I'm having trouble with window animations. When I apply an animation of messes up the entire homescreen. When I try to scroll, the screens get stuck mid animation. I've tried closing ADW and restarting but it doesn't help. I also tried rebooting my device and that didn't help either. Sometimes there will be nothing on the screen at all, but I can ghost click where I know my apps are and it will open the designated app. I find this to be very strange and would appreciate any input. I'm giving thanks away like candy! I really enjoy this launchers abilities and would hate to have to switch.
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I don't think adw has been updated in quite a while. It may no longer be in development.
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No way!! I just paid for it today!!! :banghead:
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So what's popular now??
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i use ADW EX on my Inc2 and now use Nova Prime for the N7. functions very similar, there's some ADW in Nova, so i feel comfortable with it.
ADW is in development... they only upgrade when a new Android revision hits and then leave it...they updated when ICS came...and will again soon for Jellybean.
Other great launchers are Apex (my current)...or you could go radical with SPB 3D Shell
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I use Apex Launcher. Great experience and customization.
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I'm sure this has come up before but when your looking for an opinion its not a simple search, its 90% of the net. I have not gone cm9 yet but I'm preparing. I'm looking at launchers. Comes with trebochet, I hear great things about nova. I'm a huge launcher pro fan but feel obligated to leave it in favor ofan ics launcher otherwise I might as well stay on GB. I don't think launcher pro will ever be updated again. Suggestions?
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<del>Nova pro</del> <ins>Apex</ins> is totally worth the 0 bucks.
Amazing launcher (and its free, which just happens to be my favorite color)
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I saw video on Nova but it made no mention of widgets
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Try Trebuchet for a bit then try Nova (free fr mkt) + compare w/ launcher pro, ADW ex.......if you like Nova, the paid app, as suggested is well worth the $.
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Like I said my only concern with launcher pro is that it will feel like I never left Gb. Defeats the purpose of going to ics
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Nova + APW = Yes!
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APW ?
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Apex launcher. Hands down better then nova
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First vote for apex here or other fourms
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Currently all ICS launchers are essentially the same thing but started with different aspects of the overall goal, they're going to all soon be exactly alike. Nova currently is like what ADW would be like if it were on ICS, Apex is in a sense like LP if Fede were to ever update it, though I think hope for that is gone. And Trebuchet is basically stock or the closest thing to it. When going on comparisons.
That is the best explantion I have heard. That alone will make me try apex first as I am a paying member of launcher pro
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AOD_Corwin said:
APW ?
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android pro widgets
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AOD_Corwin said:
That is the best explantion I have heard. That alone will make me try apex first as I am a paying member of launcher pro
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Just know that my comparisons were in terms of how they feel when running them, currently none of these apps have their own launcher specific widgets afaik. But Android Pro Widgets should help with that side of the coin.
I've just felt the launcher pro feels so smoth and adw always seemed to have micro studdering to me
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you can try them all but you'll quickly find out that apex is the best
it's like nova pro except it's free. the gestures and scroll effects in nova prime are already in free apex. everything else is very similar between the 2. both are very clean and fast. apex is also the better tablet launcher.
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you can try them all but you'll quickly find out that apex is the best
it's like nova pro except it's free. the gestures and scroll effects in nova prime are already in free apex. everything else is very similar between the 2. both are very clean and fast. apex is also the better tablet launcher.
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Is apex on the market? Can't find it.
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Zeinzu said:
Is apex on the market? Can't find it.
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No its here on xda ill see if I can find a link for you if you don't find it before me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
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So here is what I did. Took myb kindle fire. Put the broke ass version of ics on there. It works but its no where near as smooth. Loaded all the browsers. I think I agree apex is the best right now. Non of them scrolled as smooth as launcher pro but I consider ics on the kindle to be closer pre alpha
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No its here on xda ill see if I can find a link for you if you don't find it before me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
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Thanks. I'm liking it. They just need to fix preview for seven home screens. The center row goes off center and partly off the screen.
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I dunno, I prefer Nova Prime... they seem just about the same though...
I currently use the full version of Nova and find it awesome but heard Apex is smoother on the Nexus 7. Discuss
Thanks a ton guys
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I prefer Nova and use it on my phone, but apex is definitely smoother on this device and is what I use. There's no pullback when moving through homescreens using apex, which is huge IMO.
I use Nova and have extremely fast screen transitions. I don't know what was meant by 'pullback'. I tried Apex also and definitely prefer Nova in conjunction with 'Notification Toggle' which provides true one-touch toggling for rooted users of the various radios.
I tried out Nova and Apex free versions when I first got my Nexus and couldn't tell any difference. It's really personal preference in my opinion. Does it feel smoother to you?
In the end I went with Nova Prime.
ETA: Maybe check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901511
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I don't know what was meant by 'pullback'.
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In my opinion, Nova is smoother than Apex. I'm not sure about on the N7 though. I used Trebuchet on it before it broke .
The Pull back you are talking about was fixed with last update just a couple days ago now nova is smooth as butter and I highly recommend it
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The Pull back you are talking about was fixed with last update just a couple days ago now nova is smooth as butter and I highly recommend it
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Cool, I'll definitely check it out then.
Edit: Yep, they definitely fixed it. Much better. I'll most likely stick with Nova now.
definitely Nova Launcher...
I was using Apex and loving it!!
until for some reason on my Nexus 7, when i landscape mode, widgets didnt work,
i tried reset factory,
delete Apex cache, then reinstall,
still in landscape widgets dont work,
so i changed to Nova and the customization is superb and perfect, loving it at the moment...
I used to use Go Laucher
Now I am using Nova Launcher Prime
It gives you more customization
Apex seems to be much smoother in my opinion.
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I have both paid for versions. I'm currently using Nova Prime on the 7 as u love the fact you can set a custom tap action for folders and have swipe open the folder. So I have a folder with various browsers I use but a tap on the folder opens chrome.
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Hey all, debating between these two and can't really find any new reviews or comparisons between them. I know nova is more widely used but the new apex looks pretty good as well. What do you recommend?
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Hey all, debating between these two and can't really find any new reviews or comparisons between them. I know nova is more widely used but the new apex looks pretty good as well. What do you recommend?
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I've always had smoother performance and less trouble with Nova.
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Hmm.. Nova is beautiful, really customizable and smooth on my Nexus 7. SmoothROM + Franco kernel.
Does anyone want to give me a key for it? Haha.
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I used Nova on my S3 and started having a stutter when scrolling to a home page full of widgets. It was the same on my S4 so I tried Apex and haven't looked back. Buttery smooth.
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I've tried both, and preferred (and fewer problems with) Nova.
Nova is what I have running right now on my S4
I have paid versions of both. They both have some advantages over the other, but I use Apex because the transitions are just a bit smoother,
Apex here. Love it.
Using nova Prime and never had a stutter. Even before the OTA
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Argh so torn. I'm using both right now to see what I like better. Not the paid versions yet just the regular.
Thanks for all your feedback.
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Nova Pro does a little more than Apex Pro... I have both loaded anyway.
Nova Prime here...
Apex here. Both are great, but apex is more touch sensitive IMO. (At least on my phone, and I guess the performance is device and rom dependent)
Another for Nova prime...
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Nova Prime here. Silky smooth since day one.
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Nova prime all the way!
Another vote for Apex Pro
Apex .. coz apex has more features .. tried nove but moved back to apex
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Apex has always givenme lag problems. Especially on this phone. Nova just seems like a smoother experience.
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I'm using Nova now. Everything works great, especially after disabling all the useless stuff.
I used Nova Prime for quite a while but it really started to lag so I switched to Apex Pro. Apex Pro has absolutely no lag on my current phone.
The only thing I don't like about Apex is that when l use the Any Cut app Apex doesn't render the icon pic in the center of the icon the correct size.
tl3
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I've been using adw since my D1, but I have a feeling I might be way outdated. . I keep hearing about Nova and Apex. I don't care about frills, but just want the laucher to be smooth abs lightweight. Any suggestions?
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Nova :good:
I always used adw, but lately it was feeling a bit sluggish. I've just found a new launcher called smart launcher, that looks good - I like the shortcut main screen it has, it auto-categorises your app drawer which as far as I know no other launcher does, and does everything using 17mb of RAM. It feels really fast compared to ADW.
Nova Launcher Prime
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Smooth => Next Launcher 3D and TSF Launcher...
Faster => Nova...
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Thanks for the suggestions, Nova is amazing! There are so many launchers to try, it was helpful narrowing them down.
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Any launcher should be fast on the S4. Personally I prefer Nova or Apex over next Launcher or tsf shell because I don't like the weird 3d animations.
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Nova or Zeam.
Atom Launcher...
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Having great success with Nova!!
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Like the title says for anyone who is a fan of Nova launcher like me, its on sale right now for 0.99.
Thanks!
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Just picked this up great deal this Launcher only gets better
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got it. using a very unlikely launcher at the moment, arrow launcher from microsoft, who wudda thunk?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.launcher
I've had nova prime for years. I signed up for beta test. Hands down one of the best launchers out there. So many options to make it the way you want it.
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Can't stand Trebuchet, so this is the one I use.
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I have had nova prime for a while. I rarely use it. I like simple launchers. I use Google now launcher. If I'm on my launcher I'm checking the time or launching an app. I also try to only have one page with all my apps in folders. I prefer simplicity for my launchers. Thanks for showing deals btw!