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Launcher Pro Issues

Many people have offered using Launcher Pro instead of TW for a fix to the lag issues. Personally, I experience terrible lag when using Launcher Pro and only moderate lag when running TW. I have tried this under a variety of different wiget, homescreen, and application configurations.
Any perceivable reason for this? I would prefer to use Launcher Pro...but the lag is so bad that I have to give up. TIA

That's really odd man. I can attest that my phone flies with LP (and TW is rarely feels laggy to me).
I'm starting to wonder if a lot if people talking about lag just have an app(s) that are ready poorly done and the cause of issues. I think it's easier to blame an app than assume an issue with the phone you know?
Random, but how many apps do you have you think installed? Any that you question? Using a task killer?

i can also say that LP has made my phone virtually lag free. I was hesitant to try it out but glad i did!

I havent experienced any lag yet since I got this phone on launch... Maybe I keep my system clean too much coming from a n1 with hardly any App storage space.
I dont see most bugs people post... Im either lucky or less picky.. Maybe both.

Been using LP since the first day I got my Vibrant. There's no lag whatsoever on my phone.

Factory reset.
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Yeah, I would try resetting your phone. As others have said.... no lag here.

Or do the method that moves your apps to make the phone faster. Look for the thread on vibrant lag or vibrant stutter.
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I have reset the phone, downloaded roughly 75 apps, no task manager.
This thing still struggles when running LP, but it is better on TW. I'm baffled.

try ADW Launcher?

there are settings in LP that will make the icons appear faster or slower. I have mine set at a 4 because I like to watch them fly onto the screen. try setting yours to 10 it should eliminate the animation and potentially your lag.

I havent had any issues with LP. I didnt really have any with TW either but now that I'm running LP the phone has a little more snap.

After resetting and reinstalling, you say issue is still present. Like my earlier post, I'm calling acrappy deigned app.

I run adw and experience no lag from what I can tell.
Feeling Vibrant on xda-app

I think it was an app issue. Bought a task kilter from the market and kill everything but my eidos when the screen turns off and the issue has stooped.
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MTC44 said:
I think it was an app issue. Bought a task kilter from the market and kill everything but my eidos when the screen turns off and the issue has stooped.
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Be careful with stuff that you're installing. With that many apps, you're bound to find a couple that either A) didn't get installed properly or B) are poorly designed and cause problems.
You shouldn't need a task killer as your phone is designed to multitask and take care of things you aren't using, but glad you got it figured out!

I find it concerning that I need a task killer to get it to run smoothly. From what I can tell all my apps are are legit. How would one go about troubleshooting a potentially harmful app?
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for me TW and ADW were very laggy and LP was super fast with option to keep it in memory, that was before RESET. After reset, I havent tried others, but I dont even need to keep in memory, its still very fast. I am using Autokiller as a task manager....

Some users experienced lag issues on launcher pro and the support forums at the official site suggested not using live wallpapers. So if you are using one disable it and see if that helps.

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Some users experienced lag issues on launcher pro and the support forums at the official site suggested not using live wallpapers. So if you are using one disable it and see if that helps.
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Thanks for the suggestion. Not using a live wallpaper. I also don't keep LP "in memory". Should I?

Android running slow :(

I don´t think im the only one who experienced that problem. If i install a new rom, the rom is smooth as butter. But if i use it a few days, it starts to lag. I tried the most Launcher (ADW, ADW EX, Stock, Launcher Pro, and so on) I got only google services running in Background. I´ve also experienced it without installing any new apps on my DZ. I think, if is spend so much money for a device, it has to run fast without any lag (i´m not talking about games, only the gui). I tried with and without overclocking, I tried Sense and AOSP Roms...
At the beginning everything runs like hell, and 4-5 days later its not that snappy as it should be. I always did a full wipe before installing a new rom and dont even restored my apps and settings with titanium backup.
If someone suggest my things i could try to speed my device up it would so great. And no, i dont use a tast-killer.
Thank you

How fast do you keep your phone clocked? If I have mine set where it is able to go below 806 I find it does lag some. So I keep it at 1017.
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deliriousDroid said:
How fast do you keep your phone clocked? If I have mine set where it is able to go below 806 I find it does lag some. So I keep it at 1017.
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Ive clocked it always on 806 or higher.

Then I really have no idea my friend. Hmm, no bloatware? No apps using crazy amounts of CPU?
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Am running MIUI and its pretty snappy. I never use task killer and never been slow. Lol I have about 80 apps installed.
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Unusual... I'm running stock with LauncherPro, and the only time I get any real lag is when I'm using a 3D live wallpaper. Switching to a static image fixes that instantly. And that's with Twidroyd, Trillian and Touchdown running in the background. No task killer, they seem to do more harm than good aside from getting rid of outright hung processes.

I know exactly what you mean, man. I will try a ROM and be in love with it then like a week later it starts lagging like a sunuvabitch. Launcher pro has helped a bit.
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I have no lag whatsoever on cm7
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.

b1oh4zard said:
I don´t think im the only one who experienced that problem. If i install a new rom, the rom is smooth as butter. But if i use it a few days, it starts to lag. I tried the most Launcher (ADW, ADW EX, Stock, Launcher Pro, and so on) I got only google services running in Background. I´ve also experienced it without installing any new apps on my DZ. I think, if is spend so much m........
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I just bought a G2 and still really fast with Virtuous ROM. Before i use Samsung i5700 (Spica), and almost the same thing, phone became laggy every 2 weeks. What i did is the following:
1. boot into recovery mode (CWM)
2. advanced -> wipe dalvik cache
3. restart
and viola phone start to be fast again. However i read somewhere in this forum that wiping dalvik is not recommended tough.. but hey..it works for me, so why not

Thanks for your Replys
If the rom starts lagging, i wiped dalvik cache alread to see if it helps and it doesn´t
Miui is a Problem for me cause i only can use the old miui from q´n´d cause its the only miui rom i got my german language pack & keyboard working and im not a big fan of miui. I would love to run the stock g2 rom, but it also has no german language built in and the only stock g2 rom wich works w/o problems on dz is the rooted one where my german keychars on hw keyboard doens´t work...
Also i got no process running in background wich uses more than 2-3% cpu at all. my logcat also doesn´t show something that could cause the lagging. I´m not using a live wallpaper, a taskkiller or something that way.
TJBunch1228 <- I got exactly the same

How often are you guys rebooting your phones? I had a similar issue, started rebooting my phone every night, and wa-la, it works awesome with no lag.
I use an app called CT Scheduler. It was free on the market, but I don't think it's there anymore. I'm sure there are others, this one lets me specify a time for the phone to reboot. I chose 2am (while I'm sleeping).

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How often are you guys rebooting your phones? I had a similar issue, started rebooting my phone every night, and wa-la, it works awesome with no lag.
I use an app called CT Scheduler. It was free on the market, but I don't think it's there anymore. I'm sure there are others, this one lets me specify a time for the phone to reboot. I chose 2am (while I'm sleeping).
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I reboot my phone every day. I charge it turnd off and power it on every morning.

Now i found my problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-950250.html
That means android take a lil while to know whether the screen is touched or swiped, this produces a noticable "lag" when swipe between homescreens. Now i have to find a way to reduce the time for android to notice that.
If someone could tell my the path or the variable where this is stored.
Thanks

b1oh4zard said:
Now i found my problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-950250.html
That means android take a lil while to know whether the screen is touched or swiped, this produces a noticable "lag" when swipe between homescreens. Now i have to find a way to reduce the time for android to notice that.
If someone could tell my the path or the variable where this is stored.
Thanks
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Got it fixed now. I pulled HTC Calibration.apk from a Rom and installed it on my DZ and now my screen is much more responsive cm7 with adw runs like a charm again I hope it doesn´t "slow" down anymore

b1oh4zard said:
Got it fixed now. I pulled HTC Calibration.apk from a Rom
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Please be kind and give me a hint.
Where can I find the apk? (Path?)

Beautiful Widgets

My friend told me that Beautiful Widgets causes the phone to crash after a day or two and I have to reboot.
It seems like hes right, but has anyone found a fix for this?

I had beautiful widgets on my phone cm 7 it hasn't crashed yet I don't turn off my phone at all. Try a different rom and see.
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unless you're running a bootlegged copy of BW, it sounds like you have something else acting up. this the third phone I have had BW on and have never had any issues with it causing any of my phones to crash. I have it on the Behold 2 I gave to my 8yr old to use like an iPod Touch, both my wife's and my MT3G-Slide's (have ran it on many different ROMs, currently CM7-RC2) and my MT4G and I have used it on just about every ROM put out for this phone and haven't had it cause a single crash.
what ROM and Kernel are you running? if you're running an O/C kernel what do you have it set at... you may have it set to high for your particular chipset.

^^^ What he said. Been using the same BW on all 5 Android phones I've owned and never had a problem. It's my favorite app.

I just can't get it to install on my Nexus S ... See this post if you have any suggestions!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12237724
Thanks guys!

[Q] Do you guys have any lag issues?

What do you guys think of the keyboard lab issues? Lag with opening the notification bar?
Have you had any? I had a lot with the keyboard while trying it out in the store (although I doubt that phone had been restarted anytime in the recent past). Here's an example of what I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwBZdpQZzY @ 8:40
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxrt84JeI8 @ 8:00 (he sums up the lag problems in this video)
I like the phone but I just feel that these lag issues are going to annoy the hell out of me after a while...Bell doesn't have as long a policy as 30 days so buying this phone just to try it out is more trouble than it's worth I think...
Thanks,
Elliott

Starholdest said:
What do you guys think of the keyboard lab issues? Lag with opening the notification bar?
Have you had any? I had a lot with the keyboard while trying it out in the store (although I doubt that phone had been restarted anytime in the recent past). Here's an example of what I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwBZdpQZzY @ 8:40
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxrt84JeI8 @ 8:00 (he sums up the lag problems in this video)
I like the phone but I just feel that these lag issues are going to annoy the hell out of me after a while...Bell doesn't have as long a policy as 30 days so buying this phone just to try it out is more trouble than it's worth I think...
Thanks,
Elliott
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I have from time to time a lag in the notification bar when I try to pull the bar down. This happens most often when I get a notification while the phone is in sleep mode. Waking up the phone and then pulling down the notification bar is often after the second or third attempt possible.

I had the same lag after unlocking the phone and trying to pull down the notification bar. Annoyed me to no end and people thought I was crazy... glad to see I wasn't the only one who isn't blind lol.

Thanks guys. Do/did either of you have LauncherPro installed? Was the lag any better?

if you want smoother scrolling through the menus and whatnots, launcherpro is the way to go.
there is lag here and here but unlike the stock android with motoblur, i can live with this type of lag. it's not even that bad at all - with launcherpro.

arcticreaver said:
if you want smoother scrolling through the menus and whatnots, launcherpro is the way to go.
there is lag here and here but unlike the stock android with motoblur, i can live with this type of lag. it's not even that bad at all - with launcherpro.
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Yea...I'm most worried about the keyboard lag which seemed very bad when I was testing it out and the reviewer above said the same thing...what do you think about it? I was making a lot of mistakes because it couldn't keep up.

Launcher pro essentially fixes it
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I'm using the Modaco made Gingerbread launcher and experience no lag at all.

dinan said:
I had the same lag after unlocking the phone and trying to pull down the notification bar. Annoyed me to no end and people thought I was crazy... glad to see I wasn't the only one who isn't blind lol.
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I am on my second Atrix and both had the same problem so I guess it is a software problem.

Hmm...thanks guys. Anyone else have this issue? And does freezing MotoBlur/using LauncherPro fix this?

Yes, using another launcher does fix it.I'm using go launcher ex and while the drawer isn't as smooth as launcher pro's (i think because it's skinned), the home screens are smooth as butter, like launcher pro's. Freezing and replacing moto's stuff makes it a really good phone!
Starholdest said:
Hmm...thanks guys. Anyone else have this issue? And does freezing MotoBlur/using LauncherPro fix this?
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Starholdest said:
What do you guys think of the keyboard lab issues? Lag with opening the notification bar?
Have you had any? I had a lot with the keyboard while trying it out in the store (although I doubt that phone had been restarted anytime in the recent past). Here's an example of what I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwBZdpQZzY @ 8:40
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxrt84JeI8 @ 8:00 (he sums up the lag problems in this video)
I like the phone but I just feel that these lag issues are going to annoy the hell out of me after a while...Bell doesn't have as long a policy as 30 days so buying this phone just to try it out is more trouble than it's worth I think...
Thanks,
Elliott
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He is making tons of mistakes while typing, and it sounds like he is blaming it on the phone. Watch his fingers.

knigitz said:
He is making tons of mistakes while typing, and it sounds like he is blaming it on the phone. Watch his fingers.
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I agree on what you said, but any chance this is the fault of the phone not being able to keep up? I've seen him do the same thing on the Nexus S and not make any mistakes...maybe it's just me.
Anyone else have lag issues?

Does the lag go away with the latest update?

You dont need to freeze anything to get it running smooth. Just remove all widgets/shortcuts on blur since any launcher you install would run on top of it
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I heard Go Launcher does the best job eliminating all lags.

Launcher Pro

I have been using launcher pro app for a while since i got my atrix. But i feel like ever since we got the update its been having an error, and it always comes up with force close/wait and report app.
And it causes freezing on my phone i was wondering if anyone else has been having this problem.

im using LP for 3 weeks now and no problems here.
works like a charm.

hmm thats interesting, maybe i should remove and reinstall. Cos it happens like 15 times a day, like after you unlock the phone or try opening the home button. you can back up your setup right?

I also used it for quite a bit with no issues. I installed it after the update, though. Maybe a reinstall would help.

I've been using LP on my Atrix with no issues
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Same for me, no issues

Been using LP since the day after launch without these issues.

ad and launcher pro gave me crashes and lag.
Go Launcer EX has been extremely stable for me. And I believe less 'catchy' of how it works, i.e., small glitches that are annoying/difficult to work past.