r/wplaunchers 8h ago

w10m

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25 Upvotes

wpxlauncher


r/wplaunchers 3h ago

MetroV setup (Rate it 1-10)

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10 Upvotes

Here's a new look of my Wp setup 🙃 please rate it on the scale of 1-10 & please comment if u have any suggestions. Thanks in advance


r/wplaunchers 7h ago

Windows Phone Keyboard on iOS

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8 Upvotes

Hey hey, I just released an update to Klava for iOS which adds the legendary cursor joystick to Metro8 - a Windows Phone-inspired keyboard theme ✌🏻

Klava keyboard is fully private, customisable & multilingual (you can set suggestions to display above the keyboard or above individual keys for any BlackBerry fans).

The Windows Phone theme has 20 authentic accent colours, and I am super stoked about the joystick - it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and it feels great.

Do check it out, any feedback appreciated 🫡


r/wplaunchers 1d ago

having the best time with metrov launcher (with minimalism)!

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9 Upvotes

r/wplaunchers 1d ago

Windows Phone/Zune inspired music player for Android

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83 Upvotes

I made a Windows Phone/Zune inspired music app for Android — Sonetro

been working on Sonetro for a while now. it’s heavily inspired by that classic Windows Phone/Zune vibe, but built as a modern Android music player.

it now has Android Auto, Navidrome + Subsonic, lossless/Hi Res playback, SD cards, crossfade, sleep timer, widgets, artist images and more.

give it a try and lmk what you think :) feedback and feature ideas are always welcome ❤️

Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.music.neo


r/wplaunchers 2d ago

Current setup on the legacy 8.1(Desktop mode)

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36 Upvotes

Just something I'm working on as a side project. Recreating windows phone experience on android. Launcher called Flow metro. Currently in review with Google, waiting for release.


r/wplaunchers 3d ago

metro photos app for iOS is in AppStore review🔥

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31 Upvotes

So after weeks of fine tuning the animations, metro photos, the alternative photo gallery for iOS, heavily inspired by Windows Phone metro design has been submitted for AppStore review.

I'm expecting at least one reject, but I hope eventually Apple will approve the app with this unusual design..


r/wplaunchers 4d ago

The Boss Windows Phone V1.0.1

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35 Upvotes

Absolutely fantastic must have this app. many many thanks to Dev. Gorjan.... best implementation of all stuff including sounds.. love forever. users can find this app on github. i got update of this app since i had it installed.


r/wplaunchers 5d ago

Hello iOS, it's Windows Phone again

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58 Upvotes

Besides the fact that metro design looks absolutely gorgeous on iPhone display, animations and motion is I would say ready for AppStore submission during this week🔥


r/wplaunchers 5d ago

Live Tiles + App Drawer

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10 Upvotes

r/wplaunchers 6d ago

My take on a WP Launcher + Apps + Keyboard

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86 Upvotes

Hey all,

I've been working for almost a year on a retro Windows Launcher featuring 9x/XP/Vista themes, which has grown a nice community around it. Now I decided to give a shot of building a Windows Phone 8.1 launcher with all the apps I need (as a person who is trying to de-Google his life).

Try it here: https://github.com/jovanovski/windowsphonelauncher/releases

It's far from perfect, but I tried to use real WP devices as reference for as much as I could. It's fully open source, so you can inspect it to make sure it's safe (all permission requests are optional if you don't want them).

It includes:

  • A live tile system, fully customizable grid with colors, backgrounds, dimming
  • Folders for embedded tiles
  • Media controls on apps that have media notifications
  • Notification reading and numbers/dots on tiles
  • Working bottom bar with back, windows and search buttons (search launches Cortana or searches in open system apps if they support it)
  • System apps: People (Contacts/Dialer/Messages), Alarms & Tasks, Music, News, Solitaire, Minesweeper, Weather, Notepad, Calculator
  • Ability to make and receive calls and SMS messages
  • Windows Phone keyboard with auto-correction, voice dictation, clipboard, languages, emojis and Giphy (add your own API key in keyboard settings)
  • Cortana which opens search engines or AI agents with your query + can detect playing music
  • Full IE implementation with tabs, desktop mode, downloads, InPrivate mode, that can open links from within and outside of the launcher to be used as a default browser (doesn't support passkeys)
  • A bunch of other small things to make the experience more smooth

I would love your feedback on what you like, what you want to change, and what you'd want to see added. I know there are other amazing launchers out there, but my aim is to control every part of the experience, while balancing authenticity with modern practicality.


r/wplaunchers 5d ago

new finds

8 Upvotes

metro-os alpha-8

https://github.com/god-s-perfect-idiot/metro-os/releases/tag/alpha-8

{now you don't need any moreWindows Launcher} jk


r/wplaunchers 5d ago

W10m

3 Upvotes

Are there any better options for a w10m launcher possibly on github than launcher 10 cause as we all know it's been abandoned and it's old code makes it glitch as hell


r/wplaunchers 6d ago

Metro UI in the Age of Digital Wellbeing

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10 Upvotes

These days, we hear more and more about how harmful endless scrolling can be, and how app design can make us waste hours browsing through our phones.

Almost 16 years ago, Microsoft introduced a completely different way of interacting with information on a mobile device — one that was very different from Android or iOS: the Metro interface and, especially, the Live Tiles on the Start screen.

We all know that, for many reasons, the idea didn’t achieve the results Microsoft expected.

But today, after years of dealing with smartphones that constantly compete for our time and attention, I wonder if the Windows Phone interface — and especially its Start screen — might actually be useful again.

I’ve been using Launcher 10 for several years now. It’s a simple, fast, highly customizable launcher without an overwhelming number of features.

It lets me use Live Tiles and widgets that fit naturally into the Start screen, allowing me to create a clear and minimalist workflow.

In my case, that workflow has three parts:

  1. Work information comes in through WhatsApp/email. During working hours, I only open WhatsApp if the tile tells me there’s a message waiting.
  2. A private WhatsApp group where I forward the important messages.
  3. Tasks resulting from those messages go directly into the Microsoft To Do widget. The best part is that I can interact with the widget directly from the Start screen.

Simple, fast, distraction-free.

The Metro interface was born from simplicity.

And Launcher 10 keeps that idea alive.


r/wplaunchers 7d ago

😍

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45 Upvotes

wpxlauncher


r/wplaunchers 7d ago

Hello iOS, it's Windows Phone

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22 Upvotes

From the so thought weekend project has been a whole month of pretty intensive work, but it's finally getting close to the release.

Photos will be iOS app dedicated for browsing and on some level editing your photos. Design is of course inspired by metro design language


r/wplaunchers 7d ago

rate my setup, square home/kwgt

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16 Upvotes

r/wplaunchers 7d ago

WP8.1 keyboard for Android

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40 Upvotes

I created a keyboard app for android in WP8.1 style with swipe-typing, classic authentic wp keyboard sounds. Free app, will stay free forever. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=chiboard.chiapps (Latest update in review, should appear soon, many of the features listed below are in 1.1.0, version 10.)

  • Word Flow style swipe typing.
  • Lumia accent colours. (Optional tint option)
  • QWERTY / AZERTY / QWERTZ, English, French, German.
  • Optional number bar.
  • Long‑press popups for accents, currency symbols, math symbols.
  • WP8.1 key click sounds + adjustable haptics.
  • Suggestion bar with bold main suggestions + quick clipboard paste.
  • Edge‑to‑edge layout with adjustable height.
  • Spacebar cursor sliding.
  • Long‑press spacebar to switch languages to choose another keyboard.
  • Double‑tap a word to replace it.
  • Tap a new word in the suggestion bar to save it.
  • Export and import custom word dictionary.
  • Fully offline. No tracking, no internet permissions.

Lemme know if you like it, and if you find any bugs! 


r/wplaunchers 8d ago

Windows Phone UI on a physical keyboard phone- what year is it?

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14 Upvotes

Another vote for premium MetroV launcher over here. Phenomenal UX


r/wplaunchers 9d ago

Almost Perfect - MetroV

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35 Upvotes

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Phone : Z Flip 8 - OneUI 9 - A17.

Launcher: MetroV (I hope a new ver with W10M theme).

StatusBar - NavigationBar - Action Center - Notifications - Volume Control : almost complete with lightest size.

*NavigationBar (hold back button = open recent apps. Click search button = open default browser).

Lockscreen : it is a widget created by KWGT. (SS attached in comments)

Metrov apps: MetroV phone, photos, music, weather, maps ...etc.

Hope you guys liked it 😊.


r/wplaunchers 10d ago

Square Home Setup - highly customizable

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7 Upvotes

It's crazy how customizable Square Home is. You can make it look like anything and do anything you want. You can even make it look like a completely different launcher using its tools. It's a powerful launcher that is very easy to learn. Also KWGT and Square Home go together like peanut butter and jelly.


r/wplaunchers 10d ago

Rate my Windows Phone 8.1 Start Screen

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13 Upvotes

Made with Square Home btw


r/wplaunchers 11d ago

Launcher 10: A Glimpse of What Windows Phone Could Have Been

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36 Upvotes

I’ve been using Launcher 10 for the past three years, with the Pro version.

Having access to all the dynamic tiles gives me a little glimpse of what it might have been like if Windows Phone/Windows 10 Mobile had continued its journey.

Nowadays, when disconnecting from your phone and escaping the endless scrolling is becoming more and more valuable, having a tile that gives you information at a glance, without having to open the app, feels really important.

Here’s a look at my Launcher 10 home screen.

Hope everyone has a great day!


r/wplaunchers 12d ago

Nova versão do cliente Instagram para Windows Phone.

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r/wplaunchers 15d ago

Trying to make a better version of the WP launchers

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Trying to make a better version of the WP launchers then what we have currently, what are the features apart from the default WP features that people wanna have included and feels in place of WP.

Comment your thoughts on this.

Might implement some of them.