go launcher or nova launcher - which is better?

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Don't even consider Go Launcher. It's full of spam, unwanted apps, and is a huge resource hog, among other problems.

Nova works well, highly customizable, and is light on resources.
 

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I like go launcher it's fast smooth and very customizable I'm running it again on my note 4 I had it on my g2 and have been running stock touch wiz since I got the note 4 on release day.

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Nova has always been the way to go for me. Better features and really smooth all the way around.

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I always opt for Apex but it's very similar to Nova and both are great launchers.

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I've always been a Go guy with Launcher and with SMS. I used them both for years. They recently updated SMS and I did not like it. WIth the Note 4 I decided to go with Handcent (which I like better than GO now) and with Nova which I just DL'd last night based upon recommendations from here. Go does have ads, which is a pain, but does appear to have some things that Nova does not (or that I haven't found yet). Go definitely had more transitions available and an option to Randomize them so every time you went from page to page the transition was random. Go also had a nice Notes widget which I miss now that you lose the ability to pin a Smart Note to the home page with the stylus. I will work with Nova for a short while to see how it goes. As a newbie to Nova I would welcome any thoughts that long time users have. Thanks.
 

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Been using the Google Launcher with my Note 4 for a week now, Have used Nova in the past and I will probably switch to it but both are nice.
 

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Some help me launchers what are they used for and why would i need one. I just got my note 4.

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Launchers allow you to truly customize your device. You don't need one but many people choose to get them for these reasons:

-change the grid size of the number of apps
-change icons of apps
-change look of the app drawer
-change the apps and layout in the dock and the number of pages the dock has
-change the transition when swiping between pages
-add an unread email, unread message, missed call notification number on the app like iphones have.
-add gestures like tap twice to open the camera or swipe down to open notification drawer or swipe up for recent apps or whatever you choose these things to be
-makes things much more fluid most of the time. TW isn't that slow on the note 4 but on older devices launchers were God sent. Lol

These are the basics. Launchers can get wayyyy deeper. I recommend checking out Nova or Apex or one of the many launchers in the play store and just play around with it and see what it can do.
 

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