Which is the best launcher for your Android..?

                Before we actually give the answer to the question above, Lets get an idea about what is launcher (for Android newbies others can skip this part)
                 A launcher is nothing but the UI of your device, from which rather trough which you are able to access all other features of your device.
                  Without a launcher you can not even call from your device, Launcher is the basic and unavoidable need of the Smartphones.

Now as you know what launcher is let us see the difference between stock launcher and custom launcher.

Stock launcher: - is the launcher by default which  comes with your phone as a manufacturers design, Below is the list of top android manufactures and the launcher they provide

• Samsung---Touchwiz UI
• Sony---Xperia Home
• LG--LG UI3
• HTC---Sense
• Micromax-- Mlabs
• Karbbon--ICS home 

Custom Launcher:- is any other launcher than your stock launcher, :-)

By installing a custom launcher you can actually change the way you feel your UI, You can also try with the other manufacturers launcher in your device but not all the launchers support all the devices. With custom launcher you can also re-size the widgets and add all the other stuff that stock doesn't support

  

Apart from these there are numerous custom launchers available few of them are

• Holo launcher
• Nova launcher
• Next Launcher
• SPB shell 3d launcher
• Go launcher
• ADW launcher
• Apex launcher
• And many more.... 

            As we move further we will see how to replace the stock launcher completely, or install a new one.

Launcher is the integral part of your device, without it your device is nothing,

so it becomes necessary to have the best launcher running on your device.

There are few points to be considered while replacing the launcher

• Check out the performance of existing launcher, like how much RAM it occupies when active and running in background
• If you are getting too slow responsiveness from your launcher consider changing it, it irritates you horribly
•  Make sure you have back of your existing launcher, though it may be bad enough, in case if some happens while replacing the launcher at least you wont loose the access to your device
• Before narrowing down your choice of the custom launcher its always recommended to check the reviews of other users actually using the launcher
• Now you are ready to Go follow the procedure below.

The stock launcher can be replaced by two ways.

1. By completely removing it

2. By simply Installing new one and setting it as default launcher

1. By completely removing it

                 

                 In this case you will not be able to switch to the stock launcher immediately but of course you can restore your stock launcher from back up.This case is advisable only if despite having other launcher as default the stock launcher is running in background and consuming more resources 

Note :- To remove your stock launcher completely you must have root access

To know how to root your device follow this link.

Assuming you have root access and a Root Browser application follow the steps below

1. Go to root  /system/app folder and find your stock launchers .apk file move that file to other location on your sd-card and place the custom launcher that you would like to try in this location (/system/app)
2. This way you are just replacing the launcher file, but there are many other files associated with launcher, its better no to remove them, as it may affect the other operations in system
3. Once this is done restart the device and you shall get a new launcher with new experience

In case if you messed up and after restart you don't see the custom launcher running (this may happen with Micromax Devices) but a complete black screen, don't panic just install any other launcher from Play store or the launcher you want to try (if its available on Play Store).

Once the launcher is installed click the notification which in tern will open the launcher and you will get access to internal applications.

2. By simply Installing new one and setting it as default launcher
                    
                      This is the simplest method and very clear from name itself,
you just need to install the custom launcher and set is a default by pressing home key and checking the option set as default.
                      This method is advisable for those who don't bother about the stock launcher running in background and have plenty of RAM to accommodate the new custom launcher.
                    
In next post we'll see a comparison overview of few top launchers available out there such as Go launcher, Jelly Bean Launcher,Holo, Apex, Nova and many more