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Home Switch on Windows Pc

Developed By: Stu Alsford

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 826 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.20.10182
Size 1.6 MB
Release Date May 16, 18
Category Personalization Apps

What's New:
Removed permissions that are no longer requiredTested against 8.0, adaptive icons, removed the email button due to incorrect usageRemoved changelogReduced... [see more]

Description from Developer:
A little app that will wipe your current home screen and then prompt you to select a new one. Can be used instead of finding the app that is the default in settings, and wiping def... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Home Switch and install on Windows PC. Home Switch is free Personalization app, developed by Stu Alsford. Latest version of Home Switch is 1.0.20.10182, was released on 2018-05-16 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Home Switch is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 826 users, 123 users had rated it 5*, 520 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Home Switch on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Home Switch on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Home Switch on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Home Switch using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Home Switch" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Home Switch on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Home Switch" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.0.20.10182.

Download Home Switch 1.0.20.10182 on Windows PC – 1.6 MB

A little app that will wipe your current home screen and then prompt you to select a new one. Can be used instead of finding the app that is the default in settings, and wiping defaults.

Whilst this app does list in the launcher options, it will force you to keep picking another one, so please do not select it as your launcher. This isn't a bug, it is by design - It is not a launcher replacement, merely a tool that lets you easily clear your defaults.

Home Switch does not work with devices running:

MIUI
EMUI (Support is added in Beta)
ColorOS
FlymeOS
And FireOS (Amazon Fire)

Or anything else that sets a home launcher without using the standard Android defaults.

To join the beta please visit this link:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/co.uk.captainstu72.homeswitch
Removed permissions that are no longer required
Tested against 8.0, adaptive icons, removed the email button due to incorrect usage
Removed changelog
Reduced overall size.