You can find Arrow Launcher-it’s free-in the Google Play Store.Microsoft Launcher 5.0 has a newly revamped Feed page that includes Glance, News, and your Windows 10 Timeline history.

Microsoft has made Arrow Launcher fast across the board: Page swipes, app launches, memory usage, and more have all been improved.Īrrow Launcher is, as always, highly recommended. I couldn’t initially find this, but as many have pointed out, you just swipe up from the bottom of the screen and voila! There it is.

But now Microsoft says it has added Bing search as well. Arrow Launcher has always provided dynamic Bing wallpaper, bringing a favorite Windows phone feature to Android. You’ll see a new High Performance option in app settings, which is disabled by default.īing search. This, Microsoft says, will make Arrow Launcher faster. A new performance mode will especially benefit low-end or older devices by turning off background animations and blur settings. (If you don’t see it called out, just select Menu-the three dots-and then IM preview. Just navigate to the Recent page and enable this feature. Now, you can quickly find your instant messenger chats with friends without having to launch each IM app separately. Instant messenger support on the Recent page. And the focus this time around is clearly on performance. This week, Arrow Launcher has been updated again, to version 2.3. And a major 2.2 release from just a month ago, finally let users fully customize the default Apps screen, rather than rely on it to present only their most-used-apps. A 2.0 version of the app, released in July, provided integration with the commercial versions of Office 365 and improved performance. Of course, the people behind Arrow Launcher haven’t stood still.

From a broader perspective, this Microsoft Garage solution, combined with Microsoft apps and services, and one of Microsoft’s Android lock screen replacements, represented a peek at what a Microsoft Android phone might look like.

Microsoft first released Arrow Launcher last October, providing a new take on the Android home screen experience, one that brings your most-frequent accessed apps and contacts to the forefront. In a new update this week, it’s gotten even better, with performance improvements, IM support, and Bing search integration. Microsoft’s innovative Arrow Launcher replaces the stock Android home screen with a more useful interface that focuses on what’s important to you.

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