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Top 5 Android Launchers of 2017 (Best & Fastest)

Want to make your Android phone more beautiful? If yes, then you have landed on the correct page as we are here today with some of the best and fastest Android Launcher that will make your simple smart phone look more stylish and customizable. Well, Android launchers are basically all about making your Android phone look more customized and user friendly. They allow you to enjoy the excess of impressive themes and icons that you will get after installing a launcher. You can then have a complete control on your mobile device and its performance. So in case you are looking for installing an Android Launcher I am sure you want it to be quick loading, fast and with awesome UI. Geeks, be with me, I will be telling you some of the coolest and fastest Android Launchers 2017.
So let’s check out fastest lightweight android launchers.

  1. Action Launcher - Oreo + Pixel on your phone

Action Launcher brings all the features of Pixel Launcher and Android Oreo to your device, then adds a wealth of color, customizations and unique features so you can quickly and easily make your home screen shine! Standout features include:
All Pixel Launcher features: swipe up from your dock to reveal the new full screen All Apps mode, tint the dock, use the new circular folder style, place the Google Pill and Date widgets and more. Enabled by default, and available for free!
  • App Shortcuts: Use Android 8's App Shortcuts, on devices running Android 5.1 or later!
  • Adaptive Icon support: Devices running Oreo can use native Adaptive Icon support. Devices not yet on Oreo can also use Adaptive Icons by installing Action Launcher's official companion app, Adaptive Pack!
  • An inbuilt weather widget!
  • Google Now integration for all!
  • Full Notification Dots support.
  • Quick theme: marvel as your home screen is customized with the colors from your wallpaper.
  • Shutters: swipe a shortcut to reveal an app's widget. Useful for previewing your inbox or Facebook feed without opening the app.
  • Quick bar: customize the Google search bar with shortcuts and apps of your choosing.
  • Quick edit: have alternative icon suggestions instantly presented to you, without having to dig through icon packs.
  • Smart size icons (Beta): icons are automatically resized to match Material Design's recommended icon size.
  • Covers: an innovative take on traditional folders. Tapping a Cover loads an app, swiping a Cover opens a hidden folder which you have customized.
  • Use icon packs, scale icons, hide and rename apps and much more.
  • Full phone, phablet and tablet support.
Action Launcher allows you to import from your existing layout from other launchers such as Apex, Nova, Google Now Launcher, HTC Sense, Samsung/Galaxy TouchWiz and the stock Android launcher, so you'll instantly feel right at home.
    
Well, second in the list comes another innovative launcher called as Apex launcher that has remained favorite of many for very long time. Almost similar to Android in looks but some extra ordinary features makes it iconic. You can get it for free unlike Action Launcher though its Pro Version is also available. You can use plenty of icons on home screen with smooth scrolling,making it work fast and can even use transition animations making it stylish. It comes with many icon packs and themes to select from.
its pros and cons include-
Arrange home screen according to grid size which is easily customizable. You can hide your apps with its Drawer option in the setting Scroll docks smoothly with transition effects and even works with tabets. Easily back up with its Launcher settings to restore your previous options Map actions like Show Notifications, go to default screen with easy swiping to top and bottom If you do not upgrade to its Pro Version, certain features might not be available for you, like unlimited drawer tabs and Apex Notifier extension and to buy it from in app purchase you need to pay $4.49 to access its other features.
Apex Launcher Pro (Paid Version) Features:
• Powerful drawer customizations (sort apps in drawer, folders in drawer)
• Unread count notifications (provided by the free Apex Notifier extension)
• Convenient icon gestures 🙌 (swipe up and down actions)
• More gesture options (two-finger gestures)
• Additional transition effects (accordion, cross, etc.)
• Enhanced folder support (bulk add, merge folders)
• Advanced widget options (widgets in dock, overlapping widgets)
• More features on the way!

More Personalized——10,000+ free 3D themes, 2D icon packs, live wallpapers, lock screen themes and contacts themes to personalize your phone interface. 3D transition effects to redefine your stylish launcher. ★ More Secure——Lock screen, applock, hide apps & snap intruder all-round protect your privacy security. Anti-theft & Anti-virus secure your phone.★ More Efficient——Instant reply, smart card, quick search, intelligent apps sorting and phone & Wi-Fi booster makes your life more efficient.
This launcher is new in the market and can be considered as a launcher that you must try to customize your Android device. Its best part is that it will go very well with the storage capacity of your phone making it a light weight launcher but with great features of interest. Its highlighting specs is its anti virus protection that is built in it, that secures your device making it fast and safe.
its pros & cons includes:
Gets downloaded within 2 MB of storage hence is light, fast as well as stable.Its most important feature is its Direct Integration with CM Security against threats. Easy to use as it comes with basic designs and themes. Has smart folders to maintain your apps at one place with innovative icons. Though it is used by large number of users, it lacks in its battery saving mode as using this launcher, the battery of our device drains misleadingly.



Simple, Light, Fast is the slogan of Smart Launcher, the innovative custom launcher that has been selected by Google as one of the best app on Play Store during January 2016. Smart Launcher automatically organizes your apps in different categories allowing you to intuitively find any app in few taps. Smart Launcher upgrades the interface of your device providing it a clean home screen powered by an efficient and styleable app launch center. Customization is a very important part of SL, any part of the app is personalizable and tons of free themes are available for free, providing icon pack, widgets and launcher skins. Almost any icon pack supported by Nova Launcher, Apex Launcher or Adw Launcher is supported in Smart Launcher too.

Some of the most notable features in SL are:

  • Exclusive app launch center layouts: try out the flower and the honeycomb layouts;
  • global, AI powered search bar: search in apps, contacts and web.
  • smart turn off: your screen automatically turns off when lay down your phone;
  • Many customization options and hundreds of free themes
  • on screen notifications: see which app needs attention (requires plugin);
  • knock off: turn off the screen with a double tap (requires plugin);
  • gestures support: up to 10 different gestures! 
  • hide apps: remove any app from your app grid (works also with system apps)
  • security: select the apps you want to hide and protect them with a PIN. 
  • popup widgets: double tap on an icon to show the widget you chose; 
  • low resources usage: Smart Launcher is optimized to work greatly even on older devices and to use as less memory and battery as possible in any situation. 
  • great wallpaper selection: new wallpaper proposed every day.
  • custom lock screens: personalize and add features to your lock screen;
  • interface optimized both for portrait and landscape mode
This Smart Launcher for Android users is the simplest styling launcher that is easy and fast in its use. It is commonly known for its Spin Style recent app menu, the feature that makes it rising in the list of launchers. If you have a small screen size then this launcher is at its best as this contains single home screen with certain short cuts arranged in stylish flower pattern. This arrangement allows you to swipe your different icons quickly.



The highly customizable, performance driven, home screen . Accept no substitutes! Nova Launcher is the top launcher for modern Android, embracing full Material Design throughout. Nova Launcher replaces your home screen with one you control and can customize. Change icons, layouts, animations and more. For my money, Nova Launcher is the best of the AOSP-style launchers available in Android. --Android Police
It doesn’t get too much better than Nova Launcher. Like Apex Launcher, Nova has been around since the good old days. It remains not only relevant, but one of the best Android launcher app options available. It has a laundry list of customization features that include gesture support, the ability to customize the look and feel of the app, icon pack support, themes, and much, much more. The app also gets updated at a breakneck pace which means bugs generally get squished quickly and new features are added consistently. It also comes with the ability to backup and restore your home screen layouts for when you eventually switch to a new phone. It's the one we'd recommend you try first. Nova Launcher has some very capable hands behind it --Phandroid
Our favorite is Nova Launcher, which strikes a great perfect balance between incredible performance and high customizability without getting too gimmicky and difficult to use --Lifehacker
Chock full of features you won't find in the stock launcher, and comes highly recommended --Android Central

  • Icon Themes - Find thousands of icon themes for Nova Launcher on the Play Store
  • Subgrid positioning - Much greater control than standard launchers, Nova Launcher allows you to snap icons or widgets half way through the desktop grid cells
  • Color controls - for labels, folders, unread badges, drawer tabs and backgrounds
  • Customize App Drawer - Custom tabs, Vertical or Horizontal scrolling, Custom effects
  • Improved Widget Drawer - Widgets grouped by app makes it much faster to use
  • Infinite scroll - Never far from your favorite page, loop through the desktop or drawer continuously
  • Backup/Restore - Sophisticated backup/restore system allowing you to backup your desktop layout and launcher settings
  • Scrollable Dock - Create multiple docks and scroll between them
  • Widgets in dock - Place any widget in your dock, such as a 4x1 music player widget
  • Import Layout - No need to rebuild your desktop from scratch, Nova Launcher can import from most popular launchers. Including the one that came with your phone.
  • Fast - Nova Launcher is highly optimized to do it's work quickly and quietly, keeping the animations smooth and letting you use your phone as fast as you can move your fingers.

Nova Launcher Prime
Unlock the following extras by purchasing Nova Launcher Prime
Gestures - Swipe, pinch, double tap and more on the home screen to open your favorite apps. Unread Counts - Never miss a message. Unread count badges for Hangouts, SMS, Gmail and more using the TeslaUnread plugin
Custom Drawer Groups - Create new tabs or folders in the app drawer
Hide Apps - Keep a clean app drawer by hiding never used apps
Icon Swipes - Set custom actions for swiping on app shortcuts or folders More scroll effects - Such as Wipe, Accordion, and Throw


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