Every Android device comes pre-programmed with a default launcher, but you can also download third party launchers, like Microsoft Launcher. Third party launchers allow you to further customize the look and feel of your phone, and Microsoft Launcher uniquely encourages greater productivity by making it easy to continue viewing photos and files between your phone and your PC.
To simplify the transition, we have made Microsoft Launcher compatible with most other launchers so you can easily import your previous layout. You can also choose to start fresh and build a new home screen from scratch.
Yes, but since Android devices only support using one launcher at a time, there is no easy way to toggle back and forth between launchers. Rest assured, though, your previous launcher is still accessible, so you are free to explore what Microsoft Launcher has to offer without worrying about losing your old information.
You can still view and access your activities on Windows Timeline as long as they are synced with your Microsoft account. To see all activities from your Microsoft account in your Windows Timeline, double-check the settings on your device in Settings > Privacy > Activity history, then select the check box next to Let Windows store my activities from this device and Send my activity history to Microsoft. Learn more about your Windows 10 activity history and your privacy here: -us/help/4468227/windows-10-activity-history-and-your-privacy-microsoft-privacy
NOTE: For Microsoft Launcher v 6.2 and later, this setting will no longer be enforced. Therefore, setting this value to True will have no effect. Your end users will not be able to customize the location of the search bar placement on their device.Dock ModeStringShowAllows you to enable the dock on the device when the user swipes up from the bottom on the home screen.
- If set to Show, the dock will be enabled.
- If set to Hidden, the dock will hide from the home screen, but the user can display it when it is needed.
- If set to Disabled, the dock will be disabled.
JSON key name:
com.microsoft.launcher.Dock.ModeDock Mode User Change AllowedStringTrueAllows you to specify if the Dock Mode setting can be changed by the end user.
- If set to True, the dock mode setting will only be enforced for the initial deployment. Subsequently, the policy will not be enforced to respect any changes the user may have made.
- If set to False, the dock mode setting will be enforced on every sync.
JSON key name:
com.microsoft.launcher.Dock.Mode.UserChangeAllowedEnter JSON DataEnter JSON data to configure all available settings for Microsoft Launcher, as well as the settings disabled in
Configuration Designer, as shown below.
Properties:
- Package: The application package name
- Class: The application activity, which is specific to a certain app page. It would use the default app page if this value is empty.
Home Screen App Order
JSON key: com.microsoft.launcher.HomeScreen.AppOrderBundleArraySee: Home screen app orderAllows you to specify the app order on the home screen.
Properties:
- Type: If you want to specify positions of apps, the only type supported is application. If you want to specify positions of web links, the type is weblink.
- Position: This specifies application icon slot on home screen. This starts from position 1 on the top left, and goes left to right, top to bottom.
- Package: This is application package name used for specifying app order.
- Class: The is an application activity, which is specific to a certain app page. The default app page will be used if this value is empty. This property is used for app.
- Label: The is an application activity, which is specific to a certain app page. The default app page will be used if this value is empty. This property is used for app.
- Link: The url to be launched after end user clicks the web link icon. This property is used for web link.
Set Pinned Web Links
JSON key: com.microsoft.launcher.HomeScreen.WebLinksBundleArrayN/AThis key allows you to pin website to the home screen as quick launch icon. That way you can make sure that end user can have quick and easy access to essential websites. You can modify location of each web link icon in 'Home Screen App Order' configuration.
Properties:
- Label: The weblink title displayed on MS Launcher home screen.
- Link: The url to be launched after end user clicks the web link icon.
Set Folder Icon Shape, Open Format, and Scroll Direction
JSON key: com.microsoft.launcher.Folder.StyleBundleArrayN/AAllows you to define appearance of folder icon and way of opening a folder on the Microsoft Launcher home screen and dock.
Properties:
- folderShape: This key can be set as one of the five values: Rounded_square, Square, Squircle, Round, and Teardrop.
- openFullScreen: This key can be set as one of the values: True or False. If it set to True, the folder will be opened in the full screen. If it set to False, the folder will not be opened in the full screen.
- folderScroll: This key can be set as one of the values: vertical or horizontal. The default value is set as vertical.
Set Folder Icon Shape, Open Format, and Scroll Direction User Change Allowed
JSON key: com.microsoft.launcher.Folder.Style.UserChangeAllowedBooleanTrueAllows you to specify if the Folder Style setting can be changed by the end user.
- If set to True, the shape of folder, the way the folder opens, and the way the folder scrolls as defined in the policy will only be enforced for the initial deployment. Subsequently, the policy will not be enforced to respect any changes the user may have made later.
- If set to False, the shape of folder, the way the folder opens, and the way the folder scrolls will be enforced on every sync.
Set allow-listed applications "key": "com.microsoft.launcher.HomeScreen.Applications", "valueBundleArray": [ "managedProperty": [ "key": "package", "valueString": "com.android.settings" , "key": "class", "valueString": "" ] ]Home screen app order "key": "com.microsoft.launcher.HomeScreen.AppOrder", "valueBundleArray": [ "managedProperty": [ "key": "type", "valueString": "application" , "key": "position", "valueInteger": 1 , "key": "package", "valueString": "com.android.settings" , "key": "class", "valueString": "" ] ]Set Pinned Web link "key": "com.microsoft.launcher.HomeScreen.WebLinks", "valueBundleArray": [ "managedProperty": [ "key": "label", "valueString": "weblink" , "key": "link", "valueString": " " ] ] , "key": "com.microsoft.launcher.HomeScreen.AppOrder", "valueBundleArray": [ "managedProperty": [ "key": "type", "valueString": "weblink" , "key": "position", "valueInteger": 2 , "key": "label", "valueString": "Microsoft" , "key": "link", "valueString": " " ] ] Microsoft Launcher configuration exampleThe following is an example JSON script with all the available configuration keys included:
Microsoft Arrow Launcher is a launcher app developed by Microsoft with an elegant and practical interface. It doesn't have any fancy new features, but still offers everything an Android user would want in a tool like this.
Microsoft Arrow Launcher is an excellent launcher for Android that has some really useful features and a beautiful interface. If fact, you can even choose in the options to update the wallpaper daily to Bing's image of the day.
Those of you who own an Android phone and use a Microsoft account or a business account to run Microsoft apps and services can bring the two worlds together with a custom launcher. Designed for Android, the Microsoft Launcher lets you tweak the design and layout of your phone's home screens to quickly access your Microsoft apps, documents, calendar, contacts, sticky notes, and more.
To back up your Microsoft Launcher customizations, select the Back up and restore category. You can then restore your tweaks from the backup. Finally, the category for Advanced settings lets you reset Launcher back to the default settings or even switch to a different Android launcher (Figure 12).
Finally, further properties for the app executableitself can be found in the Runner.rc file in thewindows\runner directory. Here you can change thecopyright information and application version thatis embedded in the Windows app, which is displayedin the Windows Explorer properties dialog box.To change the version number, edit the VERSION_AS_NUMBERand VERSION_AS_STRING properties;other information can be edited in the StringFileInfo block.
Computer Launcher is another Windows 10 themed Android launcher that mimics the layout and interfaces as closely as possible on an Android. At first glance, you will feel it is pretty similar to Win 10 Launcher above, which is not a bad thing. The Start menu with the search bar, desktop icons, Taskbar, etc., are all there.
Android Launchers can completely change the look and feel of your smartphone. But some launchers also bring useful features to the table. Switching between launchers is as easy as installing an app and launching it. Most launchers come with a backup feature, so you can quickly switch between your favorite Android launchers from time to time. All you have to do is restore from the backup. We suggest you save these backup files in the cloud and transfer them whenever you change your phone.
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