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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ~David:
I've tried Nova and Apex so far, both are "stock-looking" ICS launchers. Neither are as smooth as the default Sense launcher.

That slight, almost imperceptible jittering as you scroll between home screens just kills the experience, IMO.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vioalas:
May just stick to sense for a while then..
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kennethpenn:
Really? I thought the stock Sense launcher was terribly laggy. For example, if you haven't used your app drawer in a while, it takes one to two seconds to pop up.

Nova and Apex are extremely smooth.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] rob219:
im not getting my one x until the ninth so im just going by what im using on my atrix 2. you should try go launcher ex with the ics hd theme.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] joshua54:
Adw is what I been using for since I had a android:)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] JSLEnterprises:
Blame the app priority handling for that launch delay.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrvirginia:
Nova is, imo, the best ICS launcher. i tried Apex and used it for a good while until the animations for opening the app drawer became extremely laggly. never had this problem with Nova.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] bmolloy:
I am coming from a Galaxy Nexus so I am used to stock 4.0. I just couldn't do the stock Sense Launcher, it wasn't terrible but I just wanted what I was used to. I used Nova Launcher (my first experience) and I am using Widget Locker as the lock screen. Ahhhh, much better. I also switched to the Stock ICS keyboard. Here are some Screen Shots.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mesasone:
First thing I did when I got my HOX today is go install Go Launcher EX. Sadly, it doesn't appear that Go Launcher EX has been updated for ICS yet, so it has the menu button at the bottom of the screen... yuck!

Guess I'll give these two (Apex, Nova) launchers a try and see how they work out. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to give Sense a try either...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] AstroDigital:
You use "Chrome", I thought I try it myself but one of reasons in the past I loved Android was the ability to run Flash.

I use Nova Launcher.

Found the Stock Launcher was lagged, but Nova runs only on ICS+ the pro version for a few dollars asks for no permissions at all.

The pro version allows me to hide shortcuts to Rogers Bloatware.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vioalas:
what clock is that??
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] King Shady:
Apex launcher is where it's at my friends. I love hiding apps in the drawer ;)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vioalas:
I decided to use Nova. Here's what my home screen looks like right now. I plan on changing the background and icon colors though, something darker, I don't know what I was thinking earlier!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] bmolloy:
The clock on the lock screen is part of WidgetLocker. The clock on the Launcher is Simi Clock Widget. I have played around a little more and have this thing looking almost stock (minus the menu bar).
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shuggins:
Nevermind, had an issue with live wallpapers not working. Restarting fixed it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] daraj:
Would be very cool if we can use the Nova launcher or Apex launcher with Sense widgets. Any way to make those work together ?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Dodgylegs:
As far as I know it can't be done, but search for Android Pro Widgets in the Android Market and it's pretty cool - can be themed too.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrvirginia:
Nova Launcher is what i was using before on my GNex. finally got it set up the same on the HOX and it runs smoother. before when i'd be on another page except the homescreen and hit the home button, there would be a little stutter happening at least 1 out of every two times. this never happens on the HOX. ever. smooth as butter. very happy with my setup now :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mankembau:
hello

im new here :D
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] bigballa:
Nova Launcher

Lustre Icons

Thumb Keyboard

Fresh Leaves Wallpaper

Loving it. Sense 4 is so minimal it doesn't even bother me!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] DJsCrIBbLe:
I love apex but for some reason the sense widgets and launcher made me switch back. For smooth and minimal apex is the way . For sense stuff stock is the way ..
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Skizzy034:
I'm sorry but I'm just not seeing any of the lag some users are talking about with the sense launcher. For me it's been the smoothest launcher I've ever had the pleasure of using on android. I've tried almost every "good" launcher there is on numerous android devices and this has been the best experience so far. No lag on sense whatsoever.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sdotkdot:
I've never had lag with the sense launcher. I do use apex currently tho. It looks like aosp & I like all the customization options. It's like an ics version of adw ex if you're familiar with that launcher. Sense widget integration would be pretty cool though
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Tiffany84:
IMO, the best custom ICS launcher is Nova. I've been away from HTC for awhile and found myself actually starting to miss Sense a little bit so that's what Ive been using but I definitely plan on going back to Nova before long and for the best experience do your self a favor and buy the pro version.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] BBock9:
+1 I use apex, but apex with sense widgets would be the best.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] haxorboy:
For me just having the HTC Cal widget would work, I've never found a calendar widget better.

As far as the topic I'm in the Apex camp, love it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jtwlbz:
nova here. simple and fast.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dak148:
I installed apex and now I don't get notifications on my phone and sms icons on the dock. I still get them in the notification bar at the top of the phone but no numbers count of new messages on the dock icons. I'm not sure if its because of apex or what. Anyone know how to fix this?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jklitten:
My problem with using non-default launchers in any third-party Android interface is that the launcher no longer goes along with the rest of the UI. The Sense launcher fits in perfectly with the sense apps; the stock ICS launcher (AOSP-based launchers like Apex and Nova) look great by themselves, but don't fit in with the rest of the Sense-ified phone.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] hydralisk:
Pretty happy with Apex. It has all the features I want in a launcher. I haven't tried Nova, but it if turns out Nova is smoother, I might try and adapt my setup to it.

With Nova, can you use swipe gestures (I use them to hide\show my status bar), overlapping widgets, custom icons for apps on your homescreen (not just the dock), scrolling docks, display missed calls\emails\SMS on any app you want, and add widgets from the app drawer to homescreens?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dak148:
Your set up looks really nice, mind sharing what your widgets and icons are on that screenshot?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] hydralisk:
Apex settings -> Advanced settings -> make sure you check all of the unread counts and missed call counts. You can also define what app will show the missed counts. Works fine for me on Apex. Here is an older screen which displays missed counts in the dock:

Sure.

Apex launcher. Hidden status bar. 6 row 4 column grid.

Switch Pro for the toggles at the top. UCCW for the bubble background underneath it (must deploy UCCW first, then deploy SwitchPro and overlap it on top of the background). Bubble background uzip for UCCW here. I've also replaced my switchpro icons with icons from this set. You can do that in the switch pro settings.

Icons for apps\dock are Google's Project Glass Icons.

Rainbow circle UCCW clock uzip here.

Day of the week UCCW widget uzip here.

Wallpaper here.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fUr246:
Really liked nova but switched to apex and haven't looked back
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dak148:
Cool thanks. I think I figured it out. You have Apex premium? I think seeing the notification numbers are a premium feature. I'll probably pay for it when I get home, might as well support those guys.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] hydralisk:
Oh yeah, it's a feature of Apex Pro, and I do have Apex Pro. I needed it mostly for overlapping widgets, but I like the other features too (and the devs deserve my money).

Also, I checked out Nova. It does not allow for overlapping widgets and doesn't seem to display unread SMS, unread emails, and missed call number overlays like Apex does. Apex is king until Nova has those features.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dylando808:
I've had experiences with Nova on my rooted Inspire and it was great. and i decided to put it on my One X yesterday. It's been a while since i've used it and it's improved ALOT over when i first used it. i especially like the options to make the launcher seem faster by cutting animations.

But after using it for a day i went back to stock Sense because at the end of the day Nova wasn't dramatically faster than Sense which was a main reason i installed a third party launcher and i missed using Sense Widgets and the third party alternatives weren't cutting it and weren't as good as Sense's stock widgets.

maybe if i need something more than Sense in the future i'll go back to Nova or even try Apex.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gpo1956:
I'm pretty dense, so could someone please tell me how to install the clock and day of the week widgets? Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] alx1880:
Nova all the way.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] NFLBLitz20002:
I second the dense-ity... part... (chuckle*)... phone says i have no application which can open the "uzip"... sigh
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] live4nyy:
Explorer - File Manager

:)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeartFan40:
Apex Pro all the way.

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"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"~Rush
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] budroid:
I've tried several and while I thought Sense and Apex were very good, I prefer to use Launcher 7. I like the the minimalist layout, it is very fast, and at least in my experience leaves me with a lot more free memory than the Sense launcher. I do miss some of the Sense widgets though...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Nrod0784:
I prefer the nova prime launcher. I love the sense widgets but can't stand the hiccups I notice on sense. Especially on a device of this caliber. Plus I prefer the speed over pretty.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] MrMiami81:
I use Launcher Pro
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Itaintrite:
I'm using Go Launcher Ex. Love it. The extra addons are neat too, like the Go Power Manager.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ChongoDroid:
Trebuchet :D

Sent from my Race Horse Duct Taped to a SCUD Missile
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
This
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] bryyte:
Had apex with cleanrom de for awhile but couldn't stand the lag.. switched to this.. pretty smooth on w/ kingcobra1x Rom.

sent from the HTC One X
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] reallybigwaffle:
Personally I love the the flexibility of Android and that is why I stick with it. Though, I do however like the look and feel of the Windows Phone 7 launcher. Try Launcher 7, I've really enjoyed it so far.

Now, if only I could find a nice matching lockscreen...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Saenzscene:
I use nova launcher with clean rom 3.1de . For me it runs a lot smoother. You may want to try if you are curious.

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] CZ Eddie:
That is THE biggest reason I use APEX.

LOVE this feature!!!!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fmulyanto:
Business Calendar Widget is the best for me ... Somehow it doesn't work on APEX and only work on Sense Launcher. Anybody else have this problem?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] rickmarz:
I've been using Milauncher and milocker. It gives you a MIUI experience and so far I like it. Haven't notice any lag or anything.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] :
Apex vs. Nova

I find Nova to be the all round winner after all due to it's smoothness, stability and overall quality.

Nova vs. Sense

Sense is a bit more laggy but it has a lot of useful widgets. I find that the memory management is terrible with Sense and that the homescreen reloads quite often.

In the end...

I'm running MoDaCo ROM with Nova Launcher prime, 2 homescreens.

Overclocked min to around 500MHz instead of 300.

Generally it's smooth, no problems. Maybe a stutter or two when you haven't been using your phone for quite a while and open it up or you have 5+apps running.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mcmb03:
My favorite is definitely Nova, however I'm using sense atm
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] JellyBeaner:
Nova launcher + CleanROM = amazing
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kevina90:
Use an app called Milocker. THey have a pretty good wp7 lockscreen (and tons of others too)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] txstate.mike:
does the phone need to be rooted?

wondering if my phone needs to be rooted to change the icons and add those homescreen programs
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] QQNoob:
I've been using ADW Launcher since I had my original G1. It's still great. On a huge phone like the HOX I have the icon count set to 5 columns and 6 rows with stretch to fit enabled. So many icons can fit comfortably on the screen! I couldn't stand the stock launcher and it's 4x4 grid of icons.

I don't understand all those people who don't use their home screen for icons and widgets, and only have maybe 4 icons. For me, the purpose of the home screen is for quick access to apps where I can memorize the location of each icon. (Icons in the app drawer move around when others get installed.) ADW is great for this. It's fast and clean.

The app tray at the bottom is also handy. You can put up to 5 icons there that appear no matter which home screen you are on. There are a lot of other tweaks and options, too.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jhonsok:
For a while I was using Nova launcher. I felt it was much faster than sense when I was on the stock rom.

Since I switch to cleanrom dev, I kept the default Apex launcher. It feels smoother than Nova launcher to be honest.

I tried installing Nova on the same rom and then ended up switching back to Apex.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jonholato:
Apex Launcher hands down on non-rooted devices!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Ddot196:
Launcher 7 all the way. Here's a nice lock screen I use.

If you can't see it. Its widget locker with wp clock 2 set as wallpaper.
[LG Optimus Black] zyfkurmom:
I played around with smartflash yesterday and i checked the 'erase entire cp' which will erase my imei , thinking that it would unlock me full market access because the play store checks the imei to determine the country restrictions . when the phone booted up, it showed a strange korean message which i could not read and the only english letters were 'CP' . i think that had to do with me checking the 'erase entire cp'. now,where ever i go there is no signal , i think my phone is blacklisted because it did not have a imei . is there any way to flash a imei to my phone ?
[LG Optimus Black] Sobralobo:
Well I had to do this when my phone got security error. I found a tutorial in XDA, sorry I'm at school so I can't search it for you but I had to use Hyperterminal (try to Google : restore imei hyperterminal xda).

EDIT : What is strange is that my network was working fine and no strange message was showing, not like you.
[LG Optimus Black] netum:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1447311
[LG Optimus Black] zyfkurmom:
Thank you !!!!!!!! but not at computer right now , can't do it:(
[LG Optimus Black] zyfkurmom:
The tutorial did not explain clearly , i cannot find COM settings in hyperterminal and what i type in hyperterminal would not show up . hyperteminal would not detect my device , it only detected COM 17(my phone) in S/W Upgrade Mode .PLEASE HELP , i don't want to spend money buying another phone or go to the service center
[LG Optimus Black] Redpik:
So, you need to switch usb mode from AP to CP from hidden menu 3845#*970#. Then when you create a new connection choose com 24 or smth like that. ;) it will work! just try more.
[LG Optimus Black] zyfkurmom:
But there is no COM settings in hyperterminal..........and what i type in hyperterminal doesnt show up
[LG Optimus Black] zyfkurmom:
I now know what caused the problems! It was because i did not disable my sim security before i flashed the ics rom so my phone doesn't recognises the umts network after i flashed it .But after i flashed another gb rom, the problem becomes like pemanent or some sort of thing...............phone still cannot call........The problem most likely had to do with one of the ics roms and part of the problem should be of the 'erase entire cp' thing
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ScallywagginIT:
First of all, I hope this is posted in the correct subforum and please forgive me if it is not...

I recently flashed my HTC Droid Incredible 2 to Cricket for my girlfriend to use temporarily until she purchased a new Cricket phone. I used QPST to modify the necessary settings from Verizon to Cricket and everything worked out perfectly.

Now, I am wanting to restore my DINC2 back to Verizon and was wondering if anyone knew of a quick method of doing so. I am not sure if I am able to remember all of the different carrier settings I modified in QPST to revert it back to Verizon, so I was wondering if there is another way I could flash it back. The phone is rooted and I have a NANDROID backup of the stock ROM from Verizon, but I don't believe that it would restore any of the additional settings I modified.

I am unfamiliar with what exactly an RUU other than the fact that it is a package of the ROM, radio, etc. all in one. Can I somehow flash a RUU through RECOVERY mode to restore it to a stock (hopefully rooted) Verizon phone? If anyone can please help me out, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance!! :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] The Archangel:
Thread moved to Q&A
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] razieltov:
bump
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] prototype7:
Try an RUU. If it doesn't work, wait until someone who knows wtf they're doing posts :p
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] baggar11:
I'm in a similar boat lately. My wife and I have had our Dinc2's on cricket for about a year now and we're about to leap back over to the Verizon world. Did you ever figure this out? I was thinking an RUU would return it to stock, but was unsure.
[Acer Iconia A500] ebookof:
I had many issues after the ICS update. I finally had to factory reset the tablet. It solved some issues, but several issues remain:

Seems to be solved:

- Unstable applications (flashing and crashing, including Gmail).

- Unstable folders (flashing, crashing and all icons on the desktop disappearing).

Unsolved:

- The GPS does not work (this is a new issue I had not noticed before; I am not sure if it is related to ICS, since I have not had my tablet for a long time and I had not tested location through the GPS; I have tested recommendations in forums, but they did not work).

- Wifi is unstable (the strength of the signal varies constantly; it disconnects; it does not connect automatically when I arrive at home and activate the device; this is a new issue since ICS).

- Bluetooth is unstable (it disconnects me regularly; I have to turn Bluetooth off and back on for the devices to connect again; this is a new issue since ICS).

Anyone else with similar issues? Any solutions?
[Acer Iconia A500] pov1:
To many questions here. Did someone else have it ? Etc. All I can do is tell you my experience. After prior update I lost root & didn't bother to re-root it. When I did the current update Wi-Fi was spotty but settled down after a few days & works fine now. GPS was really bad prior to this update now it's incredible & no other problems. Hope it all works out for you.
[Acer Iconia A500] tdg2100:
I too have the Bluetooth issue. Driving me batty. I had some wifi issue initially too, but after a few reboots they seem to have subsided.

GPS is working fine for me too, but I sure hope a Bluetooth fix comes soon.
[Acer Iconia A500] swissdiving:
Got ICS yesterday.

After install had crash every time on WIFI connect. Factory reset fixed the problem.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysDroid:
I was reading on Google about how rooting works. I read that stock recovery doesn't let us flash packages not signed by the manufacturer, and that's the reason for custom recoveries (they don't check). So my question is how do we get recovery to flash the root package in the first place? Or is it the fact that I have a Samsung with an unlocked boot loader?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSniperFan:
Wut?

I don't quite get what you're asking for.

If(!) I understood you right, you want to know how you are able to flash the "root package" if the stock recovery doesn't let you flash unsigned packages.

The answer: you don't root through recovery. Afaik you either:

Use an app.

Use adb.

Flash a rooted kernel directly.
[Sony Tablet S] BluechipJ:
Your Honeycomb tablet MUST BE ROOTED. No exceptions.

If you've already upgraded to the official ICS firmware, you're OUT OF LUCK. There is currently NO known method to root.

There's already an extensive guide included with Condi's awesome ALLinONE tool, but for many, a video is always helpful.

Make sure you READ the video's description and follow the instructions!

Do this at your OWN RISK!

[YOUTUBE]fdidQ9vu1tU&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Condi's ALLinONE tool: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1515720

My automated ADB driver installer: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1488822

[YOUTUBE]TGojjF3eETo&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

My previous video on rooting the Sony Tablet S (and P):

[YOUTUBE]O_UiE3_6IU0&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Alaq:
Close Please, Reposted!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] jlg19753:
Great job thanks!!

Themes are beautiful and flawless! ;)
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] PsyAlik:
Those themes only work with nottatrix right? No cm support?:'(
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] chousayz:
Alaq I love your work! thank you for coming up with these themes.

I think you should take over on updating nottachtrix!!

I think its a better rom than CM.
[Networking] AdvantageGuy:
Right now I have an HD2 with Windows Mobile 6.5 and installed a wifi sharing program that I found here. I dont tether a lot, but when I cant get on wifi it is a great benefit to have the option. The new android phones cause them to charge for tethering from what I gather. I'd like to get a newer device with a larger screen but can I still tether those for free?
[Networking] Spidey01:
I've used the LG Optimus T, HTC MyTouch 4G, and HTC MyTouch 4G Slide, all on T-Mobile and without any issues tethering -- but only the Optimus was stock ROM.

IDK what the policy is but meh, they sold me a phone with the feature built in rather than censored, so ^_^.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stage:
Is there some sort of an issue with ROMs using the 3.0 kernel where you can't use clockwork mod to flash it? I've tried two different ones and none have worked.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Yes
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VaksenDK:
You need to use TWRP to flash it.

Please read: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1615355
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Husam2011:
Hello, i'm thinking of selling my T989(T-mobile's GS2) and getting the galaxy nexus for $400 unlocked. I wonder if the speaker quality is that bad that it will annoy me, and is the camera good enough? Also for people who bought it from the play store, could you order a white one?