Perhaps the most widespread form of device customization that we have on the Android platform is the ability to install a custom launcher. If there's one UI modification that pretty much all of us have tried, it's replacing the stock launcher with an aftermarket solution. After all, while the stock launcher on Ice Cream Sandwich and up is both intuitive and smooth, this wasn't always the case.
On older versions of Android, the stock launcher's performance often lagged behind aftermarket solutions such as ADW and LauncherPro. Now that Android's built-in launcher has evolved considerably, it's far more than good enough. Furthermore, many of our favorite aftermarket launchers such as Nova and Apex have evolved from the more recent versions of Android's stock launcher. So how does a new launcher hope to stand out?
XDA Forum Member Geek4IT has developed Solo Launcher, with the hopes of making it stand out among the sea of other options. At first glance, Solo looks very much like Android's native launcher. The completely free launcher allows for extensive customization, with over 250 settings in total.
Like many other options, it shows unread notification counts on app icons, and supports 9 types of complex gestures such as double finger scrolling and more. Setting it apart from some of the other free offerings, Solo lives up to its name by serving as the one source for your launcher needs. By this, I mean that it comes with a plethora of built in themes, wallpapers, lock screens, fonts, and widgets. And if thsoe aren't enough, it also supports Nova, Go, and Apex themes as well.
If you've been looking to try out a new launcher, head over to the application thread.
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