Launched with the Nexus 5 series in 2013, the Google Now Launcher managed to win acclaim with its design including Google Assistant and notification cards. However, the popular launcher of its time has been replaced by Pixel Launcher for a long time, even since 2017. Now Google is shutting down the Google Now Launcher completely after a decade.Google Now Launcher shuts down completely
Today 9to5Google discovered a warning in the latest beta version of the Google app (14.14) that “Google Now Launcher will stop working in April”. In addition, for users who do not have any updates in the details of the message, “your launcher will change to the default launcher of your device.” phrase is included.
For those who do not know, Google Now Launcher, although it was previously removed from the application lists of the Google Play Store, was still actively used by users who already had the application. However, the new news shows us that the application will be completely closed in April.Let’s say that Google Now Launcher is connected to the Google application. Therefore, users who postpone the update will be able to continue using the launcher actively. Considering the devices on which Google Now Launcher is used today, we can say that the new news is not surprising. As a matter of fact, the new change will make the Google app a little smaller.
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