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Android Launcher: Lightning Launcher

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Joe Levi

If you want to customize the look and feel of your phone or tablet, Android is the platform for you! Since the very early days of the OS, users have been able to replace their launcher – the app that holds the icons, widgets, and wallpaper – with one of their choosing. Back then we started a series called “Launcher Wars” where Brandon Miniman and I would take turns evaluating launchers, sharing our thoughts, and trying to one-up the launcher the ...

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Yahoo Aviate Launcher: Hands-On (Video)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Joe Levi

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 special invitation needed. In the past, launchers focused on widgets, wallpapers, and making icons for your apps look good, with slick transitions between homescreens. Recently, however, that seems to be shifting.We just saw

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This Might Be the Most Visually Impressive Android Launcher Ever (Video)

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Joe Levi

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. Android is the only OS in the top three that can do that. Today I want to show you Vire Launcher, currently in beta, that takes how launchers look and their overall experience to a whole new level! Vire Launcher is a fast and very fluid launcher replacement that the developers say will make even “low-end Android phones feel like high-end” devices. Vire and adds realistic 3D effects ...

LMT Launcher For Android Hands-On (Video)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Joe Levi

They say you can’t have your pie and eat it, too… or was that cake? No matter, LMT Launcher is an app that augments your built-in launcher — it doesn’t replace it — by letting you pull a pie-shaped quick-launch panel from the edges of your screen. In that pie you’ll see the current time, date, some animating status indicators, and one or two rows of icons, depending on how you’ve set it up. Though I don’t show it in the video, you can change the colors and even the spacing and radii how ever you’d like. Each wedge can be set to launch ...