Microsoft Launcher for Android

[mister]

Has anybody tried it?

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.microsoft.launcher

 

[backstreetboy]

No thanks. Not bringing M$ near any of my devices.

EDIT: Just a rebranded Arrow launcher anyway.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Looks like normal Android anyway apart from some wallpapers. Am I missing something?

 

[mister]

Looks like normal Android anyway apart from some wallpapers. Am I missing something?

play store:

With Microsoft Launcher (formerly known as Arrow Launcher), you can personalize your Android device to match your style with wallpapers, theme colors, icon packs and more. With a Microsoft account or work/school account, you can access your calendar, documents, and recent activities in your personalized feed. You can even open photos, docs and webpages on your Windows PC* to be productive across all your devices.

KEY FEATURES
· People at your fingertips. Have your most important people at your fingertips. Pin contacts to your Home screen and place them anywhere on the Home screen, dock or in folders.

· Choose your look. Personalize the look and feel of your device by customizing your wallpaper, theme and accent colors, icon packs, gestures and more.

· Personalized feed. See your most important information at a glance like news, calendar events, docs, contacts and more in your personalized feed. You can even set your feed as your default Home.

· Continue on PC. Snap a pic on your phone and see it instantly on your Windows PC* or continue editing an Office 365 document on your PC by linking your phone with your Windows PC.

· Search the web and your phone in one place. Search the web or your files, apps, docs, messages and web results using Microsoft Launcher's universal search bar.

· Gesture customization. With deep customization for gestures, you can double tap to lock your phone, swipe up for app drawer and more.

I bolded the parts that sound interesting to me

 

[mr_norris]

I gave it a try because I'm not a fan of MIUI. I don't use any of the MS features though, so perhaps Nova was the better option. Saying that, it's really lightweight, fast, and pretty.

 

[Athanc]

I have been using arrow launcher for a long time and always liked it. It's light, fast, battery friendly has great productivity features which I like personally. My phone is a work tool so it works for me that I am invested in Microsoft products. I also like the clean simple feel it has, not bloated with crap and unnecessary features like Samsung and others.

 

[Athanc]

Oh and you should try it in combination with the next lock screen from Microsoft as well. It's simply the best lock screen I have used.