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CM7 luncher

Hi.
Witch luncher you using with CM7 ? I installed lucher pro (really like it!) but it's working very bad. when opening/closing menu is working very very slow... any idea how to fix it ?
Regards,
siamer
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OK i fixit by using 3D drawer (experimental)! fixing that problem thanks anyway. maybe will help someone

I'm using ADW Ex on CM7, and it works great.
I checked the memory usage of LauncherPro and ADW and the last seems to use less memory.

To change the opening and closing speed in LP, go to preferences->advanced. Choose opening / closing speed and set the values to 8 or higher from the default 4.

sorry maybe i didn't write good. when I was opening/closing menu than sytem was laging, it's not about speed up but about working fine (english is not my nativ language)...
anyway enable 3D drawer is fixing that problem.
In my situation luncher pro is working much, much, much faster than ADW but it's only my opinion. After installing lucher pro and removing adw system is faster - or maybe it's only ilusion
thanks!
siamer

Massive redraw on stock launcher

any reason why i get Such a terrible redraw on the stock launcher? i am rooted, debloated and running hte V6 script (does it with it installed and not installed) and i get bad redraw probs...any fixes? with ADW i get nothing..but i kinda like moto lancher...
thanks!!

I believe it's to do with how much memory is allocated for the launcher and whether its set to stay resident.
I'm sure it can be manipulated in the framework somewhere probably systemui.
-smc

i just made ADW look almost excatley like the blur launcher so im ok with that..and it runs so much better..i just wish i could find the EXCATE look alike dock for adw..

Better off trying to hack the framework and work it out from there, i also prefer the stock launcher cos it's refereshingly different enough to most other launchers i've used and i've used them all including- Sony Arc, Samsung Galaxy S 2 and optimus 2x/3D launchers.
Just wish the stock launcher had an option for folders like the Arc, very handy.
-smc

dvigue said:
any reason why i get Such a terrible redraw on the stock launcher? i am rooted, debloated and running hte V6 script (does it with it installed and not installed) and i get bad redraw probs...any fixes? with ADW i get nothing..but i kinda like moto lancher...
thanks!!
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Here's a fix: Move apps from Media Area to Phone if any. Tell me if this helps.
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That could speed things up.
-smc

there was only one app (game time) on the Media Area and no it didn't do anything. The thing is that I'm using Launcher Pro and it is still VERY SLOW to load everything up EVERY TIME I go back to the homescreen. This phone is acting slower than my D2GG

the new blur launcher is very memory hungry. It constantly gets killed (when launching another memory intensive app), then when you get back to home (or even want to see running apps) the horrible redraw/delay happens. Especially if you have widgets on the home screen and stuff like beautiful weather, expect horrible performance out of it. I can't understand why Motorola released the phone with 512MB RAM only...
The only true way to fix this is to go ADW or Launcher Pro (or other lightweight launcher). I was long time ADW fan but it feels LauncherPro behaves better on our phones. Using it now, screen redraw is minimal if not non-existent. Happy now. (not as happy if phone had 1G RAM )

using launcher pro, when I unlock the home screen sometimes it is drawn black where my shortcuts should be and the bottom shortcut bar is displayed fine
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That's been a bug with launcher pro for a looooooong time. Just slide your finger across the screen and everything will appear just fine.
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[Q] Nova crashes and Apex Stutter?

Hi,
I use Nova prime for some time, and I like it..
However, it now and then crashes. I don't know what the cause of the crashes is...
Since the last update there seem to be less crashes...
I made it a system app, and added an entry in build.prop so it stays in memory, but still the crashes are there. Very annoying.....
Apex gives me also the layout I like, but it stutters while switching homescreens, unless you remove the labels from the icons.
(I am on LRQ, with Hydracore OC, but on stock kernel the same happened)
I use the calender widget and google reader widget from Android Pro widgets, and a clock from Beautiful Widgets.
Anyone knows how I can get rid of the Nova crashes, or the stutter of Apex?
Thanks!
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Apex under Advanced settings is keep in memory option, try that. Also with Titanium Backup you can convert Apex or Nova to a system app. I have had some success with those in the past. I found LRQ to be a little too buggy for my tastes.

I am using the beta version and dunn have any crashes. Maybe you can try it also ?

Yes it's true. the problem solve when used beta version

if on custom safe kernel, reboot recovery and fix permissions. That might fix the closures.
If on JB then probably due to memory leak. Reboot device.
Laginess can be caused by errors and processes running a lot. Check logcat for stuff.
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I have tried Apex beta and it still stutters switching home screens unless you disable the icon labels or use tablet mode (is without labels)
App drawer is smooth just as the none beta.
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And now the Nova beta... Waiting for the crashes.....
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Until now very satisfied with the Nova beta. No crashes anymore!
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ICS Launcher on Gingerbread

Hello guys,
I would like to find a lancher with the ICS style on my X8 that has the miniCM7 (so with Gingerbread).
I tried to download such launchers as Apex or Nova from the Play Store but it says that they are not compatible with the Xperia X8.
Can you suggest me any ICS launcher which is compatible with the X8 (and Gingerbread)?
Thank you in advance.
P.S. I already saw this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453440, but there a lot of launchers and I'd want any your suggest from what launcher I have to choose.

Vectoryzed said:
Hello guys,
I would like to find a lancher with the ICS style on my X8 that has the miniCM7 (so with Gingerbread).
I tried to download such launchers as Apex or Nova from the Play Store but it says that they are not compatible with the Xperia X8.
Can you suggest me any ICS launcher which is compatible with the X8 (and Gingerbread)?
Thank you in advance.
P.S. I already saw this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453440, but there a lot of launchers and I'd want any your suggest from what launcher I have to choose.
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you cannot download any such thing from play store because it considers our device to be at 2.1. try downloading from third party source.
and they are called ICS launcher because they require ICS to run so you wont find any for GB roms

Use adw launcher
Latest one..

CnC-ROCK said:
you cannot download any such thing from play store because it considers our device to be at 2.1. try downloading from third party source.
and they are called ICS launcher because they require ICS to run so you wont find any for GB roms
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From what I can remember X8 custom ROMs use the xperia arcs fingerprint so its not about the play store thinking were at 2.1.
And OP if you bothered to read the description you would see you need android 4.0+ to run them.
Use Holo Launcher if you want an ICS themed launcher on GB.
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use holo launcher..
search it 0n g00gle..
and if u want m0re.use h0l0 l0cker f0r jelly bean l0ck screen

Thank you, Holo Launcher works fine!
Now, if I want a ICS theme, how should I do?
I tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18573172# but it seems to not work properly.. it gets me an error when I choose it from the Theme Chooser.

NIMBAH said:
From what I can remember X8 custom ROMs use the xperia arcs fingerprint so its not about the play store thinking were at 2.1.
And OP if you bothered to read the description you would see you need android 4.0+ to run them.
Use Holo Launcher if you want an ICS themed launcher on GB.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium
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well last time i checked market was still considering it as X8 and at 2.1.. i will recheck....

Vectoryzed said:
Thank you, Holo Launcher works fine!
Now, if I want a ICS theme, how should I do?
I tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18573172# but it seems to not work properly.. it gets me an error when I choose it from the Theme Chooser.
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Make sure you downloaded MDPI version of the theme. And if any error appear just click 'apply anyway'.
Sent from my Xperia™ X8

The Holo apps are nice and work well, but are unfortunately battery hogs.
I still use Holo Launcher but I disabled Holo Locker because it was reducing battery life by 50%.

Just go to play store (need to be a rom with 2.3+) and download Holo Launcher or even Apex... I'd recommend you ADW uses less ram. It might work for you! Good luck!

Abadeer said:
Just go to play store (need to be a rom with 2.3+) and download Holo Launcher or even Apex... I'd recommend you ADW uses less ram. It might work for you! Good luck!
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apex on 2.3? :sly::what:

The best way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306594 Maybe it not exacly ics launcher but it's fully bugfree, very fast and smooth.

cascabel said:
apex on 2.3? :sly::what:
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Ok, no Apex. You're right. But still Holo, and ADW.

Abadeer said:
Ok, no Apex. You're right. But still Holo, and ADW.
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you had me search for a 2.3 compatible apex. thought you meant a port.

iks8 said:
The best way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306594 Maybe it not exacly ics launcher
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That's a lot of steps and a lot of work.
The REAL best way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289009
Two steps:
1) Apply theme
2) Install Holo Launcher
That's it. In less than three minutes you have ICS on your GB ROM.
Wicked fast, smooth, bug-free, identical to ICS in almost every way. The only thing you don't get is the status bar and the ICS status bar wastes space anyway.

But holo is very laggy. It's really not much work, just change dock background and icons (if you've got ICS theme you don't have to).
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iks8 said:
But holo is very laggy.
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Not for me. Try increasing the scrolling cache.
Also clear the data for Google Services Framework.

Holo with x8 is laggy, it's just non smooth. I've got clean rom with high oc and lp is much more smoother.

Are you listening?
iks8 said:
Holo with x8 is laggy, it's just non smooth. I've got clean rom with high oc and lp is much more smoother.
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Yeah, you already wrote that. Did you increase the size of your scrolling cache like I told you?
Go to Launcher Settings > Desktop Settings > Scrolling Cache. The higher the quality, the more memory it uses.
Do the same for Settings > Drawer Settings > Scrolling Cache.
If you have the cache set to "none" or "low quality" it will be laggy. Try "Normal Quality" or "High quality" until your lag goes away.
Any lag in an Android phone is always caused by either user misconfiguration or file corruption. A very common reason for a laggy phone is a corrupted mp3 on your SD Card. A bug in Android's Media scanner will keep scanning the file, slowing your phone. The lag will get worse the longer your phone is on since boot.

Yes, I can read, I can listen. I've changed those settings but it didn't help. I've done a little test:
I flashed litecm7 by fabe yesterday then I instaled only 4 or 5 apps so it almost clean. I'm using oxydo zcf 4 with 787mhz max oc on smartass h3.
So I installed 3 launchers:
- pre instaled (in this rom) launcher pro
- holo launcher (from market)
- adw launcher (from market)
All of those I've set exacly the same: 3 home screens, without translations anims, on center screen stock android clock and 4 shortcuts and on right screen power toggle widget. And I've tested smoothness.
My feelings:
- launcher pro - absolutly lag free, even with 3d app drawer
- adw - no lags in homescreens, almost no lags in appdrawer - even with fancy ics animation and transparent background
- holo - laggy!!! Yes I've changed settings but it didn't help! Appdrawer works smooth but homescreens are horrible, even with disabled shadow.

widgets on apex launcher

I'm noticing my widgets disappearing after a reboot. It's there a fix?

gunnyman said:
I'm noticing my widgets disappearing after a reboot. It's there a fix?
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I started to have that problem on 2.0.6 on HD with another launcher. I found it selective which Widgets did not load. Updating to the latest version of the widget sometimes helped.
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Fwiw go launcher hd doesn't have a problem.

Ohhh ... better use then Nova Launcher. Smooth, fast, stable and tons of options (for beginner and advanced).
Hope i end tweaked, modified and optimized theme, based on Nova Launcher and Ultimate custom widget (UCCW). I like Nook simplicity and conciseness. Also i try then inverted version. These are my plans. This alpha i post here too, maybe someone want it.