Custom Launchers.

[mavrrick]

I know this is bound to get allot of opinions but looking to see if anyone knows of a good review comparing some of the big launchers.

On my OG Note I just left Touchwiz. It never bothered me as much as others. But am curious about the various launchers out there. I took my OG Note and loaded a few on it today. Honestly some of them appear so convoluted with all they are trying to do.

I loaded ADW, Nova, NEXT, And Yandex to see what they are about. So any good comparisons out there.

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[titaniumSS]

I've sworn by Nova Prime for about a year now. I like customization options and the relatively ease of use in understanding what everything means in the UI Nova.

 

[Jay Sacks]

Apex...smooth, fast and very similar to Nova with more features.

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[rrspikes]

Apex...smooth, fast and very similar to Nova with more features.

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I'll second this.

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[john248]

Apex...smooth, fast and very similar to Nova with more features.

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What extra features does it have?

 

[CR6]

Both Apex and Nova are amazing launchers that are very similar, so you can't go wrong with either "pro" version. I use Apex Pro on my S3.

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[bembol]

Both Apex and Nova are amazing launchers that are very similar, so you can't go wrong with either "pro" version. I use Apex Pro on my S3.

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No doubt that the Prime version is worth every penny. I love it with HD Widgets and Simple Text. I tried Beautiful Widgets and hated the Design and UI.



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[iPhone 5_to_GS4]

But NOVA doesn't have 4x4 calendar widget. I really like how I can leave it open on one of the pages like on my iMac. Only the factory stock Turbowiz seem to have the 4x4 calendar widget.

 

[CR6]

There are a number of calendar widgets in the Play Store. Give Android Pro Widgets a shot for your calendar.

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[Cool Jeff]

Which one gives you transparent statusbar?

 

[FanOfAnything]

Which one gives you transparent statusbar?

For nova it's in the settings not sure about apex

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[Jay Sacks]

What extra features does it have?

I have both Nova and Apex and went back to look for extra features, but they are both feature rich. Long press a widget or icon and Apex gives more options...share for one.
Use apex because it feels a bit smoother.

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[titaniumSS]

But NOVA doesn't have 4x4 calendar widget. I really like how I can leave it open on one of the pages like on my iMac. Only the factory stock Turbowiz seem to have the 4x4 calendar widget.

I just use Beautiful Widgets. You can resize widgets to whatever, so I have a 4x4 Google Calendar widget.

 

[CMYMUD]

Is this what I need to get the transparent click?

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[titaniumSS]

Is this what I need to get the transparent click?

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If you're talking about the top notification/status bar to be transparent, I have it in Nova Launcher (not sure if it's a Prime feature or not). To turn it on you go to Nova settings --> Look and Feel --> atht eh very bottom of that page you'll see "Transparent Notification Bar" and just check that box.

 

[CMYMUD]

Meant to Say Clock .I have seen Some wallpapers that Allow the Clock to be transparent

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[titaniumSS]

Meant to Say Clock .I have seen Some wallpapers that Allow the Clock to be transparent

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The clock as in the ongoing notification clock in the upper righthand corner or the widget clock? Beautiful widgets and others allow you to make the background transparent for the clock widget. The status bar clock is transparent by the means I mentioned above.

 

[dpham00]

Which one gives you transparent statusbar?

I have Nova prime and it has the transparent notification bar

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[dpham00]

Is this what I need to get the transparent click?

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In Nova settings under "look and feel", select the transparent notification bar at the bottom

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[Algus]

What do people think of Go? I've seen some theme stuff compatible with Go on the store I'd like to give a try, but I don't know if I'd use it much over Nova Prime, which I'm in love with.