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Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 2

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel Launcher home screen worked. Because this change was not an improvement in the eyes of many, they immediately took to places like...

Google Changes Assistant Voice Shortcut on Android to Search

Kellen January 11, 2024 27

As a part of the Google Assistant feature cuts that we just talked about, Google also announced that it is nerfing the voice button in the Search bar on Android phones, including on Pixel devices. Well, it could be a nerf to some and an improvement for others....

YES: Google is Adding a Dark Theme Toggle!

Kellen June 12, 2018 40

Guys, Google is going to give us a dark mode toggle! It's really happening! Your Pixel 2 or Pixel will soon have a manual switch that will flip it from light to dark theme. According to a Google Issue Tracker thread that was created in March when the first...

Poll: Which Android Launcher are You Using?

Kellen April 18, 2018 173

A reader asked us earlier today if we could run a poll or question on which Android launchers you are all using these days, so let's do that. After looking back, this is a more-than-overdue topic that hasn't been asked since 2014 or something. Yikes! Things...

You can Download and Use the Pixel 3’s Double Bubble Launcher Right Now

Kellen March 30, 2018 104

Yesterday, the folks at XDA discovered what they believed to be a new Pixel Launcher search bar style that was being built for the upcoming Pixel 3 or Pixel 2018. It featured a double bubble layout, with the microphone for Google Assistant sitting on its own...

Google is Testing a Funky ‘Double Bubble’ Search Bar for the Pixel Launcher

Tim March 29, 2018 38

Thanks to the top shelf folks at XDA, we're getting a look at something Google appears to be testing on the Pixel Launcher, the standard launcher app that comes with its Pixel devices. Apparently, Google loves to mess with our search bar. If you'll recall,...

Download: Install the New Pixel Launcher From Android P!

Kellen March 7, 2018 105

We're still taking in as much of the Android P Developer Preview 1 as we can, so that we can share all of the new bits of information from it. Before we get to a big overview video and after you've read through the list of changes that Google shared, we...

Rootless Pixel Launcher V3 Brings the Best Pixel Launcher Features and Then Some to Any Phone

Tim January 25, 2018 20

Google's Pixel Launcher is exclusive to Pixel devices, naturally, but 3rd-party developers are always working hard to bring these types of apps to other Android users. Thanks to a developer on XDA, Rootless Pixel Launcher is available now to all Android phones...