Hey guys, i haven't seen a launcher thread, but everybody is using launchers
So let's discuss which launchers you use, and tell us why.
Say something about the costumization options, the performance and, if there is a big battery drain because of it, tell us that to
Also you can post your homescreens (but remember that there is a homescreen-thread too!)
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I'll just start with mine
At the time i am using the launcher coming with SlimLP (launcher3 , not SlimLauncher)
Sadly there is nothing special about it, but thats why i opened this thread, so that everybody can get inspired by the others
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Action Launcher 3
Great design and great features
GiluxVanAce said:
I'll just start with mine
At the time i am using the launcher coming with SlimLP (launcher3 , not SlimLauncher)
Sadly there is nothing special about it, but thats why i opened this thread, so that everybody can get inspired by the others
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How did you make that whatsapp icon blue?
Anndrey7 said:
How did you make that whatsapp icon blue?
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I've just changed it with the settings from whatsapp+
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I went with gel launcher as I find it easier to spot big icons.
Also Google now is something I use all the time.
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Action Launcher 3
Great design and great features
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+1 :good:
I'm using too
Action launcher 3 here. Love it.
I always go back to Nova.
Apex Launcher. Fast. Smooth. Plenty of customization.
Unconventional but for me Lollipop Launcher wins because of it's small footprint (both size and memory).
for me is nova launcher also for my phone/tablet. fast (ish on galaxy tab 2 when switching from portait to landscape due to widgets) but tone of customization. also love the backup to drive option(good when playing with different roms). for my android box (cheap oem Chinese android box) i use action launcher. in my opinion is the best and fastest way to find an app of the app drawer on the left using mouse scroll. i wouldn't change it for anything else, except maybe something tv ready??? and light/smooth. if someone has any recommendation for tv box launchers i am very intersted to hear it
Nova launcher my favorite!
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Anndrey7 said:
How did you make that whatsapp icon blue?
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its not Official WhatsApp but WhatsApp+
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Im looking for the SPB Shell 3d app, but im trying to get it for free. I tried a bunch of .apk files on 4Shared and all of them say "you have to purchase the app" is there a free working version of this app?
Thanks in advance.
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That app is paid only. There is no free version.
SGSIISE4GT
Really? Damn that sucks lol. well thanks for the info.
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You will find a lot of apk's saying its a cracked version, but they won't work for it. I bought it, but rarely ever use it. If it had more options to play with, then I probably would.
The concept of it is great BUT the UI design is just plain ugly. I would like to theme it myself though.
SPB Shell is cool in concept & design but for me at least, cumbersome in usability & lacking all around in user friendliness.
I use daily, but definitely lacking in options. Biggest so far is no option to increase number of rows and columns, and zero options for app drawer.
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dgn_sandibalz said:
I use daily, but definitely lacking in options. Biggest so far is no option to increase number of rows and columns, and zero options for app drawer.
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This! For anyone running there screen at a higher resolution a 4x4 grid just does not cut it.
Also, not being able to resize widgets, really? This app is $15!
Ok so most of you dont like spb.
Is there any other app out there, thats better than spb?
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DaRealGust0 said:
Ok so most of you dont like spb.
Is there any other app out there, thats better than spb?
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ADW Launcher EX, Go Launcher EX, Launcher Pro, and my new favorite launcher ssLauncher.
Yea I currently got Go launcher on it. Ill try out sslauncher and launcher pro.
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DaRealGust0 said:
Yea I currently got Go launcher on it. Ill try out sslauncher and launcher pro.
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ssLauncher is definitely the most unique of the bunch. There is still one bug the developer is working on fixing and that is clock widgets are not updating. Besides that everything else had been pretty solid with it.
On ssLauncher, are you able to add effects like on GoLauncher?
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DaRealGust0 said:
On ssLauncher, are you able to add effects like on GoLauncher?
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There in effect that flips the pages like a magazine...The main thing with ssLauncher is that it gives you the ability to pretty much put anything, anywhere on the screen. If you want something more organized with a lot of screen transition animations, the other launchers would work better for you.
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There in effect that flips the pages like a magazine...The main thing with ssLauncher is that it gives you the ability to pretty much put anything, anywhere on the screen. If you want something more organized with a lot of screen transition animations, the other launchers would work better for you.
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yea im looking for something with more effects and animations. thanks for the info though
I thought asking for wares and app cracking/hacking was against xda rules.
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I thought asking for wares and app cracking/hacking was against xda rules.
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It sure is but a 1 poster won't know that.
Urgh...take your warez requests elsewhere please
I'm irritated. I bought Nova Prime two months back and it is a great launcher, lite and so smooth. But I just found wallpaper cropping issue two days back and now I won't use it until it's fixed.
I tried Apex then, well it has homescreen transparency bug, dock scrolling is terribly laggy, as well as folder opening.
Then I tried Go, and that infamous App drawer lag problem still exists!
Just some hours ago I gave a try to ADW and it too has wallpaper cropping issue.
I'm back to TW now, it's the fastest and smoothest no doubt, but no customized icons, below average app drawer, no homescreen grid customisation and stuffs.
I need something which will be light and works fast, and NO bugs. So what you guys are using?
Thanks in advance.
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I use nove prime launcher the gesture r the best ...
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Used to use nova prime and widget locker for my GS2 which I bought for a total of ~8 dollars. However, when I moved to note 2 I no longer saw any use for them. Touchwiz in this phone is hugley improved and so is the lockscreen.
SPB SHELL 3D(best one ,i checked every single launcher before using it) but it has no transition for ALL Applications section...
using GO since S2(s3 and now Note2) ..no lag.
max.android said:
using GO since S2(s3 and now Note2) ..no lag.
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There is no lag when you select App Drawer view as vertical?
Nova Prime. No issues. What is this wallpaper crop you mention?
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Nova Prime. No issues. What is this wallpaper crop you mention?
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Kindly read my post regarding it, other users have confirmed too. It's there at the last page or before.
jujuburi said:
I'm irritated. I bought Nova Prime two months back and it is a great launcher, lite and so smooth. But I just found wallpaper cropping issue two days back and now I won't use it until it's fixed.
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Just see this ^^^^^^^^. I don't see where you mention what the wallpaper cropping issue is?
Can you detail what your wallpaper cropping issue is?
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Most people I know use Nova or Go. I think Apex is far nicer and looks closer to a clean Android build. Far easier to customise your icon grids and transitions.
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Just see this ^^^^^^^^. I don't see where you mention what the wallpaper cropping issue is?
Can you detail what your wallpaper cropping issue is?
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I have just asked the other user to read my post and others confirmation in Nova topic. Anyway, I am searching my own post just for you, and here you go,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33724764&postcount=6989
AlanJC said:
Most people I know use Nova or Go. I think Apex is far nicer and looks closer to a clean Android build. Far easier to customise your icon grids and transitions.
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It has redraw problems and the dock and folder menu is lagging horribly for me. When I had my S2 it was favourite launcher too, but back then it didn't lag.
jujuburi said:
I have just asked the other user to read my post and others confirmation in Nova topic. Anyway, I am searching my own post just for you, and here you go,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33724764&postcount=6989
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Interesting. I had never noticed that.
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Try holo launcher
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jujuburi said:
I'm irritated. I bought Nova Prime two months back and it is a great launcher, lite and so smooth. But I just found wallpaper cropping issue two days back and now I won't use it until it's fixed.
I tried Apex then, well it has homescreen transparency bug, dock scrolling is terribly laggy, as well as folder opening.
Then I tried Go, and that infamous App drawer lag problem still exists!
Just some hours ago I gave a try to ADW and it too has wallpaper cropping issue.
I'm back to TW now, it's the fastest and smoothest no doubt, but no customized icons, below average app drawer, no homescreen grid customisation and stuffs.
I need something which will be light and works fast, and NO bugs. So what you guys are using?
Thanks in advance.
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Same here! I've tried all these launchers along with Holo hd and Atom launcher but the best one out of these imo is Nova prime with no stutter/lag. But I can't find an option to customise the app drawer grid layout (which is fixed at 4x5) wasting a lot of space. So, back to stock TW, fastest & smoothest but ugly big icons imo :laugh:!
Not sure if this has been asked before but does changing launchers affect the S Pen features?
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i always use TSF Shell, which i think is the best and i tried a lot
Don't know if this is related to your cropping issue on Nova but I just use the Android settings menu to set the wallpaper instead of Nova settings. Settings -> Display ->Wallpaper. Background is crisp and sharp.
Holo launcher its really cool:beer::beer:
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Am I the only person who uses the default launcher? I think Samsung did a great job with it! I don't get any FC, and it works just fine for me. Am I missing something??? :S
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i always use TSF Shell, which i think is the best and i tried a lot
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+1, i also use TSF shell, the new version allowed you to customized the icon as well and for drawer side, u can customize the number of row and columns. the best part and the part that i loved the most is the folder image, so nice, rather than just a square box represent a folder. regarding the home screen icon setting and placement are way to customize, u can just arrange or rotate around the icon as you wish and u even can use the grid line in order to arrange your symmetric. Believe me, the best launcher that i ever had use.
the second launcher i would recommend is either GO or SPB shell 3D.
you choose buddy.
If you are how are you liking it?
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I have used it. It is actually quite smooth and snappy but lacking very heavily in the features and customization department which isn't really a big deal to me because I am a basic user when it comes to launcher lol either way, it us a nice launcher for the BASIC user. If you are into customization and other things then definitely look the other way or utilize the 15 minute return policy.
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It is OK. There are some things that def need fixing. Swiping to each home screen is way to sensitive. Adding icons to task bar is buggy... Icons disappear.
It's early... But it's neat
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Is nice launcher I don't use many widgets so it doesn't come handy to me, plus only be able to see the latest 20 tweets doesn't help me, I need to open the app will leave it there and wait for next update
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im using but have no idea how to access the launcher settings. wanna add more wallpaper, the stock one not that nice.
Go to gallery and share the pic with the launcher and its buggy but nice
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randomnoob83 said:
Go to gallery and share the pic with the launcher and its buggy but nice
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got it, cheers
kennynguyen20 said:
im using but have no idea how to access the launcher settings. wanna add more wallpaper, the stock one not that nice.
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Or long tap home screen. Go to wallpaper tab up top.
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Been using it since 3/8, I'm a backer and they gave us access to the early beta. At first it was nice and now the release seems slooow for some reason. It's good but not great. I wouldn't suggest paying for it now and look elsewhere.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181840
It looks nice, very smooth... but it's still like beta on phones I had several force closes... You can't use wallpapers from your gallery, the widgets of the launcher itself are very limited.
The concept of the launcher is great! But the main problem that I have had with it is that it eats a lot of battery ( I guess it's because of the weather widget/GPS usage ). The launcher otherwise has some pretty nice features, such as seperate desktops and reminders to change them when you arrive at a particular point/time.
Great concept. But still needs some improvement, here and there.
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It looks nice, very smooth... but it's still like beta on phones I had several force closes... You can't use wallpapers from your gallery, the widgets of the launcher itself are very limited.
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Uh....yes you can . Just go into your gallery, select your wallpaper and "share" it with chameleon. Then go back to the browser and the wallpaper should be listed.
I tried it, but wasn't feeling it for the phone. Just didn't seem like there was enough screen space to make good use of the widgets. I didn't try it on my N7, but I'm sure it would look better on that. Also too, the weather was wrong and wouldn't update to the correct town I'm in. HD widgets has no problem with that.
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I tried the version 2.0.2 and its great.. no FC compare to 2.0.0..
I love it! Everything works for me, and the kernel im using it saves battery. So much win
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I want too but it collects all info from my email and other misc bits does it not ? If its 100% safe and won't use my private data then I'll buy it again.
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Nice launcher didn't mind paying for full version
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Hello,
I have seen many different and cool launchers on many topics and I would love to know which have the best look and stability (but not Nova or Apex because I hate them).
Regards,
Sam
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GamerSam32 said:
Hello,
I have seen many different and cool launchers on many topics and I would love to know which have the best look and stability (but not Nova or Apex because I hate them).
Regards,
Sam
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I Don't thing this question is allowed to ask
as it could start a fight
"The Best" depends upon what you likes & what you want
plz don't ask questions which starts with Best
I don't know may be you could ask some thing like "Whats your Favorite Launcher for S3?"
GamerSam32 said:
Hello,
I have seen many different and cool launchers on many topics and I would love to know which have the best look and stability (but not Nova or Apex because I hate them).
Regards,
Sam
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I like Nova. But it's not the best. Some other people might think otherwise.
GamerSam32 said:
Hello,
I have seen many different and cool launchers on many topics and I would love to know which have the best look and stability (but not Nova or Apex because I hate them).
Regards,
Sam
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As was said before, don't ask for whats best as what someone else says is best you may hate. As an example, I use apex launcher and love it, but that does not mean its the best. Only thing to do is try them till you find one you like.
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Next Launcher
GamerSam32 said:
Hello,
I have seen many different and cool launchers on many topics and I would love to know which have the best look and stability (but not Nova or Apex because I hate them).
Regards,
Sam
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I really like Next Launcher. Try it!
Action Launcher is my favorite. It has a few never seen before features as Covers (an app folder in which tapping the first app in it opens the app, a swipe opens the folder) and Shutters (swiping up an app shortcut displays a widget). The devs give great support. Albeit it does have some stability issues now and then, I can't go back to any other launcher
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Why not Go launcher Ex?
I9300XXEMD3, Boeffla 2.13b2, Earsonics SM3v2
Depends, if i want stock look i pick apex, if i want something different i use launcher 8
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For me it's definitely Nova Launcher!:good:
Tw.launcher from Samsung, a modified and super
I always liked Go Launcher and Nova Launcher, but then again it's a personal preference. There are some new interesting launchers though
If you are looking for the best ways to theme but still want the smoothness of tw launcher then you dont need a custom launcher. You can get away with installing Xposed framework then xposed theme engine. ( both found in the apps and themes section )
Then simply download your favourite theme or icon pack and install them through xposed theme engine and away you go mate.
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I actually like the Atom launcher, and it runs smoothly on my S3. I'll just echo what the others said regarding personal preference. )
I used to have Nova Launcher all the time because of a certain theme from mycolorscreen. but now I use Smart Launcher. it categorizes all apps and I don't have to think about where to put all the app icons anymore
edit: also most launchers mess up the look of the homescreens when switching from portrait to landscape mode. smart launcher looks even better in landscape mode
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once i got my hands on the s3 (my first smartphone yes) i used the stock launcher for a while but then got sucked into the world of theming and modifying the android platform. it started innocent with the go launcher series. got pretty sick of that fast as it drained my battery with the insane amount of addons for it that all keep the phone awake or something. then moved to nova but that couldnt 100% satisfy me then went to apex for a long time. last week i made a jump and started to try tsf shell (if you are willing to pull out a few bucks). cant really say wich is the best just personal preferences. each telephone has their own personality as it is a extension of you.
I prefer Action Launcher over other launchers. The app drawer and the shutters (swipe over an shorcut to open a widget) won me.
Nova Launcher
When looking for a launcher I always looked for the ones with the less RAM usage and as most of you have mentioned NOVA Launcher has the best performance on less RAM as well it is highly customizable making it perfect for a daily driver on my S3.:good:
Holo Launcher HD, good Performance and many options.
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Many years I have been on Apex Launcher (or Nova, they are same) but now my number ONE is Buzz Launcher
I prefer Touchwiz
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What's up everyone! Hope yall love your note 4 as much as I do. I'm curious about how your setting up your homescreen. I really don't know where to begin as I want to take advantage of this screen and have something great to look at. Post your homescreen here.
Here's my home screen for now. I use nova launcher and ultimately I'll be changing the amount of rows and columns but I don't know what else to put on there yet!
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Here's mine. Using Nova Launcher.
Here is my Note 4.
Running Nova Prime with Rotox icons.
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Here's my home screen for now. I use nova launcher and ultimately I'll be changing the amount of rows and columns but I don't know what else to put on there yet!
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what weather app are u using?
Been quite happy with this for about a week
Google Now Launcher with one of the stock backgrounds in the "Wallpaper" folder
Using the newest version of tsf shell launcher. Had this setup for 3 days so far
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Here is mine. Nova Launcher using Glasklart icons.
rodger-sp said:
Here is my Note 4.
Running Nova Prime with Rotox icons.
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Dude, that almost looks 3D.
Simplicity. Smart Launcher Pro and some wallpaper I found online.
I got nothing on my home home screen but the time. I like things simple. With my guitar too
dopeismarcus said:
what weather app are u using?
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It's one of the beautiful widgets apps widgets called BW color clock. I just changed the colors and transparency.
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This is what I have so far.
Heres mine. Using Launcher 8 Pro
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Here is mine.
Here is mine
I much rather wait for root too be enabled before this phone really is optimized. It's really missing this. Badly, i had root with my note 3,fully awesome. I had all the best of the note 4 apps, the s5 and the other apk files, I had hooked up. No custom rom. It's just lacking at the moment. The note 4 is super besides that. I'm running GO LAUNCHER EX, cherry g pro icon Pack. Its dry up awesomely. Yes I paid the 20 bucks to unlock all the features, even for the GO LOCKER.