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myname

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Hey there,

I've got a short question: currently I'm running adw.launcher but I want to try launcher pro ... So my question is: WHen I install launcherpro and set it as default launcher, should I uninstall adw.launcher to have better performance? And if yes, are my settings and homescreens kept when I want to switch back to adw.launcher some time?

I read about performance issues here somewhere, when adw.launcher with 5 full homescreens is running in background and somewhere, people stated one should remove all widgets from the homescreen before switching to a new launcher.

what to do?
thanks!
 
Buy Titanium Backup Pro and backup ADW.Launcher ... then uninstall it. Install Launcher Pro and play with it. If you don't like it, uninstall it and restore ADW.Launcher.
 
Homeswitcher, for what? It keeps them running in the background, so this is not, what I asked for, right?

I tried mybackup, but after restoring adw.launcher, the settings are completely gone, so probably it's just the apk file which gets backupped and not the settings/screens :(

titanium backup is no good for me since I'm not root ...
 
myname said:
Homeswitcher, for what? It keeps them running in the background, so this is not, what I asked for, right?

I tried mybackup, but after restoring adw.launcher, the settings are completely gone, so probably it's just the apk file which gets backupped and not the settings/screens :(

titanium backup is no good for me since I'm not root ...
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no, homeswitcher does not keep them running in the background. it just makes it simple t switch between different home apps. it basically goes in and clear the default settings that you have and replaces them with the settings needed to launch the other home.
 
myname said:
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I tried mybackup, but after restoring adw.launcher, the settings are completely gone, so probably it's just the apk file which gets backupped and not the settings/screens
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ADW has Backup & Restore in its Settings menu. I've had no issue just using that for restore.
 
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