How nice! Today, we are also launching a preview release of our new Microsoft Launcher for Android. "Android phones have a feature that iPhones don’t – they allow customization of the “launcher” that’s displayed when you push the phone’s home button. The rebranding makes a lot of sense on Android because it puts the Microsoft name front and center for the launcher alongside of a new logo for the app.Īccording to Belfiore, the new Microsoft Launcher uses Fluent Design principles and allows a lot of customizations: Today it was announced by Joe Belfiore, Corporate VP for Windows and Devices at Microsoft, that the launcher has now reached its 4.0 release and along with that milestone it is being rebranded to Microsoft Launcher with a collection of new features and enhancements. Since then the Garage team behind Arrow Launcher has steadily been updating the app and through its 2.0 and 3.0 it has become a solid option and my default launcher on the Galaxy S8. We've used some of these launchers extensively over the years, which also influenced our ranking here.A little more than two years ago, the Microsoft Garage team introduced one of their experiments/test apps for Android called Arrow Launcher.Īt that time it was their goal to replace the more complex launchers on Android to simplify the Android launcher experience.
You might find the more feature-packed options to be overwhelming, in which case you may want to look at one of the lighter ones. In the end, we encourage you to try out different launchers to see which one you like best. A launcher is a very personal thing, but we value the ones that give you a lot of functionality, even if the feature set itself is minimal. We went hands-on with every launcher on this list, which is how we drew the above conclusions on ranking. Users can quickly snap photos from the phone and view them on their desktop they can also open web links from mobile to Edge on PC, or start editing Office 365 documents from their PC and continue on the go with their mobile phone.Īll of this is in addition to Microsoft's universal search bar, customizable themes, and configurable gesture controls.ĭownload Microsoft Launcher: Play Store (opens in new tab) How we picked the best Android launchers Microsoft rebranded its excellent Arrow Launcher into the Microsoft Launcher, keeping Arrow's compact, context-sensitive app pages and customizable feed, while also working to improve the interplay between your Android phone and Windows PC.
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