John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

Third-party launchers used to solve a problem that Android phones no longer have.

Hello Windows 95, my old friend ...

If you’ve been using Android phones as long as me, it’s impossible that you haven’t dabbled in Nova Launcher at some point. In fact, I’d say that Nova Launcher has been the go-to app for Android ...

Microsoft has updated the beta version of its Microsoft Launcher app for Android smartphones and tablets, finally adding support for the Copilot generative AI chatbot into the app's feed. In August ...

Developers of a few popular third-party Android launchers have come together. They are urging Google to ensure gesture navigation, app switcher, and other aspects work reliably on custom launchers.

Once the best Android launcher, Nova is now chasing data, ads, and AI-driven monetization over user control. I've switched, ...

Octopi ditches these restrictions by separating the screen grid from the icon grid size. This makes placing widgets a breeze, ...