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Microsoft Launcher review: A beautiful Android experience

Microsoft's mobile efforts on Android continue to expand with the official rollout of Microsoft Launcher. But it's in preview, so there are bugs to fix and a few areas to improve. Microsoft Launcher is the upgraded version of the Microsoft Garage project Arrow Launcher, and we covered the  key changes that came with that upgrade  last week. It's free and can be picked up from the  Google Play Store . After some heavy usage over the last few days, we're breaking down what works, what doesn't, and where Microsoft should take their launcher from here. Design As Microsoft Launcher gains more publicity, there have been some rumblings about how it doesn't look like Windows 10 Mobile. It's important to point out that it doesn't seem to be the goal of Microsoft to make Android look exactly like Windows 10 Mobile. For example, you won't find Live Tiles anywhere in the launcher. If you're looking for as close to a facsimile of Windows 10 Mobile on An...