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ADW Ex or Launcherpro plus

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Khitsulé

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I've both ADW Ex and Launchrpro plus but for the life of my can't decide on either. Speed seems to be equal on my desire z (just flashed cyanogen too :D). The only real difference I seem to be able to pin down is lp+ swipe gestures and adw ex's animation. Which do you prefer?
 
ive had great results from lp+. adw ex looks really nice, just no reason to switch since ive already paid for launcher pro. its really 6 in one hand, half dozen in the other...they both do the same thing really well, its all down to preference
 
They both work pretty well. I thought the scrolling doc was the most important thing, But I realized I only used 2 sections of it - and with the Dock and Dock Bar in ADW its a comparable solution, so I decided to give it a test run.

The biggest problem I have with ADW is while customizing it, its sooo painfully slow. I have given up several times after intending to set it up and start 'test using' it. Adding a custom shortcut/icon can take several minutes. It makes me want to throw my phone.

Now with LPP, customization is much quicker, but I have noticed some of my "resized" apps act weird. I have to resize them quite a bit. That seems to work just fine in ADW. Ugh. I will say, for now, I am sticking with LPP.

If I were you, I would download Home Launcher, and the free versions of both LPP and ADW. Then play around, use both and see what you think. The little things that make me nuts might not even be important to you, or how you'd use it. Then you can decide which you'd most like to spend the $$ on. Also, be sure and find out what you get for the extra money - it might not be worth it to you to upgrade. (Unless you are just buying to show appreciation to the developer.)

Good Luck!!
 
I use LP+ but I bought ADW Ex the other day just to compare. I found both comparable in terms of smoothness and many other asepcts. ADW Ex does have more options for things like the App Drawer, moving screens, and home screen options.

ADW Ex doesn't come with any widgets like LP+ does. So if you want things like a People widget, or Facebook or Twitter, etc... You will have to find other apps.

I stuck with LP+. The clincher is LP+'s dock. ADW Ex has a dock with up to 5 icons. Then it has a hidden dock that can hold any number and it scrolls. Personally, I found the hidden dock just plain weird and unintuitive. To get to it, you have to swipe to hide the normal dock. Then you can access (or add to) the items on the dock. I couldn't seem to edit the icons, or position the items. Why ADW Ex couldn't just have a scrollable dock is beyond me.

Either are pretty darn good though, and it's really just a personal preference thing.
 
A neat feature I just found in ADW Ex is getting rid of the dock entirely. It expands the screen to compensate as well. So I can put icons or widgets down there if I choose.
 
I decided to stick with launcherpro +, ADW ex has some random fits of terrible lag and I just couldn't do without my swipe gestures (:
 
ADW has amazing customization options but can be a little buggy. Themes are great.

LauncherPro seems more fast and stable - depends what you are looking for.
 
Just another update on the ADW Ex front, I have been using it for a few days now. My battery life has seemed to drop a bit, I was getting great life with ADW, better than LP+. I am gonna keep tinkering with things, it is not bad enough to where I will stop using ADW Ex but definitely noticeable to me.
 
markb018 said:
A neat feature I just found in ADW Ex is getting rid of the dock entirely. It expands the screen to compensate as well. So I can put icons or widgets down there if I choose.
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Yeah I see this as a benefit on tablets, I can't look at the Galaxy Tab with the dock sitting in one end of the screen- looks awkward on a larger screen.

One thing that does bother me about ADW and ADW EX is how the middle dock button remains the same when you change themes, I hope Anderweb fixes that.
 
markb018 said:
Just another update on the ADW Ex front, I have been using it for a few days now. My battery life has seemed to drop a bit, I was getting great life with ADW, better than LP+. I am gonna keep tinkering with things, it is not bad enough to where I will stop using ADW Ex but definitely noticeable to me.
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Spending time tinkering will drop battery life, my battery life has been the same more or less with both LPP and ADW and ADW EX, I unplug at around the same time and plug in at around the same time at night, the battery is usually 45-55% at night on those 3 launchers.
 
sookster54 said:
Yeah I see this as a benefit on tablets, I can't look at the Galaxy Tab with the dock sitting in one end of the screen- looks awkward on a larger screen.

One thing that does bother me about ADW and ADW EX is how the middle dock button remains the same when you change themes, I hope Anderweb fixes that.
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You can change the icon manually though right? At least with EX.

I see what you are saying with the tinkering though. Today will be a good test, last few nights I have been in areas with shotty or no service.
 
I have both but for me it is all about the dock. LPP wins for sure. I also realized how much I missed the LPP widgets (paid for LPP). Well guess I paid for ADW as well. LPP seems to run faster for me anyway???
 
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