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The big launcher debate-NS edition

Well, what do YOU think is the absolute best launcher for our nexuses..?
Personally I use stock with SMS shortcut instead of browser. Discus
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Big fan of Launcher Pro. Buttery smooth with some nice customization options. However, half the time, I have to FC the launcher on reboot... marginally annoying =(
Zeam is also very smooth. But... not so many features. Haven't figured out how to customize dock icons.

GO Launcher EX.
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ADW Pro has always been my favourite. So far the most customizable one I've come across. Used it for months without any problems.
Greetz

The stock launcher.
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Go Launcher is the smoothest, most versatile, and FREE, launcher I've used.
I've tried nearly every one available and keep going back to Go. It's just so slick... And so FREE!
Gingerbread stock launcher is the most horrible launcher - even worse than HTC sense.
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Stock Gingerbread launcher. Nothing comes close in speed and smoothness. The mod that replaces ADW with the stock launcher in cm7 is my favourite thing ever.
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go launcher - because i love the smoothness and its simple to backup.

Stock
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Launcherpro
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Stock.
10char

I switch between launcher 7 and launcher pro. Adw is sweet.. until you hit the app drawer and realize how choppy it is.
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Stock gingerbread

Stock launcher
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I like stock launcher on my nexus but launcher pro when I had my epic 4g its really fast I nice customize options
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ADW FTW!

ADW
10char
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I liked launcher pro out of all the ones available for smoothness and customization but in the end went back to stock.. simple,smooth..and works a treat for me

[hfm] said:
The stock launcher.
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Any versions of stock launcher with 3 homescreens ?

Zeam launcher

Nova Launcher on Xoom w/ ICS?

Now that ICS has come to the Xoom, has anyone tried installing Nova Launcher on it? Any issues to be aware of before trying it?
I really like it on my GNex and want to use it for both devices, if possible.

danman7 said:
Now that ICS has come to the Xoom, has anyone tried installing Nova Launcher on it? Any issues to be aware of before trying it?
I really like it on my GNex and want to use it for both devices, if possible.
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Works Perfectly!

danman7 said:
Now that ICS has come to the Xoom, has anyone tried installing Nova Launcher on it? Any issues to be aware of before trying it?
I really like it on my GNex and want to use it for both devices, if possible.
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Not having much luck with it. A lot of the screens won't let me add anything.

Am I doing something wrong? I don't see a dock

Cubanluke88 said:
Am I doing something wrong? I don't see a dock
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There's no dock in ICS.
Version 13 running beautiful for me, insane speed and 0 lags!!!
Finnaly a good launcher for Xoom!

SlugmanBR said:
There's no dock in ICS.
Version 13 running beautiful for me, insane speed and 0 lags!!!
Finnaly a good launcher for Xoom!
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I think you're kinda wrong, at least for Nova. If you look in the settings for Nova, there are settings for a Dock. And when shown on other devices (Galaxy Nexus from what I've seen) there is a dock.

their is a dock just play round with it, will appear
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Cubanluke88 said:
I think you're kinda wrong, at least for Nova. If you look in the settings for Nova, there are settings for a Dock. And when shown on other devices (Galaxy Nexus from what I've seen) there is a dock.
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I think what he meant was, that there was no dock on the xoom.

asmanthebell said:
their is a dock just play round with it, will appear
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Can you be more descriptive? Have you gotten the dock to show on the Xoom?

Beta 13
Home screen transition animations => stack
Starts messing up the ability to use icons on the screen... clicking on icons makes the launcher think you are trying to turn pages...
"cube" works well...
Great launcher... looking forward to tablet specific and "pro" options...

Didn't work for me!!(nova)

I got it to work but it wants to push my wallpaper down about 1/4 of the screen

Try apex launcher....
Works awesome
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Please where can i download the apex launcher?
best regards
Craxx
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Craxx said:
Please where can i download the apex launcher?
best regards
Craxx
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
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Last 2-3 days i am using Nova Launcher and better than stock launcher
Best Regards
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LPHS said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
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thx for the link
Craxx
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Anybody like nova over ADW?

nova is very cool, i use it
...some bugs still there, but never mind...
Craxx
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I had a few minor problems with mine when I tried on cm9 it was like the apps became part of the background and would not move but I deleted and re installed without an issue. I prefer the stock cm9 just fine I only run it at 1.2 compared to the usual 1.5 its so smooth.
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custom launcher

anyone using a custom launcher? i was thinking about nova launcher, any feedback is appreciated.

anybody?

Nova.
Actually, while we are here. Anyone found a way to rotate the lock screen?

Locklear308 said:
Nova.
Actually, while we are here. Anyone found a way to rotate the lock screen?
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nope, not sure how to.

I love nova and the paid version is worth it in my oipinon. I hear good things about apex but I have never used it
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apex launcher here.

curious what the main differences are between nova and apex...

I really like nova launcher. At least give it a shot
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dbett4 said:
I really like nova launcher. At least give it a shot
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will do thx

Locklear308 said:
Nova.
Actually, while we are here. Anyone found a way to rotate the lock screen?
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Well if you want your lockscreen in landscape, I believe you have to change the LCD density in the build.prop to give it "tablet ui" which will also make the launcher landscape. hope this answers your question!

I threw Nova on immediately for the rotating homescreen. Works wonderful! And super fast of course!
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Running bone stock with nova prime and couldent ask for better butter
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str8killinya said:
Running bone stock with nova prime and couldent ask for better butter
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sounds good

Best launcher poll

What's the best launcher for the N7? If other, please specify which one.

In my opinion, I enjoy using NOVA.

Nova
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I should've added Go Launcher to the poll.

I've never used a bad launcher. Apex is my current favorite. My least favorite was Go.

*nvm*

Nova for me, just like how they are showing the initiative
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completely stock, Jelly Bean!
When using Samsung, HTC phones you become so jealous of the stock android launcher that it becomes an obsession.
Whilst touchwiz and sense offer some things that are better, as a past/current user of these phones, we just want to speed and compatibility that nexus devices can offer.
I don't think I'll ever root & install a custom rom on my Nexus 7, it's sexy, super fast & smooth & just what I wanted.
Enough to make me also consider a Nexus phone as my next phone too.
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I use go launcher ex, not the HD tablet version. The one for the phone just works better for me.

I like the paid version of Nova the best, but if I wanted a free replacement I'd go with Apex.

At the moment I like the stock launcher the best. I can't really seem to get either Nova or Apex to look the way I want them to.
Apex for some reason I can't have 6 rows in landscape mode, because the gap between the icons and the labels is larger than normal that the labels end up vanishing with more than 5 rows in landscape.
Also I don't like how the dock bar rotates with the screen.
Nova launcher seems to have gotten better after the recent update, I can move icons easier now. One cosmetic issue that bugs me though is I've turned off the google search bar, however in landscape mode it still shows the divider bar between where the search bar was and the rest of the screen on the left side. I really wish that could be removed.

raptir said:
I like the paid version of Nova the best, but if I wanted a free replacement I'd go with Apex.
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this
Mandated from Stannis Baratheon

Currently using apex pro, also use adw pro
But I have pre ordered chameleon which will dominate.
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Nova is amazing, and blazingly fast. Very clear difference from Apex, which I used for a few days. Sticking with Nova Pro.

I like sslauncher. Different and loved it on my note as well. Just wished had more themes
From the Note to Nexus 7

Stock is great, using Nova to hide apps and sort apps into folders though, and is just as good

Using Nova Prime. Mimics 4.1 quite well and adds more function. No regrets. The reason I purchased Prime is because I already own Widget Locker and I chose to continue my support for the developer.

Number R09 said:
Using Nova Prime. Mimics 4.1 quite well and adds more function. No regrets. The reason I purchased Prime is because I already own Widget Locker and I chose to continue my support for the developer.
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Does nova have the new jb launcher features like auto size and move /toss away effects?
I know apex doesn't.
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Yea it does. And nova is my favorite so far, have yet to try apex though.
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clankfu said:
I should've added Go Launcher to the poll.
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Should also add Stock as well Not everybody uses a 3rd-party launcher

Best launcher for htc one

Im wondering what's the best launcher for the one, im using go launcher but honestly I'm getting bored of it can someone tell me which one is better
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I stick to the sense launcher

The stock sense launcher is great and thats what I use!

I recently found action launcher which I really like. It's very functional and more minimalistic than most other launchers. If that's what your in to. There is a free version. Give it a try.
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wmatheney said:
I recently found action launcher which I really like. It's very functional and more minimalistic than most other launchers. If that's what your in to. There is a free version. Give it a try.
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Thanks for the replay, I'll give it a try
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I stick to Sense. I don't know what it is, but every time I try and switch off of it, I always end up coming back. Even though they change it with every new flagship, I still stick with it. I've used Aviate, and while it's nice, it's just not for me.

I'm on sense right now, using xposed framework and sense 5 toolbox to get a 4.5 home screen. However, I also frequent nova launcher. It just depends on my mood, and I have them both installed pretty much all the time.

I like Trebuchet from AOSP
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I visit in Asia most the user use HTC Mobile phone because it has been too many feature that you can use. After Nokia Lumia and I phone big brand that are using.

I use Themer. Wish it had a better drawer, but, I change up my themes so often its still the best option for me.

I use Nova Launcher Prime on all of my Android devices. Just find it to be fast and customizable to my likings
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I like Go Launcher for its customization but I really love Nova Launcher. Love it so much I purchased prime. Its really fast and has a fair amount of customization. It also never crashes or gives me any problems. It's nice that a lot of the icon packs work on it as well.

Try Aviate. Pm me with your email I have 1 left
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SS Launcher Paid version
I stumbled on SS launcher a couple of years ago when I still had the "EVO 4G". I have not looked back since, it is more flexible than any other I've tried. And I always get comments on it.

Check out Lightning Launcher on the play store.

Google Experience Launcher
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Big +1 for Action Launcher. It has a free trial(!) now, even, so there really isn't an excuse to at least give it a whack. It's not perfect for everyone, but if it you can handle its paradigm it works really well. Aviate's also good, but the inability to hide apps (among other things) really killed it for me.

Agreed
legendary1022 said:
I use Nova Launcher Prime on all of my Android devices. Just find it to be fast and customizable to my likings
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I personally use Nova Launcher Prime also, it's never let me down. An customization for the drawer and home screen is cool. Being able to pull app info and uninstall on the home screen is a huge helper at times.

I like Nova as well
Gorbesh said:
I personally use Nova Launcher Prime also, it's never let me down. An customization for the drawer and home screen is cool. Being able to pull app info and uninstall on the home screen is a huge helper at times.
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New to the forum but have been a lurker for a while . I like Nova , will have to check out prime . Thanks for the info

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