5. Smart Launcher (FREE or $3.59)
Smart Launcher is an innovative launcher, minimalist design, low resource and user-friendly interface which allows you to launch any application in a few keys.
It's currently the only launcher of Play Store, which has a function of automatic sorting and cataloging of installed applications!
PRO version has a secondary screen where you can place widgets. There are also more transitions and colors to customize the home screen. By purchasing, you will contribute to the development of Smart Launcher and it will give you new features and updates.
Minimalist doesn't mean under-features!
- Main screen with Quick Start
- Drawer organized by categories
- Ready to use without special configurations.
- Live Wallpaper Support
- It supports every screen and device (Google TV too!!)
- Widget support (PRO version only)
- Support of set of icons for ADW Launcher, Apex Launcher, Nova Launcher and Launcher Pro.
- Possibility to change a single icon in the drawer.
- You can hide every app you want by long pressing an app, then select menu → Hide.
- Quick search.
- Dozens and dozens of global themes, which will allow you to change all elements of the interface.
- Easy access to apps info.
- Designed to be used comfortably also in landscape mode.
- Option to hide the statusbar.
4. Bazooka Launcher (FREE)
Go beyond regular customization! Own your phone like never before!
Featuring path-breaking customization features to interact with your phone without skipping out on speed and responsiveness, Bazooka is an extremely stable launcher for your phone.
It is light weight and blazingly fast. It provides you with smooth transitions and animations while spoiling you with a huge catalogue of downloadable themes. It also supports multiple gestures (swipe up’s and down’s) to reach your most used apps such as messaging, camera etc., right from the lock screen! Bazooka brings in a level of sophistication and personalization which will surprise you!
Bazooka runs on an extended version of Trebuchet from CyanogenMod, the much loved home application. It uses the features and stability of Trebuchet and enhances it by utilizing proprietary interface tweaks to make it faster, easier and more stable! You can set many different themes to your launcher and also replace your lockscreen, all the while tweaking and personalizing as you please.
Key Features –
- An amazing number of themes are supported
- Your lockscreen changes with your theme. Personalize it to show your missed calls or latest messages, or just control music. Do what you want.
- Amazing Custom gestures brings your productivity to a whole new level. Swipe up/down to perform actions or even open your chosen apps
- Custom grid sizes. Bazooka supports both 4x4 as well as 5x5 grid sizes on the home screen, with the ability to resize any widget as you please.
- Change the transition animations for your home screen/drawer etc.
- Wide variety of customization once you dig deeper into the Bazooka settings
- Lock home screen to avoid your kids messing around with your preferred order.
- Enable or disable full screen mode
- Hide apps from your drawer which are no longer in use
- Many other custom features to keep you busy, and happy!
New and Upcoming Features –
- Minimalistic themes coming soon
- Regularly updated speed tweaks
Permissions --
- READ_SMS --> Used to show the unread message count on the lockscreen.
- READ_CALL_LOG --> Used to show missed call information on the lockscreen.
Keywords:
Bazooka, Launcher, Trebuchet, Themes, Home application, CyanogenMod.
3. Ez Launcher (FREE)
EZ Launcher(beta) is coming, a cool home replacement app, with the most convenient way to operate & organize your phone.
#Features:
- Genius app list brings you the app you most want
- Auto category can help you automatically categorize your apps
- Quick app search to find the app you want in app list directly
- Pre-loaded app manager tool with all task manager, uninstaller, app2sd and etc functions in one place
- Useful and handy widgets: Clock & Weather Widget, Task Manager Widget, SMS Widget, Switch Widget, Bookmark Widget, Calendar Widget
- Hide folders page, hide apps in app drawer
- 7x24 hours tech support from INFOLIFE Team
EZ Launcher is still in beta test version, so if you have any bugs or suggestions, please contact us to help us improve the app.
We are trying our best to MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER with great productions and services!
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INFOLIFE, Make Your Life Easier!
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EZ Launcher® is trademark of INFOLIFE LLC
#Keywords:
Launcher, EZ Launcher, Easy Launcher, Home Replacement, Task Manager, Home Screens, App Organizer, App Manager
2. Action Launcher ($3.99)
★★★ Featured by Engadget, Google Play, Lifehacker, MKBHD and Leo Laporte on TWiT ★★★
★★★ "Action Launcher is something special." - Android Police ★★★
★★★ "Action Launcher brings something new to the table, and it's definitely worth a look." - Android Central ★★★
Action Launcher Pro unlocks the full feature set of Action Launcher. Upgrades include:
• 1-Swipe: access the Quickdrawer and Quickpage from any app on your device, whether Action Launcher is running or not.
• Use icon packs
• Change the icon scale
• Change individual icons
• Hide apps from the Quickdrawer
• Use Shutters in a folder
• Change the widget used in a Shutter
• Change the Quickdrawer and Quickpage backgrounds
• Remove the upgrade incentives throughout the app
• Access to future features such as displaying the unread/notification count
• Support me as I develop this app
1. Next Launcher 3D ($15.99)
Description
Next Launcher — Best 3D Launcher Ever. + Brand new UI3.0 Just Released!
Next Launcher 3D shows you how 3D dynamic effects and highly customizable Android home screen replacement app could redefine your Android device.
Forget about everything tiling on the flat like dead fish. Forget about the icon showing like a piece of paper. Forget about the dock standing in line like dumb wood. Forget the traditional launcher and embrace REAL 3D Launcher!
Claim Your Next Launcher Right NOW!
Join millions of users for unique and splendid operation experience and visual enjoyment!
■ Testimonials
“One of the most heavily customizable, fluid, and striking launchers we’ve ever seen here at Redmond Pie.” - Redmond Pie
“A gorgeous app packed with dynamic effects and 3D elements. The gratifying 3D visual elements, transition effects, and gestures will get you a different and brilliant visual enjoyment and operation experience.” - Topapps
“The launcher features crazy 3D effects, turning any device you own into a futuristic Tron-centric trip. With additional themes and custom widgets downloadable from Google Play, it’s an extensive and extremely comprehensive option for someone looking to spice up their device.” - Droid-life
■ Key Features
- Extremely fancy 3D effect with buttery smooth experience
- Real 3D Home Screen Transition Effects (Crystal, Cloth, Folding and more coming soon)
- Stunning 3D screen preview with dazzling animation of screen switching
- Build unique icon style by changing its size, angle, style and label (Icon Editor)
- Combine all good parts from different themes into a single theme you really love (Theme Mix Mode)
- Efficient and powerful batch apps management with gestures
- Up to 8 different gestures available in home screen and app drawer
- See how cool your phone could be by blowing all the icons and the widgets to air space (Floating Mode)
- Enhanced shining border effects for home screen transition
- Up to 7 rows on dock to shortcut all your favorites
- Keep releasing 3D Next widgets, 3D themes and live wallpapers special designed by GO Launcher Dev Team
Credits Goes To: @howtomen
@AndroTix
Best launchers
Wondering who decided which of these are the best??? I personally enjoy Nova Prime
@The Moment using action launcher and I think this is really the best one I ever used!
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Go Dev Team = Just no. Smart Launcher is the best thing I've come across for replacements.
Sent from my LGMS769 using Tapatalk
this is a youtube video i made ages ago about cool launchers that werent well known
but personally i use nova
weird to see the post but not the video
This is a new information I came across. Previously I was not at all aware of android launchers. I thought like windows, iOS android is also from one company. Now gotta see 5 launchers. Its quite informative.
So which one is the best???
Let me know somehow --> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Au_G8juRoIiqdGtURlFqVEdzcHhPdk84NXFyNmVUdHc&usp=sharing
I'm a big fan of customizing homescreen and that's one of the reasons why i love android so much and never liked the scrolling wallpapers in android launchers, So i always stop the wallpaper scrolling and then the next thing is that it's always awesome to have model wallpapers once in a while as the wallpaper but then it's really hard to find a good collection of model wallpapers that fits nicely. So i always have to search alot to find good stuff, so i thought of sharing what i've found with yo'll.
I'm not sure if all the lauchers support "wallpaper scroll" to stop or allow but most 3rd party launchers like NOVA, APEX,TSF shell...ect supports this, So this is for all those who want hot model wallpapers that does not scroll
I'm using these on my Galaxy Note 2 and they look great not full HD but still it's all good quality.
DOWNOAD
http://www40.zippyshare.com/v/10840691/file.html
Here's something special for those who does not like to use the same wallpaper every single day. Most of you might know these apps already but this is for those who does not know about these amazing apps. So basically what they do is that they let you change your wallpaper automatically or with a simple click of a widget. so that you don't have to go through all the photos over and over again to select a new photo as your wallpaper. you can select a your folder or album with your favorite photos and then the app will change the wallpaper according to your settings. This is just the basic idea about these 3 apps you will understand what to do with it once you instal and check em out for yourself.
#1
Wallpaper Changer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.wallpaperChanger&hl=en
#2
Automatic Wallpaper Changer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ohanasiya.android.flickwallnet&hl=en
#3
Multipicture Live Wallpaper
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture&hl=en
I highly recommend wallpaper Changer #1 which is what i use daily.
> Low Ram use
>Low battery use
>Very simple
>2 modes - Live wallpaper and Stand alone app mode (if you don't tick the live wallpaper option it goes as a stand alone app
Multipicture live wallpaper is also great and has alot more features than my #1 and the best thing about it is that you can select different wallpapers for different screens it looks really cool. but make sure when you're in the settings you edit the memory consumption setting to LOW or Medium because otherwise it mat take too much of your ram.
This is the new Google Pixel wallpaper picker containing all new wallpapers that come on the new Google Pixel phone and the beta Pixel launcher
Just extract the zip and install the wallpaper. apk, no need to install the Launcher if you don't want it, the wallpaper picker works standalone, set the wallpaper by choosing it.
Note: this is not my work, I t is Google's work
Hello XDA Family and Geeks，
I am presenting you our team first DIY locker for Android - 91 Locker! 91 Locker is a personalized DIY Lock Screen that boasts massive choicest templates and integrates HD wallpapers, weather forecast, news, tools!
---------Features--------
- Beautiful and easy-to-operate templates to make unique lock screen with photos of you and your family.
- Various visual styles supported by professional wallpaper gallery, offering you the ones you love.
- Unique password features to make your personal DIY password.
- View real-time weather information directly on lock screen.
- Convenient and fluent with alerts for important messages and shortcuts to improve efficiency.
Anyway, I think that this app is growing in popularity and customization requests.
We will release LIVE Wallpapers and auto-photo function will be activated when entering an incorrect password in the next version - so stay tuned!
You can get it for free on the Google Play Store: http://bit.ly/91LOCKER
Do you love it? Please don't hesitate to leave your comments and ideas,thanks!:highfive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BySxjauDEVk&feature=youtu.be
91 Locker v1.8.6 is coming now!
1. Newly added HD live wallpapers, making your mobile screen vivid and vibrant!
2. Auto-photo function will be activated when entering an incorrect password, which will enable you to know who has touched your phone!
3. Swiping down when screen locked to watch real-time hot videos.
Enjoy it for a better experience!
Please don't hesitate to leave your comments and ideas,thank you very much!
Get it from Google Play Store: http://bit.ly/91LOCKER
Just got my 4a 5g... all going well so far enjoying it and just getting everything setup the way I like it.
Just on the wallpaper front I was expecting some live wallpapers... but when I go to edit wallpaper doesn't look like I've got any listed anywhere?
Am I missing something or is there just none out the box?
I noticed this too. There's only 1 live wallpaper called eclipse and it's hardly anything to be enthusiastic about.
You should use google's wallpaper app which is preinstalled: Google Play: Wallpapers
Got 7 different color based live wallpaper (where you can choose about 3 different color combinations) + one real time earth live wallpaper (i might installed it manually) + several non-live wallpapers
If you're not satisfied with the range of offered wallpapers: Check out XDA-forums, Google Playstore, F-Droid, or any other creditable app source.
Ah. Found it. It's under Settings - Display - styles and wallpaper.
I count 25 live wallpapers in the "World in motion" category (landscapes, planets, ect) and 8 in the "Interactive" category in the Wallpaper app you access by long pressing on the launcher.
Those you never used have to be downloaded via a button in the bottom right corner.
You could try earth and moon pro. There's a non-pro version as well. The dev also has ones for other planets. I've had these on my phone for a few different devices and never notice any battery hit:
Earth & Moon 3D Wallpaper PRO - Apps on Google Play
A tiny dot in the emptiness of space. This is our home. This is all we have.
play.google.com
drdionysius said:
I noticed this too. There's only 1 live wallpaper called eclipse and it's hardly anything to be enthusiastic about.
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Aside from the daily updating variety, mine only had TikTok under the actual Live Wallpaper section. Where did you find eclipse?
[PORT] [APP] [6.0+] [Google Pixel/2/3/4/a/5/6] Live Wallpapers [27/07/2022]
Thanks to XDA for featuring it on the portal again, again and again. Announcements Pixel Wallpapers 20 Pixel Wallpapers 20a Pixel Live Wallpaper Pixel Wallpapers 19 Pixel Wallpapers 18 Pixel Wallpapers 2017 Read below for Pixel Wallpapers 2016...
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I have installed this.