Does anyone know if there are any launchers to replace stock? I use NOVA on my ICS Nexus phone, I was curious if there was anything like that
Stock ICS laucher is fine; I personally am using ADW Launcher Ex.
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DroidHam said:
Does anyone know if there are any launchers to replace stock? I use NOVA on my ICS Nexus phone, I was curious if there was anything like that
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Nova works on the Prime and there is another called Trebuchet (launcher from CM9) which also works.
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Stock ICS laucher is fine; I personally am using ADW Launcher Ex.
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Another vote for ADW Launcher Ex. It's just plain awesome
i used adw ex on HC almost exclusively, but for some reason or another have been quite satisfied with the stock launcher on ICS.
but adw works, go launcher ex (should) work, as well as the CM9 launcher.
+1 for adw ex
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Do scrollable widgets work for you guys on ADWLauncher ex?
They don't work for me (agenda widget+, bookmarks widget) making it a showstopper. Will give Go launcher a try as well... Scrollable widgets work fine on the stock launcher btw.
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Go Launcher seems to work fine
The inky scrollable widget that I've tried is the ASUS task manager widget, which doesn't scroll on ADW Launcher Ex.
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Haro912 said:
+1 for adw ex
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Another +1 for ads ex. Lots of customisable features.
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+1 ADW
Stock launcher is good but I only want two desktop pages and nothing more. Just one of the many customizations I must have.
Adw EX is always very buggy for me. Is this not the case for any of you?
The only way adw is buggy for me is that i cannot scroll in widgets, as described earlier. And that is more annoying than i thought it would be..
Comtemplating on going with the stock launcher now..
Go Launcher for both phone and tablet here.
LeCramp said:
The only way adw is buggy for me is that i cannot scroll in widgets, as described earlier. And that is more annoying than i thought it would be..
Comtemplating on going with the stock launcher now..
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Yes that is the only bug I've experienced, which I don't mind because neither of the widgets I use have scrolling.
Tried ADW but prefer Go Launcher. More options and I fell it just looks better.
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned Launcher Pro? I've been using that. I don't mind the stock launcher really, except for the "google" on the top and the microphone. If I could get that off the screen then I'd actually probably use stock.
Nice thing about Launcher Pro is the re sizing of widgets. That comes in handy.
I find the stock launcher to be pretty good and does not need to be replaced. Unless If I were to replace it would probably be for ADW also.
I like the app drawer in the stock better.
Spyderhd said:
Tried ADW but prefer Go Launcher. More options and I fell it just looks better.
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This , i love being able to group apps in my app drawer makes things so much nicer , not having to look at all of those useless app icons i never use, very clean
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Lao Mayer said:
Go Launcher for both phone and tablet here.
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ADW does not work well... I think
Go launcher offers many choices and especially better alignment of the icons
DroidHam said:
Does anyone know if there are any launchers to replace stock? I use NOVA on my ICS Nexus phone, I was curious if there was anything like that
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I used a handful of different launchers, and ultimately liked ADW EX the best on HC. For ICS, though, I've actually been happy enough with stock. I miss the swipe gestures when using stock, but the stock launcher seems like the fastest and prettiest so far, for me anyway.
If you need the extra options though, I'd say go with ADW EX.
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neosf said:
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ADW does not work well... I think
Go launcher offers many choices and especially better alignment of the icons
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I really like Go Launcher, but it was actually kinda glitchy for me on ICS, and I found that the lack of dock options made it somewhat unpleasant on a tablet. Did I miss something, or is there a way to disable the dock entirely?
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What's the best launcher/home replacement and why is it the best?
So far I have found none that i like...
I use goLauncherEX on my phone (DroidX), but i feel it should be more integrated in the OS
I use apex launcher, its basically a more customized version of the stock launcher.
I like ADW ex which is the paid option. Runs great and lots of features although I have found in similar to go launcher which you don't like.
nova launcher is pretty awesome i think. keeps the stock style and feel but adds so much more functionality. it works great on the tablet, especially after the last update. it's not going to have a dock though, like adw. that's your call, but i find it to be betst. there is a little landscape wallpaper bug the dev needs to work out. but that's not due to the tablet, it happens on phones too. it's mature but stilll in developement.
i use trebuchet on my prime and nova on my gnex
where to get the trebuchet, nova, apex launchers??? i couldnt see any of these in market..
and am from UK...
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They arent on the market they are on xda
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koottan said:
where to get the trebuchet, nova, apex launchers??? i couldnt see any of these in market..
and am from UK...
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Nova Launcher
Apex Launcher
Both in beta, not in Market.
Personally I use ADW. It has some limitations(no scrolling widgets ATM and maybe other things that I don't know about), but it has some really nice customization options. I am currently using it with a "HUBS" style homescreen and I really like it.
I've already tried adw ex, go HD, go ex, apex, nova prime, lightninglauncher, keys, spb, winphone7, Regina pro, tsf, sslauncher, zeam, nemus, fullscreen, launcherpro, and claystone.
I guess I'm OCD...
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I have to say my personal favorite is Apex. It gives all of the features needed, in a nice clean package!
I personally tried Go Launcher, but found it to be too obtrusive and it lacked the polish that I was wanting.
I will include a link that needs to be fixed for the time being, as I still am a "new" user :/
hxxps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hbmRkb2VzLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0.
+1 For Apex.
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The list was the ones that I've already used
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maybe you should try stock. have you tried that yet?
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maybe you should try stock. have you tried that yet?
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I hope to god you're being sarcastic.
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I used to use Launcher Pro+ on my phone for the widgets. I have never used it on TFP tho, currently using ADW EX.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...e=search_result&rdid=com.fede.launcher&rdot=1
Are there anymore left to try? Lol. I'd wait until that chameleon launcher comes out
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I'm not sure what recommendations you're looking for, as you've tried 10+ launchers, including all of the popular ones. IMO, Apex and Nova work best with the TFP. They also have been built from the stock ICS launcher with added functionality. Personally, I use Apex and love it. I use a custom grid size that works well in landscape, as well as portrait without cutting off any of my apps or widgets. I'd say give one of those two launchers another shot.
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Are there anymore left to try? Lol. I'd wait until that chameleon launcher comes out
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From what I've read about it it isn't a launcher. Instead it will be built into phones/tablets kind of like sense on htc stuff. Hopefully someone finds a way to turn it into a launcher or modifies it to run on the prime, but it may be awhile before any of that happens.
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I'm not sure what recommendations you're looking for, as you've tried 10+ launchers, including all of the popular ones. IMO, Apex and Nova work best with the TFP. They also have been built from the stock ICS launcher with added functionality. Personally, I use Apex and love it. I use a custom grid size that works well in landscape, as well as portrait without cutting off any of my apps or widgets. I'd say give one of those two launchers another shot.
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Today, Apex in the morning, Go hd afternoon, Adw now. Well, I guess I'll just keep switching.
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Have you tried sslauncher?
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Stick with ADWex and setup a HUBs interface. That will keep you busy a while.
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Have you tried sslauncher?
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Going to now.
Edit: Mother of god! Over 9000 thanks to you good sir.
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The best GO Launcher HD
Apex is the best launcher i've got on my Prime. To phone I recomend GO Launcher Ex
Using SPB shell 3d. Awesome.
My prime in not near by. I will post screen shots when it is.
Used SPB shell 3d on my phone and was shocked when it looked better on my tablet.
Stack and scrollable widgets strangely work on the tablet and not on the phone!!!!
my favourite
my favourite launcher is the touchwiz ux launcher from the galaxy tab 10.1 although you got to have root to use it with widgets its realy nice and almost no lag
Hello , i curious which launcher you are using if any ? and why ...
I tried Apex , Go HD .. I think apex its better
But stock is also nice
Nova Launcher
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Snook321 said:
Nova Launcher
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1+ for nova
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ADW Launcher Ex...for true customisation no other launcher even comes close! I purchased this app while back and then abandoned it but later when time came to customise my tablet, most of the setups I came across recommended using ADW. I went back to it and gosh am running the MetroUI setup currently and its awesome!
+ 1 for ADW EX
Apex launcher works great on my prime!
Lol i'm still running stock launcher .So far so good with it.
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Hello , i curious which launcher you are using if any ? and why ...
I tried Apex , Go HD .. I think apex its better
But stock is also nice
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I've actually tried most all of them; Go Luncher Ex, Apex Launcher, ADWLauncher Ex, Go Launcher HD for Pad, and Nova Launcher.
I'm using Nova Launcher now. The one thing Nova Launcher does is allow me to use the entire screen. It seems that all the other launchers have very large margins on the left and right. With Nova Launcher, I can place icons and widgets right up to the edge for the screen.
Don't seem to be able to do that with the other launchers. Nova Launcher has a margin control setting.
+1 for ADW Launcher EX.
I use it for the customization.
Using HUBS on my Prime at the moment, and I love it!
This probably ought to be in the Themes and Apps forum, but I have been using Go HD for a few weeks, and I really dig it. It does glitch out every once in a while, but other than that, it has been great.
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Which launcher is best for tablet?
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Hello , i curious which launcher you are using if any ? and why ...
I tried Apex , Go HD .. I think apex its better
But stock is also nice
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Which soda is best for killing my thirst? It's a matter of opinion!
I really like Nova Launcher. It is like what stock would be with more options. You can add rows and columns to the desktop and the drawer, resize widgets, and customize docks with scrolling and hiding, if you use them.
And Coke is the best
I used to use adw ex on tf101 with honeycomb, but adw ex doesn't work well with ics (scrolling Widgets problems) .
Now using nova and its quite nice..
Unfortunally less confifuration options and cannot resize all widgets....
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I used to use adw ex on tf101 with honeycomb, but adw ex doesn't work well with ics (scrolling Widgets problems) .
Now using nova and its quite nice..
Unfortunally less confifuration options and cannot resize all widgets....
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Did you check off the setting to allow all widgets to be resized? Its in nova settings under behavior
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Did you check off the setting to allow all widgets to be resized? Its in nova settings under behavior
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that indeed fixed the issue
shame on me
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+1 for ADW Launcher EX.
Anyone have the apk for ADW, think I should give it a shot? It says it's not compatible with the Prime in the Play Store.
I have tried both and for me they are exactly the same, therefore believe opinions from others will help me decide on which to use. Also once I choose one as default just in case how would I switch to the other? This might also be because I usually like to keep my homescreen(s) clean by only having one and the rest of my apps simply in the drawer.
Apex Launcher. To restore defaults so all your launchers come up again, go to apps settings, choose your launcher, and hit clear default.
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I have tried both and for me they are exactly the same, therefore believe opinions from others will help me decide on which to use. Also once I choose one as default just in case how would I switch to the other? This might also be because I usually like to keep my homescreen(s) clean by only having one and the rest of my apps simply in the drawer.
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Thank you for opinion, may you state your reasons though?
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There are more overall and free options with Apex Launcher. It's stable, I never get freezes, i like the gestures, and it's fast. Give it a try while it's still free. You can always change it.
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There are more overall and free options with Apex Launcher. It's stable, I never get freezes, i like the gestures, and it's fast. Give it a try while it's still free. You can always change it.
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I like Nova over Trebuchet. The fact that you can backup and restore you layout is helpfull after a wipe.
I've tried both Nova and Apex, and they are very similar. I didn't notice any difference in performance/smoothness between the two. Apex has a few more customization options though, so I'm sticking with it rather than Nova.
I'm using Go Launcher EX. I've tried a few other launchers and they just don't have as many customization options as Go. More transitions, more themes, etc. And you can backup settings as well.
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The new nova v1.12 is so far better then all the others
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I don't like apex because of the overuse of the setting button's section and I like nova better than trebuchet because its much more easily customized
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Apex is good launcher however the backup settings did not work as I had expected when I went to restore expecting home screens and Widgets being restored. Nova on the other hand worked perfectly for backup and restore. Buying prime brings nova to a whole new level. Trebuchet is not bad but both nova and apex are better choices with nova being the best!
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Coming from iOS I didn't like Apex at first because of the inability to create folders in the app drawer. After using it for awhile now though, I think it's my favorite. Have not tried Nova yet however.
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AngelsNecropolis said:
I'm using Go Launcher EX. I've tried a few other launchers and they just don't have as many customization options as Go. More transitions, more themes, etc. And you can backup settings as well.
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I agree, Go launcher is the better launcher. I have tried Nova, Apex and they cannot compare.
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Coming from iOS I didn't like Apex at first because of the inability to create folders in the app drawer. After using it for awhile now though, I think it's my favorite. Have not tried Nova yet however.
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But, iOS only gives you a app drawer not a desktop.
So just pretend your desktop is the drawer and create the folders there.
Very good point my friend. But that's why I left iOS.
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I agree, Go launcher is the better launcher. I have tried Nova, Apex and they cannot compare.
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I like Trebuchet because of how it rolls off your tongue. Tre bu she'
We will sort you out!
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I agree, Go launcher is the better launcher. I have tried Nova, Apex and they cannot compare.
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I disagree I enjoy apex and even adw far more
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I like Nova Prime as it is very customized for the home screen.....
I was tempted to use Trebuchet over Nova because it seems overall slightly more simple and intuitive, but running the 4-25 build of AOKP, Trebuchet had some choppy animations where Nova was smooth.
I haven't tried any others yet.
How to add more homescreens ?
And will there be any new Android for TF201 ?
Thanks
install a different launcher
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install a different launcher
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Any simple easy ones to use ?
I personally use nova with nova prime - paid version and it works well for me. Lots of customization and I feel easy to learn. Go Launcher EX is a good one also, many feel uses more resources then nova. Just experiment with them all. Worst you need to do is uninstall it.
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I personally use nova with nova prime - paid version and it works well for me. Lots of customization and I feel easy to learn. Go Launcher EX is a good one also, many feel uses more resources then nova. Just experiment with them all. Worst you need to do is uninstall it.
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yes I use Nova launcher too. I have used apex and holo HD, but they cant support the table well