[SOTK]

I'm debating on whether to get Nova Launcher Prime for my Galaxy Nexus or not. Decisions Decisions.

Nova is my launcher of choice. Tried Apex before and thought it was buggier than Nova. I'm sure there's been an update or two since I last tried it but I tend to stay with what works and what I'm comfortable with. For me, Nova is great!

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[jefmoody]

Apex has more controls and settings but I like them both - currently on apex but I like nova too.

[zpithika]

Apex has more controls and settings but I like them both - currently on apex but I like nova too.

Have you had any problems with scrollable Widgets while gestures are set up? When I was using apex, I set it for a gesture down brought down the notifications. But every scrollable widget wouldn't scroll properly. Other than that, apex was pretty awesome.

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[BlkWolf03]

Tried both. Nova is good but seemed to cause a little lag after a while. After the last update for Apex, its the winner for me - my only complaint for Apex (which Nova does have) is not being able to shuffle around the order of the homescreens from the preview view.

[Nechasin]

I just tried Apex today and constantly had redraw issues. Other than that Nova and Apex are pretty close in my opinion.

[oxymoron]

There isn't an option for two finger gestures, but its included automatically and only brings up the screens on your phone. You cannot customize the two finger gesture.

Yeah, that was my point. It doesn't have two finger gestures, apart from pinch in to see previews... that almost every launcher has

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[exalaskan]

For the moment, I'm sticking with ADW EX because I can't wrap my head around horizontal scrolling -- vertical scrolling of the app drawer makes so much more sense to me and my feeble brain. :-)

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[dmmarck]

For the moment, I'm sticking with ADW EX because I can't wrap my head around horizontal scrolling -- vertical scrolling of the app drawer makes so much more sense to me and my feeble brain. :-)

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Funny you say that...I went back to my DINC to set it up as a small small tablet for my fiancee to play Crosswords on, and I had no idea where to go for like a minute and a half...would not scroll horizontally lol

[gwhamil]

I am almost embarrassed to say it because of the steep price, but I really like tsf shell. No lag, and a very unique interface. I love the way you can lasso multiple files and drop them into a folder.

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[pool_shark]

Does Go have gestures? I haven't used Go in ages and completely forget.

Yes it does. I use swipe down to launch the dialer and swipe up to launch the camera.
If you were referring to gestures on the dock, it does that too.

[Sebasterd]

interesting...

[Clak]

I remember reading about a solution to ARE re draw problems once, had something to do with application priority our something I think. Basically the OS wasn't allowing ADW to stay in memory I think, so it had to reload things a lot. Wish I could remember where I read the solution.

[zero neck]

I remember reading about a solution to ARE re draw problems once, had something to do with application priority our something I think. Basically the OS wasn't allowing ADW to stay in memory I think, so it had to reload things a lot. Wish I could remember where I read the solution.

You can force the homescreen to remain 1st priority in the cache memory. There is a thread about it somewhere in rootzwiki, i will try to find it.

Some roms have this built in - namely, axiom roms. This way you keep homescreen as first priority, however it is at the expense of other things sometimes, which can cause other screens to redraw somewhat more often. It's something of a trade off generally.

[dannyro77]

I see most of the people on here are rooted, but I think you can use NovaLauncher even if you are on a stock Gnex phone correct?

And I believe I read that its as easy as uninstalling to go back to stock if you dont like the launcher?

[TabGuy]

Yes, Nova and Apex can be run without root. You don't need to uninstall it to stop using it, just remove it's default launcher status in the settings and you can return to the stock launcher as your default.

[dannyro77]

OK...so I have stock launcher on my GNex with Folder Organizer installed, and I have made customized labels with customized icons. Further, I added the 4 x 1 widget to my homescreen which scrolls through all my customized labels to launch apps, etc. I think this is one of the main features with Apex and Nova, and was wondering if I have already done this is it still worth switching to an alternative launcher, or do these launchers really add a lot more you just dont realize using the stock launcher?

Thanks

[carracerz14]

OK...so I have stock launcher on my GNex with Folder Organizer installed, and I have made customized labels with customized icons. Further, I added the 4 x 1 widget to my homescreen which scrolls through all my customized labels to launch apps, etc. I think this is one of the main features with Apex and Nova, and was wondering if I have already done this is it still worth switching to an alternative launcher, or do these launchers really add a lot more you just dont realize using the stock launcher?

Thanks

Nova is great, you can add and remove screens, back up your settings and screens, gestures, and tons of other features. I would strongly suggest it

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[tony bag o donuts]

Yeah but nova launcher prime IMHO is not worth 4.00.
I still find it extremely buggy and the occasional FC.

[oxymoron]

I don't have any bugs/lag/fc/etc with nova. I'm not stock either though, so it may just be that.

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[Nechasin]

I agree. I have never had a FC. It is not laggy or buggy in my opinion. I'm also not stock.