POCO Launcher available in Google Play for Xiaomi and other devices

XDA-developers

Doug Lynch

Google News

Most smartphone manufactures have their own software division whose job is to create unique and compelling features for the company's customers.This can come in many forms but besides applications and games,it's the home screen where people spend most of their time.It's generally in their best interest to keep these software features exclusive to their own devices and the company has just released the POCO launcher in the Play Store for other Xiaomi devices.Upon further testing through, we were able to install it on many other devices directly from the Play Store.

The wait is now over.
Download POCO Launcher from Play Store: https://t.co/yhbrp2g4lx
It also available Mi apps.

-MIUI(@miuirom) October 11,2018

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1/Xiaomi Poco F1 is the company's new sub-brand and it has been able to amass a lot of attention due to its high-end hardware and current price point.Sure,the material isn't high-end glass like we've started seeing in other smartphones with flagship level specs, but for the sub-$300 price tag, we really shouldn't be expecting that. Among the unique features that Xiaomi has in MIUI(which is used in the Pocophone F1), it also comes with a new launcher that the team is calling the POCO Launcher.

This is another one of those software features where many companies restrict to only the smartphone they sell(even though many of us like to use the wallpapers that come with these new phones). So it would make sense to let other Xiaomi device owners install the POCO Launcher on their Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, Xiaomi Redmi 5, Xiaomi redmi 6 Pro, and more. And while that is currently possible, the company doesn't seem to be restricting it to only Xiaomi smartphones.