Android launchers unite to demand app improvements from Google

Companies responsible for launcher applications for Android have launched a joint campaign to improve user experience. The idea is to collect criticism and suggestions from the community regarding the use of such a tool and send a list of requests to Google itself.

The group found that The experience of using the launcher could be better on smartphones and tabletsAlong with various bugs that have been found by users of these apps as well. The flaws include inconsistencies in animations and navigation gestures, visual glitches, and even fatal errors that force the tool to close.

The developers of Nova Launcher, Smart Launcher, Niagara and Lawnchair have launched a survey that any user who wants to report any issues encountered can fill out. You can find the form at this link (English only).

Apps were once very popular on Android

The responses will be evaluated by the group and summarized in a report to be presented to Google during a meeting in October this year. The idea is that convince the company to fix the bugs in a future update.

While some issues, such as increasing access to certain APIs, can be resolved by Google itself, other specific issues may be more specific to phones from specific manufacturers and may involve the brands themselves.

Initiators, add a layer on top of the traditional Android appearanceIt acts as a special appearance. This type of application, which has become very popular especially in the last decade, creates changes in the interface and adds navigation features.

Currently, third-party applications in the segment are no longer used as much as they used to be. Manufacturers adopt their own skins that have become traditional, such as Samsung’s One UI, while others prefer a solution very close to the “pure” Android operating system.