I didn’t expect Microsoft to make my favorite Android launcher. After years of chasing third-party home screens, modifying icons, grids, themes, and feeds, the idea that a major desktop-first company ...

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

Android smartphone lying on a wooden surface with app icons visible on the screen. - D. Prameswara/Shutterstock Unlike iPhones that look identical from a software perspective, Android phones from ...

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David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...