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LauncherPro Beta

Has anyone tried this??
It's in the top free downloads on the market, and I definitely recommend it!
It has the fly in effect when you open/close an app (a la iPhone) which makes everything feel so much more fluid.
Obviously HTC widgets don't work which is a shame, and its a little buggy being a beta, but you should try it!

Just downloaded it to give it a try. I like it.
The only downside is there is no choice of what to put on the bottom bar. I don't use the people or stock messaging app. If I could change them I'd probably use this over helix 2.

Busy trying it out now - it's extremely quick. I think I'll keep using it for a while, see how it goes.
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The standard helix is actually better then this one. Especially in speed and customization
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hjaltih said:
The standard helix is actually better then this one. Especially in speed and customization
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agree,
the only thing thats stopping me from using a launcher is no htc widgets and not being able to customize the grid of icons on the desktop so 4v4 only :<

cez10 said:
agree,
the only thing thats stopping me from using a launcher is no htc widgets and not being able to customize the grid of icons on the desktop so 4v4 only :<
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how can you change the grid of icons in HTC Desire to more than 4 icons ???
Also i think that the Sense launcher is by far the smoothest and the best so far. nothing can beat it in speed, fluencity and HTC widgets.

[Q] Stock gingerbread launcher.

Please tell me why people like it? It has 3 non changable icons that stay one color and looks like its out of place compared to the rest of a home screen setup.
Just wondering whats so great about it? Am i missing something?
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different strokes for different folks.

It gives more of a stock feeling than ADW. And the trashcan is on the bottom dock, the only reasons I used it, then I moved to ADW for honeybread
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I actually think it looks a bit better than adw. It gives more of a clean look.
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Because the app drawer is the best app drawer of all of them! Especially with a phone with good graphics!
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Isn't the same effect app drawer available on adw and lppro?
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Well gb launcher2 is just so much smoother then adw or lp. Home screen scrolling is buttery smooth, and the transition for opening the app drawer is much nicer then the other two. The app drawer cube effect shows 5 rows in the fold compared to the others. Now that I can use themes in CM7 without adw, I use it.

And in the stock launcher the apps in the drawer "bounce" much smoother than LP, not as laggy

I believe i read somewhere on here that the stock launcher is hardware accelerated. That is why is runs faster and smoother.
I personally prefer anything stock. Stock apps seem, to me at least, to be smaller and faster. Try to keep the fluff to a minimum.

I love stock anything! My Nexus One made me love the 3D app drawer, and on my G2, its only smoother! I can't wait to see how smooth a stock dual core Android 2.4 phone from Google is gonna be! The G2x is a good example, however it will be froyo, meaning not fully dual core compatible like 2.4 will be! My guess....Nexus X by Motorola! I can wish, can't I??
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I just love that stock vanilla google experience...same when ICS, Jellybean drop...ill stick to stock...no overlays or launchers for me...BTW is there a zip I can flash for the gingerbread launcher over adw in CM7..? (There was one for NS)
Edit: I know there's a couple in the market but those aren't as smooth as the ones in NS Development...
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http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-launcher-in-cm7-on-htc-desire-z-t-mobile-g2/
You can get it from there, worked very well for me.
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I flashed the dark launcher zip I used to have for my nexus and its working just fine but ill try this one also...thx
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thomas_wlc how did you make this launcher work very well on cm7? i flashed it and its just as laggy as adw (switching between homescreens)

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thomas_wlc how did you make this launcher work very well on cm7? i flashed it and its just as laggy as adw (switching between homescreens)
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Hey,
I really didn't have to do anything but flash it. I flashed this over the ILWT cm7 rom and it just worked right out of the box (on 187b as well as 204).
I wouldn't know how to improve the performance of the launcher, except for common guesses such as reflashing/wiping and such.
Maybe it's just a different understanding of what "working really well" means. I never did get it to work perfectly buttery smooth, a very tiny lag always remained (even though it was running a lot better than adw).

Turn off sense?

I'm getting really tired of HTC Sense, and I don't really want to mess around with launchers at the moment. I'm wanting to basically disable Sense and revert it to the basic android look. Anyone know if this is possible on and unrooted Evo 4G running 2.3.3? And if not, is there a really good launcher that will imitate that look?

well to start, if you "turn off" sense you will need a launcher. Launcher 2 would look the most like what i think you are looking for. just remove all widgets from homescreens on sense and select that launcher as the default.
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you could flash one of these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092221
they have most of sense removed.
or
try an aosp rom

I second Launcher2. I was never a fan of the bloatware we know as sense.
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I tried looking up Launcher 2 in the market, but i couldnt find it.

Yea me too. Try Gingerbread Launcher free or Android 2.3 Launcher (Home).
Alternatives are ADW, Go Launcher and Launcher Pro. There are also themes for the launchers to customize them further.
The following are themes to make the launchers look more like stock gingerbread
ADW - here or here
Go Launcher - only found 1 theme but had bad reviews
Launcher Pro - here
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I'd recommend Launcher Pro, there are tons of free themes for it and you can customize almost everything. Both Launcher Pro and ADW are both good, I would try both (they are free in the market) and see which one you like better. I used sense exclusively until I found Launcher Pro, I preferred it over ADW. If you want to completely get rid of sense, then the only option is to root and check out the senseless ROMs that are posted in the development section, or the AOSP ROMs.

Edit: I didn't fully read the post lol
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Best ROM for me

I'm looking for a ROM that is heavy on UI changes and gestures. Has ability to use PIE controls. But also doesn't give me options to mess with the clocking and voltage to the processor. I know it sounds like I just want to run a launcher, but I feel like having to run two launchers is a waste of RAM. Any recommendations, or comments about my general lack of knowledge are appreciated.
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P.A.C is one of the most feature rich for being a compilation of Paranoid Android + Cyanogenmod + AOKP.

You could try installing a 3rd-party launcher to /system and deleting the stock launcher. But even if you install a 3rd-party launcher alongside the stock launcher, it'll only run the stock launcher if you start it up, so you usually won't have both running anyway. And few ROMs tweak the launcher UI to any significant degree, unless they incorporate a 3rd-party one in /system, so if you're looking for UI changes in the launcher and not in, say, the statusbar or navbar, ROMs won't satisfy that as much as a launcher.

Thanks both of you. I have purchased Nova Prime already. I'm currently running CM10.2. I think I'll try out PAC for s and g's. What do I have to lose?!
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Banana...you have been super kind to me. Thanks for your help. By chance could you tell me...do all ROMs customize my kernel?
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We, on XDA, don't really approve of 'Best ROM' threads because only you can find which ROM is best suited for you. Also, a lot of the fun of XDA is from testing and trying out new ROMS and seeing which you like the most.
There are many ROMS to choose from on XDA and I'm sure youll find one which suits you.

(Request) Sense 5 Themed Custom Rom

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Can anyone brew Htc Sense 5 Themed Custom Rom
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seriously
007zidane said:
Can anyone brew Htc Sense 5 Themed Custom Rom
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I have always likes sense based roms. +1 on that.

007zidane said:
Can anyone brew Htc Sense 5 Themed Custom Rom
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PiKay said:
I have always likes sense based roms. +1 on that.
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It's A LOT easier if you just take any ROM that you like and just put a theme over it.
Like for example I am currently running patwip's Unofficial CM 10.1.3 latest release, and there are themes available like this : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.theme.HTC.EleganceX
21Mb download and everything, icons, status bar, colors, settings look like an HTC Sense UI
If you prefer using the stock ROM, simply download a good launcher like Go Launcher EX Prime, it supports and has 1000s of themes, several of which have Sense UI.
But this theme style will be restricted only to your app drawer and homescreen, so not as thorough as in CM.
SenseUI can be ported, but only to devices with similar hardware. You can't just port the launcher because it has many dependencies including the kernel. You pretty much have to port a whole sense ROM which would be a pain for any dev to undertake, several have tried and failed on other devices. So it's just easier to theme a launcher.
EDIT (found some more info) : Apparently, the framework for HTC is closed source which means devs can't use it and make it public fearing legal consequences.
Hope that helps answer your questions

iceyhotguy said:
It's A LOT easier if you just take any ROM that you like and just put a theme over it.
Like for example I am currently running patwip's Unofficial CM 10.1.3 latest release, and there are themes available like this : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.theme.HTC.EleganceX
21Mb download and everything, icons, status bar, colors, settings look like an HTC Sense UI
If you prefer using the stock ROM, simply download a good launcher like Go Launcher EX Prime, it supports and has 1000s of themes, several of which have Sense UI.
But this theme style will be restricted only to your app drawer and homescreen, so not as thorough as in CM.
SenseUI can be ported, but only to devices with similar hardware. You can't just port the launcher because it has many dependencies including the kernel. You pretty much have to port a whole sense ROM which would be a pain for any dev to undertake, several have tried and failed on other devices. So it's just easier to theme a launcher.
EDIT (found some more info) : Apparently, the framework for HTC is closed source which means devs can't use it and make it public fearing legal consequences.
Hope that helps answer your questions
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Themes don't give exact look and feel like ported laucher !

tharmor said:
Themes don't give exact look and feel like ported laucher !
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I get that, but I like mentioned in my last post. SenseUI launcher cannot be ported because the framework is closed source and has strong dependencies on the hardware of HTC phones, so I was suggesting alternatives.
Besides, CM themeing is not restricted to just icons and looks of the launcher, depending on the theme/version the following things are themed : frameworks-res, systemui, settings, contacts, mms/sms + widget, phone, trebuchet, browser, apollo + widget, keyboard.
So it gives a pretty good feel of a ported launcher without compromising much memory or functionality.