Do you prefer touch wiz or after market launcher like NOVA?

Launcher of choice

  • Stock samsung

    Votes: 59 36.4%
  • Nova

    Votes: 77 47.5%
  • Apex

    Votes: 15 9.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 11 6.8%

  • Total voters
    162
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mxl180

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Nov 2, 2008
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I'm a previous nova launcher user. Trying to get a consensus on touch wiz.
 

epicnoob66

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Mar 1, 2012
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Nova, got the paid version a few weeks ago on sale for a quarter. Los of great setting and options

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anti-up

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Aug 26, 2010
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I never really liked touch wiz at all. This time around im not so against it. I think my favs would be trebuchet, or the sense launcher. Never got a good feeling from nova or any others...

THIS NOTE 2 IS SENT FROM A GALAXY WHERE SAMSUNG SPRINTS TO THE TOP, AND JELLY BEANS EAT APPLES!!!!
 

A2CKilla

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Feb 22, 2011
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Touchwiz is amazing, F the haters!!!! Lol

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mrush

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Oct 19, 2011
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Can't do touchwiz even tho its better than on the S2. Its Nova all the way. Just wish you could shrink app icons on it..

Samsung Galaxy Note II
 

-viperboy-

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TOUCH WIZ!!

Touch Wiz and all its features can't be touched.

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Not sure if serious...?

Can't resize widgets, can't change grid size, no scrollable dock, etc.

The modded touchwiz launcher is OK with increased grid sizes, but still too limited. I use Go Launcher. They update it like every Friday, good support, lots of themes, animations, etc.

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madsquabbles

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I use Go Launcher. They update it like every Friday, good support, lots of themes, animations, etc.

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go launcher seemed to always add battery drain when i used it. i've tried going back multiple times and each time i'd get bad battery life which would go away after uninstalling. it also started slowing down my droid charge, each update added something that caused my charge to be slow as heck (it's only got 512MB of RAM).

it's got some nice features and add ons however.
 

-viperboy-

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go launcher seemed to always add battery drain when i used it. i've tried going back multiple times and each time i'd get bad battery life which would go away after uninstalling. it also started slowing down my droid charge, each update added something that caused my charge to be slow as heck (it's only got 512MB of RAM).

it's got some nice features and add ons however.

Hmm, I've never experienced that.
 

bullet2300

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Oct 31, 2008
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I use NOVA. I'd love to use stock, but I cannot stand having less than a 7x7 grid, which just is not possible with TW :(
 

fryingpan0613

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Jul 18, 2010
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I always loved Apex, but it's not worth giving up all the features on this so touch wiz it is

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---------- Post added at 04:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:31 PM ----------

I use NOVA. I'd love to use stock, but I cannot stand having less than a 7x7 grid, which just is not possible with TW :(

6x5 touch wiz is in the development section

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Rado_vr6

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Sep 16, 2010
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Used to be hardcore Apex up until I couldn't use it on my GS3 with Paranoid Android. Been using Nova ever since. I'm a big fan of stock Android so TW just doesn't do it for me. I can't wait til we get an AOSP from, hopefully with Nova or Trebuchet built in.

Sent from the second version of a hefty "Note" pad.
 

Subiegsr

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I always loved Apex, but it's not worth giving up all the features on this so touch wiz it is

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---------- Post added at 04:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:31 PM ----------



6x5 touch wiz is in the development section

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Could you clarify for me what features are in touch wiz that aren't in the 3rd party launchers?

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fryingpan0613

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Could you clarify for me what features are in touch wiz that aren't in the 3rd party launchers?

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The s pen integration. Like how s note opens when I pull it out. You can also do the search with it. I love the profiles, like when I plug in headphones it goes to a Page set up for music.
The customization Of apex isn't worth giving up the features.

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cherylbaker

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The s pen integration. Like how s note opens when I pull it out. You can also do the search with it. I love the profiles, like when I plug in headphones it goes to a Page set up for music.
The customization Of apex isn't worth giving up the features.

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Hmm well I am running nova and when I take my pen out note opens

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How do you setup these profiles. . I have not seen this

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guisar

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Can someone run though the features they like in tw? The bits I like about the note interface such as taking a screenshot awaiting your palm across the screen still work in Nova. On the other hand especially on the phone with a lot of storage things like the Nova Launcher ability to use folders in the app drawer to organize applications so you don't have to scroll through hundreds of them are really nice. Same with the gestures for control which really cut down on the poking and pecking when it comes to trying to get stuff started quickly. I used TW for a few days and just found it pretty pretty plain Jane with no extra features
 

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    TOUCH WIZ!!

    Touch Wiz and all its features can't be touched.

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    Nova Prime + Tesla Unread + APW + WidgetLocker = FTW. TWiz is effing hideous, has no customization, the widgets are horrendous and the few features it has aren't worth dealing with my phone looking like ass to keep since there are better alternatives for most of them and all of the S-Pen and MW features work without it. The only thing that doesn't work is Page Buddy and that feature is annoying anyways, I dont always want to go to S Note everytime I remove the S-Pen or go to the Music apps cuz I plugged my headphones.

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    TOUCH WIZ!!

    Touch Wiz and all its features can't be touched.

    Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda premium

    Not sure if serious...?

    Can't resize widgets, can't change grid size, no scrollable dock, etc.

    The modded touchwiz launcher is OK with increased grid sizes, but still too limited. I use Go Launcher. They update it like every Friday, good support, lots of themes, animations, etc.

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    Well I bought Nova Launcher Prime for 25 cents so I use that :)
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    My launcher of the month is Smart Launcher, before that it was Nova.

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