Saturday, June 18, 2011

Android launchers

Android is popping up with so many devices from low to high end that it is becoming quite the competitor in the world of smartphones and cell phones in general. Some says its the ability to have your phone look however you want and perform however you want ;)

Those people to me have the same mindset.

I love having the abilty to alter my phones look on a whim with custom ui's and launchers.

So I thought what better to blog about today than android launchers. Whether your looking for something simple to complex I got you covered and just know I'm going off of personal experience.

MOST CUSTOM UI:
1. Adw launcher ex- with adw you can just about change everything in your launcher including the google search bar. The only thing you can't change is how your notification bar looks but you can sort of alter it with an app in the market called widgetzoid. So if your looking for the launcher you can tweak icons, app drawer, screen transitions and so on look no further. This launcher cost money but there is a free version that's called just adw launcher.

THE MOST STABLE ONE STOP SHOP LAUNCHER:
1. Launcher pro plus: launcher pro is an awesome launcher too and I believe its free so you can try out most features of launcher pro plus before you dive all in to buy this launcher. But to me this launcher is the grandfather to all launchers it will do all you ask of it and more and so many new launchers copy this launcher like many of the launchers I have on this list and other random ones in the market. This launcher has no themes but you can change the icons with some add ons in the market. You can also skin your widgets to match it as well. So with launcher pro plus you can't go wrong you get a stable ui and a couple of transitions that are pleasing as well. There also add ons so you can make this truly look like the htc sense ui. Such as weather and so on. The widgets are definetly a plus as well you will not have to download any excess widgets it has gmail, bookmarks, contacts, and most of the basics. So if your looking for a one stop shop launcher that wont hog up to much space you need this launcher can't stress it enough.

CLOSEST TO LAUNCHER PRO WITH MORE CUSTOMIZATION:
1: Go launcher- go launcher is the launcher that I ditched launcher pro for and this was because it allowed me more customization with a stable launcher pro type of experience. Best thing about it is that most of its add ons and the launcher itself is free. This launcher has the best developer support I've seen yet there always coming up with no add ons and features and widgets. So if your looking to get launcher pro plus but can't fathom spending that much money on a browser just go with go launcher. It also has a task killer built in. It has a lot of add ons almost rivaling the regina 3d launcher. The only drawback to this app is that its unpredictable with one of my phones it was so stable with my new one not so much but it is free. Its basically what would come to be if launcher pro plus and adw ex had a baby together lol. You can add up to like 27 screens or more I think.

THE FREE LAUNCHER CLOSEST TO SPB MOBILE SHELL:
1. Regina 3d launcher- this launcher is a nifty launcher with so many little add ons that it will be a competitor but it still lags on my phone at least. If your looking for a launcher with some cool 3d effects and kind of has the look and feel of spb mobile shell without the ridiculous price look no further.

LAUNCHER WITH THE MOST POTENTIAL:
1. Mxhome launcher- this launcher to me rivals many launchers for the top spot with its majy unique qualities. Nothing truly makes this standout like the others besides the fact that there's this clock like dock om the first page that has 3d motions and you can customize it. Its definetly a launcher that's worth showing off to friends and its a very good launcher to play with. Since I believe this launchers new give it time it will shine.

LAUNCHER MOST LIKE WINDOWS 7:
1. Launcher 7: If your looking for that launcher that's like the windows 7 experience while still having an android look no further this has most of the things that draws people to the windows device. Its clean and simple and your in and out of your phone in less than a minute and with several windows 7 app implementations in the market you can definetley go crazy mimicking windows 7. Use to be my favorite launcher but wanted something simpler while still having android feel. I should mention you can have a black status bar with this app this is probaly why I loved it soo much lol.

SIMPLEST LAUNCHER:
1. zeam launcher and taghome- this is a tie and it pretty much comes down to preference. So instead of me breaking these simple hardly takes up any space launchers go check them out. I will tell you this taghome takes less space and you can edit app drawer with categories. Zeam however has the screen preview with the pinch also you can edit columns and rows but like I said comes down to preference I prefer taghome its just as simple as zeam with more features besides screen previews.

MOST OVER PRICED AND FLASHY LAUNCHER:
1. Spb mobile shell- it cost the most point and fun to show off to friends but not a launcher someone might want to use daily.

LAUNCHER WITH THE MOST THEMES AND CUSTOM FEATURE BUT A RAW LAUNCHER:
1. Panda home is the launcher to get if you like themes and customizing your clock and your wallpapers and a lot of features its definetly a lot like adw but not that custom diffrence is that its free and still awesome. If you download ths make sure to download ferrari theme to from the market it makes your clock look so freaking good.

There's several other launchers out there to try but these launchers are the ones that I found that really stood out. Until next time readers take it easy and if I'm missing an awesome launcher just comment below. Trying out cool new launchers is like a new hobby lol

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