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[Q] Rooted and ready to go. Pleas help.

I know it's android and I shouldn't want to do this, but I want a real looking iPhone theme/rom.
4 Icon Dock
iPhone Dock Style
I want it to look exactly like an iPhone 4 would, so no 5 icon dock with 4 icons and an app drawer icon. I want 3 icons and an app drawer icon.
Thanks in advance

research helps.
look into launcher apps first, no rooting needed for that.
"roms" or "themes" that need rooting.... you wont find one that looks like iphone
research
research
re- search.

Yeah I have been researching for a few weeks. I came across MIUI, and the ADW Themes, but they all look kind of.....off. I probably won't find anything closer than these b/c of copyrights, but I have hope

well ADW themes doesnt require root.
there are dozens of launcher apps, there are some that are really close to start. then you can go find icons and docks that look really close then put them all together. and BAM.
part of the customizing has to be done yourself. but the apps make it easy. by letting you customize.

MIUI is probably your best bet.
But can I just ask why you bought an android phone if what you wanted was an iphone?

Reynaldinho111 said:
MIUI is probably your best bet.
But can I just ask why you bought an android phone if what you wanted was an iphone?
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I don't like iOS, just the look of it. I also wanted to try a bunch of roms to see what I prefer.

Launchers

So I've been using Go launcher ex, and like it. I've used in the past LP+, and liked it.
I was pondering on purchasing SPB shell 3D launcher after the couple of highly regarded reviews.
So I started looking at some videos of other launchers. I found Nemus launcher and Claystone launcher to look pretty cool. I tried Regina launcher after watching a video and didn't like it at all.
Would like to see other launchers others have used that they have liked or didn't like.

modded TW launcher for all devices.. MY FAvorite... one of CHoice... recommended
QQLauncher.. pretty good
MIUI LAuncher 3.1.. just like miui no app drawer dont like the style... but runs well
netfront lifescreen.. cool idea... not super useful or intuitive
he Launcher 1/ he launcher 2... can make it look like stock GB or Froyo or any flavor of sense or Touch wiz
Itching Thumbs... like web os with task switching and killing
just to name a few.... just google em... to lazy to provide links and pics... haha

I'm using Go Launcher Extreme right now and think its the best thing ever.
SPB Shell 3D is a serious waste of money. Its all eye candy with limited features and I regret buying it every time I go to the Market.
LauncherPro was nice for its time, but feels and looks outdated.
ADW is similar to LauncherPro in this regard, but the EX version shows promise.

lol i use the spb shell 3d launcher and its juuuust fine for me. smooth and fast and very cool.

kiltedthrower said:
So I've been using Go launcher ex, and like it. I've used in the past LP+, and liked it.
I was pondering on purchasing SPB shell 3D launcher after the couple of highly regarded reviews.
So I started looking at some videos of other launchers. I found Nemus launcher and Claystone launcher to look pretty cool. I tried Regina launcher after watching a video and didn't like it at all.
Would like to see other launchers others have used that they have liked or didn't like.
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Free:
Adw- great dependable launcher. Has improved so much in performance. My recommendation for free launchers. If you get into the settings this launcher will go toe to toe with any free launcher.
LauncherPro-was my launcher of choice for a very long time but its developement has slowed almost to a halt. Still probably one of the smoothest launchers on market, especially for lower end devices due to the memory settings.
GoLauncher-eye candy. Its smooth and has plenty of nice animations and has themes. But, it lacks in performance compared to some of the others. Buts it not so bad that you shouldn't give it a try. And its a Go app, so you wont have to worry about support. These guys put in work.
Payed:
LauncherPro Plus-same thing but adds ability to resize Widgets and adds some nice themeable Widgets built in.
Spb shell 3D: $15!!!! But hey, think about it this way, it basically has a handful of apps you MIGHT have otherwise payed for with a different launcher built in and integrated seamlessly. Its beautiful and its super smooth. It puts itself in memory and appears to stay there so there's never any lag. If you're a constant themer or on a ramen noodle budget , avoid this one. I personally love it (and I went in skeptical about it).
A final note: those are just the ones I've tried for any amount of time and can remember. try em all. Mess around with em. On a high end device like this you don't need to worry about which one uses a little more memory. If you had a lower end device and a launcher you tried before didn't run so well, try it again on this device. The Thrill is beast enough to run any launcher well. If the launcher doesn't run well on this phone then its just a poor app. On my Aria I had to run launcherpro to get the best performance because I could tweak its memory setting to optimize it for that device and it actually out performed adw. On the Thrill adw blows lpp away performance wise. All these are better than the stock launcher IMO.
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agreed with aria. as far as loving the spb shell 3d i double agree with him lmao

go laucher +1

Seriously try the modded TW 4 launcher for all devices..
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I just downloaded that SPB 3D launcher and it is QUITE sexy. It's more than I would ever need at one time (world time, weather with current temperature, recent texts in a rolo-dex form, etc) but it was quite responsive. It DOES take up more memory than some would have you believe (try 60+ megs).
Go Launcher EX seemed to be everything I wanted in a launcher. Responsive, able to customize anything, and the ability to skin widgets was very nice.

I've tried it spb launcher for free..
I suggest to download it from a torrent.. put it in your sd card, turn on airplane mode, and then play with it for a while.. see how you like it.. The reason why you turn it on airplane mode is because the android market will detect that you did not buy the item so you wont be able to use it.

Ronacarino said:
I've tried it spb launcher for free..
I suggest to download it from a torrent.. put it in your sd card, turn on airplane mode, and then play with it for a while.. see how you like it.. The reason why you turn it on airplane mode is because the android market will detect that you did not buy the item so you wont be able to use it.
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dude, come on .... no warez guides...

Trekfan422991 said:
dude, come on .... no warez guides...
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Ahhh, the use of the word warez is waning. Nice to see it again. Hi warez how you been?
But, yeah, this is not a place for warez or warez guides. We develop and release open source and free only, I am sure everyone would like to keep xda as clean as possible since this is sort of our playground. No broken bottles of warez by the slidez please.

i REALLY like qq launcher, its fast ans looks more sophistiacated than the any of the others. regina is too, but it takes up a LOT of memory so its kinda laggy on the thrill.

I think the Guy who mentioned downloading spb for free was just suggesting a way to try it out so it wont be such a huge waste of money if you dont like it, as someone else had mentioned before because it is a bit expensive at $15 for a launcher
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got to try go loauncher extreme

For something a little different I just started trying life screen. Its interesting. I really like go launcher ex so far the best one I have used.
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Try tfs shell its a really good launcher there is a video of it on YouTube

Has anyone tried the ics launcher?
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Att.Fan1982 said:
Has anyone tried the ics launcher?
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Which one?
There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.

It's simply called ics launcher in the Google play store
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ICS Launcher for Gingerbread :-) Phoenix Launcher

I found this beautyful and light weight ICS launcher called Phoenix Launcher,
here is the link to original thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523216
Its still in early stages but on my s2 i updated to ICS and this launcher gives me same feeling on my OB So guys just try it once...
EDIT----
yup the developer has deleted the thread and its available officially on play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...xhdW5jaGVyIl0.
If you want to test you can search on net to get it free, but if you like i suggest you should buy it to help developer for future development..

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hello haha

"Invalid thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

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yup the developer has deleted the thread and its available officially on play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenix.launcher&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5waG9lbml4LmxhdW5jaGVyIl0.
If you want to test you can search on net to get it free, but if you like i suggest you should buy it to help developer for future development..

i tried it but don't like it..
nemus is 10 times better..

good jobthank you

wskyvwsk said:
good jobthank you
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Hey mate Here on XDA dont say thanks HIT THANKS button whenever you feel

someone noticed that scrolling is slow?

awesome launcher!

timvdhoorn said:
someone noticed that scrolling is slow?
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No bro scrolling is good if you put it in system/app folder, but yes if we use live wallpaper scrolling gets bit slow.. I'm switching between go launcher and this and find this one more smooth while scrolling, keep eye on updates they will be new update in some days with lots of improvements

Thanks for this Launcher =)

Copkiller2010 said:
Thanks for this Launcher =)
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Hey mate dont say thanks press thanks button also keep eye on new update it will be far smooth than this..
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This launcher is not worthed buying and needs a lot and I mean a lot of work.Nowdays there are at least five excellent launchers on the market, light weight and the loaded ones but all working smooth and bugless.It's not the Phoenix case.

Could you...
Edvin73 said:
This launcher is not worthed buying and needs a lot and I mean a lot of work.Nowdays there are at least five excellent launchers on the market, light weight and the loaded ones but all working smooth and bugless.It's not the Phoenix case.
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Instead say there are betters launchers in where God only know, could you name them or share with us a few links, cuz I'd love prove them.

Mexickano said:
Instead say there are betters launchers in where God only know, could you name them or share with us a few links, cuz I'd love prove them.
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go launcher, adw launcher ex, sony xperia, ftl launcher, launcher pro.
you needed 5, i gave it to you

thanks for the info guys

Edvin73 said:
This launcher is not worthed buying and needs a lot and I mean a lot of work.Nowdays there are at least five excellent launchers on the market, light weight and the loaded ones but all working smooth and bugless.It's not the Phoenix case.
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I'm sorry but on my s2 this has been the best launcher I've tried yet and i'm only using the free version. With the ability to make folders by draging one icon into another i'm an instant fan and I am going to buy the full version.

offcourse everybody has a different taste..
i agree that phoenix is not so good, i didn't like it at all.. it's pretty basic, nothing special and i didn't like the app drawer.
my favorites: launcher pro plus and nemus launcher.
go launcher is quite nice with many options but lacks in performance..
right now i'm trying ss launcher.

What's your favorite launcher?

Please, vote for the launcher and share the name of your favorite theme!
I have another post about the same thing but couldn't add poll to it, so I'm starting this one with poll. Moderator would be kind enough to delete the other thread. Here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49754302

The stock sense is the best!
Best performance

I voted Nova and I probably believe that, but I have been using Google Experience Launcher for a few days and am really enjoying it.

I have really loved Next Launcher and before that Go Launcher. I've used Nova and ADW and just didn't find them any better than various stock or trebechet (sp?). Unfortunately, Next is expensive (although it is on sale right now). I also have observed that EVERYTHING is getting more and more expensive.
The themes I've used and liked are a combination of free and paid. Love the memscape themes but to theme every app I could with say, New York - expensive! My faves are probably the cobalt themes for cm roms and go sms but they do not have launcher themes. The Go folks, e.g. zt.art, have decent free themes.
On my One I am currently using the Next 3D scene mode with Steel 3D (faisca art - They also have a beautiful Christmas theme both classic and 3D). I simply can't afford to try more.
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Apex here
Apex all the way for me, purely for two reasons: I can set grid size (I like 7x5/5x7 for the Homescreen/drawer) and change icon size (I set them to 80% for Homescreen, drawer and dock)
I'd go back to GEL or stock if I could do the same with those (I actually quite like Blinkfeed)

Aviate wins hands down
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Adding a Launcher?

So, I have been using Nova Prime for as long as I can remember on ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my devices. Reason being I've never had a non-carrier / vanilla phone. Now that I'm really close I'm thinking of giving it a try. Thoughts?

I still think you'll end up using Nova Launcher. Google's launcher just isn't that customizable, even with Xposed and mods. Nova Launcher, especially now with it's material design really fits stock Android setups MUCH better. It's what I'll be adding to mine once I get it.

Nova still always wins
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Nova still always wins
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I agree... I'll be using Nova on mine as well.

Nova still wins... However, I find that Google Now works better with Google Now Launcher... I find myself switching between the two...

I have nova prime,but I use Lightning Launcher..its the most customizable launcher out...imho

sebastianraven said:
So, I have been using Nova Prime for as long as I can remember on ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my devices. Reason being I've never had a non-carrier / vanilla phone. Now that I'm really close I'm thinking of giving it a try. Thoughts?
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I always keep coming back to Nova mainly because I need to be able to hide apps in the drawer.

Nova launcher all the way

yeah, nova
--sent from neglected rural America

Nova FTW

Yeah, I will probably be going with Nova. It is the best.

I also like action launcher a lot. But I've been using it awhile on my phone now so I think it's time to switch back to nova[emoji6]

Try Apex Launcher Pro
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So, I have been using Nova Prime for as long as I can remember on ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my devices. Reason being I've never had a non-carrier / vanilla phone. Now that I'm really close I'm thinking of giving it a try. Thoughts?
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Apex Launcher Pro is the best IMO. I like hiding apps from the drawer if I already have them elsewhere. The customization with it is also better than all of the launchers I tested on Android. It's also the closest to stock UI, I don't like the cartoonish feel of all the other ones.

sebastianraven said:
So, I have been using Nova Prime for as long as I can remember on ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my devices. Reason being I've never had a non-carrier / vanilla phone. Now that I'm really close I'm thinking of giving it a try. Thoughts?
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I stumbled onto smart launcher. Hands down best launcher. If you need to really tinker nova is better. Plenty of cool themes for smart launcher. Organizes your apps into categories. Try it. Bet you'll love it.
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jmileti said:
I stumbled onto smart launcher. Hands down best launcher. If you need to really tinker nova is better. Plenty of cool themes for smart launcher. Organizes your apps into categories. Try it. Bet you'll love it.
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I liked using smart but when it first came out it felt limited.
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sebastianraven said:
So, I have been using Nova Prime for as long as I can remember on ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my devices. Reason being I've never had a non-carrier / vanilla phone. Now that I'm really close I'm thinking of giving it a try. Thoughts?
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As most here have said, NOVA will always be the staple.
If you want to spend a few bucks, try something like SPB Shell 3D. While power hungry, today's phones can handle launchers like this with ease. Far better then when SPB and others first came to be.
These launchers (SPB and the like) are gimmicky, though rather cool

Another vote for Nova here, though when I have like a month to fully sit down and mess with it, I might switch to Lightning Launcher.

If google would add folder support in the app drawer, I would drop Nova. But sadly, they omit this easy add.

TonyStark said:
As most here have said, NOVA will always be the staple.
If you want to spend a few bucks, try something like SPB Shell 3D. While power hungry, today's phones can handle launchers like this with ease. Far better then when SPB and others first came to be.
These launchers (SPB and the like) are gimmicky, though rather cool
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Its funny you mention that, I was part of the original beta testers back in 2010 and then purchased the full shell at $20. It is cool for the effects BUT I think as far as functionality goes its hard to say. Once that Russian company bought SPB out, development went to sh1t.
Their updated launcher is here: YANDEX.SHELL

I've been using tsf shell on my moto for 6 months and I couldn't do without it
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