Microsoft Launcher
Personalise your phone and stay organised on the go.
Microsoft Corporation · com.microsoft.launcher
UpdatedMar 8, 2026
PublishedMar 8, 2026
Packagecom.microsoft.launcher
MD5b4b056d4fa48ad964f6165a3ff306f20
SHA1 (signer)AF:B5:C4:F7:4C:1D:2E:67:78:B6:1E:36:CB:63:A6:E8:05:9D:28:1D
Signed byCN=Microsoft Corporation Third Party Marketplace (Do Not Trust), OU=Microsoft Next Screen Lock for Android, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, ST=Washington, C=US
Architecturesx86, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a
Malware scanTRUSTED
Contact[email protected]
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What's new
- Known bugs were fixed and performance improvements were made.
Description
Microsoft Launcher provides a new home screen experience that empowers you to be more productive on your Android device. Microsoft Launcher is highly customisable, allowing you to organise everything on your phone. Your personalised feed makes it easy to view your calendar, to do lists, and more. Sticky Notes on the go. When you set up Microsoft Launcher as your new home screen, you can either start fresh with your favourite apps or import your current home screen layout. Need to switch back to your previous home screen? You can do that, too!
This version of Microsoft Launcher has been rebuilt on a new codebase to make new features possible, including dark mode, personalised news, and numerous performance improvements (improved load time, less memory use, better battery performance, and fluent animation).
MICROSOFT LAUNCHER FEATURES
Personalised news:
· Stay informed with a personalised news reading experience that is consistent across all your devices.
Customisable icons:
· Give your phone a consistent look and feel with custom icon packs and adaptive icons.
Beautiful wallpapers:
· Enjoy a fresh new image from Bing every day or choose your own photos.
Dark theme:
· Comfortably use your phone at night or in low light environments with Microsoft Launcher’s new dark theme. This feature is compatible with Android’s dark mode settings.
Improved performance:
· Microsoft Launcher now loads faster, uses less memory, is more battery efficient, and offers fluent animations.
Landscape mode:
· Microsoft Launcher supports vertical and horizontal orientations to enhance your viewing preference.
Microsoft Launcher asks for the following optional permissions:
· Microphone: Used for speech-to-text functionality for Launcher features, such as Bing Search, Bing Chat, To Do, and Sticky Notes.
· Photo and video: Used for getting features, such as your wallpaper, Blur Effect, and Bing Chat Visual Search, and to show recent activities and backups. On Android 13 and higher, these permissions are replaced with the ‘All file’ access permissions.
· Notifications: Needed to notify you of any update or app activity.
· Contacts: Used for searching contacts on Bing Search.
· Location: Used for the Weather widget.
· Phone: Allows you to call your contacts with a swipe in Launcher.
· Camera: Used to create image notes for the Sticky Notes card and to search for images in Bing Search.
· Calendar: Used to show calendar info for the Calendar card in your Launcher feed.
You can still use Microsoft Launcher even if you do not consent to these permissions, but some functions may be restricted.
TERM OF USE
By installing this app, you agree to the Terms of Use (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338) and Privacy Policy (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686).
Downloading Microsoft Launcher gives the option to replace the default launcher or to toggle between device launchers. Microsoft Launcher does not replicate the user’s PC home screen on the Android phone. Users must still purchase and/or download any new apps from Google Play. Requires Android 7.0+.
This version of Microsoft Launcher has been rebuilt on a new codebase to make new features possible, including dark mode, personalised news, and numerous performance improvements (improved load time, less memory use, better battery performance, and fluent animation).
MICROSOFT LAUNCHER FEATURES
Personalised news:
· Stay informed with a personalised news reading experience that is consistent across all your devices.
Customisable icons:
· Give your phone a consistent look and feel with custom icon packs and adaptive icons.
Beautiful wallpapers:
· Enjoy a fresh new image from Bing every day or choose your own photos.
Dark theme:
· Comfortably use your phone at night or in low light environments with Microsoft Launcher’s new dark theme. This feature is compatible with Android’s dark mode settings.
Improved performance:
· Microsoft Launcher now loads faster, uses less memory, is more battery efficient, and offers fluent animations.
Landscape mode:
· Microsoft Launcher supports vertical and horizontal orientations to enhance your viewing preference.
Microsoft Launcher asks for the following optional permissions:
· Microphone: Used for speech-to-text functionality for Launcher features, such as Bing Search, Bing Chat, To Do, and Sticky Notes.
· Photo and video: Used for getting features, such as your wallpaper, Blur Effect, and Bing Chat Visual Search, and to show recent activities and backups. On Android 13 and higher, these permissions are replaced with the ‘All file’ access permissions.
· Notifications: Needed to notify you of any update or app activity.
· Contacts: Used for searching contacts on Bing Search.
· Location: Used for the Weather widget.
· Phone: Allows you to call your contacts with a swipe in Launcher.
· Camera: Used to create image notes for the Sticky Notes card and to search for images in Bing Search.
· Calendar: Used to show calendar info for the Calendar card in your Launcher feed.
You can still use Microsoft Launcher even if you do not consent to these permissions, but some functions may be restricted.
TERM OF USE
By installing this app, you agree to the Terms of Use (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338) and Privacy Policy (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686).
Downloading Microsoft Launcher gives the option to replace the default launcher or to toggle between device launchers. Microsoft Launcher does not replicate the user’s PC home screen on the Android phone. Users must still purchase and/or download any new apps from Google Play. Requires Android 7.0+.
Required features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Camera Any android.hardware.camera.any
- Faketouch android.hardware.faketouch
- Screen Landscape android.hardware.screen.landscape
Permissions (74)
Microsoft Launcher requests the following Android permissions:
- Access Coarse Location android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Access Fine Location android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Access Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Access Wifi State android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- Bind Appwidget android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth Admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Call Phone android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera android.permission.CAMERA
- Change Network State android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change Wifi State android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Download Without Notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Expand Status Bar android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
- Foreground Service android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Foreground Service Data Sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Get Accounts android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Interact Across Profiles android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES
- Internet android.permission.INTERNET
- Manage Accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Manage External Storage android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Modify Audio Settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Package Usage Stats android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- Post Notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Query All Packages android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Read Calendar android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
- Read Contacts android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read Device Config android.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG
- Read Media Images android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read Media Visual User Selected android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
- Read Phone State android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read Search Indexables android.permission.READ_SEARCH_INDEXABLES
- Receive Boot Completed android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Receive User Present android.permission.RECEIVE_USER_PRESENT
- Record Audio android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Request Delete Packages android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- Request Install Packages android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Schedule Exact Alarm android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Set Wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- Set Wallpaper Hints android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER_HINTS
- System Alert Window android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Use Credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
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- Wake Lock android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
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- Write Settings android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
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