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Phone is so much faster with ADW

Hi,
Couple questions.
Does it make sense that my phone, and everything about it is a lot snappier/faster ever since I installed ADW.Launcher? Even if I use my phone, switch back to TouchWiz, I can notice a clear conference in response.
Also, my phone is rooted. Am I able to remove TW if I have another launcher in place? I've never talked liked TW.
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Yes. it does make sense. TouchWiz has lots of add-ons which are running in the background.
I have tried ADW.Launcher and its fast, but LauncherPro is even faster. Give it a try, you will feel the difference.

I went from TW to ADW to launcherpro and launcherpro is definitely the most snappy

This may seem like a dumb question, but I'm fairly new to all this.
When people switch Home launchers and develop their own home screens, do they do it all on the phone using Desktop Visualizer?
Or is there a way to make up the design with icons, home screen and which services you want to run etc. Using your PC before copying it to your phone?

Thanks. Ill try out Launcher Pro.
As for three other question. Am I able to remove TouchWiz?
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hatdrawn said:
Thanks. Ill try out Launcher Pro.
As for three other question. Am I able to remove TouchWiz?
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Let us know how you get on with Launcher because I'm also running ADW and it seems pretty good. I tried Launcher several months ago and thought it was good but didn't notice a speed difference when I installed ADW. I just like how ADW works but would give that up if Launcher was faster.

I noticed the exact opposite:
I switched from TW to Launcher Pro and now the phone feels alot slower and it takes ages to open the dialer or the contacts.
What am I doing wrong?

hatdrawn said:
Hi,
Couple questions.
Does it make sense that my phone, and everything about it is a lot snappier/faster ever since I installed ADW.Launcher? Even if I use my phone, switch back to TouchWiz, I can notice a clear conference in response.
Also, my phone is rooted. Am I able to remove TW if I have another launcher in place? I've never talked liked TW.
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I installed Launcher Pro first and was using it for quite sometime now. I tried ADW eventually and wasn't impressed and didn't quite notice a faster response compared to Launcher Pro...
My personal opinion is .. Go for Launcher Pro and fix the Lag issues (if any) using the One Click Lag Fix (which can be found on the xda forums) and now my phone is really smooth

richiebm said:
Go for Launcher Pro and fix the Lag issues (if any) using the One Click Lag Fix (which can be found on the xda forums) and now my phone is really smooth
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ABSOLUTELY! And if you like it, buy the Plus version NOW because its price will increase later on. It's got plenty of nice features and widgets!

hatdrawn said:
Thanks. Ill try out Launcher Pro.
As for three other question. Am I able to remove TouchWiz?
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Yes you can remove TouchWiz and set any other launcher app as default home.

For those that just want speed and few extra features look no further than zeam launcher. little slower is launcher pro with some caveats regarding full screen options and lately with more addons seems to be slowing down to adw level. Lastly adw while slowest of the three makes up with just sheer number of customizations options. love the double click gesture on zeam wish the others would copy it. Adw as daily driver for me though. Memory usage corresponds to the overall speed.

skyworxx said:
I noticed the exact opposite:
I switched from TW to Launcher Pro and now the phone feels alot slower and it takes ages to open the dialer or the contacts.
What am I doing wrong?
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I agree with this post. When you install Launcher Pro, then look at the RAM being used, it's like both TW and launcher pro are both using memory at the same time so it was back to TW for me as it just ran better. However, at some stage I'm going to give a Custom Rom a go that you can remove TW altogether and then I'd say Launcher Pro should be awesome

[APP] ADW Launcher EX

The new ADW Launcher. Dare I say it?... Looks better than Launcher Pro?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...eleased-transitions-to-a-whole-new-dimension/
The app drawer performance does looks a little laggy tho

Its wicked goodbye launcher pro
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MasDroid said:
The app drawer performance does looks a little laggy tho
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Well it wasn't playing on an actual phone as you could see. Can't say anything about the smoothness untill you try it on your own phone Or did you already? I'm gonna try it out!
EDIT: I was right. Super smooth scrolling on homescreen and app drawer
EDIT2: The 3D app drawer wasn't as smooth but still smoother than in the video. Without the effect it's superb!
Interesting notes:
- You can set the app drawer background to transparent so it displays your wallpaper behind but reduces performance.
- Couldn't find an option to change the dock background easily, annoying.
- There are 8 different home screen scrolling transitions which all work perfectly smooth.
- There is no option to change app drawer / app opening transition, so you always get the zoom effect.
- 3D app drawer isn't perfectly smooth.
- It stutters for a fraction of second every time you open an app.
Other than that it's very nice launcher I'm still sticking to Launcher Pro because it's still much faster and because I have only one homescreen so I don't benefit from the cool transitions and stuff.

it's awesome !!!

thanks man, gonna try it now!
erm, how to change the number of homescreens?
i don't usually use 5 screens

With free versions he means normal ADW? I'd like to try it but I'm not gonna buy it without a trial longer than 15minutes.

When I scan the barcode it just says it can't be found...? sigh...
EDIT: Nevermind, played around with Market Enabler and got it

Zhypr said:
With free versions he means normal ADW? I'd like to try it but I'm not gonna buy it without a trial longer than 15minutes.
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Trust me, within 2 minutes you'll be convinced

garduna said:
Trust me, within 2 minutes you'll be convinced
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I doubt it. I care for speed more than for fancy transitions and I already bought Launcher Pro Plus. Also using the calender widget from that.
// Tried it, back to LP.

I bought it:
2 problems, ADW freeze two times so I should reboot. and when I put a widget I can't delete ???

I doubt I'll ever use any other launched after buying this. Always liked ADW more then LP, but now, words cannot explain the love for Ander after this beauty
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GANJDROID said:
I doubt I'll ever use any other launched after buying this. Always liked ADW more then LP, but now, words cannot explain the love for Ander after this beauty
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You had better keep the emotions to yourself

Looks Nice!

I tried it it´s just so amazingly fast and nice to watch.
Is there a way of loading the sense apps though?

It must have setting to change the icon of folder, sort icons, quick manager icons & folder.

I dont see myself buying it for now, I might not like it. Right now Im still enjoying the original SENSE and I have LP Pro so meh

MasDroid said:
You had better keep the emotions to yourself
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Haha, sorry, I just can't contain these feelings anymore he's done amazing work with this.
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Is it possible to disable fade in effect when an app its opened?
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Awesome launcher. I love the icon backgrounds/settings (gives icons a much more consistent look and size). Been using it a couple of days with Oxygen 2.0 RC with no problems at all. Its smooth and fast.
Worth every penny.

any way to set the number of screens to 2 instead of the default 5??

Best launcher for P500

Hey guys I'm still using Zeam from void (2.8.7) and I woul like to know your best perceived launcher for p500.
Cheers

I am using adw on a stock rom deodxed but I found a sony launcher very simple and nice also open home is nice and has many themes in market.
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ciolnadu said:
I am using adw on a stock rom deodxed but I found a sony launcher very simple and nice also open home is nice and has many themes in market.
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Are u talking abt Xperia Arc one ???I m using it too..Btw HElauncher its friggin fast try it ..its new and open source

yes i was talking about xperia
and i saw helauncher it's very good.

I dropped all my launchers for Xperia Arc's. Even moved it to /system/app xD

Definetly Go Launcher. It's smooth and gets constant updates.

LauncherPro

kpbotbot said:
I dropped all my launchers for Xperia Arc's. Even moved it to /system/app xD
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Told ya its friggin amazing ROM cookers shud include it..DOnt know if theres wud be some infringmnt issues

sarfaraz1989 said:
Told ya its friggin amazing ROM cookers shud include it..DOnt know if theres wud be some infringmnt issues
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Link please!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989535
Does this work on our phones?

yes it's working for me on stock rom

I think LauncherPro and Go Launcher are the best. I prefer Go Launcher among them.

LauncherPro hands down

sarfaraz1989 said:
Told ya its friggin amazing ROM cookers shud include it..DOnt know if theres wud be some infringmnt issues
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I will, on my next Light release. I won't be updating unless I find something worth modifying: that means no minor apk changes.
What I have in mind: Updated everything straight from the people who developed a2sd, su, etc. And there will be an a2sd and no a2sd version

LauncherPro for me. I've tried almost all of the major launchers, and LauncherPro has always been the smoothest for me. Swiping between homescreens, or rapidly scrolling up and down on the App Menu screen is completely smooth. It has a good amount of options (enough for me at least), and lets me make it look just like the stock Gingerbread launcher, so I'm happy.

wots amazing about Xperia launcher? hard to modify.. plenty of homescreens.
not that smooth...
hhmmm.
launcher pro hands down.

bluviper said:
wots amazing about Xperia launcher? hard to modify.. plenty of homescreens.
not that smooth...
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Only 500kB.

Tried the Xperia Launcher.....found it too laggy and lot less customization options.
Went back to ADW launcher
I like its horizontal drawer scrolling (now...what's it called...)

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Only 500kB.
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Zeam is around that size too and it's smoother

XPeria is fresh ..Unlike others i needed something new

I'm trying launcher pro right now and I have to admit it , it's sooooo smooth

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.

Anyone Noticed That

The Blade Lags as motherfcking hell?
I mean Install go launcher and make a folder. put stuff into it.
Open the folder. already the dragging of icons lags!
and then when you open the folder it looks like a fcking slideshow!
it should be instant!! Godness i need someone to fix this for me before i go insane.
Any idea's are very welcome. :\
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Maybe time you start to disable 'window-animation', 'elastics' etc ?

dirlan2001 said:
Maybe time you start to disable 'window-animation', 'elastics' etc ?
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done ages ago.
i am on the latest cm7

Try a different launcher
I use launcher pro(sense ui) on my zte blade and have the memory usage settings to high for the launcher(in launcher pro advanced menu) but it doesn't really use that much of memory. I don't experience any lag... My blade is not overclocked(Stock ROM). U could try increasing your blade's VM heap size to 32m and turn on Hardware acceleration. It should make a difference.
Or i could just give u my nandroid backup .....

CM 7.1 stable here, using stock gingerbread launcher. No lag at all.
I also tried launcher pro (no lags), ADW (the stock one from CM and it was VERY slow) and ADW EX (same lags of ADW).
Just try another launcher.

The folders in GO Launcher are buggy, its been mentioned by them a few times :-/ i use it too, but just use different desktops for more icons
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I have the same problem on gsf b27

Don't use Go Launcher then.

Zeam works flawlessly and it uses less resources.

There's a bunch of launchers that work smoother than Go Launcher Ex. My Samsung GS+ runs it fine, but Blade is a bit limited in the performance front. LauncherPro and Zeam are great, but there's also a new kid: Balancer Launcher that according to the comments runs even better than Zeam does. Probably worth checking out. I'd link to Android Market but I don't have enough posts to do that

Well, it was your choice to buy a cheap smartphone. Next time think before you buy, so you dont have to be whining here.

ArmorD said:
Well, it was your choice to buy a cheap smartphone. Next time think before you buy, so you dont have to be whining here.
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I think thats a bit much. This is after all the ZTE Blade Forum so if you do not
have a Blade don't make disparaging comments against forum members, and
if you do own one then you should be a bit more tolerant of members
posts.
Stransky

ArmorD said:
Well, it was your choice to buy a cheap smartphone. Next time think before you buy, so you dont have to be whining here.
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Most ridiculous and ignorant comment I've seen lately!

Miss my blade a lot,got an s2 now so sounds weird saying that! Lol. The only reason i miss it is probably sentimental feelings as it was my first smartphone. I remember being blown away by the apps and market etc,then being blown away even more by rooting and installing a Rom making it blazing fast! Superb phone for its price!
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Try this
Elite Blade_Rom 2.3.5 (s1.1) [GEN2] [OFICIAL ZTE] (19/10/11)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310050
Works great, stable and smooth. I installed the two patches, store all 3 files on the SD card before doing the ROM flash. Bat drain very low on 2G but high in 3G.
Great ROM!!