Farhat Abbas RV·Oct 26I Turned Our Kazakhstan Trip Into My TV’s Home ScreenHow I debloated a slow Android TV and built a sub-60 MB launcher that shows our Kazakhstan trip every day, in one afternoon with an AI…
Alan Robinson·Oct 12A new Search-First android launcherDoes anybody else remember Fast Key Launcher? It was first released in 2017 and there really hasn’t been anything similar to it since. The…
Upretyhemnath·May 26One Android Launcher, Five ProductsReplacing the home screen is one of the most invasive things an Android app can do. It’s also, commercially, an attractive place to be: the…
Gayathri Kolli·May 16I Got Tired of My Launcher Being Dumb. So I Replaced It.I built a home screen replacement with a custom ranking engine. Recency decay, usage frequency, time-of-day affinity, all running…
OctopiAppFactory·Dec 27, 2025Octopi Launcher — A Review of Year 202525 Dec 2025 marks two years since version 0.1 of Octopi Launcher, which was launched as a closed beta to a small group of testers. Fast…A response icon1A response icon1
Gorjan Jovanovski·Sep 26, 2025My Windows XP/98 Inspired Android LauncherBeing a 90s kid, I grew up with Windows 9x / 2000 / XP, and loved the vibes. So I decided to build an Android launcher fully inspired by…A response icon1A response icon1
InBefore LabsbyJoel Butler·Dec 1, 2024A Long-Standing Issue Nears Resolution (We Hope)For years, third-party Android launcher developers and users have faced a frustrating bug that disrupts the seamless experience we (and…
InNiagara LauncherbyPeter Huber·May 30, 2024Summer UpdateWhat’s new in Niagara Launcher?A response icon1A response icon1
InBefore LabsbyJoel Butler·Jan 17, 2024Launch Apps with GesturesA new feature for minimizing screen time
InParadox Cat Tech HubbyViktor Mukha·Nov 7, 2023Custom Android Launcher — Why and How do I build one?Disclaimer. I have presented most of this material at DroidCon 2023 in Berlin. If you prefer video, it can be found here…A response icon4A response icon4
