yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rovex:
Ive switched to ADWlauncher EX. Launcher pro plus was unstable for me and the drawer was juddery. It has been playing up on my Dell Streak as well, so i think the latest updates have broken it a bit.

I was using LPPs scrollable widgets, but im using colorise widgets now.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jonlad1:
Is it possible for someone to try the stock Gingerbread launcher?

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] NIK516:
Hey guys and girls just wanted to give you all an update on my launcher pic.

I tried lp and go launcher and adw but at the end i picked lp.

This is a screen of what i was looking to do.

Thanks again and let me know what youe think.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/sc20110506213517.jpg/
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] P-Eazy:
Lurrrve it!

That looks awesome... I want the weather app - which one is it?!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nikzDHD:
Looks like Beautiful Widgets, got it on my DHD.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Nitroz:
My launcher, I use MoDaCo's Gingerbread Launcher, no bugs with it.

I also use beautiful widgets and Advanced Task Killer.

And yes, I went for the "Pure" Android look.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] NIK516:
Thats correct beautiful widgets ;) and thanks i like it simple
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Beefheart:
Go Launcher is by far the best, free, very configurable and smooth. It also has a bundle of themes. You can also set slide gestures to hide the Dock and Status Bar for those worried about burn in.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] robbiekhan:
Go Launcher EX :)

[YOUTUBE]ErurP8o75Ds[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Raymond77:
I've just switched from LauncherPro to Go Launcher EX. It's brilliant!

Folder support, ability to uninstall apps from within the app drawer and the homescreen management are all superb, and were compelling enough reasons for me to make the switch.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cTrox:
Great video, thanks!

ROFL on that video with the duck :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rocketpaul:
so far nothing has been as fast as touch wiz.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tomhoward:
Go Launcher EX is pretty sweet, much better than the default TouchWiz
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Jabbypants:
If you don't use live wallpapers then Launcher pro, Go launcher, AWD Launcher ex are all nice but for some reason soon as you use live wallpapers they don't seem as smooth as touchwiz.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] NIK516:
Yeh i have noticed that when using a live wallpaper you can't have the follow screens animation on because it gets slow and jerky,so try it with that switched off. hope that helps it helped me using wp clock live wallpaper. and its so easy to create icons wow im only realizing know how much ios was killing my creativity.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] EViL3666:
I've gone with ADW EX with some 3rd party widgets, no lag and works awesome.. can't comment on battery drain yet though, only had it a few hours :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] zenf:
Another vote for LauncherPro here. Using the Cube (3D) transition effect and the "experimental" 3D app drawer and it works beautifully. Although as mentioned, the pinch to zoom-out of the homescreens is a bit laggy.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] GGXtreme:
I used to use LauncherPro, now I use GO Launcher combined with QuickDesk. If you like LauncherPro's widgets, go with that. I personally don't use them, and I found GO Launcher's feature set more fresh and useful to me (it's like a mix of LauncherPro and ADW with features from both and a tabbed app drawer with recent/running apps). Both are great launchers though.

And since I mentioned QuickDesk, it's a pretty hand thing. It's a semi-transparent and completely separate homescreen that you can load over whatever app you're currently using, and you can fill it with your own set of app icons, widgets, and a recently-launched app dock. I had to mess around with the settings a bit to get it working with GO Launcher, but now it comes up whenever I hold down the search button.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] A[L]C:
Im quite liking SPB Shell 3D at the moment
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dave2:
TouchWiz at the moment
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Zebadee_uk:
Used Launcher Pro on my old X10 and loaded it straight on to the SGS2 as soon as I got it. Always found it suited my needs.

Though saying that, think I may need to check out Go Launcher just to see what it's like.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] A[L]C:
Yeah i am using Go launcher.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] momagic:
I would stick with TWlauncher, look at this video, no lag!!! Smooth and lush, believe me. Beautiful!

[YOUTUBE]VKf3mVOuV6g[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Jabbypants:
I like TW launcher I just don't like having page 1 as my home page, wish there was a way to set it to what you want like normal launchers.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] TheMathMan:
I've tried nearly all of them now including some of the lesser known ones such as Regina 3D.

The best by far imo are TouchWiz4 and GO Launcher EX.

I would stick with TouchWiz if it could be ordered alphabetically. Hopefully that'll be fixed by a 3rd party app.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] peh6088:
SPB Shell 3D works flawlessly without lag or any issues.. =D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] giokou:
Launcher pro plus and GO Launcer EX are the most full of features and cool effects launchers out there. They have all the best stuff in large quantities! That is generally speaking.

But on the other hand, beyond that, it's a matter of personal taste after all. ;)

There is of course the upcoming SPB Shell 3D with lots of flawless eye candy but it needs some improovements and then beware of them launchers all... :D

Finally Touchwiz 4 is simply great, if you know what i mean! ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Incarniac:
Just switched to GO Launcher EX as the launcher, along with GO Weather for clock and weather, GO SMS Pro for SMS/MMS and Thumb Keyboard 4 Beta for typing... So far I like them all a lot.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] gvoima:
Yeah I also went for Go Launcher EX, tested three other popular launchers before that, but GO was/is the best atm.

The only problem I found with it, is that when you long press the menu button for voice shortcut, the settings pane stays open after you come back from voice app.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] stian230:
I posted a thread "vote for best launcher" in the g2/DZ forum.

her are the results
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] EleCtrOx666:
Yeah but these are, as you say, for the G2. I do like stock on SGS2 and I guess more people do.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Kalifax:
Hi guys!

I found Go launcher EX not to be 100% smooth when scrolling between homescreens. Even with static wallpapers. Do you agree? Or do I maybe have some settings wrong?

I used to use the stock gingerbread louncher from Steven Lin, but it doesn't work on sgs2. It's been the only launcher I have found to work smoothly with live wallpapers. Have you found another stock gingerbread launcher that works with sgs2?

I don't like tw4 cos the home homescreen is not in the middle... :/
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Machiel187:
I had the same issue with GO Launcher. Also switching app screens seems to have a little shock in it.

Besides the lag issues, there's a bug where the app launcher button dousn't work, I have to press it 2-3 times before I get into the applauncher.

Went back to Launcher Pro again, simply love it! :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] stian230:
I like stock to but the title of this tread is What launcher do you suggest?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] antoniomistretta:
This is my launcher (SPB Shell 3D)

[youtube]m1gIzmB8UNk[/youtube]
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] deeman:
Didnt know were to post this but here goes, ive just installed lightning rom and upgraded to launcher pro is there anyway i can get rid of the gaps between widgets like they are in touchwiz as in this pic

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] LaManchaDK:
I use Launcher 7, think it is so awesome - just to try something completely different. Is a little bit buggy but runs great anyway.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] alf328:
LauncherPro Plus its the best...:-)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kryptoner:
does deleting touchwiz and using launcher pro improves battery life?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] krabman:
I find none of the big three as smooth as TW when fully loaded with widgets, shortcuts etc. Touchwiz on the other hand is completely fluid everywhere all the time and actually works pretty well when you remove all the whiz and stick with just the launcher aspect of it. I have all the widgets, hubs, voice, etc frozen in Ti and have moved the default home to center (instructions can be found in a search) and use sort appps to sort the app drawer alphabetically. Both of these require root. I am hoping that someone fiddles with touch wiz a little to add some basic options to it like user defined rows and columns. If a few of these basics were adjustable I would probably stick with touch wiz. I also have the others installed and setup and I switch over to one or the other from time to time but find I miss the buttery smoothness of touch wiz when I do but also see what touch wiz lacks without the ability to be customized in setup.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ViciousxGaruda:
Download "GO Launcher EX" it AMAZING and it's FREE. The

Devs really listen to our comments and feedbacks. They will imporved more. A Lot of Customization to your likings that would cost you if you're using like ADW or Launcher Pro except this is FREE... You won't be disappointed. Try It.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] moxdown:
I've used both launcher pro and go launcher and i feel go launcher has the same performance as its paid cousin. However its free and i would recommend anyone to use it! :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] -Zork-:
i like LauncherPro Plus until now
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jorelleperds:
I like to keep it simple so I use Launcher 7. Back at my SGS1 I use GO Launcher but it kept on FCing on me.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sylwek23111:
im using launcher pro and spb shell 3d (new version - live wallpaper working)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] vegetaleb:
ADW has the sweet transparent statubar compatibility when disabling wallpaper hack
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ferreinf:
+1 LPP pro FTW at least 4 now ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] victorbjorling:
I'd suggest the LauncherPro, it's very smooth on the SGSII and consumes an acceptable amount of battery.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] :
I agree. There is this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1061883

TW4 hacked. More rows, more pages, 5 icons dock etc.

Working on galaxy s2. You still have all the icons, but you will loose some.samsung widgets. Some of them you can download again.

I don't understand how the fastest and best launcher for our phone is in galaxy s1 threat...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] snowsire:
id have to put my 2 cents in for Launcher Pro Plus, worth the money and works very smooth on my sgs2. only flaw thats bugging me is how the apps drawer doesnt support live wallpapers if it had that id be 100% sold,. but twizz is still pretty good for stock
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ViciousxGaruda:
Yea, but now, it don't FC on me anymore. They really fix a lot of Bugs. Try it and see if its better than before.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rixsta:
I always come back to adw launcher ex ..

Theres some really good write ups of launchers in my sticky thread in themes and apps.....or use the link in my sig below.

still needs updating with a few more..
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] alphaola:
yes it does,tried and tested. I always freeze or delete it when I install new roms
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tamarian:
I like ADW, LP and Go Launcher. All have similar features. But I found ADW a lot more gentler on the battery. It's always at the bottom of battery usage page, while LP and Go are usually at the middle, with 10-15%.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] saar73:
10-15% ? really? mine is 2-4% max (using LP Plus)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] damian5700:
In the first week I used stock, but now I'm very happy with LP. But I think you actually have to install a couple of launchers and work with it for a while before you really can say which is the best option for you.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tamarian:
May have to do with UI usage pattern. Try the free version of ADW and compare, it may not even show up, at less than 1%.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] pjdannie:
ADW ex for serious modders!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mantian:
Since i have my SGSII i have tried a few launcher such as launcher pro, go launcher, SPB 3D, stock launcher(obviously XD)...but i consider ADW launcher EX the best one from far...you all should try it

EDIT: I've changed my mind, i have tried again Go launcher EX 2.31 and i'm going to keep it. The mainly reason it's that at opposed to all the others, Go launcher lets you personalize the applications window(the one with all the apps of the phone, not just shortcuts and widgets), such as creating folders, arranging them an so.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] stigdu:
Launcher Pro for me. The triple-sliding dock is lovely, plus I'm finding the screen transitions a little smoother than ADW Launcher.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] justbenice:
i like Launcher Pro Plus but i hate the way it contain all my programe in 1 page and scroll down to see app. I wish it can put in page to page like default launcher of samsung.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ithehappy:
Guys is this true that other than the Stock Touch Wizard 4.0 all other launchers, Go or ADW for example, take more RAM and thus more battery hogger? If not, then please suggest me a simple, quick and smooth one. I personally tried ADW once, it was good, bud it wasn't that smooth. And I didn't like the Up/Down scrolling Menu, side by side scrolling is much better for me.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Razer(x):
Try Go Launcher EX, it has got folders, it's very smooth and pretty simple.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dontomate:
In my opinion: if you only want a fast and simple launcher then your choice should be launcher pro...but if you want to customize your phone with themes etc. ADW-Launcher is the best :-)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ithehappy:
Thanks to both of you. Will try both and post back here. But what about the RAM & Battery issue?

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ithehappy:
Wallpaper out of resolution!

Tried both launchers. Launcher Pro which I liked better over Go. But in both the launchers why the Wallpaper is going so blurry? I unchecked the Scrollable Wall in settings of Launcher Pro, reset the wallpaper again, but whatever I do the Wallpaper stays blurry and completely stretched and damn hazy. Any ideas?

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Razer(x):
So what launcher uses more memory? GoLauncher or LauncherPro?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ithehappy:
Any ideas?

I found Launcher Pro pretty simple, simpler than Go. Can't say which uses more memory.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] krabman:
Ah, thanks for that. I believe I'm going to nand and give it a go. I don't use a single sammy widget or hub and they are all frozen right now so that part isn't a problem for me.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nishanta2006:
+1 for SPB 3D. It is slightly expensive but worth it.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tamarian:
For SPB 3D users, what battery use percentage does it consume by the end of the day?
[XPERIA X8 General] qsmyle:
I have found the best camera app for X8!

I use the latest MiniCM rom, and the stock camera app is not ok.

You are not able to shoot more pictures in row, because the black screen bug.

I used Vignette before, but lgCamera is a lightweight and fastest alternative.

There is the lgCamera app for Android: http://www.appbrain.com/app/lgcamera/rubberbigpepper.lgCamera

You can buy the lgCamera Pro as well: http://www.appbrain.com/app/lgcamerapro/rubberbigpepper.lgCameraPro

[Q] But there is no option to set it to default camera, and I can't start it by pressing hardware button. Is there any solution to do that?

[A] To set lgCamera as the default app for camera hw button, use Button Shortcut app from Market. More info about this app: http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-socialnmobile-buttonshortcuts-qFB.aspx

[Q] Which audio and video configuration do you recommend for recording?

[A] I use these audio settings because the default audio quality is creapy: Audio source: Microphone. Audio encoder: ACC. Audio samplerate: 44100. Audio bitrate: 25600.

Video settings for pretty good quality and card space saving: Video resolution: 480 x 320. Video encoder: H.263. Video file format: 3GPP. Video bitrate: 2 Mbit. Video framerate: 25.

Cheers! :)
[XPERIA X8 General] Graveir:
Nice replacement :) I think I'm gonna keep it :)

And just by the way, it's also available on market ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] LongLoaf:
thx a lot!!!i downloaded lg camera and it works well!!!But i found that there is option to set it to default camera. So i can start it by pressing hardware button:)
[XPERIA X8 General] X1111:
what different is between pro & usual version ? please
[XPERIA X8 General] ahmadsamhann:
sometimes it stuck. and it doesn't save the captured image. :confused:
[XPERIA X8 General] qsmyle:
I have tried a lot without error. How has it happened?

And: yes, there is "default camera app" option inside of lgcamera app but it hasn't worked for me. :P
[XPERIA X8 General] josecabre:
why do you said that about the video config? tell me why you dont use 640x480 as the resolution to record and why you use 25 fps when you can use 30, i am not atacking you, is just that you maybe know something about the camera that i dont :) , sorry about my english
[XPERIA X8 General] qsmyle:
To tell the truth, the most important things are the audio settings. Because the default sound quality is creapy. Video settings are up to you. I use 480 x 320 because of the card space. That is the optimal setting for me. :) And it has fairy good quality.
[XPERIA X8 General] ahmadsamhann:
dunno. after capturing the image, there a loading circle appear, and never stops until i "end task" via ATK :(
[XPERIA X8 General] anmiman:
there is an easier way you know..theres an option on the lgcamera setting to run on camera button pressed..just tick it and it will run when you pressed the camera button..
[XPERIA X8 General] stigla:
same problem here :S
[XPERIA X8 General] qsmyle:
I noticed this issue first on saturday.

I restarted the cam app and it has worked.

This bug doesn't come up since then.

Anyway, to solve any kind of recording bugs try to place this file:

http://www.pashkovsky.com/x8/media_profiles.xml

to system/etc

Thanks for racht.
[XPERIA X8 General] Asycid:
On a default 2.1 SE firmware:

Camera button is working for me by default if I want to open this app instead of the generic camera software. No freezes, fast as hell (now I can make 1-2 photos in less than a second :D ). Video recording works flawlessly, except when I tried to force the soft to make videos over the maximum resolution (640x480< ), because the phone has restarted itself, but it's ok, X8 can't make bigger resolutioned films as 640x480. By the way, the quality is really awesome, it's like an SD Handycam, not to mention that the sound is really-really good too (almost studio-quality)!

Thanks for this stuff!
[XPERIA X8 General] mimorqleko:
Did anyone managed to get a better audio sync in the x8 running cm6 (Froyo) ROMs?? So far I get aprox 1 sec lag in audio when recording video.

thanks in advance.

:)

EDIT: SOLVED, enjoy video sync!!! Use these settings to have audio sync in Froyobread! :D
[XPERIA X8 General] Mika Dee:
oh its a must try application camera 360 is the best for me but no video capturing.
[Captivate Android Development] BaDaB!ng505:
For 2.2.1 SPeed N Looks ROM thread come show your support

**Must have JVK Bootloader to install SNL 2.3 ROM**

CLICK HERE FOR BOOTLOADER GUIDES AND INSTRUCTIONS

​

Purple_Licious and LiMeL!ght theme thread​

===================================================================================================================================

Purple-licious youtube review​

LiMeL!ght review

1. Copy ROM and attached zip to SD Card.

2. Reboot into recovery.

3. wipe data and factory reset

4. Choose Install zip from sdcard.

5. Choose zip from sdcard.

6. select zip (where ever you place Rom)

First boot may take up to 5m..be patience and let everything set in first (might have to do twice).

***wipe data/factory reset is recommend with every new flash to prevent any lagfix problems***​

CWM 3 compatible or only extract apps you need (recommend)or flash on top of rom

ADD-On package update 5/5/01

-secretwallpaper/email/widgets/SGS II apk...etc

Alternative KERnal options:

Talon 1.4 KERNAL

[Dark_Core_2.1

/X_CAL I9000_reoriented_vG.1.1_

Modems for 2.3.3 CWM3

Special Credits

-Xcal(kernal)<<<<<heart and soul driving our captivate plz donate to him

HAIKAIDO(bootloader guide)

singalkalpesh(modem links)

sanjeezy91(youtube review)

modmyphone(signature/header signs)

All the captivate dev in this community without them nothing is possible

Customized by BaDaB!ng
[Captivate Android Development] BaDaB!ng505:
STRIP Version

Now to the good stuff..

- Based on Gingerbread 2.3.3 JVB + Modem DVJP9

-Existz talon kernal

-O/C compatible in safe mode( pre-configured)

--REmove all bloatware (ROM under 137mb)

- LimeL!ght theme/Purple-licous theme

- 329MB RAM

-TW4

-Home Button Haptic Feedback

- Deodexed and Zipaligned

- Root + Busybox

- Overscroll Glow enabled!!

- 5 LOCKSCREENS

- hack camera

- Battery icon now in constant rotation

- Changed some colors in PNG and notifications

- tweak ram booster

- sdcardspeedfix(4096)

- pre-configured kernal in safe-mode for batterylife

- 50% wifi..and faster lock up

- Ability to choose different wallpapers for desktop and for the 5 Lookscreen

- Control Music Player Samsung Epic lookscreen stock and Puzzle

-Wifi scan interval increased
[Captivate Android Development] bclark:
Dark Core kernel is created by Ficeto. You may want to credit the right person. Here is the proper site
[Captivate Android Development] BaDaB!ng505:
thank you editing OP...
[Captivate Android Development] nyydynasty:
my wife will be very happy to have a purple gb rom :) thanks for the hard work!
[Captivate Android Development] BaDaB!ng505:
thanks buddy...typo error

yeah..my g/f made me continue this purple project

Edit:::Fixed... getting ready to go to work
[Captivate Android Development] loganpimpman42o:
screenshots?
[Captivate Android Development] BaDaB!ng505:
at work wont be able to do it till tonight

EdIT..i seriously need to get them haters off my back...

people just dont know how much time and effort a person puts into making a rom ..this is an open forum and nothing is sold here..i would appreciate if you dont like my rom you can just flash a rom of your choice but dont go around killing a person effort without trying it..this is the third time someone has voted this thread down right after i posted up the OP...i truly believe in KHARMA ...for those who PM me with positive things ..i truly appreciate all the comments and i will try to improve on making a better rom for you guys
[Captivate Android Development] jlsesler:
I just installed this, and first of all, it looks great (purplicious). I ran into a problem that is crippling (for me anyway). The market will open, but when I attempt to download something it force closes. Anyone else see this?
[Captivate Android Development] BaDaB!ng505:
give me till tonight...i was trying to make so it wont auto update and change it back to normal green market...i should have the good version at home..

edit ...try this purple market
[Captivate Android Development] eyekyu:
ah **** a local... i might have to give support just for that:D
[Captivate Android Development] BaDaB!ng505:
thats 3 people so far lol...you me and kizz
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
Question

Is this rom flashable with the AIO Captivate Tool? Does it install just like a 2.2 or a 2.2.1 rom? How is it that all the other 2.3.3 roms there are alot more needed instructions for install and not this?