Best Launcher now?

[Ludee00]

Getting tired of stock Launcher and not rooted. Can I have opinions on best one now?
I read that the following were good- just wondering if anything has changed:
Launcher Pro
ADW
ADW EX
ZeaM

 

[ikadakimas]

My choice is Launcher Pro (as well as countless others). There's a reason why there is a Pro as part of the name.

 

[ggt1_02]

My choice is Launcher Pro (as well as countless others). There's a reason why there is a Pro as part of the name.

Well what if the EX stands for exceptional?

Seriously thought your best bet is to try them all out and find which one you like best. I prefer ADW, but LP is very nice also it just did not run on my phone.

 

[Grinchjr]

I like Launcher Pro. However I have not used the others.

 

[nitsuj17]

i was a big lpp person for a long time....but its fallen way behind adw ex

adw ex is a lot faster and doesnt lag after a few days...doesnt hijack the bottom soft menu icons (is awful with themes)

 

[mdram]

i like touchwiz

 

[karib]

I use ADW ex and love it. Highly recommed it. There are tons of awesome Adw themes available!

 

[skooternb]

I use GO Launcher with Desktop visualizer. Its basic and gets the job done.

 

[k rock]

I prefer ADW Ex

 

[Blue218]

I like ADW Ex....I tried Launcher Pro and it seemed to make my phone LAG.....Zeam was good but didn't offer as much custmization as ADW Ex. Granted I'm a N00basaurus but I vote ADW Ex.

 

[nklenchik]

Launcher pro. Haven't had it lag once...that I noticed

 

[n0ct3m]

I've been using LPP for a long time, but it just seems to be getting stale and boring for me. I've considered ADW EX, but I just don't know.

 

[greenmunky]

LPP, doesn't lag (like adw) and I like the scrollable dock bar as well as the LPP widgets. Its all personal preference though.

 

[nitsuj17]

LPP, doesn't lag (like adw) and I like the scrollable dock bar as well as the LPP widgets. Its all personal preference though.

well comparing lpp vs regular adw is one thing...comparing it to ex is another

even on the best performance settings lpp doesnt scroll screens as fast as ex does...now that the lpp complete rewrite is well past a month over due....starting to loose a little bit of faith in fede...and lets face the lastest incremental lpp update just kinda ripped off ex with the the transition animations...and thats about it

 

[speedfreak]

I am another Go launcher user. Scrollable dock bar, supports scrollable widgets, light and fast with a bunch of swipe effects. I tried all of the free launchers for 2 days each and then went back to go launcher.

Just download all of them and set each one up about the same and then just tap the home button to jump from launcher to launcher and you decide which one is the best for you... Then let us know what you decide on ... Just out of curiosity

 

[nitsuj17]

I am another Go launcher user. Scrollable dock bar, supports scrollable widgets, light and fast with a bunch of swipe effects. I tried all of the free launchers for 2 days each and then went back to go launcher.

Just download all of them and set each one up about the same and then just tap the home button to jump from launcher to launcher and you decide which one is the best for you... Then let us know what you decide on ... Just out of curiosity

personally ive used about every launcher at some point...still stick with my endorsement of ex

 

[greenmunky]

well comparing lpp vs regular adw is one thing...comparing it to ex is another

even on the best performance settings lpp doesnt scroll screens as fast as ex does...now that the lpp complete rewrite is well past a month over due....starting to loose a little bit of faith in fede...and lets face the lastest incremental lpp update just kinda ripped off ex with the the transition animations...and thats about it

I apologize for not being clear but I was referring to ADWex. I set up my primary home screen just as I have it on LPP and every time I tried to swipe from one screen to the next was no where near as smooth as on LPP (I'm using Beautiful Widgets 4x2, 4 icons and a 2x2 photo frame). It just seems, at least on my phone, that LPP handles more crap on the home seen a little better than EX did.

 

[nitsuj17]

I apologize for not being clear but I was referring to ADWex. I set up my primary home screen just as I have it on LPP and every time I tried to swipe from one screen to the next was no where near as smooth as on LPP (I'm using Beautiful Widgets 4x2, 4 icons and a 2x2 photo frame). It just seems, at least on my phone, that LPP handles more crap on the home seen a little better than EX did.

you changed all the performance settings in ex and it was still worse than lpp? odd...it seems to be the exact opposite on the majority of phones

 

[Ludee00]

Ok, you guys have been very helpful. I have tried LPP before. Didnt love it. I have been using EX for 2 days now and wow!! What a great experience. So stable and just plain amazing!!!!!
Now a new question. I have been using Handcent and noticed a slight delay when sending messages. Is that normal?
Does anyone have a different SMS suggestion?

 

[s44]

Go Launcher EX has a lot of the best of both ADW and LP...

 

[Frisco]

Fwiw, over the long haul, with about three months on Launcher Pro, then a few months now on ADW (not EX), I've noticed better battery life and quick, predictable response from ADW, just slightly but noticeable as compared to LP.

In both I've been using their custom themes and icon packs.

Spoiler

 

[Crucial]

I love ADW EX, but I've noticed LPP's 4d drawer seems to scroll a lot smoother than then 4d drawer on ADW Ex.

 

[eric12]

Go Launcher EX has a lot of the best of both ADW and LP...

I agree. That's what I'm using now.

 

[fstbusa]

I used ADW for a couple weeks and then switched to LP and have stuck with it since.

 

[n0ct3m]

I just made a switch over to ADW Ex yesterday and so far it's working out great. I do have one question about it though. I have a tendency to forget that the trash can is defaulted to the top and when I try to delete something I always drag it down and end up replacing the app drawer icon. Now, I know where to go and change trash can position, but after I put the app drawer back on the dock bar, when I change themes it keeps the default app drawer icon instead of switching to the one that comes with the theme. Is there a way to change it to the app drawer icon for a given theme?