Home screens... Let's see what you got.

**tsells** · 08-09-2012, 06:49 AM

Apex Launcher with scrolling wallpaper:

**alan sh** · 08-09-2012, 07:45 AM

Late to the party, but here's mine. Background is my desk. I have loads of folders because that is how I work.

Alan

**bradenfontaine** · 08-09-2012, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by GK3K

If you tap the small weather text does it open up with futher weather details?

Mine does

sent from the fingers of a madman

**liteon163** · 08-09-2012, 10:57 AM

On my old AMOLED DROID Incredible I ran stock, un-rooted Sense for a year. Then I rooted and began running CM7. After only a few days I installed Launcher Plus because I didn't much care for its included version of ADW. On my LG Spectrum I tried ADW EX and GO because the Optimus UX sucks. I ended up back on LP. As soon as I discovered how inflexible TouchWiz is on the SGSIII, I tried Apex, Nova, ADW EX, GO Launcher, and LP. Right now I've settled on Nova.

But through all of this I've realized that most launchers simply provide the user a means to display matrices of icons and/or folders of icons, in addition to providing a grid with which to align widgets. I've been using basically the same system the entire time I've owned a smartphone. Add to that the GUI of Windows and I'm starting to get tired of the whole icon matrix paradigm.

I'm not ready to go with a Metro-style tile interface quite yet, so I started looking at SPB Shell and TSF Shell. They seem like they could perhaps provide a middle ground between the two UI paradigms.

While I still had the LG Spectrum I emailed SPB asking if, before purchasing their expensive ($14.95) product, they would provide me a longer than 15 minute return window. They replied saying that in the event I wanted a later refund that I should reference the case number they provided. I don't remember why, but I never took them up on their offer.

One of the friends I made over in the Spectrum forum is an admitted launcher *****. He owns something like six or seven launchers and prefers TSF Shell over SPB Shell. This got me to recently email the TSF developer asking if they'd allow me to have a longer than 15 minute return window before fully committing to their even more expensive ($16.80) launcher.

I figured after two weeks of no response that they'd just disregarded my request. You can imagine my surprise this morning when I received an email from the developer. They gave me an .apk of their TSF Shell! Granted, the next version is imminent, but still...

I will definitely be installing this and giving it a full shakedown. I'll also post a few screen captures here. And If it's a good enough product, I'll purchase it.

That's the kind of confidence in their product I can get behind!

**funkylogik** · 08-09-2012, 11:18 AM

just noticed go launcher icon themes can be used in Nova

gona give it a try tonight

**funkylogik** · 08-09-2012, 11:52 AM

....hmm already i dont like it. u gota pay to get same kind of functions that are free on Go

**meenas9** · 08-09-2012, 11:53 AM

I feel like a fool to ask but i am New to the android, can u tell me how to take the screen shot...plz!

**funkylogik** · 08-09-2012, 12:03 PM

go to settings, motion, turn motion on, turn on "palm swipe to capture" then u just put the side of ur hand at one edge of the screen and swipe it across

**meenas9** · 08-09-2012, 01:02 PM

Woah! Thats so cool!! Thanks a bunch funkylogik!

**funkylogik** · 08-09-2012, 01:07 PM

no problem man

**Tkbredx** · 08-09-2012, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by onelove9

I feel like a fool to ask but i am New to the android, can u tell me how to take the screen shot...plz!

Yeah. The way funk told you or the cool way. The regular way is to hold down the power button and home button for 2 seconds. Don't just press it like an iPhone but actually hold it.

Also. Funny how me and funk tried nova the same day. I was in a thread for the rom I'm running and some one posted the apk to nova beta. One of the new features was that it imported settings from other launchers so I decided to try it. Their free version sucks. Many other launchers offer more features for free

**funkylogik** · 08-09-2012, 02:09 PM

wow importing sounds cool. will it say arrange my folders etc the same as i have them on go launcher mate?

**Tkbredx** · 08-09-2012, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by funkylogik

wow importing sounds cool. will it say arrange my folders etc the same as i have them on go launcher mate?

Umm idk about go launcher but I know my settings from apex didn't turn out so well it transferred the widgets and for the most part the dock but no folders transferred

**funkylogik** · 08-09-2012, 02:48 PM

right. im gona try apex wen i get bored. fancy a change from go

**jneusch** · 08-09-2012, 06:04 PM

Nova prime -

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**meerbot** · 08-09-2012, 06:25 PM

TSF Launcher

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**Ricky Babalu** · 08-09-2012, 07:50 PM

I have not seen very many using the S3 for displaying there Phones here. So if anyone is interested there is a site that lets you generate a screenshot with your S3 phone like the one below.

**funkylogik** · 08-09-2012, 08:06 PM

nice one Ricky thanks mate

**funkylogik** · 08-09-2012, 08:08 PM

...loving those dock icons

**Prozak** · 08-09-2012, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Ricky Babalu

I have not seen very many using the S3 for displaying there Phones here. So if anyone is interested there is a site that lets you generate a screenshot with your S3 phone like the one below.

That's way more steps than "palm swipe > post"

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