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 ...

One of the benefits of Android's openness is that many of its parts can be replaced by third party apps and services. One of those parts is the homescree and app launcher, the very first piece of ...

I've tried all the big names in the world of home screen launchers, but only one is actually worth replacing your stock ...

Custom launchers have been around for quite some time now, and the choices have only multiplied over the past few years. If you recently purchased the Samsung Galaxy S20, you will know that it comes ...

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 ...

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, ...