Can the Nokia X run a custom Android launcher? Yes, and here is a video proof

2. sprockkets (Posts: 1612; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)

Too early to tell I bet. Depends on what Nokia does to protect the bootloader. I bet they have it locked even though it isn't a contract phone.

6. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)

Nokia could have had a sizzling hot seller on their hands if they had gone down the Android path instead of WP. So much lost opportunity (sighs).

16. Skoms (Posts: 118; Member since: 03 Feb 2014)

Elop killed that company with wp

24. james004 (Posts: 486; Member since: 15 May 2013)

Why not install Google experience launch (GLE)(nexus 5 launcher)

26. Nexus_bear (Posts: 32; Member since: 19 Nov 2013)

Too early to yell but hearing the lengths that Nokia went to yo strip all of googles services to make way for Microsoft's cloud I don't think that the Google now launcher is a reality. With out Google Mobile Services I doubt that it will be able to link to Google Now. Removing a lot of the perks of the GNL.

10. alterecho (Posts: 1106; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)

"Depends on what Nokia does to protect the bootloader. "
Depends on what >Microsoft< does to protect the bootloader.

13. Finalflash (Posts: 3963; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)

Doesn't matter either way, this is too low key a phone to merit that kind of development. Also, you don't need a custom rom to load the play store, that can be just side loaded most likely.

14. sprockkets (Posts: 1612; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)

You cannot side load the play store - it needs to run with elevated permissions to thus set the permissions of each program installed for security purposes.

15. corporateJP (Posts: 2458; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)

Give XDA a chance with this thing first...

20. akki20892 (Posts: 3902; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)

No lag at all....great work Nokia with just 1ghz dual core processor and 512mb ram.

22. akki20892 (Posts: 3902; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)

sorry. >768MB<

23. NFSHesham (Posts: 297; Member since: 04 Feb 2014)

it scored sol little on Antutu , just short of 8000 , and you all say it'll give the Moto G A run for its money , Yeah Right . and it's an Android Jelly Bean for sure (4.1 most probably ) , not 4.4

8. tadaa (Posts: 267; Member since: 18 Apr 2013)

i doubt you'd be able to install play services and vending.apk on stock nokia x rom. perhaps if rooted you can push google play to system/app but i don't think you would be able to install play services. you can download google apps (youtube, drive, etc) but you won't be able to log in and sync w/o play services

18. Skoms (Posts: 118; Member since: 03 Feb 2014)

nokia needs an Android Flag ship phone with Android

And real Android not microsoft closed thing!

17. Skoms (Posts: 118; Member since: 03 Feb 2014)

But Elop flopped

19. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)

MS also let Nokia down. Features that have been part of Android for 2+ years are only now starting to appear on WP. Regardless, Nokia could have been leaps and bounds ahead of where they presently find themselves if they had gone down the Android path sooner.

Oh well.

21. akki20892 (Posts: 3902; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)

Hold that back button.

25. kaikuheadhunterz (Posts: 1157; Member since: 18 Jul 2013)

The Fastlane is supposed to replace the recent apps switcher, so once you install a custom launcher, you lose that functionality (seriously, are we the only ones concerned about this?)