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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] naranova7:
Well touchwiz has been my choice eversince Galaxy S2 and it's still a very good one. Both beautiful and feature rich, it now comes with much better colors, themes and refinement. You can also use shortcut apps to add custom icons to home screen (But not the app drawer)

That being said, Apex and Nova are not really that different, but Apex is said to be more cautious when it comes to adding new features. I personally bought Nova Prime only because it was on sale.

Also Line (Former Dodol) Launcher is a very cool one if you want an easy customization process. Besides it's free. Probably not as customizable as Nova but still not much less as well. It's worth a shot before you make any purchases.

Buzz Launcher and Themer are very good options too if you want a rather unconventional home screen.

Launcher Lab is a relatively new launcher with a different approach to customization and design. It's free so give it a try.

Finally, Yandex shell (Notice the word "Shell" because there's also a Yandex Launcher and those are not the same) is a rather old fashioned but still classy launcher and it's free so you might as well give it a try before making any purchases. However it's only available for russian users in the play store. So you need to find a way to be russian.

Currently I use Touchwiz Launcher and I keep coming back. Still, I always keep my Nova and Line launcher installed should I get bored of Touchwiz.

EDIT: I haven't been able to try Action Launcher 3 because you have to buy it first then see if you like it, And I can't make much play store purchases because of my region. But I think it's very promising and honestly I think it would be better than Nova.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] robispi2:
Nova is the best but don't forget about smart launcher Pro 3 that works much better then action launcher...

Smart Launcher Pro new update runs like a butter as nova launcher

Just try it too see how it works well

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] m3g5:
1. I use too Nova Prime, but with additions 3D+Flash+-+icon+pack+1.1.

2. iLauncher+v3.8.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Sage:
apex ftw
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] formbyjules:
Love that look ...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] drummerman:
TW.

Fast and fairly well thought through.

Playing around with icons, cartoons and colours is for 5 year olds ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] pitbullmommy45245:
Nova prime
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] karmoussa:
Hi,

For me > smart launcher pro : flower presentation with simple accesibility

What else
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] --Yo--:
Nova Prime is the best. I've tried most of them.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] wallah:
Nova for me...

Rock with Phoenix Rom
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] rizb:
Nova Prime has always been my go to launcher for years.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] IrfanHartono:
Nova Laucher user here :D

The great launcher I ever had in my Samsung :p
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Jense999:
Smart Launcher Pro ... simply the best.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] dave7802:
Stock or Nova

I dont really do alot on the Homescreen, So both work just as well.

I like Nova more for Customization, but for when i cannot be bothered Touchwiz offers more than enough.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] enoooo:
Htc sence 7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Kirazz:
Nova launcher is the best for me
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] alehawk:
I Use Launcher 8. Like Windows Phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ObaiZrayqi:
Nova Launcher is the way to go for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Onikuro:
Nova Prime is the best one for me too:

-Resize grid

-Folders

-Swipe ti search app

-Notification count on app icon

-swipe up on an app icon to launch another app (for exaple, if i ckick maps icon, it launches maps, if i swipe the icon, it launches waze etc...)

And a lot more, but it still is simple to use if you dont want all these settings.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] rduquematos:
Nexus leaked launcher
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] FsocietyXDA:
on your advice i loaded nova launcher, and it is much faster and better than tw. is it worth it to buy prime?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Redrockzz:
Where can I get the nexus launcher?

I just used the Nova launcher and themed like it is a nexus device because I love the "Nexus style".

So is there a dl or a thread about the nexus launcher, please let me know. :) Thank you in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] McHale:
I ran it for a while without prime. The free version did everything I wanted it to do. Every so often Prime will be offered on sale and I bought it a few months ago when it dropped to $0.99. The added features are definitely worth the $4.99 asking price but if you're not sure, wait for another sale.

-Mc
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] rduquematos:
I found a flashable zip file on the web,
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Redrockzz:
Is it really working? How about sharing then? :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] rduquematos:
http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/nexus-launcher-unreleased-t3431510 there you go , im using superman rom with the nexus launcher and android n tw theme,this gives me that stock Look
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] opus.ignotum:
Agree

Enviado desde mi S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] spankmatic22:
If you use nova do you still have galaxy themes?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] wbeard:
Another vote nova prime
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Onikuro:
No, but you ill have a lo of Nova themes
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] kingwicked:
I have used lot of launchers since last 5 years , but Nova prime and Apex launcher pro are the best.

I also use Samsung themes for CallUi, and changes in systemui, for icons there are lot of icon packs available.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] buddy66:
Next Launcher with 3D scene mode off. Next launcher has better customization options than Nova or Apex and has some beautiful 3D animations that look way better than oldschool animations included in other launchers.

I started to use it without app drawer. I have apps that I use on my desktops and also App Drawer when I need some of apps that I use rarely.

Here a video how it performs. I have set it to 32FPS and performance is awesome. It has also thumb effects. In this video you can see Firefly effect following my finger. Next launcher also has a variety of icon effects including rotating, launch animation and setting icons on desktop however you want.

http://sendvid.com/c53n3h67
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] 56K:
The new Pixel launcher is nice....but I like simplicity...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jwilde92:
Action launcher
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] sahus:
I like SquareHome 2, that is the most userfriendly interface for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ilordvader:
Nova Launcher Prime on Samsung Galaxy Note 7

:cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Rapier:
I've tried alot of launchers for many years, starting with the (now forgotten) ADW Launcher (but it was brilliant at it's time) and GO EX Launcher and going through a plethora of others (I can say I've tried almost every launcher that was known)...Themer, Buzz Launcher, Apex, Lightning, Windows Phone Launcher, Action, Next Launcher 3D...too many to put them all here. But I stick with the one that works best for me Nova Launcher Prime...combined now with KWLP is giving me all the functionality I need. The Samsung themes are for system and the rest, for the launcher I use ThaPlash icon packs that are fabulous
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] fortesquieu:
Google Now Launcher, can't live without it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Cyfer911:
I have found that atom lags as it is unable to remain in the memory. Nova launcher with super fast animations is by far the best one I've tried so far. Instantaneous and no lag whatsoever.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] roygreenb212:
I think action launcher 3 is better..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] hlm19:
Evie launcher

I downloaded evie launcher which is probably my second favorite launcher I've tries so far. My favorite is currently Action launcher 3 but based on my experience, evie launcher is probably the fastest and smoothest launcher I've ever tried
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Golfkarre:
Hallo i have the HTC Blinkfeed
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Szighy:
My bet right now is Evie launcher, it's simple, beautiful, not as customisable as nova, but it does the job. It's lightweigh and very fast. I'm glad I found it.

And it's free without ads.

I recommend for everyone, I don't see myself going back to anything else soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] doomtrain85:
Actually I like Nova launcher and I even bought the prime version.

But the only withdraw is Nova not supporting manual apps sorting...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] md07:
i dont know why many users hate default Samsung launcher. When you get a new phone, use it, try it, and feel it...you will find good thing. i think default launcher is beautiful and have flipboard very convenient to read quick news.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nomaj:
Using it.. and rocks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Manson79:
Hi,

I use... The stock launcher (but modded: [MOD][Fast Launcher][6.0.1][Touchwiz]), it's fast and smooth. Obviously there is a lack of settings but the stock launcher is the only one that made my whole phone smooth in transitions / animations everywhere compared to the other launchers I tested (I'm not talking about speed, and I don't want to disable system animations :D). I used Nova launcher Prime but there is always something not smooth somewhere and now with the theme store the appearance can be changed (ok not too much like dock, rows, columns, etc) and if I want to change only my icons I use Galaxy Icon Themer (compatible with all the icon packs for the other launchers).

In any case for for my use and my settings it's what I need on stock rooted rom...

It's like the internet browser, the stock browser give me the best experience in term of speed and smoothness compared to others (Firefox, Chrome, Opera).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] amey2606:
My exact same gripe, and it isn't only Nova, even Action Launcher 3 does not support custom app order.

And these are the so called best feature filled launcher replacements.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] rkennison:
They are all lacking something.... I like nova, I wish I could swipe left at the home screen and get google now to come up. He says it can't be done, however it works fine using other gestures and it works fine in action launcher 3. I like action launcher 3, however .... I also like getting notification badges which he says can't be done reliably, yet nova does.

Can you 2 please get together and share for the sake of the users?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ecmperalta:
I always stay changing between the Stock one and Nova Launcher Prime, when I want to make some setup I go to Nova, when get tired I go back to Stock haha
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] locce:
Im Happy with the Nova Premium Launcher...Stable and Clean !

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Reinaldo33897:
Plus 1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] stefan kuntz:
Can no a do this? Action launcher 3 you mean I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yasantha666:
I found a launcher from XDA lab apps called Sapphire Launcher. Simple and user friendly.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] RuffBuster:
Does anyone find that Nova Launcher Prime isn't as Buttery smooth as it should be on a phone this Powerful?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Onikuro:
No I'm talking about Nova Prime. See the attachment.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] stefan kuntz:
Thanks mate. Switched back to nova :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dew1989:
Ok here's the deal. I have a dead spot right in the middle of my screen, right where the first marker to algin the screen is.

Has anyone found a way to either eliminate this first marker or move it to a different location.

TIA
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Junner2003:
Simply use desktop remote software such as SOTI POCKET CONTROLLER. Instead of tapping on your wizards screen you use your desktop computer mouse - works fine even on dead screens. Link: http://www.soti.net/default.asp?Cmd=Products&SubCmd=PCPro
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dew1989:
That program doesn't work in screen algin. Works great on everything else. Any other ideas?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Merlin_reloaded:
Do this....

Slide the stylus point all around the screen in the Align Screen applet. It may just work.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dew1989:
I can 'align' it but it isn't accurate. I gotta go left or right on every marker...

It is extreamly agravating
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dew1989:
bumpity bump
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dew1989:
bump bump...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] BerettaFreak:
New digitizers on e-bay arent that expensive...

Just a thought.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] krneki10:
I really don't like the default app drawer, so I am looking for a 3rd party replacement. So far I have used Nova Launcher Prime on the previous phone, which one do you recommend?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] viddat971:
i used to use nova launcher on my previous phones ( SG3, OPO...) and now on my S7 : i'm still satisfied!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] kochoid:
Smart Launcher or Nova for me. I am currently on Smart Launcher because it has been flawless on my s7 with running the animations in/out of launcher and it is pretty much a single home page launcher, which I prefer.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] ms74ro:
S Launcher Prime
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] daffie:
Nova Launcher all the way! :good:

Have used this launcher exclusively on all my phones for the past many years.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] thisguyinoc:
Nova for sure
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] kradcliffe:
Nova launcher. Simple as that!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] viddat971:
no doubt!! Nova Launcher Dude!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] njg9837:
No love for apex launcher!? Been using it for years, no complaints. Very customizable.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] iamnotkurtcobain:
Nova

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Corwinder:
I have paid for Go Launcher, Apex Launcher and Nova Prime. Nova Prime hands down!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] dragonhart6505:
S-Launcher Prime here (no S7 for me, I'm just lurking)

All the TW devices I've owned (S3/4/5/Grand Prime) stutter horribly with the stock launcher. TW just uses too many resources.

Why S-Launcher specifically? 3 simple reasons:

1 - low storage use. Very small app

2 - low performance impact. Uses next to no ram

3 - "clean ram" button. My favorite feature. Swipe from the left edge and tap the broom next to ram usage. Cleans out any background running apps, freeing up ram and speeding up your device.

Another great launcher to consider is the Cyanogenmod launcher (apk from an actual Rom, not the fake one in the Play Store). Since your on MM, grab the apk online or from any CM13 rom. Very lightweight and also saves on resources.

Y'all S7 owners are lucky with that 4gb ram, so not sure why every video I've seen reviewing the unit (plus having played with it in store) the launcher just chokes.

Nova/Apex/GP Launcher have nice theme options (not GP) but they're just as bad at hogging resources as TW and can stutter under load.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] suchavibrantthang:
First thing I did was put Nova in there. They have the fastest updates for features that I can remember. Anyone remember the start of this? ADW, LPP, GO for froyo
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] XavierAD:
I used to use Themer by MyColorScreen
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] zul8er:
Apex!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Abdl:
Hmmm!! One man's food is another man's poison...

While people are busy hating on the new s7 launcher,i would be very very grateful if someone could just help and extract their TW Home apk(the launcher) so i can try on my phone. Pleeeeeeeeeeeease!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Electr0:
Apex here. Been using it for years.

What benefits does Nova have over Apex?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] zeronix:
i like the CM launcher but could i use it on stock?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] baste07:
Nova launcher
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] jarayn:
Why change?

What are you missing out on.

I've owned nova for years but there's almost nothing missing on stock this time. The only thing is pull down notification shade gesture and that's not working properly on nova anyway.

So. What else.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] exploreresp:
I agree stock launcher is quite good as it looks fast to launch apps and animations are great (except for the drawer, I agree with the OP) but it's still missing a lot of things man !

Gestures are a big issue, double tap, pull up, down (which works flawlessly unlike what you stated), setting a shortcut on the home button (like powering off the screen) which makes it like a double click shortcut without making the home button delay, icons themes, integrated search engined (not launching the google search that takes ages), i'll stop here cause the list goes on and on...

But of course you can pass on thoses things, but then buy an iPhone :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] mandroid717:
I use Nova Launcher and the menu option returned on long press back button.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] ironbesterer:
No one uses Action Launcher? I love that you can pull in from the side and see all your apps and the shutters are very useful for my music apps!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] exploreresp:
love it too but missing the notification badges :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] lunaminica:
Got crazy of all the touchwiz **** after having HTC phones for around 7 years..

Installed Sense home, weather app, Clock, HTC browser and the keyboard..

SO HAPPY WITH HOW IT WORKS NOW

link to post with sense apk's: http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/htc-blinkfeed-plugins-devices-08-03-2015-t3049438 (thnx to xpirt)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] daffie:
Hahaha...that's incredible :eek::laugh::good:

(not sure if I want to go this way myself tho)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] ryokowashu:
i use next launcher in 3d mode
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] parkgt:
I really like Nova, and have used it on previous devices; but I have been unable to get it show counts of unread e-mails, messages and missed calls. Can anyone point in the right direction to correct this. I have even installed TelsaUnread with no change noticed, even after turning on switches for various items.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Astraphic:
Get Nova launcher and the icon pack Polycon. It looks so good.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] speedme:
I've been using Next Launcher for quite some time now and really like it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] deviant.one:
TSF Shell is my favorite.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] eyekyu:
nova hands down!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] curioct:
Happy with nova moving away from apex
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] cpxyz1:
Nova prime! Has so much potential customization abilities. worth every cent.. and I can't live without the swipe function for folders lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] suprememaster:
Nova launcher prime. I used apex launcher on my previous phone but they are almost identical.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] vinnyjr:
Nova Launcher (paid version) have it set up with TeslaUnread for badges and several apps to change icons.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Demigod121:
I'll throw in my vote for Nova (paid) as well. No issues with it, and works flawlessly on my S7.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] SolaceKane:
I started using CM launcher. Its suprisingly smooth and responsive.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Berong:
Nova prime. Simple yet elegant.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] heifel:
buzz launcher, no fuss at all using this. Beautiful theme in second
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Dwayne01:
Action launcher .. Ftw!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] debug77:
The solitary user of Google Now Launcher representing! :D I did used to use Nova too though. The only reason I used to use Nova was for the icon badges, but they seemed really hit and miss, so I went back to Google Now. I think that (with the DPI change) it looks fine for my needs.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] :
Is there any chance with nova launcher to use the icons from a theme out of the Theme store?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] waingro808:
I like Apex launcher. Combine with Greenify shortcut for double tap to sleep.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Berong:
Hi. Same thing here. Though I'm using nova and LG has a knock code. I used nova + double tap (hibernate + lock sreen) = nice
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] johnusesandroid:
I read through the whole thread, for the guys sticking with the stock launcher, can you give some pros for keeping it stock? I've only had the phone for 3 days, and coming from an HTC One M7, so far I like the Sense home way better than the TouchWiz one. I'd like to give the stock a shot, but I really can't find anything I like about it. Any suggestions on why I should keep stock instead of using something like Nova?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] aditya666:
Arrow Launcher. IMO it's the best launcher as of now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Big_Berny:
For me Action Laincher 3 is the best regarding usability. I like all the Swipe gestures.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Corbu:
I used to use Google Now Launcher but I was forced to switch to Nova because none of the apps were showing in the app drawer, just OneDrive for some reason. The rest was a white blank page. Did this happen to you and if yes how did you solve it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] con-ca-te-nate:
Uninstall Google Now Launcher (if you still have it installed) >> Disable/ Force Stop the Knox app >> Reinstall Google Now Launcher > > Voila!! :D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Corbu:
I tried it but it still doesn't work. On the S7 I can't actually uninstall Knox. But I tried to hide it with Package Disable Pro (Knox doesn't even show in the app drawer) and Google Now Launcher still doesn't show the apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] liteon163:
I used to love Nova Prime, but I got tired of the rows and columns of icons. I now use Smart Launcher Pro and have for almost two years. I prefer its simple look, which hides numerous tricks just under its surface. And like a a previous post says, it flies on the S7.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] con-ca-te-nate:
I disabled it in the Application manager.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] DirgeExtinction:
Anyone have the apk for the CM launcher?