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    Microsoft Launcher Android

    Discussion in 'Smartphones and Tablets' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 8, 2017.

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    This was previously called Arrow Launcher, now it's still in Beta but renamed to Microsoft Launcher.

    I tried it on my Galaxy S8, so far so good and I like the swipe from bottom to up which brings an easy big icon layout for things like flashlight, settings, etc.

    Give it a shot and see how you like it:

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.launcher&hl=en

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    I don't like it as much as Nova Launcher Prime, but more than Google Now Launcher or Touchwiz Home. Which is pretty darned good.

    One relatively unique feature is the option to make the homescreen a scrollable column instead of a series of side-by-side pages. Like Windows Phone but with icons, folders, and widgets instead of live tiles.
     
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    Its super light and more efficient than Touchwiz.
     
    Vasudev, Oct 12, 2017
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    @Phoenix You really need to work on your Hindi. I'd say Good try, next time combine some words otherwise they give different meaning. I had to use Google translate and had to read it several times.
    +Rep to you. Good luck in learning Arabic and hindi.
     
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    I'm surprised how much I've liked this launcher. Out of three I've tried (Nova, Action, and MS), this was my favorite.
    I would have kept using it, if finger print to unlock worked properly after double tap screen lock.
     
    killkenny1, Feb 25, 2018
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    I posted this almost 6 months ago dude, you just tried it? :eek: :rolleyes: :D
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Mar 1, 2018
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    I just bought my first Android phone in three years last week :)
     
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    What phone?
     
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    LG V30.
     
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    Welcome back to the Green Zone. Say no to iTunes!!!!!

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    Never had an iPhone. The only Apple device I ever owned was iPod 5,5 gen, I think (the one with 120GB of storage), but iTunes drove me completely mad, which made me abbandon it pretty quick. Luckily my sister was a begginer Apple fan at the time, so I gave it to her. Was rocking BB Q10 for the last 3+ years. My last Android phone was HTC Wildfire S.
    Would have preferred to stay with BB OS10, but it's dead, so had to choose the lesser evil out of two...
     
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