I've been a very avid Nova user. Just wanting to try apex. My question is how do people think it compares to Nova. An what is you Launcher of choice? I just like to get people's opinions.
An a side question is there a Google plus app for nexus 6 I can't find it in the play store. The one I did find it says it's not compatible.
I have been a long time Apex user and just recently switched to Nova it uses a tad more memory but has a lot more flexibility. the latest upgrade also brought a materialized view.
As far as Google + goes I just downloaded the one off the Play Store and it works fine.
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Nova. It's the fastest out of all of them, and has many customizable options.
I prefer nova, tried apex first but end up using nova. Nova feels faster and I like setting pages more on nova. Both wery customizeable.
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i saw this article on lifehacker and decided to give it a shot. zeam launcher is fantastic; i have noticed an increase in the snappiness of my phone. i would highly recommend it.
zeam launcher
I second it. I use launcher pro paid for my day to day, but I keep zeam around for days I want a lean, fast no frills launcher. I also got adw ex the other day and have been impressed at the improvements over the fairly lame earlier versions of adw. It's getting to be a crowded market in the launcher department, which in my mind is a good thing.
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Ive been using GO Launcher and I love it so far over the ADW launcher stock to CM
I've been using Zeam for a week or two and really like it. I'm also using it on my Nook Color. Works great and seems very quick.
It is fast; however, running it only on the CM7 nightlies because it seems to go faster than LP+, ADW, and Go.
LP+ will always run on CM6.1.1 for me though
Any one got a good recommendations for launchers?
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Nova. Love it!
The most popular ones are Apex or Nova Launcher.
Both are great and you can't go wrong with either, I personally use Nova.
i've been using Nova forever and it's great. finally back on a Nexus with Verizon and giving Google Now launcher a run, really enjoy it but missing gestures (especially with such a large device) and icon packs. Wish there was a way to get icon packs to run on here without xposed.
I use Apex when I want the classic style launcher back. It works well.
+1 Nova Launcher Prime
Hands down Nova with prime, I also have Apex but it's nowhere near as smooth.
Action Launcher if you're looking for something a little different. Shutters and covers will change the way you use your phone.
Nova Launcher Prime is definitely the best launcher I've used
Nova Prime for me as well. I have tried others but always come back to Nova
Themer and yahoo if lazy, Nova or Apex if you aren't haha
anyone know if there is a way to back up your launcher set up/widgets in Titanium Backup? I tried backing up Google Now Launcher data and restore it when flashing a new ROM but to no avail...
Buzz Launcher
One of my very first thoughts when I got to the home screen on my N6 was wow the icons are huge. I love the Now launcher but give us some stock options for adjusting....as a result I installed buzz launcher (never used before). I have been very happy with it and I love the quick abilities to change themes. Of course, like other launchers you can change the grid sizes.
Nova The Best!!!
Nova Prime is my favorite.
Nova. Best ever. Epic launcher is a close 2nd.
Nova hands down.
Been rocking it since the days of the T-Mobile HTC G2. Ended up going for Nova Prime and never looked back.
Nova Prime - Beta
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Action Launcher if you're looking for something a little different. Shutters and covers will change the way you use your phone.
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Definately, I struggle to use any other launcher. Everything about it is just well thought out.
Nova prime
Which is better? In terms of speed, app launching, battery consumption overall.
Stock launcher works fine for me, even though that wasn't one of your choices. I guess it comes down to what you're looking for; speed, the stock is plenty fast, app launching is really just shortcuts so all should be the same. If I had to choose it would be the stock or Google now launcher. Both are similar and speedy.
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Stock launcher works fine for me, even though that wasn't one of your choices. I guess it comes down to what you're looking for; speed, the stock is plenty fast, app launching is really just shortcuts so all should be the same. If I had to choose it would be the stock or Google now launcher. Both are similar and speedy.
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Your right it's all about preference. For me I use nova for its insane speed and low ram usage
I wouldn't say its just shortcuts because how you lay the shortcuts out changes how you use the device and how you like to use the device changes how you lay out your shortcuts. This is not the same thing and an important distinction because you cant always do what you want and this is where the launcher matters... Some give you options others do not which can allow you to set up a device more to your preference. Outside of the traditional launcher scheme used by Nova, Apex and many others you can also use contextual launchers like Aviate or launchers that are just plain different like Action 2 which step outside the box.
IMO picking a launcher is highly subjective and they really need to be taken for good test drive.
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I wouldn't say its just shortcuts because how you lay the shortcuts out changes how you use the device and how you like to use the device changes how you lay out your shortcuts. This is not the same thing and an important distinction because you cant always do what you want and this is where the launcher matters... Some give you options others do not which can allow you to set up a device more to your preference. Outside of the traditional launcher scheme used by Nova, Apex and many others you can also use contextual launchers like Aviate or launchers that are just plain different like Action 2 which step outside the box.
IMO picking a launcher is highly subjective and they really need to be taken for good test drive.
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Your very right! I have literally used every single launcher out there that's in the top 10 best ones. My top 3 is nova, action launcher 3, and cm launcher
I checked out the action launcher 3 it was pretty awesome I want to check it out more. I have used and can't finding something as good as apex myself. But that advanced seems pretty neat doesn't do much but it does what I need
There is a launcher called dodol launcher that is slowly growing on me .. If I ever man up and pay for nova launcher I think it'd be the obvious choice.
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Nova is the best. Worth the money.
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Nova, by far.
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All,
Just wondering what launcher are you using on your Note 5? The stock Touchwiz or a 3rd party ie Nova or Action Launcher? I'm currently using Action launcher but actually considering going back to Touchwiz.
Love to hear what you guys doing.
Love action launcher! Full of great and smart features. Bringing in custom icons along with changing theme has made the phone a lot more usable for me.
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I usually like nova with the hipster icon set but am liking the stock look so far. Will end up going back to nova once Im tired of stock and vice versa!
I hate say it but I'm still using stock. This is a 1st
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Nova all the way. Although I have installed the free material design theme and I love it.
Yeah I usually always switch to Nova but for the first time I'm finding the stock launcher not to be horrible.
I'm all for Nova, It does everything I need so I haven't had any reason to stray away from it.
I've always had a 3rd party launcher installed... but as a first, I'm still using TW and am not annoyed. Though I wish the desktop had a landscape mode.
I'm actually really liking the stock TouchWiz launcher. Plenty customizable and crazy fast.
I use Google now launcher or what ever google calls it these days
I typically use Nova. However I loaded it on my Note5 and it doesn't feel as snappy as TouchWiz (can't believe I said that) no matter how much I tinkered with the animation settings, etc.
Using action launcher 3 here, things are pretty great!
Still stock launcher. If I switch it will be to nova, as that is my preference.
However, right now with the material dark them I'm kind of liking the stock launcher...
Rocking out with Stock launcher for now but generally on all of my phones it's a toss up between the Nova launcher or Google now launcher.
Using nova. I did set up the stock but I hate the page indicators which always make my screens look top heavy because i have a 5x5 grid
I am also a nova fan. been using it for years now.
the main reason I just nova is because of the grid setup. Don't like having such a large screen and such big icons, it feels like a waste of space.
Stock TouchWiz is really good on this phone, I can't really come up with a good reason to change launchers, first time I haven't run Nova launcher in years
Used TW for a couple days. Then switched to Nova as I always do. Might try Action Launcher, my buddy swears by it.
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I have to admit TW is much better this time around. However, I am still using Nova Launcher. I just like the ability to tweak everything slightly to be exactly how I like. The single largest reason why I went with Nova instead of TW is the option to remove padding around widgets though. it just looks so much nicer IMO.
Solo launcher is pretty good too - you need to remove some of the crapware but it's pretty nippy
Hello,
I do not personally own a Huawei P8, but I noticed that the Laucher on this device lacks an app Drawer and is an iOS like launcher. I personally don't like, but my cousin that owns the device didn't want to use an alternative launcher (Nova, Action Launcher, etc..)
I created this app for him (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.wazabe.appdrawer) and I wanted to have your feedback, as users of the device.
Might such an app be usefull for you or have you already replaced the launcher.
Are there any advantages of keeping stock launcher?
But in the next Android, it's the new way to don't have app drawer. It's already like this on new Sammy firmware like note 5.
Personally your app is not bad but too look like cyanogen for me
The ram consumption is better without a app drawer of course. The first time it's not easy but not a big deal to use a different launcher if you are not happy like this. They are a lot on the playstore.
On the p8 lite with your app because it's not a launcher you can't also remove the app on the launcher and we have two sames app in the drawer and on the launcher and it's making the system slowly and more ram consumption.
With nova, it's so smooth
first thing i did, when i got the phone, was installing Nova
Yeah, same here, I always use Nova Launcher
Loaded the Blackberry Priv launcher and some apps like Hub. You can get it from Cobalt's thead over at Crackberry.
http://forums.crackberry.com/androi...-any-android-device-no-root-required-1059855/
The first time it's a little bit disappointing, but not so hard to habitual to it.
Nova is really smooth and not a big ram consumers