[Q] Whta is the best launcher for Android 4.0 tablets - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello and a good day
I have an Samsung Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5110 and am looking for a nice and smooth working launcher to use. I don't like the default launcher that comes with my tablet and tested some others (SPB shell, TSF shell, GO Launcher EX and some more). I currently use GO Launcher EX but i think it's kind off slow and am wondering which launchers are the best for Android 4.0

I like Apex launcher

lol .. Am testing the Apex launcher pro atm
It looks good and scrolls better then GO Launcher EX. Maybe you can tell me about how the theming part goes. With GO Launcher EX you can download many themes, does it work the same with the Apex launcher or do you have to customize it manualy?

martijn.vanpoorten said:
lol .. Am testing the Apex launcher pro atm
It looks good and scrolls better then GO Launcher EX. Maybe you can tell me about how the theming part goes. With GO Launcher EX you can download many themes, does it work the same with the Apex launcher or do you have to customize it manualy?
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Apex is awesome. It pretty much beats any launchers out there in terms of features on the free version.
The pro version is great because it supports GO Launcher themes.
Backing up and restoring desktop settings is a breeze. The speed of the app is great. The only real issue I have with the launcher is the wallpaper resize issues and redraw issues.

BROKKANIC said:
Apex is awesome. It pretty much beats any launchers out there in terms of features on the free version.
The pro version is great because it supports GO Launcher themes.
Backing up and restoring desktop settings is a breeze. The speed of the app is great. The only real issue I have with the launcher is the wallpaper resize issues and redraw issues.
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That's a big + ... the support for GO Launcher themes. I see what you mean regarding wallpaper resizing. It's not a very sharp image compared to GO Launcher EX. For the rest it works great and it's faster then most of the launchers i tested.
I think i just found the launcher i was looking for.. thanks!!

phoenix launcher,
Phoenix Launcher is your choice in home screen replacements if you want some look and feel of the Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Epeira said:
phoenix launcher,
Phoenix Launcher is your choice in home screen replacements if you want some look and feel of the Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
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Did a search for it in the play store but all i found are Phoenix themes for the GO Launcher EX. Is it a launcher or a launcher theme?

Apex
Apex Pro is a great choice. I use it on my GS3 and my Nexus 7. Love it!

Hello guys,
I think Nova Launcher is the best!

Nova launcher is probably the best for 4.0. I run that on my old TF101.
I also run TSF shell on my phone, which is pretty awesome but its very resource intensive.

Nova
I prefer nova due to it's stability and wider support but apex is also a very good choice :good:

hello guys
best launcher for tablet device is TSF shell according to me .. it look cool and responsive as w:good:.... :laugh: :good:

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Best launcher on the Atrix?

Title says it all.
I have tried launcher pro and AWD. AWD was laggy for me so I uninstalled it. I didn't give it a chance. What is your favourite launcher?
I would go with Launcher Pro, doesn't lag at all for me
I had used ADW for a while, and didn't have too much trouble. But today I just switched to LauncherPro and I'm loving it. I like the window animations in the free version, I LOVE the dock customization and icons and such. I agree that it seems to be really snappy and doesn't lag and such either. It's a little harder to customize icons on the home screen, as you have to delete the current one and add a new custom one and change the icon while adding it and such. But overall, there isn't really anything ADW can do that LP can't!
Launcher EX is pretty awesome... and its free. check it out
winky! said:
Launcher EX is pretty awesome... and its free. check it out
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For realzies.. I have paid adw ex and I use the free go launcher ex.. haha I love android.
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aly19 said:
I would go with Launcher Pro, doesn't lag at all for me
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thats what iam using as well. works fine!
I use ADW as my "main", but also have Android Seven pro, Go Launcher EX, HeLauncher, LauncherPro, Regina Launcher, and SPB Shell 3D on my phone.
I haven't had time to try them all out fully, and that is why I have so many............so that I can experiment and see which one or two I really like, then set them up how I want them. I have been using ADW EX for a while, and really like it. I haven't experienced lag, but I will say that Go Launcher and LauncherPro do seem a wee bit smoother from the minimal time I have spent "playing" with them.
My plan is to have one main launcher for my every day use, then maybe one or two more for specific times. Maybe a launcher set up solely for multimedia, one set up solely for business, etc. That's what I love about Android since I jumped off the iPhone ship..........the possibilities really are endless!
I use both Go Launcher EX and the paid Launcher Pro. Personally I find myself using Launcher Pro the vast majority of the time. Go Launcher had some cool options, and changing docks and icons were a bit easier, but Launcher Pro has some nice built in widgets that tip the scale in its favor for me.
I really don't like the MotoBlur Calendar and Facebook widgets, and none of the 3rd party ones really gave me what I was looking for. But the ones that come with Launcher Pro are just what I was looking for, and they are easily skinned as well. Plus Launcher Pro runs very smoothly, much better than Blur.
-Doogs™
I have the paid versions for both ADW and LauncherPro, but I run GO Launcher EX.
SPB SHELL 3D
At least the best eye candy by far. And the folder widgets are amazing. Though if live wallpapers and landscape mode are important for you, stay away.
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MotoBlur launcher o/
Been using ADW Ex for almost a year, first on my Milestone, now on Atrix. It's fast, light and customizable as well. I recommend it 100%
I've been using Go Launcher Ex. I like it more than launcher pro. I will definitaley try ADW.
MotoBlur launcher is the best, by far.
Nah, I'm just trollin' ya. I haven't found a launcher that I liked. LauncherPro lagged for me somewhat, and it didn't offer some features that I wanted. Doesn't the launcher lay on top of blur already, laying on top of android stock? (or modified to use more system resources)
Mgamerz said:
MotoBlur launcher is the best, by far.
Nah, I'm just trollin' ya. I haven't found a launcher that I liked. LauncherPro lagged for me somewhat, and it didn't offer some features that I wanted. Doesn't the launcher lay on top of blur already, laying on top of android stock? (or modified to use more system resources)
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I have now tried Launcher Pro, ADW, and Go Launcher. None of them are near as fast as stock launcher (not motoblur, I'm using gingerblur). I really like the features that the launchers offer but I wish they were just as smooth as stock.
Magoodigan said:
None of them are near as fast as stock launcher (not motoblur, I'm using gingerblur).
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Err, Moto IS your stock launcher!
And GingerBlur is NOT a launcher, it's a P-ROM/THEME!
on the stock gingerblur launcher though, don't you notice slight stuttering when compared to launcher pro or other 3rd party launchers?

[Q] Fastest launcher??????????

hi!!!!!!!!!
i want to know which is the fastest smoothest and best launcher which work perfectly on our g3 and does regina launcher also works on our g3 or not
Fastest-Zeam launcher
Best-go launcher
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Regina works. Its on leststious rom u can try it out there
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launcher pro plus...fast smooth elegant...download as third party app...
chargeable as on market...
I am using adw ex and it s very smooth. But i think that launcherpro is the fastest and cleaner launcher
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I use Go Launcher but Launcher Pro is good too...
Not sure which one is fastest and it depends what widgets you have etc.
ks Launcher. very basic and very fast
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kugoweb.launcher.froyo&hl=en
ive tried several different launchers but i keep going back to launcher pro. for me atleast it feels smoother/faster than any other launcher ive tried.
even make a check on windows phone 7 launcher...smooth and elegant....and a unique UI...
You may go for either of the two
1. Launcher Pro Plus
2. Zeam
Both are fantastic.
on my handy,
adw is much more stable than launcher pro
Launcher pro (plus if you want widget but you can use android pro widget too) is for me the best every 3d effect are just smooth and fantastic 3d app drawer doesn't have any lag.
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If you are really into customizing your homescreen launcher pro plus and adw ex are the best.Regina is a little slow though
The plus version of launcher pro gives some.pretty cool Widgets, well worth the money
Xperia Arc Launcher is supppper nice and fast!
available in Market
I'm using Launcher7 now, really cool UI, but I used GO Launcher EX before that, it performed much smoother than Launcher Pro for me.
I always seem to come back to LauncherPro.. All the others i've tried just don't do it for me.
Can someone let me know that go launcher ex (more ram uses) and android widgets eats battery.
I prefer LauncherPro.
Rocket Luncher is a good alternative .
I am really happy with Sony Ericsson home launcher. It's beautiful and fast.
Send from my Samsung GT-5800.

[Q] bset android launcher?

I just want to know what you guys think the best launcher available on the android operating system is. I am currently using the launcher pro plus that came per-installed on my cyanogen mod ROM. do you know any other launchers that aer good.
>>>>>>NOTE TRANCENT LAUNCHER CAUSES INSTA T SCREEN SHUTDOWN ON MY PHONE(SO DONT SUGGEST IT)<<<<<<
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amskhan1 said:
I just want to know what you guys think the best launcher available on the android operating system is. I am currently using the launcher pro plus that came per-installed on my cyanogen mod ROM. do you know any other launchers that aer good.
>>>>>>NOTE TRANCENT LAUNCHER CAUSES INSTA T SCREEN SHUTDOWN ON MY PHONE(SO DONT SUGGEST IT)<<<<<<
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I like go Launcher or ADW Launcher. Both are good but used go Launcher the most and enjoyed it the best along with goSMS
If you want to be fast, go launcherpro or adwlauncher. However, there's a popular launcher emerging called golauncher. Its heavily customizable and you can make it look exactly how you want. You should check it out for yourself.
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amskhan1 said:
I just want to know what you guys think the best launcher available on the android operating system is. I am currently using the launcher pro plus that came per-installed on my cyanogen mod ROM. do you know any other launchers that aer good.
>>>>>>NOTE TRANCENT LAUNCHER CAUSES INSTA T SCREEN SHUTDOWN ON MY PHONE(SO DONT SUGGEST IT)<<<<<<
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I'd say ADW launcher. It is my favourite of all time right now. But I must ask what is Trancent Launcher? I tried searching for it but I didnt find it.
I say adw launcher ex too. It's fast and well customizable.
But...btw CyanogenMod doesn't have adw as stock launcher?
yeah it does
i am running cm7 on my phone
i just wanted to know
because my cm7 is starting to lag a little.
like it takes aa few second to get past the lock screen
and i though it might be launcher oriented
Zeam launcher or launcher pro. I prefer zeam
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I like ADW Launcher EX in combination with ADW notifier as it is fast and highly customizable.
But the best advice I can give is to try all the free versions of launchers and see which one works best for your device.

Best launcher for ICS?

just curious what launcher everyone is using and/or what others think is the best launcher for our tp's.
i've stuck with trebuchet since it's the closest to what i want (i guess) and sadly the other ones all have issues that piss me off.
i've used adw ex, go launcher, and nova launcher and still am not completely satisfied.
go launcher is almost completely unusable, imo. app drawer freezes/crashes and icon spacing is just really weird. nova launcher could be pretty neat but still has issues (obv it's a beta). i'd probably be really into adw ex if i could get rid of the top bar .
what are your experiences?
I am very satisfied with nova launcher
I like ADW EX, it has some nice tablet features and I use it on my phone as well.
IMO, SPB shell 3D.
I use GO Launcher right now cause that seems to make the wallpapers I download look best. With ADW, they seemed less clear than GL. The wallpaper cropping looked weird on the stock launcher on the Bricked ROM, it made the wallpaper zoom in when in landscape.
About Nova Launcher, how do the wallpapers look on that? I set my wallpaper size to be 1536x1024 and they come out super clear on GL. Was wondering how they look on Nova Launcher.
nova launcher works pretty dang well
Using trebuchet atm..... nova is pretty good too
I am using qq launcher
Go launcher - all the way.
Try Apex
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Nova launcher is the best so far, used it as a system app on my ROM(1.3.3 GN GSM Code name Android). No crashes or whatsoever so far
touchwiz launcher
nomadman said:
Try Apex
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Considering there is no result in the market for "apex launcher" you might want to put in a link to where to find this.
nomadman said:
Try Apex
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nunjabusiness said:
Considering there is no result in the market for "apex launcher" you might want to put in a link to where to find this.
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Apex Launcher
thekillingtree said:
just curious what launcher everyone is using and/or what others think is the best launcher for our tp's.
i've stuck with trebuchet since it's the closest to what i want (i guess) and sadly the other ones all have issues that piss me off.
i've used adw ex, go launcher, and nova launcher and still am not completely satisfied.
go launcher is almost completely unusable, imo. app drawer freezes/crashes and icon spacing is just really weird. nova launcher could be pretty neat but still has issues (obv it's a beta). i'd probably be really into adw ex if i could get rid of the top bar .
what are your experiences?
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Hey! IMO SPB Shell 3d is the best launcher I've used. Here's a little review and demo I did just for this thread.. Lol.. PM me for more information. You won't regret it!
Push the thanks button if I help! :F
+1 for Apex launcher
Its like Trebuchet but with a lot of cool options!
I use trebuchet. I use nova on my phone but I don't like it on tablets. My two gripes are the app drawer not stretching out and no tablet screen transition. But I'm gonna try out apex now. Thanks!
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My thoughts:
I like GO and use it on my phone (skyrocket) but with the number of apps I have installed it tends to get laggy in the app drawer on the Tablet.
Trebuchet seems fairly solid.
just switched to nova launcher seems smooth
Going to try apex might read the all the thread first
After trying out most of the different launchers I have to agree that SPB Shell 3D is the best by a mile. Looks and feels beautiful.

[Q] Anyone else fed up with GO Launcher?

I'm running CM9 Official Nightly.
I've played around with a fair number of the launchers out there and when I changed to using the nightlies, I decided to go from using the ADW launcher to the more colourful and popular Go Launcher for Tablets.
However, I am just about fed up with it stalling on me. Usually if I am adding a widget, it will report that 'GO Launcher has stopped working'.
I think I'm going to return to the more stable and usable ADW but would be keen to hear if other users have had the same problem.
Cullers said:
I'm running CM9 Official Nightly.
I've played around with a fair number of the launchers out there and when I changed to using the nightlies, I decided to go from using the ADW launcher to the more colourful and popular Go Launcher for Tablets.
However, I am just about fed up with it stalling on me. Usually if I am adding a widget, it will report that 'GO Launcher has stopped working'.
I think I'm going to return to the more stable and usable ADW but would be keen to hear if other users have had the same problem.
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The whole time I was using go launcher hd, I had ZERO issues. Great alternative to trebuchet imo. Maybe try clearing its data/reinstalling go launcher.
Cullers said:
I'm running CM9 Official Nightly.
I've played around with a fair number of the launchers out there and when I changed to using the nightlies, I decided to go from using the ADW launcher to the more colourful and popular Go Launcher for Tablets.
However, I am just about fed up with it stalling on me. Usually if I am adding a widget, it will report that 'GO Launcher has stopped working'.
I think I'm going to return to the more stable and usable ADW but would be keen to hear if other users have had the same problem.
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I use adw ex, no problems, great functionality. imho def worth it
Apex launcher is pretty nice too. Its lightweight,lets you do in app drawer widgets, and keeps a really stock feel but still has some good customization. Plus its free.
My second choice would be ADW though. I really dislike golauncher. It feels clunky to me.
I did find the GO Launcher HD is great, but lacks themes and go widgets! otherwise a nice launcher for the tablet!
The GO Tablet is bare bones... use the standard GO Launcher EX and troubles are solved or ADW.EX
TTrebuchet is #1 for me. I've used adw, go launcher ex and hd, and trebuchet. No lag on trebuchet and I don't use a dock so the 0.1 version is good for now
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Nova Launcher is super fast and pretty damn great.
I want to like Go Launcher because of the features, but is just feels slower than the others. I also don't like how the icon label text runs into each other.
Apex works the best for me, with Nova being a close 2nd.

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