Nova Launcher, one of the mainstays
of the home screen replacement market, does a lot of things really well.
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.
Not exact matches
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 most notable change in Android user interface the
replacement of the 4 physical buttons
home, menu, back and search, with virtual versions and the ability to customize the five
home screens in one place via a 3D carousel (see picture above).
I've tested dozens and dozens
of Android
home screen replacements in several years
of working for an Android blog, and I have no reservations about recommending it.
This
home screen replacement app can give you a bit
of BlackBerry flair on any Android device, and there are even some companion apps available at the setup guide below.
Another persistent rumor — repeated in Bloomberg's report — is the
replacement of the
home button at the bottom
of the iPhone with a virtual button on the
screen.
As a longtime user
of the popular third - party
home screen replacement Action Launcher, I've grown accustomed to the convenience
of having a
screen dedicated to my favorite widgets, without having to worry about app shortcuts or non-matching wallpapers getting in the way.
Plus, a lot
of work has gone into Action Launcher to make this full featured
home screen replacement easy to use.
As a basic Launcher or
Home replacement, you have the home screens to place shortcuts and widgets on, icons to represent all of your installed applications, and a drawer to hold them
Home replacement, you have the
home screens to place shortcuts and widgets on, icons to represent all of your installed applications, and a drawer to hold them
home screens to place shortcuts and widgets on, icons to represent all
of your installed applications, and a drawer to hold them all.
One
of the best things about Android has always been its openness to customization, best exemplified by the staggering number
of app launcher and
home screen replacements in the Google Play Store.
There's a new Microsoft Launcher in town for Android devices — one that should feel familiar to
home -
screen replacement app super fans
of olde.
Specifically, the company's strange Android launcher
replacement, which adds friends» photos and posts to your lock and
home screens, has met with mediocre download rates and a tepid response from critics, many
of whom didn't appreciate Facebook's heavy - handed approach.
Interestingly, the
home -
screen replacement app even comes packaged with Word, Cortana, and Outlook, to name a few, indicating Microsoft wants Android users to have an ecosystem
of its apps.