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[Android Apps and Games] steph-one:
Seems that the topic for GO Launcher is here :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=880456

;)
[Android Apps and Games] scottad:
Looks nice and I may switch to it. For now I'm sticking with ADWLauncher EX. I like the Nexus S Gingerbread theme and would love to see something like that in the future. Keeping it on my phone though. Looking forward to updates.
[Android Apps and Games] MacGuy2006:
Dock Notifications?

Any chance Go Launcher will get the ability to show notifications on icons in the dock?

I hide my notifications bar (way too busy looking). It would be great to be able to see notifications for K-9 email, SMS and Google Voicemail on the dock icons.

(Being able to make the dock a bit larger would be great too) :)
[Android Apps and Games] sunarto:
Help...

I had been using Go Launcher as my only launcher in addition to the original launcher on my Foxconn F911 device, running Froyo.

It was a great application until it started to slowdown opening the application. (Sometimes even tapping an application several times it did not react), so I started to think that I had installed to many applications unto the device and started to delete some of the app but Go Launcher still running slow...any advice how to solve this problem??

PS.: I am now switching to ADW L and it is OK (same numbers of applications installed).

Please help....
[Android Apps and Games] EMPREX 2:
thanks

Works great on my x10
[Android Apps and Games] Walker Street:
Screen errors changing to and from Landscape mode

I get the dock stuck on the side of the screen when switching between landscape and portrait on my Desire HD. The re-drawing of the screen is fairly slow too.
[Android Apps and Games] robinkimfoo:
i've been using go launcher for a few weeks now, and while i do like its look over LP, i noticed that flipping through screens has lag every now and then. is there anyway to get rid of this lag? i'm on a galaxy s overclocked to 1.1 ghz, and i'm thinking that should be enough to keep it from lagging. anybody else have this problem?
[Android Apps and Games] mjk1238:
I`m going to try it. Thanks man.
[Android Apps and Games] zizo79:
Since the last update which was yesterday, GoLauncher has become very laggy when flipping through screens
[Android Apps and Games] lol Qaeda:
Aww man, I was looking forward to trying GLex on the Vibrant I just got.

Ah well; here's hoping it works as well as I've seen before! Props to you, GL team; great product and my favorite launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] andydumi:
I have a suggestion.

Can we have an option to return the screen and dock to the "Default" on screen lock or after a period of time?

I always want to start on the main screen and with the main dock bar, but I don't want to manually roll to it before turning off the screen all the time.
[Android Apps and Games] LordManhattan:
Hey Go-team! Been using Go Launcher for a week now and i love it! I miss one thing though, and that's being able to make the app drawer transparent like in ADW (i think). Is this something you're thinking of implementing in future releases?
[Android Apps and Games] penfold:
it would be great if we could have a scrollable alphabet on the side of the app drawer like go contacts so we could slide directly to apps quicker by their name
[Android Apps and Games] drew2d1:
Any plans to do a Twitter widget? Or a Mail widget?
[Android Apps and Games] d3l1:
colorize widget has them and it does work with go launcher doesn't it? go launcher has the scroll api that colorize widget requires, right?

is there a website with themes for go launcher or are there just the ones in android market?
[Android Apps and Games] cenonmin:
Suggestions:

1) Option to remove home icon when in app drawer and just use back button. This will free up space for extra to of icons

2) Please make vertical scroll better, make it like the default AOSP overscroll bonce effect, your version does a very long stretch before bouncing back making it look unpolished
[Android Apps and Games] Misterjunky:
Additional Options Requests

1: Option to disable the "all-recent running" tabs in the drawer.

2: Option to remove home icon when in app drawer and just use back button.

3: Option to make the white dock icons 100% transparent (like launcher pro).

4: Option to remove the dots ontop of the drawer.

5: Option to change the backround to black with white text in menu key.

6: Try to have an option for multiple home screens that can be used for open/running apps/browser/games/widgets

which we can switch between simply by swiping left/right to different home screens with open apps running.

It would be really nice if the running apps could be suspended when not in forground in these home screens.
[Android Apps and Games] andreasy:
Hello friends,

please be kind and allow me not to read back as I already do this for other threads and I don't have more time. I want to share my feedback and request advice on my first experience with Go Launcher EX.

It's my first time I used this launcher and I realise that it will operate in paraller with HTC Sense so< I went on and uninstalled all Sense componnents in order to make the phone lighter.

I must admit that I adore the Archangel theme and performance is acceptable but I have the following comments:

1) I use 4x5 desktop with rotate feature enabled. The more I add to the dekstop, the slower it gets. Especially when the screen rotates, I have to wait until the display refreshes one by one each icon which becomes very slow. What can I do do get smooth scrolling like sense? I don't want to wait between screen swipes.

2) This interface is indeed better looking than sense. However, many sense widgets and applications are neccessary. Yes, we can download 3rd part but not for everything. For example I want to have the radio application and widget and I can't find something similar and compatible. This is too bad and a reason to uninstalland go back to Sense.

So far, the above 2 issues will make me go back to sense. Is there any solution? even paid one? I wouldn't mind to pay if I would have direct screen switch without that refresh delay and to have a replacement app/widget for all neccesary components (BT, GPS, WiFi widgets, radio, etc.)
[Android Apps and Games] dr.notor:
Dude, the bloated Sense thing is simply killing your phone. Switching between screens is completely fluent here, even with the cube effects or whatever.

As for the widgets, yet another Sense issue. They do not work with other launchers, blame HTC
[Android Apps and Games] BenSow:
Icons quality

Hey guys, I'm using this Launcher on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I'm loving it alot.. problem is my custom icons won't turn out right, as you can see in the below picture.

The icon in the middle is how it looks like in my tab. The one on the right is how it actually looks like, I just pasted the file in. As you can see the one in the device is much blurrer, can anyone help me?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] jgrimberg1979:
I love go launcher but after touching the app drawer button, it takes forever for all of the apps to load, much longer than any other launcher. Also how can I change the drawers sorting so that whenever I install a new app it doesn't automatically show up at the button of the drawer? All I want is my app drawer to be sorted alphabetically all the time and not have newly installed apps out of order.

This launcher has so much potential but the the loading of the app drawer definitely needs some work as sometimes it takes up to 5-7 seconds for all the apps to load, and also the sorting issue

Galaxy Nexus

twitter = @jtgr6
[Android Apps and Games] BenSow:
I agree the app drawer needs some work, takes time for mine to open too.. But not as long as yours, as for the sorting GO Launcher does offer a feature to sort apps alphabetically, try pressing your phone's menu button or whatever you press to get to GO Launcher preferences in the homescreen. :)
[Android Apps and Games] bhitt:
I use Go Launcher EX and have been happy with it EXCEPT for that (**&^$ icon in my apps drawer called "Themes Settings". I have tried everything I can think of to get rid of that icon but it keeps showing up. I am ready to uninstall Go Launcher and use something else it is soOOOo annoying. Is there a way to kill Themes Settings in my app drawer or must I use another launcher?

:(
[Android Apps and Games] 8thsiner:
I started using golauncher ex a few days ago and love it.

I have been looking around for a rom with this in it's core but can't find one everything seems to have AWB or SENSE which I have discovered I really do not want, besides the space and memory they take being there...

I love the personalisation I can get with it, the colour schemes, the fact that I can use my own custom icons from any image and the expandability of the dock and home screen options. Custom fonts use is fantastic, (but, see below)

I have started testing all of the other GO apps, and like a few of them, some are really not up to scratch yet, but I hope they will get better in time, the SMSGO is great, the GOSWITCH is great for function but very limited in it's colour, so I don't keep it on my Central home page as it looks bad when everything else is black and red...

GOKEYBOARD I am using too, but again just a theme thing, A pure red version of NEON would be nice, but I am sure thats coming soon...

There are some changes I would like to see though.

One annoying thing, is (I am using predator theme) and there is no suitably dressed go locker for this theme. I would like to see this, or a way to create DIY versions so I can better match it. There may be a better one out there but I can't find one. Though HALO is close, with a cutom icon on the halo screen and a pure red colour I would be very happy.

Also when I restart phone, it always goes to the origianal sense lock screen which is horrible and slightly ruins my experience of it. until I unlock it and then lock it again.

I would like to see custom fonts enabled, I can search for font packages which is great and works well, but how do I use a TTF I made myself? Can this be packaged easily? I am currently using the BLOODY font from FOXY EDITOR which matches very well...

I would also like more dock panels options, I generally use 9 home screens, covering different things like, internet, photography, gallery widget, utility and reference, navigation, weather and camping related...Five dock panels would suit my major uses very very well.

Question on use though.

How do I create, or what type of image do I need to enable transparency on custom icons, I am using some alien type symbols, but they have a black square border behind them?

Sorry if thats a lot to read, but I hope you can help
[Android Apps and Games] claus1953:
Just hide it, it's in the settings. If you don't see it, it wont bother you :)
[Android Apps and Games] modmymobile:
I love go launcher have used it since the start. I love the theme options and the lock widget. Hell I love the whole lot. Wouldn't use another launcher. Tried them all to. I do experience some lag at times but I can see past that by the quality of go' apps. I will be doing a full review soon on my website.(Long Over Due!)
[Android Apps and Games] gianluca ardax:
prejudice I have a problem with a theme created by ex-Go launcher, when I load I get the message:

The package name of your apk (com.gau.go.launcherex.trullo) is the same application from another developer. Choose a new package name.

Where can I change the name of the package since I changed the launcher go through the various names of folders and files apk without success?
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
@Go devs : Please consider this request about iconmask feature :

adw support it, Nova and Apex will support it soon, but your icon mask behaviour is inverted ! Please consider edit this for theme icon compatibility between all common launchers (Apex, Nova, ADW, Go). This way It will be easier for themer to do 1 apk working with several launchers..

black area : hide / white transparent : show

please please please :) thank you in advance
[Android Apps and Games] Sethx:
Realy Nice

After some Tweaks ( Scrollable Widgets, Resizing Widegts and Customizing Icons ) i will change from Launcher Pro Plus to GO Launcher
[Android Apps and Games] octones:
Love it so far. Minor gripe using Epic 4G tapping menu then setting tells me the app is not installed.

Love the speed so far. Switched from LP for now.
[Android Apps and Games] SKRPhoenix:
Looks good!

One thing it lacks though is tweaking for speed and fluidity. Sure, I only have a Hero, which isn't the fastest, but LauncherPro manages it. So its certainly possible!

I like your feature set though and will keep a keen eye on your work.
[Android Apps and Games] helicopter88:
Working very well on diamond
[Android Apps and Games] beanx:
this is awesome, like someone said before me this is very refreshing coming from using launcher pro. This thing is a new release and is VERY smooth and clean looking, i love the app drawer with the recent and running apps tabs that is ****ing genius. The only thing i think would make it better is scrollable widgets of course, 3D app drawer, maybe some options to add docks and stuff, you know typical launcher ****. Ill deff . be keeping an eye out for this one this thing has ALOT of potential and i will keep it installed so i can receive updates!
[Android Apps and Games] PollPixx:
Potential replacement home screen for me. This can be great, but I miss some things during my 3 minute first impression:

1. Possibility to set pages to 5 or 7 pages

2. Unscrollable background would be nice

3. Scrollable widget possibility

4. Resizing widgets

5. Alphabetically app drawer, now it is a bit messy...

Edit: it runs smoothly on my X10. Will keep this installed as the previous poster said... Keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] xmaskx:
provide me with speed and i will use it as default :)
[Android Apps and Games] Nnyan:
PollPixx summed it up best. For me the re-size and sorting of apps are the top two. would be nice if it had the option of scrolling through your apps horizontally or vertically.
[Android Apps and Games] -NRG-:
Great launcher, could become my replacement for ADW. Very quick and light, nicely customizable. Love to have a task manager that looks like this!

What need to be done to make it the best:

1 Changeable dock-background picture or possibility to change the transparency of the dock.

2 Scrollable widgets

3 Change the size of widgets (agenda widget app 4x4 looks only 4x3)

4 Removable home button in function chart

5 Option to replace home button in function chart by Games / Applications selection (sweethome can automaticly detect where wich app belongs, would be great to split these two up and use the home button to go back to the home screen)

6 Make it possible to hide apps from function chart (handy for manufacture-installed applications you don't like)

7 Make it possible to hide apps from the running tab in function chart.

8 Option to turn off vibration completely.

9 Make opening of the function chart animated.

10 Make an option to organize applications in the function chart alphabetically (automatically, option in settings for function chart?).

It might be a big list but it's just a few idea's i have to make it the best launcher for android (in my opinion).

Keep up the good work!

Maybe i found a bug:

If you're on the home screen and press home quickly 2 times everything hides from the desktop and you need to press home again to get back to the normal desktop.
[Android Apps and Games] voodoogriff:
I really like this, with a couple of exceptions.

Resize Widgets

Sorted App Drawer

Launch shortcuts from the dock (I like to use a swipe gesture to activate my widgetlocker)

Of course, if you wanted to add native widgets (ala LP+) that would be awesome to.
[Android Apps and Games] flopez76:
Very nice! My new default launcher.

One thing I'd like to see would be to organize the apps by name
[Android Apps and Games] heeheehahahohoho:
The suggestions here so far are only features that are limited to what users have already seen in other launchers, so merely following them will only lead you to a launcher no different from LP or ADW, and we don't need that. While I also consider those suggestions as essential towards a perfect launcher, my point is that when you implement new features, I hope they can be unique in their own way, be it extremely user-friendly, polished, or anything mind-blowing, such as your integrated app drawer. You have done a great job so far, please keep it up! My $0.02.
[Android Apps and Games] lokhor:
Definitely a very nice launcher. I like how can you pinch to zoom and then add or remove homescreens easily. My only issue is the app drawer only sliding horizontally and not having any easy way to get from one end to the other, this might only plague people like me who have 100s of apps.
[Android Apps and Games] PollPixx:
You can change that in settings already. Chart settings, first option
[Android Apps and Games] benwizzi:
Due to my gripes with LPP, this is already "almost" my default launcher. For a 1st release, it's pretty good. More features that people have already mentioned would make it really good. Keep it up!
[Android Apps and Games] pprakash:
Like the MIUI interface. A perfect blend of Speed and usefullness.

Enhancement Request:

When I change the Messaging App to Handcent. Number of Unread SMS is not displayed in the dock. But the same works fine for the Dialer.
[Android Apps and Games] lokhor:
I can't find this option anywhere.

My Preferences menu has the following options:

Display Settings

Dock Settings

Function Chart Settings

Operation Setting Advanced Settings
[Android Apps and Games] GoCkillaz:
Reaaally nice Launcher you have there. Include some custom wallpapers and/or widgets and you're good. Keep up the great work!
[Android Apps and Games] PollPixx:
Okay it is "Function Chart Settings" instead of "Chart Settings", however you could that figured out, didn't you? ;-)

Pick the first option Screen Rotation.

Uncheck is vertically scrolling.

Default is checked, Horizontally scrolling.

Works for me..
[Android Apps and Games] Ampicillin:
Great launcher -) .. However i find only 3 screens :rolleyes: .. & needs improvements. Other than that its a really good launcher :) i like wallpaper thing behind app drawer
[Android Apps and Games] HereAsWell:
This Launcher looks really promising.

But I'm a bit confused about the permissions it is requesting.

It has a lot of permission to access my personal data, that is not unusual for such kind of apps... but in combination with the permission to have an internet connection this is a bit more critical...

What is the reason for the internet permission?
[Android Apps and Games] fatthumb:
You can easily add homescreens at the preview. Set your 'press home' action to preview and press + to add more screens. You can also drag and drop like MIUI style.
[Android Apps and Games] steph-one:
Nice launcher :)

But it is not compatible with Desktop Visualizer. I use it to change the K9-Mail icon.

edit : Desktop Visualizer is OK if I use the widget :)
[Android Apps and Games] obaidr:
extremly slow and unresponsiv on my milestone. Running CM6 at 900Mhz
[Android Apps and Games] DDoZ:
Just a question, why do you have to ?

- Read My messages

- Personal Information

- Services that (prevedono) a cost

- Phonecalls
[Android Apps and Games] K900:
One thing: please, make app drawer sortable and get those ****ty tabs out of there.
[Android Apps and Games] pele78:
....what a comment lol :D
[Android Apps and Games] trillonometry:
It gives a notification on the dock for SMS, Gmail, and missed calls.... just like launcher pro/ADW.
[Android Apps and Games] Ampicillin:
Wow i really didn't know that it works. Thanks :D
[Android Apps and Games] DDoZ:
Oky doky, thank you for telling me ^^.
[Android Apps and Games] fatthumb:
Wow cool man, certainly you can use better words for suggestion? Nobody ever forced you to use this launcher really!
[Android Apps and Games] Ampicillin:
ya i 'd like to have that option too. Simply if we 've option to disable/enable it. it 'd be great :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] mikemullin6:
number of screens

Is there anyway to increase the number of screens from 3 to 5, or more?
[Android Apps and Games] Wolfbreak:
Very Good Launcher i really like it but please add 5 Homescreens.
[Android Apps and Games] PollPixx:
Doesn't work for me on my X10, when I press home after set this it will just let me choose which launcher I want to use as usual...but thanks for giving the info, maybe some one with a x10 was able to add homescreens....please share than how you did it:confused:
[Android Apps and Games] DDoZ:
Not the hard key. You have to swipe up on the screen. If you've change what the swipe does set it back to "Display Preview".

You can also set the home key to "Display Preview", just take a look in the preferences menu ( by clicking the Menu hard key ).
[Android Apps and Games] Ampicillin:
Guys who wants to have more than 3 screens they can just go to :- Menu > Preference > Operation settings > Change Home key Option to the 3rd Home screen, than preview Thats it !

Than click Home button & you can have as much as screen you want ! :)

@- PollPixx

Make Go launcher as your default launcher first & than it won't ask you .
[Android Apps and Games] Baardman:
I just installed this launcher, and I'm positively surprised! some very nice ideas, although it won't replace LauncherPro for me just yet. One thing that is really puzzling to me though is that the apps are not in alphabetical order, and the order they are in doesn't make any sense to me. I have a lot of apps so this is really annoying. Can you solve this bug?
[Android Apps and Games] lokhor:
Yeah sorting alphabetically in the app drawer would be good.

Does anyone know of something that can replace the LauncherPro Plus Friends Widget as that's all that's keeping me from giving this a good trial.
[Android Apps and Games] hkfan:
it keeps on running in the background even if I choose launcher pro as default

Nice features but i ll wait for bug fixes.
[Android Apps and Games] K900:
I love this launcher, but for the tabs, and yes, they do look ****ty. Two more buttons on the bottom, near the home button would be much, much better.
[Android Apps and Games] ch213q:
Thanks for all the feedbacks here! And I am very glad you enjoyed this little app. Now I would like to clarify something :

1. How to vertical scrolling in app drawer?

menu --> prefences --> function chart settings --> screen rotation

this option swith between landscape and portait mode.

2. How to add more than 3 screens?

At your home screen, quick swipe your finger up, or use two fingers to 'squeez' the screen.... (the gesture can be redefined...)

3. App Permission?

it has ability to monitor the unread email , missing call...etc. (default off). That's why it asked many permissions.

4. What's in next release?

app draw ordering options ; resizable widget; smoother operation;

full customized dock icon (from your gallery); folder function.... etc...
[Android Apps and Games] chanw4:
Good Launcher with potential so far. Would be nice if you can add alphabetical sorting in app drawer. Resizable widget, scrolling widget, more app drawer 'tab'. pinch to zoom preview in app drawer.
[Android Apps and Games] Ihaveanepic:
Hey congrats on the launcher but I don't know why everyone is so jacked up about it! It just a rip of ADW without some of its options and with some extra options. And then its hilarious how everyone wants options from LP or ADW added on to this and Zeam!
[Android Apps and Games] h_zee13:
First of all, this is a great launcher, it's really quick and has good potential

Just like mentioned above, what I don't understand is why so many people on this thread are asking to add the functions that Launcherpro already has? I mean if you are looking for 3D launcher, or customizable dock background, or resizeable widgets, etc why don't you just use Launcherpro?