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[APP] ADW Launcher EX

Ok, so I've been a big Launcher Pro fan for the past few months now after using the original ADW launcher previously on my N1. Anyway, still cruise the Nexus forums (still have my N1 and love it!) and saw a vid posted a few days back of a crazy new ADW launcher due for release and guess what, it's here and it's on another level compared to anything we have had before. I bet the guys at SPB shell are in bits right now as there whole USP just got trumped.
Just been playing with the configuration options for the last 40mins and it seems that I'm still at the tip of the iceberg. Some of the 3D effects are just stunning.
Anyway it's over at AndroidPit and obviously on the market.
http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/org.adwfreak.launcher/ADWLauncher-EX
Check it out ASAP, there is a video link on the market/pit link.
Regards.

Just installed and I'm starting to mess around with it but wow!
There's menus in menus in menus.....
There's a lot of options :O
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Thanks for posting, I noticed this on the market and wasn't sure what the deal was!
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Pretty nice!

Not lots of extras but still pretty nice. From what he's written on his website there is plenty more to come
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I really liked ADW.Launcher, but in the end I found Launcher Pro to be faster on my DHD and ended up using that. Any comments yet on how fast the new ADW is?

preacher65 said:
I really liked ADW.Launcher, but in the end I found Launcher Pro to be faster on my DHD and ended up using that. Any comments yet on how fast the new ADW is?
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That's one of the reasons I switched over, as LP was always the faster launcher, but the new EX version is blazing. The most appealing part is the 3D home screen transitions, which once again are blazingly fast. The only things which have slowed it down are buggy widgets. I do miss the LP widgets but have still got the old Pure widgets which are a great replacement and highly customizable.
Overall I'm very impressed with this revision of ADW.
Regards.

I find the home screen transitions very fast too, I still think the app drawer is a bit laggy though, which is where Launcher Pro has always had the upper hand for me speed wise, but I love the catalogs on ADW.

i might try this after i get bored with CM7 and the default launcher

lynxboy said:
LP was always the faster launcher, but the new EX version is blazing
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Good to know, thanks. I'll have to give it a try.

Can't we use all the widgets like eg. the clock from sense in adw also ?
I can't figure out how to anyway...
I think the new adw ex is fantastic, but without the widgets, using it make no sense
But on eg. my S/E X10 it would be great I think.
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pshdo said:
Can't we use all the widgets like eg. the clock from sense in adw also ?
I can't figure out how to anyway...
I think the new adw ex is fantastic, but without the widgets, using it make no sense
But on eg. my S/E X10 it would be great I think.
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Sense widgets only work on Sense. I don't mind at all though because aosp may not be as pretty but out sure is fast.
This new launcher is awesome. It's like adw on steroids. It's a pity I just purchased Launcher Pro. That app is good but seems kind of stagnant, development wise.
Nice widgets but you can't even rearrange the home screens which is annoying if you want to add more screens and keep the one with the clock in the centre.
Sent from my Gingerbread eating Desire HD.

Great app after buying adw launcher all that time ago and just brought launcher ex wow just so great. Its nice to see new animation come with it. Just make you're home screen come alive a bit more
I think that what first got my attention. With sense and the weather animation just add a bit of life to your phone.
HTC HERO - HTC HD2 - NOW HTC DESIRE HD & SAMSUNG GALAXY S Bring on the modding.

How do you get the sense clock
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Aamir.Badat said:
How do you get the sense clock
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dr.m0x said:
Sense widgets only work on Sense.
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Look for a similar one on the market, Beautiful Widgets might be your thing.
I like this one: SiMi Clock.

Ok I know everyone is asking about the sense clock widget on this launcher but we have good reason to ask this, cuz when you look in the market at this app and u look at the screenshots provided, it looks like they are using the sense clock! I am using beautiful widgets and I have looked for one that looks similar but they all still don't look as good as the sense clock. So I'm curious myself if it is the sense clock or did they find a sweet skin that's looks identical to the sense clock?

That's because they're probably using Fancy Widget.
The old version was an exact copy of HTC Flip Clock, so HTC made them remove it. Unfortunately the new version you can now find on the Market is different and doesn't look as good.
I'll add a Dropbox link later if I still have the original apk at on my home PC (at work right now).
You should also be able to find it here on XDA if you're good at using the search function

Has anyone tried using new themes with EX? I'm finding that launcher graphics don't line up in this version when they worked fine in the CM version of ADW. Not sure if the spec for themes has changed?

CitizenLee said:
That's because they're probably using Fancy Widget.
I'll add a Dropbox link later if I still have the original apk at on my home PC (at work right now).
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That'd be sick dude!! i find myself undecided and switching back and forth between Sense and adw b/c i love the flip clock with the animated weather forecast and whatnot

Loving the new launcher too (was a bit sceptical at first since Launcher Pro was faster than the original ADW Launcher)....but this one is fast and 'fancy' with all its animations!
Does anyone know a way we can have custom dock backgrounds like in Launcher Pro? It’s the only thing I miss!

fana05 said:
That'd be sick dude!! i find myself undecided and switching back and forth between Sense and adw b/c i love the flip clock with the animated weather forecast and whatnot
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Here's the old Fancy Widget (the one that's a Sense copy) for anyone who wants it:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HBYIS99J

[Q] htc sense and launcherpro?

So today i decided to go over and look at the evo and shift forums. I saw there there were ROMs with launcherpro or any launcher, with a themed notification bar, with SENSE apps and widgets. Now me being a longtime cdma hero user, I don't recall us having that ability. So i guess I'm wondering if it is just that our phones don't have that capability? Or am I stupid and we do have a ROM like that?
BTW, i feel like im asking a real stupid question please don't flame.

Launcherpro Plus.

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So today i decided to go over and look at the evo and shift forums. I saw there there were ROMs with launcherpro or any launcher, with a themed notification bar, with SENSE apps and widgets. Now me being a longtime cdma hero user, I don't recall us having that ability. So i guess I'm wondering if it is just that our phones don't have that capability? Or am I stupid and we do have a ROM like that?
BTW, i feel like im asking a real stupid question please don't flame.
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They are not sense, they just LOOK like the sense widgets. There are many replacements for the sense widgets, like those with launcher pro plus and beautiful widgets. I used to be a fan of sense, but being on gingerbread now, I have found replacements (BW, ADW EX and Pure grid calendar widget) and now I don't miss sense at all!

runngwlf said:
They are not sense, they just LOOK like the sense widgets. There are many replacements for the sense widgets, like those with launcher pro plus and beautiful widgets. I used to be a fan of sense, but being on gingerbread now, I have found replacements (BW, ADW EX and Pure grid calendar widget) and now I don't miss sense at all!
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oh ok cause i even saw a widget that said "friendstream" exactly so i guess i get it now thanks man

runngwlf said:
They are not sense, they just LOOK like the sense widgets. There are many replacements for the sense widgets, like those with launcher pro plus and beautiful widgets. I used to be a fan of sense, but being on gingerbread now, I have found replacements (BW, ADW EX and Pure grid calendar widget) and now I don't miss sense at all!
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Have you Found anything that's Similar to the Sense Music, and Bookmark Widgets?? Oh Yeah Sorry I Almost Forgot the Lockscreen... Anything Comparable??
Thanx in Advance!
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Gingerbread Theme or ROM (But Froyo)?

Is there a Gingerbread theme or even a froyo ROM with just Gingerbread theme on it? I just want the plain Sesneless look of Gingerbread right now? If not someone should definitely make one. I was going to make a theme port but I wasn't sure it the lack of sense stuff would mess with the phone.

ADW Launcher or Launcher Pro with a Gingerbread theme. That'd be the easiest way and it's all available from the market.

Do any launchers support widgets yet? I've used ADW and 2.3 launcher and neither do.
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Pretty much all launchers support widgets... did you mean to say the HTC widgets? If so, only stock launcher will work with those... but there are plenty of widgets that are similar or better than the HTC ones.
(Launcher Pro Plus includes many of them that look almost exactly like the HTC ones.)

Hyper4mance2k said:
Do any launchers support widgets yet? I've used ADW and 2.3 launcher and neither do.
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believe me, if you're looking for support for HTC widgets in any launcher than the stock sense launcher (rosie.apk), you're not going to find anything. People have been trying since sense's debut (i spent a pretty good chunk of three months trying) and it's just too tightly wound into Rosie. I think most have given up on it at this point. I would go with ADW launcher (free in the market) and beautiful widgets or fancy widget (beautiful widgets is better imo, but fancy widget is free). I know beautiful widgets even has unlock animations now that work pretty well and aren't very intrusive. I'd give that a shot if you want a stock look with an app dock, with a small amount of sense.

Customize sense launcher instead of home replacement apps?

I really like the sense launcher from the leaked gingerbread rom, having the app list sorted out , also the scrolling is pretty nice so i dont want to give it and install launcherpro or adw launcher, all i want is :
1. Replace the customize launcher on the dock and instead get a sms launcher or whatsapp launcher, also the phone launcher takes too much space, the ideal thing would be having 5 launchers in the dock
2. Chose the number of screens, how can stock android have this and not sense? i just use 5 homescreens of 7

I don't think this is possible tjr parts you want to change is the Rosie.apk launcher that is proprietary HTC stuff. There's a thread on here in this forum called Rosie remaps. You should look there for answers.
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jambamkin said:
I don't think this is possible tjr parts you want to change is the Rosie.apk launcher that is proprietary HTC stuff. There's a thread on here in this forum called Rosie remaps. You should look there for answers.
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thank you! i got what i wanted in the dock thanks to the post you mention http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=887208

Sense ui is slow---but who says your hero needs to look boring to get speed??

Who says your phone needs to be boring to be fast??​
look at the screenies below and ill guide you to get your desired look
without sacrificing speed.
first you should pick the best vanilla gb rom you can find.
id recommend roms by elelinux and the OMFGB rom you can find it in the android dev forums for the Hero g2.
Im using OMFGB after using elelinux also, but i like some of the cool options and mods omfgb has although elelinux rom is a bit more speedy. ​
now ill tell you the apps i got on my phone tht cause the look
1. Agile lock ---- For the Salsa sense lock screen.....really responsive, even better than stock sense rom for hero.
2. LP Slate Sense is the sense clock without the animation for less memory consumption there are apps tht include the animation but i dont recommend them.
3. ADW Launcher EX and gingerbread theme for system icons and adw elegant theme for the dock icons. to change dock i cons drag and drop the app and just tap and hold and tap on edit and then on the icon then on adw elgant and choose icon u wish to use
4. for speed turn off animations, use rom toolbox to zipaling apps and setcpu to change ur cpu frequencies to max the closest to 710 the app ur using allows not in the 700 better something like 680 and min to 310-360 and scaling to smartass
5. now get the theme chooser theme finder app from market and look for theme naked simplicity
6. now if you have any issues just post it here and ill help you
dont forget to thank if you found this post helpful

Are you trying to tell us that vanilla is boring? You can do literally anything with vanilla, you can be boring (most people like to call it 'minimalist') if you want, and you can be super complicated.
I prefer to go with the minimalist theme, and for me, sense is ugly, the only advantage is widgets, and I get them with LP+ anyway. This is my last screenshot.
Boring enough?
Whatever... Thanks for the guide, but that sort of stuff is pretty well known.
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Man, please tell me how you got that theme working! I've been looking for something this minimalistic for ages, with slidescreen dead and such.
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Malitai said:
Man, please tell me how you got that theme working! I've been looking for something this minimalistic for ages, with slidescreen dead and such.
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+1, that looks sweet here is mine:

Andyt95 - could you write a few words about the setup? Looks like a killer to me. I recognize uber music widget, and I guess.. minimalistic text with variables for sms and missed calls.. the lockscreen is widget locker, right?

citizen_x said:
Andyt95 - could you write a few words about the setup? Looks like a killer to me. I recognize uber music widget, and I guess.. minimalistic text with variables for sms and missed calls.. the lockscreen is widget locker, right?
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You're in luck that I write step-by-step instructions for most of my themes...
On the lockscreen is:
- widgetlocker
- missedit
- ubermusic 4x2 with Metro skin
- Cowon D3 slider
Homescreen
- Skinned mClock
- Missedit
- Ubermusic 4x1 with Metro skin
- some old dock which I found somewhere and I've had sitting on my phone for years.
Ok, follow these links for a bit, and you'll find out what's going on
lockscreen overlay and missedit.
wltheme // I've completely lost the D3 slider, so go fetch.
UberMusic and the Metro skin are on the market.
Wallpaper
mClock skin The xml is called 'miui178' owtte
The CM7 theme is an edited version of Z25's MIUI theme.

Andyt95 said:
Are you trying to tell us that vanilla is boring? You can do literally anything with vanilla, you can be boring (most people like to call it 'minimalist') if you want, and you can be super complicated.
I prefer to go with the minimalist theme, and for me, sense is ugly, the only advantage is widgets, and I get them with LP+ anyway. This is my last screenshot.
Boring enough?
Whatever... Thanks for the guide, but that sort of stuff is pretty well known.
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Thing is most ppl with a hero are always waiting for a sense ui release for the lates firmware just for the look, because they think vanilla is boring. truth is vanilla is very custumizable and speedy..tht is what i was trying to show.....i would thank all you guys who post ur themes and looks for the hero here...to show tht vanilla is the bomb for looks and speed.
thanks ;D

Truth is, on older phones newer sense versions feel like bloatware. I've been waiting for months for froyo sense (with camera, how can one live without it?), ditched waiting, went vanilla.
Never felt regret about that, even for a moment. There are better things in life than sense
Anyways, I wanted to keep it under wraps for a while longer, but whatever, why not mention, since we're talking here vanilla-power, how about this:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/820/xdasshot2.jpg/
(can't post image directly, cause.. well, for a while I have an xda-noob status. ekhm..)
It's my own homebrew theme, so I could use some constructive criticism. Cause after what I've seen in post#2, it makes me wanna change the decor completely..

kirilliz said:
+1, that looks sweet here is mine:
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arrgg!!! seems IOS

jseb14 said:
Who says your phone needs to be boring to be fast??​
look at the screenies below and ill guide you to get your desired look
without sacrificing speed.
first you should pick the best vanilla gb rom you can find.
id recommend roms by elelinux and the OMFGB rom you can find it in the android dev forums for the Hero g2.
Im using OMFGB after using elelinux also, but i like some of the cool options and mods omfgb has although elelinux rom is a bit more speedy. ​
now ill tell you the apps i got on my phone tht cause the look
1. Agile lock ---- For the Salsa sense lock screen.....really responsive, even better than stock sense rom for hero.
2. LP Slate Sense is the sense clock without the animation for less memory consumption there are apps tht include the animation but i dont recommend them.
3. ADW Launcher EX and gingerbread theme for system icons and adw elegant theme for the dock icons. to change dock i cons drag and drop the app and just tap and hold and tap on edit and then on the icon then on adw elgant and choose icon u wish to use
4. for speed turn off animations, use rom toolbox to zipaling apps and setcpu to change ur cpu frequencies to max the closest to 710 the app ur using allows not in the 700 better something like 680 and min to 310-360 and scaling to smartass
5. now get the theme chooser theme finder app from market and look for theme naked simplicity
6. now if you have any issues just post it here and ill help you
dont forget to thank if you found this post helpful
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thx pal, this is voluntary and a no remunerated hobby, the intention is what counts, sometimes people do not value it ...

Andyt95 said:
You're in luck that I write step-by-step instructions for most of my themes...
On the lockscreen is:
- widgetlocker
- missedit
- ubermusic 4x2 with Metro skin
- Cowon D3 slider
Homescreen
- Skinned mClock
- Missedit
- Ubermusic 4x1 with Metro skin
- some old dock which I found somewhere and I've had sitting on my phone for years.
Ok, follow these links for a bit, and you'll find out what's going on
lockscreen overlay and missedit.
wltheme // I've completely lost the D3 slider, so go fetch.
UberMusic and the Metro skin are on the market.
Wallpaper
mClock skin The xml is called 'miui178' owtte
The CM7 theme is an edited version of Z25's MIUI theme.
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Hey
i love the clock on your homescreen! I downloaded the xml... but the background of the clock is not there. Is that just photoshopped onto your wallpaper? or am i doing something wrong?

sl slate clock is a pay version there is a skin for fancy widgets for free in the market,,

Calico5 said:
Hey
i love the clock on your homescreen! I downloaded the xml... but the background of the clock is not there. Is that just photoshopped onto your wallpaper? or am i doing something wrong?
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there is no clock background, it's the overlay for the wallpaper. Read the attatchments properly, there is an overlay thing in there... I get the feeling that the only overlay there is the iPhone-y one straight from Chris, but I cba checking... I edited a few of the images Chris made, you can do it yourself, but if you really really want it and don't want to do anything yourself, I suppose I could do some digging...