#48. Best Android Launchers

 Android Mobiles come with default launcher but they might have some limitation and may not look so pretty. You can anytime customize your phone's appearance and themes by using a third pary launcher app. There are a variety of launchers available in the Google Playstore. Here is the list of some of the top Launchers available

1. GO Launcher

 The GO Launcher EX is the Most popular home personalize app available at the Google Playstore. It brings you an awesome experience with various utilities and practically editable widgets. It also provides a wide range of usefull plugins and widgets. The GO Launcher also Enable Gesture operations and by swiping on the home screen, you can set alphabets for every app. It Supports thousands of options like themes, widgets, homescreen wallpaper, lockscreen, icons and transition effects. Some of the major features of this app are

• Thousands of themes
• Smooth transition effects
• 3D effects
• Use of gestures
• Plug-ins
• Can lock and edit hidden apps
• Can set password for app drawer
• Faster installing and uninstalling of apps
• Available for almost all versions of android
• Rarerly used app alert

2.  NOVA Launcher

With more than a 5 million downloads, with a user rating of 4.5 Nova Launcher is one of the best launcher available in the playstore.  The Nova launcher looks similar to Android 4.2 Jellybean in appearance and is almost indistinguishable. 

Themes can be changed through the Nova settings menu.Nova does not provide links for new theme in its menu, which seems distracting for some users. You will have to manually search for your desired themes in Google playstore.

Eventhough, Nova Launcher look similar to Android 4.2 Jellybean, there is some difference between the two. In Nova Launcher settings menu, The drawer style and transparency can be set.Also the number of icons on the dock , as well as margin height and width can be varied. A Pop-up menu appears on long pressing apps and widgets which enable you to edit, remove, app info and resize(for widgets).

3. GOOGLE NOW Launcher

Google Now launcher is currently available for all android versions of 4.1 and above. It is Simple, clear and and it gives the best android experience .

 The first time you open the app, it will ask it will ask for importing your apps and widgets from your current home screen

4. Apex Launcher

Apex Launcher Provide you with a customized homescreen experience on your android device. The main features of this app includes

• Transition effect for homescreen and app drawer
• allows use of gestures
• Backup and restore settings
• hide apps from app drawer