Microsoft has shifted its focus to bridging the PC-mobile divide so that Windows and its services are seamlessly integrated across all devices - a strategy that's been particularly successful thanks to their investment in the Android launcher space.ĭownload and install Microsoft Launcher via the link below and read on to find out how to use the launcher to create and customize your own gestures. Apps like Microsoft Launcher have grown to become some of the most popular and highest rated, and rumors have even suggested they could be working on an Android phone of their own. Say what you want about Windows Phone, but Microsoft has had an impressive mobile resurgence since embracing Android and iOS. Microsoft Launcher is designed to be fast and lightweight, but without skimping on customization options and useful features - my favorite, of course, being the inclusion of gesture controls which can be customized to your liking. Android Pie comes with seven new swipe gestures, but if you don't have the update yet (or find its default gesture options to be lacking), you should take a look at the Microsoft Launcher. Ever-shrinking bezels and disappearing hardware buttons make for good looking phones, but they also increase the need for gesture controls.

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