Z Launcher is an application launcher for

Android Android may refer to: Science and technology * Android (robot), a humanoid robot or synthetic organism designed to imitate a human * Android (operating system), Google's mobile operating system ** Bugdroid, a Google mascot sometimes referred to ...

, created by

Nokia Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporatio ...

. The interface adapts to the user's habitations by predicting six apps, contact actions or web links the user is most likely going to use, depending factors such as time of day, location, and past user behavior and then displays them on the homescreen and changing them when necessary. It also allows the user to scribble a letter on the home screen to launch apps. The launcher was first announced in June 2014, shortly after the sale of Nokia's mobile phone division to

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...

. It was on Google Play but updates were halted in 2016 and it was removed from the Google Play Store in 2018. In November 2014 Nokia announced the N1 tablet for the Chinese market, which comes with Z Launcher as default.

Reception

Z Launcher has been highly praised as one of Android's best launchers. A ''Pocket Lint'' review said it is "fun and different" compared to other launchers, whereas ''BGR'' called it "shockingly innovative".

References

{{Nokia Nokia Android (operating system) software Mobile application launchers 2014 software Products and services discontinued in 2018

Reception

See also

References