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I tested an Android launcher that learns your habits and stops making you search for apps

Yasan Launcher's predictions are one step ahead of you, all the time ...

This free Android launcher made my phone and tablet look like Windows 11 - here's how

I don't like the Windows UI, but I made my Pixel 9 Pro and Nubia Pad Pro look like it anyway with HyperDroid. Here's the ...

I found an Android launcher that solves something the Pixel Launcher still struggles with

It made my home screen feel organized again ...
Android Police

The Pixel Launcher’s fixed search bar may finally become optional

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...
Android Authority

Google Photos may soon be searchable from your Pixel launcher — and that's just the start

Google appears to be getting Photos ready to support the ability to search through your pics from the Pixel launcher. Evidence in both Google Photos and recent Android 17 Beta builds hints at a new ...
Android Authority

This is why I stick with the default Pixel Launcher

Every year when I set up my new Pixel phone, I have a brief moment of doubt about sticking with the default Pixel Launcher. I think about all the great Android launchers I’ve tried in the past, all ...
Android

Android 17 Beta 1 Restores a Fan-Favorite Pixel Search Bar Design

Google’s Android 17 Beta 1 introduces a refreshed Pixel Launcher search bar that ditches the thick Material You borders for a more translucent, minimalist look. The new design resembles an earlier ...
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Google app replacing Pixel Launcher search, and it's reportedly intentional

Over the past few days, tapping the Pixel Launcher search bar reportedly opens the Google app. This, however, is not a bug, but an intentional change, reports 9to5Google. Previously, the bar at the ...