How to turn on notification badges on Microsoft Launcher

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Microsoft Launcher features a straightforward interface that has quite a few customization options. For example, you can turn on notification badges that allow you to glance at your home screen and see which apps have notifications waiting. You can turn on numbers or red dots depending on your preference. You can also turn these notification badges off if you prefer a clean home screen.

How to turn notification badges on or off on Microsoft Launcher

Customizing notification badges on Microsoft Launcher

Now that you’ve enabled notification badges, you can customize how they appear. You can turn on dots or numbers for the badges and select specific apps to show or not show notification badges.

This launcher for Android features a clean design and integrates with Microsoft services, including Microsoft To-Do, Office 365, and Outlook.

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