More than a decade after Apple and Google started duking it out in the smartphone space, one of the key differences between iOS and Android has remained the home screen. While iPhones have dumped all your apps onto the home screen, Android has had an app drawer for all of your applications, allowing you to […]
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Nova Launcher turns 5, celebrates with Pixel Launcher-style features
Don’t like the home screen that comes with your Android phone? The Google Play Store is filled with alternative “launcher” apps which replace the home screen and app drawer. Nova Launcher is one of the most popular, and it’s also one of the oldest. The app turned 5 years old this week, and developer Cliff […]
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Blur launcher for Android features custom app “pages”
One of the things that sets Android apart from some other smartphone operating systems is the fact that you can interact with many apps without leaving your home screen thanks to support for interactive widgets. If you use the Google Now launcher, you can even swipe from the left of your home screen to view […]
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3 Comments on Nokia Z Launcher is an Android home screen replacement, has nothing to do with Microsoft
Nokia Z Launcher is an Android home screen replacement, has nothing to do with Microsoft
3 Comments on Nokia Z Launcher is an Android home screen replacement, has nothing to do with MicrosoftNokia may have sold most of its mobile phone business to Microsoft for over $7 billion. But there are still a few folks at Nokia working on phone-related projects… like an Android app launcher called Z Launcher. It’s a replacement for the Android home screen which learns from the way you use your phone and presents […]
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Google Now Launcher hits the Play Store (for Nexus devices)
Google introduced a new home screen and app launcher when the company launched the Nexus 5 smartphone. Now it’s available for other Nexus devices as well as Google Play Experience devices from Samsung, Motorola, LG, and HTC. All you have to do is download the Google Now Launcher from the Play Store on a Nexus […]
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Firefox Launcher for Android is a contextual home screen (coming soon)
Mozilla’s Firefox web browser is already available for Android. Soon you may be able to replace your home screen with Mozilla software as well. Mozilla and EverythingMe are working on a new app called Firefox Launcher. Like EverythingMe’s existing home screen app, Firefox Launcher is a contextual app launcher. That means instead of showing you […]
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Google Search takes over the Android 4.4 home screen (video)
One of the key features of Android 4.4 is a new home screen with built-in support for voice search and voice commands. There’s a little microphone icon in the search bar, but you don’t actually ever have to tap it. When you’re on your device’s home screen, just say “OK Google” to start a search, […]
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Facebook Home app leaked, analyzed in advance of “Facebook phone” launch
Facebook is holding an event on April 4th where the company is expected to introduce some kind of “Facebook phone,” which will basically be an HTC smartphone featuring a custom version of Android with Facebook functionality baked in. The folks at Android Police managed to get their hands on the special Facebook Home app that’s […]
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How to add sideloaded apps to your NOOK Tablet home screen, app library
There are about a thousand apps available for the NOOK Tablet in the official Barnes & Noble Shop. But it’s easy to add thousands of additional apps by downloading them off the internet or installing a third party app store on the tablet. Update: Sideloading Android apps on a NOOK Tablet requires a device running […]