Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google has taken a massive step towards fixing the animation issues that have plagued third-party launchers on Pixel phones for years. The fixes are currently rolling out as part of the March 2025 ...

Andy Walker / Android Authority I love the versatility and ingenuity of third-party Android launchers. I often ditch the default home screen on new phones as soon as possible, but in the case of Pixel Launcher commanding my Pixel 8, ...

Mitja Rutnik / Android Authority TL;DR Third-party launchers sometimes aren’t as smooth as the default launcher, especially regarding animations. The lead developer of the popular Niagara launcher explains that Samsung and Google don’t support third-party access to some functions related ...

Andy Walker / Android Authority When I get a new phone, more often than not, I’ll jump right into installing my favorite third-party apps. So, when the Google Pixel 8 landed at my door, you best believe I wanted to ...

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’m very familiar with different launchers, as I used Nova Launcher for quite some time on my old OnePlus phones. But when I made the switch to a Pixel, I enjoyed the default Pixel ...

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority EmulationStation has been one of the best emulation frontends for years, and with the recent update to the Android port of ES-DE Frontend, I wanted to see just how far I could push it. It ...