Since 2014, it is possible for all owners of Android smartphones to change the appearance of their home screen using a simple application: Google Now Launcher. However, according to information from the Android Police website, it will soon be removed by Google.
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According to information obtained by the Android Police website and published this Friday, Google may soon end the application Google Now Launcher for Android. The site was able to get hold of a E-mail sent by Google to some of its partners. In this communication, we learn that the application launcher will be removed from Play Store during the first quarter of 2017, i.e. by March 31 However, users who have already installed the application will be able to continue using it after this date. In addition, after March 1, manufacturers will no longer be able to market smartphones with the preinstalled application. Third-party manufacturers will however be able to use Google’s Search Launcher Services library to integrate Google Now cards into their smartphones with an internally developed launcher.
The Google Now app launcher is an application that allows you to replace the home screen of your smartphone or tablet. Once the application is installed, you end up with an interface identical to that available on devices Nexus, both for the home screen with the Google search bar at the top of the screen, and on the application drawer. The launcher also offers a Google Now screen available by sliding his finger to the right. This will display the Google application directly on the home screen, with the different maps and content suggestions that might interest you.
After being made available for all Nexus devices in February 2014, then all of the devices Android in August of the same year, the application will therefore disappear within two months. Only remedy by then, download it for those who have not yet done so.
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