Hey,
I'm currently using the stock launcher.
What do you think is the best launcher for G9?
I heard about Nova, Apex, Go, Trebouchet, which one do you think is the best?
I'm using ADW and love it.
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+1 i am using adw ex, very happy with it.
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Hi All
it's been a while that I've been testing different launchers both on my galaxy s2 and archos g9,
Here are some of my thoughts:
Go launcher HD - very beautiful and quick launcher, many customization and the brilliant feature of creating hand gestures!!!
Although medium amount of screens and icons per screen, but all in all it's my current launcher on the tablet.
Apex launcher - it's the heavy duty, the real deal for all the professionals out there - tons of screens and icons per screen,
A lot of customization, many ways and styles to scroll the screens (advantage over others), but lacks the creativity of go launcher's learninggestures. In conclusion - super pro but medium graphics... it's my current launcher on galaxy s2.
Nova launcher - disappointed of this launcher, it's a lame copy of other launcher. Medium features, medium graphics and creativity.
Stay away of this.
The verdict would be go launcher HD for tablets - beauty and power :angel:
Go launcher HD +1
I use Go Launcher HD.
I just wish I could apply a theme (transparent) to the GO Calender Widget. Otherwise it does exactly what I want from a launcher.
Go launcher +1
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Apex
I love Apex launcher due to his tweaks. Definitely try it.
So after your recommendations - I did installed Go Launcher.
And I think it has the advantages over other launchers.
Many cool widgets
Cool Application list
Very iOS like behavior
So for now, i'm sticking with this one.
I was using go launcher on my archos and my galaxy s2x. Both were slower, with more crashes using it. Went back to stock and smooth as butter again. Its just extra bloat and using resources that could be used better in the running of the system.
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Which is faster I want to have the faster launcher possible.....
GO Launcher
I've been pretty impressed w/ GO's speed and stability. It doesn't offer quite as many customizations, but I guess that'd be the trade off.
Have you tried zeam?
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Have you tried zeam?
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Zeam has less customization but is much faster and lighter
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I think launcher pro is faster, but go launcher have got the awesome gowidgets
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Honestly it all depends on how many screens, icons, and widgets you have but I know on my old moment zeam was the fastest launcher.
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Long time Launcher Pro user. Finally tried out Go Launcher over the weekend and I'm not going back. Love it.
Go launcer wins!!!
i have tried both.. both are nice but for me Go Launcher wins.
I can't live without the scrolling themeable lightweight built in twitter and gmail widgets in the paid launcher pro plus. Go launcher seemed to complicate things a bit.
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Go launcher for sure.
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go launcher ex ftw..
also try launcher 7.
its pretty cool. nice and simple and fast
+1 for zeam also
Go launcher, its more customizable, plus you don't have to pay for the features like you would with LPP.
And not to mention its really fast and stable.
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Go Launcher Keeps Me Going!! Lotsa Options!!
Launcher7 is the best imo
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Seems as if all OEM launchers are buggier/laggier over time when run on top of a TW/Custom TW UI. GoEX is by far the slickest as far as effects/customizations. It is not that damn laggy people, though I do enjoy the easy add-abillity of "Anycut" like system activity Custom Shortcuts. Seems over and over though that GoEX is the 1st to start the .comprovider fc's and stuff, but they all do over the top of system TW UI. And furthermore the truly fakt thing is that a full-wipe re-install is the only cure.
Can tell you from many trials that ADW EX lasts longest with the most scrollable widget laden screens. Yeah I know, K l U n K y.
But hey, I am on Justin's Rebirth EC05 RC1 with Go Launcher, his Custom TW, and ADW EX all installed with Circle launcher, Beautiful Widgets 4x1,GoChat,Google+,Pure Grid Calendar,Pure Messenger on 3 Screens on each launcher-with ViperPad underneath (CPU 1120 Governor CONSERVATIVE I/O-NOOP) for over 2.5 weeks- not a glitch, and 30+ batt. @ moderate usage.
Every other ROM 9all GB's included do not perform like this.
Go launcher or qq launcher pro.
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I would say to experiment with both launchers on whatever ROM that you're running to see which one works best for you. I've switched back and forth between the two several times now. On my current ROM (Simply AOSP v4) Launcher Pro takes the lead.
What launcher do you guys use on your Xperia Play? Recently I have been debating between Go Launcher Ex and Adw Ex.
Adw ex imo is better I use loads though always changing it up.
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I have Go Launcher and ADW, but LauncherPro is the one I like the most.
Very smooth, and allows some customization options that GoLauncher and ADW don't.
Launcher 7. Smoothest and the least laggy launcher I have used. It almost feels hardware accelerated because it's so smooth in all its transitions/scrollings.
Not everybody likes the wp7 layout. But I do. Very fast and functional to use.
Stock.
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go launcher ex
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Picked up adw ex in the recent sales (10 cent) and I've been pretty happy with it.
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I always used pretty much all of the Go apps on my LG O2X.
However on my play managed to get adw ex for 12p and I really love it. Seems smoother than Go. I like being able to resize the icon sizes.
The only thing I do miss is being able to put folders in the app list like you can in go. Handy to have all games together etc.
i used 360 (very good even in beta) with stock rom but now i have cm7 and go launcher
ADW Ex is great on the play. Very fast and snappy.
I'm running the free version of ADW. I like how you can organize your apps into different groups in the app drawer and then put a shortcut to the groups on your desktop with Launcher Actions.
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I use launcher pro, its smooth and gives great customization
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I always used Launcher Pro on all my devices, but I much prefer Go Launcher with my Play. Go looks great on the large screen and it's easily the most functional of all the launchers for me. Plus Launcher Pro seems to have been abandoned while Go is in active development, with an update roughly every week or two
iam using the stock cm9 launcher. It works very well and very smooth
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I have all the launchers, SPB, Go, Launcher Pro Plus, ADW EX, but they are all frozen using Link2SD atm cause im enjoying the stock sony launcher.
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SPB is fantastic, but it's way too expensive
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SPB is fantastic, but it's way too expensive
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I was disapointed after i bought SPB, i loved SPB Shell and SBP Pocket + ect on winmo. But i expected more wigets and more sizes for them on SPB.
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I used launcherpro for a long time. But the last 6 months I have been using GO launcher exclusively
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ADW Launcher EX. I was so close to switching to Go Launcher, but ADW udated with ICS styled folders
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Was using LauncherPro for a while, then tried GO Launcher. Now I'm trying out Zeam. Decent little launcher. Small footprint. Downside is it crashes a lot and redraws take forever.
Might go back to GO Launcher.
Had my Nexus for a few weeks now and love it. On my phone I use Nova launcher since the AOSP launcher doesn't allow for more than 5 screens by default. However the nexus allows up to 7. So what launcher are you using and why? Customization? Lack of options? Layout preferences? Do you see any lag from stock launcher versus app launcher? Let's hear it!
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Nova for my gnex, nova for my n7
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apex on gnex, stock on n7
Nova on Nexus 7.
Nova on Samsung Galaxy S II
Nova Launcher | Nova Launcher Prime
Stock for me. I love the way stuff moves around!
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I'm running paradigm with its stock launcher and Motleys kernel and its soooooo smooth and fast and responsive.
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I am using ilauncher right now, just to troll people with an iPad look and mini iPad thing.
It's actually quite nice and mimics iOS quite closely.
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Go on all 3 of my devices. Just can't change much on stock.
Have grid set at 10x7 for great icon placement
Multi-picture Live WP works well
Custom WP for app drawer
Lots of Font options
Hide notification bar
Great transitions
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I am using ilauncher right now, just to troll people with an iPad look and mini iPad thing.
It's actually quite nice and mimics iOS quite closely.
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Just watched a video on iLauncher. Pretty slick launcher. Too bad I don't like clutter but it would be fun screwing with all the iHeads.
I use Apex on my Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7. I run my N7 in tablet mode and I like how Apex works. It is very simple and elegant. On my N7 I up the grid to 5x8 or more. This allows more icon and widget placements on the screen at once. Apex and Nova are pretty similar with each having their own strengths and weaknesses.
Nova Launcher Prime on my N7 &and my Galaxy Nexus.
Depuis ma Nexus 7.
Defo Apex Launcher 1.3 beta
Based on JB source so you get all the new JB stuff (butter, auto moving icons, auto resizing widgets) plus all the apex customization.
Not yet 100% stable, but probs like 95%, hardly ever crashes and even when it does it just starts up again in a few seconds..
Nova Launcher
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+1 for Nova Launcher
I've been playing with Apex again and things I just can't seem to tweak that I like in GO:
1. Dock size (too tall). Screen icon grid has a row along bottom "under" the dock. Can accidentally "lose" an app down there. Puts first row of shortcuts much higher.
2. No settings button (lower right), you have to have a separate screen button.
3. No font options (that I could find)
4. No auto close/kill apps in app drawer
5. Not nearly the number of transition options
6. Can't seem to find the "unread" count mentioned in their description (for Gmail or K9), GO works great.
After creating one screen as "identical" as possible, I really see nothing any smoother in Apex. I find you can just do more with GO and make it look better (which is all in the eye of the beholder).
So far it seems apex and stock are the winners....going to try apex and see if it is as fluid as stock. Any screen lag, though minimal, ruins tablet usage (not as big a deal on a phone since screen is smaller).
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go hd or go, which is better?
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One more vote for Apex, didn't notice any lag, crashed maybe 3-4 times in over a month. One feature that hasn't been mentioned yet, but I consider very important: HIding apps from the drawer is available in the free version, wouldn't want to use a launcher without that.
I run Apex on all my devices.
There's really not a lot in it between Nova and Apex. Go just feels bloated and it's always trying to sell you other Go apps (I'd only use it to get the LCARS theme ) Lightning Launcher is an interesting idea but just a bit too different to be comfortable.
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Nova on all my devices
viewsonic g-tab running jelly bean
transformer prime running jelly bean
evo lte running viper rom
and the nexus7 running stock with tablet ui.
It always seems to be smoother then apex for me. And I typically only like to use 3 screens. Thats the main reason, and the second is that it looks stock just provides all the added functionality.
I'm trying to work out which home launcher is better.
I paid for nova launcher prime. Also got Go Launcher. Also looking for good themes and icon packs.
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JknRich said:
I'm trying to work out which home launcher is better.
I paid for nova launcher prime. Also got Go Launcher. Also looking for good themes and icon packs.
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Go launcher sucks. I would stick with Nova. Go launcher is bloated slow and ugly lol. Just my opinion though.
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No contest, Go is made for crappy 2.3 devices
It should be Apex or Nova not Go.
Go Launcher's pure of crap.
OK I'll use nova. Just looking for some good themes and icons.
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I love go launcher ex. Sure when you first load it you have to dump all the widgets, but so what? Works awesome once it's set up. And it's free, along with hundreds of free themes.
NOVA > all period ! and the go launcher themes works with nova ( lest the ones i tried )
One more for Nova I think is the best launcher for our Nexus phones I use it first time on my Galaxy Nexus and stick with him until now.Go is slow and eat many rams.
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Adw ex
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Is TSF or the 3D shell one any good.
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Adw ex
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That's oldschool!
JknRich said:
I'm trying to work out which home launcher is better.
I paid for nova launcher prime. Also got Go Launcher. Also looking for good themes and icon packs.
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I prefer nova because it is lean and uncluttered. Go launcher is made for Gingerbread or something and annoys me with all those other Go apps they advertise for (Locker, keyboard, wallpapers, task manager, widgets etc.). For me a launcher should be built upon the AOSP one, otherwise it destroys the experience.
However, there is one big difference: Nova only supports icon themes, whereas Go can be themed entirely. (drawer tabs, dock separator etc) But you can achieve such theming level in Nova by installing themes for the Tmobile theme chooser which is integrated in every decent custom ROM. If you do that, not only nova, but the whole framework and many apps are themed too.
AW: Go Launcher Vs Nova Launcher.
I don't like the icon order in Nova, I have Nova and Apex , Apex is my favourite .
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That's oldschool!
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It was updated a couple of months ago and is very good now
I have bouth nova pro and Apex Launcher Pro and i think nova is a little bit faster, because when i wake up my device and scrolling throw the windows, i have some micro lag (Nexus 4).
Nova is by far my favorite, I haven't use go launcher since I had my Nexus S. For fast and an AOSP like experience I'd suggest nova.
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No love for action launcher
Wish he had a free version for people to check out. I like it pretty smooth
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I'm gonna have to say differently, I love Go Launcher, always been one of the best launchers on Android because it bring a unique and extreme customization to Android. Nova is a awesome launcher if you intend to run a pure android experience but with tons of customization. I have always gone back and forth from Nova and Go but since Go Launcher had an update to their UI last year I have been reporting a specific issue to them but they still have yet to fix this issue, so until they do I will not use it as my daily driver. I do have hopes that they will someday.
I find Nova less smooth than the stock Nexus launcher tbh
I tried them all and using Apex now. Never had any problems and its packed with features I use.
Hi,
I wanted to know which launcher is running smooth on our S4 Mini.
I'm happy with the ADW.Launcher at the moment but maybe there is a better launcher on the market.
I personally use Apex launcher. Used Smart launcher on my old, slow android phone.
I'm using FTL Launcher - it's pretty fast
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lowveld.ftllauncherlite&hl=en
Here I use nova prime
There are various great customizable launchers for Android 4.2 like Nova, Apex, Next Launchers.
I myself run Go Launcher EX in combination with Go Locker, Go Weather & Go Toucher, which runs perfectly smooth & fast and just does things i cannot do with Apex or Nova (Like removing status bar & docks) and other things. I didn't experience lag or ram dropping rates.
You should try some out and see which one fits your needs.
Apex launcher is more pro, like you get to set the dock icon size, some more features. You cannot change an icon app on drawer, only desktop/dock. That sucks.
Nova launcher has few features, but you can change any icon on system. Quite cool.
Both run pretty fast and stable.
I use TSF Shell and I like it a lot.
It's weird at first but when u get used to use, all the options and things are nice to use and change
It runs really stable and fast on mine at least
Holo launcher HD.
Stable, fast, clean - yet customizable.
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Next launcher 3d is the best......!!
Just try it out and find the difference.....!!
SS Launcher Original rocks
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I personally liked the Holo Launcher HD Plus.
Since there were constant FCs with Carbon Rom,
I switched back to Apex, which I was already using on my tablet.
They're both fast and stable launchers, Apex seems to be a bit more customizable, though.
I recommend Nova launcher, use it for a long time and no problem.
Apex or Nova!
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Nova user too
Holo did not scroll smooth enough
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GO Launcher is the best. IMHO.
I use Perfect Launcher and is very smooth and customizable. I like it alot.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pk.com.android.launcher
isn't that obvious ?
Anything but
Samsung TouchWiz !
I'm currently using Google GEL and works fine except the always listening feature
Holo
Consider me a third vote for Holo. Very simple with a small cpu/ram footprint. Keeps things working in the background nicely.