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Best 5 launchers for Android

Android users love to customise their phone, well why mot because it is one of the biggest plus point over iOS. Well here are some of my favourites in the Launcher market * Google now launcher It is official launcher made by google so you can use Android to its max. It gives you a pure android experience. Key features: - Swipe right from your Home screen to see Google Now cards that bring you just the right information, at just the right time. - Quick access to Search from every Home screen. - Say “Ok Google” to search with your voice, or tell your phone what to do: send a text message, get directions, play a song, and much more. - A-Z apps list, with fast scrolling and quick searching of apps on your device and the Play Store. - App Suggestions bring the app you’re looking for to the top of your A-Z list. PS It soon will be removed from the play store Download Links Play store (Free) -  Download from play store * Pixel launcher It is also a launcher made by Google i

Force Touch on Android??

Apple introduced 3D touch on iPhone 6s which at that time was one of a kind and of course still is. Their still are loads of differences in long press and 3D touch. 3D basically depends on the force that you apply on the screen where as in the pixel launcher it depends on the time duration of touching a option. You can do loads of stuff with 3D Touch which can't be done in android such as you cannot view Live Photos, you can't view your alerts, videos, photos by hardly pressing screen. The first use of force touch in Android I came to know was by samsung in Samsung galaxy S8 an S8+ what they did was to remove the signature Samsung home button and replace it with a force touch onscreen home key. 3D Touch was first used in MacBook Trackpad as the removed physical buttons from it, what they did was to use a Taptic Engine in mac's track pad. Then used its upgraded version with iPhone 6S and above. Taking further step apple used combination of Taptic Engine with Touch ID 2.