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.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
Nova's quick ability to not only add new features but include additional functionality is one of the main reasons it made the
top spot on our
home screen launcher comparison.
Similar to the Huawei EMUI and Apple iPhone experiences, swiping down from anywhere on an open area of the
home screen panel will take you to the app
launcher with a search bar at the
top to help you quickly find and launch apps.
Compared to its
top competitor Action
Launcher, Nova gives you more control over your
home screen before paying $ 4.99 for the paid version.
Similar to the Huawei EMUI experience swiping down from anywhere on an open area of the
home screen panel will take you to the app
launcher with a search bar at the
top to help you quickly find and launch apps.
Speaking of the Pixel
Launcher, in the Pixel 2, the search bar has moved from the
top of the
home screen to the bottom, providing a buffer between the dock apps and the nav buttons and putting the search bar in a much more easily tapped location.
Swipe up on the
launcher and it opens the app drawer with your most commonly used apps at the
top and to the left of
home screen, automatically set up, is Google Now.
The Sony
home screen setup has evolved to look a little more like the Google Now
Launcher, with a persistent (though disableable) Google Search bar up
top, larger icons and use of the Roboto Condensed font.
Action
Launcher's custom search bar widget can now be placed anywhere on the
home screen, not just at the very
top.