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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] oilfighter:
+1 for the Nova Launcher. I bought Nova Prime upgrade the last time it was on sale. Nova Prime give you gesture control.

What's the big deal here? Well, while I can reach the status bar, I feel that I have to stretch a bit to do so. With gesture control, I can swipe down any where on the home screen, and the status bar drops down. I also have swipe up set to bring up recent apps, very convenient and it's faster than holding the home button for 2 seconds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Landon418:
I like nova because of the color selection under themes. But I dont think nova supportes different icon backgrounds for apps thst are not themed, only uses 1 color. Apex allows you to change the dock skin which is nice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AngryGibson:
In my opinion, go launcher is the worse out of all mentioned. I have tried them all but Nova stood out the most. I don't think I would consider anything else.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] randomvar:
I love nova launcher, it's the sleekest and the customization options are a plus!

I especially love the app groups tabs!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] romyg:
+1 for Nova. Apex is great, also.

I used Go Launcher for a long time, but it seems to have turned into bloatware in my opinion.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dunderball:
I like Apex also. I find that is has more features than Nova does for free.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] domtru:
+1 Nova. Two screens, folders make it possible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sideoutjj:
Nova

I wish there was a tutorial on how all of the different launchers work or differ.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] omair2005:
I've been an avid Nova user with DcIkonz icon pack. Recently I changed over to launcher 8 and just LOVE it! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] longboardskier:
I tried Launcher 8 and just still prefer Nova. It is really cool that the UI from other OS's can be made in Android though!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] crjjr:
+1 on Nova. They all work well, but I prefer Nova.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ricecake2000:
I tried both nova and launcher 8. Nova seems to be a tad quicker.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
Nova launcher plus GLASS THEME:eek:

iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple VZW GSIII
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mojitomcqueen:
I prefer Apex launcher. Always have. I like a very minimalistic looking homescreen and apex has a ton of customization options. You can even shrink all of your icons down to any size you want. Give it a try. Nova is good too but I just always stick with Apex.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aj8600:
Nova has those options as well. I have used pretty much all of the launchers available and always come back to nova.

A fun alternative is TSF Shell, it's very overpriced but more customizable than anything I've ever seen. It's still technically in beta but it's very stable. I wish there was a free version to try. Anyone interested in a ultra customizable launcher should check it out
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Griffey121:
Nova is amazing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HeadlessPonch:
I've just given Nova and Apex a quick run. They are very similar, but I think I'm going to stick with Apex, since I don't need to purchase the pro version to hide icons in the app drawer like Nova requires.

1 screen, 4 docks, similar to how I had LauncherPro set up on my old Moment.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wioneo:
What are the major differences with Nova and Apex? I always seem them listed together, and the features that you listed are all in Apex (along with most launchers).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fbcalidude:
Which launcher has the most themes available do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BoBBBBBBBO:
Can you make the app drawer in Nova Launcher to be default TouchWiz?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SoCalSpecialist:
no but u can apply the GS3 theme and have it look stock.

Sent from the Dark Side of my G S III
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xInsurgentx:
yea i came from a GB phone on launcher pro. disliked touchwiz so decided to give nova and apex a try. played with both for a week minimum and have ended up with apex. like it a bit more.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BoBBBBBBBO:
Thanks! Will this work on the Note 2 as well?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] schneid:
Go to Play Store and search "home switcher". There are apps for that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SoCalSpecialist:
95% of me says yes..

the 5% that says "i don't know"...is the 5% that does really know jack about the Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShawnRollicks3:
Honestly, I bought nova premium. Refunded that **** went back to my adw launcher Ex. Since the adw update it blows any other launcher out of the water
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Libertarian73:
I concur, Nova launcher has tons of options and the ability to backup the settings makes it a breeze to switch ROMs and still keep the homescreen settings the way I like. :highfive:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] starbiker99:
I own Apex and Nova and am currently using Nova prime as my main launcher. I did just try the new ADW and man it is fast. I would probably switch to it but I don't think the dock works or quite as well or is as customizable. I may play around with it some more but I would have to say all 3 are very nice and better than stock TW. I am glad to be back to Android from my little stint with iOS.This is way more fun!

Shawn
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShawnRollicks3:
You should really give adw launcher Ex a chance, I just switched to a minimalist text theme for it and man is it gorgeous.

My main tasy right now is to figure out how to use uccw widgets.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Libertarian73:
ADW was okay, but for some reason Nova just seems better overall, and the ability to backup settings so when I switch ROMs I can restore my homescreens, etc. is just awesome. Whatever you do, stay away from trebuchet, nothing but lockups for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShawnRollicks3:
I will have to give nova a try, anything in particular that stands out with it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dreDrennon1:
Go launcher doesn't have **** on nova I have used it and holo also tried apex but they don't compare to nova I have been using it for a long time now

Sent From My Galaxy Modded, Blue Beast.... With Them Multi Windows & The Ink On The Front ....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dohturdima:
Used Nova since CM9 days of OG Epic. Still the best, IMO
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cregor:
I like Nova but paid for apex pro. They seem very similar though
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lt. Barclay:
tried them all, but always come back to nova. can't beat it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mav3rick478:
Sorry for being a newb but how do you make folders in nova?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
All you must do is drag one app onto another! Bam a folder is born.

I too use nova launcher. It is pretty nice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andrewk7750:
Nova since day one, i prefere it over apex because it seems way smoother to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] golfinglenn:
I was almost exclusively on Nova, but just started using Deathstalker Rom with Motomoto theme and some of the theme gets lost when transitioned to Nova. Using the stock tw for now and the only thing I really miss with Nova (well, 2 things) is the ability to backup the launcher (definitely handy when playing with different roms), and the scrollable dock.

Might check out ADW for giggles.:laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid2drummer:
I'm assuming this is for noobs? As nova has been out forever. Lol but still nice choice. But I would say to pay and get prime. I've been using it for years.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rhamorsky:
i personally use nova. very smooth and easy to use. havent tried apex though.:silly:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FistFull95:
I really love Nova, I didn't like the visuals of TouchWiz so I decided to try some launchers, and ended up with this one ^^
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] feom:
Big fan

I'm a huge fan of nova, i'm not sure if the other launchers have gotten there yet but since i've been using it they've upgraded so you can reinstall widgets when you go to a new rom, always used to be a long part of setting things back up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] avettraino:
I have used both Nova and Apex. They both work well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Natelugo:
Yeah. There are small features that separate the two.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ManiakalSealion:
I really enjoy using Nova as well, I have tried touch wiz, apex, and go launcher as well.

Go has a huge amount of customization available from widgets to texting apps, and can make for a very personalized device. However, I find it to be "annoying" to use, and I really do not care for the interface out of personal preference. Seems to have a lot of "fufu" which is why my ex preferred it on her skyrocket.

Apex is nice, and offers a lot of features, and you can customize a lot with it, but as far as ease of use is concerned it is not my number one. Not that I have trouble with it, but I feel there are more intuitive options like Nova.

TouchWiz really pissed me off. I love a lot of the features, but the app drawer and home screen really irked me. I like to customize it to my liking, because I have always ran AOSP until I got this S3. So to not be able to move things around that I had was too much of a restriction for me.

Nova is the bomb! Very intuitive with plenty of customization options to choose from. It gets the job done, and has a pretty intuitive interface. I would imagine the average user to enjoy Nova launcher over the others.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JCBiznatch:
My favorite is apex. But nova works great as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ManiakalSealion:
What features give Apex the edge over Nova for you?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cybertec69:
Nova:good: here for me, much better than Go Launcher "used it for a while", Apex was too buggy for my liking, too many crashes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PsiPhiDan:
Why are you quoting "used it for a while"?? :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JCBiznatch:
I really like the ability to put 1x1 widgets in my dock. Works great for trev mods WiFi tether. It's just my preference really. Smooth and no problems that I've noticed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Xamrin:
I just tried it out. Way less messy than NeXt Launcher. Thanks for the recommendation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HeadlessPonch:
For me, the only difference I really saw between the two was Apex allowing me to hide apps in the drawer w/out paying for the premium version.

I haven't seen any crashes or noticed lag in Apex.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] d.vanes:
I prefer apex because they have tablet ui mode and grid size can go up to 10x10. Last Nova i used only went to 7x7.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kryptik06:
I own them all and i prefer adw ex
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hmoobguy:
I own them all as well, I prefer Nova. Go Launcher has a lot of themes but is highly bloated with all those add-ons.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] boycott_france:
I love ease of being able to stack on screen as well. I like packing my folders on the bottom instead of a dock. The apps can't quite reach the bottom so I placed my clock in text form down there. All thanks to Nova! And a couple of text apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Prowelder:
I also agree. Nova launcher is great. You should also try and TSF Shell. It's a pretty penny but the theme is absolutely amazing
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jhha:
Sorry for this noob question. Is there a way to find out the file system of the SD-EXT? Whether it is EXT/EXT2/EXT3 or EXT4? I created a SD-EXT of 1GB with CWM 5.0.2.6(HD2toolkit) . But the file system type is to be stated when using Link2SD. :o:o:o
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ph03n!x:
CWM creates ext3. You can confirm that by going to terminal emulator or adb shell and typing mount. Look for /dev/block/mmcblk0p2

Swyped from my HTC HD2 using XDA Premium
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] skifreek:
i hate asking questions, let alone for help, but im bewildered and don't know what else to do... a search on the issue leads to other brand devices, so not sure what the deal is....

so im rooted and rom'd running collective aocp and hotwire kernel... i went to update hotwire kernel to latest R5s1... and i keep getting SD Card Marker not found error... I have installed plenty of roms on this phone and have never had this issue...

I even try to choose zip to apply while in rom manager, and it reads my internal phone storage, instead of sd card too, wtf

Trying to remember what ive done differently at this point... and the only thing i think that could be the culprit is i plugged the phone into my usb cable on my laptop and installed the new hotwire zip onto my sd card... instead of normally taking out my sd card, and installing it into an sd card reader and installing stuff that way.... Would/could that have changed something that now makes my external sd card not readable at all on rom manager?? Just confused, not sure what the hell i did wrong.

:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] studacris:
Rom manager is crap, i really wish that app would just go away, . It does nothing you can't do inside cwm itself, and only seems to cause problems...

I would get the Odin flashable version of braway's cwm touch i have been using it since April without issue.
[Android Apps and Games] clement0324:
Method to root micromax a56........

tried every trick but everything access denied what to do???????:confused::confused:
[Android Apps and Games] jyothisthaliath:
Hey, do u own this phone?? Have u been using it for a while?
[Android Apps and Games] clement0324:
yeah!! i've been using it since 2 weeks and i can't root it!!
[Android Apps and Games] jyothisthaliath:
Sad, I was really looking forward to buy this one :( Guess all I can do now is wait for someone to succeed.

BTW, can you tell me how it performs. Really scared to buy a Micromax, nobody encourages, is it worth it dude?
[Android Apps and Games] clement0324:
yeah it's worth the moey works great only minus point is internal memory is 190 mb and camera is fixed focus so not very much steady!!
[Android Apps and Games] anshubham:
ROOTING SUCCEEDED..!!!! go here guys i have rooted my fone and other members too...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1829389
[HTC Sensation] typci:
Which stock Sensation XE rom has the least amount of bloatware?

The question pretty much sums it up. I just got a Sensation XE, Hong Kong model. It has a lot of crap software on it: youni sms, xda assistant, 通通电话，baidu, kuwo player, and all this other Chinese crap. I hate Chinese software with passion. If skynet was/is real, I believe it would be running a Chinese OS. Chinese software naturally tries to take over your computer or phone.

I want to switch to the stock rom with the least amount of junk on it. If it also has a good Chinese/English keyboard with handwriting input that is a plus.

Also, just to make sure I'm on the right track, this is what should be done before I can change roms, right?

1) Get S-off

2) Install Clockwork Mod

3) Get permanent root

4) Write super cid

5) Change Stock Rom
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
the steps are fine ..but 3rd step is not required ...and 2)better have 4EXT recovery ..its better imho and between 4 and 5 there might be one more step ..which can only be decided after you told the current rom you are having (if running gb now ..for ICS you need to flash 3.32/3.33 firmware ..then ROM)

as for the ROM ..for simple STOCK like and fully customized with bloat removed ..try ARHD, insert coin or Elegancia
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
Hi,

If you go through the steps you mentioned:

1) Get S-off

2) Install Clockwork Mod (Try to get a PG58IMG.zip version of it, saves having to fastboot flash it)

3) Get permanent root

4) Write super cid

5) Change Stock Rom

You could stop at step3 and manuall delete stuff off the ROM you have. OR, what I'd probably do), and as mentioned you can skip step 3 if you're installing a new ROM. Go for a WWE (World Wide English) RUU if you want to keep completely Stock, you can then run ROMcleaner to remove some redundant crap.

Look for something like: RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.32.401.5_Radio_11.69. 3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M_release_246089_signed.exe

It's ICS with Sense 3.6. The 401 in the above means it's WWE and will either need SuperCID (11111111) or HTC__001, it's completely unbranded.

You can find ROMcleaner at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1217664
[HTC Sensation] typci:
Thanks for the replies. I know I can root and then uninstall system apps. I don't really like doing that because you just don't know what else has been done to the rom. This Hong Kong rom won't let me use stock SMS (I know how to select default SMS program, it doesn't work on this rom) and doesn't have stock browser (it has some chinese version of Opera), is asking me if I want to invite my contacts to join all kinds of stupid networks, gets involved with my text messages, has some Chinese antivirus that keeps complaining, and all kinds of other crap. It's the worst rom I've ever seen. The WWE appears to be what I'm looking for. It's unbranded and shouldn't have carrier or region specific stuff. Youtube and other apps that don't ask me questions I can deal with.

I want root, for all of it's obvious benefits. I usually run stock, rooted and custom kernal with GPU overclock. But I'm not so sure I like sense, but I want to try a cleaner rom before I decide on sense.

I'm guessing I don't need to do the OTA update before I start the process. I also saw there were some special procedures for the latest ICS. I'll deal with that bridge when I get there. For now I just need a clean rom that doesn't bombard me with useless Chinese crap.
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
There are a few WWE GB ROMs out there, the one I mentioned is pretty slick as it's ICS which seems to work better IMHO.

The following is mentioned in post 1776 and there abouts in the following thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1074559

http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid

The OP has filefactory as the repository but it never worked for me so I gave up on it, looks like others had the same issue.

Just get a Europe one xxx.401.xxx. Avoid 1.24 if you want to go through OTA updates, I had issues with that, might have been me but .....

The ROMcleaner thing I mentioned is pretty good at removing the HTC extra stuff.

Of course, there are a few very nice custom ROMs out there. I was using Virtuous Inquisition (AOSP look and feel based on Sense but de-sensed as much as possible). I've not tried ARHD/IC and some of the others for a long time so can't comment on them.

Have fun and GL on your quest.

EDIT:

P.S. after applying the RUU you'll need to re-install CWM (again easiest was is if you have a PG58IMG.zip version of it) and then apply the root. It looks like the best root at the moment is SuperSU (reading some posts here from EddyOS).
[HTC Sensation] typci:
Thanks again. I'm downloading:

RUU_PYRAMID_LE_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.32.401.105_R2_Radio_11.69.3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M_release_253443_signed.exe

Now that I look again the 3.33 version is available, I probably should have downloaded that.

I've already got: ADB drivers, HTC Sync, HTC driver, java, pg58img(recovery.img), CMW 5.0.2.0, revolutionary-0.4pre4, su-2.3.63-efgh, and the unbrick stuff in case something goes wrong. Once I finished downloading the firmware I should be ready to go. I'll double check that all the files are good, re-read all the instructional threads, and then get started. My phone doesn't have a warranty, so I have to make sure everything is done correctly the first time.

I also found this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1459767

Will I need to flash this as well?

HTC phones are so much more complicated compared to the other phones I've rooted and flashed. On my Huawei phone you plugged the phone in to the computer, copied two files, and you were rooted and had CWM installed.
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
The 3.32 contains the 1.27.0000 HBOOT which can be unlocked (just done it myself). The 3.33 contains 1.29.0000 which at the moment cannot be unlocked.

As you're already S-OFF it probably doesn't make much difference. I'm on 3.32 at the moment, I don't know what the differences are between 3.32 & 3.33, I assume minor bug fixes.

Unless you go back to HBOOT 1.18.00 or earlier revolutionary can't help to S-OFF, as you're already S-OFF you shouldn't need it.

Does the PG58IMG.zip you mention contain CWM 5.0.2.0 ?, I usually keep a copy about called PG58IMG-CWM5020.zip, then change the name when I want to install it. The reason I ask is that PG58IMG.zip is a generic name and can be used for many things. You'll need to pop the uSD card when it asks you to reboot.

As far as SU is concerned, look at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053

No the RUU is self contained and includes the firmware/radio. You might want to install HBOOT 1.27.0011 afterwards, IRC it allows fastboot commands. I think it's in that thread.

I know HTC seemed to have created hassles. I had an early Sensation and waiting for someone to work out how to S-OFF was a real pain.

GL

EDIT

REMEMBER to take a nandroid backup before you start, just in case ! Also remember that nandroid backups don't include HBOOT or Radio so if you need to revert you'd need to get them. Take a note of the existing baseband/radio & HBOOT.
[HTC Sensation] typci:
I found the PG58IMG-CWM5020.zip file you were talking about. I like that idea better.

Good point. I'll add that to the list of steps so I don't forget.

1) Setup ADB/fastboot

2) Get S-off

3) Install Clockwork Mod

4) Backup via CWM!!!!

5) Get permanent root

6) Write super cid

7) Change Stock Rom

Unfortunately the rom didn't download correctly, so looks like I won't be installing the rom tonight.
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
The nandroid backup is via ClockworkMod, not certain what you're backing up through ADB/fastboot. Guess you could get Radio/Recovery etc. Never tried it myself, I like a simple life ;)

There is no point applying SuperSU until after you have installed the new Stock ROM. You can change the CID directly with fastboot, it doesn't need root for that.

Shame about the download, at least the steps look about right.

Eek, I thought you already had S-OFF ? What HBOOT are you on at the moment ? If it's 1.18.0000 or earlier revolutionary.io is perfect, if it's later it's a different process.

Note that when you install the new stock rom via RUUxxxx.exe, it'll splat the custom recovery so it'll need to be re-applied.
[HTC Sensation] typci:
Umm, I booted into HBOOT to get my HBOOT version and at the top of the screen it says:

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT 1.17.008

RADIO-10.11.9007.15_M

That mean I already had S-OFF, right? Well that was easy.

Actually the phone was smuggled into China to avoid taxes. The sellers probably had to get S-OFF to put a Chinese language rom on there. Which also would explain all the extra bloatware, probably was installed by the same people.

Also, I wasn't able to pull the images through ADB. Have to wait until after rooted.

UPDATE: Installed CWM, backing up now, then root. So far so good. I'll probably have to settle for using Titanium Backup to remove the unwanted apps for now. The second try at downloading the RUU also failed.

UPDATE: Rooted, through it probably was already rooted. Also checked the CID and it was already 11111111. Thanks Chinese smugglers. You did all the work for me. Now to finish uninstalling all the crap you put on my phone.

So actually, the only work I did was install the SU and backup my system.
[HTC Sensation] flare4000:
Nice to see it going smoothly for you, and remember if you want to install ics, you need to flash a ics firmware 3.32 or 3.33. Or you'll be in a boot loop.