As Android gets more simplistic and attractive, the stock interface is making the hardware manufacturer’s skins look more cluttered and bloated than ever. For most people who aren’t rooted or simply ...

Description: Solo Launcher is the latest third-party homescreen app to hit Android and much like other Android launchers out there, it aims to be the best. A focus on both flexibility and speed is at ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. While the Google Experience Launcher found on the Nexus 5 is great, and adds quick access to Google Now among ...

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One of the headline features of Android 4.4 is a revamped home screen and app launcher. The icons are bigger, there is more transparency, and the app drawer makes better use of the screen real estate.

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While in Jelly Bean you'd have to do some digging to clear defaults on a launcher or SMS app (or uninstall it altogether), KitKat has separate settings options for both Home and default SMS apps, the ...

Action Launcher's capabilities have grown considerably since we saw it last. For starters, the Android launcher's new Quickpage does for the home screen what Quickdrawer did for the app drawer, and ...

Android KitKat was just announced yesterday, and both carriers and manufacturers are already promising to roll it out as soon as possible. You don't have to sit around and wait though, you can get ...

One quick and easy way to refresh an aging Android smartphone phone is to replace the home screen with a Launcher. Launchers are skins with themes and unique behaviors, like transparency and scrolling ...