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ADW Launcher is in Market

Yes. Thats right the (growing in popularity) (looks like froyo) homereplacment launcher is finally in market, i tried it one day and now i have replaced it with helix as my main daily use home screen. Try it out you wont be dissapointed!

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I still like LauncherPro better, way better. My opinion.

I like it, but I miss the pitch zoom thing I have in launcher pro beta. Add that to this launcher and I would use it

is it the FroYo launcher that has the icons "fly-in" on the app tray? Or is that Cyanogen? Either way, thats a wicked effect on Droid roms.

Holy hairy ballsack Batman, this is fast!
I've been a LauncherPro guy for the past few weeks, not anymore...
/Couldn't get ADW working so never had the chance to play with it before today

It runs extremely laggy on my hero. First launcher ive had problems with

whoiswes said:
Holy hairy ballsack Batman, this is fast!
I've been a LauncherPro guy for the past few weeks, not anymore...
/Couldn't get ADW working so never had the chance to play with it before today
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DirtyShroomz said:
It runs extremely laggy on my hero. First launcher ive had problems with
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/\ HAHHAHAAHA Which one is it guys????
Personally I don't like it...I like the fly-in on the app drawer, but thats the extent of it.

Love it...Only thing I dont like is there are SOOO many settings haha hopefully I will learn them.

i liked to
NovaFox238 said:
I still like LauncherPro better, way better. My opinion.
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I liked it to but i was not a fan, of those defualt dock icons,

bigboidomo said:
I liked it to but i was not a fan, of those defualt dock icons,
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Well you do know you can customize them, right? Hes also working on adding an option to disable those shortcuts, if you dont want them. Atleast LauncherPro is only titled a Beta

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Well you do know you can customize them, right? Hes also working on adding an option to disable those shortcuts, if you dont want them. Atleast LauncherPro is only titled a Beta
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Dam launcher is awesome too (hadent used it before). Icons are definitely the worst part of this launcher, ADW wins in that category. But this is alot smoother so far.

NovaFox238 said:
Well you do know you can customize them, right? Hes also working on adding an option to disable those shortcuts, if you dont want them. Atleast LauncherPro is only titled a Beta
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How can you customize them?
EDIT: NVM I figured it out lol

bob2300nx said:
How can you customize them?
EDIT: NVM I figured it out lol
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Haha nice. Yeah That was recently added to edit them. I'm excited because it is, imo a LOT smoother, and only a beta, so the possibilities are endless. (ok not so much, but you get the idea. xD )

Is anyone have using better cut with this launcher...when ever i try to add an icon shortcut is just goes to the default home screen..i tried setting them there also to see if it would copy over to adw but it doesn't.

Is there a setting to dock 4 apps? I thought one of the screenshots had room for 4, I haven't palyed around with it that much yet, but if it only allows 2 apps in the dock I might have to stick with LauncherPro. Still an awesome launcher though, I'll have to keep it around and play with the settings.

Taterus Maximus said:
Is there a setting to dock 4 apps? I thought one of the screenshots had room for 4, I haven't palyed around with it that much yet, but if it only allows 2 apps in the dock I might have to stick with LauncherPro. Still an awesome launcher though, I'll have to keep it around and play with the settings.
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You can slide the launcher down/up(cant remember) and there is room for 4 shortcuts.

How do we get the epic's launcher?

My friend just got the epic 4g and its got the default android launcher how do we get that on our phone?

There is a way that they and the fascinate can disable tw launcher in their settings. According 2 the article I read, the Captivate and Vibrant lack that ability. Their is a link somewhere around here for the Nexus' launcher2. It works ok-im still using it. Ill try 2 post if I can find it.
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cconrado said:
My friend just got the epic 4g and its got the default android launcher how do we get that on our phone?
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I asked about this in Q&A, the CDMA versions can disable Touch Wiz and run the Vanilla launcher. Why can't the GSM verisons? WTF.

question - why not just install launcher pro and get the stock feeling launcher and a ton more features?

I agree completely
andy2na said:
question - why not just install launcher pro and get the stock feeling launcher and a ton more features?
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I agree completely

andy2na said:
question - why not just install launcher pro and get the stock feeling launcher and a ton more features?
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x3
LauncherPro is actually FASTER than stock launcher on Nexus One. I had to load Launcher Pro on my friend's Nexus cuz the stock launcher was so darn slow...

I've had lots of problems with LauncherPro. I've installed and removed it about 4 times. It works fine for a few days and then I start to have FC and huge lags. Remove it and everything is working good again.
I've found that Zeam is a great launcher, very minimal to start with but you can add what you want.

Sledutah said:
I've had lots of problems with LauncherPro. I've installed and removed it about 4 times. It works fine for a few days and then I start to have FC and huge lags. Remove it and everything is working good again.
I've found that Zeam is a great launcher, very minimal to start with but you can add what you want.
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That's weird... No problems here with Launcher Pro.
Plus the Fancy Widget is cool too

Adw all the way. Retains the stock feel more than launcher pro imo. Minus the 3D app drawer
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i just want that stock android look lol

Sledutah said:
I've had lots of problems with LauncherPro. I've installed and removed it about 4 times. It works fine for a few days and then I start to have FC and huge lags. Remove it and everything is working good again.
I've found that Zeam is a great launcher, very minimal to start with but you can add what you want.
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Nice find. I could never get myself to enjoy launcherpro either, and actually liked touchwiz. Zeam, however is awesome.

I'm a huge fan of ADW. It runs soo fast, and I'm a huge fan of being able to edit the number of rows/columns, I rather enjoy the High res look, and all my widgets scale correctly.. I love the shortcut bar too.. Best launcher ever.
I tried launcer pro, but I wasn't a fan, i switched back to regular touchwiz until I decided to give adw a go.

http://www.androidcentral.com/yes-you-can-turn-touchwiz-sprint-epic-4g-you-wont-want
Yeah, you can turn off Touchwiz on the Sprint Epic 4G and get rid of the static home screen icons and horizontal launcher. But what you're left with isn't really an improvement. You're stuck with three home screens, an outdated launcher, and a feeling of guilt for not listening to us in the first place.
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jimtastic said:
I'm a huge fan of ADW. It runs soo fast, and I'm a huge fan of being able to edit the number of rows/columns, I rather enjoy the High res look, and all my widgets scale correctly.. I love the shortcut bar too.. Best launcher ever.
I tried launcer pro, but I wasn't a fan, i switched back to regular touchwiz until I decided to give adw a go.
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Tried like four and it came down to ADW and launcher. AT the end I liked the lower scrolling bar for Launcher so I kept that one.
The only thing I liked better on ADW was the themes.

shaolin95 said:
Tried like four and it came down to ADW and launcher. AT the end I liked the lower scrolling bar for Launcher so I kept that one.
The only thing I liked better on ADW was the themes.
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ADW has the scrolling indicator on the bottom of the screen too.
I'm using it with CM6 though, so it may be a custom CM feature though...

irish003 said:
I asked about this in Q&A, the CDMA versions can disable Touch Wiz and run the Vanilla launcher. Why can't the GSM verisons? WTF.
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I thought that the Epic was using TW 2.5 because it needed landscape support. Maybe they used that as a base for the other CDMA (fascinate) ROM.
The Captivate and Vibrant both have TW 3.0.

Bjd223 said:
I thought that the Epic was using TW 2.5 because it needed landscape support. Maybe they used that as a base for the other CDMA (fascinate) ROM.
The Captivate and Vibrant both have TW 3.0.
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I think both Epic and Fascinate have this feature because Samsung had to make all the TouchWiz apps and data fit in the 2GB of internal RAM, since the user may take out the SD card at any point. Since Vibrant and Captivate have 16GB of non removable memory, Samsung decided to not bother optimizing our TouchWiz as much or for allowing the removal of some of that bloat.

I vote for Odin3 and Launcher Pro - Forget the Epic Launcher

I can't bring myself to try ADW again because I don't think I can live without the Launcher Pro Plus widgets.

ADW - Ewww!!

Am I the only person in the world who absolutely hates ADW launcher and thinks that it is absolutely ugly? I'm an avid CM user/updater and I've grown accustomed to their stock-gingerbread with a few tweaks system. I absolutely love the rom.
One thing I cannot stand though is ADW. First of all the launcher is hideous, dragging and dropping icons on the home screen pop up this ugly non-stock looking scroll bar, everything looks samsung-ish oversized for the screen, everything is just gross from an aesthetic standpoint.
Am I the only one who feels like this? lol. Every clean-CM install I go through usually has me re-downloading TI Backup Pro and Root Explorer and completely wiping all of the bloat (ADW, skin chooser, file explorer, etc) and restoring the standard ANDROID bootup.
Anyways, just a "just wondering" comment, love CM to death, thanks to all the devs and their hardwork!

Should've added in - i replace ADW with LauncherPro, the smoothest android launcher on the market, and customize it to look exactly like stock GB (3D drawer, dock & icons, etc).

al2x said:
Am I the only person in the world who absolutely hates ADW launcher and thinks that it is absolutely ugly? I'm an avid CM user/updater and I've grown accustomed to their stock-gingerbread with a few tweaks system. I absolutely love the rom.
One thing I cannot stand though is ADW. First of all the launcher is hideous, dragging and dropping icons on the home screen pop up this ugly non-stock looking scroll bar, everything looks samsung-ish oversized for the screen, everything is just gross from an aesthetic standpoint.
Am I the only one who feels like this? lol. Every clean-CM install I go through usually has me re-downloading TI Backup Pro and Root Explorer and completely wiping all of the bloat (ADW, skin chooser, file explorer, etc) and restoring the standard ANDROID bootup.
Anyways, just a "just wondering" comment, love CM to death, thanks to all the devs and their hardwork!
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I often wonder why ROM devs always insist on including thier own bloatware in thier ROMS.

al2x said:
Should've added in - i replace ADW with LauncherPro, the smoothest android launcher on the market, and customize it to look exactly like stock GB (3D drawer, dock & icons, etc).
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Agreed!
The first time I used CM7 I absolutely hated it because of ADW, so I ended up using another ROM. I later revisited CM7 and used LauncherPro and it turned from rubbish to fantastic.
With all the different settings on transition speeds, effects and the pure buttery smooth screen transitions you can't go wrong with it. I'm using it now on a Sense ROM.

Agreed. Launcher Pro is far superior.
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I've run ADW, LPP, and Go. I prefer Go because of how well it supports folders in the app tray. The folder preview pane is very slick too. LPP's nice widgets considered, and even though I've purchased plus, I still prefer Go.

I love ADW, but you really do have to tweak the settings to get it to run smoothly. Changing the times on screen transitions can make it run quicker then LP.
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raptir said:
I love ADW, but you really do have to tweak the settings to get it to run smoothly. Changing the times on screen transitions can make it run quicker then LP.
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Quicker, maybe. Smoother, not a chance. LPP FTW

I don't know, I haven't tweaked those settings and my ADW EX runs extremely smoothly and without lag. Seems like some people have issues with it though. I just think ADW looks better too.
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Keyboards said:
Quicker, maybe. Smoother, not a chance. LPP FTW
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Agreed.
I know ADW has some sort of open-source licensing where they want Rom dev's to include it as the launcher, but why doesn't Carnales, the dev of LauncherPro license his out or something? I bet 1 in 10 people who try out Cyanogen back away from it just because ADW, not knowing that LauncherPro and GoLauncher are still out there.

mmuzzy said:
I've run ADW, LPP, and Go. I prefer Go because of how well it supports folders in the app tray. The folder preview pane is very slick too. LPP's nice widgets considered, and even though I've purchased plus, I still prefer Go.
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If you're going with Go Launcher just because of the App Tray, you might want to download the app "all apps organizer".
I use it with Launcher Pro so that I can better find the apps that I'm looking for instead of the jumbled assortment of apps.
ADW is still much smoother than Sense and pretty much any other stock launcher, but the bounce that I get from it is just icky, and a few other things about it just bugged the hell outta me.
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Some people like it, obvious it's just a preference- so no need to criticize those who like it

I was using LPP for a while and switched to GO. Its fast and smooth running chads 2.6.38.6 beta

ADW was the reason I got turned off cyanogen mod when I very first used it, not only was it ugly as sin it also lagged like a mofo. Since I put launcher pro on I haven't ran anything since cyanogen mod and don't plan to for awhile. Hell even the stock launcher blows ADW out if the water.
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I, too use LP with CM7. For me, all the other launchers I have tried (ADW, Zeam, GoLauncher) run at 30fps while LP runs at 60fps. Make quite a difference in perceived input lag.

I like ADW. I have it set the way I like it and I think it runs very smooth. but I only have 3 pages and I hide the status bar and dock bar. When I last tried LP I could not find those options, so I have stuck with ADW. I like clean and minimal and LP, I dont think, had the features that I wanted.
But every person has a different experience and a different personal preference. In one respect I agree and think that ROMs should be delivered clean with no bias to apps, but on the other hand I love that it is already there and set up for me . To be honest I am using CM7 because I didnt like some of the apps included in the stock. so if you dont like what is included then try a different ROM.
Thanks CM team for all your hard work and I appreciate the GREAT ROM that you have provided us.
SoBBie

mamarley said:
I, too use LP with CM7. For me, all the other launchers I have tried (ADW, Zeam, GoLauncher) run at 30fps while LP runs at 60fps. Make quite a difference in perceived input lag.
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Interesting, thanks for sharing that info. I use LPP with CM7 too.

Where are people getting these figures, i.e laucherpro runs a 60fps while adw runs at 30fps?
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k_nivesout said:
Where are people getting these figures, i.e laucherpro runs a 60fps while adw runs at 30fps?
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Quite honestly I don't think there is any way to properly benchmark how smooth each launcher runs. However, many of them (ADW included) have a noticeable fps cap if your eye is trained to notice these differences. LP doesn't seem to have this limitation but I don't believe it is running at 60 fps. I'd wager more like 45-50 which is still very high and smooth.
I reserve the right to be wrong about this
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Yes, adw is hideous! I always install Lp...and to the people running LP on cm7, are u all getting FCs when the phone reboots? Suggestions on what u did to stop it? Its annoying!
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mikesincredible said:
Yes, adw is hideous! I always install Lp...and to the people running LP on cm7, are u all getting FCs when the phone reboots? Suggestions on what u did to stop it? Its annoying!
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Install your apps to internal, or give the boot an extra couple of minutes to ensure sd card is mounted.

Galaxy s and Adw launcher ex and iphone

Hey guys
ive had my galaxy s i9000 when it was first released just before june and wow its been a long journey from dissapointment to excitement waiting for new updates to fix problems to be dissapointed again
and as my personal thoughts i am quite pleased on how well the galaxy s finally seems to perform now with adw launcher ex it feels so smooth now instead of using touchwiz and other launchers especially when you put the desktop scrolling speed to around 1600-1800 you should try it on all android phones it feels iphone smooth or even slightly better i just hope future android phones are optimized because if it isn't i think i will be jumping ship and btw im running everything stock JVT no kernels no nothing thanks.
your welcome to share your opinions but my friend got a iphone 4s this morning and it's a great phone but i don't like the functionality of other operating systems thats why i originally started my smartphone journey on android 1 year and a half ago .

ADW Launcher is the best launcher on the market

koaaN said:
ADW Launcher is the best launcher on the market
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Personally I prefer launcher pro, it's simple, clean, light and customisable. What more can you ask for?

PaulForde said:
Personally I prefer launcher pro, it's simple, clean, light and customisable. What more can you ask for?
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ADW or even GO Launcher are all that and more.. Try them you will be surprised.
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In my opinion.
For speed : LauncherPro or Zeam Launcher.
For customisation : ADW Launcher or Go Launcher.

PaulForde said:
Personally I prefer launcher pro, it's simple, clean, light and customisable. What more can you ask for?
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That code rewrite the dev promised us a year ago lol.

GO launcher is the best launcher ever!! it support folders in the app drawer and all the goodies.. should try!!

Easy way to speed up ur rooted arc

after rooting ur arc or arc s..just install absolute system root tools from ur market...and clear d apps cache once a week or month..this l make ur arc constant n speedy...and also u can wipe dalvik cache n other things with out entering into recovery mode..the app also has sum cool features...give a try guyz..
i think diz l b helpful..
feel free to hit thanx if diz helped..
regards...

no need for that.
V6 supercharger is fine

Cache doesn't make it slower, just eats up memory.
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yes ofcourse..but installing v6 supercharger s quite difficult...while diz s just a simple apk installation..

but while using custom roms it helps..

After going several rounds with testing and trying, and even using Task Managers, I think I can say for sure the main reason to blame is SE Home !!... just try to use other launcher like Go Launcher for a while and you will see the overall speed of the phone without going for V6 ( I didn't even tried to install it )... I'm not talking about performance here, but SE home launcher in a lot of times becomes sluggish and slow specially when it tries to reload the icons !!
other reasons includes junk apps and other unused apps that any OEM will force the user to have them, even if he doesn't want to !! these will be just waste of space and resources...

my home screen never been laggish with V6 is super smooth

V6 is NOT noob friendly tho. Not saying this app is either ( im cheap and not willing to pay for it ) haven't tried it.

v6 is friendly.
only required ROOT, instal script manager and it will do all job for you

I had read about v6 supercharger..
Looking great but look difficult to do it..so many things that I'm not understand..

kumbangdesa said:
Looking great but look difficult to do it..so many things that I'm not understand..
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Search...ask...think.
Your 3 best tools!
Cheers
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electrash said:
v6 is friendly.
only required ROOT, instal script manager and it will do all job for you
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V6 SuperCharger is quite helpful, but not really friendly.
When you first install ScriptManager, you have no idea what to do.

Xajel said:
After going several rounds with testing and trying, and even using Task Managers, I think I can say for sure the main reason to blame is SE Home !!... just try to use other launcher like Go Launcher for a while and you will see the overall speed of the phone without going for V6 ( I didn't even tried to install it )... I'm not talking about performance here, but SE home launcher in a lot of times becomes sluggish and slow specially when it tries to reload the icons !!
other reasons includes junk apps and other unused apps that any OEM will force the user to have them, even if he doesn't want to !! these will be just waste of space and resources...
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Well, ADW EX was not faster than SE home for me and Launcher Pro was slow as hell. I even went back to SE Home from ADW EX, because it's a lot smoother.

LP Plus is damn fast and smooth
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Flo95 said:
LP Plus is damn fast and smooth
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Agree!! Way faster than stock launcher
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sdk16420 said:
Well, ADW EX was not faster than SE home for me and Launcher Pro was slow as hell. I even went back to SE Home from ADW EX, because it's a lot smoother.
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Flo95 said:
LP Plus is damn fast and smooth
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Agree!! Way faster than stock launcher
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agreed.....launcher pro is the fastest of all launcher, i think...its like HTC sense launcher only slight different so its fast...but im using go launcher cause the widget and option is more updated and well made...even though a little bit laggy sometimes..but it fixed in cm7 and 1.5Gz clock speed..

Nice info I will give a try... thanks...