![]() There are tons of third party launchers on the Google Play Store. If you hate your stock launcher, no problem there are other options out there. One of the great things about Android is that it gives you options. You can change the wallpaper and use widgets, but outside of that, if the stock launcher is ugly or visually displeasing, too bad. To make things worse, we can’t change how these stock launchers look, aesthetically. ![]() Samsung’s Touchwiz launcher that comes on Galaxy and Note devices by default, is one of the worst offenders. Your phone will become laggy and less responsive. In the industry, we call these pre-installed launchers, “stock launchers.” If they are not slow in the beginning, they can get slow over time. Many of the launchers that come pre-installed on your phone will be slow and bloated. ![]() If you want to surf the web, check Facebook, check your email, or do anything else on your device, you need a launcher to do it. Why is a launcher important?Ī launcher is the doorway to your device. The launcher is what allows you to use your phone without having to know Android’s coding language. The look, style, colors, wallpaper, and all other visual and interactive elements are part of the launcher. They go by different names, but when you turn on your phone and click on an icon to access something, you are interacting with your device’s launcher. So how does this apply to an Android device? Well, in the Android world, instead of using the term “GUI,” we use the term “Launcher.” A launcher is basically a GUI for your phone or tablet.Įvery Android device you buy comes with a launcher pre-installed. When you boot up your Mac or PC and see all of the icons, folders, the wallpaper, start menu, etc these are components of the GUI your Windows or Mac OS software is using. A GUI is a simple and visual way for you to interact with your computer without having to know any type of coding language. Fast forward to today, and you have what are known as a “Graphical User Interface” or “GUI”, (pronounced, gooey) for short.
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