After a while, things can get boring. With variety being the spice of life, switching things up can be fun and refreshing, but just how far can you push the envelope of variety? To make your Android ...

Android launcher apps have been around for a long time. Launcher apps offer a great way for you to customize your Android experience, without the need to root or anything of the sort. They can offer ...

Description: Solo Launcher is the latest third-party homescreen app to hit Android and much like other Android launchers out there, it aims to be the best. A focus on both flexibility and speed is at ...

Launcher apps help you open apps, files, and folders quickly. MacOS has a built-in launcher called Spotlight. However, some people prefer third-party launcher apps because they offer more features and ...

Back when iOS 8 first launched, Launcher was one of the first apps to take advantage of the new widgets allowed in the Notification Center, and it introduced shortcut functionality that let users ...

Google's own Nexus phone and tablet line now has a launcher app of its own. This app will allow any Android smartphone (most any Android smartphone) to look and act much like a Nexus phone – super ...

If you’ve been around the Android development community for some time, chances are you’ve found the advantages of a custom launcher. There are a number to choose from but only a few really stand out ...

Google is invading the traditional desktop with a new feature for Chrome that lets you launch Web apps and Chrome standalone apps directly from the Windows taskbar without starting your browser. The ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Microsoft has updated ...

On Friday, Google gave Windows users something that they’ve been pining for: A Start button. And even better than that, Google’s version keeps you on the desktop and actually opens a pop-up menu full ...

Apple doesn’t care for apps that let you launch other apps directly from the Notification Center, and has pulled one of the first apps to take advantage of this new functionality now available in iOS ...