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Windows 8 Like Start Screen For Android Device With Tile Launcher

Android is a Linux Based Operating system Specially made for the Touchscreen Mobile devices and Tablet devices. It is an Open Source and Google releases the code under the Apache Licence. Basically the open source means that you can change, modify or customize anything in the android device. It is all about customization. From the Widgets and wallpapers to Screen lock you can customize anything. You can also install the custom ROMs. If you buy a Android device then you have hundreds or thousands of options to customize the functions of it.

Android allows you to change the home screen interface by the help of the custom launchers. In android Market you will see many beautiful custom Launchers to change the home screen interface. Today, i will tell you about the 'Tile Launcher'. It is currently in Beta version and based on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Tile Launcher will help you to change the home screen interface of your android device like windows 8 home screen. Firstly, i will show you the screenshot of Tile Launcher. After it, i will tell you the features of this.






















Your Home Screen will look like this when you apply this launcher. Tile Launcher seeks inspiration from the side scrolling Windows 8 start Screen.

In Tile, You can change the Tile's Background, you can resize the tiles (options on home screen), and rename the selected shortcut. You can also Change the Background color of the App Drawer between Holo Dark and Light.

If You want to resize, delete or personalize the tile of you android device home screen, just long press on any tile . You will get the resize handle on tile automatically and the delete button will show on the top right corner . For changing the wrench button will give you to access the change the many settings like icon, title, background color. You can also change the background transparency.



When changing done, just click on save button. Your changes will be applied. If you want to see the other options of Tile Launcher then press the left button just left from the menu button you will see these options. For locking the Tiles of your home screen, just click on the lock tiles. It will lock your tiles to moving the tiles accidently. Your tiles will not move by long press on any tile.

                                                                                                                                                                          If you want to change the Launcher setting then go to Launcher settings just below the manage apps. You will see these options in Launcher settings which are show in screenshot. General option is for changing  the theme like dark theme or light theme.














Desktop option is for changing the Screen orientation like Portrait or landscape, wallpaper scrolling behaviour and grid size of the home screen.





The Tile option which is just below the Desktop option, is for changing the icon, Backgound color, Background transparency.

Overall, Tile Launcher is a great launcher to make the windows 8 type home screen. I will suggest you to install this launcher on your android device.

Download the Launcher

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