Sense vs. Launchers

[jaydroid88]

Are you using a launcher or sticking with HTC Sense?

 

[UserName872]

Are you using a launcher or sticking with HTC Sense?

Launcher Pro and Widget Locker.

Custom home screen with toggles for my Bluetooth and wifi and a slider to change from vibrate to ring.

Launcher Pro's ability to add shortcuts along the scrolling dock is one of the best features for me. I have quick access to sending a text to my wife or calling my mother without needing to go into any apps or take up screen real estate with a favorites widget.

 

[Lacyanne64]

Launcher Pro

 

[drowe]

I tried sense for a few days, but all the crapware in the drawer drove me back to Go Launcher EX so I can at least hide it until I can root and delete it.

 

[Jaguarpaw]

im really liking launcher pro. but does senses homescreens and widgets run in the background? like am i now using double the battery and resources?

 

[MongolStomp]

I'm okay with sense for now

 

[UserName872]

I tried sense for a few days, but all the crapware in the drawer drove me back to Go Launcher EX so I can at least hide it until I can root and delete it.

You can hide apps in the app drawer with launcher pro. From the home screen, hit menu, preferences, then under General you can hide apps.



I don't believe sense Widgets run in the background when you are using a different launcher because AFAIK, they are all disabled due to launcher pro running. Maybe someone could verify this for us?

 

[skinien]

im really liking launcher pro. but does senses homescreens and widgets run in the background? like am i now using double the battery and resources?

I believe so. Remove all of the widgets just in case.

 

[SolidOrange]

ADW EX & WidgetLocker here.

 

[Jaguarpaw]

I believe so. Remove all of the widgets just in case.

ok cool.. if i set launcher as my default home screen how would i be able to toggle back to sense?

 

[EvilMonkey]

I tried launcher pro and couldn't handle not having my sense widgets. Maybe i'll try again when I have the time to set it up properly and find new widgets.

 

[HTCThunderbolt]

I like the way sense looks...

 

[skinien]

ok cool.. if i set launcher as my default home screen how would i be able to toggle back to sense?

You have to go to manage applications and clear launcher pros history.

 

[Little Green Robot]

I actually like sense. I thought i was just gonna go straight to launcher pro but after using sense for a few days i like it.

 

[nateap87]

if i could still use sense widgets, i'd be on adw ex right now. but this being my first sense phone, i'll stay with it for a bit and see how i like it.

 

[d1c1ple]

yea 1st HTC device and I'm liking the Sense interface. Added home switcher and tried LP, GO, ZEAM and Sense performance seems a tad better for now. No lag experienced yet. Very happy I replaced my Fascinate 4G + Mobile hotspot is awesome!!

 

[PetiePal]

First day with it as work phone. Still using sense. Got the extended battery, just getting an idea of the battery life. Sparse LTE in my NJ area.

May go with Launcher Pro as I use that on my Droid X

 

[ncwildcat]

I don't like sense - not customizable enough. Going with GO Launcher EX right now, was on LauncherPro on the INC when I ran CM7. GO seems to be very good.

I also have root, and have deleted all of the bloat, as well as the sense.apk and many of the HTC .apks too, much faster and better battery life so far. Who needs all that crap running? Just a warning, which I learned back in the early INC days, don't get rid of Friendstream or you will have sync issues...

There are many scrollable widgets on the market that are better than the stock sense ones...like Plume for twitter for example...

 

[Familyguy1]

I like the way sense looks...

Those the skins?

 

[HTCThunderbolt]

Those the skins?

Yeah from that one post

 

[lamoglinsgal]

I keep going back and forth between Sense and LP. I also have ADW installed and set up. I was super excited to find out that you can use your skins on alternative launchers. That was one reason to stick with Sense. Now I have options!

 

[PetiePal]

Can someone fill me in on how to do the skins? I owned an Incredible but never really played with Sense much on it, it was more a backup phone that didn't get much use over my OG Droid, and I'm on Droid X now. Tbolt is my work phone

 

[WormDoes]

I used to be a huge sense fan, then I found Launcher Pro, which is in another league, IMO. Scrollable docks, custom icons/docks and swipe gestures are all great feature and helps keep home screen's uncluttered.

 

[lamoglinsgal]

Can someone fill me in on how to do the skins? I owned an Incredible but never really played with Sense much on it, it was more a backup phone that didn't get much use over my OG Droid, and I'm on Droid X now. Tbolt is my work phone

Hit the personalization button, then go to skins. Or settings, personalization, skins. There are some that are pre-installed, and then these:


[SKIN][Tutorial][08.03.2011] Skins for HTC Sense 2.0 roms & Framework mods. - xda-developers

 

[Esabasard]

I loved Launcher Pro on my OG Droid, and I may end up going to it. Right now I am sticking with Sense though because I like the clock and agenda widgets. I know it is probably bad for my battery and lame, but I really like the weather animation on sense.