Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A third-party launcher can change up everything about your phone’s interface. A third-party launcher can change ...

There are a lot of very good launchers designed to replace the stock Android launcher, and the fact that many of them have millions of downloads speaks to the underwhelming nature of the stock version ...

The Pixel launcher already on your phone has the features you need to make yourself more productive. Options like app ...

Custom launchers have been a staple of Android's customization experience for years. While their popularity may have declined, they still offer a superior experience than the stock launcher of most ...

For most Android users, the home screen will look as the phone manufacturer intended it. That's because the launcher, the app that controls how the home screen looks, is usually a custom one ...

Matthew is the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police. He's been gaming since his first taste of a TI-99 at four years old. Matthew has been an Android user since the HTC Hero and has covered ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

Back in July 2022, when mobile app metrics firm Branch acquired the popular and well-regarded Nova Launcher for Android, the app’s site put up one of those self-directed FAQ posts about it. Under the ...

I have a confession to make: I wasn’t an Android phone fan at first. I wasn’t an iPhone enthusiast, either. Instead, I was a full-fledged Windows Phone disciple. I absolutely loved the Metro UI, ...

My Redmagic 10 Pro is my current daily driver. However, its stock launcher is the definition of “just good enough to get by.” It works, but it is bland. I did what every Android owner does and went on ...

Ever since smartphone brands started shipping with their own skins on top of Android OS, we’ve had to deal with laggy, slow interfaces. So, here are four open-source launchers that offer a stock ...