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I have heard that Go Launcher is frowned upon on the Nexus, saying its not an ICS launcher, should only use Apex...Nova...or CM9 launchers.
Is Go not optimized to work for ICS ?
I got pretty used to all the Go features on my last phone, would like to use again.
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then use it... no one's forcing you to use apex or nova.
apex or nova is preferred because it builds off of stock ICS launcher and improves on it for further customizations.
people just want to retain the "holo" look of ICS.
zephiK said:
then use it... no one's forcing you to use apex or nova.
apex or nova is preferred because it builds off of stock ICS launcher and improves on it for further customizations.
people just want to retain the "holo" look of ICS.
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Launchers wont send your device to the depths of hell. Use GO launcher and if it doesn't work right, go with stock or find something new.
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Thanks for advice. Will Go be updated to be more of a ICS base ? Or is it stuck as a Gingerbread launcher mainly ?
This is for my Brother actually, who just got the Nexus and installed all the Go stuff. I freaked on him, like Dude WTF you can't use Go on a Nexus.
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Y not?
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Only time will.
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Zorachus said:
Thanks for advice. Will Go be updated to be more of a ICS base ? Or is it stuck as a Gingerbread launcher mainly ?
This is for my Brother actually, who just got the Nexus and installed all the Go stuff. I freaked on him, like Dude WTF you can't use Go on a Nexus.
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They probably won't because I believe Apex/Nova requires Android 4.0+ and GO Launcher EX includes phones who are on pre-ICS.
If they were to do that, it'd be very similar to Apex / Nova so what's the point? ICS is only a small % of Android users for now. The vast community is on 2.3.X.
And yeah, he should just get Apex/Nova it should be FAR more superior than GO Launcher or LauncherPro or ADW EX. I won't go into the debate of Apex vs Nova because there's a whole thread for that. Both are similar, Apex is more popular and offers more features for FREE. Both paid versions for Nova & Apex cost $3.99 respectively.
I personally use Apex. But it's up to you.
And coincidentally after posting that, http://golauncher.goforandroid.com/2012/05/go-launcher-v3-00-beta/
GO Launcher 3.0 Beta
Hi,
We all know that stock launcher in JB is soo smooth and fast.
And we all know that popular launchers (Nova, Apex and others) are not yet updated to run on JB or to run as smooth as stock JB launcher.
What are your experiences with 3rd party launchers on JB?
Are you planning to use stock while those 3rd party launchers are updated?
Any other houghts?
Good luck!!!
For me, Nova Prime is smoother than the stock Jellybean launcher.
Stock is by far the smoothest.
Apex is laggy especially in the app/widget drawer.
Same experience with nova.
I'll stick with stock for now.
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Dameon87 said:
Stock is by far the smoothest.
Apex is laggy especially in the app/widget drawer.
Same experience with nova.
I'll stick with stock for now.
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But the guy above says Nova ir smoother. How come?!
I've noticed in other forums (outside XDA) people say the same about Nova (it's same smooth as stock JB).
I'm a heavy Apex user.. and I don't want to switch to other launcher. What are chances Apex dev will update his launcher with JB vSync (or whatever feature JB launcher uses)?
Stock.
I have 2 GNex both running 4.1.1 and one with Nova and the other with Apex.
I can definitely say for the moment, Nova is smoother. Especially with transition effects.
However I have been running Atom since last night and damn I'm impressed!
Now if it will only take icons from theme packs....
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bat0nas said:
But the guy above says Nova ir smoother. How come?!
I've noticed in other forums (outside XDA) people say the same about Nova (it's same smooth as stock JB).
I'm a heavy Apex user.. and I don't want to switch to other launcher. What are chances Apex dev will update his launcher with JB vSync (or whatever feature JB launcher uses)?
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If you change Nova's animation speeds from Nova to Stock, you'd notice a major improvement in transition smoothness. Hence why I still use Nova.
I usually use ADW Launcher but I tried it on Jelly Bean and it is pretty slow in comparison to stock launcher so I will be using the stock launcher till updates happen to it (and others too).
I prefer stock for now, its super smooth
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Stock has some great benefits, like fling to remove apps and widgets, app reflow, etc, but I'm still sticking with Nova. Kevin is updating the launcher with all the JB features, so we'll have JB smoothness with customizations from Nova. Winning!
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Apex for me. I just like it.
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Lol still rocking adw ex
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apex hands down
GO Launcher.
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Nova Prime only because of Unread Count notification (on Gmail, MMS and Phone). Also the backup and restore function has proved very nice to me in a few ocasions
Amowagou said:
GO Launcher.
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China data stealing launcher? No thank you...
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
China data stealing launcher? No thank you...
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Maybe he doesn't have any china data to steal.
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I love apex and reinstalled it as soon as it was updated for JB but its not as smooth as the stock launcher so for now I'm running that and hoping for an apex update.
MДЯCЦSДИT said:
China data stealing launcher? No thank you...
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Yes, I wouldn't touch Go apps with a ten foot pole.
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I'll use stock until Apex makes a Jelly Bean version.
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Apex for sure.
Reason I ask is that the stock jb launcher is way faster and smoother than apex or nova but I can't use the stock launcher right now because I use 240 DPI and want 7x6 grid. The stutter when opening app drawer is unbearable. I tried different kernels and even different Roms same thing.
Anything available yet or should I just go back to stock density.
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godisanatheist said:
Reason I ask is that the stock jb launcher is way faster and smoother than apex or nova but I can't use the stock launcher right now because I use 240 DPI and want 7x6 grid. The stutter when opening app drawer is unbearable. I tried different kernels and even different Roms same thing.
Anything available yet or should I just go back to stock density.
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Why? Just why?
nbell13 said:
Why? Just why?
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Why not? I bought a nexus so I could implement mods like this. I think the stock density is a waste of the huge display.
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I'm using Apex Launcher that you mentioned and I do not notice any difference in smoothness.
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I'm using Apex Launcher that you mentioned and I do not notice any difference in smoothness.
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You don't get or stutters when opening the app drawer?
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Dunno about Apex launcher but with Nova reportedly* you'll get smoothness if you go in to the animation speed options and select stock speed.
(* not my tip - I've always stuck with stock speed on Nova is working fine for me on JB)
I am using the paid version of Nova, which was updated yesterday to support JB animations and it is nothing but butter.
I am stock no root.
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Clancy_s said:
Dunno about Apex launcher but with Nova reportedly* you'll get smoothness if you go in to the animation speed options and select stock speed.
(* not my tip - I've always stuck with stock speed on Nova is working fine for me on JB)
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This is my setup right now. Its better than anything else but still leaves a lot to be desired.
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dschreiber69 said:
I am using the paid version of Nova, which was updated yesterday to support JB animations and it is nothing but butter.
I am stock no root.
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What version? I'm on 1.2.2 beta 4
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I still can't quite work out if I find Apex or Nova as smooth as stock, and can thus switch back to them and get customising.
There'a a mod in the themes section. I havent tried it, but it might be worth a look.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741038
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What version? I'm on 1.2.2 beta 4
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Hmm... mine says 1.22 beta 3?
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godisanatheist said:
Reason I ask is that the stock jb launcher is way faster and smoother than apex or nova but I can't use the stock launcher right now because I use 240 DPI and want 7x6 grid. The stutter when opening app drawer is unbearable. I tried different kernels and even different Roms same thing.
Anything available yet or should I just go back to stock density.
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That's because stock launcher has nothing in it compared to Apex. I've run 3 JB roms now with apex launcher and Franco kernel. Fast as fast can be. I have to say I am quite disappointed in JB though, I find there is not much to their update.
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Tried Nova Prime on a couple of JB roms, set to fast (2above stock) smoooooth transition. Ive never had issues with Nova on GNEX.
Found a solution!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28750050&postcount=5709
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Tried Nova Prime on a couple of JB roms, set to fast (2above stock) smoooooth transition. Ive never had issues with Nova on GNEX.
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OK now I feel stupid because even though I found a solution, your way feels much better.
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Try holo launcher
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I found a REAL solution, this is built from the jelly bean launcher source code and also works on ICS, search for holo launcher hd beta.
Remove
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Another reason to like the stock JB launcher is the fling to remove apps. Now that should be implemented into every launcher.
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Alright so I was bouncing around the idea of a custom ROM for my Kindle and I may not be ready given the issues that I'll have with Amazon Instant videos specifically. Right now I am rooted and also running Go Launcher EX on my Kindle Fire. I enjoy it more than the stock launcher that came with the Fire, but I am looking for alternatives. I'm not sure there are any that actually work unless I am doing something wrong. I tried installing the Apex launcher last night but I obviously did something wrong as it would not load. Are there any alternative launchers out there that work with non-custom rom Fires? I hope there are alternatives to Go Launcher that don't require me to run a custom rom. I shouldn't have updated Go Launcher a few months ago when I did because I really didn't like the changes. I would also like a launcher that isn't so bloated with options. Options are nice but Apex sounds far better than Go Launcher. I'd love a ICS or JB launcher that did not require a custom rom if at all possible, but any alternative that would work without a custom rom would be great.
I don't know for sure, but isn't the stock ROM GB based? If so, I don't think Apex or Nova will work. Have you tried ADW (the pay version is infinitely smoother than the freebie, fwiw)? That was my go-to launcher on GB.
If I'm wrong, I apologize...just trying to help.
I will try ADW then. I heard about it but I just didn't give it a shot because the reviews say it's no longer updated. But downloading it now, thanks!
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Go Launcher EX is pretty decent too.
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Go Launcher EX is pretty decent too.
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Yeah I've been using Go Launcher EX.. I liked it far better about 4-6 months ago or whenever they changed around a bunch of stuff. If I can find an apk of last year's version or the one I used around 4-6 months ago that'd be awesome. ADW is doing the trick for now. It's simple and quick.
ADW EX is fantastic. I have used it for 6+ months and I have never gone back to stock
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shravbits said:
ADW EX is fantastic. I have used it for 6+ months and I have never gone back to stock
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I'm only running ADW and really liking it! The only minor issue I have with it is if I'm using an app then I exit the app and go back to ADW, the icons seems to take about 3 seconds to load. Other than that, like it way better than Go Launcher EX. I think I just needed something different.
The Go launcher HD for tablets is pretty good I use it and have no problem with it.
Nova Launcher Prime is still a quarter in the play store for a couple more hours:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sImNvbS50ZXNsYWNvaWxzdy5sYXVuY2hlci5wcmltZSJd
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The Go launcher HD for tablets is pretty good I use it and have no problem with it.
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Go HD wouldn't run on my rooted kindle fire running cm10. Go Ex works just fine. Can anyone refer me to a fix for this?
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I'm not a noob in regards to flashing, rooting and rom's. With that of the table i wiuld like to keep this thread open for ROMs that are android based but that look a bit different but not just roms, launchers and apps also.
MIUI ROM (not a fan but i like the look)
Action Launcher (my prefered launcher)
Swapps
LMT
Please feel free to add something you use to change the "boring" feel of stock android experience. Nova or apex is not on my list cuz they are very similar to stock.
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There's the xperia z ROM.
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iOS and iLauncher.
Paranoid Android tablet mode with LMT
Ubuntu Mobile
...?
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Paranoid Android of course!
Unity launcher for an Ubuntu phone look.
And Nova and Apex launchers look like stock when you first download but they allow so much customization with a bit of work they can look like anything you can imagine.
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I'm waiting for the dev to put 3.1 of the Xpert Z ROM up then i would have something to say.
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Ubuntu OS is one of the reasons i opened this thread. Although it's still very very alpha it is so promising.
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