I'm currently running ADW EX. It's working well but it gets laggy. Also I know task killers aren't need e d anymore, but with the lack of a recent apps menu I'm wondering if I should install one.I'm on the KFHD 8.9
No opinions on this?
I'm using go launcher HD, it seems more smooth than adw, try it. Greetings! !
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Using Nova Launcher here set up with only one home screen and it's buttery smooth.
APEX Launcher
I like the free APEX launcher, is customizable, stable and is not consuming a lot of resources...
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Using Nova Launcher here set up with only one home screen and it's buttery smooth.
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This is the "correct" answer.
I've tried ADW, Go, and Nova, and Nova is the smoothest and the lightest (in resource usage) of those 3.
Thanks for weighing in. I'll give Nova a go. Now it's there any way to get task switching going?
AW: Which launcher uses the least resources?
It's not real task switch but still you can easily switch from every app to another.
Called 'swipepad'
WillysJeepMan said:
This is the "correct" answer.
I've tried ADW, Go, and Nova, and Nova is the smoothest and the lightest (in resource usage) of those 3.
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I wish nova had a tablet mode. That would make it perfect.
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What are your favorite Launchers? Only ICS please
Based on customization, smoothness, and eye-candyness
can I say GO LAUNCHER ??
The stock launcher. Gotta love those shortcut folders.
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The stock launcher. Gotta love those shortcut folders.
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P.S: no stock launcher
Nova launcher seems promising, but I would say trebuchet is a perfect fit for its stability right now.
Nova
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Nova launcher
Nova has the best settings and stuff, so NOVA for me. I needs me my custom icons. Apex Launched will be promising though... it might even become better than NOVA. With the plans they have for it, Apex should become the CM9 Launcher. Why? Because honestly Trebuchet is sucking so much right now. You can hardly do anything with it and I haven't heard any news from it... If it is going to stay CM9 launcher it has major work to do.
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Another vote for nova. Great launcher and only getting better
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GO Launcher is by far my favourite of the ones I have used.
I have used ADW, Helix, LauncherPro and Zeam Launcher but have not tried Nova yet.
I really like launcher pro. Not very fancy but quite functional.
I'm using Nova, while it is very fast and smooth, it does have way too less customizations.
Apex is the fastest one then nova after that when apex gets a few more opinions it could be the beat of all of them right now Nova got more customization but apexs is faster
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Definitely the Trebuchet launcher if not the stock one
Nova is my current pick. Custom icons, number of icons in dock, homescreen grid and resizable widgets are must-haves for me. I do wish there are gestures and more dock customization options, but neither of those are deal-breakers.
ADW Ex remains my favorite.
I've used Go, Claystone, Nova, trebuchet, QQ, Live Home, Regina 3D, and SPB, but ADW provides the smoothest operation, great customization, and the backup/restore function works great.
Adw Ex
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OP said only ICS based launchers.
My vote is for Nova also.
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so far Apex Launcher for me...
minor side, some bugs on transparant drawer...
Launcher Pro
I also like Launcher Pro. It's not the best looking, but it has a wonderful set of features.
for me it is the 360 launcher
what is yours ?
I used Go Launcher EX for a pretty long time when i had an HTC Desire as it worked unbelievably smooth. Now that i've gotten a SGS it somehow isn't as snappy... But the features are the same so I'll be sticking to it untill I find some launcher with as much (or more) features and hopefully smoother working..
This is very subjective.... but I like the native launcher from ICS : Trebuchet
I would have to agree with terbuchet.
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I used Go Launcher EX for a pretty long time when i had an HTC Desire as it worked unbelievably smooth. Now that i've gotten a SGS it somehow isn't as snappy... But the features are the same so I'll be sticking to it untill I find some launcher with as much (or more) features and hopefully smoother working..
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ex is good but its very heavy
try 360 you may like it & you can do more with it than ex
Nova launcher working well for me. Also heard good things about apex launcher but havent tried it yet. Nova launcher is ics only & i think apex is also but not sure.
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launcher 7 and go launcher seems to work the best for me. i switch the two every now and then.
Nova launcher on ICS
Hi,
Launcher 7 for me.
on gingerbread:go launcher ex
on ICS:ıcs launcher
i dont know why but go launcher eating too much ram like yandex.shell in ics.(70-100 mb ram ***)
best launcher
for me is the apex launcher the best
the new Nova Launcher Prime - finally with appdrawer groups!
Have people tried ssLauncher? It may be a bit complicated at first but later it'll make sense. It has damn many settings and it's very unique. I switched to it from go launcher and I think it's lighter and faster.
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Apex launcher
Apex Launcher and Launcher7 for me
Apex for sure. I donated to pro
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nice
got to say there is sooooo many launcher 90% is rubbish and look the same
so i guess the best are
apex
nova
ex
ss & 7 looks weird but they are nice
but i will keep on 360
nova and EX!!
go ex, and apex for ics
I really like touchwiz design, but it lacks of costumization and it' slow
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 have stock ics rooted and I want a verry verry smooth launcher. Wich of this two is better?
Apex or Niva..
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I have stock ics rooted and I want a verry verry smooth launcher. Wich of this two is better?
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Hey there,
I have the next launcher and i'm very pleased with this launcher. He's very smooth and stable with lots of features for adjusting app and so on.. Try this one and i think you will agree with me that this is the one....
o boy..try both... and decide
They are similar but I found Nova better designed.
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not all of us have the same settings on our phones so it's best to download and try both - you'll see which launcher suits you best...
I think Apex =)
I found Nova to be both smooth and good looking with many settings but then again... It´s very personal.
Apex
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It all comes down to preference
Im using the NOVA launcher and Im very happy with it... of course, the pro version
Nova.....really smoother than apex and the main thing low memory usage....since our O2x ram is bottlenecking i would prefere nova over other launchers....:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
I recommend also nova, smoother than apex based on my own observation..
i found nova launcher also smoother on cm10
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Apex is better, go here mycolorscreen.com
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nova launcher is doing an excellent job right now on JB
I keep switching between nova and launcher7 depending upon the look I want
I confirm : Nova is very smooth
More than trebuchet and Apex !
i think apex is better
but you have to try it on yourself
Nova is much smoother on our phone and allows customizing the app drawer decorations color (the blue underline under tab names) without installing a theme.
It is a nice touch when you use transparency and want to match your wallpaper color.
NEXT Launcher,from the GO team Devs..I never saw better launcher after i installed NEXT..
It's on an early stage though,but there are many things to come,cause GO team will continue build new things for their apks..
Nova and Apex are both very nice launcher, if i have the choise i want use Nova launcher because you have more settings
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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
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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.