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This post is targeted towards all the leakers out there. If you're still looking for a Nexus One-style home replacement app, look no further than LauncherPro Beta. It has an app launcher drawer with a *very* smooth 3D fly-in effect, a la the Nexus One. Home screen scrolling stutter is also eliminated, and overall the app just flies performance-wise.
I'm sure many of you have heard of it; this thread is for the people who haven't. Please no flaming.
EDIT: You can also "pinch-zoom" the home screen to get a helicopter view - just like the Sense UI.
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This post is targeted towards all the leakers out there. If you're still looking for a Nexus One-style home replacement app, look no further than LauncherPro Beta. It has an app launcher drawer with a *very* smooth 3D fly-in effect, a la the Nexus One. Home screen scrolling stutter is also eliminated, and overall the app just flies performance-wise.
I'm sure many of you have heard of it; this thread is for the people who haven't. Please no flaming.
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Yeah its a decent little application, However you should probably post this in themes and apps as it doesn't relate to development. Not flaming just saying you posted in the wrong forum.
I agree with you that it doesn't really belong here, but I was hoping to ward off a lot of the people complaining about not having root and how they can't make their phone look like a Nexus One. Maybe my efforts are futile...
I use LauncherPro on my Eris. I have one tip to throw out there for root users who want to use this... the app doesn't (yet) have a feature to customize what the dock icons do. And on a Sense-based ROM, you will probably be getting the HTC Messaging app by default with no way to switch it (at least that's what happened to me). That's fine if you use that, but I only use Handcent SMS, for example.
So I had to use ADB to rename /system/app/Mms.apk to Mms.bak... no adverse affects seen from that yet. Handcent took over automatically. Downside being you can't use the HTC app anymore unless you reverse the change.
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I use LauncherPro on my Eris. I have one tip to throw out there for root users who want to use this... the app doesn't (yet) have a feature to customize what the dock icons do. And on a Sense-based ROM, you will probably be getting the HTC Messaging app by default with no way to switch it (at least that's what happened to me). That's fine if you use that, but I only use Handcent SMS, for example.
So I had to use ADB to rename /system/app/Mms.apk to Mms.bak... no adverse affects seen from that yet. Handcent took over automatically. Downside being you can't use the HTC app anymore unless you reverse the change.
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Yeah all you have to do is remove Mms.apk and Browser.apk and you get handscent and xscope as defaults (if u have them installed of course). Not technically custom, but still what I wanted
Try updating to his newest release. 0.2.0. I have mine themed and since his newest release on 5.19, my sms opens to chomp. should work with handscent as well, I have not deleted my default sms.
hope that helps.
I like...has anyone confirmed sense widgets working with it yet?
Sense Widgets do not appear as an option in adding onto the launcher pages.
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sense widgets will not work with launcherpro. it is a stock home replacement. only android widgets work. however, flip clock and weather widget is an app that mimics the htc flipclock. you have to install the ht7 theme for the flipclock and weather icons. looks identical. either that or beautiful widgets. there are no other apps created that mimic the rest of the widgets tho... yet. however there are a few android widgets that will suffice tho. use them to your own liking. I wish htc would create Senseui replacement app. Meaning, open source skinning for sense ui. its one of the main reasons why i rooted my phone. We all like the functionality of those widgets, but they wont make them open source. that would discourage many from rooting and voiding thier warranties. id pay for that app and themes as well!
yea, doesnt belong here, but launcherpro IS SWEET!!!!!!!
I really liked LauncherPro Beta... but i also fell in love with HelixLauncher mostly because you can customize the bottom bar for any apps that you want and its also free on the market
The developer of that app is actually working on updating it to be able to customize the bottom dock. I did a lil reading here on the boards & found a way to re route the messaging shortcut to handcent. Works like a charm. Til then ill still rock with sense until that update comes along. If your rooted and using ported hero rom, try adw launcher. Its the best so far. Now it has the customizable bottom dock. Its A flashable file so use at your own risk. And do not forget to do nandroid backup.
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I love this so much preforms really well on my eris.
What is that click they use in ask the screen shots? Looks just like the sense clock which is exactly what I'm looking for.
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What is that click they use in ask the screen shots? Looks just like the sense clock which is exactly what I'm looking for.
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Its called Weather Widgets and its made by the "Android Apps" people. It looks JUST LIKE the sense Clock/Weather widget and functions the same way too. Its what I use with the Launcher Pro Beta. Looks just like sense. I believe its a paid app though.
Also, Weather Widgets (yr.no) by Thomware is very close to sense also.
Just installed LauncherPro Beta, and I LOVE it. Now that you can change what the shortcuts on the bottom go to, I believe I'm going to completely abandon HelixLauncher. This one is WAY better.
I use LauncherPro Beta. I love it. Customize the dock, change screens
Pretty fast too. MFLOPS 3.34 @ 1.62 sec, 3.358 @ 1.61 sec, 3.323 @ 1.63.
Not too bad. OC to 768.
Is there a way to replace the stock launcher home (not rosie) with this launcher been trying all day....i really want to be a pro and put the new launcher in system/apps as opposed to data/app
is this possible ?
Edit: nevermind I got it
ADW
Guys, ADW launcher is in the market now. just search adw
I find this blows even launcherpro away
edit: and it's free too, just like launcher.
I just installed adw a few days ago, switching from launcherpro, so trust me, I don't have anything against launcherpro
ADW is pretty cool. Was using Launcher Pro. Think I'll use ADW for a while.
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Hi,
Recently I bought myself a N1 to replace my HD2. I knew android already from my G1 and HTC Magic and I was pleased by the performance on those phones so I had high expectations for the performance of the N1.
But using the phone doesn't feel like it's superfast at all. Scrolling through pages just feels laggy/slow if compare it to my old Magic with Android 1.6 with Sense on top of it.
Are there other people who have had this feeling? And is there a way to smoothen up things? It feels like Android 2.1 has another way of scrolling through pages than 1.6 and on my phone it really feels choppy, even without live wallpapers.
I'm using CM rom btw and have tested froyo but I don't think any rom has made it better for me.
It can't be true that my old Magic feels faster/smoother than the Nexus One can it?
Yea I know what you mean. I wouldn't be looking for another rom as much as launcher. I like ADW launcher the most but there is also LauncherPro.
Wow, ADW Launcher has idd the same smooth scrolling like I had on my Magic. But I don't like the drawer tho, the original menu with the 3D effect is way cooler. Damn this sucks.
Why doesnt google fix this? They should know by now that their launcher is sloppy.
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try LauncherPro, it offers 3D menu system(need to activate it in the settings) and its super smooth for switching screens
Hey all you D3 users. Just wondering if you use a 3rd party launcher and if so, which one and why? Prior to getting the D3 I was using a D2 flashed with Squidly's ROM, which uses ADW. I liked ADW well enough, but I'd like to hear from you all about the launcher you chose and why. Any issues installing a new launcher to the D3? Please post your recommendations, reasons and tips! Thanks!
Hi there.
Personally I am sticking with ADW launcher, paid version. It's extremely fast, has a tons of themes, and highly customizable to my liking.
If you like ADW that came with the rom or as a separate download I would suggest the paid version since you get the most up to date code, bug fixes, and performance enhancements, not to mention so extras here and there.
Works great also on my Xoom
I did have OpenHome 6 and 5 for a while but those were unbearably slow on the D2, and then they got kicked out of the market for some reason.
I agree with jediman. I like ADW launcher a lot. Themes being a big part of it.
I also use it on my NookColor.
Cool, maybe I will try ADW on the D3. Did you guys have any issues installing ADW on the D3? Did you need root? Were you rooted anyway prior to the install?
If you're not into themes but want the most features for free, LauncherPro is the best.
For speed and minimal features, ZeamLauncher.
Customization/speed can swing from GoLauncher to ADW
pick your poison (I use LauncherPro)
Personally I love Launcher Pro. I use the paid version, mostly cause I resize a lot of widgets, not sure anymore if the free version will back up your launcher either now... it's been so long since i've used the normal version.
LP's really customization and easy to do so. But it's all really just a preference thing like bobberb said, pick your poison!
Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll just have to pick one and try it out! Will report back on the one I picked.
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Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll just have to pick one and try it out! Will report back on the one I picked.
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I personally use GoLauncher along with the CyanogenMod theme. Looks sweet and simple, and I love the blue/green color tone. Super snappy and fast, very little widget/homescreen redraw, even after heavy app usage.
I used to love LauncherPro, but as of a few months ago it seems as though the Dev stopped updating and responding to complaints. It's a shame considering it was the best 3rd party launcher on the Market.
I used ADW for a while and it has a ton of customization. The only reason I didn't stick with it is because I hate the dock button setup.
SPB Shell 3D v1.2.2 now supports the D3
I have a Dx2
I dl'ed spb shell 3d v1.2.2. And w/ frozen mkt and airplane on did a diy trial.
Liked it so much I did the email buy off the dev.s webpage. Dx is supported while Dx2 is not(yet) so there is no mkt support. Mine is V122 bld 20139
link for dl, just freeze mkt and maybe put in AP mode
http://spb.com/android-software/shell/current-version
I'm on ADW EX, but I really want the launcher that comes with CM7 again.
Go Launcher. I have all the launchers. GO Launcher combines the best of ADW and LP.
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Go Launcher. I have all the launchers. GO Launcher combines the best of ADW and LP.
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Agreed, and of all launchers, its stock setup is probably the best too.
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Go Launcher. I have all the launchers. GO Launcher combines the best of ADW and LP.
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Cool, and GO Launcher is all good on the D3? No issues?
I've been using go launcher for around 3 weeks now along with go sms. Both come with major improvements over stock. I haven't used adw or lancher pro on the d3 yet but I have on my hd2 and I prefer go. I've had no issues thus far I highly recommend em. Waiting for cyanogen and all the other customs once we get access.
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No issues that I have seen thus far. Although, with ADW I was occasionally getting the dock bar dissappearing and not being able to get it back until after a reboot. Probably just an issue with me though.
I'm a ADW Fan too.
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I've been using go launcher for around 3 weeks now along with go sms. Both come with major improvements over stock. I haven't used adw or lancher pro on the d3 yet but I have on my hd2 and I prefer go. I've had no issues thus far I highly recommend em. Waiting for cyanogen and all the other customs once we get access.
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BRO, you need to change that sig!
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No issues that I have seen thus far. Although, with ADW I was occasionally getting the dock bar dissappearing and not being able to get it back until after a reboot. Probably just an issue with me though.
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Yeah i get that issue too..
I have become a big fan of GoLauncher. The developer is always updating it with more and more improvements about every couple of weeks. I have tried them all and alway go back to GoLauncher.
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I have been using Launcher Pro for a long time now. Had it on my D1 too. I like being able to resize the widgets. I also like its built in widgets for Twitter and Facebook.
Aside from being gorgeous and buttery smooth on my Nexus S 4G... and aside from being ridiculously customizable as it always has been... I just did a full wipe and installed it after not using it for a while.
Running a completely stock 2.3.7 rooted ROM because I'm just sick of stability issues with ICS ROMS (big loves to the brilliant devs that are working on them, btw... I know the stability problems aren't their fault... Google needs to hurry the f**k up!).
Back to my point... they've built in some of features that the ICS launcher has. Like:
dropping icons from your homescreens on top of each other to automatically bundle them into an auto-sized folder.
automatically adjusting the scale and position of the icons on the dock (which you can just drag and drop stuff off of)
Give it a whirl! This is Android perfection right here! I was thinking about getting a Galaxy S2 just for giggles but I've fallen in love with my phone again and saved myself $500
While I love ADW EX. Using ICS is just too good to go back. I don't know what stability issues you experienced, ICS has been wonderful for myself. Loving the browser and battery life. The overall feel of ICS is more fluid and just makes sense. Cut and paste is a great example.
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While I love ADW EX. Using ICS is just too good to go back. I don't know what stability issues you experienced, ICS has been wonderful for myself. Loving the browser and battery life. The overall feel of ICS is more fluid and just makes sense. Cut and paste is a great example.
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Same here. I will never go back to GB and I dont think I will use a third-party launcher again (even having payed for adw ex and spb shell).
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While I love ADW EX. Using ICS is just too good to go back. I don't know what stability issues you experienced, ICS has been wonderful for myself. Loving the browser and battery life. The overall feel of ICS is more fluid and just makes sense. Cut and paste is a great example.
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Terrible battery life on every ROM I've tried (oICS, CM9 Alphas, CM9 Kang, etc). And if it's not battery life, it's random reboots, launcher force-closes, screen flickering, slow or laggy homescreen or app drawer transitions, etc.
Yes, I've done full wipes. I even use that wipe script linked in the NS4G Dev section.
This is the smoothest, most stable Android experience I've ever had, right now... and I've had a Nexus One, EVO 4G, Epic 4G, and a couple other ghetto phones.
Well, I am running pete's "almost stock" rom and it is perfect, not a single issue.
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Well, I am running pete's "almost stock" rom and it is perfect, not a single issue.
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Nexus S 4G (CDMA/Sprint)?
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Nexus S 4G (CDMA/Sprint)?
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Nope, gsm international version. But Pete's made a rom for NS4G too, have you tried it?
http://download.peteralfonso.com/crespo4g/rom
The 22/12 version (atleast the gsm one) is amazing.
I hate the new dock they put in ADW Ex, which sucks because I bought it a when it first came out and didn't have any big complaints, but the new dock is terrible imo.
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Nope, gsm international version. But Pete's made a rom for NS4G too, have you tried it?
http://download.peteralfonso.com/crespo4g/rom
The 22/12 version (atleast the gsm one) is amazing.
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Thanks for pointing that out. I'm debating whether I should try it. I'm seriously considering just waiting until the official OTA comes out and something more stable and faster is cooked up by the CM team or someone else. I'm so tired of all the messing with backups, wiping, flashing, etc...
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I hate the new dock they put in ADW Ex, which sucks because I bought it a when it first came out and didn't have any big complaints, but the new dock is terrible imo.
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Funny... I feel the exact opposite. I hated how it used to be. Love it now that it's a wee bit more like ICS and just drag/drop.
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Thanks for pointing that out. I'm debating whether I should try it. I'm seriously considering just waiting until the official OTA comes out and something more stable and faster is cooked up by the CM team or someone else. I'm so tired of all the messing with backups, wiping, flashing, etc...
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OK, the official OTA was already released and this rom was cooked using it. Are you waiting for a new OTA, like 4.0.4?
My favorite combo is ADW Ex with sph33r's ICS v2. ADW makes ics that much better - I'm loving it. Everything is smooth as silk and configured exactly how I like it.
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OK, the official OTA was already released and this rom was cooked using it. Are you waiting for a new OTA, like 4.0.4?
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The official OTA for the GSM phone was released.
Not for the CDMA (Sprint).
am using BM's stock ICS + eugene's stock 3.0.13 kernel. battery and speed are great! no reboots, no FC's.
Used Adw a long time back. The thing I was most uncomfortable with was the single dock. Would have loved it had it included configurable no. of docks as with launcher pro or nova.
The problem I have with ICS & nova launcher is that some widgets (Scrollable News Widget to be precise) says that it's incompatible with launchers that do not support scrollable widgets ... although I know that many other widgets work well.
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Used Adw a long time back. The thing I was most uncomfortable with was the single dock. Would have loved it had it included configurable no. of docks as with launcher pro or nova.
The problem I have with ICS & nova launcher is that some widgets (Scrollable News Widget to be precise) says that it's incompatible with launchers that do not support scrollable widgets ... although I know that many other widgets work well.
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3.x and up has support for scrollable widgets, so dev's of those widgets you're talking about need to re-code them.
I used ADW ex prior to upgrading to a custom ICS ROM.
Few things; ADW in no way compares to the premium and smooth feel of legit ICS. ICS has so much more and is vastly improved. An earlier poster mentioned the new copy/paste. Aside from that we have the new tabs in the browser, better auto-correction, the kick ass multitasking/recent tab, the overall UI and so much more.
If you like the ability to change icons and notice there isn't much support for that in ICS try out Nova Launcher. It's beta 5 right now but it's awesome. You can change icons easily, and more. Not to mention the app drawer very closely resembles ICS which I love.
The only thing I feel ADW EX has that ICS (coupled with Nova Launcher on a Custom ROM) doesn't have is capacity of folders. The ICS folders can't fit all of my games so I have to use "alternative" folder apps which blows. Once they fix that ICS will win at life, 3 times over. Then CM9 will come out and make us **** ourselves in excitement XD!
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30904xxxwhatever:
Have you tried ADW with ICS? I was not at all impressed with the stock ics launcher, although it is quite a bit better than the gb launcher.
ADW mostly just adds to what ics provides and as far as I can tell, only the app drawer widget picker/market link are missing (I did not use those anyway).
I run vhgomez's ICS v1.2 with the latest ADW Ex and the App Widget Picker replacement apk. Friggin sweetness.
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30904xxxwhatever:
Have you tried ADW with ICS? I was not at all impressed with the stock ics launcher, although it is quite a bit better than the gb launcher.
ADW mostly just adds to what ics provides and as far as I can tell, only the app drawer widget picker/market link are missing (I did not use those anyway).
I run vhgomez's ICS v1.2 with the latest ADW Ex and the App Widget Picker replacement apk. Friggin sweetness.
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I just don't like it.... I prefer Nova Launcher with ICS. So much better IMO
Ya, I've been using the new adw for most of my ICS time, and it's been pretty smooth. There are 2 things tho that I like much better in the Stock ICS launcher (Trebuchet).
Most of my scrollable Widgets in ADW are messed up.. especially the native calendar and browser bookmark Widgets. It seems like ADW registers the downward motion as a gesture attempt.. even though none defined.
Second is folders in the bottom bar.. which I really like in ics launcher. Definitely gonna try Nova tonight tho.
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For those who read this please quickly tell me what Launcher you prefer to use for your ICS rom whether on stock kernel or another custom. What tends to work best in terms of speed and stability?
I love Go Launcher but have now realized it is the most common culprit for eventual crashes and reboots after installing a lot of apps and getting up there in home screens and widgets...it apparently has its limits.
(Stock, Go Launcher, Launcher Pro, Nova are commons I've tried)
So, what's your Launcher and why? Appreciate your opinions and feedback!
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I'm currently using Nemus Launcher. Nothing very flashy about it, but it's been really solid so far, and has a fairly small memory footprint.
You can color-code folders with it (if OCD is your friend), it has a scrolling dockbar, and it will highlight recently used apps in the app drawer as you scroll (although, I personally found it distracting and disabled it).
Apex then Nova
Apex has ability to make app drawer translucent
The only real way to know what you might like is to actually try it for yourself. I personally like ADW. I tried nova, apex, and trebuchet. They just weren't for me. Whats right for you? Only you can decide.
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The only real way to know what you might like is to actually try it for yourself. I personally like ADW. I tried nova, apex, and trebuchet. They just weren't for me. Whats right for you? Only you can decide.
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Yes I agree and have tried many all ready but in just the couple of posts already there are a couple more that I haven't heard of yet so that helps. More info is helpful and getting some advice on speed and stability can save me some time..
I'm now on my 4th or 5th launcher and still undecided...but it looks like I have a couple more to test.
Ultimately I'm looking for one that is stable on ICS when lots of apps, home screens and widgets are setup...this is where I'm having issues an most are crashing at a certain point.
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I'm currently using Nemus Launcher. Nothing very flashy about it, but it's been really solid so far, and has a fairly small memory footprint.
You can color-code folders with it (if OCD is your friend), it has a scrolling dockbar, and it will highlight recently used apps in the app drawer as you scroll (although, I personally found it distracting and disabled it).
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Thanks and I'll have to give it a try..never heard of it.
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Nova for me, has been the fastest and has enough features without compromising speed or stability.
Nova Prime animations and gestures are nice, also the ability to hide apps from drawer, if you don't need those features, the free version is great.
I just flashed ICS on my i896 Captivate Galaxy S and I miss my old Samsung Sense (with the pinch screen slection eyc).
Is there a launcher that most closely resembles that?
i also love adw ex launcher but as i have flashed fusion cm9 beta so to give it real ics feel am using apex lquncher and its preety good
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Yes I agree and have tried many all ready but in just the couple of posts already there are a couple more that I haven't heard of yet so that helps. More info is helpful and getting some advice on speed and stability can save me some time..
I'm now on my 4th or 5th launcher and still undecided...but it looks like I have a couple more to test.
Ultimately I'm looking for one that is stable on ICS when lots of apps, home screens and widgets are setup...this is where I'm having issues an most are crashing at a certain point.
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I'm using ADW EX ani I have about 51 apps on my multiple screens, 4 Widgets and on SLIMICS with glitch kernel and never lag or crash.
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Hello,
I have Apex 0.6 with CriskeloRom V1 Beta3 with 15 toggles.
Apex crashes when moving the web browser icon out the dock to the desktop (may be my install is wrong), but it is a nice looking launcher as well as Nova.
I used to use Nova with Team Rocket's and MidNote's
At this point i can't tell if these launchers are unstable or if it is linked to the beta rom's I tried (I would not downgrade to GB anyway ).
Loving the Go Launcher Ex I used on both stock GB and now Doc's Master ICS [Glitch kernel] W/ 50 icons across 3 screens plus 1 Fancy Widgets and 3 Widgetsoid widgets.
Nova bunched into 1 corner of my screeen and had an inconsistent look and feel. The Sony and TW4 that came with Doc's were slower than Go on ICS.
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i also love adw ex launcher but as i have flashed fusion cm9 beta so to give it real ics feel am using apex lquncher and its preety good
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+1 for ADW EX on ICS.
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I use Go Launcher... It is nice and has decent features.