Favorite launcher? NON-Rooted - T-Mobile HTC One (M8)

What's everyone's favorite launcher for the One M8? This on a NON-Rooted phone, and won't be. So what do you guys like besides the stock Sense?

I'm using the stock launcher but i want to try Nova with it because I bought prime.
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Addictedtothegreenguy said:
I'm using the stock launcher but i want to try Nova with it because I bought prime.
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im using nova prime and have used it since ice cream was the os. launchers are more to ones taste than any other factor. try some and see

Janderson88 said:
What's everyone's favorite launcher for the One M8? This on a NON-Rooted phone, and won't be. So what do you guys like besides the stock Sense?
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I like Action Launcher, it's nice and quick to find apps.

For my it's Lightning Launcher because of all the things you can do with it hands down. It has a big learning curve, but when you get the hang of it, there is nothing it can't do....
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Voxis
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+1 for Nova, I've loved that launcher for a long while. I've been running the google now launcher and have to say it's pretty good. I usually like a bit more icons on my screen but all in all I like the Now launcher.

I've been a Nova user for years now, I've got paid versions of all the major launchers but Nova's what I've settled on lately.
Since I got my M8, I've been using Sense and I really like it, with one really irritating feature missing... you can't fling icons/widgets off the homescreens. You also can't change icons to individual custom ones (easily) but oh well.
I don't really use Blinkfeed or whatever, but I think the Sense launcher is pretty good on its own.

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What is the best launcher?

I was looking around and I found nova and go launcher, I want to know if there are any other good ones
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Avery246813579 said:
I was looking around and I found nova and go launcher, I want to know if there are any other good ones
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personally i like go launcher ex,launcher pro, and adw launcher. just try it
i use apex launcher. based off jelly bean. really light weight. tons of customization. nova launcher is similar and works great as well.
Apex to the top
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It really depends on your preferences, I find stock the smoothest but Nova the most customisable.
Are there any launcher similar to go launcher's folder option within the drawer? That's something that I really like and have only found on go launcher.
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Nova launcher with Nova prime has something similar.
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Nova launcher with Nova prime has something similar.
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I'll try it
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I looked at it, the prime version has it. Thanks
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what about Chameloen?
Personally I don't like Chameleon, you can't add app short cuts on the home screen, widgets are limited and you can't create folders. Granted you can create your own widgets using HTML 5, however this doesn't solve the problem to people who don't know HTML 5. Neither can you use normal widgets as you would on a normal launcher. I suspect there will be more widgets in the future, but for 10usd it isn't worth it.
So Launcher 8 when it come.
Smexi-Nexi
I tried apex but it was way to complicated.
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Well I started out using Nova, then I went to Apex and now I am using Holo Launcher + which is much faster that the two previous launchers.
Holo was to dull to me
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I'm very satisfied with the holo launcher hd!
Dull? There are several options to personalize it..
Spb shell. Great launcher. Nova my second choice.,
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I'm very satisfied with the holo launcher hd!
Dull? There are several options to personalize it..
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Holo is a bit dull but Holo HD is on par with Apex/Nova but is much faster with less scrolling glitches. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher.hd
The HD version is made for JellyBean whereas the regular version is for ICS and lower.
I've been using nova prime and I'm pretty happy with it. I'm bummed that go launcher doesn't work well on the nexus 7. Hopefully they'll figure it out.
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Mysticdroid said:
I've been using nova prime and I'm pretty happy with it. I'm bummed that go launcher doesn't work well on the nexus 7. Hopefully they'll figure it out.
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because its phone based. go launcher hd, if you search itll say for tablet.
I tried go launcher HD and didn't dig the setup. I really like the phablet desktop, if I was using a larger tablet I think it would be perfect.
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Favorite Launchers...

Title says it all. I'm running the latest cm10 with the trebuchet stock launcher. Wanting a launcher that supports scrollable widgets while also having the persistent Google search bar ... any ideas which one will do this? Any free? Or will I have to buy my first app?
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I use Nova. It has what you're looking for and its free unless you want the pro features, I also used apex for a long time, they are both really good. I feel nova is a little smoother
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Thanks! Last question on this... Can launchers kill battery faster than stock launchers?
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Oh boy. Tried nova. Didn't work for a scrollable widget I have. Holo did. But no persistent search. Holo HD had the search but no option to enable scrolling widgets. :banghead:
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msolaw said:
Thanks! Last question on this... Can launchers kill battery faster than stock launchers?
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My apologies I've never used scrolling widgets so I didn't know it did not work. As far as battery I have never noticed any extra drain by using different launchers.
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msolaw said:
Title says it all. I'm running the latest cm10 with the trebuchet stock launcher. Wanting a launcher that supports scrollable widgets while also having the persistent Google search bar ... any ideas which one will do this? Any free? Or will I have to buy my first app?
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Until UKB and Viper I was using CM10 and Apex Launcher was my go-to. It's got the persistent search bar as an option and also used my scrollable calendar widget with it.
EDIT: It's also free with the option to buy, which gives you more customization.
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Until UKB and Viper I was using CM10 and Apex Launcher was my go-to. It's got the persistent search bar as an option and also used my scrollable calendar widget with it.
EDIT: It's also free with the option to buy, which gives you more customization.
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+1 on apex. I have a calendar widget that scrolls and it offers the persistent search.
I'm using the photo contacts widget and it won't work w apex. If you look on the market it says adw, go, etc ... any launcher that supports scrollable widgets. So should I assume the widget is at fault? Is there an option to enable it in apex that I'm missing?
Any of you guys have suggestions on a good contacts widget? I like the photo contacts one and have used it since day 1 but maybe its time to move on....
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msolaw said:
I'm using the photo contacts widget and it won't work w apex. If you look on the market it says adw, go, etc ... any launcher that supports scrollable widgets. So should I assume the widget is at fault? Is there an option to enable it in apex that I'm missing?
Any of you guys have suggestions on a good contacts widget? I like the photo contacts one and have used it since day 1 but maybe its time to move on....
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I haven't used it, so it's hard to say, but they don't specifically mention nova or apex. Wish I could be more helpful.
I've used nova, apex, and go, and I always seem to go back to trebuchet, I hardly ever use Widgets so its the cleanest launcher for me
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The new ADW launcher is awesome. Just got updated.
New ADW!?!!! WTF?!?!!?!!!!!!!!!!!
Boner.
haven't tried the new adw but it looks sick
Take a look at the most recent reviews for ADW launcher.....looks like the dev screwed up bad, or people are stupid.
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Triscuit said:
Take a look at the most recent reviews for ADW launcher.....looks like the dev screwed up bad, or people are stupid.
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I played around with the newest update and am going to stick with Nova for now.
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Jizzylax said:
I played around with the newest update and am going to stick with Nova for now.
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Care to elaborate?
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New ADW!?!!! WTF?!?!!?!!!!!!!!!!!
Boner.
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Yes indeed... version 1.3.3.7.... see what they did there? LoL... I haven't used it yet though... I'm sure it's great, ADW was always my launcher when on gingerbread or CM7... wonder how it mixes with CM9 or 10....
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Pure awesome. Thanks adw. Persistent search bar and scrollable widgets. Very smooth and tons of options. Adios nova and apex.
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Sure.
Not a big fan of the pop up menu in the new ADW. Would like to see it as optional. Also the transitions are a bit choppy even with some speed tweaks. Those were the only things I have noticed off the bat. I plan on playing with it more but will probably revert to Nova pending future ADW EX updates.
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I'm using scrollable widgets on nova.
I'm confused as why you guys cannot maybe because I am prime?
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Which launcher do you use?

i know, i know, this has probably been asked a million times, but i'm directing this to S3 users here in our little corner of the world, please don't hate
i've been using the holo launcher hd pro now for some time and i truly love the way it works. its smooth, elegant, doesnt get in the way, and best off all, gives me an AOSP look and feel when running a non-AOSP rom. i also use the holo locker as well. i use this launcher on both my S3 and my Xoom tablet
it seems to me that the holo launcher doesnt get enough respect. i see many a custom rom that includes nova or apex, but not holo (or even adw or go launchers for that matter).
when i search for "launcher" on the play store the first five results are in order GO, ADW, Nova, Apex, and Launcher 7, with Nova Prime and Apex Pro 6th and 7th.
Holo is on the first page of results, but is second from the bottom. hardly respectable if you ask me. there are themes that show up higher in that search
anyway, so lets keep it civil and not bash on each others choice of launcher. i just want to get a feel for how popular these launchers are on the S3 or do you prefer the stock TouchWiz interface?
let your voice be heard and vote above!
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why do you think that? launchers are apps.
My favorite one is the one that gets launched when i press the home button
I use nova prime because of the folders in the app drawer. Go launcher is too heavy.
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Apex is very light, smoth and dont use alot resource therefor batt last longer.
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I'm debating on nova, next, or atom launcher.. I'm using nova atm and i love it but i love the visual features of next and atom is pretty sleek too
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RedJack117 said:
I'm debating on nova, next, or atom launcher.. I'm using nova atm and i love it but i love the visual features of next and atom is pretty sleek too
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i tried Nova prime, alot of features but sometime is lagging for me, Next use too much power, Apex dont have alot of features like all the other once beside that very good
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HiT tHaNk If i BeEn HeLpFuL.
Ive become a huge fan of action launcher. Best new launcher I have used in a while.
jajaja ive tried them all..use to like golauncher but takes up to much ram.. nova lags to much when i add widgets on screen...next seems ok but you cant change icons on the ones that bring look awfull... atom is smooth but its not letting me add widgets only the one launcher brings...smart launcher is kinda boring...and action launchers is slow xD spb is to heavy to.... im using apex now... until i find another one to try out...lol
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Primo
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Nova prime is the best one I've found so far imo.
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I use the stock TouchWiz one, but when I root it I use LGUI3.0 It's so much better, and gives you alot more customization options than TouchWiz. I think TouchWiz is so bland...
I was surprised to see that the default launcher with CM10 doesn't have a back-up function. I switched back to ADW because I was familiar with it from CM7. I also missed the infinite scroll feature that's available in ADW (and some of the others).
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jajaja ive tried them all..use to like golauncher but takes up to much ram.. nova lags to much when i add widgets on screen...next seems ok but you cant change icons on the ones that bring look awfull... atom is smooth but its not letting me add widgets only the one launcher brings...smart launcher is kinda boring...and action launchers is slow xD spb is to heavy to.... im using apex now... until i find another one to try out...lol
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have you tried holo launcher at all? i just did a test and it does use about 59mg of ram where as apex shows as cached and ready when you need it, so from that, it seems that apex is much lighter on resources, but i still really love holo, you should try it
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I was surprised to see that the default launcher with CM10 doesn't have a back-up function. I switched back to ADW because I was familiar with it from CM7. I also missed the infinite scroll feature that's available in ADW (and some of the others).
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i should have added trebuchet to the list. it has a lot more than it used to
I used touchwiz for a while it was ok, then I tried atom launcher it was good and smooth except app drawer laggs little bit now using the latest sony home launcher from the xperia Z really smooth and packed whit good widgets..
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Moving to General, as I think that it will garner more votes/views/opinions as opposed to staying in the Themes/Apps section.
Touchwiz ... I purchased apex pro and nova prime and holo plus .. but I love touchwiz launcher
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Apex pro. Tis great
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Next launcher is the best....!!!!
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Poll: which launcher do you use for the Optimus G Pro

This phone is a beast! And it has many features that other phones lack. So, a particular launcher for one phone might not be best for our phone.
So, which is it? Which one are you using?
(in no particular order)
GO
Nova
Apex
ADW
Smart
Action
NEXT
None
Unsure
Other: please list which one...
If you have a strong feeling for or against one or more, please tell why. And yes, I have read that one of those named above is possibly a spyware program for a non-US entity.
I have used NEXT, Apex and Nova but I keep going back to the stock launcher. Not a ton of extra features but has always been nice and snappy for me.
I like Nova. It's smooth and has great features. It's lacking in the scrolling effects though.
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Stock launcher. Haven't felt a need to convert since it has all the features I used on other launchers. Normally I'm switching between apex and nova launcher. Holo launcher used to be in the mix as well.
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Stock. I'll try an aftermarket launcher every once and awhile but always go back to stock. It just feels. Snappier.
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??
Stock...snappier and cleaner
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Stock...and lovin' it!
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Stock
Smooth, cool, rich
Nova Prime-I prefer the Vanilla Android look. It's also very responsive and lets me hide apps in the app drawer.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I have the paid (Prime) version. Thanks @natienn for reminding me.
Nova Prime!!!!!!
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Stock ..very clean ..very snappy ..find it perfect for my needs..
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Nova Prime. I like downloadable icons packs and a vertically scrolling app drawer.
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I've always used the Apex launcher but the stock is so much better with this phone.
I use the Stock Launcher. While I do own both Apex and Nova paid versions, I really like the Stock widgets and that I can change the icons to whatever I want.
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I use the Stock Launcher. While I do own both Apex and Nova paid versions, I really like the Stock widgets and that I can change the icons to whatever I want.
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Speaking of changing the icons anyone know how to add more to the icon folder??
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??
First time I have stayed with stock launcher. Great job LG!
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Stock cover my needs. :good:
S4 touchwiz ui and its better on this than the s4 lol
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S4 touchwiz ui and its better on this than the s4 lol
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LoL!
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Nova launcher Prime works flawlessy on this phone. Love that I can make the notification bar disappear along with shadow up top. Very customizable. Never any slowdown. I have everything set to lightning fast transitions.

Using a launcher or no ?

I am typically a big Nova Prime Launcher guy. But trying a launcher on this M8 didn't feel right for some reason. It took away the beauty of the One or something.
I am running a custom ROM with tweaks, as well as Sense 6 Alpha toolbox xposed framework.
But think I'll hold off on a launcher for awhile, and enjoy Sense.
Anyone else ?
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I thought the same thing, was a adw ex user on my evo. Probably won't use a launcher until I get sick of sense when cm variations come into the game with stability.
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Zorachus said:
I am typically a big Nova Prime Launcher guy. But trying a launcher on this M8 didn't feel right for some reason. It took away the beauty of the One or something.
I am running a custom ROM with tweaks, as well as Sense 6 Alpha toolbox xposed framework.
But think I'll hold off on a launcher for awhile, and enjoy Sense.
Anyone else ?
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I don't enjoy really anything about sense. Using the Google now launcher.
How do I install the Google Now Launcher ? When I look it up, says my device is not compatible.
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So far I'm sticking with the stock Sense, but will likely go back to using Apex at some point.
Does motion gestures still work to unlock screen with Google launcher?
Zorachus said:
How do I install the Google Now Launcher ? When I look it up, says my device is not compatible.
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Get it from Android Police...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...patible-with-nexus-and-gpe-devices-right-now/
I completely agree about wanting to use sense...the issues for me are:
-hard to back up and restore the homescreen for sense
-not as many customization and gestures
-doesnt show notifications on custom apps like nova does.
I do think that sense has really upped their game in design
Using apex with a shortcut to blinkfeed. Like it a lot.
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Sense is a lot better than some of the other OEM options, but still the first thing I installed when I got my One was Nova Prime. I've just gotten so used to all of the customisations I can (and want to) do with Nova that the experience without it just feels off.
For starters, I lose my swipe/tap gestures on the homescreen which I've now developed muscle memory for.
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I completely agree about wanting to use sense...the issues for me are:
-hard to back up and restore the homescreen for sense
-not as many customization and gestures
-doesnt show notifications on custom apps like nova does.
I do think that sense has really upped their game in design
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It's not hard to backup and restore the homescreens for sense. I use titanium backup for that and backup BlinkFeed (homescreens). This will backup your homescreens the way you have them.
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I used Nova Prime on my EVO 4G LTE and EVO 3D before that... but am still using Sense 6 on my M8. Although I absolutely love Nova and got really comfortable with all the gestures and other customizations I had set up, I decided I'd run Sense 6 until I get bored of it. Another thing is that I actually like the Sense widgets and was always a bit bummed that I had to download alternatives to use in Nova.
Used the Google experience launcher on note 3 but haven't felt the need with the m8
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using nova launcher since nexus 4 :good:
i dont like vertical scrolling
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using nova launcher since nexus 4 :good:
i dont like vertical scrolling
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Yeah same here, if it had horizontal scrolling then I would probably use sense. I'm currently gpe with Google launcher
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