Through an update to Google Search that arrived today, we are now seeing a new name for the launcher that came installed as an exclusive on the Nexus 5. Previously dubbed the “Google Experience” ...

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Google may be gearing up to discontinue the Google Now Launcher, the default launcher on devices running stock Android before the Pixel was released last fall. According to a leaked email from the ...

The problem is that the Google app–powered search tool misses out on some of the Pixel Launcher’s most useful features, ...

Android may get a wee bit uglier this spring. Google will discontinue its beloved Google Now Launcher app on March 1, according to an email to phone manufacturers published by Android Police Friday.

Google replaces Pixel Launcher's fast device search with AI-focused Google app, sparking user frustration over lost settings, ...

Following changes in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act, Google is now rolling out a Pixel Launcher update in the region which lets users switch their search provider to something other than Google ...

Google reconfigured the Android home screen launcher somewhat with the Nexus 5, but that redesign didn’t make its way out to other Nexus or Google Play Edition hardware when they received the Android ...

Although Android 4.4 KitKat includes a new home screen design from Google, most users will never see it, because phone makers like Samsung and HTC tend to use their own home screens instead. That may ...

One of the most annoying things about Android has long been the custom skins that manufacturers would slap on top of the operating system. Things have gotten better in recent years, but plenty of ...

Launchers are one of the most defining features of the Android ecosystem. In advance of the October launch of Google's Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, a leaked APK of the Google Pixel Launcher has ...