Using a launcher or no ?

Zorachus

Senior Member

Dec 15, 2010

4,009

837

Lombard, IL.

• Apr 30, 2014

• #1

I am typically a big Nova Prime Launcher guy. But trying a launcher on this M8 didn't feel right for some reason. It took away the beauty of the One or something.

I am running a custom ROM with tweaks, as well as Sense 6 Alpha toolbox xposed framework.

But think I'll hold off on a launcher for awhile, and enjoy Sense.

Anyone else ?

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

joshuaw84

Senior Member

Sep 30, 2010

407

217

• Apr 30, 2014

• #2

I thought the same thing, was a adw ex user on my evo. Probably won't use a launcher until I get sick of sense when cm variations come into the game with stability.

Sent from my Sprint M8 Running the latest Viper

 

E

eallan

Senior Member

Apr 23, 2010

1,428

113

• Apr 30, 2014

• #3

Zorachus said:

I am typically a big Nova Prime Launcher guy. But trying a launcher on this M8 didn't feel right for some reason. It took away the beauty of the One or something.

I am running a custom ROM with tweaks, as well as Sense 6 Alpha toolbox xposed framework.

But think I'll hold off on a launcher for awhile, and enjoy Sense.

Anyone else ?

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

I don't enjoy really anything about sense. Using the Google now launcher.

 

Zorachus

Senior Member

Dec 15, 2010

4,009

837

Lombard, IL.

• Apr 30, 2014

• #4

How do I install the Google Now Launcher ? When I look it up, says my device is not compatible.

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

mkhopper

Senior Member

Nov 20, 2009

185

14

• Apr 30, 2014

• #5

So far I'm sticking with the stock Sense, but will likely go back to using Apex at some point.

 

S

Shuthefrontdoor

Senior Member

May 15, 2012

649

147

• Apr 30, 2014

• #6

Does motion gestures still work to unlock screen with Google launcher?

 

EddyOS

Senior Member

Jan 2, 2010

15,279

4,035

London

• Apr 30, 2014

• #7

Zorachus said:

How do I install the Google Now Launcher ? When I look it up, says my device is not compatible.

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

Get it from Android Police...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...patible-with-nexus-and-gpe-devices-right-now/

 

• 

Reactions: Zorachus

memekmek

Senior Member

Apr 10, 2011

532

102

Illinois

• Apr 30, 2014

• #8

I completely agree about wanting to use sense...the issues for me are:

-hard to back up and restore the homescreen for sense
-not as many customization and gestures
-doesnt show notifications on custom apps like nova does.

I do think that sense has really upped their game in design

 

Pauls57

Senior Member

Apr 2, 2014

482

91

71

Buffalo

• May 1, 2014

• #9

Using apex with a shortcut to blinkfeed. Like it a lot.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

R

Ruxin

Senior Member

Apr 20, 2012

69

33

• May 1, 2014

• #10

Sense is a lot better than some of the other OEM options, but still the first thing I installed when I got my One was Nova Prime. I've just gotten so used to all of the customisations I can (and want to) do with Nova that the experience without it just feels off.

For starters, I lose my swipe/tap gestures on the homescreen which I've now developed muscle memory for.

 

bkeaver

Senior Member

Dec 10, 2006

3,719

795

Dayton, Ohio

OnePlus 10 Pro

Google Pixel 7 Pro

• May 1, 2014

• #11

memekmek said:

I completely agree about wanting to use sense...the issues for me are:

-hard to back up and restore the homescreen for sense
-not as many customization and gestures
-doesnt show notifications on custom apps like nova does.

I do think that sense has really upped their game in design

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

It's not hard to backup and restore the homescreens for sense. I use titanium backup for that and backup BlinkFeed (homescreens). This will backup your homescreens the way you have them.

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

 

X

xPhantom

Senior Member

Apr 16, 2010

240

63

• May 2, 2014

• #12

I used Nova Prime on my EVO 4G LTE and EVO 3D before that... but am still using Sense 6 on my M8. Although I absolutely love Nova and got really comfortable with all the gestures and other customizations I had set up, I decided I'd run Sense 6 until I get bored of it. Another thing is that I actually like the Sense widgets and was always a bit bummed that I had to download alternatives to use in Nova.

 

PunishedSnake

Senior Member

Apr 12, 2014

2,038

237

Fresno

• May 2, 2014

• #13

Used the Google experience launcher on note 3 but haven't felt the need with the m8

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

 

ferhatugur

Member

Feb 19, 2013

29

3

istanbul

OnePlus 10 Pro

OnePlus Nord 2T

• May 2, 2014

• #14

using nova launcher since nexus 4 :good:
i dont like vertical scrolling

 

D

dipole

Senior Member

Sep 1, 2010

410

74

Google Pixel 7 Pro

• May 2, 2014

• #15

ferhatugur said:

using nova launcher since nexus 4 :good:
i dont like vertical scrolling

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

Yeah same here, if it had horizontal scrolling then I would probably use sense. I'm currently gpe with Google launcher

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app