yep. got my popcorn out. if anything even remotely disturbs our lord and saviour, Stove Jeebs and tim crook, the pitchforks will be coming. Here on macrumors, everything is a marketing gimmick until the holy grail of apple copies it.
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Copycat iOS Launcher on Android Surpasses 50 Million Downloads
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But this offers users the best of both worlds - an iOS launcher experience that's also customisable. They're not going to get that on an iPhone.
Yeah, because 'Android users' is just one entity, right?
I remember way back when I briefly moved from my iPhone 4 to the Motorola Droid Maxx, they had an iPhone icon pack. So this definitely isn’t news as far as the want for the iOS look, but surprised this has hit this many DLs.
Icons are one thing. When you’re trying to make the full UI look like iOS, I think there is an underlying desire to switch.
Icons are one thing. When you’re trying to make the full UI look like iOS, I think there is an underlying desire to switch.
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There are folks who skin Windows to look like macOS too. These things don’t make any money so it’s pointless.
Judging from the volume of downloads
, maybe not. I am part of the hate it faction; can't stand the iOS user interface.😒 I will stick with Nova Launcher until something better comes along.
There are better Launchers out there. iOS's Springboard isn't the best one to copy.
Interesting app. Personally when I use Android I notice all the little things I wish iOS had, if anything I'd like an iOS app that mimicked Android. Same when using MacOS and Windows, I always try and fix MacOS with apps like uBar which let me have my taskbar back.
50 million Android users who will one day have an iPhone.
As a long time Android user (Google Nexus 2 all the way to one of the most current Pixel phones) who just recently tried out an iPhone, I was surprised that you are not able to put icons anywhere on the screen that you want. I was also really surprised at how hard it was to customize things in general on IOS. Despite this, IOS functioned well and is a gorgeous OS overall. But I also feel that way about Pixel's Android UI. Simple customization is just easier on Android. I'm pretty sure if Apple let IOS users customize their home screens nearly all users would love it.
With all that, I'm not surprised that an Android skin maker cloned the IOS UI. It's possible they wanted to have it all so to speak. Well, aside from the superior hardware that the iPhone has.
With all that, I'm not surprised that an Android skin maker cloned the IOS UI. It's possible they wanted to have it all so to speak. Well, aside from the superior hardware that the iPhone has.
A large portion of those downloads are certainly scammers making counterfeit iPhones.
We've seen a good number of those fakes at work. They're not too hard to spot, but still... Be careful.
We've seen a good number of those fakes at work. They're not too hard to spot, but still... Be careful.
this isnt trialing it though, its still android at heart, to experience the full iOS one must buy iPhone
Have you ever thought about the fact that on the planet a huge number of people simply cannot buy an expensive phone? Didn't think? What's wrong with someone having fun with a launcher on a $50 smartphone? Nothing wrong. But commentators see "ios haters" who secretly dream of an iPhone.
Why? When you can get the same experience for much cheaper this way.
Interesting: today I learned that the most popular launcher interface on Android is not made by Google. (Source: Wikipedia)
A popular launcher on the Google Play Store that looks to recreate the iOS experience on Android smartphones has surpassed 50 million downloads as it gets updated with design changes and features coming to the iPhone with iOS 16.
The app is not new to the Google Play Store and has been recreating the iOS experience on Android for the last three years. Starting with iOS 13 and for every subsequent major iOS release, the app has been updated to reflect changes made to iOS.
The copycat iOS launcher, named "Launcher iOS 16," recreates the iOS Home Screen, dock, Force Touch menus on apps, "jiggle mode," App Library, iOS-styled widgets, and more. The launcher also replaces app icons with iOS icons, such as Messages, Notes, Camera, and even the Play Store has Apple's App Store icon.
In standard Android nature, the launcher provides users with customization features not even offered to iPhone users, such as being able to customize the categorization of apps in App Library, tweak home screen animations, easily rename apps, and more.
The app, clearly well known in the Android community, was given additional exposure on Twitter earlier this week. The largest change to iOS 16, the redesigned Lock Screen, made headlining news following Apple's WWDC in June. The widespread coverage of the new Lock Screen may have prompted additional downloads for the launcher from users eyeing to try out Apple's latest design. Unfortunately, this launcher does not sport the iOS 16 Lock Screen, at least not yet.
For those unfamiliar with Android launchers, they're programs that run on the device's home screen with their own design, personalization features, and options other than those offered by the device's original maker. As a matter of fact, casually browsing the Google Play Store, dozens of launchers promise to recreate the iOS experience on Android, with the vast majority having over one million downloads each.
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