Customization is Android's forte. Most Android users can't imagine being stuck using and seeing the same bland home screen for more than six years of their phone's update cycle (if you know, you know), and that's why they love to customize their Android devices. If you're new to Android, one of the first areas you can start customizing is the overall look of your device by installing a third-party launcher. There are tons of launchers out there, so here are the top 10 Android launchers that are pretty excellent.
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Niagara is not your typical Android launcher where you swipe up for applications and swipe sideways to search for apps. As soon as you unlock your device, all apps are at your disposal. You can drag your thumb along the right edge of the screen to search and launch apps in alphabetical order. One of the best features of Niagara is its ability to display notifications right next to the app icon under the app label. This makes using your phone less distracting and you can quickly swipe to dismiss the notification and get back to work.
The Niagara widget is another great selling point for the launcher as it basically acts as an extension of Google's "at a glance" widget, showing you the day, date, time, battery percentage and weather data in one place. It also syncs with your Google calendar to show upcoming events, and unlike at a glance, it's highly customizable. Niagara is a freemium app and there are some great features locked behind a paywall. For a one-time cost of $30/Rs 360 or an annual subscription cost of $10/Rs 120, it brings a lot to the table and will give your phone a fresh look. Overall, it is one of the best Android launchers out there.
If you've always wanted to try out a home screen that screams Pixel, Lawnchair is the right launcher for you. It takes great inspiration from the Pixel launcher found in Google Pixel devices and adds its own magic to make it more customizable. Lawnchair is open source but it hasn't been very responsive to the community since the main developer quit a few years ago.
