Just installed Apex Launcher Pro and I noticed that its a bit slow. I mean, its not smooth like the stock launcher when changing homescreen for example. Do you guys get that aswell?
For me it is normal and smooth as stock. I don't have the pro version, but it should be the same.
What the heck :/ Nova is extra smooth, Apex lags like my device has 1MB RAM :/
One reason could be that it might be optimized for Tegra 3...but then im not sure.
I use nova and no lag
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I've Apex Pro 1.3.1, smooth as hell
I'm using Apex launcher as well. Mostly of the time it's smooth like it's supposed to be, but sometimes it stutters for some secounds... It's quite annoying and kind of ruins the smooth experience.
Yes, this is a bit slow. Disgusting.
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mines a tiny bit jumpy between home screens with a a gallery background picture on
I'm using nova as well, and it's damn fast!
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no problems here with Apex launcher either, though the default home launcher lags my phone. no idea why :/
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Hey guys i use ice cold sandwich 5.5 with the tiamat kernel . Currently im using the apex launcher ... Is the nova launcher better for performance or apex ??
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Try it? Results will vary from person to person. Best way it to test them yourself and what suits you.
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Apex and Nova are about equal in performance I find. Apex has more features, and it's free. You have to pay for Nova Prime if you want certain features. I personally like apex best.
I like APEX !! Really Awesome !
try trebuchet too its good
ADW
The best in terms of visual quality and options available in my opinion
GO Launcher EX
Apex:thumbup::thumbup:
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Thought this thread needed a refresh
So what ICS launcher do you use today?
I've been using apex for several months, but tried nova again because of reports on play that it has increased it's performance.
So far, I like it. It feels snappier. I'm Playground/IceColdSandwich user
Any Thoughts?
I tried Nova and Apex and in my opinion they are equal in performances.
Apex has more options and in my testing is much more smoother than nova. Trebuchet crashes according to me a little too much. I also found another launcher called lightning launcher. Then again there is sense to use also
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Apex is well known to be the top 3rd party launcher for ICS.
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Sense4 Launcher<3
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Trebuchet launcher, don't know why but I just can't get used to nova or apex...
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Sense 4 =apex. Both are good but with sense 4 there is a little lag. Anythings better than sense 3 though
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Go Launcher is still the best. Nothing else compares when it comes to customization. It does everything Apex does, plus more.
There is sgs3 launcher too. I love it.
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I've been using Apex launcher for a few days and noticed that the phone has occasional lag/slow downs. While the stock launcher doesn't lag at all.
Both launchers are set up the same; number of screens, widgets, etc.
Just wondering if anyone else is using Apex launcher and how well it performs compared to stock for you
I'm on Elite 10.1 with midnight kernel.
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I've been using Apex Pro for some weeks and also experienced some occasional little lags: wasn't completely satisfied with it and changed to Nova, resulting to be more fluent for me. (i'm on slim+semaphore)
You should try different launchers and see if it gets better with them
Just tried out Nova. It seems alot faster than Apex so far!
Only problem is a the homescreen is overlapping the dock rather than sitting above it. Can't find anything in the settings to fix it either...
Update
Never mind I fixed it.
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Yep, got the same issue with Apex. For me Nova is better in terms of smoothness, but honestly, I kept comin back to Go launcher ex (it's more of a "habit" issue )
Apex us as fast as nova for me, strange. Make sure apex is a system app, or convert it with titanium backup, and check the keep in memory option in apex settings.
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Apex launcher works well for me. Try the newest version.
I use CM 10 and I use atom launcher from market.
I found it more snappy.
please describe your experience with your favourite launcher for cm10 that could help others.
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Nova, the best........its very fast, smooth animations .......never been to other launcher when im on ICS or cm10............
Tried most of them,i use nemus with themes on all rom's,it has 0 lag and ~14mb which i love
currently ADW launcher that came with Temasek's rom
on CM10 testing i used Apex Launcher (i also tried GoLauncher on CM10 - but it was too laggy for me)
btw why didn't you create a simple poll in this thread with most common launchers?
I use Apex, always smooth, sometimes dock disappears though.
Default cm10nightly launcher
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I am using primo launcher. Best one out there
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Nova Launcher!
I can bet that currently the Next Launcher is the fastest one around.
http://61.145.124.93/soft/nextlauncher/nextlauncherbeta4.apk
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Apex for me.
Ferrum Master said:
I can bet that currently the Next Launcher is the fastest one around.
http://61.145.124.93/soft/nextlauncher/nextlauncherbeta4.apk
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Tried it,it eats alot of memory which is on our device verry important thing
For me launcher has to be memory light and fast(no lag)
aigaming said:
Tried it,it eats alot of memory which is on our device verry important thing
For me launcher has to be memory light and fast(no lag)
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Easy mate, it is still a beta. It will use more memory as it is OpenGL biased. But still it is fast as hell.
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Apex here too, although scrolling on widgets is not as smooth as one would expect for CM10. On Scrollable New Widget i get those 'periodic stutters' i used to have on CM7 too. Interesting thing is that if performance governor is selected (@1GHz always) it runs buttery smooth. So maybe something to do with the interactive governor (preset on CM10) configuration? Btw, the same goes for all android menus, contacts etc; Only on performance governor things are totally smooth everywhere-always.
Nova prime, awesome, no lag just pure smooth awesomeness and i can organize my apps and games so i can actually find stuff without searching and concentrating really hard like all the other crap launchers.
nova prime its the best...
Primo launcher is the best!
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Nova
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It would be nice if you can write how much memory also use your fav. launcher
Mine like i said does ~15mb, how is that nova prime?
Holo launcher HD also worth to mention here.
RAM ~20 MB; 3.36 MB storage, 12 KB cache
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Fact : Nova Launcher most stable and smooth.
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Hi guys! What's the best and smooth launcher for the s advance on Jelly bean? Standard touchwiz by Samsung is too heavy and slow.
Sorry for my bad English
Next launcher,apex and nova launcher, and tsf shell
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SecLauncher2.apk
Touchwiz launcher.
The S Advance is fairly capable, and Touchwiz is stripped of the unneeded features found on devices like the Note II and SIII. Still, the only way you can slow it down significantly is if you go ahead and download 70+ apps (which you don't need, obviously), and launch 5 apps at the same time and expect a mid-low range device to perform like a supercomputer.
apex runs great on this phone!
One more vote for apex! Very smooth and good looking.
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Nova Launcher, Apex Launcher.. and Atom Launcher is pretty good too...all are clean and fast.
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I prefer Nova Launcher over Apex Launcher...
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Yep, nova launcher is the best!!
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i try all launchers on googleplay best launcher = GoLauncher -} best devs alot thems alot app alot widget ...
low cpu - low memory - never crash - never black screen - alot settings - light without lag - and it's Free xD
Gz
Yes, but fastest and slim launcher is APEX.
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The last time I tried GoLauncher, it was laggy sometimes, consumed more than 30 MB RAM and ate about 6% of my battery...
I tried it when I was on Gingerbread... After that experience I never tried GoLauncher again
Let's hope that it got improved now ..
(One more thing)
Let's not fight about which launcher is the best.. because different people have different opinions....
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Apex
To OP: edit first post and open some poll with that launchers, and let the vote begin.
Adw launcher. Still no.1 for me, even with JB.
Next launcher = Smoothest 3D launcher
Apex Launcher = Slim, smooth..
Go Launcher EX = RAM eater. not very smooth
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To OP: edit first post and open some poll with that launchers, and let the vote begin.
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I did it
I use native touchwiz launcher and I'm happy with it.
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I use native touchwiz launcher and I'm happy with it.
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c-c-c-combo breaker!!!
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Add GT Launcher to the poll. It still needs some refining but its good anyway. :good:
there is no smart launcher in pool :crying:
Has the scrolling wallpaper simply vanished, or did I miss the memo? My original Motorola Droid can still scroll wallpapers, and my terrible Samsung Droid Charge could right up to the second to last update. Fully expected the One to have this feature, but it seems to be missing/buried/disabled. Was this feature deemed too processor intense and abandoned? Did Google just decide it was ugly, or is there some other reason scrolling wallpapers would be disappearing from Android?
It's a Sense thing. Install a different launcher like Nova or Apex and there you can find scrolling background in the settings.
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It's a Sense thing. Install a different launcher like Nova or Apex and there you can find scrolling background in the settings.
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Apparently it's a touchwiz thing too, then. Why can't they just leave that option in and let users decide?
Well, if I get tired of this launcher I just may try out Nova and Apex. I've heard of them and have wondered how they compared to launchers that have been around longer like Launcher Pro.
There's an app called landscape wallpaper, it makes the wallpaper scrollable again
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