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11-27-2025, 02:16 AM
I install a personal list of favorite Android apps (https://www.androidauthority.com/favorite-productivity-apps-android-3599869/) whenever I use a new Pixel, and one of the first apps to go is the default launcher. The Pixel Launcher (https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-launcher-setup-productivity-3522859/) is an app I’ve tried to love over the years, tweaking it as much as I could to best suit my needs. It wasn’t enough, though.
While I take issue with Pixel Launcher’s rigid design (https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-hide-search-bar-3617699/), my colleague Rita El Khoury doesn’t mind it. As she writes in a recent opinion piece (https://www.androidauthority.com/why-i-stick-with-default-pixel-launcher-3616782/): “It’s the smoothest and most reliable launcher I’ve used on my Pixel phones, and each time I came back to it, it felt like I was home.â€
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-launcher-features-poll-results-3619661/)
While I take issue with Pixel Launcher’s rigid design (https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-hide-search-bar-3617699/), my colleague Rita El Khoury doesn’t mind it. As she writes in a recent opinion piece (https://www.androidauthority.com/why-i-stick-with-default-pixel-launcher-3616782/): “It’s the smoothest and most reliable launcher I’ve used on my Pixel phones, and each time I came back to it, it felt like I was home.â€
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-launcher-features-poll-results-3619661/)