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My friend just got the epic 4g and its got the default android launcher how do we get that on our phone?
There is a way that they and the fascinate can disable tw launcher in their settings. According 2 the article I read, the Captivate and Vibrant lack that ability. Their is a link somewhere around here for the Nexus' launcher2. It works ok-im still using it. Ill try 2 post if I can find it.
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cconrado said:
My friend just got the epic 4g and its got the default android launcher how do we get that on our phone?
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I asked about this in Q&A, the CDMA versions can disable Touch Wiz and run the Vanilla launcher. Why can't the GSM verisons? WTF.
question - why not just install launcher pro and get the stock feeling launcher and a ton more features?
I agree completely
andy2na said:
question - why not just install launcher pro and get the stock feeling launcher and a ton more features?
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I agree completely
andy2na said:
question - why not just install launcher pro and get the stock feeling launcher and a ton more features?
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x3
LauncherPro is actually FASTER than stock launcher on Nexus One. I had to load Launcher Pro on my friend's Nexus cuz the stock launcher was so darn slow...
I've had lots of problems with LauncherPro. I've installed and removed it about 4 times. It works fine for a few days and then I start to have FC and huge lags. Remove it and everything is working good again.
I've found that Zeam is a great launcher, very minimal to start with but you can add what you want.
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I've had lots of problems with LauncherPro. I've installed and removed it about 4 times. It works fine for a few days and then I start to have FC and huge lags. Remove it and everything is working good again.
I've found that Zeam is a great launcher, very minimal to start with but you can add what you want.
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That's weird... No problems here with Launcher Pro.
Plus the Fancy Widget is cool too
Adw all the way. Retains the stock feel more than launcher pro imo. Minus the 3D app drawer
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i just want that stock android look lol
Sledutah said:
I've had lots of problems with LauncherPro. I've installed and removed it about 4 times. It works fine for a few days and then I start to have FC and huge lags. Remove it and everything is working good again.
I've found that Zeam is a great launcher, very minimal to start with but you can add what you want.
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Nice find. I could never get myself to enjoy launcherpro either, and actually liked touchwiz. Zeam, however is awesome.
I'm a huge fan of ADW. It runs soo fast, and I'm a huge fan of being able to edit the number of rows/columns, I rather enjoy the High res look, and all my widgets scale correctly.. I love the shortcut bar too.. Best launcher ever.
I tried launcer pro, but I wasn't a fan, i switched back to regular touchwiz until I decided to give adw a go.
http://www.androidcentral.com/yes-you-can-turn-touchwiz-sprint-epic-4g-you-wont-want
Yeah, you can turn off Touchwiz on the Sprint Epic 4G and get rid of the static home screen icons and horizontal launcher. But what you're left with isn't really an improvement. You're stuck with three home screens, an outdated launcher, and a feeling of guilt for not listening to us in the first place.
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I'm a huge fan of ADW. It runs soo fast, and I'm a huge fan of being able to edit the number of rows/columns, I rather enjoy the High res look, and all my widgets scale correctly.. I love the shortcut bar too.. Best launcher ever.
I tried launcer pro, but I wasn't a fan, i switched back to regular touchwiz until I decided to give adw a go.
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Tried like four and it came down to ADW and launcher. AT the end I liked the lower scrolling bar for Launcher so I kept that one.
The only thing I liked better on ADW was the themes.
shaolin95 said:
Tried like four and it came down to ADW and launcher. AT the end I liked the lower scrolling bar for Launcher so I kept that one.
The only thing I liked better on ADW was the themes.
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ADW has the scrolling indicator on the bottom of the screen too.
I'm using it with CM6 though, so it may be a custom CM feature though...
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I asked about this in Q&A, the CDMA versions can disable Touch Wiz and run the Vanilla launcher. Why can't the GSM verisons? WTF.
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I thought that the Epic was using TW 2.5 because it needed landscape support. Maybe they used that as a base for the other CDMA (fascinate) ROM.
The Captivate and Vibrant both have TW 3.0.
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I thought that the Epic was using TW 2.5 because it needed landscape support. Maybe they used that as a base for the other CDMA (fascinate) ROM.
The Captivate and Vibrant both have TW 3.0.
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I think both Epic and Fascinate have this feature because Samsung had to make all the TouchWiz apps and data fit in the 2GB of internal RAM, since the user may take out the SD card at any point. Since Vibrant and Captivate have 16GB of non removable memory, Samsung decided to not bother optimizing our TouchWiz as much or for allowing the removal of some of that bloat.
I vote for Odin3 and Launcher Pro - Forget the Epic Launcher
I can't bring myself to try ADW again because I don't think I can live without the Launcher Pro Plus widgets.
I am a HUGE fan of Nova Prime on my GNex. I've tried every launcher out their and I love Nova Prime.
So why does it suck for me on my N7?
Here's what I see:
- Jittery homescreen scrolling
- When set to infinite home screen scrolling, the wallpaper "resets" itself when you cross over the last screen/first screen transition
- In landscape mode, widgets run off the top of the screen
- Really laggy response when touching icons - sometimes the icon never recognizes that it's being selected
- Trying to grab an icon an moving it to the "X" to delete it registers as an up-swipe (related to the point above)
The stock launcher totally smokes Nova Prime, for me. Never thought I'd ever say that! Stock is buttery smooth, no jitters and none of the other issues.
Anyone else see this on their N7? Any suggestions as to how to overcome the jitters/lag? I'd love to love Nova Prime on the N7!
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I am a HUGE fan of Nova Prime on my GNex. I've tried every launcher out their and I love Nova Prime.
So why does it suck for me on my N7?
Here's what I see:
- Jittery homescreen scrolling
- When set to infinite home screen scrolling, the wallpaper "resets" itself when you cross over the last screen/first screen transition
- In landscape mode, widgets run off the top of the screen
- Really laggy response when touching icons - sometimes the icon never recognizes that it's being selected
- Trying to grab an icon an moving it to the "X" to delete it registers as an up-swipe (related to the point above)
The stock launcher totally smokes Nova Prime, for me. Never thought I'd ever say that! Stock is buttery smooth, no jitters and none of the other issues.
Anyone else see this on their N7? Any suggestions as to how to overcome the jitters/lag? I'd love to love Nova Prime on the N7!
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I dont have any of those issues. Works great.
What ROM are you using?
I actually agree with you... Nova just feels.... Clunky... I installed apex last night and it works great
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Working perfect for me. I use it on my S3 as well. I will agree that the stock launcher is really good too. I used it a few days before installing Nova.
Rooted with stock ROM.
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I am running totally stock, unrooted. I thought I might try again with the " aggressive" settings where everything is cached. Maybe that would fix it.
I previously ran Apex on my Gnex for a long time. I might give that a go as well.
Nova is sweet on my N7 stock. Runs super smooth and fast.
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Runs OK for me. Not as good as on my phone, but relatively OK. I'd still prefer TSF, but latest versions is buggy with widgets, since they introduced feature that native widgets can be placed anywhere (w/o the grid), the scroll in widgets is really slow. So I said I'd use Nova, since that is what I use on the phone but the truth is it's not as good for tablet. As I said, it works, but I'm not impressed.
I have none of those issues with nova. Neither on my sensation nor on my nexus 7.
Well, running the "aggressive"setting in Nova Prime did nothing.
I tried Apex Pro, and it also stutters, lags a bit.
The stock launcher totally smokes both of these 3rd party launchers - and I've been a Nova and Apex dude forever on my GNex.
Having the opportunity to do a/b comparisons between Nova and stock, Apex and stock back-to-back really highlight the differences, and the advantages of stock, for me at least. Otherwise, there's a chance that Nova/Apex might just look "ok" to me. Stock launcher is super fast, super smooth. My old go-to launchers just don't cut it.
Im sorry if this question has been asked and answered for several time. I did google but it seems i cannot find the answer. I just wanna ask what is the coolest and latest launcher for our Note 3 that not drain my Note 3 battery too much? I've been using TSF Shell and all it's apps and widget for a while now, looking cool tho but i think i want to try another launcher. Any recommendation? Thank you.
Personally I use Apex, as it's clean and fast. Nova is pretty much the same.
Next is also a very, very awesome one. Full 3D.
personally....
I still love TW launcher.
ShadowLea said:
Personally I use Apex, as it's clean and fast. Nova is pretty much the same.
Next is also a very, very awesome one. Full 3D.
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personally....
I still love TW launcher.
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Yup its true i like tw launcher the most. But you know, sometime we might want to change the feeling of the screen. I loved to theme my note 3 to impress my friend I recently downloaded nova. It look cool tho with kitkat experience theme, but then, when i try to restore my tw layout, it only restore the page layout not the apps drawer. But im gonna hit Apex and Next and see how it goes. Thanks guys.
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I would probably use TW more if it allowed some scaling of the grid size. My Timely clock widget is so massive it covers a third of my screen and on a screen over 5,5 inches that is just too much. I've waited for Samsung to add scaling since the Note 1 and now I just don't use TW anymore.
I use Nova launcher and I'm very happy with it.
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I´ve made this thread so people can discuss here about the 3 tablets:
8.4, 10.1 and 12.2 !
Which apps are u using on your Galaxy Tab Pro?
Which launcher are u using?
Or do you want to share something?
I´ll start :
I buyed my Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 WIFI last week and i love the device because it´s so cheap !
It works like a charm !
Only the annoying noise is annoying
But i move my mind over it
I´m using the following launchers recently:
Modified Stock Launcher
SPB Launcher ( 10,45$ )
Google Now Launcher
I just love the stock launcher the most, i have a modified one so it´s fast enough
If you want something else and you have money then i recommend buying SPB Launcher
SPB is old but gold, it is a really famous launcher a couple of years ago.
But i installed it on my 8.4 and it's not perfect for tablets you can better go with modified stock launcher or Google Now Launcher .
SPB is well the beautifulst launcher for phones .
I was using Google Now launcher on my 8.4 because i thought it was better for battery but i feel more connected with the tablet while using stock launcher so i searched for a faster one and i found the modified one in the 8.4 apps section here on XDA !
Then i had to find a way to make my battery better so i tried a combination of greenify and wanam exposed
In greenify i greenified all the apps except tapatalk and i applied boost mode and some other little settings and in wanam exposed have i enabled benchmarking boost that is originally for antutu benchmarking test but it makes your device a beast and in combination with greenify will it not affect your battery
Now i will also going to flash that beast mode kernel to make it even more a beast
Cheers!
And now it´s your turn!
Got a tab 8.4 wifi for almost a month. Rooted and installed lite pRom with beast kernel. Using google now launcher. Been using it mostly for gaming(brave frontier and coc) and checking mails. I really like this tab except that wifi drops if you hold it in the lower left corner. Sucks to be right handed.
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Got a tab 8.4 wifi for almost a month. Rooted and installed lite pRom with beast kernel. Using google now launcher. Been using it mostly for gaming(brave frontier and coc) and checking mails. I really like this tab except that wifi drops if you hold it in the lower left corner. Sucks to be right handed.
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I'm also right handed but i have no problems with wifi drops at lower left corner like everyone else has.
My 8.4 is randommly dropping wifi and even disconnects here
But i love this tablet anyway
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Yup, the tab pro is cheap but the hw is powerful.
The wifi behaved just as described but not 'disconnecting'.
I am still using the stock launcher with quite a number of unwanted apps being frozen..including the magazine. I'm quite satisfied with the speed now.
I had install the nova and it's good for phone but I felt the stock launcher could be more appropriated for a tablet.
Just want to know why the spb ?
Obing said:
Yup, the tab pro is cheap but the hw is powerful.
The wifi behaved just as described but not 'disconnecting'.
I am still using the stock launcher with quite a number of unwanted apps being frozen..including the magazine. I'm quite satisfied with the speed now.
I had install the nova and it's good for phone but I felt the stock launcher could be more appropriated for a tablet.
Just want to know why the spb ?
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SPB is old but gold, it is a really famous launcher a couple of years ago.
But i installed it on my 8.4 and it's not perfect for tablets you can better go with modified stock launcher or Google Now Launcher .
SPB is well the beautifulst launcher for phones .
I was using Google Now launcher on my 8.4 because i thought it was better for battery but i feel more connected with the tablet while using stock launcher so i searched for a faster one and i found the modified one in the 8.4 apps section here on XDA !
Then i had to find a way to make my battery better so i tried a combination of greenify and wanam exposed
In greenify i greenified all the apps except tapatalk and i applied boost mode and some other little settings and in wanam exposed have i enabled benchmarking boost that is originally for antutu benchmarking test but it makes your device a beast and in combination with greenify will it not affect your battery
Now i will also going to flash that beast mode kernel to make it even more a beast
Cheers!
Sent from my beastly SM-T320
Why would galaxy tab pro discussion in a galaxy tab pro forum be off topic?
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Why would galaxy tab pro discussion in a galaxy tab pro forum be off topic?
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Hey mate
This is for people here to also discuss off-topic like other device forums have ( S3 i9300 )
So feel free to talk here !
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who uses the stock Magazine UX launcher on their Tab Pro? Do you use the tile widgets to access information? I'm not a fan of Magazine UX, but I don't hate either. I want to see if I'll get used to it, or learn to like it. I see alot of negative comments, but zero positive ones. I figure if I wanted an AOSP style device, I should've got an AOSP device. My previous tablet was a Nexus 7 (2013). I own a 2012 N7 and used to own a N4, plus I used AOSP ROMs on my S4 before. I think AOSP is too plain/boring. Magazine UX is cumbersome, but it's different. I'm rambling. My question is: Do you use the Magazine UX and how do you use it?
Got my tab pro 8.4 a mont ago and since them I'm using Cyanogenmod 11 with nova laucher.
I really hate touch wiz and samsung android modifications, so I bought just to use cyanogenmod
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Got my tab pro 8.4 a mont ago and since them I'm using Cyanogenmod 11 with nova laucher.
I really hate touch wiz and samsung android modifications, so I bought just to use cyanogenmod
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Good choice bro, i'm also using this ( CM11 ) now for enjoying Theme engine.
Themes are really beautiful on the 8.4 !
I highly recommend Nova or Apex when you're using icons and Google Now Launcher when you're don't using custom icons
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who uses the stock Magazine UX launcher on their Tab Pro? Do you use the tile widgets to access information? I'm not a fan of Magazine UX, but I don't hate either. I want to see if I'll get used to it, or learn to like it. I see alot of negative comments, but zero positive ones. I figure if I wanted an AOSP style device, I should've got an AOSP device. My previous tablet was a Nexus 7 (2013). I own a 2012 N7 and used to own a N4, plus I used AOSP ROMs on my S4 before. I think AOSP is too plain/boring. Magazine UX is cumbersome, but it's different. I'm rambling. My question is: Do you use the Magazine UX and how do you use it?
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I really like the stock launcher but i've switched tot cyanogenmod because of the thousands of beautiful themes available .
In the Magazine UX, once I add various sections, do I need to refresh them constantly, or do they update with new content like it does with HTC Blink?
My tablet hasn't arrived yet (12.2 Pro) so I'm getting ready for it, to me it seems all the content in launcher would be nice, if it works correctly. What are some other tips you guys can offer?
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In the Magazine UX, once I add various sections, do I need to refresh them constantly, or do they update with new content like it does with HTC Blink?
My tablet hasn't arrived yet (12.2 Pro) so I'm getting ready for it, to me it seems all the content in launcher would be nice, if it works correctly. What are some other tips you guys can offer?
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I'm so happy for you bro,
I have one tip but i don't know it's actually compatible with 12.2 , http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2791926
Stay tuned for my first CM11 theme soon.
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I've searched and read some reassuring messages. But they were all kind of old. Having recently acquired my 6P (got a new 128GB for the price of a 32GB, couldn't miss it, especially considering the leaked prices of the Pixel and the bigger screen, coming from Note 3), I would like to keep on using Nova Launcher, which I'm used to.
But I'd like to be sure that there are no significant and recognized drawbacks. Thanks for your help.
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I've searched and read some reassuring messages. But they were all kind of old. Having recently acquired my 6P (got a new 128GB for the price of a 32GB, couldn't miss it, especially considering the leaked prices of the Pixel and the bigger screen, coming from Note 3), I would like to keep on using Nova Launcher, which I'm used to.
But I'd like to be sure that there are no significant and recognized drawbacks. Thanks for your help.
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It's an app, install it, if you like it keep it, of you don't like it uninstall it!
Really?
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Jammol said:
It's an app, install it, if you like it keep it, of you don't like it uninstall it!
Really?
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Really. As with things like these problems don't necessarily emerge right out of the bat. I have already tried it, used it, for two years on my Note 3. But that was Touchwiz, pretty much everything was better than stock. With a Nexus I was simply asking to the collective intelligence of XDA's 6P users if significant drawbacks emerged from launch till now, for who is using it.
Furthermore, why did you find replying necessary, exactly? I wrote that I searched, I explained why I was asking, if you have nothing useful to add... silence is golden, more often than not. Really.
I've been running Nova on this phone (and all my phones), no issues that I've noticed.
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I've been running Nova on this phone (and all my phones), no issues that I've noticed.
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Coming from you, it's all the reassurance I could ask for. Thanks for sharing.
It runs flawless best launcher on the market there's even a root option to speed up slow system animations.
I run Nova as well. No issues on MM & so far so good on Nougat - Just got the OTA a couple of days ago, but flawless so far..
Running Nova with no issues for months.
I've used Nova Launcher extensively on all my devices, and the only problem I can think of is the slow drop-down glitch, which only exists on the 6P (Of the devices I've tested). However, it's really nothing major, and it doesn't really bother me--basically, sometimes when one pulls down from the top, it doesn't fully expand right away, it comes down slowly. I'll see if I can recreate it for you.
Side note: the first time it happened, I got a little notification letting me know that Nova Launcher is aware of the bug, and has reported it, but that nothing can be done about it on their end.
Edit: after a quick Google search, I think it's a marshmallow-specific bug, and it may have been fixed. I'm currently unable to recreate it at the moment.
I'm using Nova Launcher first on a Note 3, and now on the Nexus 6P (with Nougat). I'm trying all the features this app has. I've met no single problem so far. It's a good launcher, I've set it to my own needs.
Using Nova launcher with nougat and no problems whatsoever. I didn't even use the stock launcher for nougat more than a few minutes, just enough to install Nova launcher. Love the root options like press the home button on the home screen to make phone sleep.
Nova launcher is the best
Been using Nova exclusively for years now over a span of 5-6 devices, absolutely zero issues. No launcher can even come close.
I had been using the leaked Nexus launcher and liked it. However, I've re-engaged with Nova after not using it for quite some time. It's running great, no problems.
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Using Nova launcher with nougat and no problems whatsoever. I didn't even use the stock launcher for nougat more than a few minutes, just enough to install Nova launcher. Love the root options like press the home button on the home screen to make phone sleep.
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Question:
I have several options, but no 'sleep' opton in Nova Launcher. How did you fix that?
I have NO ROOT, is that the reason, maybe?
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I have several options, but no 'sleep' opton in Nova Launcher. How did you fix that?
I have NO ROOT, is that the reason, maybe?
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Yes, Root is required for the sleep function.
currently using the latest beta of nova launcher with Features from pixel launcher, there is bug in dock, at times it changes its position to top from bottom which is highly annoying
I'm. I.