The Pixel Launcher is adding an icon shape customization feature in a future Android release. The feature isn’t live yet in Android 16 Beta 3, but we managed to enable it to show what the feature’s ...

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With its in-house Pixel Launcher, Google provides a clean Android interface across both the home screen and the app drawer. Unfortunately, this simplicity comes at the cost of customizability, which ...

Google has now rolled out the redesigned Pixel Launcher search bar (in the US) and new Gemini launch animation (for everyone) to Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 users. The bar at the bottom of the Pixel ...

The Pixel Launcher search bar in Android 17 Beta 1 is now the Google widget. Hidden settings discovered in the beta suggest users will eventually be able to select third-party search providers like ...

Google’s new AI Mode is a built-in part of the Pixel Launcher’s search bar whether you like it or not, but the company appears to be building out a way to turn it off. Not long after Google widely ...

According to a new report, Google will soon let you remove the AI Mode shortcut found on the Pixel Launcher’s search widget. A new toggle to turn off the AI Mode shortcut has been discovered inside a ...

PixelShot: AI auto-categorizes and tags screenshots, a strong Pixel Screenshots alternative. Shazam: ID songs in seconds and use Auto Shazam to emulate Now Playing. Lawnchair 15 and Material You ...

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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 ...