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Best Launcher

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.

davidsteele1975 said:
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.

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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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.

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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

What is the best Launch for note 3?

I am using the Nova for awhile, I am pretty happy with it(fast respond and many theme i can pick ). But I check it usually take around 40 to 50 mb ram usage. So I wonder what you guys using and which one you think is the best?

I've tried a few others. Apex, Go and even the over priced Next 3D launcher. I always go back to Nova.

Next launcher is the choice for me. Very smooth, lots of extras, themes out the wazoo. Also if you use the "Next browser" combined with the last android supported flash player = flawless flash video playback. Just sayn.....

i use action launcher. i haven't found anything as useful as the shutters and covers feature of it.

I've used nova,GO, And the Themer app. I like nova the best so far.
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Action launcher hands down. I have used most of them but the typical mundane app drawer is not convenient on a phone like this. Action launcher has very practical and unique features not one other launcher comes close to.

Im using Aviate right now . Pretty neat !
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Nova launcher prime the best.

Like asking what the best rock musician is. All preference.
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jdh10475 said:
Nova launcher prime the best.
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Best Launcher for battery life on note 3 ?

What is the best custom launcher for the note 3 for battery ? I had nova launcher on the note 2 for a while .wondering if there is anything better than that on the note 3 ?
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mastaofdacat said:
What is the best custom launcher for the note 3 for battery ? I had nova launcher on the note 2 for a while .wondering if there is anything better than that on the note 3 ?
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Generally the only battery draining launchers would be Aviate, Go Laucher, and all those 3D ones. I keep Nova on my S4 and don't have any problems with battery. Apex, Holo, ADW and Atom Launcher are also very considerable if you want to ditch Nova.

Nova continues to be probably the #1 launcher but some themers are getting excited about the new Lightning Launcher.
Forum member Deusex74 has done something incredible with it.
He calls his effect "Upslide with Light Effect" and it is also on Youtube and he also posted a "how to" guide on MyColorScreen on why this is only possible on Lightning Launcher.
But otherwise, Nova works great.

Play store launchers... How ya like em?

I'm debating on downloading another launcher. But I'm worried about it bogging down the phone now or later. How's the performance on stock Roms? What do you run?

It's hit or miss. I use the Google Experience Launcher on a stock Moto X amd a srock Nexus 7. Some launchers are smooth, some jittery, just depends on your device and that particular launcher. Nova was my favorite prior to GEL.
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Nova
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scottjb said:
It's hit or miss. I use the Google Experience Launcher on a stock Moto X amd a srock Nexus 7. Some launchers are smooth, some jittery, just depends on your device and that particular launcher. Nova was my favorite prior to GEL.
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How is hangouts for you with GEL? It gets unbearably slow for me with GEL even installed, using it or not.

Definitely Nova launcher. So many options not available with GEL.
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I like GEL. No problems with hangouts at all, I only use it for gchat though, I prefer the regular sms app for texting.

I find to use nova you need nova prime but defiantly much better than gel I hate the Google search thing at the top
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one more vote for nova....been using since my galaxy nexus....never a problem.

Nova all the way. Works amazingly well, especially aosp or close to aosp devices. The only mishaps on non aosp devices such as touchwiz I've ever noticed is once in a blue moon you need to select it as default launcher. But very rare.
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@rbiter said:
Nova all the way. Works amazingly well, especially aosp or close to aosp devices. The only mishaps on non aosp devices such as touchwiz I've ever noticed is once in a blue moon you need to select it as default launcher. But very rare.
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Never happened to me
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I really like apex launcher. My default launcher for several devices now.

i like Buzz launcher been using it sense i got my x
before i used Go launcher
and smart launcher

Used Nova Prime for many years. Been using Action Launcher Pro lately and really like it. Nice balance of speed, relative simplicity and some unique features.

Apex is my launcher of choice. Though, I did like the GEL launcher, it doesn't work so well with my Galaxy Note 8 in the latest version. I like to use the same launcher for all my devices.

I'm a fan of Go Launcher EX, been using it for about a year and no complaints.
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icase81 said:
How is hangouts for you with GEL? It gets unbearably slow for me with GEL even installed, using it or not.
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When I use Hangouts (not often) it works fine. I use Evolve SMS for text messages.

I tried to resist, but in the end I have to admit Nova Launcher is one of the best.
If you want a superbly fast launcher that categorize your apps try Smart Launcher.

Nova for me. I've used both but nothing beats the customization options I have.
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Love Nove Prime. And Love Apex. I own both. On my Razr Maxx I used Nova mostly. But I have been with Apex on my moto X. Its more themeable to me my liking. Never a problem for speed that I can tell.

I've got Nova Prime on my X, and it works flawlessly.
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