A few examples of what we mean —
the home screen launcher on the S4 seemed more sensitive to background tasks, whereas the HTC One animated its home screen transitions flawlessly every time.
Samsung's new
home screen launcher on the Galaxy S8 introduces many new features, but most notably it changes the way the app drawer works.
If you go looking for a new
home screen launcher on Android, you're going to inevitably hear Nova Launcher come up.
Not exact matches
The aluminum - cased N1, which runs
on Google's Android Lollipop operating software but features Nokia's new Z
Launcher intelligent
home screen interface, is due to be in stores in China in the first quarter of next year for an estimated price of $ 249 before taxes, with sales to other markets to follow.
There is also a UI layer built
on top of Android 3.1 that allows users to place four of their most used program
launcher at the center of the
home screen.
You can find plenty of cool
home screen replacement apps on the Google Play store, but we really just included Nova Launcher to make sure Facebook Home didn't get a place on this l
home screen replacement apps
on the Google Play store, but we really just included Nova
Launcher to make sure Facebook
Home didn't get a place on this l
Home didn't get a place
on this list.
The
launcher may not be the most feature rich, but it's completely free without any restriction, and is the first and the biggest step towards getting a stock look for your
home screen on any Android device.
One would also get access to the rich
home screen widgets as well as the new
launcher and multitasking facilities
on their devices that would be running this later version OS.
I won a kindle hd 7 ″ at work and I have had it maybe 6 months and its kind of boring now especially that i cant customize it they way I would want it to look is there any way to customize it the way i want it to look as in back grounds for the
home screen like you could do
on an android compatible phone i have you tubed it but all i am getting is help for the 1st generation an im not so sure this is the 1st generation and everytime i follow the steps I can't seem to get mine to do what theirs is also it isn't letting me pick what
launcher I want to use can you please email me some help or direct me in the direction i need to go.
Like the Lenovo IdeaPad K1, the ThinkPad Tablet has the Lenovo
Launcher widget
on its
home screen.
Joe takes us
on a short trip through some basic
home screen differences between the recently revamped and released Google Now
Launcher versus the Samsung Galaxy Series Touch Wiz interface.
Yeah, you can turn off Touchwiz
on the Sprint Epic 4G and get rid of the static
home screen icons and horizontal
launcher.
The
launcher is designed to keep track of the apps and actions one uses most frequently, and show them at the top of a list found
on the device's
home screen.
And
on the software side it's basically vanilla Android 4.4.3 KitKat with very few modifications, right down to the Google Now
Launcher as the default
home screen setup.
BlackBerry
Launcher lets you organize apps, widgets and shortcuts
on customized
home screen panels for instant access.
But Acer's tossed in some interesting software improvements, including a lockscreen with quick - launch shortcuts, and a neat little «Ring»
launcher that lives
on top of the
home screens, but only when you call for it to.
Instead GridOS features a unique
home screen and app
launcher which allows you to organize all of your apps
on one infinite
screen that you can scroll through to find the apps you want.
From the quick hands -
on video at This is My Next, it looks like there is minimal skinning over Gingerbread besides the ubiquitous Lenovo Zone
Launcher widget, front and center
on the primary
home screen.
I loaded up Zeam, and i love it... except from the
home screen now I can not see the notification bar (emails, downloads, etc)
on the bottom, just the Zeam
launcher.
The M - 597 Ladon is a
homing rocket
launcher which can target up to 6 enemies simultaneously, and these targets can be selected by tapping them
on the GamePad
screen.
While the round icon shape is used by default, the Pixel
Launcher also supports several options for customizing the look of system app icons
on the
Home and App Drawer
screens, including «Squircle,» «Rounded corner rect,» «Square,» and «Cylinder.»
Amazon doesn't make it possible to change the
launcher as you normally can
on Android devices, so you'll be using Amazon's
home screen experience.
While not an extensive guide
on all things
home screen, this beginner's guide to the Android
launcher should help get you started.
Some manufacturers set the
launchers on their phones to offer a more simplistic look that places all app icons
on the
home screen and doesn't offer things like the app drawer, widgets, and the like — these come off more like the iPhone
home screen.
If you have a stock Android phone or you install the Google Now
Launcher then you can simply say, «Ok Google,»
on your
home screen to bring it to life, or swipe from left to right.
Android's customizable
launchers are easily one of the best things about the operating system in general — you spend so much of your time looking at (and for) things housed
on the
home screens and in the app drawer, so making the most of that experience is definitely something you should do.
And — just like
on Windows 10 — with Microsoft
Launcher you can put icons of your favorite people right
on the
home screen so they're quickly and easily available.
Using a different
home screen launcher will not only immediately make your phone look more like a stock device, but it will also make it react more like one, at least
on the
home screens.
In particular, users can take advantage of rounded icons
on the Pixel
Launcher home screen, along with app shortcuts.
Normally
on the stock Pixel
Launcher, users can access their news feeds by swiping to the right from the
home screen.
Navigate to your Microsoft
Launcher settings (press and hold
on the
Home Screen, then select «
Launcher Settings»).
Features list: Call Recording Auto call recording 4 Ways Reboot (Reboot, Recovery, Hotboot, Download) Full Color / Transparency customization for Status bar and Notification drawer elements Secure Samsung Keyboard Option to keep «Add Call» button with Call recording menu Disable Camera shutter sound (+
Screen Capture) Skip Music with Volume buttons Save Call Logs View Enable Keyboard Symbols Enable Hangouts Calls trough cellular Enable Camera while calling Unlimited and Customizable Multi-View support Bypass Exchange Lock check Notification Panel Customization Long
Home key behavior Long Back key to kill App (+ white list) Disable increasing ringtone Messaging Tweaks (raise limits and conversion) Disable Scrolling cache Enable Full rotations White / Colored Circle Battery Transparent Notifications panel Customize Clock format and size Customize Battery text helper size Customize Quick Settings buttons number per row Collapse Quick Settings after toggle 2 line formatted date
on the panel header Dark themed Multi-Window Disable Boot sound Customize Two line date header format White / Black Email App background (Supported on some devices) Transparent Quick Settings buttons background Default hidden SMS logs Add Call button to Logs and Contacts list Disable Accounts icons on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on the panel header Dark themed Multi-Window Disable Boot sound Customize Two line date header format White / Black Email App background (Supported
on some devices) Transparent Quick Settings buttons background Default hidden SMS logs Add Call button to Logs and Contacts list Disable Accounts icons on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on some devices) Transparent Quick Settings buttons background Default hidden SMS logs Add Call button to Logs and Contacts list Disable Accounts icons
on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable
Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked
on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons
on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on status bar
Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake
Home button Use separate Address field
on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable
Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
ON options
on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label
on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode
on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox)
on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery
Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check
on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage
on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to come
Nova
Launcher is one of the most powerful applications you can get for you Android device to improve efficiency and organization
on your
home screens, and gestures are a huge part of that.
Action
Launcher's custom search bar widgets, created via the inbuilt Quickbar editor, can now be placed anywhere
on your
home screen.
It has kept around the dopey animations
on the lock
screen and
home screen, and the design of the
launcher seems a bit stuck in the past throughout.
The search bar is a permanent part of the Evie
Launcher home screen, and it features one of the two gestures that are permanently turned
on: swipe down to search.
However, Crescendo
Launcher may just be your choice of
Home Screen replacement when setting up your not - so - tech - savvy family and friends
on their devices.
To purchase the Plus version, open up Action
Launcher, then long - press any empty space
on the
home screen and choose «Settings.»
One to file under the «refinement» category: The Pixel
launcher will now let you swipe up from almost anywhere
on your
home screen to open the app drawer.
There are 11 gesture controls you can set for your
home screen on Nova
Launcher, but the three set most frequently by far are Swipe up, Swipe down, and Double tap.
Now, Action
Launcher has app labels turned
on by default, and having iconless labels floating
on your
home screen would ruin the invisible
home screen effect.
Since Nova
Launcher was our winner, we'll link out a tutorial
on how to both back up your
home screen on your old phone and how to restore it
on the new one.
To start, open Action
Launcher, then long - press any empty space
on your
home screen and touch the settings icon.
All apps are saved
on a
home screen panel, there is no app
launcher.
Now, most
launchers have app labels turned
on by default, and having iconless labels floating
on your
home screen would ruin the invisible
home screen effect.
We recent reviewed the top
home screen launchers available
on the Play Store, with each one offering an option to back up your arrangement and settings options.
I'm not heavily into widgets or massive amounts of
launcher customization
on Android, nevertheless I fully expected to hate iOS's simplified
home screen setup.
Hello Bixby replaces the Briefing
screen on Samsung's stock
launcher, and it will only work if you're using the updated Galaxy S8
home screen app that leaked earlier this week.
Select «Pixel
Launcher» here, and your
home screen will now be almost identical to the one found
on the Pixel.
It also includes the Google Assistant which can be accessed by swiping right
on the
home screen, which is something third party
launchers are also now beginning to take advantage of.