Launchers

[YankySwag]

I want to switch up how my phone looks. I have discovered launchers. I was wondering what was the best third party launcher.

 

[lunatic59]

It really depends on you. There is no best for everyone. And, it will depend on which version of Android you have. Nova, Apex, ADW, Go are just a few of the most popular and each handles things just a little differently. You should read the reviews and give each one a try. Then you'll have a better idea which will work best for you.

 

[YankySwag]

I was worried that there would be a lot. I like very visually pleasing launchers. Thanks for the insight.

 

[YankySwag]

Samsung galaxy Note 4

 

[lunatic59]

With a note you have done added features like s-pen that a third party launcher might disable. With Samsung devices it's always a tradeoff.

 

[El Presidente]

Nova works best for me and is one of the more popular.

Have a look in our themes section: http://androidforums.com/forums/android-themes.6/

You might get some inspiration there.

Check out Themer too, it has a tonne of inbuilt themes you might like: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycolorscreen.themer

 

[Hadron]

I was worried that there would be a lot.

There are - Luna was just keeping it simple .

I like very visually pleasing launchers. Thanks for the insight.

The trouble there is that one person's "visually pleasing" is another person's "boring" or "unholy mess". And most launchers let you have a range of different looks anyway, and conversely you can produce a similar look with many different launchers.

Have a look what other people have done, try a couple and see what works for you.

 

[Crashdamage]

Another vote for Nova, hard to go wrong with it. But avoid Go. Bloated, buggy...ugh...

 

[lunatic59]

Um ... Apex user here. I guess my boat floats differently.

 

[lunatic59]

Oh and if your phone supports it, there's always Google Now.

 

[GuitarG20]

The launchers I have consistently used have been:

• Back in my Sense days I used to switch between the sense launcher and nova prime, depending if i wanted something that looked better or something that felt cohesive (I am a sucker for a cohesive experience.) I used to dabble in action launcher sometimes too, which is cool if you want to try a launcher with a completely different flow then most.
• Now that I'm on nexus android I stay with the google now launcher most of the time. What can I say, I love a cohesive ecosystem. I switch to action launcher every once in a while but always end up back in google now

 

[lunatic59]

I guess I stick with Apex because it's the devil I know. One of the nicest features with third party launchers is the ability to backup settings and configurations. If I flash a rom or an updated factory image, or I switch phones, if I backup the launcher and then restore it, it puts me back right where I left off. Stock launchers may not have that feature (and I've never been able to warm up to Google Now as a launcher.)

 

[mrgigabyte]

I have the Note 4 also and I am using Nova, I have the paid version also, and it runs great and you can also have it set up to look like kitkat or lollipop, I have it so it looks like I have lollipop , no lag also every thing is fast. Hope that helps you

 

[jaj324]

Nova Prime, Atom Launcher, Aviate...

 

[drexappeal]

Nova Prime.

 

[codesplice]

Longtime Google Now Launcher user here, but I just loaded up Nokia's Z Launcher thing a few hours ago. Not much (or any) in the way of customizations, but it's quite pretty and very quick for launching just the app you're looking for: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nokia.z

 

[dontpanicbobby]

I love Nova Launcher. I've used it on all my devices so far except for my tablet. I'm not sure if it works on tablets???

 

[drexappeal]

I love Nova Launcher. I've used it on all my devices so far except for my tablet. I'm not sure if it works on tablets???

Works perfectly on tablets. I have used it on my Note 8 tablet for 2 years.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Thanks for the tip drexappeal!

 

[Robert7107]

debating on installing a launcher. any suggestions? what are the pros and cons of them? lg g3

 

[funkylogik]

Longtime Google Now Launcher user here, but I just loaded up Nokia's Z Launcher thing a few hours ago. Not much (or any) in the way of customizations, but it's quite pretty and very quick for launching just the app you're looking for: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nokia.z

Think I'm gonna try this Nokia Z launcher tomorrow if I remember

 

[bberryhill0]

Do it. You can always switch back.

 

[codesplice]

Think I'm gonna try this Nokia Z launcher tomorrow if I remember

I'm quite a fan of trying new and different approaches, particularly with launchers. I found a lot about the Z Launcher that I really like... It's clean, fast, and lightweight; scribbling a letter to launch an app is pretty effective.

But I switched back to my Old Faithful (Google Now Launcher) an hour ago. I'm pretty seriously hooked on swiping to the side to quickly access Google Now.

That said, I'm really eager to see what the next version of Action Launcher is going to look like: https://plus.google.com/104649936579980037256/posts/7Gjxacpb5PH

 

[apple2005]

There is no cons. But maybe pros. Install it. If you don't like it then uninstall it. You can have multiple launchers installed at a time. You can switch from one to another. Hundreds are available now. Depends upon your taste.

 

[steiny180]

I dare you to try Nova launcher...