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

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Your in-car Android Auto screen could soon display more app columns, making app discovery easier and faster. We were able to surface up to seven app columns in a layout that previously supported a ...

The latest information hints that Samsung may be finally switching over to a vertically scrolling app drawer. The change is expected to arrive with the One UI 7 based on Android 15. One of the key and ...

Every Android smartphone or tablet has a launcher, whether the default OEM launcher or a third-party app you’ve installed. The launcher lets you set up the user interface exactly how you like it, with ...

One of the main reasons why so many people love Android is its famous customisability. Google’s OS is notoriously flexible, and despite being already available in a variety of different forms thanks ...

It's now easier than ever to create polished Android experiences. Greg Shackles shows how using Google's new Material Design style. With the release of Android 5.0, also known as Lollipop, Google ...