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Hello. After using Maximum Energy Saving Mode and then turning it off my app icons on home screen get removed, only widgets stay in there. Also the apps get sorted alphabetically, not how I set them to be. I have Samsung S8, using One UI launcher. The problem started to happen recently, as I...

I have been using my LG V30 as my main device for the past week. I am still having a hard time remembering to tap the app drawer button to bring up the app drawer. I have become so accustomed to swiping up to reveal the app drawer. This is the action in the Pixel launcher which I had installed...

We had heard rumors last week that the new Pixel phones would feature a refreshed Pixel launcher which is what we are seeing on the latest Pixel 2 XL leaks. The latest series of leaked images come from trusted leakster Evan Blass. The new Pixel phones are rumored to launch with Oreo 8.1 which on...

I have been using the S8 exclusively since launch. I had not noticed any lag whatsoever on the launcher. Now that I have been using the brand new OnePlus 5 for the past few days the S8 feels a bit sluggish. Samsung has just rolled out an update to "fix lag" on the Touchwiz launcher. It fixes a...

The Android O beta build has been available for Pixel devices for quite some time now. Many new features were even announced at Google I/O. At this point if you want to run Android O you need a Pixel device or other Google device. However you can now use the Pixel Android O Launcher on any...

It seems like we are getting a new piece of information daily in regards to the Galaxy S8. Yesterday we got some new images of the device's software. Included in the images are a full look at both the device's launcher and app icons. The Samsung Experience skin embraces the Android Nougat 7.0...

The HTC 10 featured a less than waterproof IP53 rating which only protects against minor misting. If you drop the HTC 10 in a puddle or if you accidentally wash it in your washing machine your device will be dead. The HTC made Pixel devices are said to include a premium price tag. With these...

Google will announce the all new HTC Pixel devices during a press event on October 4th in San Francisco. You can already get a bit of the Pixel experience with the leaked Pixel launcher. Now you can grab 43 wallpapers from the device for use on your current event prior to the phone launch...

DrumDestroyer has been killing it lately with the icon packs! His latest "Perfect Icon Pack" is as its name implies. One of the best features of this icon pack is that it is essentially several icon packs in one. There are many alternate designs for each icon included. You can set the design to...

One of the easiest and best ways to give your device a fresh new look is to add an icon pack! These can be downloaded from the play store and applied to the custom launcher of your choice to give your phone's homescreen an overhaul. Theme dev "Vertumus" has been teasing his latest icon pack for...

Taking away one of the most loved features of Android is common practice on some overseas phones. Removing the app drawer makes a phone feel more iOSy which in my opinion is the opposite of what I want in an Android device. LG thought this would be a good idea for the LG G5. They quickly...

One of the coolest icon packs around is now 50% off. The Retrorika Icon Pack by theme dev "sikebo" is based on Google's material design, but includes a vintage palette. Icons are manually drawn which means you get an entirely new look to each icon. Some icons look nothing like their original...

Drum Destroyer has really been churning out the development as of late! He recently released updates for all of his CyanogenMod themes updating them with CM13 support. Today he released his Empire 6.0 Icon pack. These icons can be used with most custom launchers to give your homescreen that...

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday you can find all kinds of deals on electronics, appliances, and clothes. You can also find deals in places you wouldn't ordinarily expect. Vertumus is having a half off sale on every paid icon pack they sell! If you love to customize your device chances are you...

For most Android super users taking a phone out of the box and setting it up for the first time also means grabbing a 3rd party launcher to get rid of the OEM launcher. 3rd party launchers were all the rage back in the day when touchwiz and sense were super laggy. These days stock launchers are...

From the creators of the slowest and crashiest browser I've ever used comes an all new Android experience! Mozilla has developed a FireFox Os custom launcher so you can experience the upcoming operating system on your device. The OS has previously been flashable on various devices, but the...

Over the years OEM Android skins have gotten lighter and lighter, but even the lightest version of touchwiz ever takes up a good 8GB of space. It is also still pretty well bloated with other features. If you want to clean up your device you can replace your phone's stock launcher with a custom...