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What would be the best/fastes Launcher for the GIO?
TouchWiz30Launcher seems to be my default on my 2.35 version (JonasHendrickx v3.1 rom) (There some modded versions of Touchwiz to. If anyone hase a link i ad it) This does not seems stable all the time when i turn on the phone. Lag. Mediascanner starts reading the sd and this can take a very long time. And sometimes crash the launcher. (A app called Rescan Media root from market can disable media scanner.)
Personally im looking for the fastest launcher for the GIO. I havent tested many my self yet.
Tested by me:
Default Touchwiz V30 works and looks oke. (Samsung's TouchWiz is quite a power eater i did read.)
Launcher Pro (Free version) Fast and basic. Anoying: The background picture turns black sometimes in the version that i used.
ADW Launcher i did test with (CM7) Fast and stable. Nice options.
This launcher seem nice to me:
Go Launcher link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423043
ADW Launcher (CM7) Does have good options.
Sugested by forum users:
sgs II launcher = Ported by spacecaker.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472318
Go Launcher EX = Most GO apps are cool and way better than stock samsung ones. This one seems very populair!
ADW Launcher (CM7)
Zeam Launcher = If you want other stuff and options you may use launcherpro or adw launcher ex
Launcher Pro = Has pretty basic functionality.
Balancer Launcher = Almost as fast as LauncherPro. it has some advanced tweaks and stuff.
360 launcher = Pretty and has nice themes and screenlocks also I love the images and video tab on app drawer. Also, folders on drawer is pretty neat as well. Only down side for some people, no landscape mode on this launcher.
MIUI Launcher =
Nytmarez tested: TouchWiz Launcher, Go Launcher EX, ADW Launcher (CM7), Zeam Launcher, Launcher Pro, and Balancer Launcher
He thinks the Laucher pro is the fasted one. Most others of the others seem pretty lagish on Gio is what Nytmarez thinks.
Please give me you're opinion on you're favorite launcher
In my opinion, LauncherPro is the best. It lags a little at boot (if you let your device be idle for a minute after boot, no lagging).
Also, if you are rooted, you can use app called Rescan Media root from market.
It can disable media scanner.
my opinion?
sgs II launcher ported by me
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hsrars-d said:
In my opinion, LauncherPro is the best. It lags a little at boot (if you let your device be idle for a minute after boot, no lagging).
Also, if you are rooted, you can use app called Rescan Media root from market.
It can disable media scanner.
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Hej thx i'm going to try the launcherPro first And even more thx for telling me about the app rescan media root! Going to test now
spacecaker said:
my opinion?
sgs II launcher ported by me
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Thx i did look for it on my Dutch Google marked but could not find it. I could find other sgs stuff do. Thx
The SGS II launcher won't be on the market, but there is a thread on these forums with a link for you to download it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472318
I think launchers are your own personal choice. I dont like go launcher, but like launcherpro and ADW
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The problem is that wall launchers, puts me the system too slow...
So the best for me is the stock.
By the way, spacecaker, can you make your launcher without the letters in the dock?
Thanks
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Thx i did look for it on my Dutch Google marked but could not find it. I could find other sgs stuff do. Thx
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i am also dutch
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i am also dutch
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Same here
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I think touchwiz is the best. Because it is stabil,background on menu is black (for long battery) and it is orginal
aloneman5 said:
,background on menu is black (for long battery)
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Color background has nothing to do with battery save on any display with backlight.
You have "brightness" in Settings/Display and that's all. If even one pixel must be of high brightness (clock numbers for example), the backlight will work at setted value.
It matters only for OLED displays.
Go Launcher Ex
Well gonna give my 2 cents about launcher as well
Personally I use 360 launcher on my gio. Found it while browsing SGT7 forum it's fast, pretty and has nice themes and screenlocks also I love the images and video tab on app drawer. Also, folders on drawer is pretty neat as well. Only down side for some people, no landscape mode on this launcher.
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I vote for Go Launcher Ex.
IMO most GO apps are cool and way better than stock Samsung ones.
I have tested the following:
TouchWiz Launcher
Go Launcher EX
ADW Launcher
Zeam Launcher
Launcher Pro
Balancer Launcher
IMHO for Gio, the fastest is Launcher Pro but it also has pretty basic functionality. Almost as fast as LauncherPro is Balancer Launcher and it has some advanced tweaks and stuff. All of the others seem pretty lagish on Gio to me.
I have GO Launcher. It seems to work as well as the default ADW does on CM7, but with more functionality.
And because I only have two pages, It doesn't seem to lag at all.
Go launcher EX
SGS II launcher
Now on version 1.1.1
New folder features, app drawer features, etc.
(Oooops. Wrong section, meant to post on themes and apps. Sorry folks)
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Moved. I prefer Apex myself, but I'll give the new update a shot.
Lol, at your mention, i'll give apex a whirl.
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It works great with the Tablet UI mod. Now we don't have to use hacked launchers
Apex is nice but I have been using Nova since beta 1. The vertical scrolling in app drawer and transparency slider are nice additions if you're into that
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I was more into Apex for a little while...but since Nova added (or when I noticed) shortcut activities that blow Apex out of the water its no contest.
Wow. I'm rude. Nobody asked me anything
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I was using adw for a long time and just recently switched to nova thanks to a little persuasion by the "god father" john Corleone. I really like it.
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Question: How do you create folders in app drawer? I don't see a create folder option anywhere.
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bhavi_jp said:
Question: How do you create folders in app drawer? I don't see a create folder option anywhere.
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i dont think you can do that
You can only create folders in the app drawer with Nova Prime. Go to Nova settings, Drawer, Drawer Groups
DataHawg said:
You can only create folders in the app drawer with Nova Prime. Go to Nova settings, Drawer, Drawer Groups
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I was able to create folders using the free version of Nova??
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I was able to create folders using the free version of Nova??
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I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.
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I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.
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You could be right and I agree with you regarding Nova. I love it!!
I like it better than Apex also. With Apex you can only save one backup of your settings and screen configuration. Nova lets you save as many as you want and you can rename the backups. It also does a better job of restoring IMO. In my settings there is a blue Prime banner on the option for Drawer Groups where you create the folders.
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I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.
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I was going to say it was smoother and maybe a bit faster than Apex. I think people say they like Apex better because they don't have to pay to get the Prime features. I was happy to pay for it since I have used it since beta 1. It was even great in the beginning. It was the only launcher that could pull me away from ADW EX. They did finally add swipe to hide dock which I did email them about because it was the only thing I was missing. I love being able to have a completely clean screen
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I like it better than Apex also. With Apex you can only save one backup of your settings and screen configuration. Nova lets you save as many as you want and you can rename the backups. It also does a better job of restoring IMO. In my settings there is a blue Prime banner on the option for Drawer Groups where you create the folders.
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I'm new to all launchers not called touchwiz... does it save all your widgets and shortcuts too?
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How did I miss app drawer transparency??
I love Nova. Perfect upgrade from LauncherPro.
I like Nova Launcher prime allot. I purchased it after flashing a ROM that included the free version (I believe it was Venum ICE), and have used it as my daily launcher since.
I was wondering if anyone else has lost the ability to have the wallpaper scroll since the last update. Everything seemed to be working great until I updated it the other day. Out of nowhere, the wallpaper quit scrolling.
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blackcanopy said:
I like Nova Launcher prime allot. I purchased it after flashing a ROM that included the free version (I believe it was Venum ICE), and have used it as my daily launcher since.
I was wondering if anyone else has lost the ability to have the wallpaper scroll since the last update. Everything seemed to be working great until I updated it the other day. Out of nowhere, the wallpaper quit scrolling.
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Same here BC. I think it started with FD16 and doesn't seem to matter which launcher you use. I tried installing Apex too and it didn't work with it either.
I stated to use Apex Launcher and installed an AOKP rom which had Nova preinstalled, I haven't look back sense. Nova +1
I was wondering what other launchers there were out there that can sort the app drawer by install date (descending, system apps first) other than apex. Ive used apex for a while now and switched the holo launcher HD because I noticed it was much smoother and snappier. The only thing I dislike about holo launcher is no option to sort app drawer (other than alpha asc). I've been searching around Google but I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.
I noticed trebuchet (packaged with cm10) will sort by install date descending but when I backed it up via tb and tried it on my ROM (aokp) it would only sort by install date ascending (putting system apps last). Anyone know why this is?
And are there any other launchers that are small, light, and fast like holo launcher that will sort drawer by install date descending?
Edit: I know this sounds picky but the aosp based ROMs are becoming extremely smooth and I'd like to actually have a launcher that takes advantage of it.
Nova might do what you want.
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Nova might do what you want.
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Nova doesn't have drawer sorting. Thanks for the reply though
It doesn't do sorting but it has a function to display new apps.
Click on the apps icon
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GoLauncher EX
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Old, slower than APEX
there is no known launcher to this day exept from apex and go that can sort the app drawer by date. i'm guessing holo or nova might be the first ones apart from apex and go to introduce it. i would suggest checking out holo regularly because its great and it's fast as crap too
I just recently got my GS3. On my old phone, Launcher Pro was the best for me. In fact, it was one of my few paid apps. Launcher Pro does not work very well anymore. I just don't think it has been updated to newer hardware / ICS / JB. In any event, I've come across two that I like fairly well. Apex and Nova. Both are fairly similar. In fact, I'm having a hard time finding many differences between the two.
What ARE the differences between the two?
Which is worth buying (for the premium version)?
I've been running Nova launcher over APEX purely because of the ability to backup and restore widgets to your homescreens. This saves some time when you flash ROM's. Also if you are coming from another launcher, Nova allows you to import (to some extent) most of the homescreen layouts from your previous launcher. This helped when I first made the transition from APEX to Nova. I can't really comment on the difference between the paid vs free because I've only used the paid version of Nova. In regards to fluidity, I'd say they are almost exactly the same.
^ agreed. both are essentially the same. i'm with Nova for the backup and restoring feature as well. ^_^
Been using both, for me, I like Apex, you can mix different themes.
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I switch to Nova after using Apex for a really long time. Nova has more gestures and email notification counts. Both are really good.
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I switch to Nova after using Apex for a really long time. Nova has more gestures and email notification counts. Both are really good.
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Exactly the same here. Used Apex for probably a year and just made the switch to Nova a few weeks back. Glad I did. As mentioned above, more gestures and back-up/restore features.
I used to use Apex launcher but switched to Nova launcher because the color theme option.
I do prefer Apex launchers for their better screen lock and their UCCW widgets can fill the screen better.
Don't forget that there is a labs option for nova launcher which lets you have additional features. Hold down volume for like 2 seconds to get them.
If you flash a lot of ROM's and use lots of widgets, then Nova is the better option IMO.
The reason is because Nova restores Widgets (using backup/restore settings) soooo much easier.
Restoring backed up desktop widgets with Apex was a PITA compared to Nova.
Also, Nova has better drawer options, IMO.
I do wish both would offer more theme/transition effects though.
I purchased the pro/donate version for both and ran both for alternating periods of time.
My vote goes to Nova, however I have used Apex in the past and it is also very good. Nova for backup though.
Used Apex on my S2, but using Nova on my S3. Not sure why, but Nova seems to be smoother to me on the S3.
Nova all the way!
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Nova here as well
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Nova all the way!!
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Nova all the way!!
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Nova Prime.....apex who?
They seem to be the same. My only problem with both Apex and Nova is the swiping screens isn't fast enough.
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They seem to be the same. My only problem with both Apex and Nova is the swiping screens isn't fast enough.
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Have you tried adjusting the animation and transition speeds in Nova Settings? It has an option for increased speed performance. It may take away from the graphical fluidity, but should increase speed between page swipes.
Nova make wallpaper non scrollable?
I have used Apex but lots of people seem to prefer Nova. Does Nova have an option to make wallpaper screens non scrollable?
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I have used Apex but lots of people seem to prefer Nova. Does Nova have an option to make wallpaper screens non scrollable?
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Sure ... there's even an option to have it scroll in the opposite direction of the swipe if you will!
I always used Trebuchet because im a CM10 loyalist, but after reading this thread I took a dive on Nova Prime without previewing the free version. It was a great decision, everything seems smoother and the backup/restore features are awesome. Which is one of my gripes with trebuchet, I always had to set everything up after flashing.
Go Nova! :good:
'Ive been looking for a good launcher, and i'm tired of looking on the Playstore. I currently have aviate, apex launcher and nova launcher free. I've looked on the playstore many times and i'm tired of the same stuff they have. Any unique launcher you cant get on the Playstore?
I had xperia home and the huawei, but didnt like either. Any good recommendations? Best not be any that require root or pushing to the system/ folder. I currently do not have root nor do i wish to.
Take a look to aviate. I'da been an apex user and it's good but I was searching for somethig different, simple, clear and with great usability. Then I was invited to Aviate launcher. And finally I'm happy. Look at some video on YouTube
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Lightning launcher mate. It has options for vertical and horizontal scrolling on homescreen and each icon can be customized be an icon with or without label and has pinch zooming in the app draw and on home screen to. It takes a bit to get sorted at first but once you do its pretty cool. Really light to so no RAM used hardly.
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'Ive been looking for a good launcher, and i'm tired of looking on the Playstore. I currently have aviate, apex launcher and nova launcher free. I've looked on the playstore many times and i'm tired of the same stuff they have. Any unique launcher you cant get on the Playstore?
I had xperia home and the huawei, but didnt like either. Any good recommendations? Best not be any that require root or pushing to the system/ folder. I currently do not have root nor do i wish to.
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You can try this one: Lucid Launcher
garcial17 said:
'Ive been looking for a good launcher, and i'm tired of looking on the Playstore. I currently have aviate, apex launcher and nova launcher free. I've looked on the playstore many times and i'm tired of the same stuff they have. Any unique launcher you cant get on the Playstore?
I had xperia home and the huawei, but didnt like either. Any good recommendations? Best not be any that require root or pushing to the system/ folder. I currently do not have root nor do i wish to.
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U could try smart launcher it has something different
Try the TSF Launcher
for me its nova
yeah nova its like android pure and its simple and elegant and very customizable
Nova
+1 Nova
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+1 Nova
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Several times I tried to find something for themselves and again returned to Nova.
I like the simple and clear launcher .. and i think aviate is good and iam trying it right know
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I've always been stuck with nova, only launcher that has a unique look to it within the settings.
I'm trying to look away from lucid launcher. i really dislike the whole thing, no offence to the developer/developers.
Im looking for something unique, buzz launcher , aviate, and others dont count no go launcher crap
+1 Nova (Prime, with Tesla unread counter)
Used to be a firm user of Holo HD but Nova edged it in the long run
hundred_miles_high said:
+1 Nova (Prime, with Tesla unread counter)
Used to be a firm user of Holo HD but Nova edged it in the long run
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+1 Nova :good:
Go launcher
Nova prime, fast, stable and heavy customizable, TIP!!!
Nova Prime is a great launcher and I think it is the fastest
I like Apex more than Nova
+1 Nova Prime + Flat icons theme
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