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Best launcher

Hello! I bought this phone 2 days ago... Came from a Galaxy Gio. So what the best launcher for this BIG phone?

I use the Nova Launcher Prime. The best for me.
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+1 for Nova Launcher Prime.

+1 nova.
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Nova and Apex are the best there is for now..

@rbiter said:
+1 nova.
teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. teach a man to fastboot, and you create competency. and less threads on xda.
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Awesome signature and I use apex btw I will give nova a try
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Have the ssLauncher the Original. Very special and great looking launcher with endless possibilities of modifing.
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Nova is great but some of the good features are paid only.
Apex is my choice because its free and has it all.

yeah it depends wether you wanna pay or not, apex gives you more for free, while nova prime gives you more but you have to pay, which im not completely sure anymore cause theres a apex pro version now that i havent tried

I've found Apex Launcher to have a lot more options than Nova Launcher (both free versions)

Nemus is a promising launcher
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Nova for me too.

I like Apex.
Nova Prime looks promising but I can't see justifying $4.00 to simply gain a few features. The only thing I see that would be useful is hiding apps.
Eventually they just get too over complicated and bogged down.
On my tablet, I use ADW Launcher Ex. I hide the status bar, the dock bar, icon labels, and works awesome. Apex for my Nexus though.
I also tried the new Go Launcher HD, which is pretty cool. Free too I think.

Comparing the free versions. I run with Apex

Apex 1.1.0 pro all the way for me...

kompressorgpl said:
Hello! I bought this phone 2 days ago... Came from a Galaxy Gio. So what the best launcher for this BIG phone?
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Hell noo try these officail launchers also has sense 3.6 launcher enjoy.!!!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24568825#post24568825
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I prefer Apex. Just purchased the Pro version. (Had a while also nova installed but at the end I always used apex)

From my experience, Apex free version provides more features than Nova but the only gripe I have against Apex is that the transition animations are not as smooth on it as compared to Nova.

Thank's everybody!!!!!

Apex Launcher for sure! a lot better than Nova in my opinion.

Nova vs. ADW Launcher

Ever since I got my Note 2 I've been using ADW Launcher. Ever since they released a huge update a couple of months ago it works very well and I'm very happy with it. But I did notice people using Nova Launcher as well and was wondering what the pros and cons were with Nova compared to ADW. I'm eventually going to try it out but wanted to some first hand experience from people who like using Nova.
BTW, I've tried other launchers and they were not as smooth or they have too much going on vs ADW. Nova is the only launcher that I haven't tried yet.

Just got my Note2 yesterday, I had ADW in the past on an HTC Sensation, Dell Streak, and Samsung Captivate. I really liked it, but decided to try something else, so I went with Nova Launcher. I like it.
With VERY little experience to speak of with it, the only thing I can say I prefer about Nova is the way it groups folders on the dockbar. It looks just like Vanilla Android. That's a big plus for me. I'm trying to turn my Note 2 into a Nexus Note 2.

i actually have learned to love APEX launcher...the tablet transition compliments the note 2 very well...plus its more visually smooth than nova, at least to me. i could never get in adw, as hard as a tried, even when he first dropped the app back in the old launcher pro days...
omg whens the last time you even THOUGHT about launcher pro lol!!!!!!!!

I started off with Nova on my Note 2. I would also like to know how Nova compares with ADW. It seems like ADW has more tweaks and options but I personally haven't tried it.

i rotate between Launcher8 and Nova.

I've tried ADW, Go, Apex and nova among many others...I currently use nova prime and I love it
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Which launcher is the LESSER memory hog, I want a launcher that does not require lots of memory. can anyone please tell me one.

The lightest launcher is Zeam...
It's fast. .and anorexic. ..g
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i have tried many launchers on my Note 2 over the time but i found Nova Launcher Prime best so far..+5...

I use Nova prime can't say enough good things about it!

Another +1 for Nova with Prime
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Same here .....Nova launcher
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Go Launcher Vs Nova Launcher.

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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davwman said:
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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amus76 said:
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.

[Q] Alright Inc2 Fam

Hello guys, been awhile since I have communicated with my Inc2 family. Got a general question, I am getting ready to purchase a launcher. I have been using the free ADW launcher for quite some time now and have tested the Nova launcher for about a week now. I would like to hear some pros and cons from someone on a launcher before I buy one for $3-$4. Let me know your thoughts on these two or tell me your favorite one and why.

I did the whole which one is better awhile back n got hooked on Nova. Honestly they're about the sane in my opinion. Nova doesn't update as much as ADW though is one of the things I noticed. Nova has a beta program which I personally dig. ADW is a little smaller in size. Nova needs another program for unread notifications. I bought the Nova prime because I tried others (ADW Apex Bazooka ) n nova to me seemed easier n simple with a beta program that let's me adjust the icon size.
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I personally own all three major launchers. I bought adw ex a while back, then bought apex pro, then found nova was on sale for $.25 one day and got it too. I'm currently digging the features of Nova prime, but in the past I've pretty well stuck with apex. Not as big a fan of adw though.
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I use holo launcher hd, never had a need to buy the plus version.
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Can you disable the dock in the free Holo HD? I looked at it in the play store and it didn't list that option, but sometimes I am just blind.

ThePhantom97 said:
Can you disable the dock in the free Holo HD? I looked at it in the play store and it didn't list that option, but sometimes I am just blind.
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Yep, you can disable it.
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What's your Favorite Launcher

Looking for some opinions.. I've always used Go Launcher EX and recently went to Nova. I love all the different "scrolling effects" you get with GLEX. What's everyone's favorite? I will try them all out as FREE versions but if I was to go to a paid version which one do you like the best?
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TSF Shell
Hands down the best launcher till date. I was into Nova Prime before but TSF takes the launcher experience to a whole new level. Agreed that the price is a little steep, but it's totally worth every last penny.

dangertoon said:
Hands down the best launcher till date. I was into Nova Prime before but TSF takes the launcher experience to a whole new level. Agreed that the price is a little steep, but it's totally worth every last penny.
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You mean the TSF Shell? I saw it on the PlayStore.. Looks pretty cool!
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Action launcher pro is my favorite
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Mark me down for Nova Prime

Just switched from Nova Prime to Action Launcher Pro. Both are definitely worth checking out.

Nova for me

Nova Prime. It just works, customizable and super fast.
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Action launcher

Holo Launcher HD.
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I'd have to say nova prime but Themer has been really nice as well so my opinion may change as it progresses and adds more features.
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Smart launcher. Very minimalistic.
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S4 Launcher or Nova.
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Next Launcher and Go Launcher Ex are the best launchers thus far, with tons of features and customizations...... My only other two choices if I can't use Next or Go Launcher would be TouchWiz or Nova Launcher....

Nova
My Favorit launcher is nova.
U can do a lot of Weeks an fiddle around with it

I really like go launcher's ability to set random transitions, but I;m not a fan of it in general. So now i just use nova prime. Any other launchers with randomized transitions?

I pretty much live by Nova I always use it... I've tried others and nothing matches up

Starting to look at Aviate..not too bad especially for a beta.
Even everything.me launcher is pretty good.

Holo Launcher HD
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I'm not much for the launcher game so adw and adw.ex had been my launchers of choice all the way from my Samsung Moment days (spring 2010) to about a month ago. But then I found Apex.
I've used them all -- Helix, LauncherPro, 7, Go Launcher, Holo Launcher, Nova, ICS Launcher+, SL Launcher, Themer, a launcher that currently loses me on the name that had no actual home screen, Regina Launcher...you get the point. Right now, Apex is my launcher of choice. Themes I've used from day one of ADW still work, and I think it's speedy and well executed