Nokia was acquired by Microsoft last year and still they went ahead with the launch of their Android smartphones in the X series, the Nokia X, X+ and XL. Now the company has launched a new Android launcher app. Z Launcher is the fastest way to access everything on your phone and is a great home screen replacement for your Android phone. Although there are tons of launcher apps available for Android phones, Z launcher is unique in the way that it removes all the clutter from your home screen and shows only items which are important for you.
On the top, you have the time, date and one upcoming calendar event. Tapping the time or calendar will open Android’s clock app and Calendar app respectively. Then you have space for few apps, contacts or web page. At the bottom there is again space for shortcuts which we generally find on all launcher apps.
One of best feature is that you can customize the 6 slots on the home screen with not just apps, but also contacts, web pages and other stuff which are important for you. Along with this, the launcher has a unique feature called Scribble where in you just have to write the first letter to search for apps or contacts and then go on with the typing of other letters and you can see the filtering right on the home screen.
Say for example, you want to open Facebook, just type F on the home screen. Next you can type A and the app list will filter Facebook. This happens not only for apps, but also for contacts and other content on the phone. Web searches can also be performed by scribbling letters on the screen which is again a great option.
Nokia’s Z Launcher app is currently available for download free as a pre-beta release, and it is compatible with most modern Android phones. You need to connect with your Google account to download it on your phone. You can download the launcher from here.
