Windows 8 Launcher Plus is Home launcher
application for Android which tries to provide Windows 8 mobile like
experience on your android device.
Key features:
1) Live tiles for gmail, news, weather, twitter, calendar, etc with many configuration options
2) Widget Support Widget shown in the images are third party widgets.
3) Drag and drop tile groups to re-order/change the position of tiles.
4) Change icon/tile icon size using Menu >> Icon Size
5) Select the preferred country for news using Menu >> Prefs
>> News Country and for stock market using Menu >> Prefs
>> Stock Market
6) Power Control widget to on/off Wifi, Airplan mode, Bluetooth, ring mode, screen brightness, etc.
7) Click on icon/tile will bring up (launch) the associated app, (This
application will try to associate most common applications like dialer,
messsage, google play, etc) if you are clicking first time and no
application is associated then list of all installed apps will be opened
and you can associate any app of your wish to this tile.
8) Long Click on icon/tile to change the color, icon, application associated to tile. Following 4 options are available
* Associate App – Change the launching app while keeping the same icon on home screen.
* Change Color – Change background color of tile.
* Change App – Change the launching app and icon will be replaced with app icon
* Pin Contact – For easy access to your frequent call/text contact.
* Add Widget – Add widget on tile
9) Additional icons/tiles style which can be customized as per your need. Add/remove tiles from Menu >> Tiles
10) Weather Service : Based on your current location, local weather details are available.
11) Stock Market updates : Select your preferred Stock Market using Menu >> Misc >> Stock Market
New in V2.0 :
- Weather defect fix (Upgraded to premium service)
-Photo tile defect fix
New in V1.9.5 :
-Photo tile defect fix
New in V1.9.4 :
- Favorite Contact Live tile
- Minor enhancements/defect fixes
New in V1.9.3 :
-Icon Size enhancements for Mobile layout
-Minor defect fixes
New in V1.9.2 :
- Star contacts live tile – add upto 8 star/favorite contacts into
single tile for quick and easy access (Disable Clock or weather live
tile from Prefs and long press to select “Star Pin” )
New in V1.9 :
- Add widget on tile (defect fixes).
- Fix for application crash defect
- “Flip” tile enhancement with unread count for gmail and message
New in V1.8 :
- Add widget on tile (Widget Support) Long tap on any tile to add widget
- Option to ‘Flip’ the tile – Long tap on tile and select ‘Flip On’
- Fixed for application crash defect.
New in V1.7 :
-Add widget on tile (Widget Support) Long tap on any tile to add widget
- Support to disabled System Clock, Weather, Photo, etc live tile from ‘Pref’ screen to replace with widget of your choice.
New in V1.6 :
-Twitter defect fix
New in V1.5.2 :
-More tile colors
-Fixed icon size for portrait layout
-Pin contact to any tile for quick and easy access.
New in V1.5.1 :
-Enable/disable live tiles from Prefs page
-Minor defect fixes
New in V1.5 :
-Updated tablet layout with possibility to swap every tile from Menu >> Tile(not live tiles yet)
-Ability to change default tile action/image (call, message, etc)
New in V1.4.1 :
-News in multiple languages
-Performance enhancements
-Color theme for tiles (same color for all the tiles)
New in V1.4 :
-Tablet support with portrait and landscape mode
-Weather live tile with forecast for next 3 days
-Calendar defect fix
What is new in V1.3.2 :
-Wifi only tablet support
-Prefs enhancement : Multiple font sizes for live tiles
-Message tile defect fix
-Stock Market tile enhancements
Recommended Widgets
- Weather : Sense flip clock
- Stock market : Android Stocks Tape Widget
- Currency (Exchange rate) : aCurrency
- Photo : Animated Photo Frame Widget
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Software Name
Windows 8 Launcher Plus
Operating System
Android