With Android 16 QPR2, Google introduced two important icon customization options to Pixels: icon shapes and better theming.

From daily home screen customization to a setup that lasted me a whole decade, this is how the Pixel Launcher convinced me it ...

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 ...

A few years ago, a launcher would be the first app many people installed on a new Android phone. Yet as the native phone software has gotten better, launchers have become less essential. But that's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Google’s Pixel Launcher has been around for quite some time now. At first, we didn’t really complain much about it, as it worked perfectly fine, and it was understandable it wasn’t packed with ...

Nova Launcher. This 3rd party Android launcher has been one of the top apps for Android since, well, forever. Nova Launcher is arguably the first launcher, for those who use them, that most people ...

All of the very best third-party Android launchers offer something unique, be that customization or even a minimal aesthetic. Here are the best to install on your Android phone in 2023 – and beyond.

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Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...