I just wanted to say if your looking for a launcher that is simply amazing and cutting edge, I suggest The TSF launcher!! They aren't paying me or anything like that, but i haven't seen much talk about it. It is off the chain awesome!!!!!
It looks amazing! I just don't see myself spending almost 17 bucks for a launcher.
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1) I'm sure I'd get tired of it super fast, I always return to stock and SIMPLE when I try launchers
2) No way that doesn't increase battery usage significantly
Tried it too...same thing.. it's cool to show off but practical / every day use, nothing beats simple stock, be it tw or ics stock
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Yeah but I've been trying to turn my phone into Iron man's phone from when he was in court since I had my hd2. My gs3+tsf is as close to jarvis as I can get right now
Yeah but I've been trying to turn my phone into Iron man's phone from when he was in court since I had my hd2. My gs3+tsf is as close to jarvis as I can get right now lol
I have it and I don't recommend it or use it. Overpriced. Stick with nova or apex and you are good. :thumbup:
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I have tried that in my friends phone and its not so much recommendable thing.
17 bucks for a launcher , big joke for me.
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I have it and love it. You really have to watch the videos to really see what this launcher can do, otherwise it wont do much with limited knowledge (no offense to anyone). This does so much more than any other launcher out there. I cringed at the price, but after learning everything that the launcher can do, I ditched my other custom launchers for this one.
I took the time to watch the whole video. Seems like stome amazing developing. But just can't seem to grasp paying that huge price.
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I actually tried this out last week , it seems like a good idea but the aesthetics need to be more refined... it just looks low quality imo
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This sgs2 is a good phone, smooth, fast, and fun
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i'll be loving it too if i had it with me
5 more days!!!! such an agony waiting for 5 more days for it to arrive...
We really, really need more posts like this that highlight the good vibes about this phone. I've been reading through this forum and most everyone is just posting about problems they are having.
Monday is when my phone will arrive. I can't wait to see how it compares to my Sensation 4G!
As I just posted in the "Would you buy it again" thread, YES! I have had none of the problems some people are complaining of. Naturally, if you are having an issue, you are more likely to post about it, whereas if everything is running smoothly, you're too busy enjoying your new phone to post about it.
So far this phone is excellent. I just picked mine up today from T-Mobile and I'm loving every minute of it. No lag, super fast (both data and OS), very decent camera, GPS locks surprisingly fast, gorgeous large screen (minus the resolution which I don't really notice) etc. I would definitely recommend this phone. I am coming from the Sensation and I do not have the wifi death grip issue and 4g signal seems excellent.
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We really, really need more posts like this that highlight the good vibes about this phone. I've been reading through this forum and most everyone is just posting about problems they are having.
Monday is when my phone will arrive. I can't wait to see how it compares to my Sensation 4G!
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+100 so true Devitek! all the complaints are gonna make this community smaller which i fear
We really haven't had a chance to test this phone out in action. I guarantee you it won't fail.
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couldn't be happier. I busted the screen on my SG1 about a month ago (crack down the screen but still operational) and have been waiting patiently for this. Can't wait for root so that i can get rid of all the bloatware.
This is my second day with this phone and I honestly love it! The last phone I really enjoyed was the MYTOUCH 4g. I had the nexus 1 (cool phone), Samsung vibrant (Boooo bad Samsung and carrier support plus lag), then the MYTOUCH 4G ( best single core phone ever hands down!) than I tried windows 7 and got the HTC HD7 (very nice experience, now with mango it should be great) , than got the sensation 4G ( very disappointing experience considering it was my first dual core phone, laggy, returned 3 phones. Thanks to the devs my experience with it was good before I sold it) and now the T-mobile Galaxy SII ( best phone I've owned so far). This phone is awesome. I took it to my job today and let my coworkers play with it ( people who have no knowledge of specs usually give you honest opinions) everyone says the screen is incredible, the phone is big, it's very fast, it's light and thin, it feels cheap ect... Bottom line is this phone is awesome. The screen resolution is not a deal breaker at all it's not even pixelated. I'm glad they got rid of the pentile.
Im ocd and ALWAYS find something i dislike about every phone. The only thing i dont like...cant change the ugly ass lockscreen image
This phone is sweet and im loving the 10+ Mbps data speeds i get now. I havent had a single issue yet and havent put it down since i got it.
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What do u mean by lockscreen image?
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Settings -> display -> screen display -> theres a lockscreen wallpaper setting
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Dude. Thank you so much. I cant believe i overlooked that.
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Settings -> display -> screen display -> theres a lockscreen wallpaper setting
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No problem was one of the first things i looked for\changed
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Absolutely. Best phone on tmobile.
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Is this phone really worth it?
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I use a lot of difference phones in my day to day and this SGS2 is my main device...I honestly think it is fantastic device.
It is fast, it feels like a solid piece of machine in your hand, it looks fantastic and all that jazz =) I am a happy camper
I have 10.5 hours of very heavy usage and just hit 15%. I love my phone!
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I love my SGSII!! I can't wait to obtain root. LCD Density should be fun to mess with on this huge screen.
I agree this phone is by far the best android I have used to date. I have no complaints at all except for the wireless tethering not working without paying but that will ne settled quickly once we have root. This phone kicks a**
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Loving this phone!!
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So that time has come again and I'm getting bored with my phone........I switch phone maybe 6-8 times a year.....is there anything else I can do with this phone. Tired all roms...... Deving isn't my thing.....what would be a good device to switch too?
I'm on us Tmobile
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Theres a phone almost identical to sgh-t989 that has a much better screen but I think it lacks sd card. Youd have to get into the tablets the Asus transformer prime looks dope
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curry67 said:
Theres a phone almost identical to sgh-t989 that has a much better screen but I think it lacks sd card. Youd have to get into the tablets the Asus transformer prime looks dope
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I'm not a tablet person.....I have a sg tab 7... I'm an iPhone user originally but I really don't wanna go back to one because I'm stuck on edge in Hawaii....I wanna get a amaze but the support is lacking
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Get one of those imported phones from Japan!
Boredom = Cured
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Flipnfr3ak said:
I'm not a tablet person.....I have a sg tab 7... I'm an iPhone user originally but I really don't wanna go back to one because I'm stuck on edge in Hawaii....I wanna get a amaze but the support is lacking
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You'll get bored of the amaze quickly, with the lack of support and average battery life. Camera is awesome though.
Try the gn or the note which apparently can use our h+ network now? Someone exploited it or something.
Why don't you play with different launchers or something? That'll keep you entertained just a bit longer.
I would stay away from htc phones until they prove themselves worthy again. Or get a wp8 phone
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You'll get bored of the amaze quickly, with the lack of support and average battery life. Camera is awesome though.
Try the gn or the note which apparently can use our h+ network now? Someone exploited it or something.
Why don't you play with different launchers or something? That'll keep you entertained just a bit longer.
I would stay away from htc phones until they prove themselves worthy again. Or get a wp8 phone
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Maybe I'll try a wp8....something different. I played with all the launchers already. And lol that's the very reason I wanna go to a amaze because of the camera. The note is a little to big for my chops. I might as well activate voice calling on my tab lol.
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Thanks for all the opinion guys
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Hi all,
My father recently decided to pick up a s2 and doesn't plan on using it for anything other than calling, texting, and calendar reminders. In fact, he WON'T even have a data plan.
He's coming from a dumb phone that'll give him wonderful battery life so this phone's battery life will be a sort of shock.
I'm wondering what are some ways to ease that battery life.
I've come up with
-custom rom& kernel
Underclocking
CPU sleeper
Autobrightness
2G only
Data off
Sync off
Wifi Bluetooth gps off
Any other tips you guys have? Help is much appreciated.
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I forgot to include freezing bloat.
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Why would he even want an S2 in the first place. If he's never going to use it fully? That's like buying the fastest $3500 gaming PC in the world and never using it. Just curious. Not trying to troll or anything.
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Why would he even want an S2 in the first place. If he's never going to use it fully? That's like buying the fastest $3500 gaming PC in the world and never using it. Just curious. Not trying to troll or anything.
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3000$ PC? Hardly a proper comparison. This phone is nowhere near as fast as people claim it to be.
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3000$ PC? Hardly a proper comparison. This phone is nowhere near as fast as people claim it to be.
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That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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I'd like to suggest Darkside v8! That rom is incredibly stable and well developed.
If you want to save a lot more battery, I'd like to suggest SetCPU and just downlock. I doubt your dad would be able to tell an immediate difference between 1.1-1.2 ghz VS. 1.5ghz. Plus, make sure you install CPUspy and BetterBatteryStats to make sure that the phone is actually entering into 'deep sleep' mode.
Well on our carrier tmobile, there's pretty much no such thing as a dumb phone anymore.. Long story short, we got an s2 free through upgrade and no data plan because he doesn't use it. So for the price of free, why not take it? His old phone is acting up and he wanted something slightly more modern.
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Well on our carrier tmobile, there's pretty much no such thing as a dumb phone anymore.. Long story short, we got an s2 free through upgrade and no data plan because he doesn't use it. So for the price of free, why not take it? His old phone is acting up and he wanted something slightly more modern.
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You can't get a discounted smartphone without adding a data plan.
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Well on our carrier tmobile, there's pretty much no such thing as a dumb phone anymore.. Long story short, we got an s2 free through upgrade and no data plan because he doesn't use it. So for the price of free, why not take it? His old phone is acting up and he wanted something slightly more modern.
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Sounds EXACTLY like my dad, but we're not upgrading and not getting anything for free so I'm not getting him a new phone, currently he has a old candy bar style Nokia. I won't even give him my old n8 because it's too much for him
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Towle said:
You can't get a discounted smartphone without adding a data plan.
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Til there is a recognize contributor LOL, totally never noticed that.
I have a family plan. My brother's line was up so we upgraded his line (which already has a data plan) to the s2 and we're giving the s2 to my father. My father is simply going to be putting his sim in the s2 (and my brother will be keeping the same mytouch he has at the moment.) Tmobile will not add a data plan and force my father to use one as his line was not the one upgraded.
And this isn't att where data is added to lines automatically
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3000$ PC? Hardly a proper comparison. This phone is nowhere near as fast as people claim it to be.
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That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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No, it didn't. That was a bad analogy. Maybe if he was talking an s3 or something but this phone is pretty basic and to the point when it comes to smartphones. And what features are you talking about that he won't take advantage of?? Any phone released In the last 2 years is capable of everything this phone is minus NFC and speed if were talking single core. If anything I would get him a phone of this caliber instead of a crappier android phone that's going to be much harder to deal with. My mother has a cheapo tmo android phone and its hell to use. Crappy touch screen, ect. I think the t989 is a great choice for anyone not looking for all the bells and whistles. Anywho...
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My father is like your father he asked me which phone was better the Driod or the iPhone. And i like looked at him as if he were high or delusional.. I told him none lol.
But yes i agree with the other user who recommended darkside v8. I recommend STOCK or any TouchWiz ROM. As for the comment "paying for extra features when he wont use them" Well if you already have the s2 which is collecting dust why not put it to use? I wouldnt recommend going out and buying an S2 to not use. But if one already has it then what the heck? lol.
As for data, T-Mobile allows any phone to not have a data plan. Im on the value plan, and if i wished, i could get rid of everything but talking minutes.
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That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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No, it didn't. That was a bad analogy. Maybe if he was talking an s3 or something but this phone is pretty basic and to the point when it comes to smartphones. And what features are you talking about that he won't take advantage of?? Any phone released In the last 2 years is capable of everything this phone is minus NFC and speed if were talking single core. If anything I would get him a phone of this caliber instead of a crappier android phone that's going to be much harder to deal with. My mother has a cheapo tmo android phone and its hell to use. Crappy touch screen, ect. I think the t989 is a great choice for anyone not looking for all the bells and whistles. Anywho...
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What features am I talking about?
Everything having to do with data..(unless your on Wi-Fi)
And do you mind sharing the "bells and whistles" the s3 has that ours doesn't? It is a SLIGHTLY improved version of the s2 that does all the same things..
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RushAOZ said:
That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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No, it didn't. That was a bad analogy. Maybe if he was talking an s3 or something but this phone is pretty basic and to the point when it comes to smartphones. And what features are you talking about that he won't take advantage of?? Any phone released In the last 2 years is capable of everything this phone is minus NFC and speed if were talking single core. If anything I would get him a phone of this caliber instead of a crappier android phone that's going to be much harder to deal with. My mother has a cheapo tmo android phone and its hell to use. Crappy touch screen, ect. I think the t989 is a great choice for anyone not looking for all the bells and whistles. Anywho...
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Ive had several smartphones, notably the Tmobile Comet (Running Froyo FYI), LG Mytouch, and the S2. The S2 is FAR from basic. If you every tried those phones, you will know. As far as battery life, try juice defender. Use the extreme profile, will save you a ton of battery life
pwner5889 said:
Why would he even want an S2 in the first place. If he's never going to use it fully? That's like buying the fastest $3500 gaming PC in the world and never using it. Just curious. Not trying to troll or anything.
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Funny, is like buying a ferrari and drive 35MPH only lol
To each his own. Everyone is entitled their own opinion.. Not flaming fighting, whatever you guys want to call it.
I'll check out juice defender.
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That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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No, it didn't. That was a bad analogy. Maybe if he was talking an s3 or something but this phone is pretty basic and to the point when it comes to smartphones. And what features are you talking about that he won't take advantage of?? Any phone released In the last 2 years is capable of everything this phone is minus NFC and speed if were talking single core. If anything I would get him a phone of this caliber instead of a crappier android phone that's going to be much harder to deal with. My mother has a cheapo tmo android phone and its hell to use. Crappy touch screen, ect. I think the t989 is a great choice for anyone not looking for all the bells and whistles. Anywho...
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S3 is not all that better. S2 is nowhere basic if you know how to use it.
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For ****'s Sake, can someone just answer his question without telling a full grown man how to spend his money?
I love how infatuated with this phone some of you are. Anyone who says the s3 is a slight improvement over this phone is horribly mistaken. I play with my buddies s3 from time to time.. side by side app loading is much faster, gets more FPS while gaming (dead trigger runs smoother on the s3 despite it pushing almost 3 tines the amount of pixels, the 720p screen is much better, the 2gb of ram really comes in handy (have any of you ever noticed how laggy and stuttery the t989 gets when updating apps from the play store? The s3 is completely smooth while updating) the cameras snapshots have better PQ.. everything about the s3 is better. Of all the handsets I've owned I've never seen such infatuation and naivety in its xda forum section. :-/ makes me hurl.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gtp.nextlauncher
Debating if i should pick it up for $10 (original is 15.99) still pretty steep for an app, let alone a launcher. Not sure if its all smoke and mirrors, or is it truly "next gen". I use nova prime, and its great. Anyone have any experience with it? Is it demanding of the system?
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I'm currently running the 36 hr trial... It seems OK but a little tricky to get used to and I'm coming from go launcher. They have some similarities but very different at the same time. I to think it's pricey.
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its the worst most overpriced pos launcher ever it shouldnt be more than $1
haldi15 said:
its the worst most overpriced pos launcher ever it shouldnt be more than $1
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Haha I'm glad there is a trial. Because it is expressive for an app...
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Dave O said:
Haha I'm glad there is a trial. Because it is expressive for an app...
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theres full versions from "other sources" and its still garbage
Still not worth't
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lovely visual effects sorta.. but not worth it
i'll stick to nova launcher prime.
Never cared for go launcher, it's always been a system resource hog, not to mention glitchy. That being said a 10 dollar launcher is just plain crazy. I run nova pro, and picked it up for 99 cents, and couldn't be happier, it's fast efficient and packed with useful features.
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Wrost launcher ever
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Just saved myself 10 bucks.... Thanks for the responses. I loved launcher pro on my mytouch 4g,and now ive been using nova prime since it was on sale for 99cents waaay back when. Just needed a change from the usual. Ive literally been using the same set up since the mytouch 4g. I always saw apps on sale on the play store, and rwgretted not buying some earlier, guess this wont be added to that list
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moabizzi said:
Just saved myself 10 bucks.... Thanks for the responses. I loved launcher pro on my mytouch 4g,and now ive been using nova prime since it was on sale for 99cents waaay back when. Just needed a change from the usual. Ive literally been using the same set up since the mytouch 4g. I always saw apps on sale on the play store, and rwgretted not buying some earlier, guess this wont be added to that list
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tsf shell is pretty nice for a change but its too overpriced
nova launcher prime. \thread
It's also ridiculous how you have to install a buncha addons..
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tsf shell is pretty nice for a change but its too overpriced
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Yeah i was looking at all those insanely priced launchers, and couldn't justify the price to myself. Yeah they have some nice little features here and there, but they seem like gimmicks to me.
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arctic84 said:
It's also ridiculous how you have to install a buncha addons..
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+1 it is annoying how you need to download all those add ons...
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Pretty looking but at $10? No thanks.
I would actually miss a "headphones" helper page that I get with TouchWiz
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314628
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Can confirm this is still working. I did it this morning
Not for me. Not quite sure how I missed this yesterday.
My personal opinion I will not even get it. Even for free lol
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My personal opinion I will not even get it. Even for free lol
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Have you ever tried it long enough to become familiar with it? I'm definitely not asking you that to attack you over your opinion or anything (because you're definitely entitled to your own opinion), I was just wondering because I effin love Next Launcher. I don't just like it because it looks really cool though (it's just an awesome bonus lol) because I could care less about showing off my phone, I actually like it because of all the added functionality it provides on top of giving you the ability to fine tune everything the way you like, and call me crazy but I honestly think it's even worth it for the original price.
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