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Which Launcher do you prefer?

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  • HTC Sense

    Votes: 82 21.5%

  • LauncherPro

    Votes: 175 45.8%

  • ADW

    Votes: 66 17.3%

  • Zeam

    Votes: 9 2.4%

  • Other

    Votes: 50 13.1%
  • Total voters
    382
Launcher Pro
 

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I have been using Sense from day one. I don't really see the need for a custom launcher and also try to avoid any frivolous app installing to keep my phone from getting all mucked up. With that said, I would though, like to hear from you folks that have been using other launchers and what kind of real world benefits my trusty Evo could gain by going down the custom road...
 
I use launcher pro because it looks much better, I can customize what apps I want in the launcher dock, and the ability to hide unneeded apps in the app drawer to make the ones I want to use easily accessible. Also I am rooted and have a custom rom and backups set up, so I try almost any app and don't really worry about messing up the phone.

I would say for most people the one they choose is based on aesthetics, which will greatly vary from person to person.
 
I tried ADW and liked it (ended up purchasing the EX version). I liked it better than LauncherPro because I felt like it was more customizable, but they were pretty similar. I ended up using it for a few days and switched back to Sense, though. I think I just like the more "polished" feel of Sense, which admittedly I'm a big sucker for. Beautiful Widgets comes close to replicating the Sense clock and live weather, but in my opinion just doesn't look as good. I also got used to using the People widget with 9 of my favorite contacts as my main method for calling/texting people, so not having quick access to my Favorites in ADW was a big drawback. Now I just wish HTC would step up its game as far as screen transitions, animations, etc. for people like me who enjoy such useless eye candy.
 
I recently bought ADW EX after using the free ADW for a long time. I really enjoy the customization and don't regret the purchase whatsoever. Also, I don't really feel it slows down my Evo at all. I do miss some of the Sense widgets at times but not enough for me to stop using ADW.
 
I tried ADW for a while but then switched to Launcher Pro because it had something else that ADW didn't have I forgot what since it was so long ago. I then purchased the Plus for Launcher Pro. I have never looked backed at HTC Sense. The customizable dock is awesome and gestures that you can assign to what you attach to the dock is a neat feature too.

The developer is currently rewriting LauncherPro from scratch so I expect to run even better then it does now.
 
LauncherPro....

Gives me the two "Sense-like" widgets that I want the most: calendar/agenda and people. Very customizable and loving the fact that I can overlap widgets.
 
How strange that before I created this thread and poll, I did a search for "launcher" and this old thread and poll that seems eerily identical to mine did not exist, yet somehow my thread just became a post on this thread that is identical to the one I started. I must be in some strange time vortex. Checking my prescriptions.
 
ADW EX here

I was using LP up until I switched to Cyanogen which comes with ADW. I liked it so I bought ADW EX.

I was going to give LP+ a try to compare both the paid apps but it was the day that the LP web site went down and a version of the app "expired" and locked a bunch of people out of their phones. That kind of made up my mind. Not going to install a launcher app that behaves like malware.

Here's my current home screen. It's a bit of a work in progress but I have most of it done.

The globe icon is a mini app drawer that has all my web features. Browser, FB, Twitter client, news feeds and email.

The monitor icon is my media app drawer. It contains Music, Kindle app, FM Radio, Gallery and google listen for podcasts.

The far left is frequent contacts.

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The screenshot doesn't do the text clock justice. The transparency and blur on my screen for the out of focus text looks far more clean and is an intended part of my theme. Not sure why the SS app made it look quite that bad.
 
Been using Launcher Pro for a while now and really like it. Go Launcher does look interesting though so I might end up giving that a try.

LP, 1 home screen, just open the app drawer to get to apps. Simple but clean.

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overclock said:
I like ADW for one reason, horizontal app scrolling. Vertical scrolling is useless. Absolutely useless. Maybe if LP got this feature I would try it out again but not until then will I.
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this is why I really dislike adw. the side flopping pages just feel weird. the app drawer felt clunky to me.


launcher pro runs great on my phone, love it. I can't wait until fede releases his ground up version :)

here's my screenie

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Nice screen shots, but I cant let go of Sense, it just works. I tried LP and the one thing I love sides the smoothness of the Launcher itself was that it allowed me to view the homescreen in landscape
 
Drew5150 said:
this is why I really dislike adw. the side flopping pages just feel weird. the app drawer felt clunky to me.


launcher pro runs great on my phone, love it. I can't wait until fede releases his ground up version :)

here's my screenie

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You can use either in ADW. Mine looks exactly like the LP 3D app drawer.
 
I am a fan of the Sense launcher. I know the odds are against me in this post. I will admit from using ADW EX and Launcher Pro. They are a tad bit smoother than Sense. But that doesn't mean Sense is slow. I will say with the other launchers you seem to get a little more customization. But in my opinion the email widget is not replaceable. I use it on every scene I have set up. And also the widgets just look the best in my opinion. Now I will admit Sense needs a make over. I have switched and use other launchers for a week or two but I always go back to sense. In my opinion it just works. Honestly for Launcher Pro Plus, if Google is not allowing him to sell his paid app on the market I don't want it. And ADW EX is awesome, But there are no widgets. So again I like the other launchers but Sense is well put together. It handles every need I have.
 
CandyAppleVr4 said:
Been using Launcher Pro for a while now and really like it. Go Launcher does look interesting though so I might end up giving that a try.

LP, 1 home screen, just open the app drawer to get to apps. Simple but clean.

LPLockScreen.jpg


LPHomeScreen.jpg
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I run launcher pro also and love your screen. I have to ask how you got the words on the bottom instead of Icons? How did you get your lock screen to look like that? And what did you use for your time and date? You are using the EVO right?
 
HittingSmoke said:
You can use either in ADW. Mine looks exactly like the LP 3D app drawer.
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oh, i've always seen people post that they like the side scrolling app drawer in adw so when i tried I thought that was it. i really hated it.. lol. i also don't use the 3d app drawer as it feels like it slows things down a bit.

maybe i'll give adw another shot one day.
 
For the first several months that I had my EVO, I didn't try any launchers (quite frankly, because I didn't know what the heck they were...coming from a WinMO phone, that concept was a little foreign to me).

I first tried Launcher Pro. First thing I liked about it was that it had the scrollable dock that can fit up to 15 apps (if you use the maximum 3 scrollable docks w/ 5 apps on each). 2nd thing I like a lot was that it enabled the phone to go into landscape mode, while scrolling through the different homescreens. I wasn't too in need of having to pay to get the "extra" stuff, like the widgets, so I just kept switching between LP and HTC Sense UI.

Then, all of a sudden, the more apps I downloaded, Sense UI became REALLY laggy. I compared it to when I'd use LP and it was like day and night. LP, although still had a little lag, was nowhere near as laggy as Sense UI was. After debating for a week or so, I finally decided to go ahead and support fede and pay for LP+.

Now that I've been using LP+ for a couple months exclusively, I can't see myself going back to using Sense UI (unless they make it more customizable as well, not just widgets). I'm a BIG fan of being able to see my entire wallpaper while scrolling through the different homescreens. Whether it's transparent icons, the transparent scrollable dock, etc...LP+ was just perfect for me. I like the "Sense-like" widgets, but I do have to agree with one person that said that the Sense UI widgets were slightly better.

Nontheless, the FRIENDS widget is probably the only thing I have to complain about. For whatever reason, even though I have it linked to the FriendStream app, it will not ever update my Twitter account whenever I post a thought. I don't know if this is a LP (or LP+) issue, but even when I open the FriendStream app directly and try to post in there, my Twitter account still doesn't update w/ my post. Maybe somebody that reads the LP forums more often knows the solution? - EDIT- Nevermind about this last tidbit. After searching through the forums, I realized that somehow the twitter feed was unchecked to be updated. Fixed that and all is well!

LP+ FTW.
 
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