Switching launcher

[myname]

Hey there,

I've got a short question: currently I'm running adw.launcher but I want to try launcher pro ... So my question is: WHen I install launcherpro and set it as default launcher, should I uninstall adw.launcher to have better performance? And if yes, are my settings and homescreens kept when I want to switch back to adw.launcher some time?

I read about performance issues here somewhere, when adw.launcher with 5 full homescreens is running in background and somewhere, people stated one should remove all widgets from the homescreen before switching to a new launcher.

what to do?
thanks!

 

[messenger13]

Buy Titanium Backup Pro and backup ADW.Launcher ... then uninstall it. Install Launcher Pro and play with it. If you don't like it, uninstall it and restore ADW.Launcher.

 

[cornbreadfarts]

no reason to uninstall adw. its not going to effect your performance by anything you will notice.

 

[midge37]

Install Home Switcher and then you can just switch between the two without losing any settings.

 

[myname]

Homeswitcher, for what? It keeps them running in the background, so this is not, what I asked for, right?

I tried mybackup, but after restoring adw.launcher, the settings are completely gone, so probably it's just the apk file which gets backupped and not the settings/screens

titanium backup is no good for me since I'm not root ...

 

[mysticmead]

Homeswitcher, for what? It keeps them running in the background, so this is not, what I asked for, right?

I tried mybackup, but after restoring adw.launcher, the settings are completely gone, so probably it's just the apk file which gets backupped and not the settings/screens

titanium backup is no good for me since I'm not root ...

no, homeswitcher does not keep them running in the background. it just makes it simple t switch between different home apps. it basically goes in and clear the default settings that you have and replaces them with the settings needed to launch the other home.

 

[joggy]

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I tried mybackup, but after restoring adw.launcher, the settings are completely gone, so probably it's just the apk file which gets backupped and not the settings/screens

ADW has Backup & Restore in its Settings menu. I've had no issue just using that for restore.

 

[myname]

Damn it, didn't see that But okay, now the screens are already gone ...

 

[mysticmead]

using home switcher keeps the screen settings....