Old thread but throwing out my opinion for anyone else wondering about ADW. I never used the first version. Went through most launchers before I settled with Next because it had the customization I wanted. Had it on my S4 up to my current S7. But the developer abandoned it and the Oreo update caused problems with it.
I again started trying launchers (Evie, Apex, Nova, Microsoft, Go, Smart, etc. etc.). Three days ago I downloaded ADW and it has all the features I'm looking for. Only issue is you can't add bookmarks to the homescreen. But I took care of that with a small app called URL shortcut. The biggest win for me was I removed my downloaded themes, HD clock & weather widget, and Desktop Visualizer because I can cover it all from ADW customizable widgets.
I can fit as many icons across the screen as I want by using a widget, but it has a good customizable screen grid already. I like having an extra large phone button and being able to overlap widgets. I'm a heavy widget user, so this is the best choice for me. And the launcher is still fast even with all the widgets. Have 5 on my homescreen (2 others on a secondary screen) and no lag at all. Just saying...I love ADW.
My homescreen. The dock, center wheel, search bar and clock/weather are all custom widgets.
A second screen with a couple widgets I just setup.
I also love that I can use dynamic colors that will conform to whatever color wallpaper I use.