If you bought a phone that&#x27;s so locked down, you can&#x27;t install a different launcher, I am sorry.  It&#x27;s actually really sad how locked down some android devices are, and part of why I do extra research when buying my phones...<p>Working backwards...<p>Nexus 6P
OnePlus One
Nexus 4
Some samsung POC
Original G1
(nokia pre-smart phones)<p>Even the samsung was able to install a 3rd party build of Cyanogenmod (checked before buying it)... every phone since the G1 has been android, and until the Nexus 4 I ran cyanogenmod... the N4, OPO and N6p are all running stock, since they include wifi hotspot in the box.