My home screens have been constantly evolving, but for the last several months, it’s been hard to stray from a setup that makes it easy to theme while still making everything a cinch to find.
Want to give your Android phone a new look with minimal effort? How about trying out a new launcher? If that sounds like something for you, we've rounded up the very best there is.
Alright! You’re logged into your new phone, Google Play is installing all your favorite apps and you’ve got your contacts and text messages synced over from your old phone. Time to really make your phone yours.
Google Now Launcher’s retirement was announced over a year ago, but it never seemed to actually happen. Well, cut the cake and give it the gold watch, because Google Now Launcher is dead.
There are a lot of launchers out there that throw every feature they can lift at users, but Evie Launcher prefers to keep the feature set simple, refined, and super easy to use. The result is a lithe and luxurious home screen experience.
Like it or not, Windows Phone is dead. But that doesn't mean you can't bring a bit of that Modern UI magic to Android.
Folders are criminally overlooked and underappreciated, and they can do a lot of cool things if you just take a little time to customize them.
Our favorite third-party launcher is getting a nice, delicious Oreo boost with its new beta.
The lightly customized and well-liked OnePlus Launcher, which received some nice visual changes with the OnePlus 5 release, has been brought over to Google Play.
Can Aviate take on Android launcher mainstays like Nova and Action? Let's fly!
More great stuff from Action Launcher. Action Launcher, our favorite Android launcher replacement, has received its monthly update, and while December's isn't quite as noteworthy as some in the past, it's still got a bunch of great additions. Specifically, developer Chris Lacy has added, in alpha, badge counts for certain apps, allowing users to check how many unread texts, emails...
There's no shortage of 'smart' launchers out there, and THING Launcher is trying to squeeze into the game with a launcher revolving around IFTTT-like recipes.
Icons ... Every app has one. Not all of them look good. Not all of them follow the same design guidelines. Not all of them match your theme. Here’s how to do something about that.
There’s a lot of launchers out there, all vying for one screen of real estate: your home screen. And while launchers can be geared towards productivity, towards a specific UI, but today we’re looking at launchers geared towards theming.
Custom launchers — apps that replace the home screens, app drawers and (sometimes) widgets on our Android phones and tablets — have long been popular amongst the Android faithful.
Being able to replace the launcher on your phone is a pretty powerful thing. The way you get to the things you want (and need) to do with your phone can make a difference in how, and how often, you're using it, and each and every one of us will do things differently. See how we do it!
The launcher is the most important part of any smartphone user interface. And the best one comes from Australia.
If you want to customize the your phone within an inch of its life but don't want to mess with ROMs or anything that could actually break things, Nova Launcher probably is the best thing that you could have ever hoped for.
The Google Now Launcher comes pre-loaded on recent Nexus phones and tablets, but it's also available as a free download on the Play Store for most modern Android devices. So what's the Google Now Launcher got going for it in 2015? Read on to find out.
Home sweet home On Android, your homescreens are so much more than a grid of icons. Whether you want to keep things sparse and tidy, or file every app you would ever need to use in it's own comfy folder, you'll find plenty of ways to make your homescreen the perfect homescreen. We love that. None of us are the same, and none of us want to be the same. We wanted to share how our...