Best Launchers for Android

Are you fed up with the Home Screen provided by your manufacturer??

There lots of launchers which is lined up for in the Market. If you are not aware of the launchers to find out which is best for you. Then you are at the right place to find out it. There are 100 of launchers in the android market in which i can just categorized according to ones wish.

Most Customizable Launcher in the Market

Buzz Launcher:

“Buzz Launcher” is a highly customizable launcher that enables you to apply shared Homescreens to your own smartphone. Buzz Launcher is an ad-free custom launcher that has more than 400,000+ free themes (the largest number of free themes among launchers)! Freely download, apply, customize, share, and even create Homescreens.

If you Like Simplicity

Aviate:

Yahoo Aviate Launcher is not your typical launcher. Unlike GO, Nova, Apex and other similar launchers, Aviate automatically simplifies and intelligently organizes your phone, only showing you the apps and information you need as you need them, throughout your day.

Smart Launcher 2:

Smart Launcher 2 is an innovative launcher, featuring minimalist design, low resource requirements and a user-friendly interface that allows you to launch any application with just a few taps.

If you are opting for OS Style Launcher

Windows 8:

Launcher8 is a great app for you to experience the brand new style UI on your Android mobile phone.You can say design look like windows and show off to your friends!

Kitkat:

KK Launcher base on Android 4.4 launcher, while Nova Launcher,Apex Launcher base on 4.0 launcher; so KK launcher has latest KitKat experience and inherit the HUGE improvement from Android 4.4 launcher and KK Launcher have 20+ unique features, such as Launcher Sidebar, Vertical Drawer with category, Double tap to turn off screen, etc.

IOS:

7 Launcher New has nice looks which you will love on your phone. This 7 Launcher screen has so cool looks that you will love, so sit back and enjoy.

If you are looking for highly User Interface Launchers:

Google:

Upgrade the launcher on your device to make Google Now one swipe away. From your primary home screen, swipe right to access Google Now cards that give you just the right information, at just the right time.

Nova:

Nova Launcher replaces your home screen with one you control and can customize. Change icon themes, colors, layouts, animations and more.

Go:

As the best home screen replacement, it offers you many first-ever features to customize your own homescreen experience. It is not only for people who taking Android for granted, but for those who take their Android for lifestyle and partner in life.

Note: The above mentioned are not the ranks of the Launchers. Its just the personal opinion of mine so you can easily opt for the launcher you prefer to. If you have any feedback to convey please feel free to contact me. Thank you.

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Move Apps to your External SD Card in Android Devices

Tired of apps memory ruling your Mobile storage?

Most of the android devices are provided with less internal memory when we opt for budget phones. you must note that android is famous for its customization. We can customize it in our own way if we have little knowledge of the stuffs we going through. Now we are going to see how to move our apps to SD Card. Android versions below gingerbread have an option to move to SD card while above gingerbread versions Google stopped supporting Move to SD card support. There are many ways to move your app to SD card while i will say the easiest method to do it.

For Rooted Devices

To know how to root your device click this link.

Required Items:

Rooted Android device

SD Card

Steps:

1. Backup your SD cards files on your computer because you will be formatting the SD card.
2. We must partition the SD Card into two parts. You can do this by downloading any SD card partitioner app but I used AParted.
3. Before you can do anything in the "Aparted" app you have to unmount your SD card. You can do this by going to your system settings. Then go to "Storage" then down at the bottom you will see "Unmount SD Card". Click that.
4. Now go into AParted. Click on the "TOOLS" tab at the top. You should only have one partition called "Part 1". Checkmark Part 1 and choose delete down at the bottom.
5. You now have a completely formatted SD card.
6. Create TWO FAT32 partitions by going to the "TOOLS" tab at the top. The first partition is considered your SD card so this is where you would store personal pictures and music, etc from your computer. The second partition is where all the apps and apps data will be moved to. So make sure you appropriately size your partitions. Since I keep a fair sum of music I have a 16GB SD card and made the first partition 10GB and used the remaining space for Partition 2.
7. To make the partition click checkmark part 1 then click create. Under File System choose "Fat32". Make sure to only use whatever space you will need to store music, etc... Do this by changing the "Size" 1000 is equal to a gigabyte. So if you have a 4GB SD card then you can make this first partition 1500 or 2000 (1.5GB or 2GB) but you have to leave space. Now Click ok.
8. Now to make partition 2. Checkmark "Part 2" and click create. Under the file system choose "fat32"
9. Now download the app called "Link2SD"
10. Once you open the app it will scan a list of all your apps.
11. BE CAREFUL with which apps you choose to move, I would say limit yourself to only moving the apps you've downloaded such as ESPN, Netflix, Games, etc...
12. Choose the program you want to move to your SD card.
13. Click the "Create Link" button
14. Make sure all three options are check-marked (Link Application Files, Link Dalvik-cache Files, Link Library Files)
15. It will finish and you can proceed to link any apps you desire to the SD card, you can go into your system apps and see how much free space is available so you know it worked. 

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Root your Phone by Simple Method

What is Rooting?

       Rooting, for those of you that don't know, means giving yourself root permissions on your phone. It's similar running programs as administrators in Windows, or running a command with sudoin Linux. With a rooted phone, you can run apps that require access to certain system settings, as well as flash custom ROMs to your phone, which add all sorts of extra features. If you're on the fence about rooting, check out reasons to root your Android phone for some motivation.

Will i get updates after rooting my Phone?

     If you root your phone without flashing a custom ROM, then you will likely still get OTA updates from your carrier, and they will break your root. If you flash a custom ROM, you will not get OTA updates from your carrier. You may, however, get notifications for updates to your specific ROM. Those are safe to download.

Rooting your Phone by Non Custom ROM?

     Root your phone without flashing a custom ROM so u will get updates from your carrier. And moreover you cant unroot your phone easily. Most of the methods of rooting are waste of time and small error may cause you to brick your phone. Hence I will teach you to root your phone by simple methods. I don't want bore you guys by keep on explaining these stuffs lets start. 

Note:
1. You should have Computer to root in this method.
2. Install the below mentioned software in your computer. If prompted for Virus Ignore it and disable if needed until you complete rooting your phone.
3. Make sure you enabled USB Debugging in your Mobile.
( Go to settings>Developer Options> USB debbuging)
4. I prefer the Phone with Jelly Bean installed as i have not checked this method for ICS installed Phones.

5. Don't uninstall any default apps as it may reult in losing your Updates. I prefer you to disable it if you dont use those apps.

6. Make sure you above 50% of battery and connect the mob in comp by PC mode.

Steps:

1. Download this file: Link <--http://goo.gl/U6Jwaf --> 

2. Install the software, using the installation buttons as you would on any other windows installation.

3. When you have installed it, you will see a green button, press it. Then connect your phone (JellyBean update would be best, i havent tried with ICS)

4. When the phone is connected the software will recognise the phone and the green button will show "ROOT", click on it.

5. The phone is going to be rooted in some seconds and the process is finished when it will show a tick on the software.

6. The phone will reboot.

7. When it is rebooted, go to google play and download super su.

8. Open super su and it will ask you to update the binaries, and you must click on update, and then normal.

9. A window in chinese will pop up on the phone, this is the screen that allows you to give root permissions to any app. You must click the button on the right. You can uninstall the Chinese software in you phone after completing the process.

10. You are done! Root process is complete!

Unrooting your Phone:

1. Open Super Su.

2. Go to Settings.

3. Click 'Full Unroot'  and unroot your device.

Hope you enjoyed this and without any coding and any another tough methodologies you rooted your phone without custom root. And moreover you can still get updates from your carrier.

 Thank you.

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