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[Q] Launcher questions...

I am trying to settle on a launcher to use with CM7. So far this is what I see.
ADW is nice but a bit laggy at times.
Zeam super fast but I cannot see how to change icons for apps.
Gingerbread launcher, can't customize the launcher or number of screens. 5 is default but I only need 3.
Thanks,
RA

Try launcherpro its bloody awesome or for more nicer and smoother look but less customizable spb mobile shell
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shahkam said:
Try launcherpro its bloody awesome or for more nicer and smoother look but less customizable spb mobile shell
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Just tried Launcher Pro... pretty nice and VERY customizable. I am going to give it a few days and see if it can become my standard. Thanks for the tip. I saw a lot of people using it but REALLY wanted Zeam to work. Oh well, Android certainly does give plenty of choices.
RA

radamo said:
Just tried Launcher Pro... pretty nice and VERY customizable. I am going to give it a few days and see if it can become my standard. Thanks for the tip. I saw a lot of people using it but REALLY wanted Zeam to work. Oh well, Android certainly does give plenty of choices.
RA
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Personally i am HUGE fan of AWDLauncher EX. I've used Zeam, LP and AWDEX and out of the three i like EX the best. Way more options than Launcher pro.

neidlinger said:
Personally i am HUGE fan of AWDLauncher EX. I've used Zeam, LP and AWDEX and out of the three i like EX the best. Way more options than Launcher pro.
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I really liked AWD but like I stated it was a bit laggy at times. I am finding launcher pro VERY smooth and also pretty configurable.
RA

radamo said:
I really liked AWD but like I stated it was a bit laggy at times. I am finding launcher pro VERY smooth and also pretty configurable.
RA
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I second that with neidlinger as I removed ADW to replaced it with ADW Ex and happy with what I got now.
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BlackSHELF said:
I second that with neidlinger as I removed ADW to replaced it with ADW Ex and happy with what I got now.
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Thanks for the props. ADW is complete different than EX when it comes to speed.

neidlinger said:
Thanks for the props. ADW is complete different than EX when it comes to speed.
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That is what I needed to know. I will give it a try. Thanks!!! (to both of you)...
RA

Launcher pro and go launcher ex. They are the best. I switch between them frequntly because I love them so much I can't get enough of either one. Try out go launcher ex. You will be surprised.
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No problems mate but to be honest why launcherpro beats adw its because launcherpro is very simple basic made not like adw too much useless tweaks if you want to try out spb mobile shell leave me a pm ill send you a vid that does a demo of the home launcher and step by step how to install the launcher
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I lime adw ex. I have tried launcher pro(paid version) and it didn't seem as polished as adw. The transitions are far superior than in lp. They are smoother. I keep coming back to adw
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I am using launcher pro and it works great. I love the facebook widget a lot.

Launcherpro paid version offers very smooth and sexy widgets that adw doesnt + you can resize any widget easily and as desired
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Imho, adw has become too bloated with customizations and tweaks. Too many choices makes a headache for me. Launcher pro is a bit smoother, just as tweakable without as many settings, a bit more straight forward, and has nice htc-like widgets. I like the sliding dock with custom dock skins too compared to the pop-up dock bar in adw.
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I rocked launcher pro for a while but wana give adw a chance .....u know change things up ........but launcher pro IMO is prob better .......
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shahkam said:
Launcherpro paid version offers very smooth and sexy widgets that adw doesnt + you can resize any widget easily and as desired
You can resize stuff with AWD.
And for one who doesn't use Facebook nor twitter launcher pro calendar widget is rather plain looking
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Zeam ftw!
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+1 for launcher pro. been using it for over a year now on all my devices. it does lag on the nook color.

Best Launcher

I just flashed bionix 1.3.2 and its a perfect rom but it doesn't have any launchers installed. What do you guys think the best launcher is?

I use ADW EX.
I've tried others but I always go back to it.

LauncherPro is my choice.
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My favorite is still launcher pro. I use a gingerbread themed one. I love the extra widgets as well that you get when you buy the pro.

Launcher Pro is the best for me. It's smooth and customizable.

Launcher pro here .

There are about 20 threads that asks this question ..download LauncherPro and ADW and any other launcher you see in the Market and test them out for yourself ...
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2 choices are the most popular since the beginning of time.
Launcher Pro
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ADW (ex)
I have both, and i generally use Launcher Pro Plus, love it.
it saves everything and i find ADW a bit complicated to use maybe because i'm used to LPP.

adw ex or shell 3d

Try go launcher
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Adw ex
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Has to be Zeam. Give it a try and you won't ever look back, the snappiest launcher by far.

Try something different:
REGINA 3D Launcher
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/04/13/regina-launcher-3d-goodness-cheap-video/

I always use laucher pro but gonna try adw/ adw ex i hear u can customize it well check out this if u havent already. this link from a few posts ago its has a adw beta apk..just try different ones and see what works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1031836

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Adw ex. I think it was just a couple bucks....well worth it

From where did you download Bionix V 1.3.2 w/voodoo enabled. The last one posted was 1.3.1. Can you please post the link for the downlaod

go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/bionix-v/ its 1.3.2 test zip

Abu-7abash said:
Has to be Zeam. Give it a try and you won't ever look back, the snappiest launcher by far.
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I looked back. To Launcher Pro.

You must be a fan of themes and widgets then. I for one, am a fan of speed.

Go Launcher Ex 3d drawer beta out :) Link!

Now it is even more so the best launcher. It was only a matter of time
Download direct from their website...
Enjoy
http://www.goforandroid.com/GDTEn/index.aspx
MJ-12

Themes and Apps section?

Thanks for the link!

Am I the only one that cant seem to get go launcher running as smoothly as launcher pro plus? I really want to use it as a daily launcher but it just doesnt seem to as fluid :|

blunted09 said:
Am I the only one that cant seem to get go launcher running as smoothly as launcher pro plus? I really want to use it as a daily launcher but it just doesnt seem to as fluid :|
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Works fine for me! Best launcher, most configurable.

Any screenshots of this 3D drawer?

I never have any issues with launchers but go launcher has never been fluid for me. This goes back to my samsung vibrant and the homescreens switch smooth but menu is choppy. I still use it everyday though lol.
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Am I the only one that cant seem to get go launcher running as smoothly as launcher pro plus? I really want to use it as a daily launcher but it just doesnt seem to as fluid :|
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how's the speed?
every version of go launcher I've tried on my SGSII has run substantially slower than the default launcher

Were the 3D ish at?? Back to launcher pro lol
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Go launcher tries to be too much... LP+ FTW!
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I have tried most launchers, Go launcher Ex is the best in my opinion. I actually thought that touchwiz was based on it.

I think all laucher always decrease battery life!

So where's the download? Or is it inside the new GO launcher beta?

Honestly, I tried go launcher and it seemed good till all my widgets were in place. Launcherpro and adw ex are the only two that can handle my setup and remain completely smooth in performance. Eventually I found adw ex to be the better of the two, though it redraws more often than launcherpro did.
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androidkid311 said:
Were the 3D ish at?? Back to launcher pro lol
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Menu>preferences>effects setting>vertical scroll effect
Waterfall...
Used adw ex pro for long enough, then switched to launcher pro, i know the insides and outs of both, on go launcher now and not going back

Too slow for me. LPP or ADW are smoothest.

Go has improved significantly, but for my setup the widgets of launcher pro swings it for me.

Zeinzu said:
Honestly, I tried go launcher and it seemed good till all my widgets were in place. Launcherpro and adw ex are the only two that can handle my setup and remain completely smooth in performance. Eventually I found adw ex to be the better of the two, though it redraws more often than launcherpro did.
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Go Launcher EX 3D drawer is clearly faster than ADW EX 3D (transparent). LP still does not have transparent 3D drawer so cannot argue, but I'm sure it would be fastest. It's simply way smoother than any other launcher when it comes to extra desktop transitions and 3D drawer.
ADW EX would be my favorite launcher, but it constantly suffers from tiny lag when you have seven homescreens and stuff on most of them. It's not bad, but it always comes up enough to not feel super smooth.
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1. Wrong section. (Themes/Apps)
2. Why are you posting this? We would already know if we were using it (Update) and its really just a feature.
+What does this have to do with the GS2?
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Downloaded, plus installed all the widgets, tried it, now back with touchwiz, not for me, too much going on

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

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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

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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.

VICODAN said:
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.
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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.
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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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