a link if you did:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en
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Personally I feel as if Go Launcher was not specialized for Android 4.0, so I stuck with NOVA launcher. BTW you should give that a shot, I didn't like it at first, but I grew into and now its running great. I also run Calk's E4GT 2 v1.6, and it is great. It should come with NOVA launcher if you didn't apply the barebones converter.
Here's a link if you did:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en
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Is there any to pull my screens from Go Launcher into Nova? Also, dumb question, how do I pull up the app drawer in Nova???
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Is there any to pull my screens from Go Launcher into Nova? Also, dumb question, how do I pull up the app drawer in Nova???
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You can't transfer screens across different launchers, at least not to my knowledge, the format isn't really standardized. If you don't see the app drawer, hold onto any empty space in the launcher until a menu comes up. Select Nova Actions and the app drawer should be there. You can drag that into the dock so it stays there.
Go feels bloated and slow to me, switch back to regular or tw and its faster and smoother.
I use adw ex because go lags n freezes and doesnt have the draw animations I like
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Really? Go never lags or freezes and I have about 30 themes installed and tons of apps.
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Go launcher also lags and freezes for me. I use adw ex
I don't like GO because it looks tacky and it's really bloated. All the widgets just seem to suck battery. ADW EX all the way
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Actually I take that back. I'm loving Launcher 7 right now!
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Trebuchet or Nova
If you want as close to pure ICS as possible, download the Trebuchet launcher. If you want a few more features, I like Nova Prime. I've tried Go! Launcher several times, and although themes are plentiful and there are some impressive transitions, I always get bored of the fluff and extra menus and choose something more minimalist. In my case, I flashed to ICS because I wanted to have a simpler bloat-free experience, and intentionally adding more seems counterproductive.
If you're rooted, I say why use any rom other than blu kuban? Best experience I've had to date.
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Apex to me seems to be the best as of right now and really stable. I even bought the pro key
I use Nova Launcher because it's really smooth, polished, and has a ton of features. I used to use GO but it has sooo much bloatware. Why does a Launcher need to have its own App store, Lockscreens, messages, etc.? GO runs really smooth, but the features and different aspects just make it look unorganized in my opinion and cluttered.
I used Apex launcher (Pro) because I'm running ICS as well and not only is is built for ICS (love the widget drawer!), but damn near has the same customization features of ADW Ex and it's quite speedy and smooth (which I use when I'm on GB).
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Apex to me seems to be the best as of right now and really stable. I even bought the pro key
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+1, I use Apex all the time for my 4.0 roms
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I use launcher 7. I love it, haven't had any problems.
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Hi guys,
I'm looking for some suggestions for a replacement launcher. I've been using CM7.2 on my wildfire for a while, and I love it, but the included ADW launcher is just a bit laggy.
I've tried Launcher Pro, and its almost perfect, except that it keeps giving me FCs, and its not been developed for a while now.
Lightning Launcher is supposed to be smooth and light, but I can't get it to work, just a black screen.
Zeam seems ok, but isn't quite as smooth as Launcher Pro, plus no scrolling widgets.
The things I'm looking for is something smooth and lightweight, and if it can support scrollable widgets, then even better.
Can anyone offer suggestions?
I used ADW... And it was OK then... Check your Over/Underclocking settings (This could make your phone smoother to run... You can use RAM Manager (from PlayStore) also to manage RAM. Cheers.
Buy ADWex or holo launcher is similar.if you search around there is a thread of all launchers.
MokeeOS
ok, as for my overclock / underclock settings, I'm running stock speeds, and using the SmartAssV2 governor. My aim is to make the phone smooth, and get a good battery life from it.
Is ADWex faster than ADW standard?
Try Nova Launcher or Trebuchet, I prefer Trebuchet.
Sweeterhome is also another!
I thought Nova and Trebuchet were for ICS+?
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I thought Nova and Trebuchet were for ICS+?
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You are right, they're for ICS and up
I prefer launcherpro, It's the fastest with the best customization
It's not FC on my wildfire, I'm using LeWaOS ROM.
It wasn't FC also when i was using CM7.2
Did you try fixing permissions from recovery ??
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Nemus launcher serves good as well.
lo2ay said:
I prefer launcherpro, It's the fastest with the best customization
It's not FC on my wildfire, I'm using LeWaOS ROM.
It wasn't FC also when i was using CM7.2
Did you try fixing permissions from recovery ??
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This is an age old debate lol launcherpro vs ADWex
Ive tried about 40 launchers and with the right settings i always go back to adw
MokeeOS
lo2ay said:
Did you try fixing permissions from recovery ??
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I totally forgot about that, I'll give it a try!
Thanks for all your suggestions.
I'm also going to give all these other launchers a try.
Also, I made a mistake earlier. FTL Launcher was the one that I couldn't get to work at all, not Lightning.
Any others worth a go? I found an english translation of 360 Launcher that I'm going to give a try also.
slymobi said:
This is an age old debate lol launcherpro vs ADWex
Ive tried about 40 launchers and with the right settings i always go back to adw
MokeeOS
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Get ready for the Apex vs Nova debate
slymobi said:
Ive tried about 40 launchers and with the right settings i always go back to adw
MokeeOS
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Lol, so what are the right settings?
toycar69 said:
Lol, so what are the right settings?
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The right settings are the settings that work best for you/ the rom your using/your rom setup and your screen set up! So as you can see......it would be stupid of me to say "these are the right settings " because we all have our own preferences. Just play around until you find your best setup with any launcher you use.
MokeeOS
+1 for ADW EX launcher,used to think launcher pro was smoothest but with ADW EX I can get that smoothness with right setting and loads of customization options,where launcher pro falls short.ADW EX is the best launcher IMO!
I only tried preinstalled launchers on roms (aka integrated) and I can say that ADW's the best :good:
LOL now you made me think of readding ADW launcher to LeWaOS ROM
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@op: you can find a list in my signature..
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I'd say use either Trebuchet or LauncherPro for ICS
I use Trebuchet and it works relly nice and smooth
Adw ex by far the smoothest for me!
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Live home not too bad either.
life is just a bollock kicker
I am still on ADW EX. It's still pretty good but with no updates looks to have been abandoned.
What is everyone else using? One thing I am looking for is a home replacement with 6 custom dock slots. As I have 6 things (phone, contacts, google voice, google talk, messages, email) that I always want available to me.
Well.. there is a lot of launchers out there.
I myself try to remain stock, like on cm9 trebucht I mod the dock by to represent sense 4.
Honestly I don't really like them anymore but it still is a decent launcher and thats Go Launcher.
I believe there is a launched thread here somewhere in xda. Might have to dig a bit, most launchers designed before and after GB have pretty much stopped. Either they were in too deep or just stopped working on it.
I'd love to use honeycomb launcher but unfortunately syndicate is a horrible development team, they are slow with updates and usually never fix the bugs.
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I still love go launcher ex. I just recently went back to sense because of a new touch of blue install, but still using go on my Toshiba thrive.
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For ics, nothing beats apex.
Adw for gb, adw ex just had an update in dec. Just my two cents, I can't handle sense, so slow and boring. Go seems to be a resource hog. For miui, I like ftl launcher, gives you an app button and it still themes the apps.
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GO is what I use. They have lots of options and update constantly...sometimes too constantly.
My current favorite is Holo Launcher. It's pretty much of a newcomer, but it's pretty lightweight, good and fast, and gives a great ICS experience on a Gingerbread ROM. It has a scrolling dock with up to 7 items per dock page.
I use nova.. apex lags for me
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Sidnese which
On Gingerbread I use Go Launcher EX and on ICS I use Apex Launcher.
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GO is what I use. They have lots of options and update constantly...sometimes too constantly.
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haha soo true. I used GO launcher back on my tablet when it was stuck on honeycomb, cuz the stock launcher was horribly slow, but I love the ICS launcher, so i was on that
I'm on Go Launcher EX. Has never lagged for FC'ed yet...no issues.
With Go Launcher can I set 6 custom dock icons?
I'm still rocking LPP. I like it. I have 5 static icons and 5 swipe actions as well using those icons. It still works fine for me.
360 launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qihoo360.launcher
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Hand76 said:
With Go Launcher can I set 6 custom dock icons?
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Yes. Latest version of Go Launcher Ex allows for this customization.
On GB, I used Go Launcher w/ ICS Theme, and on ICS, I usually use what's built in - usually being Trebuchet. Apex comes with AOKP builds/milestones, and seems pretty reliable - just like Trebuchet. I don't think there's that much of difference, because ICS is just so damn sexy out of the box. xD
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Hand76 said:
With Go Launcher can I set 6 custom dock icons?
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Seems so - pretty sure you can have scrolling docks with both Go and ADW. I think they both support folders too.
adw for now
Go launcher for a while, but just haven't put it back on yet.
I use Zeam Launcher; it's lightweight, configurable enough, and fairly no-frills (which for me is a big plus).
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go launcher
Right now i'm running the stock launcher for CM10 on mine (albino's build)
Gonna be a dirty boy and Double post. I just switched to Nova Launcher. On Albinoman's 4.1 rom for the Dinc it's buttery smooth in any animation setting. I tried Go-launcher, but I got overwhelmed by all the tie-ins it tried to make me do "go launcher widget, go launcher theme, go launcher icons" etc. Nova seems to strike a good balance between basic'ness and customization/animation.