The option to customize your phone is easily the best thing Androids offer. Everyone has a different choice and taste. Android Launcher Apps are the best way to make your phone’s interface comply with your unique taste and ensure comfort, ease and fun. The app acts as the home screen and app drawer of your device. There are numerous options available and we have tried to make the selection an easier task for you by making a list of the top launchers. All you have to do is choose one you like the most!
Buzz Launcher
This is a free, ad-free app which offers a bold look via a serious of customizable options. It allows you to:
- Personalize the wallpapers and themes
- Offers choice of a variety of themes and home screens available for free download
- Fluid performance
- Explore unique widget features like clock, date and battery
- Transition effects which ate multiple, smooth and fast
Action Launcher 3
If you own an android but are a windows fan, this one is for you. It works really well on devices which have Android Lollipop. Its similarity to the Windows phones is the option of a Quickbar, much like the Windows start menu, which is available on the left side of the screen. This allows easy launching of apps without having to adjust them somewhere on the main screen. It also offers:
- Quicktheme: wallpaper colors are used to customize items on the home screen
- Covers which load an app, instead of traditional folders
- Shutters: These are shortcuts which preview an app without opening it
- Quickdrawer which includes all of your apps
- You can import layout from other launchers
Nova Launcher
This one is definitely the most popular of all the launcher apps, with over 5 million downloads. Its accessibility sets it apart. It allows the users to:
- Access thousands of icon themes
- Have much greater control than standard launchers through subgrid positioning
- Customize app drawer and have control over colors
- Create multiple docks, place widgets in them and scroll between them
- Backup and restore the layouts and launcher settings
- Icon normalization: making the icons more appealing to look at by fitting them in equally sized frames
Apex Launcher
This is also one of the most popular custom launchers made for the people who simply love customization. It offers:
- Customizable options include home screen themes and gestures, icons and app drawer control
- Scrollable dock with elastic scrolling
- Fancy transition effects and launch animations
- Option to lock desktop to prevent accidental changes
- Hide apps and other elements
- The paid version has even more features to offer
Next Launcher
If you are a big fan of 3D effects and want an attention grabbing launcher, this will make your dreams come true. It is completely different from the rest of the launchers by offering:
- A very smooth 3D effect and a stunning 3D screen preview
- Batch apps gesture management and screen switching
- 3D widgets, 3D themes and live wallpapers
- Multi-select Apps
- The premium version offers some impressive features like combining all favorite themes, transition effects and a floating mode.
Notable Mentions:
Other Launcher apps which are worth a mention are the Go Launcher App which has a high rating and excellent animations but the cross promotion is not user-friendly. Then there is the Smart Launcher which is unique because it shows your most commonly used apps in the form of a ring, offering simplicity with uniqueness. In the end, it’s up to you. Install the launcher which makes you feel most comfortable with using your phone and allows you to take pleasure in looking at it!
Stock Android / Google Now Launcher.
Launcher kya hota he ?
Rocket Launcher :P
hahahahahahhahaha
Android Launchers are the apps through which you can customize homepage, icons, scrolling effects, style menu items etc.
Angraiz ki aulad wo urdu mai poch raha hai.
Tm urdu main bata do pakistani…
to kya koi aisa Android bhi hota he jis main Launcher na ho ?
yes it’s called a dead android
yeh google kia huta hai, search karnay kai liye huta hai
Best Launcher = default Launcher.
Baki saaron per hamare Chinese phone lag karte hain!
what the hell yar, article without photos sucks
I mostly use Nova launcher prime and google launcher sometimes. I usually try to make my homescreen as minimalistic and simple as possible, that’s why i don’t like default launchers on many phones especially samsung devices.
My favorite is WP Launcher (formerly Launcher 8) http://androidpicks.com/launcher-8-latest-apk-download/
Nova, One of The Best Launcher.
So you searched the playstore for launchers and posted top 5 alongside pics and descriptions.. Pathetic….. Try Z-launcher, yahoo aviate or arrow launcher by Microsoft if you really want to enjoy innovation or customization of Android.
APEX is the best by a mile!
Nahh.. GO rules.
If you like adware
Nova launcher works best for me.
What about APUS Launcher?
I like to run my phone’s custom launcher (currently TouchWiz on my S3 Neo Dual) but if I like to run another one, its always a toss between nova and Smart launchers (Smart Launcher 3 is even better).
smart launcher is the best.
GO Launcher is the best of all. I’m surprised you haven’t included it among the top ones. Anyways I tried Nova, Apex, Next and a few other launchers as well; nothing could beat the swiftness of transitions, ease of use and truckloads of features for free that GO offered.
Nova Prime
Google Now launcher, period.
Go Launchers, Line Launchers,