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Launcher Wars Part 6: Trebuchet, the New Launcher in CM9
The easiest way to customize your Android-powered phone or tablet is to install a 3rd-party launcher to replace that which comes pre-installed on the device. In previous episodes of “Launcher Wars”...
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Launcher Wars 7: Regina 3D Launcher
One of the things we love about Android is the ability to change the look and feel of the launcher just by installing a new app. There are lots of replacement launchers, so many in fact that we’ve...
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Bazooka Launcher for Android Is A Skinner’s Dream (Video)
We’ve said it before and it won’t be long before you’ll probably hear us say it again: one of the things we like best about Android is it’s ability to be customized quickly and easily through the...
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Tile Launcher Makes Your Android Look like Windows Phone, Only Better! (Video)
One of the complaints we have here at Pocketnow is how the iOS experience is getting someone “stale.” Over time people may want to change the way their smartphone or tablet looks. On Android, it’s...
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This Might Be the Most Visually Impressive Android Launcher Ever (Video)
I love showing off replacement launchers on my devices. Why? Any Android user can quickly and easily change the entire look and feel of their home screen experience just by installing a new app....
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A Weekend With Facebook Home
When Facebook came out with their Facebook Home announcement, I was intrigued. I am a pretty active Facebook user, so I figured this was an update/app/whatever I could get behind. Since then, we’ve...
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These are the best third-party launchers for Android (Video)
One of the undisputed best features of Android is its ability to be tweaked, manipulated, and molded into practically whatever the user sees fit. Through custom ROMs and heavy theming, the sky is the...
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Nokia Z Launcher arrives with goal of supercharging Android productivity
Last spring saw Facebook release its Facebook Home for Android, an alternate launcher that placed the company’s social interactions at the core of a user’s smartphone experience. Quite ambitious, Home...
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Yahoo Aviate Launcher: Hands-On (Video)
Coming in right before Google I/O 2014 kicked off, search-engine giant Yahoo! got into the Android launcher game by releasing its app – Aviate Launcher – out of beta and into the Play Store – no...
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R.I.P. Facebook Home (2013 – 2014)? Maybe not…
The past few weeks have seen a flurry of interest in alternate launchers for Android phones. Nokia surprised a lot of Android users with the pre-beta release of its Z launcher, and we just saw Yahoo’s...
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Top 5 Android Launchers in 2015 (Video)
From cruise control to do-it-yourself, the amount of control users can have over Android Back in late 2013, we covered an extensive range of Android launchers for the different people who might have...
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Galaxy Beta Program’s “New Note UX” makes app drawer optional
We got an early hint at what the Galaxy Beta Program would bring to the fore, including a bit of what the supposed Note 7 would have for hardware. But as the program has officially launched in Korea...
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The Nexus Launcher: leaked, dissected and pointed back at Google
If you want the Nexus software experience (at least on the home screen) without getting a Nexus device, you can apparently just go on the internet and get it. The .apk is out for the so-called Nexus...
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Nexus Launcher, Google Assistant expected in Android Nougat Maintenance...
Android 7.0 Nougat wasn’t as flashy as you expected it to be, right? Where was the Nexus Launcher? Where’s Allo and Google Assistant and that “not a home button” home button? Where ... Continue...
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Nexus Launcher looks to be rebadged as Pixel Launcher [UPDATE: APK]
It seems that the oddity that was the Nexus Launcher is no more. Or, as leaker @LlabTooFeR would say “Don’t know anything about Nexus Launcher… There is only Pixel launcher…”The original launcher,...
View ArticleBlackBerry apps on Android get a major refresh
The Dark Theme comes to the BlackBerry Launcher while users of the DTEK60 can now retrieve passwords with a tap of the fingerprint sensor. The post BlackBerry apps on Android get a major refresh...
View ArticleFive years later, Nova Launcher 5.0 brings up Android 7.1
If you know anything about the Pixel Launcher, this latest update brings together the best bits of that interface to a more accessible place. The post Five years later, Nova Launcher 5.0 brings up...
View ArticleNova Launcher discounted by 80 percent through January 1
The premium feature unlocking app is on sale for just 99 cents at the US Google Play Store and at the lowest price tier for other regions. The post Nova Launcher discounted by 80 percent through...
View ArticleDynamic badges for home screen apps on Nova Launcher 5.1
Android O has icon animations on the way. But that doesn't mean that third-party launchers have suddenly gone out of style. The post Dynamic badges for home screen apps on Nova Launcher 5.1 appeared...
View ArticleNova Launcher takes on Android O notification dots
Nova Launcher continues chasing tails and with Android O putting out the wrench on little design accents, the app has gotta follow. The post Nova Launcher takes on Android O notification dots appeared...
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