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Zeam Launcher

a nice launcher for anyone that wants speed
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/zeam-launcher-for-android-updated/
specially for those people complaining about lag

AllGamer said:
a nice launcher for anyone that wants speed
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/zeam-launcher-for-android-updated/
specially for those people complaining about lag
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Just wanted to post this , It is on the market too. Very nice launcher with sideways scrollable dock and pinch to select different homescreens.
and of course very speedy.
the xda thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664149

I´ve been using this for awhile now and i think it much smoother and faster than LP. I really recommend this homescreen!

I just downloaded Zeam and I'm test driving it now. That and skyfire browser. Both look quite promising so far.thanks for the recommendation.

Just downloaded this and it is now my default launcher, thanks very much
I really should change my signature as I dumped the Blackberry for Android

I just found this other day, Man I've been missing out on some speed!
I've been a fan of LauncherPro for a while and brought it even though I never use any of the widgets that come with it. Sure LauncherPro is AWSOME but Zeam blows it out of the water purely based on speed. I sometimes run out of memory and LauncherPro reloads itself or has a fit (hey the developer even knows this so he's doing a complete rewrite of LauncherPro NOW) but with Zeam I have yet seen it reload itself due to lack of memory, and even if it did reload itself its hell fast!
Zeam full screen mode with LCD Density Changer set to 180 and a decent Clock wdiget makes my sgs look all so pwetty and no fear of ram issues as Zeam only uses 10megs while the Best launcher which is LauncherPro uses about 22-30megs. Sure Zeam don't have ALL the features and widgets that LauncherPro has but damn, with the extra speed and ram you can find 3rd party widgets
I give this launcher two thumbs and toes up

Just downloaded how do i make it rotate
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omiks3 said:
Just downloaded how do i make it rotate
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Long press screen->Preferences->General->Sensor rotation
This is a very nice launcher, thanks for the tip

banttu said:
Long press screen->Preferences->General->Sensor rotation
This is a very nice launcher, thanks for the tip
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Thanks yeh this launcher is tip top
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make zeam the default - sort of
Hi,
I also love Zeam, but would like to make it my default launcher. When I reboot my Galaxy it still comes up with twlauncher as the default interface.
Can anyone tell me how to make zeam launch rather than twlauncher?

@ninereeds did you check the box that says "use by default for this action"? if so then it will go into Zeam each time.
i think you can only do this once otherwise it goes to tw launcher. if you missed out then the simplest way would be to uninstall zeam, then reinstall, press the home button and it will ask you again what do you want to open.
hope this helps

Does this launcher have a selection for Swype up-applications ?
Im using ADW and in swype up i have enter an application which is very usefull for me...(its a screen off application and with a swype up with my finger on the screen the phone closes)

ninereeds said:
Hi,
I also love Zeam, but would like to make it my default launcher. When I reboot my Galaxy it still comes up with twlauncher as the default interface.
Can anyone tell me how to make zeam launch rather than twlauncher?
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You need to download Home Switcher from the market, you can then setup Zeam as your default launcher from there, when you reboot Zeam will be the launcher plus Home switcher is Free

Definitely my new launcher! Great post! Love the bar at the bottom!

StellaDel said:
You need to download Home Switcher from the market, you can then setup Zeam as your default launcher from there, when you reboot Zeam will be the launcher plus Home switcher is Free
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home switcher doesn't work with froyo though, incase you are using froyo.
otherwise works really good on elcair

I'd like to switch over from LauncherPro to Zeam and try it out again, but I can't make do without either the Samsung widgets or those of LP. If anyone can guide me to third party widgets for friends streams, and other widgets like in LP, I'd love to give Zeam another go...

Gave it a try. I liked it until I tried to find a way to hide certain apps from the app drawer. Looks like that's not possible, so back to LauncherPro for me.
Maybe in future it will get more features, then I'll take another look at it.

WOW miles fast than Launcher Pro. Only setting I'm missing is the hide apps in app drawer which I can live without given the speed improvement and the awesomeness of that bottom bar.

Impressive and certainly has potential but needs more customisation options to be able to compete with ADW & Launcher Pro in my opinion.

Hi,
if you would like to make Zeam as your default Launcher you have to use ClearDefaultHome (Market app and it's free). It's the same as HomeSwitcher but supports all Froyo releases.
Greetz...PittBrad

ADW Launcher vs Launcher Pro

Can anyone tell me the pro's and con's of both launchers.. I might give them a try sometime next week..

you can try yourselve both its better than reading. ADW Launcher users tell you adw is faster beter etc and LP userr tell you the same about LP just try it.
I use adw about 1 day and I change to LP becouse I dont use all options on adw he have a lot settings Lp is easyier for me.

or try zeam very quick and low memory usage

If a launcher doesn't have touch wiz like app drawer it's useless. Hundreds of apps aren't manageable in other ways.

I choose ADW because it's more smooth when swiping between homescreens. And there's a lot of themes for this launcher, too. I have tried LP but it's not that good. It has better widgets though.

I switched to ADW, launcher pro just isn't as snappy. The app bar is a nice feature too. Launcher pro does have some nice widgets though.

Launcher PRO PLUS for the widget and popup!!!

Bec07 said:
If a launcher doesn't have touch wiz like app drawer it's useless. Hundreds of apps aren't manageable in other ways.
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Launcher pro is not able to arrange applications ?

EarlZ said:
Launcher pro is not able to arrange applications ?
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Nope, at least not yet

frauhottelmann said:
Nope, at least not yet
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But it does have the very cool scrolling 3D app drawer where everything is in alphabetical order. I find it much much easier.

Launcher Pro has really nice widgets. Also ADW hides the status bar on me every so often - not sure why... very annoying and makes it unusable.

Bec07 said:
If a launcher doesn't have touch wiz like app drawer it's useless. Hundreds of apps aren't manageable in other ways.
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This is what makes touchwiz a great launcher.
I really hope LP follows suit, I need a customizable app drawer.
btw, ts I use launcherpro, /w donated version.
The widgets that come with lp are irreplaceable

I've tried both and love that lo is capable of hiding bloatware apps. Since I'm new and not into rooting, I like that I can get crap outta my face if I don't want it!
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brendonsled said:
This is what makes touchwiz a great launcher.
I really hope LP follows suit, I need a customizable app drawer.
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But the fact that you can't hide icons make it horrible for me. That's a major reason I use LauncherPro, apps that already have homescreen shortcuts or that I don't use wont clutter up my app drawer.
ADW has the same feature I believe, I might try it sometime.
The actual process of organising apps in touchwiz into some reasonable order is so slow and painful that I couldn't stand to do it anyway. Alphabetical order with all the crap hidden works just fine for me.
A nice feature that was added recently to LauncherPro is changing the grid size in the homescreens. You can use that to get more fine control of your widget positions and to fit more shortcuts and widgets. You can choose whether or not to re-size the widgets according to the new grid as well.

i personally like LauncherPRO better than the rest.
it works & feels very much alike ZLauncher from PalmOS
it has all the options i was exactly looking for.
well worth the $3 for the extra features, even though i don't even use them

I use LP plus.
I´ve used the option to hide stuff that I install, and insted have a folder for games and one for tools on my home screen. means that the app window wont get cluttered up.

Both are really good and I won't say one's better than the other.
I've always used ADW since I owned the Magic and the launch of the Galaxy, and in that time I've flirted with LP but alwys went back to ADW, however, last week I tried LP again and I've stuck with it this time.
Basically I can't choose between both but I'm extremely happy using either, try both and make your choice.

frauhottelmann said:
Nope, at least not yet
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hi
what you can do is :
creat folders on the last home screen for exemple.
lets say a games folder : stick all your games in it, and go to LP settings, take the link for the game apps you put in that folder and hide them so they dont apear any where else.
i dont know about adw but LP has scrollable widget possibilities and combined to some market aps it really is neat.
as usual its allways a question of personal preference.

plemen said:
Launcher Pro has really nice widgets. Also ADW hides the status bar on me every so often - not sure why... very annoying and makes it unusable.
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your disappearing dockbar is probably due to you pressing the app drawer and swiping upwards. Just go to ADW settings and disable the dockbar. This dockbar is a relatively new feature that enables you to have 2 dockbars (something similar to the scrolling LP dockbar).
ADW has a custom groups feature in its app drawer so you can select what apps you want to see. Unfortunately you can only view one group at a time, but its definitely a much better way of organising your apps than just in alphabetical order. And you can hide apps easily this way too. I really like ADW's swipe actions on home screens as well, last time I tried LP it didnt have this option.

Despite all the features of ADW, Launcher Pro feels just way snappier. Its customisation settings are well enough. The widgets are good too.
Too bad it's not open source like ADW. A may goto ADW when the animations are made smoother.
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[Q] Launcher Pro vs ADW vs Go Launcher

So, of all three which one are you using and why. Just want to get a general idea if your experience.

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So, of all three which one are you using and why. Just want to get a general idea if your experience.
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I'm using QQ Launcher with the iphone theme for obvious reasons
(check my sig)
When I'm not using QQ, I run go launcher...most free themes, add ons etc. Plus its easier for me to use

I use GO because of the multiple add apps to home screen. I know this is a little thing but it makes my life easier.
On a side note ADW ex is ten cents today on the Android market.
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I used go launcher for a long time but it isn't as snappy as ADW. So i'm back on adw for now.
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Go launcher is by far the best . Never had any issues.
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I like go launcher because it's really smooth. Also because in the application screen you can show only the apps that are running, and close them if you want to. I also like it shows the icon dock at the bottom of the homescreen, on every screen, and it also has 5 icons (more if you scroll) so you can easily access useful apps.

android4sunny said:
So, of all three which one are you using and why. Just want to get a general idea if your experience.
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you forgot to list stock ICS launcher, which is pretty decent finally! for an android stock launcher
but of all of the 4 choices i still like GO Launcher EX better, it has all the features of every launcher combined, but free!

I've used go launcher, adw, adw ex, ics(on my ics rom and as just the launcher), and launcher pro...
Until ics is official in some form, I'm going to keep using launcher pro. It has all the features I want(I'm very no-frills and minimalist), and it feels faster than all the others. Unfortunately, it hasn't been updated in a LONG time, so that's a bummer. But like I said, I'll use this until ICS comes out, then I'll just use that.
Favorite feature: sliding dock bar. I have it setup as (dialer - app drawer - web) on one, and (sms - app drawer - gmail) on the other. This works very well for me, as it allows me to keep stuff in my dock bar without looking too cluttered.

Go launcher is very heavy on memory. It also has the best looks, in my opinion. It just looks cool. Lags at lower clock speeds, too.
Adw is fast and has lots of options to play with. It does not look as cool, but it will do.
TW is very fast. Even at very low clock speeds, it does not lag! It looks ok, but is not as customizable as the other two. It looks bright and cheerful, though.
I chose to go with golauncher. I can play with it for hours. Not as many free themes, but some good free ones. It does everything the others do combined. I have the Honeycomb theme with sphere setting for drawer.
Just download and play with them. See what you think looks better.
trying to get 10 post!

After using all, I always find myself going back to launcher pro. It is the widgets that do it for me. They are a year old and they still are the best. The dock notifications kicked ass until gmail fubared it. Does need an update as sms dock notification does not work with Go SMS but does with regular messenger.
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Adw ex + android pro Widgets. Nothing compares to the smoothness.

Go launcher for me. Has more features than any other launcher and its theme-able and free...Find it really fast to and the whole Go-Suite seems to have some really nice apps. I use Go SMS also..

I had been using the TouchWiz Launcher until I saw someone mention an update for adw ex, so I redownloaded and I really liked all the new dock settings. Maybe I missed it but I don't think we could use 4 icons on the dock, minimum was 5(?) It works great with my ICS theme.
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[Q] Home replacement and app drawer with folders

I'm, trying to find the best home replacement for my Ace. I love Go Launcher but it uses too much ram.
I need a launcher with folder in app drawer. The ones i know are:
- GoLauncher (heavy)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex
- QQLauncher (some bug for me)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.qqlauncher
- Nemus Launcher (not so eye candy)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nemustech.launcher
Can you suggest me some other free launcher with this function?
I realized i can change all the roms of the world but ram problem still exists if i use golauncher...

Zeam Launcher: For extremely light weight effects but can be less smooth. Very little RAM.
ADW Ex (not the free version) : For good customization and good speed.
Launcher Pro: For moderate customization (not as much as ADW Ex) and good speed. Lower RAM than ADW Ex.
All of the above use less RAM than Go Launcher Ex
360 Launcher: For extreme modifications, effects, lockscreens, etc and good speed But can use a some RAM like Go Launcher Ex.
Personal favourite ADW Ex and 360

My first choice is GO launcher but since it will make ur phone kinda sluggish id suggest the paid version of ADW Launcher

Ok but i need a launcher with customizable folder in app drawer, ADW has categories but not user friendly, LauncherPro and Zeam haven't that function.
I need it because of about 90 apps installed and i need folder to manage all

Dante Smith said:
Ok but i need a launcher with customizable folder in app drawer, ADW has categories but not user friendly, LauncherPro and Zeam haven't that function.
I need it because of about 90 apps installed and i need folder to manage all
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Why folder in app drawer? Use a widget instead..helps in quick access as well.
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Xr01d_GT said:
Why folder in app drawer? Use a widget instead..helps in quick access as well.
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For example?
With folders i can view new apps (out of folders) too...

No..apps you've to add manually.in stock you get the folder option when long press on any home screen..
Check out vlauncher from the store..might help you
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I say the best one is touchwiz......
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QNBT said:
My first choice is GO launcher but since it will make ur phone kinda sluggish id suggest the paid version of ADW Launcher
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I just switched from ADW EX to Go launcher. ADW FC's WAY too much and for no reason. Even just hitting settings and back to home screen FC's the launcher. I love it and all and its the perfect launcher but that's the only draw back and its annoying as hell.
SPB shell is pretty good too. But it takes too long to load when it FC's which is rarely.

Lighting launcher
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher (sorry, I can't post links)
It's free and only 55kb. Yep, 55kb. At first I couldn't believe it.
I've tried almost every launcher out there and this is the fastest, is much more customizable than GO Launcher and doesn't suck like Zeam Launcher.

Skahara said:
Lighting launcher
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher (sorry, I can't post links)
It's free and only 55kb. Yep, 55kb. At first I couldn't believe it.
I've tried almost every launcher out there and this is the fastest, is much more customizable than GO Launcher and doesn't suck like Zeam Launcher.
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Sounds good..testing it now..

Xr01d_GT said:
Sounds good..testing it now..
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It is horrible for me...
Anyway, my post was about launchers with folder manager in app drawer... We are a little off topic...

Well go launcher is fastest but eats to much ram (15-20)
360 launcher is bit slower than go launcher but eats less ram (always 3-4mg ram)

Folders in app drawer, you only going to find that in go launcher and in 360 launcher no other launcher have that feature. 360 launcher its faster than the go, just try it...

Hey !
You should try this Launcher !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345601
The Launcher isn't that old and optimized like other Launchers
but it's quite smooth and there're a lot of themes for this Launcher availiable ,too

I tried market version but I have more memory usage than go launcher ... about 20mb or more on my ace ...
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Favorite Launcher?

Nothing came up in the seach so thought I'd get some input on launchers. It would be nice to hear why you prefer certain launchers over others.
Feel free to add my rom and kernel are great, I dont bother with any extra launcher.
Ive been using Go Launcher for a while now, I really like it.
A quick thing I noticed was that they put a settings button back on the bottom with back and home where it belongs. Not sure why google took this out, theres room for it.
The abundance of customization is nice.
Lots of homescreen transitions (I love the cylinder one)
Lots of dock control, really like how clicking and swiping a dock icon can launch separate apps.
App drawer settings are good, I really dislike the iphone horizontal page turn set up of the standard app drawer so having a vertical scroll is a great option. Changing the grid size, easily hiding apps, having the all/recent/running tabs.
Gesture settings, already so many ways and apps to get to things quicker, having this built in is a bonus. I got used to it in dolphin browser so it was a welcomed addon. Also simple things like swiping down anywhere on the screen to pull down the notifications bar is something Im not sure I could go without now.
Nice theme selection, Although I dont bother with any.
Lots of other great GO apps and go widgets.
I used to really like the whole menu system they have when you long press on a homescreen to pull up widgets, wallpapers, themes etc until ICS added the widget previews right in the app drawer. Thats missing in Go Launcher and is one of the few things I wish it had.

I have liked Apex a lot. Seemed like I could setup a single 6x6 screen with smoothness better then I could with Nova. In both cases I used the betas with Jelly Bean patches in them.
Also, there is a whole thread here about launchers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771170

whitedragonz83 said:
Also, there is a whole thread here about launchers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771170
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Nice, I guess since I put favorite in the seach it didn't come up.

My favorite is whatever comes stock on my current ROM. To me, the advantages of different launchers aren't that great to have to mess with one more thing.
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Nova Prime

i have nova prime but since jellybean i've taken a liking to the stock launcher.

nova prime

I use Apex. I would use stock but I need a scrolling dock