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Have you used third-party app launchers on your Android device?

By Daniel Petrov

Updated: Feb 05, 2015, 6:11 AM

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Have you used third-party app launchers on your Android device?

Android's app launcher system is awesome. It lets you start apps from every corner of the screen, or from the middle, place interactive widgets right on the home screen, and is in general the most flexible way to organise the daily interaction with your mobile device, compared to the competition's approaches. This is why the stock manufacturer Android overlays that come with your phone look so different from each other, as they represent each phone maker's unique view on how a smart UI should look and behave.

If you put enough time and effort, they say, you can tailor every Android phone to serve your unique interests and interface layout, and third-party launchers like Nova, Apex and the like, have proved it time and again. Every once in a while, a new launcher appears that promises a paradigm shift in interacting with our mobile devices, utilizing innovative gesture-based or side-sliding launch tech, and some of them are even donning amazing graphics and extra functionality. After you've perused them for a while, though, you often go back to the good ol' Nova, Apex, or whatever else you've been using that does the job for you, as they usually cover the gamut of your requirements in a more traditional way you are accustomed to better.

Not everybody is willing to take it even that far even, and most of the average smartphone users never bother trying third-party launchers, but rather stick with whatever the manufacturer overlay has provided. This is why we are curious to know if you have ever used an app launcher different than the default one that comes with your phone. Tell us in the poll below, and say why do you stick with the launcher that you do in the comments.