There are several ways to give a touch of customization of Android smartphones. One way is to install a launcher. Let’s talk about a new launcher. Today, Microsoft finally released the “launcher” for Android product. Arrow is the name of the Microsoft-made launcher. Currently, Android smartphone users can directly download through Google Play Store. Arrow Launcher aims to simplify the view, with emphasis on the most frequently used applications. Many assert that the launcher Arrow is similar to Apple’s iOS. One similarity is the Arrow launcher recommended application and a list of contacts to users in the same way with the Spotlight service features in iOS 9. Those things are shown based on user behavior. IOS 9, itself is also researching the use of mobile phones or applications that are used everyday.
Arrow Launcher has three main screens. Actually, there are two screens are “hidden”. Through the Edit menu, the user can display the “Notes & Reminders” and “Widgets”. Besides the two screens, users can not add a new screen again.
The first screen placed on the far left and is called “Recent”. As outlined above, this screen displays applications, files, photos and contact list of the most frequently used. There are icons of the most recently used applications.
The main screen of the launcher is located in the middle and called Apps. The screen shows all applications owned by the user. Uniquely, laying the application starts from the most commonly used.
Meanwhile, the third screen is called the People. This screen, contains the last activity to a particular person. For example, showing the activity of exchanging e-mails with the someone in your contact.
Like the look of Android in general, Microsoft put a special dock for the application. In the dock, users can put shortcuts to frequently used applications. Even so, Arrow can only be run on Android version 4.0.3 or later. The amount of application installation file is only about 4.29 MB. So, if you are bored with the look of Android smartphone, you can try this Arrow launcher. It is quite surprising that Microsoft is designing a tool that allows users to customize the Android smartphone hers. Arrow indicates the existence of a new strategy to embrace Microsoft’s cross-platform application development, with the aim to establish mutually beneficial cooperation.