Google
I/O 2017 came and went last week, and brought many new things for us
to talk about whether it’s Android related or not. One of the biggest new
things that was given to users was the first (and second) public beta for Android O.
However, the
problem here is that Android O is only available on select devices and that the
rest of us are left waiting (months and months) to get a taste. The great thing
about the Android community is that folks are able to bring apps and features
to devices that wouldn’t regularly be supported.
This is the
case with the new Pixel Launcher which came along with Android O. A
trusted contributor at the XDA Forums was able to port the launcher to those
running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and above. There isn’t much new here,
but it does add app shortcuts when you long-press on various app icons.
Since this app
isn’t available on the Play Store, you’ll need to get your device ready to
download the “unofficial” APK. In order to do so, you’ll need to follow these
steps:
- Navigate to Settings
- Select Security
- Toggle ‘Unknown Sources’
Once toggled,
you’ll need to download the Pixel Launcher APK file itself, which you can do
from the link here. After it has been downloaded, you can
drag down your notification shade, or open the Downloads app, then select the
downloaded APK and it will install.
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