Microsoft Launcher

{{Short description|Application launcher for Android mobiles}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Microsoft Launcher

| logo = Microsoft Launcher.svg

| logo size = 160

| collapsible = true

| screenshot = Microsoft Launcher screenshot.png

| screenshot_alt =

| caption = Microsoft Launcher's screenshot

| developer = Microsoft

| released = October 2015 (as Arrow Launcher)

| latest release version = 6.230703.0.1122680{{Cite web|url=https://www.apkive.com/microsoft-launcher-6-230703-0-1122680-release/|title=Microsoft Launcher 6.230703.0.1122680 APK Download by Microsoft Corporation}}

| latest preview version =

| operating system = Android 5.0 and newer{{Cite web|url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/microsoft-corporation/microsoft-launcher/microsoft-launcher-6-211102-0-1017440-release/|title=Microsoft Launcher 6.211102.0.1017440 APK Download by Microsoft Corporation}}

| platform = Android

| replaces = Windows 10 Mobile (after end of support)

| size = 36.9 MB

| genre = Application launcher

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20211202105203/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/launcher microsoft.com/launcher] (archived version){{Cite web |date=2021-12-09 |title=Microsoft Launcher |website=Microsoft |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/launcher |access-date=2023-05-01 |archive-date=2021-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209144345/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/launcher |url-status=bot: unknown }}

}}

Microsoft Launcher is an application launcher for the Android mobile platform developed by Microsoft and intended to provide a more convenient integration between Windows desktop PCs and Android smartphones.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-09 |title=Microsoft Launcher |website=Microsoft |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/launcher |access-date=2023-05-01 |archive-date=2021-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209144345/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/launcher |url-status=bot: unknown }} Originally available as a beta since October 2015{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/05/microsoft-brings-edge-to-android-and-ios-relaunches-arrow-launcher-as-microsoft-launcher/|title=Microsoft brings Edge to Android and iOS, relaunches Arrow Launcher as Microsoft Launcher {{!}} VentureBeat|last=Protalinski|first=Emil|date=2017-10-05|website=venturebeat.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-12}} under the name Arrow Launcher, the first stable release was published to the Google Play Store, under its current name, on October 5, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/|title=Announcing Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android, Microsoft Launcher|last=Belfiore|first=Joe|date=2017-10-05|website=Windows Experience Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-12}} It does not replace the stock Android operating system, but adds an additional graphical layer with a focus on Microsoft applications and services.

In December 2017, it was reported that Microsoft Launcher had reached 10 million downloads from Google Play.{{Cite web|url=https://betanews.com/2017/12/18/microsoft-launcher-10-million-downloads-android/|title=Microsoft Launcher is very popular with Android users|last=Bamburic|first=Mihăiță|date=2017-12-18|website=betanews.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-12}}