I've been using CM10 since the first build and I came to the conlusion, that a custom launcher can make a huge difference in the overall experience.
Although I write this thread mainly with CM10 in mind, it also applies to CM7.
The first launcher I've found great is FTL Launcher.
The homescreen is really fast as light, but it is a really basic experience.
I like simplicity, so I love the the possibility to hide the dockbar's background and being able set the dock icons' size to small. (Pro only)
The only thing I don't really like is that the only way to resize a widget is to set its size before adding it to the homescreen. Also, it is a Pro only feature.
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The app drawer is as simple as it looks. The scrolling is vertical. The homescreen works like charm but the app drawer I've found a bit sluggish.
The best thing about this launcher dispite its flaws is its lightness. After restart I had 60MB of free RAM, yes, on CM10. Later it dropped down to 55-40MB but it is still pretty good. It uses about 10-14MB of memory.
The second launcher is Lightning Launcher.
This one still amazes me. It is the lightest launcher I've ever seen with its 828KB yet it has tons of feature.
A few things I really like: the homescreen can be horizontal, vertical or both at the same time. You can drop icons and widgets everywhere and freely scroll on the screen. One cool thing is the icons are rotatable.
But here comes the best thing, the "Free Mode". If you turn it on, there is no grid. You can place anything anywhere.
In the app drawer you can hide icons (they go to a new tab) and even the background can be displayed. The fast experience applies to the app drawer too.
After a restart I had 55-50MB of free RAM with this launcher and it stays at that level. It uses only 9.6MB of RAM. :good:
The third one is for only those who can sacrifice performance for awesomness.
It is Next Launcher. It is made by the authors of GO Launcher.
This one is a real eye-candy. Full of fancy transition effects.
The developers say one need a phone with dual-core cpu to run it, but I'm still amazed how smooth it is on my Milestone and this launcher is still beta. I didn't find landscape mode, maybe it is not implemented yet.
But here comes the bad news, it is designed to new phones. Our CPU can handle the stuff but it uses around 22MB of RAM. I only have 45-20MB of free RAM with this launcher.
I've tested Smart Launcher. (Thanks to fellow member pt0.)
This one is quite unique. After the first start, you will be asked for you for favorite app for listening to music, calling your friends, etc., and after it is done, you will get 6 nice, holo-styled icon. These icons are shortcuts to the apps, you selected in the first step. Of course, you can add more or delete these icons.
The homescreen looks like this:
I like the option to hide these icons by default and only show them when you touch the middle of the screen.
A homescreen can't be more minimalistic than this:
The app drawer separates your app into different categories, like: games, internet, settings, etc.
This launcher eats 12-13MB of RAM.
I love the clean and minimalistic look of this launcher, but it ties the users hand. It gives some nice features, like the left-handed option, but in general, there is not enough room for customization. (At least for me, I love to customize all my stuff for my needs)
The biggest drawback is the lack of widget support. (In the paid version you can enable it, but the app says it will increase the memory need by 10-20MB and it's just not worth it, imo.)
Xperia Z Launcher
( If you'd like to try it, check out THIS thread )
This is a port of the latest Xperia Launcher from the new Xperia Z. It only works on ICS and JB, but works on those quite well.
With icons and widgets all around it stays fast and snappy. My favorite is the weather widget, it's a real eye-candy and looks great on any background.
In the app drawer sadly there is no option to hide items but they can be easily put in a folder and the option to sort them freely is pretty useful.
There is not as much option for customization as in other launchers I've mentioned here, but it works great on kabaldan's great CM9 and CM10 roms.
It consumes 15MB of memory on my phone with widgets and icons on three homescreen tabs.
Lightning Launcher is very nice, i also test it.
i use the ssLauncher and its very fast and smooth, i love the customizeing features
Great suggestions!
Personally, I am loving Lightning Launcher. My apps drawer has been customised to show only icons, and I adore the ability to hide apps in a different page of the drawer as it makes the hidden apps accessible. I have edited my homescreen such that there seems to be a vertical dock on the right side of my screen. The RAM usage is awesomely low as well.
I doubt I will be switching to other launchers soon on my Milestone.
Erovia and others, do you use these light launchers with swap enabled to free up the ram to this level?
Yes, I use 32MB swap with swappiness set to 15. (FuFu's script's default values, bigger swap can cause huge lags)
i use ssLauncher on CM7 and i have 66mb free ram in normale use... have 32mb swap, swappiness 15...
also a nice Launcher i think is the "Lagacy Launcher", i use it on CM9 on my second stone ^^ and there i have about 58mb free ram in normale use, also 32mb swap
Smart Launcher
There is another one I found - quite light and minimalistic: Smart Launcher
Maybe placing widget is little bit weird, but it depends on personal preferences.
i like the adw launcher, the new is very good and very fast.
Thanks for sharing Xperia Z Launcher! Very smooth and fast.
So far I have installed Xperia keyboard and the launcher. If I continue installing Xperia's stuff on my Milestone, who knows how my mobile ends up
I'm a noob, so thank-you in advance for your patience with me.
Do these launchers completely REPLACE the default Android home tool, or do they work ON TOP of it?
What I'm really getting at: will I have the maximum remaining memory if I don't use ANY of them?
Thanks again.
In Android nearly anything is an app, even the launchers. If you have more than one installed you will be asked which one would you like to use as default. Only the actively used one is loaded to the memory and you can change back to the previous one anytime.
If you don't use any launcher....I don't know what you will be able to do. You will not have icons and app drawer so basically you can't start any other app. If you'd like to have the lightest launcher, I recommend you the Lightning Launcher.
I'm used on milestone Nemus Launcher. Beautiful,smooth and light launcher
thank you
I am using TSF Shell on Milestone with CM9 and surprisingly its smooth as butter. Much much better then other 2D launchers.
These are really cool.
Might try some.
"LG Venice" Very useful info. Thank you. I switched from go launcher to rabbit launcher. I still like go launcher a lot for It's themes. Rabbit is using 30-40mb for me. But I have a little more to spare. It's cause I like go keyboard and locker too..And live wallpapers.
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Have you ever try using Buzz launcher?
Ineedhelplol said:
These are really cool.
Might try some.
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Nope...but I will. The default one is decent as well
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Absolutely nova :good:
Related
This is a simple Sense UI homescreen look/theme for launcher pro (NOT a port of sense or any widgets)
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how to use :
1. set sensedock.png as your launcherpro dock
2. set your leftmost icon to go to the app drawer, then select custom icon and use the clearsquare.png as the icon
3. same as step two, but set the middle three icons to be the phone app. again, set the icon to be the clear square
4.set the rightmost icon to be whatever you want, i used messaging. again, use the clear icon
thats it! just tap one of the three sections and it will take you there
now your homescreen dock will look just about the same as senseUI.
rrrrramos said:
Couple it with the HTC EVO 4G Status Bar MetaMorph for the real feel ;-)
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^^awesome status bar from bahnburner. thanks for pointing that out rrrrramos
you made my day. I was always wanting to try to make something like this and you did it for me. Awesome.
Very clever! Really nice. Sure many will appreciate this!
Looks great! You should couple it with the HTC EVO 4G Status Bar MetaMorph for the real feel ;-)
thanks for the positive responses
my first release/thingy and i wasnt sure if people would like it
Nice Work!!!!
You should use the app Shootme to post screen shots instead of taking pictures with your camera..
Great Skin, looks awesome
Stupid Android newb question (I'm sorry) but how do you apply themes? I came from the iphone jailbreaking scene so i'm still new to my Captivate
Does it soul still habe a 3d app tray?
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You should use the app Shootme to post screen shots instead of taking pictures with your camera..
Great Skin, looks awesome
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yes i should, and will
@linuxnewb install launcher pro (Free in app market) then go into preferences>apperance settings>dock background> pick custom and select the dock
then hold down each icon on the dock and set it individually
@clown_lov: yes, you just need to go into launcherpro settings and enable it
love it
"How to use :
1. set sensedock.png as your launcherpro dock
2. set your leftmost icon to go to the app drawer, then select custom icon and use the clearsquare.png as the icon
3. same as step two, but set the middle three icons to be the phone app. again, set the icon to be the clear square
4.set the rightmost icon to be whatever you want, i used messaging. again, use the clear icon
thats it! just tap one of the three sections and it will take you there
now your homescreen dock will look just about the same as senseUI."
ok, I have installed via metamorph and have launcher +beta as my launcher...I must be tired, so where do I go to do as your 4 steps tell me to?
ok, yup I am tired...any more questions will wait when I am fully awake - later on today...lol
Works great!!! Thanks - I needed launcher pro, as you said, and at first all I found was the other one...it would be nice to port the HTC SENSE UI in its entirety to the phone. But, until that day happens, this is a great alternative and the UI is still quick, too, on the captivate. Now, could you point me in the general direction of where I could change the sound and image files of this awesome phone? Thank!!
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Works great!!! Thanks - I needed launcher pro, as you said, and at first all I found was the other one...it would be nice to port the HTC SENSE UI in its entirety to the phone. But, until that day happens, this is a great alternative and the UI is still quick, too, on the captivate. Now, could you point me in the general direction of where I could change the sound and image files of this awesome phone? Thank!!
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its not likely that an entire sense ui port will ever happen, basically because senseui is for and by HTC phones, which bare a total of almost no hardware similarities with the sgs. (check this out though http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737526)
you can look to the android general theme section for some bootscreens and sounds.
Do I have to root my captivate to do this?
All you need is Launcher Pro. Hit up the preferences menu after pressing the menu key on the homescreen and go to Appearance settings to change the dock skin.
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thanks for the positive responses
my first release/thingy and i wasnt sure if people would like it
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I wish there was a way you could use the right button to add the widgets or wallpapers screen you know. There a way to do it?
Sanfo12 said:
I wish there was a way you could use the right button to add the widgets or wallpapers screen you know. There a way to do it?
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the first two ways that come to mind are like a shortcut or something and an app that just opens that menu
personally i dont find that to be a really useful button so i assigned it to messaging
What's the all the ado about Sense?
So in a nutshell, is the appeal of SenseUI:
Customized dock
Useful widgets
Expose-like homescreen management
Am I missing something or does all that seem do-able in LauncherPro + (minus some of the widgets of course)?
wildkarrde21 said:
So in a nutshell, is the appeal of SenseUI:
Customized dock
Useful widgets
Expose-like homescreen management
Am I missing something or does all that seem do-able in LauncherPro + (minus some of the widgets of course)?
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yup pretty much just missing some widgets
I just ordered a new LG Optimus Black since my HTC Desire seems to sabotaging me, lol. I've come around a few images for inspiration, and i want to know how to get them. Haven't yet decided if i want want to tweak the original rom, or go for CM7, what launcher and so on.
1. First pic, fond this among the screenshots for Beautiful Widgets, but what i am looking for here is the launcher, bottom icons and their frame. I might want to use other shortcuts, but i suppose it's easy to make a custom icon for that:
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2. In this pic, i'm looking for the neat notification bar without childish colors and with the elegant font used here. BTW, do NOT want the orange default color, hated it when i tried MIUI on my desire. They should be green or blue...
3. Can't seem to find the image atm, but i want some sort of notifications on the lockscreen about missed calls, new sms, new email and new gmail. not icons, maybe just text, and a red circle with a number representing amount of notifications. As far as i understand i can customize a lot of it with minimalistic text, but i probably need something else. I also want to display time, date etc, but not a lot of icons and shortcuts. And a nice discrete unlock bar of some kind.
4. Calendar widget. I like the default one in Sense, but i also like the look of (cal widget?), just plain text on transparent background, no clumsy frame around it. That might also be neat to have on my lockscreen, unless it becomes to much...
I have already purchased SwitchPro Widget and WidgetLocker Lockscreen, dunno if i can use them for anything. Is Better Cut a app i would need? I know this might be a lot, but i have a vision of how i want it to look, and i would really appreciate all feedback which could help me along the way
First pic, it's GO Launcher.
Yeah, first pic is definitely GO launcher EX, and second pic is obviously MIUI launcher.
Well, you can try both.
Now for the lock screen things, you can use widgetlocker, lockbot etc., and /g/o locker that comes with GO launcher. Just try out all of them and see what meets your needs !
Another thing, if you flash cyanogenmod, you will have a lot more options like in notification bar you can put as many buttons as you want; plus, using Theme Chooser application, you can try many amazing themes ! This device's hardware is quite capable of using every customization without any lag, and blazing NOVA IPS will give you the utmost realistic effect of your theme for sure.
Okay, can't say more. Check the homescreen pic thread in heme Section and see the other user's modding..
Thanks for reply I've been looking trough a lot of homescreens for inspiration and themes, but I want to put together my own "theme" with a sleek proffesional look. Not sin Harry Potter or Star Wars look I guess I have to play around with it...
But is it doable to grab the MIUI notification bar and use it in another launcher?
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hulkhaugen said:
But is it doable to grab the MIUI notification bar and use it in another launcher
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Nope. It's not possible with any launcher on any device unless you are theme dev yourself..
edit your framework-res.apk
that should do the trick
(but i'm not responsible if you brickin' your phone )
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edit your framework-res.apk
that should do the trick
(but i'm not responsible if you brickin' your phone )
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and thats a fact, you can brick it... I've already tried to edit framework-res.apk from cm7 to add the icons huexxx made but I was unsuccesfull, although the icons can be used with stock rom and nova rom [both are froyo] but can't with cm7 [GB] maybe thats the trick
Just picked up my handset from the post office, and the first thing i want to do is to make a complete backup of it, then it's time to "**** it up", lol
Ok, edit the framework, might look into that. But let's try to attack this from another angle. I don't need the whole dropdown notification bar settings, just it's appearance as it is there on top of my homescreen. Do i need to edit the framework to change the color/image, font and icons in it? I hoped it was just some xml and imagefiles to edit. Or is there a selection of styles for this part in other CM7 themes? My biggest issue with MIUI is the orange color they put everywhere, and on my Desire MIUI was way slower than the stock 2.3 rom.
EDIT: Or another turn of events, i could install the MIUI ROM/Launcher, but somehow replace the ugly orange colors. I suppose i could replace the icons in the bottom launchbar...
I've gotten so much further now But there are still some things that i want to change. Like in this picture, what widget is displaying weather info?
I've downloaded Beautiful Widgets, and i am so not happy with it, so i'm thinking of making something on my own with Minimalistic Text and a weather widget, just need a simple but nice widget with transparent background. I also need a lot of time to figure out Minimalistic Text, it has great potential, but is a pain in the butt to set up, lol.
haha you're right MT is such a pain to set up... I'm sure I saw that weather widget before, where you get the image?? maybe at the thread of "post your home screen" or something like that?
Ok, this is where i'm at so far:
I'm pretty pleased with my lockscreen atm, might fiddle more with it later, but as you can see, the homescreen needs more work, lol. The weather widget is Beautiful widgets, one of the few that are actually 100% transparent. I think i might change it for a combination of Minimalistic Text, and hopefully i can find a widget showing just a moon/sun/cloud, and get its data from the same source as MT, so they will match... These are the apps i'm using atm:
- GO Launcher EX
- GO Launcher EX Notification
- WidgetLocker Lockscreen
- Super Status Bar
- Minimalistic Text
- Missed It!
Also, what does the icon in the upper left corner mean? looks like <D].
I recently discovered the best launcher for Android: Nemus Launcher. I didn't develop this launcher, I am just attempting to spread the word about this wonderful lightweight launcher.
- It is as fast as Zeam and as smooth as 360 Launcher in my opinion, but it offers 9 homescreens, scrollable widget support, and resizable widgets.
- It seems to get updated pretty often, but there isn't much info on the dev's site linked in the market.
- Its made by the same dev as Regina launcher (NemusTech, I think they are Korean).
I will keep this topic update as soon as nemus is updated
Nemus Launcher - YouTube Video
youtube.com/watch?v=YjUqrVim9Aw
* I'm new here and I can't post link's so, search on Google Play nemus launcher
** Hope you like this beautifull launcher
*** Say Thanks if you like my topic
**** Zaihanzainal please add this to Optimus Black Custom Themes/ Apps/ Mods/ etc. Directory List
infos
A Home replacement Application with
- Low memory usage
- Quick response
- Easy App finding/management
- Easy Workspace management
- Easy Folder management
[Features]
- DockBar page count customization
- Page indicator hiding
- Grid size customization
- Hiding system status bar with gesture
- Missed call & Received sms badge display
- Widget Resizing
- Themes (native ZIP themes & SSKIN themes downloadable from market)
- 1 to 9 workspaces
- Various App list styles
- Expandable folders in workspace & app list
- Workspace and app menu switchers (screen preview)
- Highlight recently used apps
- Scrollable bottom docks / QuickSetting docks
- Scrollable widgets
- App-Hide&Lock / Screen-Lock
[Theme]
- More information about NemusLauncher themes :
http://code.google.com/p/nemuslauncher-themes
- SSKIN themes on market :
http://market.android.com/search?q=sskin
[Note]
- If you can't run or find NemusLauncher after install, try home switcher.
http://market.android.com/details?id=ymst.android.homeswitcherfroyo
- "DIRECTLY CALL PHONE NUMBERS" permission is needed to make Direct Dial Shortcut.
- "READ SMS" permission is needed to display badge for 'NewMessage count'
- Before you install SSKIN themes, you may need to install "SSKIN Butterfly launcher".
here is the video
this is link to the Launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nemustech.launcher&hl=de
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This launcher is really cool. It has only one problem: there is too much space between the statusbar and the icons. Apart from this, it is one of the best launchers yet.
Yea, i'm using this launcher too and i like it.
for me it's ok that space ...
Nemus (in theory) has a nice function that Zeam was lacking - the ability to sort apps in the drawer. Too bad that it is bugged and can't remember what kind of sort option I chose cause after several drawer openings it all goes back to alphabetic order anyway :/.
Tried this today, it's really quick and I like it a lot but there is no option to change the icons for the dock , might not seem like much but it's a deal breaker for me, also there's no ICS style theme that I can find.
If they add this I'll jump from Go Launcher because it's the only issue I could find.
I find no themes for this...but am using this its a great option to Sony Ericsson launcher...
it is the best launcher. i am using this too. thnx
this is a good launcher indeed, I've been using it for almost a week now...
it does feel fast, and has some features I find very usefull [like uninstalling apps directly from app drawer] and I really like what you can do with the folders [renaming, changing folder color, resize, etc]...
but when you say "low memory usage" what do you mean?? cause if you open settings>apps>running services nemus launcher is over 35mb, when zeam launcher is like 17mb and go launcher is like 10mb...
i think most of Nemus Launcher is ok,but it moves too slow
IMO nemus is the best launcher. Very smooth.
Great launcher..smooth and lighter
great launcher
very fluid and beautiful!
I'm using Nemus for a long time. I really like that i can place my apps (in AllApps) on pages in the way i want (as in stock launcher). I mean, i can place games in on one page, some tools on another and all places don't have to be full, there can be free spaces. It's nice
as to performance, question for people who use nemus:
can you see big difference in animations (fps) after turning on high-quality image?
for my OB with Zeus, anims are not so smooth in hq.
With high-quality image off, everything is ok.
the best launcher for android till now, i tried, shelll 3d,launcher pro,go launcher, but i liked it very much, very smooth 10/10
Indeed, the best launcher till now
so far i was on launcher pro plus.
great launcher and the facebook en tweeter widgets are realy good!
i tried nemus now and indeed realy good launcher.. i'm glad i found Android pro widgets, facebook and tweeter are almost the same as LPP widgets and i didn't want to loose them..
so now i can use nemus together with my favorite facebook/twitter widgets.
Been playing around with the free version of Big Launcher a bit before I decide if it s worth making the $5 plunge for the Full Version,.. It just might have some potential on the Rooted Nook..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ua3VuZXMuYW5kcm9pZC5sYXVuY2hlci5hY3Rpdml0eSJd
Thoughts?
Looks nice and clean enough for the home screen. However the added functionalities (phone, contacts, sms) might make it a bit too bloated. At the moment I'm quite happy with launcher7 with minimalistic icons and visual effects stripped off.
Can you please post some screenshots or photographs on how it looks on the nook screen?
I just started playing around with the free version, so havent done much, but I think zecoj may be right. It looks good, but seems a little bloated..
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Looks nice and clean enough for the home screen. However the added functionalities (phone, contacts, sms) might make it a bit too bloated. At the moment I'm quite happy with launcher7 with minimalistic icons and visual effects stripped off.
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Yeah, I like the way l7 looks, but have been too lazy to mess with getting it set up, lol
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...have been too lazy to mess with getting it set up, lol
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Agree, its configuration interface is quite unintuitive to work with but once it's set up and backed up in TB, all is well.
Hum... Doesen't suit's me.
Wastes too much screen area.
Thanks for the screenshots, anyway!
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I'm trying to minimize memory footprint and keep things simple on my NST. I've gone for a "Launcherless" approach, trying to avoid ever seeing the Launcher as much as possible. I don't like to spend a lot of time playing with the device. I try to focus on USING it for reading and productive things. The last thing I want to do is make my nice little Android device look like a poor wannabe imitation of a Microsoft product!
1. Most of the time, I use my reader for ... reading. I use the Mantano Reader to completely replace the B&N Home, Library and Reader apps:
2. When I'm doing something else, I usually only use a handful of apps (4) bound to the B&N QuickMenu using Nook Touch Tools:
3. If I need any other apps, I go to my ADW Launcher EX home screen. Very rarely do I get this far, and anything else is in the app drawer:
I could use ADW Launcher to save a bit more memory, but ADW EX lets me get those big icons. It's a pain to configure since some of the menus don't show (white text on white background), but I've figured it out with a bit of poking around. Once I've done the basic setup, changing things around is simple and quick.
I've previously used FolderOrganizer to get quick menus on the Notification screen, but I didn't like having yet-another launcher running in the background.
bobstro said:
I'm trying to minimize memory footprint and keep things simple on my NST. I've gone for a "Launcherless" approach, trying to avoid ever seeing the Launcher as much as possible. I don't like to spend a lot of time playing with the device. I try to focus on USING it for reading and productive things. The last thing I want to do is make my nice little Android device look like a poor wannabe imitation of a Microsoft product!
1. Most of the time, I use my reader for ... reading. I use the Mantano Reader to completely replace the B&N Home, Library and Reader apps:
2. When I'm doing something else, I usually only use a handful of apps (4) bound to the B&N QuickMenu using Nook Touch Tools:
3. If I need any other apps, I go to my ADW Launcher EX home screen. Very rarely do I get this far, and anything else is in the app drawer:
I could use ADW Launcher to save a bit more memory, but ADW EX lets me get those big icons. It's a pain to configure since some of the menus don't show (white text on white background), but I've figured it out with a bit of poking around. Once I've done the basic setup, changing things around is simple and quick.
I've previously used FolderOrganizer to get quick menus on the Notification screen, but I didn't like having yet-another launcher running in the background.
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Definitely plan on trying out Mantano..
As for Launchers, I go back and for between ebooklauncher, and ReLaunch. There are features of both I really like, just wish I was experienced enough to try and combine them, lol
Mantano
Yes, you should definitely try Mantano - best pdf handling i found so far.
Ah, thanx for the launchet - it looks nice and tidy!
Ok , this may be too simple and silly idea. you may have already done this . but just sharing which might come handy if you haven't figured out how to manage lots of app on the Mihome ..
workaround for the app drawer :
Just put all apps in one folder and place the folder on the dock in the middle , name the folder Apps , and there is a plus symbol where you can pre select apps to add in the folder (you dont have to move every single app to the folder) , just select all the apps and .. Ta -Da ..
Here is the MIhome with app
drawer
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I think this may not worth a new thread or i think this should be on the apps and themes section but i am not sure what will be better so just posted in the general section ..
Hehe, I personally did something alike on my MIUI. Similar that is.
The fact that MIUI launcher lacks drawer is an interesting concept for some and a pain for others that are used having a drawer for everything and using home screen just for a few things. I think there was a launcher based on MIUI launcher that offered a drawer, but a little different. Far as I remember the items showed up "listed" instead of grid, but I think that was pretty much it.
I don't think they will ever implement a drawer since its one of their visual trademarks
MidnightDevil said:
Hehe, I personally did something alike on my MIUI. Similar that is.
The fact that MIUI launcher lacks drawer is an interesting concept for some and a pain for others that are used having a drawer for everything and using home screen just for a few things. I think there was a launcher based on MIUI launcher that offered a drawer, but a little different. Far as I remember the items showed up "listed" instead of grid, but I think that was pretty much it.
I don't think they will ever implement a drawer since its one of their visual trademarks
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miui is like ios but with the functionality and customizations of android .. But the incomplete translation is just too much irritating..
Somewhat agree. Not as far as iOS because we can't distinguish an OS by the lack of drawer, but yeah, I always had a feeling MIUI and iOS shared a similar user experience on the home screen level. Perhaps goes a little further like settings (allowing customizing app options on the settings that is). MIUI is unique in a way, but very "this is pretty much it" on the other hand. The themes are a big plus otherwise I wouldn't see anything special. I hope they add some more features or customization options, but I get the feeling they are marching slowly implementing new things.
To be honest, the concept of an app drawer was always something I never quite understood ever since I stated using android.
Pressing that app drawer button is just one step more to access my apps. It just slows me down. Sure, I have my favourite apps, but putting then on the home screen leaves a duplicate in the app drawer. Now I have them twice. Makes no sense.
MIUI just simplifies that and at the same time gives me the ultimate freedom how I want to organise my apps.
The home screen in MIUI is a real "home" screen as I can put my most used apps there. Lesser used apps I put 1 screen right, or left, or in a folder. Heck, folders to categorise apps makes sense in MIUI, making folders on a regular android home screen? Nope. When these apps are not important, why even pull them out of the drawer?
Actually, can anybody give one reasonable argument why having an app drawer is better/easier/faster compared to the MIUI launcher?
stothegee said:
Actually, can anybody give one reasonable argument why having an app drawer is better/easier/faster compared to the MIUI launcher?
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When you have 150 apps and dont feel like putting all of them in folders or looking at a sea of apps on your main screen.
peachpuff said:
When you have 150 apps and dont feel like putting all of them in folders or looking at a sea of apps on your main screen.
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I actually feel it's the other way around. When you have less than 50 apps it's easier to navigate thru a single app drawer; but when you have more than 150 it's easier to navigate when apps are separated by folders and you categorize them intuitively.
ej8989 said:
I actually feel it's the other way around. When you have less than 50 apps it's easier to navigate thru a single app drawer; but when you have more than 150 it's easier to navigate when apps are separated by folders and you categorize them intuitively.
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Which is why we're both using android and have a choice in what we prefer and what works best for each of us.