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[Q] So... What launcher is "best"?

This is, I know, much a personal taste of choise... But I find LPP a bit laggy, adwEX lags etc. Can't understand why it would, but that's just how I feel.
However I like the app drawer speed with the LG-home - no lag whatsoever!
So...
What launcher do you use, and why?

Im using Launcher Pro right now but im trying Go Launcher (EX) and it's feels faster, but i'm missing the facebook widget the LPP offers

Launcher Pro Plus has always been one of my favorites. Clean, fast and functional.
Right now I was trying out the spb launcher and it looks crazily stunning

I'm fan of ADW EX, it has everything I want from a launcher app

I've used the lpp for some hours and the lag is somehow gone
going to check out go and spb too
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Im using the LG Home, I really like the drawer. I used LauncherPro on my X10 mini pro, but I don't see a reason to switch atm.

I personally li LPP..... one because of the brilliant widgets it offers, the option to resize widgets, adding more rows to the screens and i love the 3d drawer

ADWLauncher EX

Mertoglu said:
ADWLauncher EX
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Ya,same thing ADW Launcher EX

Koyuki-kun said:
Launcher Pro Plus has always been one of my favorites. Clean, fast and functional.
Right now I was trying out the spb launcher and it looks crazily stunning
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Looks impressive! However, there is no Android support yet. How did you get it to work? Thanks!

fen_nyc said:
Looks impressive! However, there is no Android support yet. How did you get it to work? Thanks!
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He's probably in the beta, which i signed up for as well, hope that i get in.
And on topic: I'm using the stock launcher because it works just fine for me, i don't see a need to change it yet

I'm using the launcher from se arc. speedy beautiful and a bit animated when moving or deleting stuff.

Using the Launcher Pro and I really like it, it's fast and clean and I havent noticed any lag whatsoever.

LPP, the LG home lags switching between homescreens.

wieg86 said:
I'm using the launcher from se arc. speedy beautiful and a bit animated when moving or deleting stuff.
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Where you get it? I'd like to try!
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Best Launcher for mini

hi guys
i have been looking around launchers for months for my mini
i tried sevral launchers but all of em had some and sort of problem
so of em are laggy.
so who ain,t laggy are not good enough, less features
if with more features but low interface
in my opinion Go launcher is better..
TSF
is good too...
i request all my brothers to help me find a perfect launcher
having good features
speedy
less use of resource
food interface
easy to use
if any of my brother have the solution
plz share it here,,
so all the brothers can have benefit from it
any tips for performence is appreciated
thank U

My opinion
1: ss launcher
2: zeam launcher
3: phoneix launcher
4: launcher pro
Try these launchers .they are fast and good. Buddy.
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I use 360 launcher. It's very very smooth!

me_moldy said:
I use 360 launcher. It's very very smooth!
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Yeah me too

I really like ADW launcher with black theme, i've also tried LauncherPro, it's good too, and GO launcher, which had some crashing issues on SGM

Go Launcher Ex...!!
Never Had Problem With It...!
Nd It Have To May Options/Features!!

DeeJayAhmed said:
Go Launcher Ex...!!
Never Had Problem With It...!
Nd It Have To May Options/Features!!
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yup same here, never had a problem with Go Launcher ex and its features..

for smooth launcher: ADW Launcher EX (good options and themes)
for Options and Features: GO Launcher EX (more and more themes,widget and options for you. customize your home without limitation)
for battery saving: Launcher Pro Plus (but have less themes and options)

thanks to all brothers for replying.. and giving their precious opinion

i use adw launcher from cm7.2 because only he have shortcut to app settings. to see installed/running apps. and is smooth and stable.
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aliusman said:
thanks to all brothers for replying.. and giving their precious opinion
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i very like Launcher Pro and Sony Launcher

I like xperia arc launcher alot. why you no give it a try my friend

Best G Mini Launcher?

I opened this thread to share oppinions about your launchers you are using, why do you use 'em?
For now I'm using Go Launcher Ex, i've tried the ADW Launcher, Espier Launcher, Shell 3D Launcher but the Go Launcher EX works better in my Galaxy Mini and has better design, I love the effects options and the fact that is to simple to use the launcher. But I dont like the themes that are compatible for go launcher ex, they are too low quality. Do you have any other launcher that you think is better then Go Launcher Ex?

codeDevil said:
I opened this thread to share oppinions about your launchers you are using, why do you use 'em?
For now I'm using Go Launcher Ex, i've tried the ADW Launcher, Espier Launcher, Shell 3D Launcher but the Go Launcher EX works better in my Galaxy Mini and has better design, I love the effects options and the fact that is to simple to use the launcher. But I dont like the themes that are compatible for go launcher ex, they are too low quality. Do you have any other launcher that you think is better then Go Launcher Ex?
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For me i like adw launcher ex specially its folder style... go launcher is good but not good for me..

codeDevil said:
I opened this thread to share oppinions about your launchers you are using, why do you use 'em?
For now I'm using Go Launcher Ex, i've tried the ADW Launcher, Espier Launcher, Shell 3D Launcher but the Go Launcher EX works better in my Galaxy Mini and has better design, I love the effects options and the fact that is to simple to use the launcher. But I dont like the themes that are compatible for go launcher ex, they are too low quality. Do you have any other launcher that you think is better then Go Launcher Ex?
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It depends on the taste of every person.. I have also tried Go Launcher Ex, ADW Launcher, Espier Launcher and the Xperia launcher (the one with the animated corners).
I agree with you, for Galaxy Mini, I think that Go Launcher Ex is very good. It's not heavy and have many useful functions. The folder option is what I use most in the homescreen (Although it can be used in the App drawer) And it offers me a good way to close open applications that I don't use it in the moment.
ADW Launcher is Nice, but in order to enjoy it at 100% you need to have the full version. Nevertheless, it is very good and it is the default launcher of CyanogenMod 7.
Espier Launcher is a peculiar launcher. Those people who love iOS of iPhone, will love this launcher. I've tried this launcher for a couple of months and it was very useful (because the homescreen is the app drawer). The folders are very elegant and you can find your app in an easier way without go into an app menu.
I didn't like the Xperia launcher, maybe because I was used to the other launchers.
o.o In conclusion, I think that Go Launcher Ex is better for Galaxy Mini.. Of course, I will try other new launchers.

Ss launcher for me is the best . I can make my perfect screen with this launcher
wytapatano z Galaxy Mini

Go launcher no doubt.
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go launcherEX as well as adwEX ...both are good launchers and there is no doubt about it.But if someone likes to taste a new launcher then you can try 'zeam launcher'...It is very fast and suitable for me......
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ad launcher ex....suits me best

Adw ex for me aswell. I was using go launcher for a long time but after upgrade to gingerbread is starts lagging. I tried deleting lot of system apps to save the memory and have more than 150 mb free ram but still its lagging...so adw for now and waiting for more features in Phoenix launcher, ftl launcher and 360 launcher
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I use Launcher Pro from the time I got my galaxy mini.

I am surprised of how few have mentioned Zeam. It's surprisingly fast, really low on the RAM and works like a charm. It also has great design and works really smooth!

After trying and testing most famous launcher like adw, adw ex, go launcher, zeam launcher, launcher pro, qq launcher, etc i found adw ex be the best for me.
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Go Launcher Ex is better for me
because of the unlimited home screens
and i think it is unique in that

Im always using launcher pro its so smooth on my galaxy mini..
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Go launcher is the most graphic detailed and customeable, but adw is the best compromise for our galaxy mini... it allowes to do almost the same things of Go launcher but it drains less ram and battery, and is in general more fluid and reactive.

simple and really easy to use : adw ex
varied, many add-ons : go launcher ex
that's the best launcher that i've tried

Try QQ launcher also. .same as MIUI launcher but not much themes available online.
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Adw adw adw adw....till infinity.

Try tsf shell.. Its eating lot of ram but with root and ram manager you'll be good. Its really awesome. I used it on mini before i sold it. You can find cracked version on internet so don't need to pay 16$
Swyped from my ZTE Blade

I'm bored with the usual common launcher so i took sslauncher and wow!! never bored again play with it

thank you so much for that

[Q] Ice Cream Sandwich alternative launchers?

Hello fellow SGN users,
Now that the official Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 has been released to SGN users primarily in Europe, I would like to find out if there are any alternative launchers that is compatible with ICS or more importantly launchers that strictly run on ICS?
I've seen NOVA and APEX launchers and going to give them a try so i was just wondering if any of you know of any other alternatives?

those are the best ics ones
been testing them both on and off myself, not sure which one i like best, but i dont like that i cant use the s-widgets with them i really like s-planner calender any alternative to that?

I hear GO launcher works.
I bought both Nova and Apex Launcher. I like Apex the best but they are very similar and are hard to tell apart.

Do Apex or Nova allow you to hide the dock?
I'm using ADW EX on 2.3.6 and don't use a dock.
I'm hoping some of the random lagginess switching between screens will disappear once I upgrade to ICS, but if it doesn't I might have to look for another launcher.
Thanks,
Rich

Go launcher
baghramdunks said:
Hello fellow SGN users,
Now that the official Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 has been released to SGN users primarily in Europe, I would like to find out if there are any alternative launchers that is compatible with ICS or more importantly launchers that strictly run on ICS?
I've seen NOVA and APEX launchers and going to give them a try so i was just wondering if any of you know of any other alternatives?
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Go launcher is my preference.

richlum said:
Do Apex or Nova allow you to hide the dock?
I'm using ADW EX on 2.3.6 and don't use a dock.
I'm hoping some of the random lagginess switching between screens will disappear once I upgrade to ICS, but if it doesn't I might have to look for another launcher.
Thanks,
Rich
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I am using ADW. I hate the "new" ADW EX. Flashed official ICS today. ADW ran awful. Very laggy. App drawer scroll kept hanging and the touchscreen was nearly unresponsive on the ADW screens. One widget kept failing to update as well.
Long story short, I flashed back to GB with Franco.kernel #10. Works flawlessly again!
I just don't see any improvement with ICS. Samsung's version looks like GB anyway.
kraz
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I use GoLauncher EX of the simple reason that it enables 8 rows with 10 columns. I can't get that with either Apex or Nova (they limit at 7 x 7 at most).
GL EX is also pretty similar to good ole LauncherPro and since that has been a trusty launcher for a long period of time, I certainly prefer to have that functionality intact.
But I will give Apex a new chance immediately when 8 x 10 is enabled for the home screen since it is good otherwise but just 7 rows destroys my layout.

Almost without exception, any launcher that works on GB will work in ICS.

i tried nova and apex.. and they are good..
but i don't like them since i can't make folders on the app drawer...

musashiro said:
i tried nova and apex.. and they are good..
but i don't like them since i can't make folders on the app drawer...
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Nova definitely has drawer folders..
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i am using TSF SHELL ! its more smooth and eye candy lol

Of the ICS themed launchers (tried Nova and Apex), I always go back to Nova cos it's smoother for me. Always notice slight jitters on Apex, which is a pity, cos I also quite like Apex's functionality.
(I'm using Nova Prime (paid)).

Apex Launcher as a system app. Damn good in here...
Download Apex Launcher, rename to Apexlauncher, copy to sd card. Use root explorer copy to system/app set permission to
permission: rw-r--r--
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REBOOT

krazman325 said:
I am using ADW. I hate the "new" ADW EX. Flashed official ICS today. ADW ran awful. Very laggy. App drawer scroll kept hanging and the touchscreen was nearly unresponsive on the ADW screens. One widget kept failing to update as well.
Long story short, I flashed back to GB with Franco.kernel #10. Works flawlessly again!
I just don't see any improvement with ICS. Samsung's version looks like GB anyway.
kraz
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Yes Apex can hide the dock ..

jbg1 said:
those are the best ics ones
been testing them both on and off myself, not sure which one i like best, but i dont like that i cant use the s-widgets with them i really like s-planner calender any alternative to that?
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calengoo is the best! https://play.google.com/store/search?q=calengoo
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thehackersz said:
Apex Launcher as a system app. Damn good in here...
Download Apex Launcher, rename to Apexlauncher, copy to sd card. Use root explorer copy to system/app set permission to
permission: rw-r--r--
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what's the difference between installing apex and your procedure?

Can any1 give me the link for the stock ics launcher? I don't want to have touchwiz or any other thing, just the pure android ics launcher

I am testing Miui Home Launcher, a lot of themes are avaible.
My favorite is Go Launcher ex and SS Launcher.

goofy584 said:
what's the difference between installing apex and your procedure?
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refer OP from Apex Launcher Dev

I've had the best experience so far with ADW Ex.

Apex launcher for me. I like it and it tons of option.

Best Launcher???

Greetings Guy...Wanna know about yours expieriece, wich one culd be the best laucher for the TP???

nova seems the smoothest to me. and of course has plenty of options.

I use Apex, but there are many good ones available. It's a matter of personal preference.

Nova has plenty of options and is quite fast. But the stock one that comes with cm is quite fine too (trebuchet) and if you don't need too much customization is quite similar to nova.

I personally use Nova because I got it for $0.25 during one of Google's sales. It's a good smooth browser with a bunch of customization options. That said, there are a bunch of launchers out there that take a different view on things. There are 3d launchers like Next that run adequately on the TP. Action Launcher has a couple of very nice features that I like as well... but not enough to give up the customization of Nova.
In the end, it really is all up to what you like and what you want. That's what Android is all about. Do you want fancy? Do you want smooth? Do you want customization? Try em all out and see which one you like.

I Like the GO Launcher EX
Dr.Pagan said:
Greetings Guy...Wanna know about yours expieriece, wich one culd be the best laucher for the TP???
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The GO Launcher EX is my favorite:good:
GO Launcher EX

ADW Launcher is small and cool
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My favorite is SMART LAUNCHER ..
COOL AND SIMPLY
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Dr.Pagan said:
Greetings Guy...Wanna know about yours expieriece, wich one culd be the best laucher for the TP???
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I have always used Holo Launcher, and now Holo Launcher HD on my touchpad. Lightweight but smooth and responsive.
Not heavy on customization like Nova or Apex.