Buzz Launcher review: the power to make your Android your own

Anyways, let's talk themes. As we mentioned, Buzz Launcher has truckloads of those. Feeling Christmasy? No problem. Want a theme tailored after your favorite comics superhero? Easy-peasy. Looking for something more sensual? There are themes so pure-looking that even guys are okay'd for getting hooked. It's all about choice with Buzz Launcher. In fact, functionality runs so deep, that you can actually let the app try its best to fit your current homescreen into a new theme, though results are obviously best achieved by going from scratch. That's not as scary a prospect, as many of the themes are pretty much ready to go out of the box -- you just need to supply the additional apps and widgets yourself. This means going through your brand new UI and looking for anything that needs to be downloaded (there's a small download icon). If you don't fancy the app that the creator of the theme has picked, you can always supply your own, but, once again, the most thorough results are usually achieved by following through. It's generally safe to say that sooner rather than later, you'll have most stuff for your next theme already installed. 

But back to your brand new theme. Once you download a missing element of the UI, the launcher is already aware that it can append the new app/widget, and seamlessly prompts you to okay it. Just rinse and repeat with everything else, and your new fancy UI should be fully programmed to go in less than 5 minutes. Perhaps best of all, these themes are not static -- you can tweak the size of icons and widgets, rename them and generally just do whatever you please. This means that you can change the default homescreen swipe animation, edit icon grids and margins, and tweak the status and dock bars. Buzz Launcher also has support for a preset number of gestures, or, if you fancy doing some extra work, you can create your own that will suit your needs best.

So, how does Buzz Launcher stack up? In our time with it, it offered a pleasant, no-frills experience. It's got all the essentials of a great launcher app covered: it's got a great and active community and developers, is versatile in the way it offers its content, and gets you out of your comfort zone. Equally as important -- it's a great way to discover new apps and widgets that you never came across, and would never go ahead and search for. On the down side, its vast selection of themes means it can be a bit overwhelming at times, and not each and every one is as fluid as we'd like. Lastly, getting the best out of the launcher will require a time investment, as there is a decent amount of options to play with. For at its core, Buzz Launcher is all about versatility and choice.