The launcher is a convenient way to customize your Android system to suit your needs and preferences. But what if you have already played enough launcher? How to remove launcher from Android devices?
Returning the default launcher may not be so easy. Fortunately, starting with Android 4.4 KitKat, Google has added a convenient way to do this. This method remains unchanged until the latest version of Android 7.0 Nougat.
We will tell you how to remove the launcher from Android devices and return the standard Google launcher.
How to remove launcher from Android 7.X Nougat
Thus, you will remove the launcher from Android 7.X Nougat, and return the standard look for your smartphone.
How to remove launcher from Android 4.4 KitKat – Android 6.X Marshmallow
First go to the menu Settings. Then open the " Home» (Home). Here you can select the standard Google launcher and remove the launcher from Android that is no longer needed. That's all! 
The default launcher on Android devices is called Google Now Launcher, while on older smartphones it's just Launcher. The name of the standard launcher depends on the manufacturer. For example, most Samsung smartphones have a launcher called TouchWiz, while LG devices simply have Home.
It should be noted that the Home section is available only if several launchers are installed on the smartphone. If you are using only one launcher, then you will not see this section.
Note: Many Samsung devices do not have a Home section in the Settings menu. If you did not find such an option in your smartphone, then try the instructions for Android 7.0 Nougat, that is, go to Settings -> Applications -> Default applications.
Remove launcher from older versions of Android
If your smartphone is running a version of the operating system earlier than Android 4.4, then you need to use a slightly different approach to return the standard Google launcher.
Thus, you can remove the launcher from Android devices, and set the default Google launcher.
One of the best things that the Android operating system has, without a doubt, is the ability to control its main functions, using, for example, replacing the stock on-screen keyboard, but also completely transforming its interface using alternative shells or, as they are also called, launchers.
Today in the Google Play Store you can find many launchers for our Android smartphones and tablets, and experienced owners of these devices enjoy using them. Today, for those who are faced with applications of this kind for the first time, I want to tell you how you can manage third-party shells installed on your tablet and smartphone, choosing the one that will be your default launcher.
After you install a new launcher from the Google Play Store and launch this app, you will notice that when you press the Home button, a pop-up menu will appear prompting you to select which launcher you want to use to access your tablet or smartphone's desktop:
In the example above, the system offers the ability to choose between the stock (proprietary) Android launcher and the alternative launchers Nova Launcher and Apex.
In this case, you can choose one of two options: "Only now" or "Always". Everything is clear here: by clicking “Only now”, you will switch to the launcher you need until the next click on the “Home” button, and by selecting “Always”, you will install the launcher that will be used as the main shell of the system.
But what to do if, after clicking on the "Always" button, you want to return to the previous launcher?
Everything is very simple. To do this, you need to do the following:
Go to the main settings menu of your tablet or smartphone, to the "Home Screen" section
Here you will see a list of launchers installed on your device, from which you can select an application that will act as the default Android shell.
Simple enough, right?
By the way, right from the same list you can remove those launchers that you no longer need. As you probably already understood, for this you just need to click on the trash can icon opposite the locker that you would like to permanently remove from your tablet or smartphone.
If suddenly, after turning on Android again, or if the launcher was uninstalled due to carelessness, or the Android desktop disappeared for unknown reasons, then this article will help you find a solution! There are several ways to solve this problem! Therefore, do not despair, and if one method does not help, try the next, the most important thing is not to panic!
Theoretical information
The launcher is responsible for displaying the desktop or menu in Android. Launcher from English - launcher. A launcher is an operating system programming interface that allows the user to launch applications and interact with them.
Ways to solve if the Android desktop (launcher) disappeared
Method 1 - data reset
This method can help you if you are sure that you have not accidentally deleted the launcher on your Android device! If this is true, then resetting the data will solve this problem! As you probably already understood, after resetting the data, the entire phone book, applications, SMS will be deleted, except for pictures and melodies.
How to perform a data reset?
Method 2 - installing a third-party launcher via WI-FI
If you are sure that WI-FI is enabled on your Android smartphone or tablet or the Internet is working, and you also have a Google account and the Google Play application from which you install applications, then do this:
2. Wait 5 minutes for the launcher to install and restart Android
Method 3 - reset data and connect to WI-FI
In Android, during initial setup, WI-FI is always activated, so
1. Perform a data reset on Android
2. Connect WIFI
3. Enter your Google credentials
4. Install launcher using PC
5. Restart your device
Method 4 - Installing the desktop using the ADB debugging tools
This method requires that USB debugging be enabled on your Android, if it was not activated, then you can’t activate it at the moment! USB debugging can possibly be enabled if you got Android Root!
You'll need:
Instruction
1. After you have installed the Adb Run program, run it
2. Go to menu 3 - Install Android App to Device
3. Select first menu 0, and in the opened window put the launcher apk file and close the window
4. Select menu 1 - Install Program
5. Pick up an Android device and install the launcher before
6. Restart Android
Method 5 - Android firmware
Method 6 - Install Launcher from Recovery (hard way)
For this method, you need to install custom Recovery, and to install custom recovery, you most often need
If suddenly, after turning on Android again, or if the launcher was uninstalled due to carelessness, or the Android desktop disappeared for unknown reasons, then this article will help you find a solution! There are several ways to solve this problem! Therefore, do not despair, and if one method does not help, try the next one, the most important thing is not to panic!
Theoretical information
The launcher is responsible for displaying the desktop or menu in Android. Launcher from English - launcher. A launcher is an operating system programming interface that allows the user to launch applications and interact with them. If you get the message " Unfortunately, the GUI application has stopped.“There are solutions, it takes a little time!
Ways to solve if the Android desktop (launcher) disappeared
Method 1 - data reset
This method can help you if you are sure that you accidentally not removed launcher on your Android device! If this is true, then resetting the data will solve this problem! As you probably already understood, after resetting the data, the entire phone book, applications, SMS will be deleted, except for pictures and melodies.
How to perform a data reset?
Method 2 - installing a third-party launcher via WI-FI / Internet
If you are sure that WI-FI is enabled on your Android smartphone or tablet or the Internet is working, and you also have a Google account and the Google Play application from which you install applications, then do this:
You'll need:
- Downloaded launcher apk file
- Enabled USB Debugging on Android
- Proprietary site program Adb Run
Instruction
- After installing the Adb Run program, run it
- Go to menu 3 - Install Android App to Device
- Select first menu 0, and the opened window move launcher apk file and close window
- Choose Menu 1 - Install Program
- Pick up an Android device and install the launcher before
- Restart Android
Method 5 - Android firmware
Method 6 - Install Launcher from Recovery (hard way)
After you have installed custom Recovery, download and install the proprietary Update Zip Creator application, and also download the launcher apk file. In the Update Zip Creator program, move the launcher to the folder /system/app/ or /system/app/folder_with the launcher and create update.zip and install it from the Recovery menu.
Method 7 - Install Launcher with TWRP Recovery (hard way)
Move the downloaded launcher apk file to the Android memory card, you should have TWRP Recovery installed. Move the launcher apk file to /system/app or /system/app/launcher_folder using the TWRP file manager. Restart Android.
Method 8 - Install Launcher with Recovery + Aroma File Manager (hard way)
Requires custom Recovery and Aroma File Manager
Move the downloaded launcher apk file to your Android memory card and also Aroma File Manager. Install Aroma File Manager from custom Recovery and then move the launcher apk file to /system/app. Restart Android.
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At the moment, a lot of people have an android device. This is understandable, because the use of such gadgets is very convenient, and their functionality is becoming wider with time. But over time, like everything else, the desktop interface can get boring. You can change the wallpaper every day, but over time this becomes not enough. But even this was foreseen by the developers. Launchers come to our aid in this, which we are offered to install by android developers.
Where to get them
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The easiest way is to download from the Play store. Just search for “launcher” and choose what you like. By the way, the choice there is very large. But there are special sites where you can also download the necessary programs. To do this, you will have to download them to your computer and then transfer them to your phone using USB or Bluetooth, if it is available on your computer. Or the necessary files can be downloaded directly to the connected phone. After we find the launcher in the file explorer and install it.
After installation, press the “Home” button and select a new launcher, indicating that we want to use it always.
In addition, on the Internet you can find special programs that will allow you to create a launcher yourself. The range of actions there is quite diverse - from the choice of wallpaper to the color of the icons. Usually you are provided with a sufficient number of options for icons, widgets and wallpapers, which you combine as you like, and then install on your device.
How to return to the previous desktop design
Sometimes a situation may arise in which you urgently need to do something, go to some folder, but you have no idea how to do it with the new interface. The situations may be completely different, but the result is the same - you need to return to the usual design of your android.
