HyperDroid Launches Free Android Launcher to Mimic Windows 11 Interface
i don’t like the Windows UI, but I made my Pixel 9 Pro and Nubia Pad Pro look like it anyway with HyperDroid. Here’s the result.
Have you ever wondered why a developer hasn't bothered to create an Android launcher that transforms the UI into that of, say, Windows 11? Well, wonder no more, because the unthinkable is now not only thinkable, but also a reality. Thanks to HyperDroid, you can transform your Android phone into something quite desktop-like. I didn't believe it until I witnessed it. Upon installing HyperDroid, I launched it and was immediately taken aback. Also: 6 Android launchers that are better than your default home screen (and most are free) Wow, the developer nailed it: the look, the feel — my Pixel 9 Pro looked like it waltzed off the Microsoft campus, ready for action. OK, I can't lie: I'm not a fan of the Windows UI (even though I did give it the old college try), but if you've followed me long enough, you know that. Even so, this is impressive. You have a taskbar, desktop menu, desktop launchers, search, system tray, and pretty much everything you'd expect from a desktop environment, all while running on an Android phone. I took this one step further and installed HyperDroid on a Nubia Pad Pro tablet to see how well it played out on a slightly larger display, and I was all the more impressed. You can add apps to the desktop for quick access, add widgets, theme the UI, and access quick settings from the system tray. Also: How to clear your Android phone cache – the 30-second routine every user should be doing There are some features that don't seem to function as expected, such as the widgets. For some reason, every widget claims there is no access to the internet, and eventually, no matter what widget I attempted to add, it seemed to think it was either AP News or Reuters. The solution was to kill HyperDroid and restart it. In fact, every time I added a new widget to the Widget pane, I had to restart HyperDroid. Outside of that issue, HyperDroid ran very well: Performance was outstanding, animations were smooth, and everything was straightforward.