longtime iphone user *possibly* switching to galaxy s6 but don't want touchwiz

[jcp007]

TouchWiz with a different launcher is absolutely fine on all the Samsung phones I've had (and that would be a lot). I don't care how the settings menus look really as that's just settings menus.

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Other launchers plus TouchWiz equals less speed and lag? Just asking.

 

[berdinkerdickle]

I haven't noticed a big difference with Nova over TW.
Once I disabled all the TW animations, I experience no lag with TW.

 

[berdinkerdickle]

People who say they dislike TW, might like to search some YouTube videos on features of TW. There really is a lot of nice stuff packed into it.

 

[Jdroids]

I haven't noticed a big difference with Nova over TW.
Once I disabled all the TW animations, I experience no lag with TW.

In terms of lag, there is not much difference between TW and Nova under same animation setting. But Nova launcher is vastly faster in home screen swiping than TW launcher. You can make Nova home screen swiping even faster from Nova setting. But there is no home speed setting in TW. I'm personally fine with smooth home transition speed in TW on S5. Nova feels like too instant.

 

[TravisSanders]

It takes a wile for the custom roms to come out any way so you will have to stick with stock for a year and wait until there are some stable roms to read about.

 

[berdinkerdickle]

I used to be a custom rom fan, anymore, I see no need. I think most who say they dislike TW are those who haven't used it lately.

 

[Haalcyon]

Other launchers plus TouchWiz equals less speed and lag? Just asking.

Yes, absolutely. The aspect of Touchwiz that causes lag IS its launcher. Replace that, goodbye lag, IME.

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[jcp007]

Would having themes and TouchWiz make you change your mind about launchers? In addition to themes, I saw the ability to change rows and column configuration on each home screen.

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[Cobravision]

Row and column config was baked into Nova from day one. I've had that feature for ages.

I'm not one to concern myself with themes, but Nova already had tons of themes.

 

[Haalcyon]

Would having themes and TouchWiz make you change your mind about launchers? In addition to themes, I saw the ability to change rows and column configuration on each home screen.

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No. When TouchWiz IS Nova Prime it'll change my mind about the TouchWiz launcher.

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[unashamedgeek]

Would having themes and TouchWiz make you change your mind about launchers? In addition to themes, I saw the ability to change rows and column configuration on each home screen.

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My one concern about using their theme engine is that it appears to be all or nothing. So if I pick a theme, I get that fonts, icons, color scheme, and wallpaper for that theme. That slightly annoys me because I like setting my own wallpaper which means I have to go reset that. A minor annoyance, but I prefer the way some of the third party launchers handle theming in that I can mix and match things. For example, their are probably hundreds of icon packs out there that allow you to just change the icons while leaving everything else as you had it.

 

[chezm]

May be a stupid question, or not, but is the finger unlock technology locked to Touchwiz or will it be available with any launcher? I will likely use Google Now launcher if I plan to get a S6 and finger unlock is one of the main reasons I want the phone.

Side question:
Also, does anyone with a current Galaxy phone use Android Wear, and do the apps work on android wear (i.e. S fitness)?

 

[Wildo6882]

May be a stupid question, or not, but is the finger unlock technology locked to Touchwiz or will it be available with any launcher? I will likely use Google Now launcher if I plan to get a S6 and finger unlock is one of the main reasons I want the phone.

Side question:
Also, does anyone with a current Galaxy phone use Android Wear, and do the apps work on android wear (i.e. S fitness)?

I can answer the first one, and that is that it will work with any launcher. That's something that doesn't get changed just by adding a launcher. I used the fingerprint sensor on the Note 4 when I had it and had no issues with it while using the GEL, which is what I will most likely be using on the S6/S6 Edge.

 

[Cobravision]

May be a stupid question, or not, but is the finger unlock technology locked to Touchwiz or will it be available with any launcher? I will likely use Google Now launcher if I plan to get a S6 and finger unlock is one of the main reasons I want the phone.

All TW features including fingerprint sensor, multi-window, etc are available regardless of launcher.

 

[EMY92]

Re: longtime iphone user *possiby* switching to galaxy s6 but don't want touchwiz

I don't like the display of S6 when reading books.
P.S. Is there any easy way to transfer content from iPhone to S6, such as text messages and music?

It's been almost 2 years since I switched from an iPhone to an S4, but this Samsung Smart Switch worked decently. It wasn't perfect, but it wasn't too painful either.

I'm sure that like everything else, it's been improved since then.

Smart Switch: Data Transfer for your Devices | Samsung

 

[berdinkerdickle]

All TW features including fingerprint sensor, multi-window, etc are available regardless of launcher.

Exactly,
And TW has some cool features I don't want to lose.

 

[jcp007]

Exactly,
And TW has some cool features I don't want to lose.

The freedom to use or download some features giving users more control is a grand that I hope continues to gain speed.

 

[Cobravision]

Exactly,
And TW has some cool features I don't want to lose.

There is no feature I can think of on the TW launcher that isn't already in Nova. OTOH, there are tons of features in Nova that TW launcher lacks.

BTW, app drawer in Nova is alpha arranged by default.

 

[jcp007]

No. When TouchWiz IS Nova Prime it'll change my mind about the TouchWiz launcher.

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TouchWiz is not a launcher

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[berdinkerdickle]

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/181802-touchwiz-only-launcher.html.
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By installing a third party launcher you don't loose the function of apps like the Calendar and others. They are still installed as their own separate applications but Touchwiz does take advantage of integrating them into your daily use.

Basically if you install a third party launcher like Apex, Nova, ADW Launcher, Launcher Pro,GO Launcher, etc... you will still have function of the apps in question.. Actually when you install the 3rd party launcher they may integrate nicely or even provide their own versions of calendar, etc to work along with the launcher.

Touchwiz the "launcher" and "application list" portion itself will change by installing a 3rd party launcher but Touchwiz itself goes a bit deeper into the OS by means of the notification pull down toggles and other areas that a 3rd party launcher will not change so it will still be present in many respects.

Newer users to Android can be confused by launchers and UI's, etc.. Touchwiz/Moto Blur/Sense are all OEM UI's which are built onto the OS so they have more function than just the launcher, they also "theme" the device in their own ways aside from what vanilla android was built as.