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[General Questions and Answers] qs504792:
i just want to find out what peoples opinions are on home launchers. i am currently using GO Launcher EX and i have enjoyed it and seen a lot of progress on their part. i used Launcher Pro for a bit but there was not much development and they had a "paid" version that didnt really give you more options.. witch i paid for btw. ADW is alright.. it seemed kind of dirty and choppy..

give your input please.
[General Questions and Answers] vit0r94:
I like LaunchePro a lot, lacks developing, but still I'm find it very fluid, like no other... I would like to switch I'm getting bored of my theme and the lack of options it offers. I can use some advice too.

cheers.
[General Questions and Answers] PeartFan40:
I was a Launcher Pro Plus user for the longest time, until I tried Go Launcher EX. I haven't turned back since. Go Launcher is awesome! Tons of features, and it has some great animations. I love the gesture feature as well. Def worth checking out. It's 100% free.
[General Questions and Answers] karthiknr:
I would say ADW EX is the best out there.:) Simply amazing smoothness,fluid animations,theming support and excellent customisation options.
[General Questions and Answers] plainjane:
I second ADW Ex, it's great. And since development (and any communication from the dev) has stopped, LauncherPro has been left in the dust while other launchers have been adding features.

I don't trust the Go team or any of their apps. No ads, free apps, and permission for everything... makes me wonder how they make money.

I've been using the stock MIUI launcher for a while now, but ADW Ex is definitely the way to go if you don't have that.
[General Questions and Answers] parthiv_2011:
Launcher for SGS2

If u are using a Samsung galaxy S2, I am sure that you all would love 2 home replacement apps .. The first one is touchwiz launcher (available in market) and the other one is Nemus Launcher ..

Touchwiz launcher is so similar to your stock UI. BUT it has additional options of having upto 5 custom shortcuts on dock and can even hide app labels on dock. App browser has options of 3d and highlighting running apps. The rest of it is just as the stock launcher. Best part is that it runs high scores on quadrant standard on gingerbread original.. my highest was 3800..

Nemus launcher is little known launcher but is one of the smoothest and best on galaxy s2. The app drawer is the best with hide app option and an amazingly cool fade to black of unused apps while scrolling in app drawer. This launcher can have upto 5 customizable docks.It is low on resources. Excellent scores in quadrant standard as well...
[General Questions and Answers] chikizmendez:
Launcher 7 overall takes less ram and I think its rather fast and smooth than any other launcher I have tested even wen I underclock its still prety smooth
[General Questions and Answers] Knight47:
I would suggest Go launcher ex(has tons of features):D:D
[General Questions and Answers] HazzaBlake:
Go Launcher ex and ADW launcher ex are my favourites. Back when it was still being worked on by Mr.Carnales, launcher pro was beastly... but those days are gone :/
[General Questions and Answers] anhttcm:
SS launcher is different.
[General Questions and Answers] H1TM4NXD:
I loved the fluid movement of TSF shell, took some time to get used to though.
[General Questions and Answers] rockstarrrrrrrr:
go launcher and adw launcher are the best..
[General Questions and Answers] Skyღ:
I like ADWLauncher Ex , because it has a nice interface .

Advantages:

Highly Customizable Home replacement application

5 different app drawer styles/behaviors

3D Nexus One like application drawer

2 different plain vertical drawer styles, the “old one” and a new fast and smooth one

2 different Iphone-like horizontal application drawers, a traditional paginated one and a new one with continuous fling

Different desktop transitions: new animations while navigating through your desktop screens. Try them all, they’re crazy!!!

New Icons configurations/look and feel: Tweak your desktop icons, change its sizes, add coloured backgrounds, change font size, color, etc!

New fast presets mode: Quickly change the whole desktop configuration by 1 click!

Editable desktop icons for applications, shortcuts and folders!

Lots of code improvements

Lots and more . That's why i love ADWLauncher Ex and i've been using it for like 1 year already . The launcher is kinda awesome though . I donated to the developer to support them .
[General Questions and Answers] Tp*:
i have tested and tried a decent amount of launchers but i have never gotten more comfortable or enjoyed the usage of any other launcher as Go Launcher EX... been using it since i had GT-i9000 and currently using it on my GT-i9100G
[General Questions and Answers] passionalles:
Adw launcher for sure or tsf shell if u look for features.. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Tp*:
TSF-Shell is nice and fast, especially with mobile that have limited resources such as SGS I (512 RAM), but if you're looking for real features you are definitely not pointing to TSF-Shell... Yet it ain't fair to compare Go Launcher EX and TSF-Shell as each launcher has his own specs + each user will use the launcher that best fits his needs, some needs a fast launcher and that would come over the features it will have, and others are looking for features despite some lag of performance...
[General Questions and Answers] boyrelax:
+1 here...it also makes me wonder why the Go team never ask for donate versions of their apps...been using Go launcher for quite some time, but i switched to ADW Ex now..reason?CLEAN AND FAST!but not as fast as Launcher Pro,:customizable though..:D
[General Questions and Answers] paranoid2jm:
i have used quiet a few launchers n my best ones are: ADW, GO LAUNCHER, MIUI LAUNCHER AND LAUNCHER 7... :)
[General Questions and Answers] depzaj:
GO

i choice GO laucher
[General Questions and Answers] netomel:
I would say Go launcher EX is the best for all the features.
[General Questions and Answers] UstesGreenridge:
if you want some ICS then Holo Launcher
[General Questions and Answers] smokeboy67:
Launcher Pro
[General Questions and Answers] estallings15:
FTL Launcher. Hands down.
[General Questions and Answers] farhatmasood:
SPB Shell

SPB Shell would be the best in my opinion.
[General Questions and Answers] Sot0:
Im just using Touchwiz 3. Its easy and clean and not full of animations and/or settings :)
[General Questions and Answers] hans moleman:
Launcher pro ;)
[General Questions and Answers] _che_:
I've used nova and the free version works really well.
[General Questions and Answers] HellRocker™:
Go Launcher Pro.
[General Questions and Answers] qs504792:
Do home launchers greatly affect your CPU GPU benchmarks?

Sent from my E4GT Cm10
[General Questions and Answers] kusnirik:
use official launcher
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
Depends on the launcher, I'd guess. I heard Go Launcher is a memory hog

stock gingerbread launcher looks so ugly, its like its asking to be replaced
[General Questions and Answers] biron_w:
Back in the day LauncherPro was the best but it's just been abandoned now(despite them insisting it HASN'T been abandoned on the LauncherPro forums) so now I think ADW EX is the best for GB.
[General Questions and Answers] dbutun:
I went through several. Launcherpro was good but the dev stopped developing for it. I tried go but wasnt a fan and zeam is good if it needs to be light on resources. Eventually I settlled on one for the ADW launchers.
[General Questions and Answers] arkihub:
holo launcher and xperia s home for me
[General Questions and Answers] Nibblex:
I couldn't say any different word

Enviado desde mi ST17i usando Tapatalk 2
[General Questions and Answers] Swaps100050:
GO Launcher EX & ADW EX

GO launcher is great if u dont have any internal memory issues, coz its a great memory hog....

ADW EX is lite and fast with lots of themes....

anyways it depends upon the user what interface he wants.... :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] tofu21:
Go Launcher EX was pretty good until Go started pushing forth so many updates. Now, it's a pain to use and given the direction Go SMS has been going, I decided I was done with it.
[General Questions and Answers] Okdek88:
Go Launcher FTW! With a Holo theme, or something..
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
As pointed out multiple times, that launcher is a total memory hog.

If ya want a true Holo (ICS) like experience, nothing matches up to Holo Launcher
[General Questions and Answers] Sörnäinen:
Nobody uses MX launcher here? My personal favourite in terms of simple beauty and memory/battery consumption.
[General Questions and Answers] d3kilo:
I'm using Holo launcher and holo locker for gingerbread device. It's low memory and it's ICS theme.
[General Questions and Answers] mr_itou:
i'm using go launcher exe with ics theme.

i'll try that holo launcher of yours later . .

:)
[General Questions and Answers] Fredfly:
Nova launcher nova launcher nova launcher. It's the best. Especially with nova prime. The animation speed adjustment gives a lag free feel with plenty of options.
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
Gingerbread gingerbread gingerbread says the title of this thread
[General Questions and Answers] sixline:
I have used many launchers on my wildfire, I ve found go launcher ex the best in terms of customization and features but its memory hog and takes almost 13 mb! Holo launcher is good but lacks many features.
[General Questions and Answers] gorull:
Try to use ADW launcher
[General Questions and Answers] howpathetic:
Go launcher, QQ launcher smooth and fast..
[General Questions and Answers] legion423:
ADW launcher EX:cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] Dkings:
The latest version of ADW Launcher Ex is the best for limited phones , just try it and feel the difference ;)

But if you are using a high end phone then I recommend go launcher ex ^^
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
+1

The new ADW is da bomb
[General Questions and Answers] YaduXGT:
ADW launcher EX

Guys adw launcher ex is really good as for me too but it doesn't work after converting it to a system app...

do any of u know which home launcher is the best to convert to system app replacing the default system launcher (system\app\ folder).

im using a Motorola fire xt530 with gingerbread(2.3.5) and the moto switch is a bad home launcher coz it lags a lot.

go launcher is a memory hog... holo launcher has very less customizations

can someone suggest me a good launcher which can be converted into system app...

:confused: :rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] tgspeedjunky:
Holo Launcher Plus

I have tried most of the launchers mentioned, they all have little imperfections that bug me.. I have found Holo the best for Gingerbread but the stock one although lacking in areas seems to be far more polished and fitting to the rest of the phones theme.;)
[General Questions and Answers] Gogeta:
Xperia launcher ...

Lightest:cool:

wanna thank xda? here
[General Questions and Answers] Juice3250:
I am on cm7 with my Droid x2 using adw ex. I converted adw ex to a system app through titanium backup and deleted the free version of adw that comes with cm7. I have no problems with it whatsoever.

Adw ex definitely is the best.
[General Questions and Answers] jameski182:
I also like the Go Launcher I can choose a lot of cool and nice themes. But I have one problem, it lags sometime specially when you switch home screens.
[General Questions and Answers] sixline:
I liked go launcher but it was heavy for low end devices. Now I am using Nemus launcher which really is snapy
[General Questions and Answers] icyspikey:
Smart Launcher xD
[General Questions and Answers] asilaydyingdl:
Another vote for Holo Launcher!

I support the Holo Launcher vote, especially for older or lower resource devices. I didn't like the stock launcher because it was lacking in features and customization options, but it was blazing fast. ADW Launcher has plenty of features, themes, and is pretty snappy, but I have experienced bugs and I found the menus to be a little difficult to navigate. Making simple changes was difficult at times. GO Launcher is feature-rich and has plenty of themes available, with easy to navigate menus, but it is heavy on memory usage (It was eating 15-20 MB of RAM just at idle) and I would get lag from time to time I would close apps or switch desktops. I was tired of dealing with the lag and want to improve battery life, so I went on a mission to find something better and discovered Holo Launcher. It comes in ICS theme by default, which is great for older devices and give them a modern look. It is VERY lightweight and can use ADW themes (the paid version will use GO Launcher themes). It has lots of options to customize it to your liking and is extremely fast on lower resource devices. With an ICS or Jellybean Theme Chooser theme, you'll have a polished and modern look on an older device without sacrificing ease of use.
[General Questions and Answers] Lord AJ:
Holo launcher plus

I think holo launcher is the best for lowend phones as it gives ics like interface and is not at all heavy on the phone. Launcher pro too is light but it just doesn't look good.
[General Questions and Answers] dsyed:
Best Launcher

i like dodel launcher..extremly feature rich...
[General Questions and Answers] Anmolrazr:
i use tsf shell, its extremely fast , u should try it , thou a ram sucker but , fire xt has enough ram for it !:laugh::cool:
[General Questions and Answers] :
I'd recommend you the Mi Launcher, much customisation and cool themes.

Should work for Gingerbread too :)
[General Questions and Answers] farras Rockabillity:
Cm launcher. Nice. !!!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] chrisrotolo:
first. j/k

found this in 7.7 thread. some thailand samsung site with a update list which looks like it could have been made by anyone.

anyways, here it is.. dont forget to translate page.

http://www.siamtab.com/topic/24-02-2012-android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-update-for-samsung/

looks like ~ march 29 for 7.0 plus, that is for thailand, elsewhere who knows.

as always to be taken with a grain of salt.

What is concerning is 8.9, 10.1 are listed as wifi&3g and wifi only. It doesnt specify for our tab.

then there is this shady facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/notes/sams...ch-upgrade-for-galaxy-devices/328795820483403
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Zadeis:
Hmm, well all we can do is wait till then. If it is March 29th they REALLY pushed the Q1 envelope hard.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] edrickmph:
Website not ready please try again later!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] cdrom1028:
Thinking about selling mine and getting a Transformer Prime... Much more dev interest in that device..
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] buzzdalf:
I hope that info is good. I really like my 7.0 + but would like to have ICS for sure

:-)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] pakalrtb:
May be sooner than 29th :

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/03/01/official-ice-cream-sandwich-updates-by-samsung/

P_
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] chrisrotolo:
I seen that earlier. Doesnt say when though. The op leak says end of march for thailand. I cant imagine them getting it before everyone else.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ariasis:
Just rooted yesterday. I was hoping to be able to use my Google calendar but the sync isn't working. Is their an easy way to fix this? I was an old thread in the development section but it looked pretty complicated. :(

I was on 1.4.2 B&N when I rooted with alberts 4.5 version and it is working great ... except for the calendar sync.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ckevinwelch:
Did you enable it under Account settings? If you can't find that, try installing the Hidden Settings app in the dev forum.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ariasis:
Yes but there is an error message with just the calendar sync the others work fine
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ckevinwelch:
Odd, it worked for me (I've since moved on to CM7). Perhaps try clearing data on the calendar app. Have you opened the app itself? Perhaps you need to define the calendars you want in the app before going to account settings.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ariasis:
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm still not having any luck. The error message reads: sync is currently experiencing problems and will be back shortly. I'be used bussness calendar free and somnolence calendar I,'m pretty sure the issue is not with the applications. I downloaded synker but that gives me error messages also for the android calendar. I,'m going to keep trying eventually it will get sorted.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dragonflyr:
i'm having exact same issue as op. any progress on this sync issue?

everything else is syncing fine.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] bernardicus:
I was having the same problem. I could never get calendar sync under accounts.

I'm currently using CalenGoo with no problems. It's in the play store, and older versions are out there on the interwebs.

Another thing to try is to download the latest CM7 GAPPs package from the CM wiki ( google: CM7 GAPPs ---n00bs can't post links) extract the files and sideload the GoogleServicesFramework.apk (Not sure, but it seems to have given me access to more apps without incompatibility messages from the Play store and to have generally smoothed out some sync issues I was having with Google Docs)

I'm NOT on CM7 (tried it, now naively waiting for beta) I'm 1.4.2 rooted with Albert's

excellent

4.5 version.

Yours,

n00blet
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] titanshadow:
After using the v4.6 root I added two files the Calendar apk and the CalendarProviders apk, but I had to get them from two different places to get it to work.

I can share the files in dropbox, but I am on the NT right now and since copy and paste doesn't work I can't paste the link. If you send me an email I can use the Share function and I am happy to.

Titanshadow@blazingumbra.com

Disbable.calendar syncing even if its getting an error. The files need to be copied to /system/app directory and then you need to reboot the device. After reboot enable the sync options again and it should work. In the calendar app you need to then enable calendar visibility for each calendar you want to see.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] titanshadow:
Some new information... I just recently had to totally wipe my Nook Tablet and start over. When I did what I just said to do, it didn't work. Found out that Calendar.apk should be copied to the system/app directory then CalendarProvider.apk beds to be installed. I don't actually know if either of them need to be in system/app but this.process is what it got it back up and running for me after having to redo my tablet.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] fbugnon:
I'm also trying to sync (no success until now) Google Calendar after I've moved my Defy into CM9 (build 2012.5.29, kernel CM9). I've tried all sorts of things: flashing different Gapps (newer, older), wiping cache/dalvik, but all I could get was an error message "Google Calendar Sync Has Stopped".

The only thing I did not try was a downgrade to Froyo Kernel.

Any one has find a workaround/solution?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redss55:
I have a rooted EVO 3D (gingerbread 2.3.4). Whenever I pinch to zoom (in my default browser or Dolphin browser), as zoom as I lift my fingers, the screen blinks and recenters to the left margin of where it was (the vertical position and zoom level remains the same though). This does not happen in the Opera mini browser but I don't want to restrict myself to Opera.

Is there some setting I can change to keep this from happening?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qaz2453:
I believe you have to uncheck "auto-fit page" in settings

Hope that helps
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redss55:
Thanks...but....where is "auto fit page" in settings?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redss55:
On my particular phone, auto fit is nowhere to be found. In the stock internet browser for the evo 3d, I went to Menu > More > Settings and there is no "Auto-fit" option, which is where everybody says it can be found.

Apparently HTC has removed that option from their version of the stock Android browser? :(
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilbso:
i am saying this a calmly as possible

there are too many threads about people trying to unlock their bootloader's, or threads saying why have i got a hard brick?!

If you cant follow any simple threads saying about the new security hole hardware, or saying how to etc, then stay away from your bootloader once and for all and no more questions about it

im getting mad now!!!

Im sorry for posting this thread but it has to be done

were preaching to nothing

thanks for your cooperation

-wilbso
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] grainybazzles:
I use es fie explorer to connect to shared drives on my home pc on my G2 running CM7 without issues. However using the same program for my TP2 I can't connect. I've tried other file explorers as well all with the same result. Has anyone had any success connecting to smb shares? If yes, can you share your setup? Thanks in advance.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Dave_S:
I have used ES File Explorer and Astro to connect to Windows SMB shares. I do not know of any special setup though? With ES File Explorer I just have it scan my network for shares and then pick the PC that has the shares I want. With Astro I have to specify the IP address of the PC that I want to connect to, but that is only a one time deal.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Felisek:
Try AndSMB. It works for me, while I cannot connect using ES File explorer.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] grainybazzles:
Thanks for your replies, guys. Today's update of es file explorer fixed my issues.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ebsebs:
I'm trying to connect my TF101 to a V-Gear Landisk (SMB share) on my network.

I can connect with my PC (on the same wired network), and see the top-level MUSIC folder and many sub-folders.

I have tried ES File Explorer, CifsManager, Mount Manager, and AndSMB with essentially the same results:

I can connect and see the top-level MUSIC folder, but when I open it, I don't see any sub-folders.

In some cases, I get error messages such as "path doesn't exist" or "timeout"; sometimes I just see an empty folder.

Can anyone help me get this working?

Thanks,

Eric
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] eloimuns:
Hi guys, I have a 1 HTC Wildfire and I buy a one GPS app. What is the best? I use actually Ndrive and iGo.

Thanks
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] depende70:
For me, the best program is Navigon.

Greetings.
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] Clubbysupercharged:
I'm using Waze since I'm on 3G data all the time. There's traffic reports, speed trap notification and all are easily updated by the user. Actually it's more of a social GPS app.:D
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] .xxx.:
The best of best are Rmap, locus and maverick!