I’ve tested dozens of Android launchers. Here are 5 you should skip in 2026

The Android launcher space is the most exciting in the platform’s app industry, with a solution for seemingly every problem I’ve covered many of my favorite examples in the past, including Niagara Launcher and its focus on efficiency, Octopi Launcher and the added value it offers on multi-screen devices, and AIO Launcher , the launcher that best suits my current maximalist bent and forms the cornerstone of my main phone.