[Q] AWD to LP question - Droid Eris Android Development

stated on the kaosfroyo page
"If you don't like ADW launcher, you can go back to Launcher2 by flashing http://www.multiupload.com/HW7LCPJ3UI
after flashing this rom."
If you do this, can you go back to AWD? I have never tried Launcher and thought that I would give it a try....
Thanks in advance!

truegrass said:
stated on the kaosfroyo page
"If you don't like ADW launcher, you can go back to Launcher2 by flashing http://www.multiupload.com/HW7LCPJ3UI
after flashing this rom."
If you do this, can you go back to AWD? I have never tried Launcher and thought that I would give it a try....
Thanks in advance!
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ADW and LauncherPro (which I think is the best launcher) are both available in the market for free.
Oh, and just in case you didn't know, Launcher2 is the default Froyo launcher. Its what the Nexus One uses. You can make LauncherPro look just like it if you want and its WAY faster than Launcher2.
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truegrass said:
stated on the kaosfroyo page
"If you don't like ADW launcher, you can go back to Launcher2 by flashing http://www.multiupload.com/HW7LCPJ3UI
after flashing this rom."
If you do this, can you go back to AWD? I have never tried Launcher and thought that I would give it a try....
Thanks in advance!
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If you are using Ti Backup, you can just Freeze ADW and use Launcher Pro. Then you don't lose it.

No need to freeze. Just install LauncherPro and when you hit the Home button, it will ask you which Launcher you wanna use.
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Thanks for the advice. I am currently running the LauncherPro and like it. It is pretty nice. My phone is acting a little funny and has been all day. I updated from kaos v30 to v32 this morning. v30 was my first mod (coming from the ota 2.1).
ADW kept on failing.... so now on the LP and it seems more stable. It has failed twice and I had to restart.... I am not sure what is causing this, I hope that it settles down soon.

truegrass said:
Thanks for the advice. I am currently running the LauncherPro and like it. It is pretty nice. My phone is acting a little funny and has been all day. I updated from kaos v30 to v32 this morning. v30 was my first mod (coming from the ota 2.1).
ADW kept on failing.... so now on the LP and it seems more stable. It has failed twice and I had to restart.... I am not sure what is causing this, I hope that it settles down soon.
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Did you do a full wipe then flash v32?
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truelove79 said:
ADW and LauncherPro (which I think is the best launcher) are both available in the market for free.
Oh, and just in case you didn't know, Launcher2 is the default Froyo launcher. Its what the Nexus One uses. You can make LauncherPro look just like it if you want and its WAY faster than Launcher2.
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just like it? i like the look of adw a bit more, but i cant get LP to look just like it. similar, but not even close.

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Absoluelty horrible Glitch on 2.2 (Please Read)

Hey guys, I found a nasty little bug that has made my epic unusable. Basically if you have all your home screen pages filled up and decide to create a shortcut of an app (in this case it was dolphin browser) from inside the app, Touch Wiz will crash no matter how many time you reboot the phone. All other programs work just fine, however touchwiz will without fail crash. I am trying to find a way around this without reflashing but it looks like that is my only option. Be warned everyone EB13 is not ready for prime time.
Edit: Found a quick work around, just install launcher pro from the market and hit the home button and switch your launcher to launcher pro. Now can anyone tell me how to switch back?
So why not use something other than tw? Why would you load up that many icons on 7 pages? Home Switcher from market...
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Edit: Found a quick work around, just install launcher pro from the market and hit the home button and switch your launcher to launcher pro. Now can anyone tell me how to switch back?[/QUOTE]
Download home switcher for froyo on the market its free
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Top Nurse said:
So why not use something other than tw? Why would you load up that many icons on 7 pages? Home Switcher from market...
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I didnt I had 3 full pages. Also turns out even turning off touchwiz and switching back to it ruins it. Also not the appropriate place for this but isn't possible to add more homescreens to launcher pro. But thankyou for the advice.
ishal said:
I didnt I had 3 full pages. Also turns out even turning off touchwiz and switching back to it ruins it. Also not the appropriate place for this but isn't possible to add more homescreens to launcher pro. But thankyou for the advice.
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Yes you can add screens to launcherpro by hitting (from launcherpro) menu>preferences>homescreen settngs. To fix touchwiz, hit menu>settings>applications>all, scroll down to TWlauncher cick it, and clear everything.
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Sounds like a bug in Touchwiz, not Froyo.
Thank you XDA for helping me through what was pretty much me over reacting.
I would really urge you to play around with Launcher Pro for a while. Try the different settings and see what they all do. I can't imagine using Touchwiz now. I love the way launcherpro both looks and works.
dr_gibberish said:
I would really urge you to play around with Launcher Pro for a while. Try the different settings and see what they all do. I can't imagine using Touchwiz now. I love the way launcherpro both looks and works.
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Aug 31st... the first day I had my phone I moved to Launcher Pro and haven't looked back... not a single reason to use TW
Try hitting menu/settings/apps/manage apps/all.
Find twlauncher and clear data and cache. It will likely blow out anything you had on you screens but may allow you to use it again if that's what you are looking for.
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snowmanwithahat said:
Aug 31st... the first day I had my phone I moved to Launcher Pro and haven't looked back... not a single reason to use TW
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TW is for folk who want their phone to feel more iOSish, and if that's what they want, meh. More power to 'em.
I used LP for a long time, but am giving Go Launcher a whirl these days. I kinda like it even more, but...
Ugh, Launcherpro has THE BEST agenda widget on Android. No free widget I've tried even comes close. Really frustrating.
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snowmanwithahat said:
Aug 31st... the first day I had my phone I moved to Launcher Pro and haven't looked back... not a single reason to use TW
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Amen to that, brotha! I love launcher pro. Really works well.
snowmanwithahat said:
Aug 31st... the first day I had my phone I moved to Launcher Pro and haven't looked back... not a single reason to use TW
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Got my phone in august 31, moved to launcherpro sept 4, havent looked back either, its great, especially with the scrollable dock and all the customizations you can do!!
Meh - LP is pretty good but I suspect most people don't use most of the options, making it kind-of big. I haven't found a better option though. It's pretty darn good.
I use LauncherPro, and I have long since deleted both TouchWiz an the stock launcher from the /system/apps/ folder. It frees up a bit of space.
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Meh - LP is pretty good but I suspect most people don't use most of the options, making it kind-of big. I haven't found a better option though. It's pretty darn good.
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ADWLauncher EX
tclarkey said:
ADWLauncher EX
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Adw ex is my favorite as well. It seems smoother.
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kelmar13 said:
Try hitting menu/settings/apps/manage apps/all.
Find twlauncher and clear data and cache. It will likely blow out anything you had on you screens but may allow you to use it again if that's what you are looking for.
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Yeah this is what I was going to suggest. It WILL delete all your settings related to the launcher.
Why fill your homescreens with apps anyway...talk about cludered ...
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I am using the paid version of LauncherPro and loving it. Very stable over TW.
Darkk

Home launcher replacements

First let me say I'm not rooted. With that out of the way, are there any home launchers that are optimized for this tegra 2 phone? I've used ADW, Launcher pro, and Go Launcher and all 3 of them ran slightly slower than just using the stock launcher.
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Since dual core is so new there are no launchers or even many apps that make any use of the extra power
sent from my rooted, canadian Motorola Atrix (4G)
Unfortunately that's what I was afraid of. Has anyone had any success with a home launcher running fast and smoothly on a non rooted atrix?
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GO Launcher EX ran fast on my non-rooted Atrix. There are a lot of settings for GO Launcher and I just set all the transitions to the fastest settings and it ran fine. I didn't notice any lag at all. I'm rooted now and I'm still using GO Launcher EX.
In fact I'm using all their add-ons for SMS, Dialer, Weather, Score, etc and they all run pretty fast on the Atrix.
omnius1 said:
Unfortunately that's what I was afraid of. Has anyone had any success with a home launcher running fast and smoothly on a non rooted atrix?
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When you installed the launcher, did you remove all the widgets you had on the stock launcher? If you didn't, they'll still be there running even when you use a new launcher. Remove everything then add the new launcher and set it up the way you like. Should be a lot smoother.
Also, have you tried Zeam? It's fairly minimal but quick.
Evil.Bonsai said:
When you installed the launcher, did you remove all the widgets you had on the stock launcher? If you didn't, they'll still be there running even when you use a new launcher. Remove everything then add the new launcher and set it up the way you like. Should be a lot smoother.
Also, have you tried Zeam? It's fairly minimal but quick.
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Or he could just freeze the stock launcher with titanium backup that works well.
Evil.Bonsai said:
When you installed the launcher, did you remove all the widgets you had on the stock launcher? If you didn't, they'll still be there running even when you use a new launcher. Remove everything then add the new launcher and set it up the way you like. Should be a lot smoother.
Also, have you tried Zeam? It's fairly minimal but quick.
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Yeah, I went through all the usual proper steps. Just for kicks I just reinstalled go launcher a few hours ago. Within 1 hour it started freezing my phone causing my screen to either stutter or just go totally unresponsive. Going to go back to adw and see if it happens with that
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I have had no problems with ADW Launcher EX.
DK
DeathKoil said:
I have had no problems with ADW Launcher EX.
DK
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Same here. It's the best option for Android phones.
Do you think the Fancy Widget clock widget might be a problem? I've read that it does some funky freezing to some people.
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omnius1 said:
Do you think the Fancy Widget clock widget might be a problem? I've read that it does some funky freezing to some people.
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It's a strong possibility.
Since my Galaxy S, I've stopped using all running widgets.
Actually come to think of it, all my current icons are shortcuts which is probably why Launcher Pro runs as smooth as butter for me...
Gutterball said:
Or he could just freeze the stock launcher with titanium backup that works well.
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+1
My LWP runs MUCH smoother after freezing all the recommended stuff I'm on GingerBlur 3.5 BTW
JUST ROOT!!
Running adw ex.. noo slow downs whatsoever
Xda app via atrix
+1 for zeam, I've been using it for months now and its very smooth. It is very minimal by comparison to most others though.... which is what I was looking for actually.
Im using go launcher and having no problems whatsoever... I also use fancy widget on my home screen.
Have also used both lpp and adw* both ran pretty good as well. I just prefer go launcher
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omnius1 said:
First let me say I'm not rooted. With that out of the way, are there any home launchers that are optimized for this tegra 2 phone? I've used ADW, Launcher pro, and Go Launcher and all 3 of them ran slightly slower than just using the stock launcher.
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Root, flash GladiAtrix 3, then use ADW Launcher or Launcher Pro. I use both. You will see a significant speed increase.
Hmmm I might bite the bullet and do that. What's the best root method for a bell canadian atrix?
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omnius1 said:
Hmmm I might bite the bullet and do that. What's the best root method for a bell canadian atrix?
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Get to the french 2.1.1 sbf section and get to there... Its seriously fun
on a side note go launcher ex just got updated and there are some new app drawer animations that I like.
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Ive used both Launcher Pro Plus and GO Launcher EX extensively, and GO Launcher EX has been the smoothest, fastest, best launcher.
I can vouch for the new update with the Icon Transition in the app drawer, its pretty slick. Good stuff here.. not sure how the GO team keeps this stuff free.
same as post above, golauncher is just as good if not better than lp plus, and its free. no brainer

Any new home launcher?

Is there any new fast launcher that looks good on the atrix lately?
I just got DarkSide rom but the launcher is so laggy.
I've used LauncherPro (not updated in a longtime) and Go Launcher (meh)
I need something new (and free)
Suggestions?
abushek said:
Is there any new fast launcher that looks good on the atrix lately?
I just got DarkSide rom but the launcher is so laggy.
I've used LauncherPro (not updated in a longtime) and Go Launcher (meh)
I need something new (and free)
Suggestions?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345601h
adw imo its the best! i use adw ex
Try syndicate Apps honeycomb and ics, also claystone, but I'm back to golauncher with the sphere transition....wicked
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Been using this for a day or so now and i kinda like it...
https://market.android.com/details?...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS50ZW5jZW50LnFxbGF1bmNoZXIiXQ..
marko! said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345601h
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Just tried it out, nice! Regina is good as well as shell 3D
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Zeam Launcher is probably the lightest but you loose a lot of functionality. There's also ADW.Launcher, QQLauncher, Launcher 7, and 360 Launcher which marko! suggested though I haven't tried it. I love Go Launcher but that's just me. Try out the other ones and see how you like them.
Been using GO launcher for about a month now, i love it. But there is always Adw....
marko! said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345601h
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Wish the lockscreen worked have to plug phone up to get it to come back on, but besides that its real smooth I wouold says smoothest I've seen and go launcher is super smooth but I think 360 takes the cake thanks for enlightenment on this launcher marko
CM7 Newest Weekly faux123 1.45ghz, thanks AtriXDA Developers!!
Zeam is the ****, minimalistic and really fast. No lagg in the launcher
On CM7 ba2tf, stock (ADW) is really laggy for me.
while looking around I found this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huDGKnAw340&feature=youtube_gdata_player
CM7 Newest Weekly faux123 1.45ghz, thanks AtriXDA Developers!!
Go Launcher EX FTW, can't find anything better than this.
Go Laucher Ex here too .. the screen transition are amazing and the Go Locker FourKey is amazing !

ICS people - what launcher you using?

I was a fan of adw ex but honestly this ics launcher is pretty sweet and very smooth so its the 1st time I'm sticking with stock launcher..
What have you decided on?
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sticking with stock launcher here! its way better than ADW or GL, by far
alex94kumar said:
sticking with stock launcher here! its way better than ADW or GL, by far
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+1
ADW is especially bad on Honeycomb. So far nobody has topped the stock launcher's UI.
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oldblue910 said:
+1
ADW is especially bad on Honeycomb. So far nobody has topped the stock launcher's UI.
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I agree....but I REALLY like having the color-coded icons...do you guys just have normal colored icons?
Any app thats good for JUST theming icons and in a small/non-laggy way?
Go launcher seems pretty swift. Loving the cylinder page scroll effect!
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I'm all about the ICS stock launcher.
Nova Launcher
Nova Launcher
Still in beta - but very nice additional options...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389071
not broke...
I'm using stock. If it not broke...don't try and fix it I figure!
On honeycomb I always used adw because the stock was crap IMO. Ics has improved the stock launcher so much I stay on stock
double1 said:
On honeycomb I always used adw because the stock was crap IMO. Ics has improved the stock launcher so much I stay on stock
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This is exactly how I feel. I liked some of the additional options like different swiping styles etc, but they weren't that important.
This stock one is awesome with folder, the new of moving widgets around and how smooth it is that I just kept it.
You know they did a good job when the stock launcher is just as good as the rest
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I am using ADW for 3 reasons:
- customizable rows-columns grid (I need it because I use Desktop Visualizer)
- dock
- shortcut in the top-left corner of the screen which I use for Screen off and Lock (very useful because it's not always convenient to use the power botton which is on the back of the tablet)
I have been on Team EOS nightlies until 2 days ago and it was very smooth, but it had some FC.
Now I am trying Team Rogue's CM9 and it seems even more fluid and no FC until now.
However I also tested Go Launcher (terrible), Trebuchet (see above + not enough fluid), Nova (the best one, but not optimized for tablets, I'll test it again later).
So ADW now, but I'm looking forward to Nova's updates
Im OK with eos far.
I wanna look into NOVA too. Apparently it modifies the stock launcher or something?
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razorseal said:
I was a fan of adw ex but honestly this ics launcher is pretty sweet and very smooth so its the 1st time I'm sticking with stock launcher..
What have you decided on?
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Stock for me. I personally don't see a reason not to. But to others - I respect that YMMV.
Hi all.
For me and my Xoom ist the ADW Launchner the best Launcher. Because the ADW is smoother as the Stock Launcher on the Xoom.
Greetz
Im not sure if had the people are posting in regards to ICS. Lol
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razorseal said:
Im not sure if had the people are posting in regards to ICS. Lol
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I am. And since the thread title includes ICS, I would assume others are too.
Tried Launcher Pro but its laggy with ICS. Nova works great for me.
Stock ICS launcher for me. ICS launcher = everything wrong with the stock Honeycomb launcher FIXED plus some added goodies thrown in for good measure. I tried ADW on NC but never had the patience to set it up exactly the way I wanted it.
Stock here, but I'm probably going to attempt to put Trebuchet on my ICS Xoom soon.
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ADW has worked smoothly for me on TeamEOS ICS roms - sticking with it for now.

Recommend me a launcher!

Hey all. I'm currently running SparksCo's v1.1 Stable rom (CM 7.2.0) and everything is great except the lag/stutter I experience when swiping between home screens.
After using ADW for months, I said enough is enough and I am currently using Zeam Launcher, but there still is a slight hesitation/stutter after exiting an app. Miui is buttery smooth 100% of the time and even various Sense roms seem to have consistently smoother transitions than anything i've experienced on vanilla/lightly modified CM roms.
So if anybody has any recommendations, i'm all ears (or rather, eyes). Thanks!
Launcher Pro
Go launcher. Anyday. multiple add one with it like go locker, go widget, go contacts, go sms, go power widget, go notification etc
Hit THANKS if helpful
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Adw Ex is smooth as butter for me
sparksco said:
Adw Ex is smooth as butter for me
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Not to mention that it is the only commonly used thrid-party Launcher without spyware. Moreover, since the "devs" for Go launcher and Launcher Pro simply steal all of their code from Anderwebs, if ADW has issues for you, so will these.
Stick with ADWEX and play with the settings until smooth. If you run any Go products, cyou might as well write you credit card number on Tiananmen square, because all your personal info, pictures, etc, will be sent to China.
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Launcher Pro
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I'm liking Launcher Pro... it's a little plain but simplicity is underrated. Best of all, no lag once it has built its cache. Shame it is no longer being developed though.
cloverdale said:
Not to mention that it is the only commonly used thrid-party Launcher without spyware. Moreover, since the "devs" for Go launcher and Launcher Pro simply steal all of their code from Anderwebs, if ADW has issues for you, so will these.
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I'm a bit of a privacy/security nut, so I took your advice on Go Launcher after reading the broken English on their market page. I'll give ADW EX a try, but for a paid app it'll have to be perfect.
MrLinky said:
I'm liking Launcher Pro... it's a little plain but simplicity is underrated. Best of all, no lag once it has built its cache. Shame it is no longer being developed though.
I'm a bit of a privacy/security nut, so I took your advice on Go Launcher after reading the broken English on their market page. I'll give ADW EX a try, but for a paid app it'll have to be perfect.
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I don't always use cm7, but when I do, I use ADW EX
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So your one of the boring people who like AOSP huh?
JK lol, AOSP is great actually running cm7 nightly 255 on the shift right now.
But i'd be hurting both your and myself by not recommending ADW EX. Way better than the free ADW on the market that comes with CyanogenMod 7.
Will someone post a link to the cm 7.2.0 thread or download link.
Because I can't find it
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B RAD G 296 said:
Will someone post a link to the cm 7.2.0 thread or download link.
Because I can't find it
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there is a link in the "how to kang cm7" thread by sparksco. Also I think he put it up on rom manager
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