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[Q] What is the best Launcher for GIO? Updated 18-2-2012

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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Adw ex
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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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spacecaker said:
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

[Q] Launcher Suggestions

Hi people,
I'm looking for suggestions for a launcher that is good for both BATTERY LIFE and CUSTOMIZATION.
I've been using GO LAUNCHER EX for a long time now and found it really good, but there seems to be LOADS of you out there that use NOVA instead and i was wondering why this was... would you say Nova is better for battery life and customization over Go Launcher??
Thanks in advance...

ss launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launcher&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd

I use NOVA because it is a tweaked version of the stock Jelly Bean launcher. Wich is super smooth and has lot's of options to costumise it.

Why not post the question once more .
jje

JJEgan said:
Why not post the question once more .
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I realised it was probably better to have the question in "Themes & Apps" rather than "Q&A's" so added it to this one. Then couldnt delete it from Q&A :/
My Bad!!

+1 to Nova, absolutely love it.

Nova
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I recommend Shake(free) and TSF(paid). They aren't the lightest nor the fastest, but they have features that make your S3 impressive without too much customization effort.
Shake has its own Shake market for downloading themes, icons and their own live wallpapers. Most of them are very cute (and sexy ). It is a Korea app, but you don't need to know Korean to use the launcher and Shake market. (Don't confuse it with other "Shake Launcher". I provide the link to this app below so that you won't get it wrong)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.minigate.app.home
TSF is a launcher with rich features, with many impressive themes, widget, transition and desktop's options. I particularly love that rotatable icons. The built-in sliderbar can partially replace Button Savior (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey), without needing to root.
I cannot say if these features worths the money you spend, though.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsf.shell

I have tried all of the big ones and have found that NOVA is the best. I'm not sure how it is with JB but if you have ICE then it's butter

TW Launcher? hahaha :highfive:

Apex is the momma for all launcher's

I recently did a test on Samsung's Jelly Bean.
Smoothest of the ics/jb launcher bunch(nova apex and holo) is Holo HD then Apex then Nova. But still not perfect. Holo which is the smoothest of the three occasionally hitches. especially in widgets if you go really fast. other than that it is a very good launcher
Smoothest of all launchers to my surprise is ADW EX ( with 4d drawer transparent) , looks great also, reminds me of gb but a lot smoother. Smooth as samsung stock launcher.
I didnt even try go launcher..

I used to use Go Launcher Pro. A lot of features but apex is a lot faster.

I use nova and i find it smooth, fast with many many customization, i can't make without now !

AndyGalaxy said:
I realised it was probably better to have the question in "Themes & Apps" rather than "Q&A's" so added it to this one. Then couldnt delete it from Q&A :/
My Bad!!
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do you mean: better for you, or according to This small guide, which precise where to put questions?

I would recommend HOLO HD. Very light, customizable, with nice effects.
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ADW or TSF
Use ADWLauncher EX or TSF Shell 1.7.5
(both are paid but you can get them for free from the blackmart )
Don't confuse ADWLauncher EX with ADW.Launcher
TSF Shell is a bit heavy but is surely the best launcher for s3. I am using it since a month and I love it more everyday!
ADW:
play.google*com/store/apps/details?id=org.adwfreak.launcher
TSF:
play.google*com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsf.shell&feature=search_result
can't post any outside link (coz i am new user). so, remove the * and put a dot (.)

mylakhana said:
Use ADWLauncher EX or TSF Shell 1.7.5
(both are paid but you can get them for free from the blackmart )
Don't confuse ADWLauncher EX with ADW.Launcher
TSF Shell is a bit heavy but is surely the best launcher for s3. I am using it since a month and I love it more everyday!
ADW:
play.google*com/store/apps/details?id=org.adwfreak.launcher
TSF:
play.google*com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsf.shell&feature=search_result
can't post any outside link (coz i am new user). so, remove the * and put a dot (.)
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not only are u insulting the developers of the app u are also talking about warez which is against xda rules
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portnoy.vitaly said:
I would recommend HOLO HD. Very light, customizable, with nice effects.
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+1

best launcher on JB

always used sense but feel like trying some thing different
will have been asked loads but now we have JB, what are people finding the best launcher, icon sets, fonts
dont want to root my phone as i use apps that will not work on rooted devices
looking for a cool launcher with minimalistic icons and font
thanks for any help

I used apex launcher since it comes with some nice features and widgets. I bought it too so more stuff in it. My fav by far
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XxJibblesxX said:
I used apex launcher since it comes with some nice features and widgets. I bought it too so more stuff in it. My fav by far
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I use nova seen as apex wont work for me on jellybean

cobby911 said:
I use nova seen as apex wont work for me on jellybean
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I use nova!:good:

is there a way to change font on these without rooting,would love google catull font but cant root due to needing apps that wont work on rooted devices

krypthon said:
I use nova!:good:
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My vote goes for Nova too.

combat goofwing said:
is there a way to change font on these without rooting,would love google catull font but cant root due to needing apps that wont work on rooted devices
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anyone i want to use cathull font

Nova. Have been testning almost all of the launchers out there. Allways comming back too Nova.
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Nova Launcher and Apex Launcher are head to head usually. Both are excellent. You can also try Holo Launcher HD or the new Action Launcher Pro. Nova, Apex and Holo are all pretty much the same in terms of features, but Action Launcher is something new.
I use Nova Launcher as I got the paid version for 25 cents during the Google Play 25 billion apps sale. It's fast, works well and has all the features I need.

yeah but Nova launcher has some downsizes...isnt so customable has the others ..but the real benefit(Also) is the Battery..nova consume lowest batter of all launcher..so give it a shot because is a nice launcheer...and also u can try NEXT launcher..because is something different.

Im currently using Atom, on ICS i got better battery life than nova.
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This tread will be better as pool but anyway
I use APEX

why dont u guys use SENSE LAUNCHER ? I like sense beecause it has alot of widgets..and if i change it with NOVA..or apex some widgets will dissaper

nemer12 said:
why dont u guys use SENSE LAUNCHER ? I like sense beecause it has alot of widgets..and if i change it with NOVA..or apex some widgets will dissaper
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The only widget which i miss is the Gallery widget.
Everything else I can find elsewhere.
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i use Nova with different icon packs. i also recommend SS launcher if you are looking for something different.

Personally I just found next launcher quite expensive but a pretty cool launcher and very polished
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Nova Launcher has never let me down...

TSF SHELL:good::good::good::good:

Love next launcher betty slick,can you use nova or apex themes with them
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if you wanna be DIFFERENT, try ssLauncher :good:

Launcher

What is the smoothest and lightest launcher for android?
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reza1995 said:
What is the smoothest and lightest launcher for android?
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Zeam launcher is light
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For GB zeam launcher is smoothest and very low RAM consume.,
But for ICS i think Nova launcher is best, costumizable, and smooth
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I'd say vire launcher. Cool transitions and works good on lower ram devices. Smooth on my g1
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smoothest one ive ever tried is launcher 8 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lx.launcher8&hl=en its fast and simple but won't b interesting unless ur into windows phone 8 style

Lightning Launcher
The installer size is only 198 KiB.

If you can stand with just basic features, and you don't give a f**k with customization, then Lightning Launcher is your best choice. (Links in pep's post, just above mine). It is said that it is Super-customizable. (However when I used ssLauncher I realized a super-customizable launcher should be no grids so I can determine what's the best for my screen).
But if you give f**k to those and you want to express yourself (or just take some from MyColorScreen) then you may want to try ssLauncher, even if in an instructions he/she instructs to use any launcher.

Kreaz said:
If you can stand with just basic features, and you don't give a f**k with customization, then Lightning Launcher is your best choice. (Links in pep's post, just above mine). It is said that it is Super-customizable. (However when I used ssLauncher I realized a super-customizable launcher should be no grids so I can determine what's the best for my screen).
But if you give f**k to those and you want to express yourself (or just take some from MyColorScreen) then you may want to try ssLauncher, even if in an instructions he/she instructs to use any launcher.
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Well, LL is super-customizable alright... you can disable its grid, you can rotate icons and widgets, you can scroll any ways (left-right but also up-down), you can use labels instead of icons, and labels/icons can open a fully-customizable "surface" not just an icon-list folder...
What it doesn't have, is slick animations.
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Using stock launcher..trebuchet

i like stock launcher trebuchet 1.0 no problem for me so smooth and simple

reza1995 said:
What is the smoothest and lightest launcher for android?
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Checkout Holo Launcher as well as GO launcher. Both work well on my phone.

R: Launcher
Why don't we make a poll?
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rajprateekk said:
Checkout Holo Launcher as well as GO launcher. Both work well on my phone.
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GO Launcher is a bad choice for light launchers...
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Apex or Nova are nice and customizable. And light to although not as light as Zeam or lightning launcher.
But i think is the lightest launcher which offers a lot of customizable
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rajprateekk said:
Checkout Holo Launcher as well as GO launcher. Both work well on my phone.
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I think so... Holo launcher is good.

trebuchet IS THE BEST

FTL launcher is nice! You just need a Sense 4 clock
Too much flashing! I'm blinded on my Galaxy W!

with ics or jb i would prefer apex. with all the things mentioned above, i think it's somewhere in the middle, balanced.

So far I think next launcher is the smoothest, but its lack if costumization
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I do like launcher pro. Very simple, so don't have greatest "addons" in relation with the others. Very fast as well. I did like it between all I tried

Best launcher?

What is the best launcher can i use
I'm on cm11
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Google launcher
If u dont want xoz of DPI problem... Try nova launcher...its best out there..(nova pro)...
If u can sacrifice a bit of ram..rhen try spb shell if u want...
Or next launcher...both have amazing 3D styles..(a bit ram consuming)... I always use stock google launcher...that works for me.
developers are like gods

raghavsharmaxda said:
Google launcher
If u dont want xoz of DPI problem... Try nova launcher...its best out there..(nova pro)...
If u can sacrifice a bit of ram..rhen try spb shell if u want...
Or next launcher...both have amazing 3D styles..(a bit ram consuming)... I always use stock google launcher...that works for me.
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Have used all these launchers.all are definitely good as mentioned.currently using nova prime..its awesome i must say...

Stick to Google Launcher if you are in CM 11.
I am in rooted stock 4.2.2, using Note 3 launcher.

bhsiddharth said:
Stick to Google Launcher if you are in CM 11.
I am in rooted stock 4.2.2, using Note 3 launcher.
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I agree. I not an avid fan of custom ROM because of limited functionality and a lot of bugs so I prefer the stock. Greenify does the trick for me to speed it up.
By the way fastest launcher so far that I've tested would be Apex Launcher since that its an XDA product.
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Buzz launcher?
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Next launcher. Awesome 3d UI and also has an option to tilt the UI by accelerometer readings. btw, its a memory hog.

if you ask the best launcher .
the answer is apex.
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There is no "best" launcher because all of them have their own upside and downside. It's all down to preferences and how you use your phone.
It's like saying which country is the best in the world. There is no better country than the other in the world, it's just down to preferences and how you look at things.
I personally don't use Google Search and Google Now (it's just as gimmick as Samsung Touchwiz and works horribly in my country) so no Google Experience Laucher.
I used Action Launcher in the past and found it to be intuitive and no-nonsense. Presently using Nova Prime for its customizability.

Thanks all
I'm now on nova it's good for me
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